Acme Supply Company - Malta Bend - Executive Summary |
Risk Management Plan - Executive Summary Facility: Acme Supply Company Location: Pacific Street, Malta Bend, Mo. Contact: William H. Bryan Phone: 660-886-5566 1. The Facility Policy Acme Supply Company, and the employees of the Acme Supply Company facility in Malta Bend 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 Malta Bend Fire Department, and other authorities, to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. 2. Facility Information The only activity at the facility is the receiving, storage and distribution of anhydrous ammonia for direct application as a crop nutrient. The facility has the capability to receive via rail, thus, the maximum quantity stored and handled would be approximately 160,000 pounds in a 37,500 gallon railroad tank car. 3. The worst-case and alternative release scenario. a. The worst-c ase release scenario would be the release of the total contents of the storage tank released as a gas over 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 160,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the tank car at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 2.7 miles. b. The alternative release scenario based on the most likely potential incident is a release from a break in a 3 transfer hose during receiving operations. This release is assumed to last approximately 2 minutes before automatic or manual shut-off stops the flow. The maximum quantity release would be 26,640 pounds. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1.2 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, 1989", published by The American National Standards Institute, Inc., and the s tandards of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and handling of Anhydrous Ammonia". 5. The Five-year Accident History 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; nor 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. a written emergency 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 im provement is an ongoing process at the facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |