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It was a very busy week for ammonia in the world news. We’ve summarized it in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Sickens 17 at Schneider’s Dairy – Several people were sickened and taken to a hospital as a precaution after an ammonia leak was reported Monday at Schneider’s Dairy. Officials said […]
Question: Is ANSI/IIAR 2-2008 Equipment, Design, and Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Mechanical Refrigerating Systems normative or informative? Answer: Normative. All sections within IIAR 2 should be considered normative unless it is specifically stated that the section is informative. The second paragraph on the first page of the document reads as follows: This standard includes both Normative (required) and Informative […]
On June 21, 2013, Hansen issued a product recall on the following pressure relief valve models with serial numbers between 02B11 and 04B13: Hansen H5600A, H5601, H5602, H5600R, H5602R, and H5632R. These pressure relief valves (sold from February 16, 2011 to April 4, 2013) appear to be more susceptible to internal corrosion when exposed to standing water inside […]
US EPA Region 10 just released the May – June edition of their CHEMICAL EMERGENCY PREVENTION & PLANNING NEWSLETTER and you might be interested to hear what they have to say about your Emergency Response Program. Below are highlights from the newsletter, or click here to view the entire newsletter. EPA recognizes that, in some cases […]
Come take advantage of the free ammonia refrigeration safety day at Cypress Community College this Friday. 25th ANNUAL RETA CA #2 Los Angeles & Inland Empire Ammonia & Refrigeration Safety Seminar Friday, April 26, 2013 Cypress Community College 9200 Valley View • Cypress, CA There will be training sessions on ammonia awareness , corrosion under […]