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Ammonia Week in Review | October 30, 2015

October 30th, 2015

Ammonia goes to sea in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Fishing Boat Leaks Ammonia Cloud At Unalaska Dock – Emergency crews were mopping up an ammonia leak from a boat at the OSI dock on Unalaska’s Captains Bay Road midday Friday. They blocked off the road at the Crowley dock Friday morning, about a […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 23, 2015

October 23rd, 2015

Ammonia holds up traffic in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Prospect Park Closed After Apparent Ammonia Leak at Skating Rink Chokes Visitors, Sends 1 to The Hospital – Portions of the park were closed after the strong ammonia odor filled the air near the LeFrak Center skating rink at 7:45 p.m., according to a […]

Ammonia Week in Review | October 16, 2015

October 16th, 2015

The Army Corps of Engineers gets dinged in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Army to Pay $85K for Ammonia Lapses – The Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to pay $85,059 to settle EPA claims over its use of ammonia in a research lab refrigeration system. […keep reading] Ammonia Leak Shuts Smithfield Plant Down […]

Commissioning an Ammonia Refrigeration System

October 12th, 2015

The progressive steps for installing an ammonia refrigeration system are: Design Installation Start-Up Commissioning ANSI/IIAR 5-2013 §7.15 summarizes the minimum requirements for completing the commissioning of an ammonia refrigeration system. The text of §7.15 is succinct and can be seen below: To help avoid miscommunication and requirements “falling through the cracks” it is important that […]

2015-2016 Central Valley Ammonia Refrigeration Training Days

October 9th, 2015

Resource Compliance and CalCA will be hosting a series of ammonia refrigeration training days this coming December and January. Click here to see the training flyer and additional details. When: ENGLISH SESSIONS Thursday | December 10, 2015 | 10 AM – 3:00 PM Thursday | January 14, 2016 | 10 AM – 3:00 PM SPANISH SESSIONS Friday […]