Farmers Coop Association ( Niles ) - Executive Summary |
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Farmers Coop Association is an ag retail business that primarily stores and blends fertilizer for sale to farmers . Our anhydrous facility stores approximately 52,500 pounds in our storage tank . The worst case senario would release 52,500 pounds with a distance to the endpoint of 1.5 miles affecting 130 people . Training for employees is done on an annual basis with employees attending local and state training schools . The facilities including tank , valves and piping are maintained in accordance with local , state and federal rules and regulations as well as OSHA's standards such as 29CFR1910.111. This facility can report no accidents in the last five years. This company's Emergency Response Plan is updated annually and is shared with the Bennington Fire Department. They have agreed to be our first responder in the event of an emergency. Periodic evaluations are done at thos facility to access the maintenance of safe conditions. We have no plans at the present time to implement any changes in the coming year . |