Bulletin #R1. A Guide to Good Practices for the Operation of an Ammonia Refrigeration System. IIAR Ammonia Refrigeration Library, (1983). A reference document providing users of ammonia refrigeration with suggested practices for the operation of an ammonia refrigeration system.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter I - General Information

• A. Ammonia (NH₃)
  • 1. How manufactured
  • 2. Chemical properties
  • 3. Physical properties
  • 4. Classification of Ammonia
• B. Uses of Ammonia
  • 1. In the chemical industry
  • 2. In agriculture
  • 3. In industrial refrigeration
• C. Ammonia vapor compression in mechanical refrigeration
  • 1. The mechanical refrigeration process
  • 2. Refrigeration flow chart with basic system components identified

Chapter II - Operator's Responsibilities (Ammonia Refrigeration Systems)

• 1. What operators must know
• 2. Refrigeration flow chart with basic system components identified
• 3. Observation of system to prevent incident

Chapter III - Why Ammonia should be treated with respect

• 1. Effects on the human body
• 2. Ammonia's self-alarming characteristic
• 3. Effects of exposure to Ammonia gas
• 4. Effects of exposure to pure liquid Ammonia
• 5. Effects of Ammonia vapor in various concentrations (Table I)

Chapter IV - First Aid (Immediate temporary care for exposure to Anhydrous Ammonia)

• 1. For eyes
• 2. For inhalation
• 3. For ingestion
• 4. For skin contact
• 5. First aid supplies checklist (Table II)

Chapter V - Personal Protection Equipment

• 1. Protective clothing
• 2. Respiratory protection - respirator selection guide (Table III)
• 3. Limitations of respirators with Ammonia canisters

Chapter VI - Safety programs and personnel training

• 1. Informing employees
• 2. Safe work practices and procedures
• 3. Training requirements

Chapter VII - Identification Codes

• 1. Pipe color codes
• 2. Valve tags