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2016 Stanislaus Central Valley Chemical Safety Day The 5th annual Stanislaus Central Valley Chemical Safety Day will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016. This years’ theme will be “Vote for Safety, It’s Always A Winner”. Click here to see the 2016 Brochure or click here to visit the website for details and registration. Dates: Thursday, […]
Ammonia clean up proves to be costly in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Vineland Ammonia Scare Costs EPA Around $500,000 – The EPA set the estimated cost to remove 9,700 toxic anhydrous ammonia and 37,000 gallons of meltwater at $500,000. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Detected Early: Richmond Dairies’ Chris Sharpe – MILK processing has resumed at […]
Ammonia cleans the ice in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak Forces Temporary Closure of Granite Curling Club – A confirmed ammonia leak forced a temporary closure of the Granite Curling Club Sunday night. […keep reading] 200 People Fall Sick After Ammonia Leak in Bangladesh – An explosion at a chemical fertiliser […]
2016 RETA National Conference OCTOBER 4th – 7th at the Rio Hotel and Casino – Las Vegas, Nevada More than 900 individuals and companies worldwide attend the RETA National Conference. Attendees are RETA membership, local Chapters, experts in the field and peers. You will be kept up-to-date on new developments in equipment and operating procedures, […]
Historically, most facilities that utilize halocarbon (Freon) refrigeration systems have avoided the burdensome Risk and Process Safety Management requirements that their ammonia refrigeration counterparts have been required to comply with since the early 1990s. But as of 2012, the tide has changed for halocarbon refrigeration systems in California. In the remainder of this blog, we […]