Cooperative Grain & Supply-Canton - Executive Summary |
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RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Cooperative Grain & Supply Policy The management and employees of Cooperative Grain & Supply, Canton facility, are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia. If an accidental release would occur, Cooperative Grain & Supply has in place a memorandum of understanding with the local fire department. This agreement calls for a joint response and mitigation of any release thus minimizing the impact of a release to the community and the environment. 2. Facility Information The primary activity at this site is the storage of agricultural commodities, livestock feed, and crop production products for sale to farmers and ranchers. Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored and distributed for application. The maximum quantity handled would be 76,561 pounds in one vessel being 18,000 gallons. 3. The Worst Case Release Scenario and the Alternate Release Scenario ? The worst case release scenario would be the rel ease of the total contents of a storage vessel released as a gas over 10 minutes. The maximum quantity release would be 76,521 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage vessel at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .92 miles. ? The alternate release scenario is based on the potential incident resulting in a release from a break in a two-inch transfer hose. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .56 miles. 4. The Accidental Release Prevention Program Cooperative Grain & Supply 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.; the standards of the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia" and "Kansas Anhydrous Ammonia Law and Regulations". 5. The Fiv e-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 Canton facility. Furthermore; to our knowledge, RMPEXE~3.DOC Executive Summary Page 2 there have been no off-site deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage or environmental damage caused by this facility. 6. The Emergency Response Program The Cooperative Grain & Supply, Canton facility, has a written emergency action plan in accordance with OSHA's standard (29 CFR 1910.38). The Cooperative Grain & Supply has provided to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment and the McPherson County local emergency planning committee the emergency planning and community right-to-know information as required under SARA Title III (EPCRA). The Cooperative Grain & Supply has a written emergency response program, in accordance with OSHA's standard (29 CFR 1910.120), including a memo randum of understanding with the Canton Fire Department for response to our facility. Additionally, the Cooperative Grain & Supply has trained its employees in accordance with OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. 7. Planned Changes To Improve Safety Safety improvements are an on-going process at the facility. Periodic evaluations (at least annually) will be performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at the time. For further information, contact: Lyman L. Adams, Jr. General Manager |