RMP Reconsideration Final Rule On November 20, 2019, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the Risk Management Program (RMP) Reconsideration final rule, which modifies and improves the existing 40CFR68. The changes are intended to promote better emergency planning and public information about Read more
Ammonia when in liquid form is confined (trapped) and heat is applied to the chemical it will build pressures at least 100 PSI per degree of F exposure, thus creating hydraulic pressure. Relief protection can stop the hazard, unfortunately it Read more
The following is the interpretation from OSHA. There are interpretation letters back to 1994 and now this one from 2019 in regards to similar questions. Are online training programs acceptable compliance with OSHA’s training requirements. Question 1: Are online training programs acceptable Read more
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If you were not at the National Ammonia Safety Day this summer you missed the best year yet. Michael Schram of the P1 Group presented on considerations of line breaks involving ammonia refrigeration systems. At this Link you can view Read more
If your mindset leads you to believe you’re responding to ‘’just another false alarm,’’ then your guard will be down. Not only can this cause you to be physically under prepared for the potential of the situation, it can also cause you to Read more
The new and improved IIAR 2-2014 is the definitive design safety standard of the ammonia refrigeration industry. A major focus of changes made to IIAR 2-2014 had been incorporating topics traditionally addressed in other codes and standards so that IIAR Read more
We are thankful for OSHA’s 11 year of particpation of the National Ammonia Safety Day. This year Elizabeth Morales, MS Regional Compliance Assistant Specialist with 25 years of experience and she presented on PSM Contractors. If you werent there the Read more
The EPA focuses its enforcement and compliance resources on the most serious environmental violations by developing and implementing national program priorities, previously called National Enforcement Initiatives (NEIs). As part of the EPA’s ongoing efforts to increase the environmental law compliance Read more
