ATWOOD : NH3 PLT - Executive Summary |
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OUR COMPANY STRIVES TO MAINTAIN A SAFE WORKPLACE. WE THE OWNERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE MADE EVERY EFFORT TO PLAN AND PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. THE ACTIVITY OF THIS PLANT INVOLVES THE STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF THIS PRODUCT. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY STORED IS 79,000 LBS. WORST CASE RELEASE SCENERIO WOULD BE A RELEASE AS A GAS OVER 10 MINUTES. THE POTENTIAL QUANTITY RELEASE COULD BE 79,000 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 1.89 MILES FROM THIS PLANT. THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENERIO BASED ON INDUSTRY INFORMATION COULD BE A RELEASE FROM A BREAK IN A PIPE OR TRANSFER HOSE. THE DISTANCE TO END POINT FOR THIS IS .83 MILES. THERE HAS BEEN ONE ACCIDENTAL RELEASE IN THE PAST 5 YEARS DUE TO A VALVE FAILURE ON AN ANHYDROUS AMMONIA NURSE TANK THAT RESULTED IN ONE PERSON INJURED. (THAT PERSON DID RECOVER FULLY) THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER RELEASES RESULTING IN ANY OTHER INJURIES, DEA THS, EVACUATION, SHELTERING IN PLACE, OR OTHER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. OUR EMERGENCY PLAN IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE RISKS TO EMPLOYEES, THE SURROUNDING PUBLIC, AS WELL AS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. OUR COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL INVOLVED IN THIS INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE AND IMPLEMENT ANY NEW PROCEDURES FOR THE BETTERMENT/ INTEREST OF SAFETY. |