GOLDEN BELT COOPERATIVE ASSOC. INC. ( PROPANE) - Executive Summary |
THE GOLDEN BELT COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION IS AN AGRICULTURAL RELATED RETAIL BUSINESS WHICH SUPPLIES PROPANE TO AREA CUSTOMERS FOR WINTER HEATING NEEDS. THE PROPANE PLANT CONSIST OF 3 TANKS, EACH WITH A CAPACITY OF 8,000 GALLONS WHICH ARE INSPECTED ANNUALLY BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL. WE ARE IN STRICT ADHERANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE PROPANE AREA ARE TRAINED ANNUALLY BY ATTENDING STATE SCHOOLS OR OBSERVING SAFETY VIDEO'S THAT ARE OWNED BY THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE TRAINED IN SAFETY INFORMATION, HAZARDS, OPERATING PROCEDURES AND ABOVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OF PROPANE PLANTS. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD RELEASE 30,000 POUNDS IN A VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSION WITH A DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT OF .3 MILES AFFECTING NEARLY 12 AREA CITIZENS. THIS COMPANY ALWAYS PUTS SAFETY FIRST AND IS WILLING TO PROVIDE AREA PEOPLE WITH THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. OUR EMERGENCY ACTION AND RESPONSE PLAN HAS BEEN SHARED A ND DISCUSSED WITH THE ELLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'VE AGREED TO BE OUR FIRST RESPONDER IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THREE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN ACTUALLY WORK AT THIS FACILITY AND ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATIONS WHICH CAN EXIST AT A COMPANY OF THIS NATURE. |