Ammonia
Awareness Day
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your information and for the benefit of the general public. The
Department of Health and Family Services does not testify to, sponsor, or
endorse the accuracy of the information provided on externally linked
pages.
Ammonia Awareness Day April 25, 2007 is an educational interaction
providing information about ammonia. Though
primarily intended for persons and organizations where ammonia is used as
a refrigerant, the information will be of interest to a broad range of
persons where ammonia is present, either in the general workplace or the
community. For our “action
partners’ in the ammonia refrigeration sector, the interaction will
include informational Emails, hard copy information about ammonia, and an
evaluative questionnaire.
Information, Contributing Organizations and
Links
| Wisconsin Division of
Public Health |
The
HSEES web page with a broad range of information about the
uncontrolled release of hazardous substances in Wisconsin, including ammonia
releases and the new Ammonia brochure.
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| Wisconsin Department of Commerce |
| A link to the
Gas Systems Program where plan reviews are done for gas systems, including those using anhydrous ammonia and other gases. (Note: periodic inspections are required on anhydrous ammonia and hydrogen systems; inspections of other systems are to be completed after initial installation or upon owners’ request.) Consultations are available
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| A
direct
link to Comm, Chapter 43, Anhydrous Ammonia
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| WI Dept of Commerce Gas Systems brochure
(PDF) summarizing the requirements for new construction plans-review, and tri-annual inspections per Comm 43
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| A link to the Safety & Buildings Refrigeration Systems
web page
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| A
direct link to the Safety & Buildings Division listing of Adm Codes. Scroll down to Comm 45, Mechanical Refrigeration, click to open;
PDF of the code available.
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| US EPA |
| A
direct link
to US EPA Topics including Emergency Subtopics
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| A
direct link
to the US EPA Chemical Preparedness and Prevention web page
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| ATSDR |
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A direct link
to the ATSDR ToxFAQS for Ammonia PDF document
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A direct link
to the ATSDR Medical Management Guidelines for ammonia PDF document
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| The
Industrial Refrigeration Consortium (IRC) |
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Provides a direct link to the IRC home page
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Provides a direct link
to information about the IRC “UW Ammonia Series” training opportunity
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For more information, contact:
James
Drew, Coordinator
WI HSEES
Program
WI Bureau
of Environmental Health
One West
Wilson St. Room 150
Madison,
WI, 53702
Phone:
(608) 266-2663
Fax: (608)
267-4853
Email: drewjm@dhfs.state.wi.us
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