Farmers Cooperative Union (Saxman, KS.) - Executive Summary |
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For futher information contact: David Bleger, Branch Manager (Saxman, KS.) Risk Management Plan - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Facility Policy The owners, management, and employees of The Farmers Cooperative Union 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 primary activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for application uses. The maximum quantity stored would be 53,000 pounds in our one-12,000 gallon storage tank. The maximum quantity handled would be the unloading of one truck holdding 45,000 pounds. 3. The worst-case release scenario and the alternative release scenario. A. The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank released as a gas over ten minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 53,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint ( point of dispersion to 200ppm ) is 1.63 miles. B. The alternative release scenario based on the five-year accident history ( or the most likely potential incident ) is a release from a break in a transfer hose. The distance to the end point is .83 miles. 4. The accidental release prevention program. The facility 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 U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia". 5. The five year Accident Hi story A. 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; or - to our, knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. 6. The emergency response program. -The facility has: A. An emergency action plan, in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 1910.38; B. Provided state and local authorities the emergency planning and community right-to-know information as required under SARA Title lll (EPCRA). C. A written emergency response program, in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training. 7. Planned changes to imrove safety. Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additi onal specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |