With today’s announcement of the OSHRC decision that the IMC was the facilities RAGAGEP and that the IMC does not require detectors, I thought this record needs to be CORRECTED and CLARIFIED, as the ALJ’s understanding of how the IMC and its requirements apply to an ammonia refrigeration process/system. In the decision, the facility successfully argued that their stated RAGAGEP, ASHRAE 15, is overruled by the International Mechanical Code (IMC) and that the IMC (no year stated) does not require ammonia detectors inside the engine room/mechanical room. Here we go….
The IMC, SECTION 1105 MACHINERY ROOM, GENERAL REQUIREMENTS states: