Ammonia clears the stage in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. Ammonia Leak at Food Processing Plant Leads to Nearby Concert Evacuation – An ammonia leak at a food processing plant lead to a concert nearby ending early and the venue’s evacuation, according to a band manager. […keep reading] Anhydrous Injury Survivors Share […]
Persons new to process safety are often perplexed by the similarities and differences between USEPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) and OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations. Working in the great state of California confuses matters further since one has to also navigate the requirements of the California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program and Cal/OSHA’s Process […]
Ammonia gets no shortage of attention in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review….. 41 Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak at China Chemical Plant – Forty-one people have been admitted to hospital, including five in serious conditions, following a synthetic ammonia leak at a chemical plant in China’s central Henan Province, the latest industrial accident in the country. […keep reading] […]
EPA and OSHA tighten up enforcement in this week’s edition of the Ammonia Week in Review…… Meat Plant Closed by Ammonia Leak – A meat worker was taken to hospital after ammonia leaked at an Invercargill meat works last night. […keep reading] DuPont Workers Sprayed with Liquid Ammonia Taken to Hospital – Two DuPont employees have been transported to the hospital after a […]
Question: If two independent ammonia refrigeration systems share a water diffusion tank should they be considered one (1) or two (2) processes under RMP and PSM? Answer: This is a great question that addresses the issue of “co-location“. In order to correctly answer this question, we must first consider the definition of a Process. Title 40 §68.3 Process means […]
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