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Ammonia Week in Review | June 25, 2021

June 25th, 2021

An ammonia leak in Washington leads to a shelter-in-place in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Leads to Brief Shutdown of Downtown Manson – People in downtown Manson were told to shelter in place Thursday night after an ammonia leak at a cold storage building. […keep reading] Compliance Audit Overview (Part 1) – A Compliance […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 18, 2021

June 18th, 2021

A San Antonio employee walks through an ammonia cloud in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Hazmat Situation Reported at Reddy Ice Plant – A strong smell of ammonia is in the air near the Reddy Ice Plant by the Alamodome. […keep reading] Cimco Completes Low-Charge Ammonia Heating/Cooling System for Canadian Community – The system […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 11, 2021

June 11th, 2021

A meat packing plant has an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Detected at Stampede Meat Plant Overnight – According to the Sunland Park Fire Department, the leak began Monday night and has been isolated. […keep reading] P&IDs and MOCs (Part 6) – A great way to maintain P&ID accuracy […]

P&IDs and MOCs (Part 6)

June 8th, 2021

A great way to maintain P&ID accuracy is to implement an effective management of change (MOC) program. If used correctly, an MOC will initiate modifications to PSM elements that require attention when a facility or process change takes place. Assuming the scope of an MOC includes process equipment, the P&IDs will require amendment. Here is […]

P&IDs and Training (Part 5)

May 25th, 2021

We advocate that P&IDs be included in the training program for operators of PSM processes. Due to the complexity of diagrams, it is important for operators to regularly interact with P&IDs to improve their ability to use them. Here are some suggestions on how to incorporate P&IDs into operator training: Operator Sketch – Give an […]