SOUTH CENTRAL FS, INC GREENVILLE - Executive Summary |
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FACILITY ACCIDENTAL RELEASE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICY. THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF SOUTH CENTRAL FS, INC. ARE COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION OF ANY ACCIDENTAL RELEASED OF ANHYDROUS AND AMMONIA. IF AN ACCIDENTAL RELEASE SHOULD OCCUR, THE FACILITY IS PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR OTHER AUTHORITIES, TO MITIGATE ANY RELEASE AND MINIMIZE THE IMIPACT OF THE RELEASE TO PEOPLE AND THE ENVIROMENTAL. THE STATIONARY SOURCE AND THE REGULATED SUBSTANCES HANDLED. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY AT THE FACILITY IS THE STORAGE AND BLENDING OF FERTILIZERS FOR SALE TO FARMERS. ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IS RECEIVED, STORED, AND DISTRIBUTED FOR DIRECT APPLICATION AS A CROP PRODUCTION NUTRIENT. ACCESS TO THE SITE IS RESTRICTED TO AUTHORIZED FACILITY EMPLOYEES, AUTHORIZED MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND AUTHORIZED CONTRACTORS. THE MAXIMUMQUANTITY OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA THAT CAN BE STORED WOULD BE 140, 000 POUNDS. THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO WOULD BE THE RELEASE OF THE TOTAL CONTENTS OF A (STORAGE TANK) RELEASED AS A GAS OVER 10 MINUTES. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY RELEASED WOULD BE 140, 000 POUNDS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE VOLUME OF THE (LARGEST STORAGE TANK) AS LIMITED BY DESIGN STANDARDS. THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT OF .14 MG/L FOR THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS 1.2 MILES. THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO BASED ON THE MOST LIKELY POTENTIAL INCIDENT IS A RELEASE FROM A BREAK IN A TRANSFER HOSE. THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT OF .14 MG/L FOR THE ALTERNATIVE SCENATIO IS .1 MILES. THIS RELEASE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING BEYOND THE FACILITY BOUNDARY. THE ACCIDENTAL RELEASED PREVENTION PROGRAM. THIS FACILITY COMPLIES WITH EPA'S ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION RULE AND WITH ALL APPICABLE STATE CODES AND REGULATIONS THIS FACILITY HAS IMPLEMENTED THE PROVISIONS OF "SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, K-61.1", PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARS INSTITUTED, INC. AS ADOPTED BY THE STATE REGULATION AND THE STANDARDS OF THE U.S. OCCUPATIONS SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA". FIVE YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY. THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASES IS THE PAST FIVE YEARS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY: - WE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH HOSE RUPTURED FROM THE TOOL BAR TO THE TRACTOR. TOOK TO THE HOSPITAL BUT WAS NOT INJURED THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. THE FACILITY HAS: - A WRITTEN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.38; - PROVIDED STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT- TO-KNOW INFORMATION AS REQUIRED UNDER SARA TITLE III (EPCRA): - A WRITTEN EMERGENCY REPSONSE PLAN, INACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.120, INCLUDING PRE-EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY. SAFETY IMPROVEMENT IS AN ON-GOING PROCESS AT THE FACILITY. PERIODIC EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED TO ASSESS THE MAINTENANCE OF SA FE CONDITIONS. IN (2000) WE PLAN TO DO EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADE THE FACILITY TO MEET NEW STATE REGULATIONS FOR THE HANDLING AND STORAGE OF ANDHYROUS AMMONIA. |