United Farmers Coop - Executive Summary |
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United Farmers Coop US Hwy 60 (2825 Market St.) Bigelow, Mn, 56117 For further information contact Matt Russell, location Agronomy manager, or Tom Handlos, location Manager. Risk Management Plan-Executive Summary 1. THE FACILITY POLICY The owners, management and employees of united farmers Coop are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia and propane. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the local fire company or other authorities to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. 2. FACILITY INFORMATION -The primary activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. Propane is stored only for the purpose of facility grain drying. -Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored and distributed for both direct application for crop production nutrients. Propane is received and stored for facility grain drying purposes. -The maximum quantity of anhydrous ammonia stored would be 210,000 pounds in our 1-18,000 gallon tank and nurse tanks. The maximum quantity of propane stored would be 70,000 pounds in our 1-18,000 gallon storage tank. 3. THE WORST CASE RELEASE SCENARIO AND THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO a. The worst case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank released as a gas over 6.2 minutes for anhydrous ammonia. The maximum quantity released would be 80,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint of dispersion to 200ppm is .94 miles. For propane, the worst case scenario is a vapor cloud explosion causing a 1psi over pressure to a distance of .35 miles. The maximum quantity released would be 70,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. b. The alternative release scenario for ammoni a is a 2 minute release from a 3" pipe break resulting in a distance of .78 miles. For propane, the alternativ release scenario is a vapor cloud explosion causing a 1psi over pressure to a distance of (factor .67 x .35 miles = .24 miles) .24 miles. The maximum quantity released would be 70,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. 4. THE ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM The facility has implemented the provisions of "safety requirements for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia, K-61.1", published by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., and the standards of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration-OSHA-, 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia". In addition, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Ammonia Rules. For propane, NFPA-58 Rules 5. THE FIVE YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia or propane in t he past five years. 6. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM -The facility has: a. A written Emergency Action plan, in accordance with OSHA Standard, 29CFR 1910.38; b. Provided State and Local authorities the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-know informatin as required under SARA Title lll-EPCRA; c. Coordianted with local emergency responders. 7. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia or propane safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |