Farmers Coop Society Little Rock - Executive Summary |
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Farmers Coop Society Little Rock Iowa Stan Feekes Asst. Manager 712-722-2671 1. The Owners, management, and employees of Farmers Coop Society of Little Rock are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous 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 impact of the release to people and the environment. 2. Facility Information The activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. 3. Worst and Alternate Case Scenario The Worst case scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank released as a gas for 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 52,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the largest storage tank at 85 percent capacit as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .79 miles. The alternate relea se is the most likely potential incident is a release from a break in a transfer hose. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .56 miles. The accidental release prevention program The Farmers Coop Society has implemented the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia, K-61.1", published by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., and the standards of the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia". 4. Five year accident History There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia in the past five years that: have caused any deaths, injuries, or significant property damage at the facility; nor to our knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. 5. Emergency Response Program The Farmers Coop Society has a written emergency action plan, in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38; provided st ate and local authorities the emergency planning and commuunity right to know information as required under SARA Title III (EPCRA). Changes to improve Safety Safety improvement is an on-going process at the Farmers Coop Society. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |