Recent Blog Posts
September 15th, 2020
Earlier this year, IIAR published ANSI/IIAR 9-2020 Standard for Minimum System Safety Requirements for Existing Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems. While it has long been recognized that new systems must adhere to the requirements of IIAR Standards 2 and 4, facilities with existing systems have often been confused on how they should relate to these standards. […]
August 28th, 2020
20 Indian dairy workers are hospitalized after an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 20 in Hospital after Ammonia Gas Leak in Andhra Pradesh – About 20 workers, including 14 women, were hospitalised following an ammonia gas leak from a private dairy unit in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district on Thursday night, […]
August 4th, 2020
Watch this overview of chapter 7, section 7.4 from the new standard for existing ammonia refrigeration systems by Peter Thomas:
July 31st, 2020
A small ammonia leak leads to two injuries in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Two Perdue Workers Injured in Ammonia Leak at Plant – Two Perdue workers were transported to the hospital for treatment, according to a Perdue spokesperson, following a “small leak of ammonia” which they added was being used as a refrigerant. […]
July 21st, 2020
Watch this overview of chapter 7, section 7.3 from the new standard for existing ammonia refrigeration systems by Peter Thomas: