UK Brewery fined $3.6 Million Due to Fatal Ammonia Leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Brewer Carlsberg Hit with $3.6M Fine After Ammonia Leak – Beer brewer Carlsberg is facing a £3 million (about $3.6 million) fine after a contactor died and another worker was seriously injured in an ammonia gas […]
In 2021, IIAR published a new edition of their flagship standard ANSI/IIAR 2 which addresses the requirements for designing a safe ammonia refrigeration system. Machinery room ventilation is one of the many important topics addressed within Standard 2. While the requirements have not changed substantially since the 2014 edition, we have put together this blog […]
Ammonia Tank Tips Over in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Farm Machinery Pulling Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Rolls Over Near Marengo – Emergency crews respond to a report of a hazardous materials situation following a crash near Kishwaukee Valley Road and Oleson Road in unincorporated Marengo. […keep reading] IIAR 2-2021: Ammonia Detection Requirements – […]
With the recent publication of ANSI/IIAR 2-2021, it seemed appropriate to post a blog summarizing the minimum ammonia detection requirements for new ammonia refrigeration systems. Machinery Rooms Ammonia detection inside machinery rooms is addressed in §6.13. At minimum, machinery room ammonia detection must include: At least two detectors with identical sensing ranges must be installed. […]
Russian Troops Trigger A Chemical Disaster in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Vladimir Putin’s Troops Loosen Pipeline Blanketing Ukraine in Deadly Ammonia Cloud – A pungent ammonia cloud has been seen hovering over the Ukrainian village of Maiske in Bakhmut, where a Russian military operation is thought to have caused its release. […keep reading] 1 […]
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