Maczuk - Brunswick - Executive Summary |
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Executive Summary 1. The Facility Plan The owners, management, and employees of Maczuk Industries 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 company, or other authorities to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the enviroment. 2. Facility Information The primary activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. Andhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed. The maximum quantity stored would be 142896 lbs in our 30000 gallon storage tank. 3. The Worst-case and Alternative Release scenario. A. The worst case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank over a 10 minute period. The maximum quantity released would be 142896 pounds which represents the volume of the storage tank at 87 percent capacity as limited by design standards. Th e distance to end point (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 4.4 miles. B. the alternative release scenario based on the most likely potential accident is a release from a transfer hose. The distance to endpoint is .3 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), 29CFR910.111, "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia." 5. The Five Year 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 knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuation, sheltering in place, property damage, or enviromental damage. 6. The Emergency Response Program Maczuk Industries ha s: A. a written emergency action plan in accordance with OSHA standard 29CFR1910.38 B. provided state and local authorities the emergency planning and community right-to-know information as required under SARA Title (EPCRA0 C. a written emergency response program in accordance with OSHA standard 29CFR 1910.120 7. Planned changes to improve safety. Safety improvements is an on-going process at the facility. We conduct yearly safety meetings, safety equipment checks, and check emergency spill equipment proceedures. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations at this time. |