Dundee Branch - Executive Summary |
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The Great Bend Cooperative Executive Summary-Dundee Branch-Prepared By: Dennis D. Neeland 1. The Facility Policy The Management and Employees are committed to the prevention of any type of accidental release of NH3 or any other chemical that is stored at this facility. The Great Bend Coop is a Farmland Industries " AG-21" member, which at this point in time, one of 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 facility is located eight miles south west of Great Bend Kansas and four miles north east of Pawnee Rock Kansas. The facility is a seasonal facility, thus not full time staffed by an employee. The facility only has one 30,000 gal storage tank. 3.The Worst Case and Alternate Release Scenario Worst case scenario would release 140,196 pounds in a 10 minute period or 14,000 per minute. This would travel 4.4 mile s to endpoint. Alternate release could involve overfilling, this could travel .01 mile. 4.Acidental Release Prevention Program. The Coop recognize all safety procedures required by State and Federal regulations. The Coop also complies with recomendations from Farmland's AG-21 policies and general industry standards. The most comon accidental release would be the over filling of nurse trailers. An example would be if the trailer would be filled to 85-90% on a cool morning and as the air temperature rises the product could expand and cause the pressure relief valve to let product escape. The figures expressed are estimates. 5.Five Year Accident History The Coop has not had a major accidental relaease withen the past five years 6.Emergency Response Program The Coop has an Emergency Response Plan, Emergency Action Plan, and Employee Safety Committee. All areas have worked with the County, Cities, and the Coop's Insurance Company's Loss Control Department. For the development of these pl ans. 7.Planned Safety Changes The Company Safety Committee which is comprised of a representative from each Department and Branch. The Safety Committee tours a Branch or Department once a month. All areas are toured at least once in a twelve month period, sometimes twice. Safety is a on going program, changes are made on a as needed basis as new regulations or concerns arise. |