La Salle Farmers Grain Company (Mad AG) - Executive Summary

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     LaSalle Farmers  Grain  Company 
       317   4  th  Street  N.E. 
       Madelia,  Minn.   56062 
 
  Further Information Available: 
  Paul  R. Lange,  Agronomy Branch Manager 
 
      RISK  MANAGEMENT  PLAN -  EXECUTIVE  SUMMARY- 
 
  1.     The   NH3  (Anhydrous Ammonia)   Facility  Policy; 
 
      - The owners,  management, operators and employees of LaSalle Farmers Grain Company (LSFG) 
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 Madelia Vol. Fire Dept. and /or other authorities 
to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to  people and the environment. 
 
 
  2.    Facility Information; 
 
      -The Primary activity at the facility is the storage , transfer and Application  of fertilizers (specifically 
of concern ...Anhydrous Ammonial)  for sale to  farmers. 
 
      -Anhydrous Ammonia is received, stored , applied or distributed for / as a Crop P 
roduction Nutrient. 
 
      -the maximum quantity stored could be as high as 126,000 # in our single 30000 gal storage 
tank, and 90000# in our Twenty-Six 1000 gal , and 24360# in our Four 1450 gal Nurse Tanks. 
 
      -The maximum quantity handled would be the loading of 1450 gal Nurse Tank holding 6090# or the 
unloading of a 9500 gal transport holding 26000#. 
 
 3.   The Worst-Case Release scenerio and the Alternative Release scenerio. 
 
       a.  The  WORST-CASE release scenerio would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank  
released as a gas over 10 minutes.   The  maximum quantity released would be 126000#, which represents the Total volume of the storage tank at 85  percent of capacity as limited by design standards.  The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is  .89 miles .. 
 
       b.  The ALTERNATIVE release scenerio based on the five-year accident history (or the most likely 
potential incident) is a release from a rupture in a 2" transfer  
pipe. The distance to the endpoint (point of  
dispersion to 200 ppm)  would be .78 miles ... 
 
 4.   The Accidental Release Prevention Program. 
 
             LSFG  has REVEIWED with its employees  the provisions of  "Safety  Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia",  K-61.1 ,Published by The American National Standards Institute, Inc.,  and the standards of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health    Administration (OSHA),  29  CFR  1910.111,  "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia...                   
 
 5.    The  Five-Year Accident  History 
 
       a.   There have been NO accidental releases of Anhydrous Ammonia in the past 5 years that 
 
               -have caused any deaths, injuries, or significant property damage at the facility; nor 
               -to LSFG knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries , evacuations, sheltering 
  in place, property damage, or environmental damage. 
 
 6.    The  Emergency Response Progra 
m . 
 
       -The Facility has: 
 
      a.  A Written Emergency  Action Plan, In accordance  with OSHA  standard,  29 CFR 1910.38; 
          which is annually reveiwed with employees,  the nature of the Plan and its contents,  is 
          clearly to mitigate Release only to capability of its employees and to utilize at every release 
          or potential release  emergency personnel   equipped to assist . 
 
      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  CRF   1910.120,    including Pre-Emergency  Planning  and  Employee  Training... 
           Which  clearly instructs employee mitigation ,  only to capability,  and to rely and utilize 
           emergency personnel. 
 
  7.   Planned Changes to Improve Safety. 
 
           Safety improvements is an on- 
going process at LSFG 's facilities.  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.  
 
 
 
                                                                                 Paul R Lange 
 
                                                                               Agronomy Branch Manager
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