Ellinwood Branch - Executive Summary |
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The Great Bend Coop Executive Summary-Ellinwood Branch-Prepared by: Dennis D. Neeland 1.Facility Policy The Management and Employess are committed to the prevention of any type of accidental release of NH3 or any other type of chemical that is stored at this facility. The Great Bend Coop is a Farmland Industries "AG-21 member, one of only three in the State of Kansas. AG-21 is a program that is Enviromental Driven. The Coop goes above and beyond industry standards for the safety of customers, employees, and the enviroment. 2.Facility Information The NH3 plant is located in the southwest corner of the City of Ellinwood. The plant has two tanks of 26,000 and 11,000 gallons. 3.The Worst Case and Alternate Case Scenario Wost case scenario would release 172,908 in a ten minute period or17,300 per minute, with an end point of 4.4 miles. The alternate release involves over filling of a nurse trailer and this would travel 0.1 mile to end point. The alternate release, that are expressed are es timates. 4.Accidental Release Prevention Program The Coop recognize all safety procedures required by State and Federal Regulations. The Coop Complies with recommendations from Farmland's AG-21 policies and general industry standards. The most common accidental release would be from over filling nurse trailers. An example would be if atrailer would be filled from 85-90% on a cool morning, as the air temperature rises, the product expands and causes the pressure relief valve to let product escape. The Great Bend Coop's policy is not ot fill trailers above 86%. 5.Five year Accident History The Coop has not had a major accidental release within the last five years 6.Emergency Response Program The Coop has an Emergency Response Plan, Emergency Action Plan, and an Employee Safety Committee. All areas have worked with the County, City, and the Coop's Insurance Loss Control Department, to develop these plans. 7.Planned Safety Changes The Company Safety Committee, which is comprised of a rep resentative from each Branch or Department. The Committee tours a Branch or Department once per month. All areas are toured at least once in a twelve month period sometimes twice. Safety is an on going program, changes are made on a as needed basis as new regulations or concerns arise. |