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RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 8: Summary and Conclusion

April 5th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the eighth and final post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Summary and Conclusion Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices […]

Ammonia Week in Review | March 25, 2022

March 25th, 2022

Russia targets 50-ton tank of ammonia in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review… Ukraine Says Russia Shelled Chemical Plant – Ukraine’s prosecutor general has said a Russian shell struck a chemical plant outside the city of Sumy, causing a leak in a 50-ton tank of ammonia that took hours to contain. […keep reading] RAGAGEP: Historical […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 7: Machinery Room Ventilation

March 22nd, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the seventh post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Machinery Room Ventilation As was highlighted in the previous section, mechanical ventilation […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 6: Ammonia Detection & Ventilation Control

March 8th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the sixth post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Ammonia Detection Requirements related to ammonia detection systems can be grouped into […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 4: Emergency Shutdown Controls

February 8th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the fourth post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Emergency Shutdown Controls Like we will see throughout this section with multiple […]