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A valve malfunction leads to an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Seymour Cheese Plant caused by Valve Malfunction – An unspecified number of residents were evacuated for several hours in Seymour Saturday night due to an ammonia leak. […keep reading] All Clear Given after Seymour Ammonia Leak – […]
An ammonia big rig kills another driver in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 1 Dead in Fiery Crash involving Big Rig Hauling Ammonia in Sutter County – One person was killed Thursday after a big rig hauling 20 tons of anhydrous ammonia crashed head-on with a pickup truck in a rural part of Sutter […]
Title 29 CFR 1910.119(d) requires that process safety information be developed prior to conducting a PHA. Therefore, one can conclude that it is unacceptable to complete a PHA when P&IDs are absent. But if having P&IDs available is simply viewed as a formality, the PHA team will not reap the benefits of the drawings. Often […]
200 people are evacuated after an ammonia release in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Lifeguard Arena in Henderson Evacuated after Possible Ammonia Leak – Henderson Fire Department says the Lifeguard Arena was evacuated about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday after a report of a possible ammonia leak in the refrigeration system. […keep reading] Fire, Ammonia Release […]
An ammonia release at sea kills one and injures three others in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak on Tanker Kills One and Injures Three off Malaysia – Malaysian authorities responded to a call for medical assistance to an LPG tanker anchored offshore on April 6. […keep reading] P&IDs and SOPs (Part 2) – […]