COLUMBUS EAST AMMONIA PLANT - Executive Summary |
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RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR INFORMATION CONTACT-LARRY SPRUNK, PLANT MANAGER 1. THE FACILITY POLICY The owners, management, and employees of FARM & HOME COOP 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 environoment. 2. FACILITY INFORMATION -The primary activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to farmers. -Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for both direct application and for blending into mixed-grade fertilizers for crop production nutrients - The maximum quantity stored wou;d be 200,000 pounds in our 1-30,000,&,1-18,000 gallon storage tanks. 3. The worst-case release and the alterativ e release scenario A. The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank (or tank car) release as a gas over ten minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 130,000 pounds,which repesents 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 miles. B. The alternative release scenario based on 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 0.7 miles. 4. The accidental release prevention program The facility has implemented the provisions of "Safty Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia,K-61.1" published by the American National Standards Institute, Inc.., and the standeards of the U.S. Occup ational Safty and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "staorage and handling of anhydrous ammonia". 5. The Five-year Accident History A. Ther have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia in the past five years that: - Have coused any deaths,injuries,or significant property damage at the facilty;nor - to our knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths,injuries,evacuations,sheltering in place,proprety damage,or environmental damage. 6. The emergency response program. The facilty 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 resopnse program, in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 1910.120 including pre-emergency plann ing and employee training. 7. Planned changes to improve safety. |