The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) was deployed to the scene of a fatal chemical release at Prime Pak Foods in Gainesville, GA (recently purchased by Foundation Food Group, Prepared Food Division). According to initial reports, a Read more
Zachary Bracket of Hall County Fire Services has confirmed 5 deaths and many injured @ Prime-Pak Foods. Large number of employees were evacuated due to what is claimed to be a liquid nitrogen accident that is still currently under investigation Read more
Personnel that work within the state of Illinois have till April of 2022 to show that they have met the minimum anhydrous ammonia safety training for handling and storing NH3. IDOA Acting Director Jerry Costello II said. “Anhydrous ammonia is Read more
On July 15th, 2009, at approximately 8:00 am, a release of about 7,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia occurred. The cloud produced from the release drifted from the plant, across a highway, and in to a wooded area. At the same Read more
Although anhydrous ammonia is an effective refrigerant, it is also a toxic chemical that can injure or kill people when accidentally released. The death of a worker at the Stavis Seafood plant in South Boston in 2016 is a tragic Read more
IIAR Guideline for Developing an Energy Control Plan for Manual Hand Valves in Ammonia Refrigeration Systems – 1st Edition is now available at this link. Summary of LOTO Guideline chapters: Overview of LOTO Devices (Chapter 2): Chapter 2 summarizes LOTO devices Read more
Below are three unique proposed penalties to the ammonia refrigeration industry. Most all deal with essential minimum best practices required of all machinery rooms/ engine rooms. Almost all abatements stem to IIAR 2 and the newly released IIAR 9. Have Read more
It is now your chance to get your voice heard. Many good things have been accomplished by IIAR and the best practices they have produced over the last 50 years. IIAR 2 – The Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Read more
All industrial mechanical refrigeration systems will have valves. Generally speaking most authorities such as IIAR would like to see a valve at the inlet and outlet of all mechanical refrigeration components for isolation. One downfall is when a facility has Read more
It is official! GCAP’s newest online class is ready for the industry. We are calling it “Ammonia Refrigeration Best Practices” and it aligns with our seminar that we traditional call RAGAGEP or Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices. Like Read more
