Heinrichs Feeds, Inc. - Executive Summary |
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For further information contact Galen Heinrich, General Manager 1. The Facility Policy The management and employees of Heinrich Feeds, 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 fire department, or any other authorities, to mitigate any releases and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. 2.Facility Information - A major activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. -Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored and distributed for direct application by farmers. -The maximum quantitiy stored would be 239,200 pounds in our two 12,000 gallon tanks and our 30,000 gallon tanks. The maximum quanity handled would be would be the unloading of a rail tank car holding 150,000 pounds. 3.The worst case release scenario and the alternative wor st case release scenario: a. The worst case release scenario would be the total release over 10 minutes as a result of a collision of a derailed railcar with an anhydrous ammonia railcar being unloaded at the siding. The maximum quantity released would be 150,000 pounds which represents the volume of a rail tank car. The distance to the endpoint( at at dispersion to 200ppm) is 2 miles. b.The alternative release scenario based on the most likely potential incident is a release from a break in a transfer hose from an anhydrous ammonia railcar being unloaded at the siding. The distance to the endpoint(point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1 mile. 4.The accidental release prevention program The facillity has implemented 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, 29 C FR 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, 29CFR 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 action 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 imp rovement 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 the implementation at this time. |