Harrison Poultry - Executive Summary

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RISK MANAGEMENT SUBMISSION STATEMENT 
 
Harrison Poultry 
P.O. Box 550 
Bethlehem, GA 30620 
 
This is to inform all interested persons, including  
employees that Harrison Poultry, Bethlehem, GA is  
complying with OSHA's Process Safety Management Standard  
(called Process Safety Management or PSM), Title 29 Code of  
Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.119, and EPA's Risk  
Management Program regulations (called RM Program), Title  
40 CFR Part 68, to deal with the risks involved with the  
storage, handling, and processing of hazardous chemicals.  
In this way we promote overall plant, worker, and public  
safety. These programs enable our facility to prevent the  
occurrence, and minimize the consequences, of significant  
releases of toxic substances as well as fires, explosions,  
and other types of catastrophic accidents. Overall, these  
programs prevent accidental fatalities, injuries and  
illnesses and avoid physical property damage. 
Our safety programs are applied to any activity involving  
hazard 
ous chemicals including any use, storage,  
manufacturing, handling, or the on-site movement of such  
chemicals, or combination of these activities. Any group of  
vessels which are interconnected and separate vessels which  
are located such that a hazardous chemical could be  
involved in a potential release shall be considered a  
single process. 
 
Our safety programs prevent accidents because they focus on  
the rules, procedures, and practices which govern  
individual processes, activities, or pieces of equipment.  
These rules are detailed and improved as necessary. They  
are also communicated to and accepted by all employees at  
the facility. 
 
 
WORST CASE SCENARIO: 
 
Failure of the high pressure receiver containing 14,550 lbs.  
of ammonia with the receiver quantity limited to 80 % of  
the vessel capacity by facility procedures resulting in a  
ten minute release. Under worst-case weather conditions,  
ammonia could travel 2.2 miles before dispersing enough to  
no longer pose a hazard to th 
e public. This scenario is  
unlikely for the following reasons: worst-case weather  
conditions are uncommon; the vessel located in a protected  
area below the evaporative condensers, was recently installed  
with all new valves and piping to industry standards for the  
manufacture and quality control of pressure vessels, thus a 
mechanical failure is unlikely; ammonia is not corrosive in  
this service; pressure safety valves limit operating  
pressure in this vessel; the accident prevention program in  
place at the facility including the mechanical integrity  
program for regular maintenance, inspection and testing,  
and replacement of equipment, if necessary; and the emergency  
response plan and equipment in place at the facility. 
 
ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO: 
 
Failure of a compressor high pressure cutout switch causes a safety  
valve to release ammonia to the atmosphere at a rate of 26 lbs. per 
min. for 60 minutes before detection and control, resulting in a  
1560 lbs. release of ammoni 
a. Under common weather conditions, ammonia 
could travel .1 miles before dispersing enough to no longer pose a  
hazard to the public. This particular case was chosen as an alternative  
scenario because of the number of compressors with pressure switches  
that could be struck or possibly mechanically fail. This scenario is  
unlikely for the following reasons: travel and activity within the 
compressor room is restricted; the facility accident prevention program  
in place including operating procedures to have maintenance personnel  
present 24 hours per day, and the mechanical integrity program for regular 
maintenance, inspection and testing, and replacement of equipment, 
if necessary; and the emergency response plan and equipment in place  
at the facility. 
 
ACCIDENT HISTORY: 
 
There were two reportable accidents in the past five years.  
Only one resulted in minor injury to one worker. 
 
On July 6, 1999, a holiday period, 125 lbs. was released during a  
10 minute interval with no known risk 
s or required evacuation. 
 
On March 29, 1999, a vessel overpressure occurred causing a 
oil pot's safety valve to release approximately 200 lbs. of ammonia  
gas to the atmosphere. The release, during working hours, required 
a plant evacuation and one worker incurred minor injuries. 
 
Within the past five years, the ammonia refrigeration processes have 
had no accidental releases that have caused offsite impacts provided 
in the risk management program rule {40CFR 68.10(b)(1)}.  
 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM: 
 
This facility's emergency response program is based on the  
OSHA requirements for Emergency Action Plans (29 CFR  
1910.38 and 1910.119) and HAZWOPER (29 CFR 1910.120). We  
have trained employees for emergency response and maintain  
a written emergency response plan. 
 
This plan is coordinated with the Local Emergency Planning  
Committee (LEPC) and the local fire department. We conduct  
annual drills for implementation of the emergency response  
plan at the facility with the participatio 
n of the LEPC and  
the fire department. The facility has an action plan to alert  
the community of an emergency. The last training at  
the plant was on March 31, 1999. 
                     Certification Letter 
 
Certification Statement for Program 1 Process(es) 
 
 
Based on the criteria in 40 CFR 68.10, the distance to the  
specified endpoint for the worst-case accidental release scenario 
for the following process(es) is less than the distance to the  
nearest public receptor:  
 
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summary] 
 
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summary]] 
 
 etc. 
 
Within the past five years, the process(es) has (have) had no  
accidental release that caused offsite impacts provided in the  
risk management program rule (40 CFR 68.10(b)(1)).  No additional  
measures are necessary to prevent offsite impacts from accidental  
releases.  In the event of fire, explosion, or a  
release of a  
regulated substance from the process(es), entry within the  
distance to the specified endpoints may pose a danger to public  
emergency responders.  Therefore, public emergency responders  
should not enter this area except as arranged with the emergency  
contact indicated in the RMP.  The undersigned certifies that, to  
the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, formed after  
reasonable inquiry, the information submitted is true, accurate,  
and complete. 
 
 
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