A couple leaks make up this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Plume Clears, Residents Who Were Evacuated Return Home – Dozens of people had to leave their homes and businesses in Fort Pierce Wednesday due to an ammonia leak. Trouble began around 11 a.m. when a one-ton refrigerated trailer was getting picked up from Atlantic […]
Leaks and violence in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Leaks Hit 2 US Cold-Storage Facilities – Two separate cold-storage facilities suffered from roof collapses and subsequent ammonia leaks, within hours of each other. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak At Shenandoah Family Farms Cooperative – The Washington County Special Operations Unit along with fire and rescue crews responded […]
Ammonia acting mysterious in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Smell Prompted Evacuation – Hazmat and fire department crews checked on a strange smell reported at the Lancaster Surgery Center, located at 810 Plaza Blvd. Three employees say they smelled ammonia inside the office when they arrived at the center at 5:45 a.m. Monday. […keep reading] […]
Question: How often must ammonia detectors be calibrated? Answer: It is often best to let the codes speak for themselves… 2013 CFC §606.1 Periodic Testing. The following emergency devices or systems shall be periodically tested in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and as required by the fire code official 1. Treatment and flaring systems. 2. […]
Ammonia on the loose in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Ammonia Leak At Pryor Chemical – Reports of an ammonia leak at Pryor Chemical Plant Thursday afternoon caused a temporary evacuation of several plants in MidAmerica Industrial Park. […keep reading] Freight Train Carrying 720 Tonnes Of Ammonia Derails Near Huelva – A Freight train carrying 18 tanks […]
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