SEVERY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION - Executive Summary |
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SEVERY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION IS AN AGRICULTURAL RETAIL BUSINESS WHICH SELLS FERTILIZER TO AREA CROP PRODUCERS. THE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA FACILITY CONSIST OF ONE TANK WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 48,000 POUNDS. THE PLANT IS INSPECTED ONCE PER YEAR BY THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND IT'S DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD RELEASE A TOTAL OF 48,000 POUNDS WITH A DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT OF 1.5 MILES AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 350 PEOPLE. THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK WITH NH3 ARE TRAINED EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS IN SAFETY INFORMATION, HAZARDS, OPERATING PROCEDURES AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. THEY ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES AND USE THE APPROPRIATE GLOVES WHEN FILLING NURSE TANKS. THIS FACILITY IS PROUD OF OUR SAFETY RECORD OF ABSOLUTELY NO INJURY ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE EMERGENCY ACTION AND RESPONSE PLANS ARE GIVEN TO THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'VE AGREED TO BE OUR FIRST RESPONDER IN TH EEVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. |