In the last several weeks several closed violations have been agreed upon between companies and EPA. Please don’t forget that our industry in under scrutiny by the US EPA. Things to consider: Installation to Manufactures recommendations and torque specifications Failure Read more
IIAR 2 2014: Addendum A; is under public review. Last year IIAR 2 2014 was released and now is under a public review for its first addendum. It is the Standard for Safe Design of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigeration Systems is now Read more
The EPA is proposing to delay the effective date of the final rule that amends the Risk Management Program regulations under the Clean Air Act published in the Federal Register on January 13, 2017. On March 16, 2017, the EPA Read more
If any of you have ever heard of IIAR Bulletin 110 it was first written in 1993, and has had no major changes or updates since. Bulletin 110 was IIAR’s approach to what they believed should be involved with Mechanical Read more
Over the last week, we have received several phone calls/emails from past student whom have received phone calls from the EPA. This has been taking place in EPA region 5. These EPA inspectors/employees have asked several question in reference to Read more
Part 3 of 4: NEP Questions? PSM regulation is over 20 years old and the National Emphasis Program running on 5 years, the regulators are not slowing down. Recent alerts from EPA (Anhydrous Ammonia at Refrigeration Facilities under Scrutiny) and Read more
Kansas City 9th Annual Region 7 Ammonia Safety Day June 1, 2017 @ Kansas City Community College @ Kansas City, KS $35.00 per attendee $400.00 per exhibitor Thank you for the continued support of the Kansas City Safety Day. This Read more
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Pruitt took action today to reconsider the “Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: “Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air” (“RMP Rule”) and signed an administrative stay to delay the effective date of the Read more
“Knowledge will bring the opportunity to make a difference” – Claire Fagin once said. It all starts with education, applied through a hands on experience, then one may attain what is known as wisdom. OSHA will be bringing a new Read more
Enforcement Considerations Under 1910.119, employers select the RAGAGEP with which their equipment and procedures must comply. In evaluating RAGAGEP compliance, CSHOs should be aware of a number of potential issues: There may be multiple RAGAGEP that apply to a specific Read more
