FIVE STAR CO-OP FERTILIZER CO. - Executive Summary

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FIVE STAR CO-OP FERTILIZER CO.  24123 BIRKETTAVE. ADRIAN, MN. 56110 
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THOMAS BROLSMA GENERAL MANAGER 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
1.  THE FACILITY POLICY 
 
    The owners, management, and employees of Five Star Co-op Fertilizer Co. 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 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 storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. 
 
    -Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for both direct application.  
 
    - The maximum quantity stored would be 130,000 pounds in our 30,000 gallon storage tank. 
 
3.  The worst case release scenario and the alternate release scenario. 
 
   a.  The worst cas 
e 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 13,000 pounds which 
represents the volume of the storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards.  The  
distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1.16 miles. 
 
    b.  The alternate release scenario based on the best information possible is a release from a  
break in a transfer hose.  The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 
.56 miles. 
 
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 
 
    a.  There have been n 
o 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, and or environmental damage. 
 
6.  The emergency response program. 
 
    - The facility has: 
 
    - Call emergency response personnel from outside the firm. 
 
7.  Planned changes to improve safety. 
 
    Safety improvement is an on-going 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 implementation at this time. 
 
 
Thomas Brolsma - General Manager
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