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Congratulations to C’Anna Wiens, Process Safety Engineer at Resource Compliance. C’Anna is being recognized by RETA as a top thirty (30) professional in the industrial refrigeration industry under the age of thirty (30). Great accomplishment and well deserved C’Anna!
This is an update to a blog that was originally posted on 5/25/15. You can read the original blog here. New Ammonia Refrigeration Systems For new ammonia refrigeration systems, all vessels and equipment (compressors, condensers, etc.) must follow the component marker requirements in ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 §4.2. The standard states the following in regard to component […]
Tragic Outcome in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 1 Dead in Ammonia Leak in Jalandhar Factory – A 65-year-old man was asphyxiated to death due to ammonia leakage in an ice factory near Jalandhar’s Damoria flyover on Saturday. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at HP Hood Facility in Suffield Closes Road, Causes Evacuations – Investigators […]
Part 9: This is a continuation of our blog series explaining how to perform an IIAR 6 Appendix B inspection of an ammonia pressure vessel. Item Q asks the inspector to verify that the sight glass is adequately protected from traffic, equipped with 360° guards, and configured with internal check valves if the glass breaks. […]
Ammonia Spoils The Dough in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Crews Respond to Ammonia Leak at Imo’s Building – First Alert 4 was on scene as crews were using a ladder truck to make a water curtain to contain the vapors in the building. […keep reading] School Clerks Hospitalised After Suspected Ammonia Leak in Kota Kinabalu […]