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Record Keeping (IIAR 6, Part 8)

November 26th, 2019

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 […]

Ammonia Week in Review | November 22, 2019

November 22nd, 2019

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 […]

Task Frequency (IIAR 6, Part 7)

November 12th, 2019

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 […]

Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (IIAR 6, Part 6)

October 29th, 2019

ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 §5.1 lays out the foundational requirements of an ITM Program. Most obligations in this section build upon an existing MI requirement in the PSM regulations (Title 8 CCR §5189(j) and Title 29 CFR §1910.119(j)). For example, ANSI/IIAR 6-2019 §5.1 requires that “The owner or owner’s designated representative shall ensure an inspection, testing, and […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 18, 2019

October 18th, 2019

Trouble in paradise? A big leak in Cancun and more all in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak in Cancun Ice Plant Sees Hundreds Evacuated – Personnel from the Directorate of Civil Protection in coordination with firefighters and police from Benito Juárez evicted hundreds from the area surrounding region 230 Wednesday after […]