KESLEY AG CENTER INC - Executive Summary |
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Facility: Kesley Ag Center Contact: Don Salge or Dennis Hartema Phone: 319-347-6681 1. Facility Policy. The owners, management and employees of Kesley Ag Center 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 other authorities, to mitigate and minimize the impacts of the release to the people and the enviroment. 2. Facility Information. The primary activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. Anhydrous ammonia is recieved, stored and distributed for direct application as a nutient by farmers. Annhydrous ammonia is stored at the facility in (1) 30,000 gallon and (1) 18,000 gallon storage tanks. The maximum quantity stored of anhyd rous ammonia is 297,000 pounds. 3. Worst-Case Scenario and Alternate Release Scenario. a. The worst case scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank released as gas over a period of 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 134,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the largest storage tank at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the end point (point of dispersion to 200 parts per million, or ppm) is 1.2 miles. b. The alternate 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 end point (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .22 miles. Release quantity is 2900 lbs. 4. Accidental Release Prevention Program, The facility has been reviewed for general compliance with the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the Storage and handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61.1", published by The American Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI), and the standards of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia". The ANSI Standard has been adopted by reference by Iowa Administrative Code Part 21-Chapter 43-Rule 43.6(200)-Standard for the storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia. The OSHA standard is referenced in the Regestration Form Section 8.3 b. 5. 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 knowlege, have resulted in off-site deaths,injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or enviromental damage. 6. Emergency Response. The facility has; a, a written action plan, in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38; b, provided state and local authorities with 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 improvements is an on-going process at the facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to asses the maintenance of safe conditions. Ther are no additional specific safety recommendations regarding storage or use of anhydrous ammonia for implementation at this time.. |