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Standard 9 has been revised – Here’s what you need to know!

August 5th, 2024

The first edition of IIAR Standard 9 was published in 2020. Consistent with the document title, “Standard for Minimum System Safety Requirements for Existing Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems”, Standard 9 lays out the minimum requirements that all systems must adhere to, regardless of when they were built. The original publication of Standard 9 required facilities […]

2022 RETA National Conference

August 18th, 2022

Resource Compliance will have 3 presenters at the 2022 RETA National Conference this November at the Peppermill Resort Spa & Casino in Reno, Nevada. Eli Macha and Chad Collin will be presenting Wednesday at 10:45 am in the Sorrento rooms 1-2 and Friday at 9:45 am in the Roma rooms 1-2 on the topic: “Compliance […]

RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards, and Good Engineering Practices (Title Page)

August 12th, 2022

Peter Thomas, P.E. wrote a technical paper and presented at the 2017 RETA National Conference on the topic of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices. The blog series RAGAGEP: Codes, Standards and Good Engineering Practices is available in the following links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 22, 2022

April 22nd, 2022

Shelter in place lifted in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Shelter-in-Place Lifted following Ammonia Leak at Menands Dairy – Authorities in Menands have lifted a shelter-in-place order requiring residents within a one-mile radius of Midland Farms to shelter in place on Wednesday afternoon as they investigated an ammonia leak […keep reading] IIAR 2-2021: Eyewash […]

Ammonia Week in Review | April 8, 2022

April 8th, 2022

Disaster strikes the Philippines in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… 15 People Rushed to Hospital Due to Alleged Ice Plant Ammonia Leak – At least 15 people were rushed to hospital after inhaling ammonia that allegedly leaked from an ice plant in Northbay Boulevard, Navotas City early Tuesday morning. […keep reading] RAGAGEP: Historical Variants […]