Winn-Dixie Texas, Inc.-Ft. Worth Warehouse - Executive Summary |
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WINN-DIXIE TEXAS, INC. -FT. WORTH WAREHOUSE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Corporate Prevention and Emergency Response Approach The Winn-Dixie Fort Worth (Ft. Worth) Warehouse Facility is a distribution warehouse and division headquarters of Winn-Dixie Texas, Inc., located in Ft. Worth, Texas, owned by Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. requires each facility to develop and maintain accident prevention programs and an emergency response plan appropriate to the site. Each site is also responsible for regulatory compliance issues that apply to the site. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.s corporate and division environmental and safety personnel provide assistance in training for site employees and in budgeting and procurement of safety and training services. 2. Description of Stationary Source The Winn-Dixie Ft. Worth Warehouse is located at 5500 South Freeway, Ft. Worth, Texas. The facility consists of areas for dry, cooler, and freezer storage of perishable and non-perishable items for distribution to the Winn-Dixie Supermarkets. The Ft. Worth Warehouse has an ammonia refrigeration system which exceeds the 10,000 lb. RMP threshold quantity. The ammonia refrigeration systems equipment is located in the machine or compressor room. The high pressure receiver (HPR) is located inside the compressor room. The HPR is the largest capacity vessel in the ammonia refrigeration system, capable of holding approximately 14,646 lbs. of ammonia. This vessel will be used to determine the OCA for the Facility. 3. Description of the Worst Case and Alternative Release Scenarios The Worst Case release scenario is the rupture of the HPR vessel, releasing 14,646 lbs. of ammonia gas over a 10-minute period. Under worst case weather conditions and considering passive mitigation, the ammonia gas could travel 0.7 miles before dispersing enough to no longer pose a hazard to the public or environment (reaching a concentration less than .14 mg/L), using the E PA Ammonia Guidance method. The Alternative Release Scenarios is a leak at a rate of 135.1 lb./min. from the HPR liquid supply line due to pipe connection failure from worker/human error or corrosion of the pipe. Under normally expected weather conditions, taking into consideration the passive mitigation, the ammonia gas could travel 0.1 miles before dispersing enough to no longer pose a hazard to the public or environment (reaching a concentration less than .14 mg/L), using the Ammonia Guidance method. 4. Prevention Program The Ft. Worth Warehouse exceeds the ammonia threshold quantity for the OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard, 1910.119, and is therefore subject to the PSM requirements. For RMP compliance purposes, this places the Ft. Worth Warehouse process in the Program 3 level. The Ft. Worth Warehouse will use its PSM program as the required Program 3 Prevention Program. The Ft. Worth Warehouse has a program in place to comply with the OSHA Process Safety Manag ement Standard, 29 CFR 1910.119. The PSM Program was re-engineered in 1998 for the ammonia process. The PSM Program includes a preventative maintenance plan which requires all ammonia refrigeration equipment to be periodically inspected and serviced. This will ensure that the equipment remains in good operating condition and will minimize the probability of accidents due to faulty equipment. In developing the PSM Program, the Ft. Worth Warehouse also developed written operating procedures for the refrigeration process. These procedures cover all phases of operation and include information on safety devices. These procedures will be used to train all operators and mechanics who work on the ammonia refrigeration process to ensure consistency of operation and minimize human error. In addition, all refrigeration mechanics receive training through the Refrigeration Engineers and Technicians Association (RETA) training course. These measures ensure that all refrigeration operators an d mechanics are properly trained. Existing safe work practices such as Lockout/Tagout and Hot Work Permit, were reviewed and updated to ensure that all non-routine work can be performed safely. Other components of the prevention program include collection and review of all equipment information, the development of updated Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and the correction of any equipment design deficiencies found. These actions will ensure that the equipment meets all refrigeration industry standards and that accurate equipment information will be available when needed. To ensure that the Ft. Worth Warehouse refrigeration staff has the skills necessary to identify unsafe conditions, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) training was conducted. The staff also performed a PHA of this process. Other PSM procedures, including Management of Change, Pre-Startup Safety Review, Compliance Audits, and Incident Investigation are also part of the program to ensure continued safe operati on and prompt correction of deficiencies. The PSM Program receives full support of plant management and involvement of employees at all levels. 5. Accident History The Ft. Worth Warehouse has had no accidental releases of ammonia in the past five years. 6. Emergency Response Program The Ft. Worth Warehouse has an Emergency Response Program in place. The program complies with 29 CFR 1910.38. The site also has internal emergency response capability at this time and is developing a program to comply with paragraph (q) of 29 CFR 1910.120. The current plan consists of evacuation procedures and allowing the City of Ft. Worth Fire Department and their Hazardous Materials Response Team to handle any release at the Warehouse. Notification is made locally by dialing 911, and by notifying Texas State Warning Point at 1-(800) 832-8224. |