Delta Growers Association - Executive Summary |
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DELTA GROWERS ASSOCIATION PO BOX 249 CHARLESTON, MO 63834 573-649-3036 THIS RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN IS FOR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ONLY. THE LOCATION OF THE STORAGE TANKS is 5 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON, MISSOURI, ON HIGHWAY 105. AT THIS LOCATION WE HAVE 32 EMPLOYEES. ALL EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN THE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IS LOCATED ARE FAMILIAR WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE TWO 32,000 GALLON STORAGE TANKS FOR AMMONIA THAT ARE LOCATED TO THE BACK (WEST) SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS TO REPORT. IN CASE OF A SUDDEN RELEASE OUR EMPLOYEES ARE TO NOTIFY THE LOCAL RURAL FIRE DISTRICT WHO IN TURN CALLS THE LOCAL LEPC. THE LOCAL LEPC HAS THE EQUIPMENT AND TRAINED PERSONNEL TO HANDLE ANY EMERGENCIES. OUR WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAPPEN IF A DRIVER FAILED TO DISCONNECT HIS FILL HOSE AND PULLED AWAY BREAKING PIPING, AT THIS POINT THE EXCESS FLOW VALVE IN THE TANK WOULD FAIL AND WE WOULD LOSE THE CONTENTS (139,000#) OF THIS TANK. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN W E WOULD SOUND THE ALARM FOR ALL EMPLOYEES TO GATHER AT A DESIGNATED AREA. AT THIS TIME IT WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE EMERGENCY COORDINATOR AS TO WHAT ACTION TO TAKE. UNDER THE WORST CASE PLAN WE WOULD EVACUATE ALL EMPLOYEES, CONTACT THE RURAL FIRE DISTRICT, THEY IN TURN WOULD CALL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO ASK FOR HELP IN BLOCKING ROADS, THEY THEN WOULD CALL THE BOOTHEEL LEPC FOR ASSISTANCE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD DISPATCH PERSONNEL WITH SCBA EQUIPMENT. THEY WOULD THEN CALL ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NOTIFY THEM OF POSSIBLE EVACUATION. AT THIS TIME DEPENDING ON WIND DIRECTION WE WOULD ASSIST THE OFFICALS IN NOTIFYING ALL RESIDENTS. PHONE NUMBERS OF BUSINESS' MISSISSIPPI COUNTY AMBULANCE DISTRICT 573-683-6207 FRENCH IMPLEMENT 573-649-3021 MID VALLEY IRRIGATION 573-683-6044 USDA FARM AGENCY OFFICE 573-649-9930 DELTA FORD 573-649-3081 PHONE NUMBERS OF LOCAL FIRE DISTRICT 573-683-3737 WITH OUR ALTERNATIVE WORST CASE SCENARIO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THE FAILURE OF A FIL L HOSE FROM THE TRANSPORT TRUCK. WITH PROPER ACTION FROM THE TRUCK DRIVER AND WITH EXCESS FLOW VALVES WORKING PROPERLY WE SHOULD NOT LOOSE MORE THAN 1,000# OF ANHYDROUS. THIS COULD REQUIRE POSSIBLE NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENTS WITHIN IN .3 MILES (POPULATION 10) AND TWO BUSINESSES. TRAINING IS MONITORED BY PLANT MANAGER KEVIN MAINORD. EMPLOYEE TRAINING CONSISTS OF WATCHING MANUFACTURER VIDEO FILMS. ALL TRAINING IS DOCUMENTED. AFTER VIEWING FILMS EMPLOYEES ARE THEN ASSIGNED TO AN EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEE WHO WILL MONITOR HIM AND DETERMINE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE IS CLEARED TO FILL TANKS ON THEIR OWN. ALL EQUIPMENT IS MONITORED DURING SEASON FOR NORMAL WEAR. VALVES AND PIPING IS INSPECTED ANNUALLY. TANKS AND PIPING ARE MAINTAINED REGULARLY. |