SENECA FOODS CORP. GLENCOE, MINNESOTA - Executive Summary

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1.  ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICIES 
 
We at the Seneca Foods Facility in Glencoe, Minnesota are strongly committed to employee, public, and environmental safety.  This commitment is an inherent part of our comprehensive accidental release prevention program that covers areas such as design, installation, operating procedures, emergency shut downs, maintenance, and employee training associated with the processes at our facility.  It is our policy to implement appropriate controls to prevent possible releases of regulated substances.  If such a release does occur, our trained personnel are at hand to control and mitigate the effects of an incidental release.  We also notify and coordinate response efforts with the Glencoe Fire Department providing emergency response expertise. 
 
 
2.  STATIONARY SOURCE AND REGULATED SUBSTANCES HANDLED 
 
The Seneca Foods'  Glencoe facility is a seasonal vegetable plant.  We process canned and frozen peas and corn.  Ammonia is ref 
rigerant used to process and store these vegatables.  We have approvimately 96,000 pounds of ammonia on site to handle processing and cold storage. 
 
 
3.  WORST CASE RELEASE AND ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIOS 
 
We utilized [ALOHA(R)] for the worst case release and alternative scenarios of the required offsite consequence analysis for our facility.   
 
 
4.  GENERAL ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM 
 
Our facility has taken all necessary step to comply with the EPA's accidental release prevention requirements as set forth in 40 CFR part 68.  The following sections briefly describe the elements of the release prevention progrom this is in place at our facility. 
 
PROCESS SAFETY INFORMATION- The Seneca Foods' Glencoe facility maintains a detailed record of safety information that describes the chemical hazards, operatiing parameters, and equipment designs associated with all processes.  This can be found in this facilities Process Safety Management. 
 
PROCESS HAZARD ANLAYSIS-  Our facility co 
nducts comprehensive studies to ensure that hazards associatied with our processes are identified and controlled effectively.  This facility utilizes the "What-If" program to identify and control hazards.  Any findings from the "What-if" analysis are addressed in a timely manner.  This process is reviewed every 5 years or when any changes to the system has taken place. 
 
OPERATING PROCEDURES-  This facility  maintains written operating procedures to ensure that activities within our processes are conducted correctly and safely.   The procedures address various modes of operation that include cold startups, hot startups, normal shutdowns, emergency shutdowns, and normal operating parameters. 
 
TRAINING-  The training for all engine room operators include courses sponsored by refrigeration manufacturers, IIAR and other accredited agencies.  Areas covered include preventive maintenance, trouble shooting, theory, safety, design, standards, operating levels, to name a few.  
 
MECHANICAL INTEGR 
ITY-  Mechanical integrity begins in the planning and design process of any portion the system.  This is to make sure that sizing of piping, vessels, electronic components and controls, safeguards (relief valves, cutouts, structural barriers...), building construction and design, ventilation are correct for any type or specific application in the system.  This includes documentation of the previously mentioned areas including certifications where applicable.  The maintenance and preventative maintenance programs used to ensure that all potential  concerns of safety and operation are addressed and corrected in a very timely manner. 
 
MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE-   Written procedures are in place at this facility to manage changes in process chemicals, technology, equipment, and procedures.  Engine room operators/ Maintenance personnel, or other personnel that are affected by a modification in process conditions are promptly notified of the modifications and offered training to deal with it. 
 
PR 
E-START UP REVIEW-  The Glencoe Seneca Foods facility routinely conducts pre-startup safety reviews related to new processes and modifications in established processes.  These reviews are conducted to confirm that construction, equipment, operating, and maintenance procedures are correct for safe startup prior to placing equipment into operation. 
 
COMPIANCE AUDITS-  Compliance audits are conducted annually by Gartner Refrigeration. 
 
EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION- The Glencoe Seneca Foods' facility believes that process safety management and accident prevention is a team effort.  All facility employees are encouraged to express their views concerning accident prevention issues and to recommend improvements.  This is accomplished through this facilities team concept.  This includes monthly department safety meetings, location monthly safety meetings, monthly department safety committee meetings, monthly location safety committee meetings, and this locations Process Safety Management Committee f 
or Ammonia refridgeration.  In addition, our employees have access to all information created as part of the RMP particularly information resulting from our process hazard analysis. 
 
FIVE-YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY- The Glencoe Facility of Seneca Foods have no releases to report. 
 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN-  This facility maintains a written emergency response plan to deal with releases of hazardous materials.  The plan addresses all aspects of emergency response  including, evacuations, first aid and medical treatment, accountability of employees, security, correct personal protective equipment, notification of local emergency response agencies, governmental agencies, the public, and the identified limitations of the trained location employees' response to any incidental release.
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