CROPMATE COMPANY/UAP, SHAKOPEE, MN - Executive Summary

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For further information contact: Lynn Sinness, Plant Manager 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
I. THE FACILITY POLICY: 
 
A. THE OWNER, MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEES OF CROPMATE COMPANY/UAP,  7632 HWY. 101, SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA ARE COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION OF ANY ACCIDENTAL RELEASE 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 TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE RELEASE ON PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 
 
II. FACILITY INFORMATION: 
 
A. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY AT THE FACILITY IS THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS      
    AMMONIA FOR PRODUCTION OF NON-HAZARDOUS LIQUID FERTILIZER. 
 
B. ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IS RECEIVED, STORED, AND BLENDED AS A FERTILIZER   
   NUTRIENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL CROPS. 
 
C. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY THAT CAN BE STORED IS  131,325 LB., IN ONE 30,000 GAL.  
   STORAGE TANK.  THE NORMAL METHOD OF RECEIVING AMMONIA AT THE FACILITY IS BY  
   TRUCK TRANS 
PORT CONTAINING 43,000 POUNDS. 
 
    (Note: maximum quantity allowed to be stored is 85% of storage tank size) 
 
III. 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 AS A GAS OVER 10 MINUTES. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY  
   RELEASED WOULD BE 131,325 POUNDS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE VOLUME OF THE  
   STORAGE TANK AT 85 PERCENT CAPACITY AS LIMITED BY DESIGN STANDARDS. THE  
   DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) IS 1.16 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 ENDPOINT (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) IS  0.56 MILES. 
 
IV. THE ACCIDENT RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM: 
 
1. THE FACILITY HAS IMPLEMENTED THE PROVISIONS OF "SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE       
   S 
TORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, K-61.1", PUBLISHED BY THE                       
   AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC.  
 
 . THE STANDARDS OF THE US OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION               
   (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA".  
 
V. THE FIVE-YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY:  
 
A. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN THE PAST FIVE 
   YEARS THAT: 
 
1. HAVE CAUSED ANY DEATH, INJURIES, OR SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE AT THE                   
   FACILITY, NOR 
 
2. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, HAVE RESULTED IN OFF-SITE DEATHS, INJURIES, EVACUATIONS,             
   SHELTERING IN PLACE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.  
 
VI. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM: 
 
1. THE FACILITY HAS: 
 
A. A WRITTEN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD  
   29 CFR 1910.38.  
 
B. PROVIDED TO THE STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND             
   COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION AS REQU 
IRED 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.         
 
VII. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY:   
 
   SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ARE AN ON-GOING PROCESS AT THE FACILITY.  PERIODIC                       
   EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED TO ASSESS THE MAINTENANCE OF SAFE CONDITIONS. 
 
A. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC ANHYDROUS AMMONIA SAFETY                                          
   RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AT THIS TIME. 
 
BIBLIOGRAPHY / REFERENCES: 
 
1. TECHNICAL INC., PREPARED FOR NIOSH,  "HAZOP OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA USE IN                 
   AGRICULTURE", 1991. 
 
2. CLEMENTS ASSOCIATES, INC., FAIRFAX, VA;  "HEALTH EFFECTS FOR AMMONIA, PREPARED      
   FOR THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE". 
 
3. U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY  "CHEMICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS          
   AND PREVENTION ADVISORY - AMMONIA", SEPTEMBER 1991 OSWER 91-008.2, SERI 
ES 8;             
   NO.2. 
 
4. ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC., "GENERIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND OFF-SITE                 
   CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS KERN AND KINGS COUNTIES", PREPARED FOR CALIFORNIA            
   FERTILIZER ASSOCIATION", OCTOBER 1990. 
 
5. AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUTE, INC., "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD                  
   SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA"           
   (K-61.1); MARCH 1989.
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