Beachner Grain, Inc. - NE - Executive Summary |
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Risk Management Plan - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For further information contact: Gary Beachner, General Manager 1. The Facility Policy The owners, management, and employees of Beachner Grain, Inc., Neodesha, KS 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 One of the primary processes at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for direct application for crop production nutrients. The maximum quantity stored would be 106,000 pounds in our two- (2) 12,000-gallon storage tanks. 3. Accidental (Worse-Case) Release Scenario 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 53,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the largest storage tank at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .70 miles. The alternative release scenario based on the five-year accident history (or the most likely potential incident) is a release from a break in a transfer hose. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is <.25 miles. 4. 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. 5. The Emergency Response Program The facility has: a. A written emergency action plan, in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 19 10.38; b. Provided state and local authorities the emergency planning and community right-to know information as required under SARA Title III (EPCRA) c. A written emergency response program, in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training. 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. |