Alarming Headlines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Moosic Sues to Prevent Further Leaks of Toxic Ammonia Gas at Industrial Property – After two leaks of toxic ammonia gas in the past three months at a food industry on Birney Avenue, Moosic seeks a court order to empty a pair of 4,000-gallon tanks there. […keep […]
A July 2024 publication by the USEPA has put small ammonia refrigeration facilities in the Pacific Northwest on notice. This notice states ‘EPA is providing advance notice of an upcoming enforcement initiative so that you can take steps now to avoid a penalty before the initiative begins.’ Many ammonia refrigeration facilities across the Pacific Northwest must comply […]
It is here. On March 11, 2024, the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP) RMP rule changes were published in the Federal Register. This has started the clock on new Risk Management Program requirements that will become effective on May 10, 2024. However, many new requirements have deferred compliance dates written into the law, […]
Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 10: Conclusion & Appendix A Database The Federal EPA and its body of regulations is not likely to go away anytime soon. […]
Uriah Donaldson presented a technical paper at the 2023 IIAR Conference titled The Cost of Non-Compliance: An Objective Analysis of Federal EPA’s Enforcement at Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. This blog series includes excerpts from his technical paper. Part 9: Examples and Summaries of Real Inspection Reports This last section reviews several examples of individual inspection reports representing common findings and […]
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