Considering pure ammonia, chemically it is impossible for corrosion internally to a steel pipe due to lack of oxygen. However, if water is present in your liquid ammonia or oxygen present in your non-condensables you have a greater risk of Read more
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Before this world turned upside down EPA was at the lead of enforcements of ammonia refrigeration facilities across the United States. Industrial NH3 Refrigeration facilities have been under scrutiny since 2015. Original article at this link. So these scrutiny inspection Read more
GCAP was recently asked what are the required skill sets needed to be a PSM manager and what type of training guidelines should a plant follow for these individuals. PSM/RMP managers/coordinators must have management and leadership skills to set priorities, Read more
This video comes from GCAP’s R-717 Video Tip of the Day and it is going to show how to find a small anhydrous ammonia leak using a lit sulfur stick. This topic and many more are trained on in GCAP’s Read more
GCAP would like to do our part to help maintain ammonia as being the safest managed refrigerant in the world. We have 20,000 alumni working hard each and every day keeping NH3 in the pipes. Whether your an alumni or Read more
As all of us at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adjust to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, we are first and foremost mindful of the health and safety of the public, as well as our staff, and those of Federal Agencies, Read more
The IIAR, along with over 100 interested associations and groups, has given its support to a letter drafted by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). This letter urges all federal, state and local jurisdictions to adhere to the Department of Homeland Read more
U.S. Chemical Safety Board is announcing a forthcoming interactive training application based on one of the worst industrial disasters in recent U.S. history–the March 23, 2005, explosion at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, which killed 15 workers, injured Read more
For as some time now, there has been many opinions on how to leak test after maintenance on an ammonia refrigeration system. Maintenance that involves opening systems to the atmosphere, must be checked for leaks after tasks are done. IIAR states Read more
