Recent Blog Posts
August 12th, 2022
Peter Thomas, P.E. wrote a series on the topic of piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs). The blog series P&IDs is available in the following links: Part 1: Introduction to P&IDs Part 2: P&IDs and SOPs Part 3: P&IDs and PHAs Part 4: P&IDs and Emergencies Part 5: P&IDs and Training Part 6: P&IDs and MOCs
August 12th, 2022
Peter Thomas, P.E. wrote a technical paper and presented at the 2017 RETA National Conference on the topic of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. The blog series RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards and Good Engineering Practices is available in the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part […]
July 26th, 2022
Hoses are used for a variety of purposes in ammonia refrigeration. Often with equipment that is designed to be moved, a corrugated metal hose is used to connect the portable portion of the system to permanent equipment. IIAR standards had been silent on this issue until the recent publication of IIAR Standard 2. ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 […]
March 8th, 2022
Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the sixth post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Ammonia Detection Requirements related to ammonia detection systems can be grouped into […]
February 25th, 2022
Costco chicken plant shut down after Ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Chemical Leak at Costco Chicken Supplier in Fremont Injures Three, Shuts Down Operations – Three people were injured, and one was hospitalized, after an ammonia leak at Lincoln Premium Poultry in Fremont on Saturday. […keep reading] RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and […]