La Salle Farmers Grain Company (LaSalle Petro) - 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   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. 
 
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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 
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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
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