Ammonia Appears Perilous in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 17 Hospitalised After Ammonia Gas Leak at Food Processing Company in Pune District– Seventeen people, including 15 women, were hospitalised after ammonia gas leaked from the cooling unit of a food processing company in Pune district on Wednesday. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Sparks Evacuation at […]
The first edition of IIAR Standard 9 was published in 2020. Consistent with the document title, “Standard for Minimum System Safety Requirements for Existing Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems”, Standard 9 lays out the minimum requirements that all systems must adhere to, regardless of when they were built. The original publication of Standard 9 required facilities […]
Large Scale Releases in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Virginia Food Plant Sends 33 Workers to Hospitals – Of the 33 who were hospitalized, 22 were initially in serious condition, while 11 more had minor symptoms, fire officials said. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak at Mass. Business Sends 7 to Hospital – […]
Alarming Headlines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Moosic Sues to Prevent Further Leaks of Toxic Ammonia Gas at Industrial Property – After two leaks of toxic ammonia gas in the past three months at a food industry on Birney Avenue, Moosic seeks a court order to empty a pair of 4,000-gallon tanks there. […keep […]
A July 2024 publication by the USEPA has put small ammonia refrigeration facilities in the Pacific Northwest on notice. This notice states ‘EPA is providing advance notice of an upcoming enforcement initiative so that you can take steps now to avoid a penalty before the initiative begins.’ Many ammonia refrigeration facilities across the Pacific Northwest must comply […]
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