Hamilton Farm Bureau Cooperative, Inc. - Executive Summary |
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1. The Facility Policy The management, employees and board of directors of the Hamilton Farm Bureau Cooperative, 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 Hamilton Farm Bureau Cooperative, Inc. houses several customer service centers. They include seven divisions; Agronomy, Feed Mill/Grain Elevator, Petroleum, Egg Processing, Retail Hardware, Home Center/Lumber Yard, Chevrolet Dealership, and Main Office. Aproximately 220 people are employed at this location. Anhydrous Ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for direct application by farmers. The maximum quantity stored would be 224,400 pounds in two storage tanks, one of 30,000 gallons an d one of 18,000 gallons. Anhydrous Ammonia is received by both trucks and rail. 3. The worst-case release scenario and the alternative release scenario for Anhydrous Ammonia. a. The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank, released as a gas over a 10 minute period. The maximum quantity released would be 140,250 pounds from largest storage tank, which represents the volume of the tanks at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards and administrative controls. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1.16 miles. b. The alternative release scenario based on the most likely potential incident is a release form a break in a transfer hose. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .56 miles. 4. The accidental release prevetion program. a. Anhydrous Ammonia - The facility has implemented the procedures fo r "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia" as required by OSHA. 5. The Five-year Accident History. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia in any of the criteria stated ing 40 CFR 68.48 in the past thirty plus years. 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 commounity right-to-know information as required under SARA Title III (EPCRA) c. A written emergency response program, in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training. 7. Planned changes to improve safety. Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammo nia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |