WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY, LITTLEFIELD - Executive Summary |
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THE WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY'S ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PROGRAM IS A PRIORITY PROGRAM FOR THOSE FACILITIES HANDLING AMMONIA. THROUGHOUT WILBUR-ELLIS A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PROGRAM IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES TRAINING, INSPECTION, AND SAFETY MEETINGS AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS FACILITY STORES AND HANDLES AMMONIA FOR FERTILIZER USE. THE CHEMICAL IS STORED IN AN ABOVE GROUND TANK. NO OTHER CHEMICAL PROCESSES ARE ON SITE. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO INVOLVES THE RELEASE OF THE LARGEST TANK INSTANTANEOUSLY. THE OFFSITE CONSEQUENCE WILL INVOLVE THE IMMEDIATE AREA AROUND THE PLANT. THIS WAS DETERMINED USING THE ALOHA MODEL. THE ALTERNATE RELEASE SCENARIO INVOLVES THE INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF FIVE GALLONS FROM DISCONNECTING A HOSE. THIS FACILITY IS COVERED BY OSHA REGULATIONS AND IS VISITED ANNUALLY BY VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES. THERE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS INVOLVING AMMONIA. OCCASIONALLY, JOINT EXCERCISES WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE HELD ONSITE. THE EMERGE NCY RESPONSE PLAN IS REVIEWED AND TRAINED ANNUALLY. WILBUR-ELLIS SAFETY TRAINING IS AN ONGOING PROCESS EACH YEAR AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS ARE SHARED WITH LOCAL AND COUNTY AGENCIES. |