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Golden SPREAD Sales Company 
P.O. Bos 277 
Spearman, TX 79081 
Phone: (806)659-3776 
FAX: (806)659-3141 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
Facility: Golden Spread Sales Company Location: 414 S. Highway 207 Spearman, Texas Contact: Kevin A. Bynum, Manager Phone: (806)659-3776 
 
The Facility Policy. 
 
The owners, management, and employees of Golden Spread Sales Company 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 Spearman Volunteer Fire Department, and 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 receiving, storage, and distribution of anhydrous ammonia and liquid fertilizers for direct application as crop nutrients. 
 
The maximum quantity stored would be 34,680 pounds in our 8,000 gallon storage tank. The maximum quantity handled would 
be the unloading of a transport delivery truck holding 42,000 pounds. 
 
3. The worst-case release scenario and the alternative release scenario. 
 
a. The worst-case release scenario 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 34,680 pounds, which represents the volume of the largest storage tank at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1.2 miles. 
 
b. The alternative release scenario based on the five-year accident history (or the most likely potential incident) is a release from a break in a transfer hose. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .47 mile. 
 
4. The accidental release prevention program. 
 
The facility 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 (OSHA), 29 CFR 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, 99 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 changes to improve safety. 
 
Safety improvement is an on-going pr 
ocess at the facility. 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.
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