Exciting News in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Online Refrigeration Fundamentals Course – Resource Compliance is excited to announce that we have published our Refrigeration Fundamentals course [click here] that we’ve been working on for months. There are 22 lessons, 22 quizzes, and a final exam. The course costs $100, but we’ve also made the video content […]
Summary In June 2020, the failure of a bolt on the strainer cap for a compressor led to the release of 5,461 lbs of ammonia. One of the four bolts for the strainer cap had been broken for years. A second bolt broke during the incident as the compressor suction gasket failed. Incident Description When […]
Ammonia Cruises in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Leisure Rinks Forces closure – “It looked like one of the compressors failed about ten gallons of product,” said Jay Knavel, District Chief. […keep reading] Piping Inspection Checklist – IIAR 6 Appendix B – In this video presented by Resource Compliance, Peter Thomas, P.E. […]
Ammonia Raises Suspicion in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Potential For an Ammonia Leak at UAA Alaska Sports Complex – The recent, potential leak stemmed from the ice plant system which is used to maintain the ice in the AVIS Alaska Sports Complex on campus. […keep reading] Emergency Services Respond to Reported Ammonia Leak in New Bedford […]
Question: Does my machinery room need an emergency ventilation system if it only has three walls? Answer: It may not require mechanical ventilation and could meet the requirements for “Natural Ventilation”. ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 §7.3.2 states that for outdoor systems, natural ventilation can be utilized instead of mechanical ventilation. For a machinery room to qualify for […]
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