Recent Blog Posts

Overview of IIAR 6 Video

January 24th, 2020

At our recent 2020 Ammonia Refrigeration Training Days, President and Senior Engineer Peter Thomas gave the keynote address. Peter, a member of the writing subcommittee, gave an overview of the new mechanical integrity standard: ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 Standard for Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems. Watch the video:

Ammonia Week in Review | November 29, 2019

November 29th, 2019

An ammonia leak causes 1.8 million pounds of food to be thrown out in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… More Companies Come to Houston Food Bank’s Rescue following Ammonia Leak – Several major companies have stepped up to help the Houston Food Bank after around 1.8 million pounds of food had to be thrown […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards

October 14th, 2019

Uriah Donaldson, Resource Compliance Process Safety Consultant, submitted a technical paper and gave two presentations at this year’s National RETA Conference in Las Vegas. His topic was RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. Click here to see the slides from his presentation or click here to review the technical paper.

Resource Compliance Hosts 1st RETA Chapter Meeting in New Office

September 13th, 2019

On Thursday, September 12 Resource Compliance hosted our first Central Valley RETA Chapter Meeting in our new office. President and Senior Engineer, Peter Thomas, led the training on Chapter 9 of RETA Book 2. Click here to view the slides from his presentation. Resource Compliance’s new building is located in the Kingsburg Industrial Park visible West of […]

ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems is Published

June 18th, 2019

ANSI/IIAR Standard 6-2019 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems was officially published on May 20, 2019. Bulletins 109 and 110, the IIAR’s previous guidance documents, are now officially retired in lieu of the long-awaited IIAR 6 standard. Gone are the days of “could” and “should”; this standard provides the minimum safety criteria for maintaining […]