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Free Online Anhydrous Ammonia Training

March 21st, 2013

Accidental release of anhydrous ammonia not only results in the loss of valuable nitrogen fertilizer, but can also cause injury to farmers and emergency responders. To improve ammonia safety when farmers are handling the product, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA), Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and Illinois Farm […]

Featured Resources | March 2013

March 5th, 2013

Interested in what technique the USEPA Region 10 would like to see your facility use in your next PHA? The March/April Newsletter of the USEPA Region 10 has detailed information and tips on PHA techniques that can help your facility in your next PHA.   Also noted in the newsletter: Free EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) […]

Ammonia Flammability

January 17th, 2013

This is an older video, so many of you have probably seen before, but it still serves as a good resource to illustrate the flammability characteristics of anhydrous ammonia.

Copper Theft, Ammonia, and PHAs

October 18th, 2012

If cold storage facilities didn’t have enough to worry about already, a recent incident has given them one more thing to consider.  Earlier this week, 500-700 feet of copper wire was stolen from the roof of a cold storage facility in Henderson, NV. What makes the theft particularly alarming is that the stolen wire was installed […]

Introduction to Process Safety Video

August 23rd, 2012