Last year IIAR published a new edition to Standard 8 Decommissioning of Closed-Circuit Refrigeration Systems. ANSI/IIAR 8-2020 contains many of the same minimum requirements as the 2015 edition, but as always, there are a few nuances worthy of our attention. First, let’s get the big picture of Standard 8. Overview of Standard 8 Standard 8 […]
Fire Crews and HAZMAT respond to a truck’s ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Crews Respond to Ammonia Leak on I-29 South of Salix – Fire crews and hazmat responded to I-29 Tuesday afternoon for a truck leaking anhydrous ammonia just south of Salix at the weigh station. […keep reading] 7 Takeaways […]
IIAR’s suite of standards addresses the minimum requirements for ammonia refrigeration systems from design through decommissioning. Standard 7 is unique in tackling the development of operating procedures for these systems. The publication is titled Developing Operating Procedures for Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems and was most recently updated in 2019. To better understand the function of […]
Last year, IIAR published a new edition of Standard 4 Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems. We’ve spent considerable time familiarizing with this document and have distilled key themes into eight things you should know about Standard 4. 1. Install the system in accordance with its design. Remember the equipment layouts, elevation drawings, and piping […]
Sin City has an ammonia leak in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… HAZMAT Responds to Ammonia Leak in Downtown Las Vegas; No Injuries Reported – An ammonia leak caused the evacuation of several businesses late Saturday night as a HAZMAT team investigated the source, according to a Las Vegas Fire & Rescue news release. […]
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