Accident Prevention and Response Manual for Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration System Operators US. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Oil Removal For proper system maintenance, refrigeration oil should be removed from the refrigeration system as needed. ‘The majority of plants with industrial ammonia refrigeration systems utilize an oil pot which is a vessel equipped with an oil drain valve in series with either a self-closing or manual quick-closing emergency stop valve ‘connected to the oil drain point, a vent line, a vent line isolation valve, and an approved pressure relief device. It is common to tell if an oil pot needs draining by the frost- line. Vapor Ammonia Liquid Ammonia The RAGAGEP for removing oil is ITAR 2. Using a spring-loaded 1/4 tum ball or globe valve with an oil drain container is considered a RAGAGEP. A “self-closing,” also called “deadman valve,” functions as an emergency stop valve to prevent an ammonia release if the operator draining oil is overcome or must abandon his work station (CHAPTER 3 - PREVENTING ACCIDENTS Page 3.3,Accident Prevention and Response Manual for Anhydrous Ammonia Refrigeration System Operators US. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Operator with plant-required personal protective equipment donned performing an oil drain. Note the oil pot is not frosted during the actual oil draining. Also note the second operator in the background behind the oil pot serving as a backup. For more detailed information on oil management, please refer to “The Cold Front” Newsletter Vol. 14 No. 3, 2014 by the Industrial Refrigeration Consortium, which may be found at http www.ire,wise,edu/?/download, under “Publications” in the right column, (CHAPTER 3 - PREVENTING ACCIDENTS Page 3.4