911 Emergency – An AnyAndrogynous Ammonia Leak ?

Anhydrous Ammonia is a prevalent hazardous material used not only in agricultural settings, but various industrial processes.  Get prepared to handle ammonia safely as well as respond to incidents by understanding ammonia’s properties and how they relate to real life practice.  In addition to a review of anhydrous ammonia properties, we will look at types of releases and control/containment principles.

Objectives:

Obtain knowledge and understanding of the physical and chemical properties of anhydrous ammonia.  Understand the properties and how that relates to actual, real life response to anhydrous ammonia.

Obtain knowledge to make risk based response decisions and recommendations involving an ammonia leak or incident, based on ammonia’s properties and an assessment of the event.

Understand the potential release phases that can be encountered when dealing with an anhydrous ammonia release.

Goals:

Help to ensure personnel can handle an ammonia incident safely and efficiently and have the tools to gain the appropriate knowledge.