TAYGOLD COOPERATIVE - Executive Summary |
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THE ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICIES AT OUR FACITLIY COMPLIES WITH NFAP-58 REQUIREMENTS FOR LP-GAS STORAGE AND IT IS OUR POLICY TO ADHERE TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS. IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO OCCUR, IT IS OUR POLICTY TO NOTIFY THE CLEARFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND REQUEST THAT THEY RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY. TAYGOLD COOPERATIVE IS A WHOLESALE LP-GAS DISTRIBUTION CENTER AS WE STORE AND DELIVER L.P. GAS FOR HOME HEATING AND CROP DRYING PURPOSES. THE WORST-CASE RELEASE SCENARIO. OUR WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS FAILURE OF THE 18,000 GALLON STORAGE TANK WHEN FILLED TO THE GREATEST AMOUNT ALLOWED., RESULTING IN A VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSION. ACCORDING TO EPA' LOOK-UP TABLES, THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT IS 0.3 MILES WITHIN THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT, WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 53 PEOPLE. ALTERNATIVE RELEASE WOULD PROBABLY CONSIST OF A RUPTURED HOSE CAUSING A VAPOR CLOUD EXPLOSION EFFECTING 18 PEOPLE, 0.2 MILE TO ENDPOINT. THE GENERAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM AND CHEMICAL-SPECIFIC PREVENTION STEPS AT TAYGOLD COOPERATIVE. THIS FACILITY COMPLIES WITH EPA'S ACCIDENT PREVENTION RULE AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL CODES AND REGULATIONS. THE PROPANE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED, INSTALLED, AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA-58 AND STATE LAW. FIVE-YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY. WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING PROPANE THAT CAUSED DEATH, INJURIES, PROPERTY OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, EVACUATIONS OR SHELTERINGS IN PLACE. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. IN THE EVENT OF AND EMEERGENCY INVOLVING OUR PROPANE SYSTEM, IT IS OUR POLICY TO NOTIFY THE CLEARFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND REQUEST THAT THEY RESPONSE TO THE EMERGENCY. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS POLICY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT: MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE INSPECTED OUR PROPANE SYSTEM. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY. NONE |