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/' i( PLANT MANAGER'S SAFETY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING NOVEMBER 16, 1983 Present were: B. Bell for D. W. Metten A. H. Conrad G. A. Danner R. T. Hammann R. L. Hammond D. E. Kaldenberg for J.S. Hagood B. C. Lancaster S. G. Pappas G. T. Ryan J. G. Trafton G. L. Tromblee G. L. Wofford I. REVIEW OF STATISTICS--R.T. Hammann A. Texas City Plant Safety Performance Summary - October (A) INJURIES WITHOUT LOST WORKDAYS (medical treatment only) (B) LOST WORKDAYS CASES **BX RESTRICTED ACTIVITY **B2 DAYS AWAY FROM WORK CASES (C) FATALITIES *T0TAL RECORDABLE CASES 1982 OCT YTD 1 11 05 00 05 00 1 16 1983 OCT YTD 19 00 00 00 00 19 1983 TARGETS 11 2 -- -- -- 13 INJURY RATES PER 200, 000 MANHOURS 1982 1983 OCT YTD OCT YTD 1983 TARGETS 1983 MFIC SEP TARGET YTD TOTAL INJURY-TIR TOTAL RECO RDABLE-TRR TOTAL LOST WORKDAY-TLWR DAYS-AWAY-FROM-WORK-DAWR 12.79 10.11 0.71 1.13 0.00 0.35 0.00 0.35 13.06 0.87 0.00 0.00 12.31 0.74 0.00 0.00 -- 0.87 0.13 -- -- 1.02 -- -- __ _____ 1.04 0.28 0.22 13859 B. Comments on Statistics--R.T. Hammann The one recordable injury in October was to a laboratory analyst when he cut his left thumb on a broken flask. There has been one recordable injury so far in November when a carpenter was struck on the arm by a falling piece of scaffold. We need to increase our awareness as in the last month there has been an increase in the total injury STG 2430665 LAM015648 PMSB Meeting Minutes--November 16, 1983 Page 2 rate. In addition, the Styrene shutdown will start at the end of this month resulting in an increase in maintenance activities and corresponding exposures. Areas having a high or increasing cumulative monthly injury rate are: Analysts Carpenters Dept. 44/45/46 Dept. 53 Electricians Painters Pipefitters Power 2 Areas showing much improvement in getting their injury rate under control are: HCN Complex Insulators Machinists Shops Areas having excellent safety records are: Instrument Dept. Dept. 513 Stores - 7 months without an injury - 14 months without an injury - 21 months without an injury C. Contractor Safety--B.C. Lancaster There was no CED craftsmen work done in October. D. CED Safety--B.C. Lancaster There were two Recordable Injuries in October. One occurred to a laborer who was struck on the cheek by a nail in some scrap he was loading onto a truck. The cut required 11 stitches. The second Re cordable Injury occurred to a man working for Cleveland Wrecking who was binding a load on a truck. The binding came loose resulting in a laceration to his lip and loss of two teeth. II. REPORT OF THE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC) - G.A. Danner A. N? Hose Stations: During the Annual Inspection it was noted that there WAs quite a variety of N2 hose station configurations throughout the plant. The standard in the Procedure Bulletin P0126 was reviewed by 13860 Engineering. It was felt that this was a good design to prevent inside battery limits contamination. SHAC is at present surveying the plant to determine the extent of the problem of non-conformance with the plant standard. A program will be developed for improving all nitrogen stations to conform to plant standard. STG 2430666 LAM015649 ( PMSB Meeting Minutes--November 16, 1983 Page 3 III. REPORT OF THE PLANT SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING ACTION COMMITTEE (SHAC)-- A. H. Conrad A. Hourly Safety Committee 1. Unit/Craft Safety Representatives Training Expressed opinion that we should stay with 6-month term of office. The training should be conducted closer to the start of the term. 2. Asbestos Handling Reported that Maintenance is working up an action plan for picking up asbestos bags. 3. New Concerns a. Safety of dismantling idle pipelines in west plant. b. Asbestos dumpsters in Dept. 44 being used for materials other than asbestos - Insulator representative will take care of this item. c. Rigs lifting equipment without using barricades or signs to warn people. B. Annual Safety and Housekeeping Inspection 1. The plant inspection report was written and has been issued. 2. Reports to individual units, crafts, labs and offices have been written and typed. They will be issued 11/17/83. Each General Superintendent will receive the entire report. Super intendents will receive only the report for their areas with the request to send the action plan for correction of deficiencies to the General Superintendent and SHAC by 12/15. C. Contractor Safety A Committee has been formed with Rufus Baca as Chairman. The first meeting has been scheduled for November 17. sc STS 2430667 LAM015650 PMSB Meeting Minutes--November 16, 1983 (' Page 4 D. Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program At the request of the Personnel Department this program has been put on hold for the time-being. E. Nitrogen Hose Stations SHAC is surveying the plant for current status. F. Locks More work is needed on developing and implementing a procedure for plant locks. George Danner and Harry Conrad will work on the procedure, which will be brought to the Plant Manager's staff for review prior to implementation. G. Accidents/Incidents Recommendations Copies of recommendations were sent to all Superintendents requesting status reports by November 30. So far, two responses have been received. H. Recordable Injury Bulletin Issued a bulletin concerning the 10th Recordable Injury. IV. REVIEW OF INCIDENTS Monsanto Incidents: Date Incident No. Description All issued through October. Contractor Incidents: Date Incident No. Description 9/27/83 C83-07 (not issued) Recordable Injury/Days-Away-From-Work -- Crescent Electrician lost balance and fell on pipe in Power 2. Injured shoulder, back and knee. (Supak) 10/26/83 C83-08 (not issued) Recordable Injury -- Opel laborer hit on face by board containing a nail. Cut required 11 stitches. (Supak) SC 13862 STG 2430668 LAM015651 PMSB Meeting Minutes--November 16, 1983 Page 5 STATUS OF S-T-O-P PROGRAM--G.W. Daues 1. The program for hourly and administrative support personnel will be delayed until January. 2. Neither the Technical Center nor Personnel have issued any cards the last two months. These groups need to improve their S-T-O-P Observation performance. VI. MISCELLANEOUS--R.T. Hammann. A. Hearing Conservation Program The new signs denoting that hearing protection is required are now in the plant. A memo will be issued to responsible personnel requesting implementation as approved by PMSB. B. Emergency Procedure Manual Our goal is still to rewrite this manual by the end of the year. Responsibility for the different sections is as follows: Sections 1, 2, and 7 -- Bob Hammann Section 3 -- John Hagood Section 4 -- Tom Ryan and Jack Trafton Section 5 -- R. L. Hammond Section 6 -- Jack Carlisle Section 8 -- Greg Daues, R. L. Hammond, George Pappas Section 9 -- Doug Metten C. Critical Alarms A Task Force consisting of Tom Ryan, Jack Trafton, Greg Daues and Bob Hammann made the following report: 1. The current Procedure Bulletin P0123 is good. 13863 2. Jack and Tom are in the process of checking their units to assure that written procedures are in effect and available to chief operators/operators. This is not presently the case in all units. 3. There is a need for units to review their alarms to determine which alarms are critical and which ones are not, and develop a heirarchy scheme. Some alarms may be eliminated. 4. This procedure bulletin should be reviewed at the next unit safety meeting. 5. SHAC should check on adherence to this procedure during the next quarterly inspection. STG 2430669 LAM015652 PMSB Meeting Minutes--November 16, 1983 ( Page 6 The preceding recommendations were approved by PMSB. This subject will be brought again up in the January PMSB to determine the effectiveness of these recommendations. VII. PLANT MANAGER'S COMMENTS--G. L. Tromblee A. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Information has been received from St. Louis concerning TSCA. This is being distributed to .the General Superintendents for review. The key contact person for both Chocolate Bayou and Texas City will be Jim Edwards. B. Valve Stem Protectors A minor injury occurred recently when an operator bumped his elbow on the end of a valve stem. It was also noted in the Annual Inspection that many valves had the protectors missing. Emphasis should be on installing the protectors in December. C. Scaffolds There are many instances in the plant where standards are not being met. We need to highlight this in safety meetings. D. New Truck Scale Personnel were observed working on the new truck scale without wearing proper safety equipment. B. C. Lancaster will handle. E. Barricade Tape LP&S will have a recommendation by December PMSB. F. Vehicular Traffic Seems to be an excess of traffic in the plant. Would like the guards to challenge more often the need for plant entry. G. Hose Inspection Procedure Emphasize on the next Quarterly Inspection. Is a proper inspection being conducted? sc 13864 RTH:dgb R. T. Hammann STG 2430670 LAM015653