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San Joaquin Valley RETA Chapter – October Meeting Date: Wednesday October 18th, 2023 Location: 4400 Crows Landing Rd. Modesto, CA Host: WinCo Foods, LLC Time: Dinner / Social 5:30pm Meeting Starts @ 6:00pm Subject: IIAR 9 & Minimum System Safety Evaluations Speaker: C’Anna Wiens, Process Safety Engineer / Resource Compliance The October RETA Meeting is […]
Sorrowful Tone in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Five Dead after Ammonia Tanker Leak – The crash on I-70, east of Effingham, on Friday evening led to the evacuation of around 500 people from the town of Teutopolis. […keep reading] IIAR 6 Appendix B Pressure Vessels Checklist | Part 3 – This is a continuation […]
Part 3: This is a continuation of our blog series explaining how to perform an IIAR 6 Appendix B inspection of an ammonia pressure vessel. The final information required on the first page of the checklist pertains to the vessel relief valves. The manufacturer, model, pressure setting, and capacity can be obtained from the relief […]
Ammonia On Ice in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Two Rushed to Hospital After Ammonia Leak at Simpang Pulai Ice Factory – The victims are a 33-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man who work at the nearby factory. […keep reading] Chemical Leak at AdvanSix Plant Triggers Shelter-in-Place in Hopewell, Virginia – It is the […]
Part 2: This is a continuation of our blog series explaining how to perform an IIAR 6 Appendix B inspection of an ammonia pressure vessel. Page 1 of the pressure vessel checklist requires the inspector to indicate the application of the vessel. For example, if a high pressure receiver was being inspected, the corresponding box […]