Jerry Foster - Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies
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Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies - Jerry Foster - Cargill Pork, from the 2013 Missouri Pork Expo, February 13 - 14, 2013, Columbia, MO, USA. More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2013-missouri-pork-expo
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- 1. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Jerry L. Foster EHS Manager Cargill Pork LLC Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 1
- 2. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Why plan for emergencies? Principle of responsible pork productionPQA Avert additional costs/fines/penalties Avoid passing the burden to •Family members •Regulatory Agencies Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 2
- 3. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Emergency Action Plan Resource Emergency Action Plan | www.Pork.org http://www.pork.org/Resources/93/EmergencyActionPlan.aspx Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 3
- 4. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Jerry L. Foster EHS Manager Cargill Pork LLC Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 4
- 5. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Most Likely and Common On-Farm Emergencies •Massive Animal Mortality •Manure Discharge/Spill •BurnedCollapsed Building Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 5
- 6. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Engagement Exercise •This exercise involves competition •There are prizes •Decision of the Judge is final (even if it is wrong) Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 6
- 7. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise Divide into two teams Respond to two challenges Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 7
- 8. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Jerry L. Foster EHS Manager Cargill Pork LLC Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 8
- 9. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Its 9:30 on Thursday morning. It is 101 degrees with the high tempt predicted to be 105 and the heat index expected to be 110 to 112 by 2 pm. You arrive at your 4800 space finisher and it is dead silent. No feed augers running. No fan noise . No pig noise. You know what you will find when you walk in the door. But you have never seen anything like this. It is worse than you ever imagined. You were supposed to start shipping next week. But now know you won’t because half of the pigs are dead all across the building and they are already starting to bloat. What do you do now??? Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 9
- 10. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise Challenge 1: Develop a plan for Responding to a Massive Animal Mortality Incident Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 10
- 11. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Develop a plan for responding to a Massive Animal Mortality Incident Jerry L. Foster EHS Manager Cargill Pork LLC Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 11
- 12. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise Challenge 1: Develop a plan for Responding to a Massive Animal Mortality Incident List all the things you have to consider and decisions you have to make to properly dispose of an entire barn full of dead pigs Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 12
- 13. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise Challenge 1: Develop a plan for responding to a Massive Animal Mortality Incident 1. How long do you have to dispose of the carcasses? 2. Who do you have to notify? 3. What options do you have for disposal? 4. How will you remove carcasses and get them to disposal? Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 13
- 14. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise Challenge 1: Develop a plan for responding to a Massive Animal Mortality Incident How long do you have to dispose of the carcasses? Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 14
- 15. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies How long do you have to dispose of the carcasses? 24 Hours Disposal of Dead Animals RSMO 269.020.1 Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 15
- 16. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise Challenge 1: Develop a plan for responding to a Massive Animal Mortality Incident Who do you have to notify? Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 16
- 17. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise Who do you have to notify? First - Must be a live call. Leaving a message does not count! Owner of the pigs? Neighbors? Services? Second- State Veterinarian (573) 751-4259 In cases of disease or protracted disposal time Third – DNR Environmental Emergency Response Line 573-634-2436 Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 17
- 18. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Jerry L. Foster EHS Manager Cargill Pork LLC Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 18
- 19. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise Challenge 1: Develop a plan for responding to a Massive Animal Mortality Incident What options do you have for disposal? Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 19
- 20. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise What options do you have for disposal? Rendering Advantages •No mess left on farm •Quick •Less equipment Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 20
- 21. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise What options do you have for disposal? Rendering Disadvantages •Availability •Cost •Biosecurity •Logistics Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 21
- 22. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise What options do you have for disposal? Composting Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 22
- 23. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise What options do you have for disposal? Burial • Least desirable • Most frequently used RSMO 269.020.1 Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 23
- 24. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies
- 25. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Jerry L. Foster EHS Manager Cargill Pork LLC Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 25
- 26. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies
- 27. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies EVERY Farm Should have a Prearranged massive mortality disposal site REQUEST FOR GEOHYDROLOGIC EVALUATION OF LIQUID-WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY/SITE http://www.dnr.mo.gov/forms/780-1688-f.pdf Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 27
- 28. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagment Exercise What options do you have for disposal? • Landfill • Inceration Not likely RSMO 269.020.1 Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 28
- 29. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies How do we get pigs from barn to disposal How will you remove carcasses and get them to disposal? • How long does it take to move each pig from barn to burial? • Can you go out the sides of the barn? • How will you load trucks? • Can you start removal before trucks and excavators arrive? • What equipment will you need inside the barn? • Where will get enough labor to do the job in 24 hours? • How many trucks will you need? • What conditions apply to the trucks? • If burying, what conditions apply? Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 29
- 30. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise How will you remove carcasses and get them to disposal? A B C Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 30
- 31. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Jerry L. Foster EHS Manager Cargill Pork LLC Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 31
- 32. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Massive Dead Animal Incidents Prevention is a far better response than carrying out even the best of plans!
- 33. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Massive Dead Animal Incidents Regularly test your equipment, alarms and other disaster prevention devices.
- 34. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies
- 35. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Massive Dead Animal Incidents What happens if you don’t carry out your dead animal obligations in an expedient manner ? RSMO 269.020.1 0 …….The owner, custodian, or person who most recently possessed the animal shall reimburse the state veterinarian for the reasonable expense of disposing of the animal pursuant to this section.
- 36. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise Challenge 2: Develop a plan for responding to a Manure Spill Resulting in a Discharge Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 36
- 37. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Producer Engagement Exercise Challenge 2: Develop a plan for responding to a Manure Spill Resulting In A Discharge Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 37
- 38. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Challenge 2: Develop a plan for responding to a Manure Spill Resulting In A Discharge The objectives of this exercise are to: • Remind producers of their obligations in the event of an accident involving manure • Introduce the concept of planning for such incidents
- 39. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies When does a manure spill become a discharge? Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 39
- 40. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies When does a manure spill become a discharge? When you lose control of the manure Enters waters of the state Crosses a property boundary Spilled on a public roadway
- 41. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies When does a manure spill become a discharge? No minimum quantity established Any detectable amount is a discharge Visual Analytical Observed by interested party
- 42. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Manure Spill Resulting In A Discharge What should be your first action after discovering a manure spill?
- 43. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Manure Spill Resulting In A Discharge What should be your first action after discovering a manure spill? Stop the flow of manure! stop pump plug leak move mobile equipment to safe area
- 44. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies What next steps must you take? (after you have stopped the escaping flow from the manure handling system) •Find out how far the manure has flowed •Block the flow path ahead of the farthest reach of manure •Begin recovering manure place back into storage, or land apply if it can be done safely Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 44
- 45. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Who and When do you have to notify if you have a manure spill?
- 46. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Who and When do you have to notify if you have a manure spill? Verbal DNR As soon as possible Environmental Emergency Response Line 573-634-2436 Other Parties? (Integrator, landlord, neighbors) As soon as possible – no later that 24 hours Live voice notification. Leaving a message doesn’t count
- 47. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies Who and When do you have to notify if you have a manure spill? Written •DNR - As directed by responders •Other parties – Generally within three days Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 47
- 48. Planning Your Response to On-Farm Emergencies What we have discussed in these exercises just scratches the surface of the kinds of emergencies that can arise and the thing that should be considered. I hope you will take it seriously and develop or improve your farm’s emergency action plan. Please do it for the good of our pork business, for the good of your farm and family and because it is the right thing to do. Producer Education Session, Missouri Pork Expo 2013 48
- 49. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety •Frequently, farm accidents are very expensive. •Every accident has a root cause. •We can usually figure out the root cause of an incident by asking what or why five times. •The value of a few minutes of work at safety will pay back compounded value This case study is a classic example.
- 50. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety
- 51. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety Nature of the accident: Manure spilled on a roadway. 1. Why? -- Tanker turned over 2. Why? -- Tanker started fishtailing. 3. Why? -- Tanker started going down hill faster than the tractor. 4. Why? -- Brakes “weren’t being used,” 5. Why? – Operator didn’t hook them up OR owner didn’t maintain brake system
- 52. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety
- 53. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety What does an incident like this cost? From: darcher@stutsmans.com Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 11:52 AM To: Jerry Foster Subject: RE: Tanker Repair Guesstimate Jerry, this 7300 will require a new replacement tank, depending on what bolt on parts we can salvage off old tank, a replacement tank with used parts could run $55-60,000 or more.
- 54. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety
- 55. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety What does an incident like this cost? •Equipment repair •Emergency response and clean up costs •Fines, environmental and property damage (near miss in this case) •Lost revenue •Potential for employee issues
- 56. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety What does an incident like this cost? •My (conservative) guesstimate • $100,000 plus •How long does it take to hook up brakes on a tanker? •About 10 minutes •Net value of time = $10K per minute
- 57. The Cost of Ignoring Farm Safety The Bottom Line Safety may not pay, but it can prevent tremendous costs. •It takes more time to clean up an accident than it takes to implement the safety practices that prevent it.
Editor's Notes
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- 2. These are just a few of the reasons that you need an emergency response plan for your farm. This presentation is going to involve a combination of case studies and engagement exercises with the goal of getting every hog farmer to develop a well organized emergency response plan. For motivation, we’re going to start with a demonstration. I need a volunteer that is likely to be the person left at the farm to handle things when the boss is gone. (Pick smallest person of all that speak up.) Now I need somebody that is close to the size of a good market hog. (Pick somebody that is pretty good sized and athletic enough to handle being drug out the door.) Okay volunteer, there’s your dead pig. Now practice dragging him out the door 2500 times.
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- 5. We’ve all read about some incidents where a farmer lost the whole herd in one day or had a massive fish kill or had to clean up the aftermath of a destroyed building. But is that a real concern? It won’t happen to us. Right? No, not right. During a four month span of 2011 I helped with response to one of each type of incident listed on the slide. These were all Cargill farms. None had an adaqate emergency response plan. When got the calls, the first question for each incident was “What do we do now?”
- 6. Getting to our engagement exercises, keep these three points in mind. And remember, chocolate is at stake.
- 7. We’ll divide down the center of the room. I need one spokes person for each side of the room.
- 8. What do you see here? A fairly new barn, a good road, manure storage under roof, things look to be well maintained. This farm gives a good visual impression. It looks like a well run, well organized finishing operation. Would you be likely to find an emergency here?
- 9. Despite that nice outward appearance, there was a problem at the barn you saw in the previous slide. Let’s take a look at what the farmer found when he went to the site to for daily pig care that morning.
- 10. This is just a sample of the challenge you face when dealing with a mass dead animal incident. It is discouraging and stressful. You won’t want to be figuring out what to do when this is what you are looking at. The best time to make decisions is before anything happens. Every farm needs a mortality disaster plan!
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- 15. Size of the incident doesn’t matter. Whether it is one carcass or 5000, you have one day. If you can’t get it done timely, the State of Missouri (Ag and Natural Resoureces) on order of the State Veterinarian may take over the work and send you the bill.
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- 17. Various integrators have differing notification requirements but you can bet, if you have feed hogs under contract, the owner of the pigs is going to want to know as soon as possible if they incur a large loss.Neighbors are bound to notice a flurry of activity. So you have to decide if, when and how much you tell them. You are may need a lot of manpower and horse power in such a situation. And, if you are sending the pigs off site, somebody is going to need to know that they are coming.
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- 20. With rendering, the whole event is behind as soon as the last truck is loaded. No low place in the middle of a field from a burial spot. No compost pile to turn and spread. No odor, ground water invasive critter concerns.If trucks are available and you are prepared to load them, you can usually accomplish disposal as fast as you can pull the pigs out.You don’t need excavators to dig and you don’t need dump wagons to haul to a disposal site.
- 21. The convenience of rendering comes at a price. You may not be able to get service when you need it. Rendering plants can only take so many animals per day and many of them operate close to their capacity on a daily basis. You will have to pay for trucking. You may have to also pay a per pig fee to the render.er You can pretty much bet that the trucks that will come to your farm aren’t washed before they come down your drive. And they may have just left another hog farm with a contagious disease. You will need a way to load the trucks fast when they get there and that can be a problem. If you use regular haulers, you will have to get a temporary permit from MDA and you will have to make sure they are covered and water tight.
- 22.Missouri regulations for the disposal of dead livestock and poultry are administered by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and provide for five methods of disposal.
- 23. Burial is typically used to handle mass mortalities because it requires the least planning. Unfortunately, many farmers don’t even do the minimum planning needed.
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- 25. Notice the shiny spots in the middle of the photography? That is ground water. Buring pigs in contact with ground water is a violation of several Missouri environmental regulations. The producer at this farm wasted several hours and a couple of hundred dollars in fuel digging this hole because he hadn’t planned for an emergency. He was compelled to excavate another place for the burial spot.
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- 27. DNR’s Division of Geology and Land Survey is happy to provide technical assistance with selecting an appropriate burial site. Selecting the site before it is needed will operational interference, prevent pollution, relieve stress and save valuable effort at a critical time. This is one way that you can show you care about you farm, your employees and your family.
- 28. Missouri regulations for the disposal of dead livestock and poultry provides for five methods. Although landfilling and inceration are legal, neigher is generally workable for mass loss incidents. Landfilling requires prior approval of the landfill, expensive trucking and paying tipping fees, usually over $20 per ton.Incineration requires large quantities of fuel and a way to contain emissions (smoke & odor) England’s experience with destroying large numbers of carcasses proved that. It was disastrous to their tourism industry.
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- 32. What do you see wrong in this photo? Prevention isn’t prevention if it isn’t operable.In some buildings, heat build up and oxygen depletion can lead to conditions that are lethal to pigs within 30 minutes. How long would it take you to get a tractor to your site, install the PTO drive shaft and hook up the cords that aren’t present?
- 33. What do you see wrong in this photo? Prevention isn’t prevention if it isn’t operable.In some buildings, heat build up and oxygen depletion can lead to conditions that are lethal to pigs within 30 minutes. How long would it take you to get a tractor to your site, install the PTO drive shaft and hook up the cords that aren’t present?
- 34. What do you see wrong in this photo? Prevention isn’t prevention if it isn’t operable.In some buildings, heat build up and oxygen depletion can lead to conditions that are lethal to pigs within 30 minutes. How long would it take you to get a tractor to your site, install the PTO drive shaft and hook up the cords that aren’t present? What is the value of safety equipment if it isn’t ready to be engaged?
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- 46. Delaying notification will not help your cause. In most cases it will make things worse for you. DNR NRCS and your integrator should be considered as resources of technical advice when ever you have an accidental manure release.
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