AgriServices OF Brunswick, LLC/Mendon - Executive Summary |
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Risk Management Plan - Executive Summary Facility: Agriservices of Brunswick, LLC @ Mendon, Missouri Contact: Jerry Young Phone: 660-272-3213 1. Facility Policy. The owners, management and employees of Agriservices of Brunswick, LLC @ Mendon, Missouri (the facility) are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia and propane. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the local fire department, or other authorities, to mitigate and minimize the impacts of the release to the 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 direct application. Propane is stored for grain drying. Anhydrous ammonia is stored in one tank of 12,000 gallons capacity. The maximum amount stored is 51,000 pounds. Propane is stored in one tank of 18,000 gallons capacity. The maximum amount stored is 56,610 pounds. 3. Worst-Case Scenario and Alternate Release Scenario a. The worst case scenario would be the release of the total contents of the largest tank as follows: Anhydrous Ammonia - The maximum quantity released would be 51,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the largest storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 parts per million, or ppm) is 1.5 miles. Propane - The maximum quantity released would be 56,610 pounds. The distance to the endpoint (point of 1.0 pounds per square inch, psi, as an explosive vapor cloud) is 0.3 miles or 1,585 feet. b. The alternate release scenarios, based on either the five-year accident history or the most likely potential incident as follows: Anhydrous Ammonia - The alternate release scenario is a release from a break in a 3-inch transfer hose followed by release of ammonia for 2 minutes before an automatic or ma nual shut-off intervenes and stops the flow. The maximum quantity released would be 26,640 pounds. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1.2 miles. Propane - The alternate release scenario is a release from a hose rupture caused by a pull-away and assumes a 25 foot length of 4-inch transfer hose. The active mitigation devices are assumed to function as designed, limiting the release to the contents of the hose. The maximum quantity released would be 69 pounds. The distance to the endpoint (point of 1.0 psi overpressure as an explosive vapor cloud) is 0.3 miles or 175 feet. 4. Accidental Release Prevention Program The facility has been reviewed for general compliance with the provision of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia". It was also reviewed in accordance with the 1992 Edition of the National fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 58. Both standards are referened in the Registration Form Section 8.3.b. 5. Five-Year Accident History. The have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia or propane 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 off-site deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. 6. Emergeny Response Program. The facility has: a. a written action plan, in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38; b. provided state and local authorities with the emergency planning and community right-to-know information as required under SARA Title III (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 Improve Safety. Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the m aintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific safety recommendations regarding storage or use of anhydrous ammonia and propane for implementation at this time. |