Bartlett Coop Assn. O. - Executive Summary

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THE BARTLETT COOP ASSN. IN OSWEGO, KS. IS AN AGRICULTURAL RETAIL BUSINESS WHICH SELLS ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TO AREA CROP PROCEDURES.   THE FACILITY HAS TWO 13,000 GALLON ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TANKS, FOR A TOTAL OF 132,000 POUNDS.   THE TANKS ARE DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS.   THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTS OUR TANKS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND WE COMPLY WITH ALL THEIR REQUEST FOR IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAVE A TOXIC GAS RELEASE OF 66,000 POUNDS OF AMMONIA WITH A DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT OF 1.76 MILES AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 3,000 AREA CITIZENS. 
 
THIS COMPANY'S POLICY HAS BEEN TO TRAIN ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE SAFE HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ON A REGULAR BASIS.   THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE AMMONIA PLANT ARE TRAINED IN THE SAFETY INFORMATION, HAZARDS, OPERATING PROCEDURES AND THE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OF THE TYPICAL FACILITY.   THE EMPLOYEES ALWAYS WEAR GOGGLES AND THE APPROPRIATE GLOVES WHI 
LE FILLING NURSE TANKS, ABOVE ALL, THEY MAKE SURE TO HAVE CLEAN SAFETY WATER ON HAND DURING AMMONIA OPERATIONS.   OUR SAFETY RECORD ALLOWES US TO PROUDLY REPORT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURY ACCIDENTS AT THIS PLANT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 
 
OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IS SHARED WITH OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.   THE OSWEGO FIRE DEPARTMENTWILL BE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND HAVE AGREED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE TO THIS COMPANY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
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