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Record Keeping (IIAR 6, Part 8)

November 26th, 2019

ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 §5.3 summarizes minimum requirements for ITM Program record keeping. Most of the items listed parallel an existing Process Safety Information (PSI) requirement in the PSM regulations (Title 8 CCR §5189(d) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)). The table below compares the requirements of IIAR 6 to PSM: Operational log (used to transfer information between […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 22, 2019

November 22nd, 2019

A Birds Eye Factory is evacuated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Birds Eye Factory Evacuated after Ammonia Leak – A total of 10 fire crews were alerted to the incident on Gas Works Road in Lowestoft at 1.29am. […keep reading] Yara to Shut Doors of Local Ammonia Plant – Yara, the world’s biggest […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 15, 2019

November 15th, 2019

An ammonia leak postpones hockey games in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Alberni Valley Hockey Games Postponed due to Ammonia Leak – The Alberni Valley Bulldogs announced on Thursday (Nov. 7) that the Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 games against the Coquitlam Express and West Kelowna Warriors have been postponed due to […]

Task Frequency (IIAR 6, Part 7)

November 12th, 2019

Say you have a task to perform a compressor inspection annually. On year one you complete the task on July 1 which results in the same task being due on July 1 of the next year. When next year rolls around, other obligations have filled the calendar during this period. In order to prevent the […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 8, 2019

November 8th, 2019

A Raley’s Supermarket in Sacramento will soon have an ammonia/CO2 system. Find out more in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… U.S. Contractor Group Embraces NatRefs – The Arcticom Group will soon deliver an ammonia/CO2 system it built to Raley’s, and has joined NASRC to support contractor training. […keep reading] Ice Plant to Face […]