Ag Partners, LLC - Executive Summary |
Risk Management Plan - Executive Summary 1. Our facility policy The owners, management, and employees of Ag Partners,LLC Alta are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia. If an accidental release should occur, our 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 primary activity of our facility is the storage of anhydrous ammonia for sale to farmers. Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for direct application as a crop production nutrient. The maximum quantity stored would be 134,415 pounds in our 30,000 gal. storage tank. 3. The worst case release scenario and the alternate release scenario. A. The worst case release scenario would be the release of the entire contents of of our storage tank released as a gas over 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released would be pou nds, which represents the volume of the storage tank at 87% capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to toxic endpoint is 2.0 miles. B. The alternative release scenario based on the most likely potential incident is a release from a break in a transfer hose. The distance to toxic endpoint is 0.1 mile. 4. Accidental release prevention program. Our facility has implemented the provisions of " Safety requirements for the Storage and handling of anhydrous ammonia ,K61.1" published by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) and the Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.111 " Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia." 5. The five year accident history. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia in the past five years that: have caused any deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property or environmental damage. 6. The emergency response program. Our facility has: A. A written ac tion plan, in accordance with OSHA Standard CFR 1910.38 B. Provided state and local authorities the Emergency Planning and Right to Know information as required under Sara title III (EPCRA). 7. Planned changes to improve safety. Safety improvement is an on-going process at our facilities. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |