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Training Requirements: Operating Procedures (Part 4 of 4)

December 11th, 2018

The first article in this four-part series on training provided an overview of RMP/PSM/CalARP training requirements and the second article covered training requirements for general facility employees. While the third article explained process overview training, this fourth and final article will explain training operators on operating procedures (SOPs). After operators understand how their system works, […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 30, 2018

November 30th, 2018

2,000 eels perish by ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Company Admits to Poisoning Fish and Eels with Ammonia – In April this year the ammonia was found in a four kilometre stretch of the Kaputone Creek in the suburb of Belfast, along with the dead eels and fish. After an investigation lasting several months, […]

Training Requirements: Process Overview (Part 3 of 4)

November 27th, 2018

The first article in this four-part series on training provided an overview of RMP/PSM/CalARP training requirements. While the second article covered training requirements for general facility employees, this article will explain what it means for operators to be trained on an overview of the process. Facilities needing to adhere to RMP/PSM regulations have spent thousands […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 16, 2018

November 16th, 2018

A fish-killing ammonia dump leads to a fine $350,000 in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Surrey Ice-Making Plant Fined $350K for Fish Killing Ammonia Dump – Arctic Glacier Ice pleads guilty to releasing ammonia refrigerant into a storm sewer that flowed into a stream. Environment and Climate Change Canada says on April 30, 2014, ammonia was […]

Training Requirements: Chemical Awareness & Emergency Response (Part 2 of 4)

November 13th, 2018

While the first article in this four-part series on training provided an overview of RMP/PSM/CalARP training requirements, we will now take a closer look at the required training for general facility employees. While it may seem like only employees who operate a hazardous chemical process need training, it is not true. General employees at your […]