HEALY COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR COMPANY - Executive Summary |
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OUR COMPANY STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A SAFE WORKPLACE. OUR FARMER OWNERS, MGRS., AND EMPLOYEES HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO PLAN AND PREVEVENT ANY ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. THE ACTIVITY OF THIS PLANT INVOLVES THE STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF THE PRODUCT. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY STORED IS 149000 LBS. WORSE CASE RELEASE SCENERIO WOULD BE A RELEASE AS A GAS OVER TEN MINUTES. THE POTENTIAL QUANTITY RELEASE COULD BE 149000 LBS., WHICH IS THE VOLUME OF THE STORAGE AT 85% - AS LIMITED BY DESIGN STANDARDS AS WELL AS COMPANY POLICY. DISTANCE TO END POINT IS 2.59 MILES. THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENERIO BASED ON OUR HISTORY AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION COULD BE A RELEASE FROM A BREAK IN A PIPE OR TRANSFER HOSE. THE DISTANCE TO END POINT FOR THIS SCENERIO IS .83 MILES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS RESULTING IN INJURY, DEATH, EVACUATION, SHELTERING IN PLACE, OR OTHER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. OUR EMERGENCY PLAN IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE RISKS TO EMPLOYEE S, THE SURROUNDING PUBLIC, AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. OUR COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL INVOLVED IN THIS INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE AND IMPLEMENT ANY NEW PROCEDURES AND ADVICE FOR THE BETTERMENT AND INTEREST OF SAFETY. |