MCCURRY BROS. ELEVATOR - Executive Summary |
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MCCURRY BROS. ELEVATOR IS AN AGRICULTURAL RETAIL BUSINESS WHICH PRIMARILY SELLS FEED AND FERTILIZER TO AREA CUSTOMERS. OUR FACILITY CONSIST OF ONE 18,000 GALLON TANK WITH AT TOTAL CAPACITY OF 79,000 POUNDS OF AMMONIA. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAVE A TOXIC GAS RELEASE 79,000 POUNDS WITH A DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT OF 1.89 MILES AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 900 AREA PEOPLE. THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE AMMONIA PLANT ARE TRAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS BY WATCHING VIDEO'S AND ANSWERING REVIEW QUESTIONS. THEY REVIEW SAFETY INFORMATION, HAZARDS, OPERATING PROCEDURES AND ABOVE ALL THE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. EMPLOYEES ALWAYS WEAR GOGGLES AND THE APPROPRIATE GLOVES WHEN FILLING NURSE TANKS. OUR TRAINING PROGRAM IS REFLECTED IN OUR ACCIDENT RECORD. WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN INJURY ACCIDENT WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR HAVE CAUSED ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHIN THE SAME TIME SPAN. OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IS SHARED WITH THE MT. HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'VE AGREED TO ASSIST US IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY |