Cross Plains Grain & Peanut Company - Executive Summary |
Cross Plains Grain & Peanut Co. Po Box 486 Coss Plains Texas 76443 Location: Cross Plains For Further Information Contact: Glenn Winfrey, Owner Risk Management Plan-Executive Summary 1. The Facilty Policy The owners, management, abd employees of Cross Plains Grain & Peanut, Inc. 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 firedepartment, the local emergency planning committee, or other authorities, to mitigate and release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. 2. Facility Information -The primary activity at the facility is storage to farmers. -Anhydrous ammonia is received,stored, and distributed for direct applicatin as fertilizer for crop production nutrients. -The maximum quantity stored would be 133,000 pounds in a 30,000 gallon storage tank. 3. The Worst-Case Release Scenario and the Alternate Release Scenario. a. The worst-case scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank released as a gas over 10 minutes. The maximum would be 133,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the tank at 85 percert capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 2.4 miles in a rural area. b. The alternate release scenario, based on the most likely poteneial incident, is a release from a break in a hose. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .6 miles in a rural area. 4. The Accidental Release Program. The facility has implemented the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61.1", publishes by The American National Standards Institute, Inc., and the standards of the U.S.Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.11, "Storage and handling of Anhydrous Ammonia". 5. The Five-year Accident History. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia at our facility. 6. The Emergency Response Program. The Facility has: a. A written emergency 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 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 Changed to Imporve Safety. Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility. Peridoic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. Three are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. 8. Other Pertinent Information. Number of full time employees noted in Facility Registration 1.11 is the number of employees at the parent company who operates this facility. When facility is operationg there i s one to two employees on site. |