GCAP’s New Ammonia Operator I Book

Understanding Industrial Refrigeration from the Inside Out June 2, 2014 GCAP revealed their new Ammonia Operator I Book titled “Understanding Industrial Refrigeration from the Inside Out“.  Authors Randy Williams, and Jeremy Williams This is a 15 Chapter text of what Read more

PSM Conference Withdrawal

On May 2, 2014 Garden City Ammonia Program sent an announcement of a PSM Conference for the Food and Beverage Industry July 16-17, 2014 for Marcus Evans North America. GCAP was asked to be guest speakers at the event and a Read more

RMP Update?

Yesterday at the Region 7 Ammonia Safety Day hosted by Garden City Ammonia Program in Kansas City, KS a questioned was posed to EPA.  “How much time is allotted for a updated RMP filing when a plant has an expansion Read more

IIAR Bulletin 114

Bulletin 114 Guidelines for Identification of Ammonia Refrigeration Piping and System Components (Date: 2014) This bulletin provides a comprehensive ammonia labeling scheme for companies in need of an identification system that “covers it all.” It offers recommendations on label sizes, Read more

2nd Public Review IIAR 4

The second (2nd) public review of draft standard IIAR 4-201x, Installation of Closed-Circuit Ammonia Refrigerating Systems is now open. Substantive changes resulting from this public review will also be provided for comment in a future public review if necessary. IIAR 4 specifies Read more

Code? Standards? Guidelines?

Many years ago a wise old friend told me, “Words have power and value, so use them with care and economy.”   Sometimes words come out easily, but they are like arrows from a bow, once you let them go you Read more

Respecting Maintenance and Operation Skill

We recently read a fascinating article from Japan concerning a new “trend” at Toyota where they are reintroducing manual processes along-side their automated robotic processes. Essentially, they are putting smiths into their factories where workers are taught how to fashion something like Read more

IIAR Suite of Standards

Make plans to participate in this IIAR webinar presented by Tony Lundell, IIAR Associate Technical Director, where you will learn about recent updates and changes to the IIAR Suite of Standards.  Discussion topics include the current status and targeted completion dates for all eight IIAR Standards as Read more