HALE CENTER WHEAT GROWERS, INC. - Executive Summary |
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1. FACILITY POLICY - THE OWNERS, MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEES OF HALE CENTER WHEAT GROWERS, INC. 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 THE RELEASE AND MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE RELEASE TO PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 2. FACILITY INFORMATION - THIS FACILITY RETAILS ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TO FARMERS FOR NITROGEN FERTILIZATION. - THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY STORED AT ANY ONE TIME IS 56,078 POUNDS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA STORED IN ONE 12,000 GALLON TANK. 3. THE WORST-CASE RELEASE SCENARIO AND THE ALTERNATE RELEASE SCENARIO. A THE WORST-CASE 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 56,078 POUNDS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE VOLUME OF THE LARGEST STORAGE TANK AT 85 PERCENT CAPACITY AS LIMITE BY DESIGN STANDARDS. THE D ISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT (POINT OF DISPERSION TO 200 PPM) IS .84 MILES. B. THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO BASED ON THE MOST LIKELY POTENTIAL INCIDENT IS A RELASE FROM A BREAK IN A PIPE. THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT (POINT OF DISPERSION TO 200 PPM) IS .41 MILES. 4. THE ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM THIS FACILITY HAS IMPLEMENTED THE PROVISIONS OF THE "SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA" OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC. WE ARE ALSO GUIDED BY THE PROVISIONS 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 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, AND EVACUATIONS, SHELTERING IN PLACE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. 6. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM THIS FACILITY HAS A WRITTEN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD, 19 CFR 1910.38 AND HAS PROVIDED STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES THE EMEGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION AS REQUIRED UNDER SARE TITLE III (EPCRA). 7. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT IS AN ON-GOING PROCESS AT THIS FACILITY. PERIODIC EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED TO ASSESS THE MAINTENANCE OF SAFE CONDITIONS. IMPORVEMENTS WILL BE MADE AS NECESSARY. |