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Ammonia Release | Arc Flash in Solenoid Valve

January 9th, 2024

Summary In September 2022, a solenoid coil grounded out against the plunger tube which burned a hole in the post of the valve. This resulted in two injuries and a release of approximately 1,095 lbs of ammonia.   Incident Description Damage to the solenoid coil allowed the “live” coil to make contact with the “ground” […]

Ammonia Week in Review | January 5, 2024

January 5th, 2024

Ammonia Leaks Ringing In The New Year in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Gas Leak: Political Parties Join Protest to Shut Down Fertilizer Factory at Ennore – The chorus to shut down the fertilizers factory in Ennore…. […keep reading] Worker Severely Injured, Taken to Burn Center after Ammonia Leak at Adams Co. Factory […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 22, 2023

December 22nd, 2023

Ammonia Makes The Front Page Headlines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Tennessee Cheese Factory Hospitalizes 29 – Officials do not yet know if the two leaks came from the same source, Smith said, but the second leak was repaired and there was no risk to the surrounding community. […keep reading] […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 15, 2023

December 15th, 2023

Ammonia Alarms in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Crews Respond to Large Ammonia Spill at Mayfield Facility in Homewood – According to a release from Homewood, the city’s fire and police departments were responding to the scene. The police department said it is due to a large ammonia spill at the facility. […keep reading] […]

IIAR 6 Appendix B Pressure Vessels Checklist | Part 8

December 13th, 2023

Part 8: This is a continuation of our blog series explaining how to perform an IIAR 6 Appendix B inspection of an ammonia pressure vessel. Items M and N ask if the vessel certification drawings and manufacturer data report are on file. The data report, commonly referred to as a U-1 or U-1A form, we […]