La Salle Farmers Grain Company (LaSalle Petro) - Executive Summary |
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 Liquid Propane (L.P.) Facility Policy; - The owners, management, operators and employees of LaSalle Farmers Grain Company (LSFG) are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of Liquid Propane. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work withDarfur 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 Delivery of Liquid Propane (specifically for use as Dryer Fuel) ...as sale to farmers. -Liquid Propane is received, stored ,abd distributed for / as a Fuel for Corn Drying. -th e maximum quantity stored could be as high as 156,000 # in our single 30000 gal storage tank, -The maximum quantity handled would be the loading of 5000 gal Delivery Truck holding 21000# or the unloading of a 9500 gal transport holding 34000#. 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 15000#, 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 .43 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 1%) would be .3 miles ... with the release of 75, 800# of Liquid Propane 4. The Accidental Release Prevention Program. LSFG has REVEIWED with its employees the provisions of "EPA's Risk Management Program Guidance for Propane Storage Facilities", and the maintainence of Material Safety Data Sheets 5. The Five-Year Accident History a. There have been NO accidental releases of Liquid Propane 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 Program . -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 clearl y 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 Liquid Propane (L.P.) safety recommendations for implementation at this time. Paul R Lange Agronomy Branch Manager |