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TO: G. D. Bevis Monthly Report SUBJECT: October, 1978 FROM: LOCATED AT: DATE : J. C. Pa I insky Leominster, Ma. November 30, 1978 HIGHLIGHTS 1. ADT has completed all work related to fire alarm system except a curb box reset indicating device. 2. Northeast Sprinkler replaced the cooling tower valve. 3. Special physical monitoring of vinyl chloride has been reinstituted now that the manpower distributed to the EPA project has returned to their normal duties. 4. The trackmobile is repaired and is now being used. Training is 75$ comp Iete. 5. EPA punch list work continues. 6. The Bendix area monitoring system was down for short periods in October. 7. CIS initiated the "start-up" of a new chromatograph in the incinerator area in September, but some problems have been encountered. 8. Hnu status is two of three work and one is out for repair. Two Century O.V.A. units were repaired in October. 9. Four material safety data sheets were submitted to J. R. Latham. 10. The Safety Engineer attended the VCSA meeting in Atlanta; a report was issued. tl. One of four EPA Compliance Technicians was hired in October. The rest will be available by December I, 1978. 12. Institution of a "leak detection" team and leak follow-up has lowered background levels, but not personnel exposure. VINYL CHLORIDE CONTROL I. Monitoring Summaries (Personnel) A. Monthly Monitoring Tests 1. Personnel on Regulated Roster 2. Personnel Tested 3. Personnel Tests 4. 1nva1id Tests 5. Repeat Tests 6. Area Tests 7. Contractor Tests 8. Total Tests Monthly Averages By General Job Categories 1 . PVC Operators 2. PVC Helpers 3. Dryer Bui 1ding 4. PVC Supv. and Engineers 5. Po1yco 6. Shipping 7. Maintenance 8. Development 9. Oper. and Admin. 10. Total Site October 189 128 128 ' 7 6 36 0 177 7.0 4.0 0.6 12.4 0.7 0.2 3.5 0. 1 0. 1 3.6 BOR 013609 / G. D. Bevis Monthly Report - October, November 30, 1978 Page - 2 1973 VINYL CHLORIDE CONTROL (con't) I I. Area Monitoring A. MAC Room Status I, Bendix Monitoring System a. System #1, monitoring 16 points recorded alarms I isted below: High LeveI AI arms Low Level Alarms % of Time System \ in Alarm b. System jf2, monitoring 16 points recorded a I arms Iisted below: High Level Alarms Low Level Alarms % of Time System #2 in Alarm c. System #3, monitoring 9 points recorded a I arms Iisted below: High Level Alarms Low Level Alarms % of Time System #3 in Alarm d. Total number of alarms for month e. Total alarm duration in minutes f. % of time all points in alarm 2. Bendix Monitoring Equipment Downtime a. System #1 b. System H2 c. System #3 d. Total e. % Time Down 3. Hnu Unit Status a. One unit is out for repair. 4. Monitoring Equipment Expenses a. October - $363.00 5. Air Intake Monitoring a. No. of tests b. Range ppm 6. Special Monitoring a. No. of tests b. Range ppm October |I 3 399 12.3 80 298 1.2 IS 62 I .4 970 102,338 5.7 Mi nutes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NOISE CONTROL I. Monitoring Summaries A. Monthly Monitoring Tests 1 . Personnel Tested B. Monthly Average Plantwide (8 hr. TWA) 1 . No. 1 nva1id Tests 2. No. Tests 3. Average dBA 4. Range dBA 0 0 0 0 0 BOR 013610 G. D. Bevis Monthly Report - October, November 30, 1978 Page - 3 1978 NOISE CONTROL (con't) I I, Area Monitoring A. Monthly Monitoring Tests 1. Areas Tested 2. Area Tests B. Monthly Average by Work Area (8 hr, TWA) No. Tests Avq. dBA 1. Bldg. #I-M 0 0 2. Bldg. #70 0 Noise testing will resume in November. October 0 0 Range dBA 0 0 FUTURE ACTIVITIES I. Projects A. Vinyl Chloride Exposure 1. Special area testing will continue. 2. Continued education on when and where to use respiratory equipment and enforcement will continue. B. Noise Surveys I. Both dosimeter and area monitoring will resume on a limited basis in December. C. Housekeepinq I. -A formal program has been delayed due to EPA involvement. D. Vinyl Acetate & TCE I. A gas chromatograph will be installed during November to monitor VAc and TCE levels in F-209 and F-210 recovered monomer. SUMMARY I. Portions of the data contained in this report is extracted from reports by R. Slocumb, C. Snyder, and K. Landry to J. C. Pal insky and were only summarized for convenience. JCP/kxs Q.a tfjLiL, C. Pal insky U Safety Engineer BOR 013611 00 ^-4 oft 1 n BOR 0 1 3 6 1 2 DIVISION MANAGER'S i JGRESS REPORT EMPLOYEE INJUR^AND ILLNESSES RECORD TYPE STATISTIC CONTROL (DIVISION USE ONLY I Chemical Thermoplastics PLANT or BRANCH Leominster month_ 7 ORIGINAL REVISION DIVISION CODE L i i X)ESIS LOCATION CODE October 1978 ___ YEAR g to it 12 A THIS MONTH THIS YEAR TO DA TE L ._A_J LAST YEAR TO DATE DATE 1 I EMPLOYEE NAME 10/10 Jerry Loper 10/3 Ralph Gagne 10/3 Rene E. Maillet man hours 55.404 55,404 56.010 OCCUPATION Mechanic Operator Helper FIRST AID CASES 21 - 16 16 25 TOTAL RECORDABLE incidents 23 24 - 24 3 3 2_ TOTAL RECORDABLE INCIDENT RATE 10.8 10.8 7.1 RECORDABLE INCIDENTS TOTAL LOST WORKDAYS number of LOST WORKDAY CASES 27 _ 29 30-32 00 00 26 1 INCLUDE ONLY LOST WORKDAYS AND LOST WORKDAY CASES UNDER COLUMN 9A OF THE LOG. L-100 LOST WORKDAY CASE RATE 0.0 0.0 CURRENT YEAR GOAL 0.92 DEPARTMENT BRIE F DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT Laceration and bruise of Maintenance knuckle right hand. Production Chemical bum of head, shoulder, eye, and nose. Shipping Surgical removal of foreign bodv left eve. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT LOST WORKDAY fatality CASE l/l () Sledgehansner Plugged charge line. Failure to follow rules. Wind blowing foreign matt sr. - COMMEN TS ON ANY SAEETY TRAINING. JOB ANAL YSES & . COMM/ TTEE ACTIVf TIES MAIL TO DIVISION SAFE TY OFFICE NO LA TEIYTHA cc: J. Heller / M, W, Kline ( H. R, Jepsen / N, M, Blackman TOTAL RECORDABLE INCIDENT RATE NO. OP RECORDABLE INCIDENTS X 200.000 MANHOURS WORKEO FORM L-680 (9 '77) Y OF THE MONTH COVERING THE PRIOR MONTH RESULTS. MANAGER October 51, 1978 DATE LOST WORKDAY NO, OF LOST WORKDAY CASES X 200.000 CASE RATE " MANHOURS WORKED MANAGER'S PROGRESS REPORT VEHICLE ACCIDENTS RECORD TYPE -STATISTIC CONTROL (DIVISION USE ONLY) OHIO IN AL REVISION LJ DIVISION CODE LSIS LOCATION COOL dr DIVISION. Chemical nm IPLANTor 'H>c >p ssI k branch Leominster_____ month October year ^78 10 11 12 A THIS MONTH YEAR TO DATE B LAST YEAR TO DATE NUMBER OF -VEHICLES 33 28 28 ____ 35______ vehicle MLCS - 90,834 90,834 NUMBt H OF CHARGEABLE ACCIDENTS 40 41 4J 0 0 chargeable FREQUENCY RATE " 0.0 o.n i !0 NUMBE R OF PREVENTABLE --ACCIDENTS___ 44 - AS 0 88,793 0 0.9 0 CURRENT YEAR GOAL 1.6 PREVENTABLE FREQUENCY "AH_______ 0.0 0.0 0.0 date EMPLOYEE NAME VEHICLE ACCIDENTS OCCUPATION DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT PREVENTABLE (P) DOT NON- REPORTABLE PREVENTABLE (NP) ( /) None < - __1____ . MAIL TO DIVISION SAFETY OFFICE NO LATER THAN THt 2nd WORKING DAY OF 1 HE MONTH COVERING THE PRIOR MONTH RESULTS. DRIVER TRAINING THIS MONTH NUMBE R Of SMITH SYSTEM INSTRUCTORS - NUMHL R OF- SMI HI SVSTEM DRIVE RS . NUMfir R or DDC INST RUCTORS - NUMBE R OF DDC drivers " YEAR-TO-DATE COMMENTS ON DEFENSIVE DRIVER TRAINING (e.g., DDC, SMITH SYSTEM, etc.) ~C MANAGER October 51, 1978 HATE CHARGEABLE VEHICLE FREQUENCY RATE * NO. OF CHARGEABLE ACCIOLN IS X 1.000.000 vrmci r mu es PREVENTABLE VEHICLE FREQUENCY RATE = NO OF PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS X 1.000.000 VEHICLE MILL S BOR 013613