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September 10, 1984
Mr. T. Gottesman
Hie Vinyl Institute 355 Lexington Aveitae New York, NY 10Q17
Dear Mr. Gottesman:
Thank you for offering a presentation at the October meeting of
theVinylC^orideSafe^Association.^IunderstandthatUiiswas'
confirmed to our Program Chairraan, DaVeNLiddleton of Norsk.Hydro, U.K.
In case you have not been given full details of the agenda hy-jhimr I
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Your presentation at 4:00 p.m, on October 11 is outside the
official, working hours of;^the meeting because, as you are no doubtraware,
the bylaws of th^i^aQdii^on':'aljbiir:Qn^' direct' employees of ,tha members,
to be present -at the;meeting; Nevet;the|e^, we^ consider
presentation ajid^subsequent discussion'to jsii a most important part b,^ the ^
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Please call me if you have any questions.
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J.R. Wallace - Secretary VQ4 Safety Association
A division of IMPERIAL OIL LIMITEO
SPI-06704
VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETING October 11-12, 1984 Phoenix, Arizona
Tentative Agenda
Thursday, October 11, 1984
Time
Subject
8:00 a.m
Registration and Coffee
Emergency Oontrol and Releases
8:30
Implications of 1983 Review of Runaway Reaction Control
8:45
Automatic Short-Stop System Review
9:10
Short Stopper Efficiency Review
9:35 10:00
Survey of V.I. Members Frequency and Size of Emergency VC Discharges
Safety Oonroittees
Safety Comni-ttees - How to Make them Effective
Discussion Leader
J.R. Wallace, Esso Chemical R.W. Ormsby, Air Products J.T. Vaughan, I.C.I. J.T. Barr, Air Products
Mr. Bryan, Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij
10:30 10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break Health
Angiosarcoma Update
Dr. B. Bennett, ICI
Review of VCM Medical Research
Dr. B. Bennett, ICI
Alleged Health Problems Associated with VCM
P. Ragnes, Norsk Hydro
12:00 p.m.
lunch
Guest Speaker - Mr. Ray MoConkey, SPI
'Fire Fighting Techniques for VCM
Fires'
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Thursday/ October 11 (Continued)
Time
Subject
Discussion Leader
1:30
Fire Suppression Systems
Halon Fire Suppression Systems in Control Rooms, Computer Rooms and Electrical Switchgear Rooms
B. Reynolds, PPG
2:00
Hazop Studies
A Study with Reference to Electrical Classification in Hazardous Areas
D. Summerbell, Norsk Hydro Polymers
2:30
Corrosion in Recovery System
Esso Chemical
2:45
Coffee Break
3:00
Environmental - Regulatory
Update on EPA/OSHA Regulatory Activities
W.C. Holbrook, B.F. Goodrich
Chemical
Update on Current Litigation on Emergency Discharges
W. Bailey Barton
4:00
Official Close of Meeting for the Day
Association - V.I. Activities Seminar
Update on V.I. Activities
T. Gottesman, Vinyl Institute
Open Discussion on Future Joint Safety Activities
Friday, October 12, 1984
8:00 a.m.
Business Meeting
- Election of Officers
- Selection of 1985 Meeting Site - Treasurer's Report
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Friday, October 12 (Continued)
Time
Subject
Peroxide and Initiator Hazards
8:30
Oxygen levels and Hazards
9:00
9:40
10:00 10:15-
Initiator Hazards - Review of Major Incidents
Initiato*' Handling Systems
- Membership Review
Goffee Break
Incident reviews and Followups (True Confessions)
These will include Gasholder failure Other Case Histories from
12:00 - 1:00 1:00
Lunch True Confessions - continued
Discussion Leader
W.J. McDonald, Diamond Shamrock, Alberta Gas
H. Waltemate, B.F. Goodrich also Union Carbide
J.R. Wallace,
Esso Chemical
Esso Chemical P. Ragnes, Norsk Hydro D. Bennett, Diamond Shamrock Alberta Gas H. Waltemate, B.F. Goodrich J. King, Occidental
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