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Ammonia Week in Review | May 31, 2024

May 31st, 2024

Ammonia Raises Suspicion in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Potential For an Ammonia Leak at UAA Alaska Sports Complex – The recent, potential leak stemmed from the ice plant system which is used to maintain the ice in the AVIS Alaska Sports Complex on campus. […keep reading] Emergency Services Respond to Reported Ammonia Leak in New Bedford […]

Q&A | ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 Natural Ventilation Requirements

May 29th, 2024

Question: Does my machinery room need an emergency ventilation system if it only has three walls? Answer: It may not require mechanical ventilation and could meet the requirements for “Natural Ventilation”. ANSI/IIAR 2-2021 §7.3.2 states that for outdoor systems, natural ventilation can be utilized instead of mechanical ventilation. For a machinery room to qualify for […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 24, 2024

May 24th, 2024

Ammonia Contained in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Emergency Crews Quickly Contain Ammonia Leak at Sanford Ice Facility – Fire Chief Scott Susi said the response was “perfectly executed.” […keep reading] Safety Systems Inspection Checklist – IIAR 6 Appendix B Video – In this video presented by Resource Compliance, Peter Thomas, P.E. walks you through the […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 17, 2024

May 17th, 2024

Ammonia Slips Out Of The Pipes in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Hazmat Team Responds to Ammonia Leak at Arlington Facility, Officials Report – The leak is at a business along Gulf Stream Road. Officials say the leak is minimal and no one was in danger. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Hits Pasay – Four […]

Industrial Refrigeration: Training the Next Generation

May 14th, 2024

Introduction The refrigeration workforce is aging. Students interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) are often drawn to high-tech industries, and largely unaware of refrigeration. While efforts are being made to recruit new workers into this vital industry, are the efforts sufficient? In 2022, I decided to be part of the solution by starting […]