HEWITT BROTHERS, INC. - Executive Summary |
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HEWITT BROTHERS, INC. RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT STUART WOOD) 1. THE FACILITY POLICY THE OWNERS, MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEES OF HEWITT BROTHERS, INC. ARE COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION OF ANY ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. 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 WE ARE AN AGRI BUSINESS COMPANY. WE MANUFACTURE AND SELL ANIMAL FEEDS. WE ALSO SELL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, SEEDS, FERTILIZER, CHEMICALS AND ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. -ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IS RECEIVED, STORED, AND DISTRIBUTED FOR DIRECT APPLICATION FOR CROP PRODUCTION NUTRIENTS. -THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY STORED WOULD BE 84,000 POUNDS IN OUR 12,000 AND 8,000 GALLON STORAGE TANKS, AND OUR 9 DELIVERY WAGONS. THE MAXIMUM HANDLED WO ULD BE THE UNLOADING OF A TANK TRUCK HOLDING 36,000 POUNDS. 3. THE WORST CASE RELEASE SCENARIO AND THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENERIO A) THE WORST CASE RELEASE SCENARIO WOULD BE THE RELEASE OF THE TOTAL CONTENTS OF OUR 12,000 GALLON STORAGE TANK RELEASED AS A GAS OVER 10 MINUTES. THE MAX. QUANTITY RELEASED WOULD BE 51,000 POUNDS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE VOLUME OF THE LARGEST STORAGE TANK AT 85% CAPACITY AS LIMITED BY DESIGN STANDARDS. THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT (POINT OF DISPERSION TO 200 PPM) IS 0.79 MILES. B) THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENERIO BASED ON THE MOST LIKELY POTENTIAL INCIDENT IS A RELEASE FROM A BREAK IN A TRANSFER HOSE. THE DISTANCE TO THE END POINT (POINT OF DISPERSION TO 200 PPM) IS 0.56 MILES. 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", PUBLIS HED 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 OR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA". 5. THE FIVE YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS THAT HAVE CAUSED ANY DEATHS, INJURIES, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE AT THE FACILITY NOR TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, HAVE RESULTED IN OFFSITE DEATHS, INJURIES, EVACUATIONS, SHELTERING IN PLACE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR ENVIRENMENTAL DAMAGE. 6. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM THE FACILITY HAS: A) A WRITTEN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.38 B) PROVIDED STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES 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 1 910.120, INCLUDING PRE-EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING 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 SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMEN- TATION AT THIS TIME. |