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Ammonia Week in Review | February 7, 2014

February 7th, 2014

Leaks and fines fill this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Homes Evacuated After Ammonia Leaks At Poultry Plant – An ammonia leak at George’s Chicken, 19992 Senedo Road, near Edinburg forced the evacuation of the plant and 12 nearby homes early Friday afternoon.  Emergency crews reported at about 2:45 p.m. that the leak had been […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 31, 2014

January 31st, 2014

A few resources available in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Understanding The Risks In Ammonia – Anhydrous ammonia is a useful chemical, widely employed in manufacturing, refrigeration, fertilizers and even the illicit production of methamphetamine. It is also a very dangerous chemical. It is not like the small amounts of the chemical contained in household […]

2014 HAZWOPER FRO Courses by Resource Compliance

January 27th, 2014

2014 HAZWOPER  First Responder Operations (FRO) Courses by Resource Compliance Location: Fruit Patch | Dinuba, CA Date: April 16th, 2014 Cost: $200.00 per attendee   Location: M&L Cold Storage| Delano, CA Date: May 21st , 2014 Cost: $200.00 per attendee   The proposed course is intended to comply with 29 CFR 1910.120 and 8 CCR 5192(q). This 8-hour course trains first […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 24, 2014

January 24th, 2014

Ammonia leaks plague the news in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Firefighters In Stirling Evacuate The Peak After Ammonia Leak – A sports centre was evacuated after an ammonia leak in the air ventilation system, fire service officials have said.  Firefighters and maintenance engineers were called to The Peak in Stirling at about 10.40am […]

Mechanical Integrity 101 | Ammonia Storage Tanks

January 22nd, 2014

I was recently asked the following question: I work for a company that uses anhydrous ammonia for emission control. One thing that I noticed is there wasn’t any information on the tank maintenance (integrity testing of the tank etc). We have maintenance plans for all the components associated with the tank but do you know […]