Two mechanics/operators working for a company whom uses ammonia as a refrigerant had a close call back in 2011. State OSHA in Washington (Washington State Department of Labor & Industries) released a picture podcast on the accident. Trent Elwig of Read more
A recent past student sent us this EPA RMP Level 3 inspection checklist today from his brother-in-laws facility in Region 6. As you can see it has the traditional back ground and questions the Level 3 RMP Checklist has asked Read more
Is it time to move to a single standard in ammonia refrigeration? Creating a single provider of standards for the ammonia refrigeration industry may seem like a good if not great idea, but what are some potential ramifications of such Read more
Starting first week of 2018, GCAP is proud to announce the newest BootCamp class to offer to the industry. January 5 – 11, 2018 @ GCAP This will combine GCAP’s proven and effective Process Safety Management and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Read more
This year @ Kansas City Jo Beth Cholmondeley of OSHA gave us the region update and an emphasis on RAGAGEP. RAGAGEP has been a large part of OSHA inspections the last two years. Click here to download the presentation RAGAGEP Read more
Part 4 of 4: NEP Questions? GCAP has been honored to release National Emphasis Program questions through RETA. The article is questions based upon the PSM/RMP element we know as training. We encourage you to look at your own PSM/RMP Read more
Our safety day in Kansas City, Kansas this last week was another great event. We had over 250 different participants and 29 vendors representing. This year Jodi Harper of Region 7 EPA gave us the EPA Update. It was interesting Read more
A well conducted audit will investigate every facet of your PSM system; both its structure and its implementation. The audit itself should consisted of the following activities: Extensive review of PSM/RMP documentation provided by the facility Interviews with operating staff Read more
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
