FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION - Executive Summary

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION 
PO BOX 308 
SNYDER, OKLAHOMA 73566 
 
For further information contact: General Manager 
 
Risk Management Plan - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
1. The Facility Policy 
 
The owners, management, and employees of the Farmers Cooperative Association, Snyder, Oklahoma 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 environment. 
 
2. Facility Information 
 
7 Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for direct application and for crop production nutrients. 
7 The maximum quantity stored would be 210,000 pounds in our two storage tanks, one 30,000 and the other 18,000 gal.  
 
3. The worst-case release scenario and the alternative release scenario. 
 
a. The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total c 
ontents of a storage tank released as a gas over 10 minutes.  The maximum quantity released would be 130,000 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 2.41 miles. 
 
b. The alternative release scenario based on the 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 .83 miles. 
 
4. The accidental release prevention program 
 
The facility has implemented the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, Kk-611.1", 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  
 
a. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia i 
n the past five years that: 
 
7 Have caused any deaths, injuries, or significant property damage at the facility; nor 
7 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 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. 
 
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.
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