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Who is allowed to perform inspections on an ammonia refrigeration system? ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 §5.4.2 succinctly states that “Equipment inspections shall be performed by a qualified inspector(s)“. According to the definition in Chapter 2, a Qualified Inspector is “A person who is experienced with closed-circuit ammonia refrigeration systems, has knowledge of the process, and has demonstrated […]
A contractor thinks a Canadian ice rink is being too cautious about small ammonia leaks in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Canadian Contractor Questions Rinks’ Cautious Approach to ‘Very Small’ Ammonia Leak – The Alberni Valley Multiplex in Port Alberni, British Columbia, has reopened its two ice rinks following a more than three-week closure. […]
ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 §5.3 summarizes minimum requirements for ITM Program record keeping. Most of the items listed parallel an existing Process Safety Information (PSI) requirement in the PSM regulations (Title 8 CCR §5189(d) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(d)). The table below compares the requirements of IIAR 6 to PSM: Operational log (used to transfer information between […]
A Birds Eye Factory is evacuated in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Birds Eye Factory Evacuated after Ammonia Leak – A total of 10 fire crews were alerted to the incident on Gas Works Road in Lowestoft at 1.29am. […keep reading] Yara to Shut Doors of Local Ammonia Plant – Yara, the world’s biggest […]
Say you have a task to perform a compressor inspection annually. On year one you complete the task on July 1 which results in the same task being due on July 1 of the next year. When next year rolls around, other obligations have filled the calendar during this period. In order to prevent the […]