Reddy Ag Service, Inc. (Main Office) - Executive Summary

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REDDY AG SERVICE, INC. 
3984 Commercial St 
Stitzer, WI 53825 
608) 943-8353 
 
For further information contact: Harold Reddy, Owner 
 
Risk Management Plan - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
1. The Facility Policy 
 
   The owners, management, and employees of Reddy Ag Service, Inc. 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 
 
   - The primary activities at the facility are the storage, blending, and sale of fertilizers, chemicals, grain, and feed to farmers. 
 
   - Anhydrous Ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for direct application. 
 
   - The maximum quantity stored would be 104448# in our two-12000 gallon storage tanks.  The maximum quantity handled would be 303051#. 
 
3.  The Worst-Case Release Scenario and the Al 
ternative Release Scenario 
 
   a. 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 52224 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 1.1 miles. 
 
   b. 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 .41 miles. 
 
4.  The Accidental Release Prevention Program 
 
   The facility has implemented the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61.1", 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 
 
   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. 
 
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 191.120, 
        including pre-emergency planning and employee training.     
 
7.  Planned Changes to Improve Safety 
 
   Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility.  Periodic ev 
aluations 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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