MFA Agri Service - Mexico - Executive Summary |
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Risk Management Plan - Executive Summary Facility: MFA Agri Service - Mexico Location: 2816 E. Liberty, Mexico, Mo. Contact: William L. Coen Phone: 573-581-6868 1. The Facility Policy MFA Incorporated, and the employees of the MFA Agri Service in Mexico are committed to the prevention of any accidental release of anhydrous ammonia. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the Little Dixie Fire Department, and 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 receiving, storage and distribution of bulk dry and liquid fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia for direct application as crop nutrients. The facility also handles pesticides, grain, feed, and farm supply products. The facility has the capability to receive via rail, thus, the maximum quantity stored and handled would be approximately 160,000 poun ds in a 37,500 gallon railroad tank car. The largest fixed storage tank is 12,000 gallons holding 51,000 pounds. 3. The worst-case and alternative release scenario. a. The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of the railroad tank car released as a gas over 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 160,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the tank car at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 2.7 miles. b. The alternative release scenario based on the most likely potential incident is a release from a break in a 3 transfer hose during receiving operations. This release is assumed to last approximately 2 minutes before automatic or manual shut-off stops the flow. The maximum quantity release would be 26,640 pounds. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1.2 miles. 4. The Accidental Release Prevention Program. The facility has im plemented the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61.1, 1989", 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 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, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. 6. The Emergency Response Program. The facility has; a. a written emergency action plan, in accordance with OSHA Standard, 29 CFR 1910.38; b. provided State and Local authorities with the emergency planning and community right-to-know information as required under SARA Title III (EPCRA); c. a written emerg ency response program, in accordance with OSHA Standard, 29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training. 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. |