Guier Gas La Monte - Executive Summary |
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Risk Management Plan - Executive Summary Facility: Guier Gas/ Guier Chemical and Fertilizer, Inc./ La Mont, MO Contact: Gary Charles, Manager Phone: (660)347-5650 1. Facility Policy. The owners, management and employees of Guier Gas La Mont, (the facility) are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of propane. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the local fire department, or other authorities, to mitigate and minimize the impacts of the release to the 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 received, stored and distributed for grain drying. Propane is stored at the facility in 2 storage tanks 12,000 gallons 15,000 gallons. The maximum quantity stored would be 84,900 pounds. 3. Worst-Case Scenario and Alternate Release Scenario a.The maximum quantity released would be 47,200 pounds. The distan ce to the end point(point of 1psi overpressure) is .3 miles or 1580 feet. b.The alternate release scenarios is a release from a hose rupture caused by a pull-away and assumes a 25-foot length of 4-inch transfer hose. The active mitigation devices are assumed to function as designed, limiting the release to the contents of the hose. The maximum quantity released would be 69 pounds. The distance to the end point (point of 1 psi overpressure) is 0.03 miles or 175 feet. 4. Accidental Release Prevention Program The facility has been reviewed for general compliance with the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the Storage and handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61.1", published by The American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI), and the standards of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia". The ANSI Standard has been adopted by reference by Iowa Administrative Code Part 21-Chapter 43-Rule 4 3.6(200)- The applicable standard for propane is NFPA-58. The OSHA standard is referenced in the Registration Form Section 8.3.b. 5. Five-Year Accident History. There have been no accidental releases of propanein the past five years that: have caused any deaths, injuries or significant property damage at the facility; nor to our knowledge, have resulted in off-site deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. 6. Emergency Response Program. The facility has: a. a written action plan, in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38; b. provided state and local authorities with the emergency planning and community right-to-know information as required under SARA Title III (EPCRA); c. a written emergency response program, in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training. 7. Planned Changes to Improve Safety. Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility. P eriodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific safety recommendations regarding storage or use of propane for implementation at this time. |