THE AMMONIA PLANT - Executive Summary |
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PETERSEN PROPANE COMPANY P. O. BOX 398 HAMPSHIRE, IL 60140 Phone (847) 683-2188 Fax : (847) 683-2253 June 1, 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN 1. The Facility Policy: The owners, management, and employees of Petersen Propane Companys The Ammonia Plant are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia by utilization of proper equipment, regular inspections and maintenance and training of all persons that work with the material. Should an accidental release occur, the facility has orientated the local fire department and the local emergency planning committee so they can plan for response to any release and minimize the impact of therelease to people and the environment. 2. Facility Information: The primary activity at the facility is the storage for sale to farmers. Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for direct application as a crop production nutrient. The maximumquantity stored would be 224,314 pounds in the facilitys two tanks. The capacity of each of these tanksare, 84,118 pounds and 140,196 pounds . 3The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of the storage tanks released as agas over 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 140,196 pounds, which represents the volume ofthe storage tanks at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards and company procedures. The distance tothe endpoint of dispersion based on the model used is 2.68 miles. The alternative-case release scenario is assumed to be a release from the rupture of a __2__ inch transfer hose,with 12,000 pounds released over 2 minutes. The distance to the endpoint of dispersion is 0.56 miles. 4. The accidental release program: The facility complies with th;e Rules and Regulations relating to The Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia and Low Pressure Nitrogen Solutions, Equiipment, Containers and Storage Facilities. These regulations administered be the Illinois Department of Agriculture are consistent with ANSI K61.1 and OSHA 29 CFR1910.111 regarding storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia. 5. The Five-year Accident History a. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia for the covered process in the past five yearsthat have caused any deaths, injuries, or significant property damage on site; nor to our knowledge, have anyaccidental releases resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage orenvironmental damage. 6. The Emergency Response Program: The facility has a written emergency action plan in accordance withOSHAstandard 29 CFR 191.38 and provide state and local authorities the emergencey planning and communityright-to-know information as required under SARA Title III of EPCRA. Our emergency response action plan hasbeen reviewed with the local fire department and provide d to the local emergency planning committee for coordination in the community response planning. 7. Planned changes to improve safety: Safety improvements is an on-going process at the facility . Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe practices and operaions. There aare no additionalspecific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |