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Ammonia Week in Review | May 24, 2019

May 24th, 2019

EPA violations get expensive for a Massachusetts meat processor in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Meat Processor’s Poor Refrigerant Plan will Cost it $138,000 – Kayem Foods Inc. of Chelsea, Mass., is required under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 to file a risk management plan with the Environmental Protection Agency because it uses […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 5, 2019

April 5th, 2019

An ammonia mini bar causes a hotel evacuation in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Chester Grosvenor Hotel Evacuated after Reports of Ammonia Smell – Firefighters were called to the hotel on Eastgate Street in Chester shortly before 5am today (Wednesday, April 3) and crews, two wearing breathing apparatus, investigated where the smell was coming […]

Ammonia Week in Review | February 22, 2019

February 22nd, 2019

An ammonia leak shuts down a curling rink in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Shuts Down Nelson Curling Club – Club president Gordon Weiss said inspectors found a pocket of ammonia underneath a layer of insulation during a mandatory examination of the rink’s refrigeration system Wednesday. […keep reading] 2017 RMP Amendments and ERPWriter […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 14, 2018

December 14th, 2018

A “water curtain” is used to stem a leak in the UK in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Blenheim Business Park Evacuated Over Ammonia Leak – An ammonia leak at a winemaking company has affected several businesses at an industrial park on the southern outskirts of Blenheim. Jackson said firefighters initiated a hazardous materials protocol […]

Ammonia Week in Review | August 31, 2018

August 31st, 2018

A Utah ice rink has an ammonia leak after a VFD fails in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak Forces Evacuation of Park City Ice Arena – The Park City Fire Department spent about 4 hours at the Ice Arena on Saturday. They were able to identify the source of the leak, shut it off […]