ENMT 310 Project Three

ENMT 310 Project Three

Scenario and Site Plans

Scenario:

You are to assume the duties of the safety and environmental officer for a large industrial facility located on a river in a medium-sized town, population 23,231. There in a small, non-trauma center, hospital located in town. The local fire department has a Hazardous Materials Response Team trained to respond to chemical releases and spills. You also have a trained Industrial Fire Brigade on-site with first-responder training and equipment.

Your facility produces and ships a product called Methyl-Ethyl-Peanut Butter by rail, highway, and river barge. The product is produced from mixing liquid Acetone, gaseous Sulfur Dioxide, and Magnesium powder. It produces a mixed waste product to be disposed of properly.

Your assignment is to develop an Emergency Action Plan meeting Federal OSHA requirements and an Facility Resonse Plan meeting Federal EPA requirements. You plan must address the minimum requirements of these Federal regulations. Part of the exercise is for you to locate the appropriate OSHA and EPA requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Hint: OSHA regulations are contained in Title 29 of the CFR and EPS’s regulations are contained in Title 40 of the CFR.

You may use your imagination to come up with all the details of your plans, but be sure to address all aspects of potential emergency releases within the facility and potential local and international threats to your facility. You plan must meet, as a minimum, all of the applicable EPA and OSHA regulations.

You may prepare two separate plans or one comprehensive plan to meet the requirements. Once prepared, submit you plan to your assignment folder as you did with Project Two. Use this exercise as if your job depends on it, be comprehensive, but have fun coming up with the means you will save your city. Include response actions from all of the first-responder organizations and resources available to you on and off-site.

The length and format of the plans are up to you. Just make sure you cover the requirements and all expected threats and hazards.

Good luck. Any questions let me know.

YOUR FACILITY AND SITE PLANS

Office Building

River

Pier

Rail Line

Storage Tanks

Waste Tanks

Manufacturing Building

Interstate Highway

Entrance Road

Parking Lot

Pipelines

Figure 1- Layout of Plant Facility

Offices

QC Labs

Mixing and Production

Packaging

Shipping & Receiving

Mixed Storage

The manufacturing building contains five mixing/processing tanks connected in-line to the packing machinery. Final packages are moved to shipping and receiving for final distribution. There is a mixed material storage area at the end of the plant as well as offices and quality control labs.

Acetone

Sulfuric Acid

Magnesium Powder

Mixed Wastes

Finished Product

Tank Contents

Figure 2 – Manufacturing Building Layout