Recent Blog Posts

Ammonia Week in Review | September 6, 2024

September 6th, 2024

Ammonia Sails in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… ClassNK Publishes Ammonia Leak Estimates – Japanese classification society ClassNK has published estimated leak frequencies of ammonia fuel from onboard components for ammonia-fuelled ships, to be used for risk assessment. […keep reading] Q&A | Safe Access to Equipment – Question: Do I have to provide safe access […]

Machinery Room Ventilation System Tests

August 6th, 2024

Machinery room ventilation systems have long been required by model codes and standards. Dating back to at least the 1967 Uniform Mechanical Code[1], refrigeration machinery rooms have been required to be configured with adequate ventilation in the event of a refrigerant release. While we have written previously about the current ventilation design, control, and testing […]

Ammonia Week in Review | June 7, 2024

June 7th, 2024

Ammonia Cruises in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ammonia Leak at Leisure Rinks Forces closure – “It looked like one of the compressors failed about ten gallons of product,” said Jay Knavel, District Chief. […keep reading] Piping Inspection Checklist – IIAR 6 Appendix B – In this video presented by Resource Compliance, Peter Thomas, P.E. […]

Ammonia Week in Review | May 24, 2024

May 24th, 2024

Ammonia Contained in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Emergency Crews Quickly Contain Ammonia Leak at Sanford Ice Facility – Fire Chief Scott Susi said the response was “perfectly executed.” […keep reading] Safety Systems Inspection Checklist – IIAR 6 Appendix B Video – In this video presented by Resource Compliance, Peter Thomas, P.E. walks you through the […]

Ammonia Week in Review | December 15, 2023

December 15th, 2023

Ammonia Alarms in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Crews Respond to Large Ammonia Spill at Mayfield Facility in Homewood – According to a release from Homewood, the city’s fire and police departments were responding to the scene. The police department said it is due to a large ammonia spill at the facility. […keep reading] […]