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KTHYI, CORPORATION I'KTUt 11.1:i`.m rni:.Mi('Ai,s tsiioi'i* IIATO.N HOI't;H I'l.AXT October 19, 1981 please address REPLY TO BOX 34 1 BATON ROUGE, LA 70021 TO: Members of the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association: A list of the attendees at the Hilton Head, South Carolina meeting is attached. Thirty-three companies were represented; twelve of which were outside United States. In addition, there is a tabulation of the results of twenty-six critique sheets turned in at the conclusion of our meeting. The obvious conclusion is that the meeting was a success. The Executive Committee is working on plans for our next meeting and you will be kept informed of our progress. As discussed at our last meeting, VCSA meeting communication can be expedited by using Telex facilities. If you so desire, please TLX me at 586-416 (Ethyl Admin. BTR) your identification number. Sincerely, HGO :wmb Attachments H. G. Olson, Secretary Vinyl Chloride Safety Association OCC 3950 OCC 3951 Company Name Akzo Zout Chemle Air Products Air Products Air Products Borden Chemical Borden Chemical British Industrial Plastics Ltd. British Industrial Plstics Ltd. Certain-Teed ATTENDEES AT THE VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETING Hi1 ton Head S.C. September 24 & 25, 1981 Attendee Dr, Herre Steegenga VCM Production, Manager J. T. Barr Manager Regulatory Response L. W, Allen Section Manager - Process R. E. Varilek Technical Manager Stephen C J re 11i Senior Process Engineer Douglas Jones Production Superintendent T. H. MacEwan Development Manager D. Middleton Works Manager R. T. Kelly Director of Mfg.-PVC Pipe Plastics Group Company Address Welplaatweg 1L P. 0. Box 7020 3000 HA Rotterdam - Botlek Nether land b.v. Box 538 AIlentown, PA 18105 Box 538 AIlentown, PA 18105 Box 97 Calvert City, Kentucky 511 Lancaster St. Leominster, MA 01 453 Gelsmar, LA Aycliffe Industrial Estate Co. Durham DLS GAN England Aycliffe Industrial Estate Co. Durham DLS GAN England Box 1100 Bluebell, PA 19422 Telephone No. 215/^81-5743 215/481 -5743 502/395-4181 617/537-1771 504/387-5101 2. Company Name Certain-Teed Conoco Inc. Conoco Chemicals Diamond Shamrock Diamond Shamrock Diamond Shamrock Dow Chemical Electrochemical Industries Ltd. Esso Chemical Canada Esso Chemical Canada Ethyl Corporation Attendee C. A. Geljner Plant Manager 1 John McCu|ley Chief Process Engineer Dick Frohreich Chief Process Engineer Dave Lull; Plant Manager, PVC Steve Broui1 lard Loss Conrrol Supervisor Doug Frey Plant Manager, PVC Robert Oubre 0. Wi1 inski James R. Wall ace Process Technology Nino Pellarin Technical Supervisor i H. G. Smith Operations Superintendent PVC Company Address P. 0. Box 253 Sulphur, LA 70663 South Avenue Pouca City, Oklahoma Box 91 Aberdeen, MS 39701 River Road Delaware City, Delaware 19706 P. 0. Box 150 Deer Park, TX 77536 P. 0. Box 500 Deer Park, TX 77536 Oyster Creek Division Freeport, TX 775**! P. 0. Box 1929 Haifa Israel P. 0. Box 69 Sarnia, Ontario P. 0. Box 3004 Sarnia Ontario P. 0. Box 341 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Telephone No. ^05/767-3634 601/369-8111 302/834-3876 713/476-2808 713/476-2216 713/236-3455 Telex 46283 1 519/339-2284 519/339-2061 504/359-2672 OCC 3952 3. Company Name Ethyl Corporation Ethyl Corporation Formosa Plastics Formosa Plastics Formosa Plastics General Tire & Rubber General Tire 6 Rubber Georgia-Pacific B. F. Goodrich Great American Chemical Great American Chemical Attendee 1 Cecil P. Loechelt Technica1 Supervisor H,,.G, Olson Chief Supervisor PVC Charles Markowitz Regulatory Affairs Bill Hager Personnel/Safety David Magee Manager-Matnt./Engineer G. Brumbaugh Production Manager R. L. Laundrie Environmenta1 Manager James F. Gabbett Technical Manager Glen D,, Schaaf Manager Manufacturing Process John C,, Floros Donald C,, Kistler Company Address P. 0. Box 341 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 P. 0. Box 341 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 P. 0. Box 320 Delaware City, Delaware P. 0. Box 320 Delaware City, Delaware P. 0. Box 271 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Pt 0. Box 68 Middle Road Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 Akron, Ohio P. 0. Box 629 Piaquemine, LA 70764 6100 Oak Tree Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio 44131 650 Water Street Fitchburg, MA 01421 650 Water Street Fitchburg, MA 01421 Telephone No. 504/359-2193 504/359-2652 302/834-4575 302/834-4575 504/356-8725 504/687-6321 617/343-6973 617/343-6973 OCC 3953 4. Company Name Great American Chemical Goodyear Tire Rubber Hooker Chemical Hooker Chemical Hooker Chemical Chemlsche Werke Hills Ag. Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Petrochemicals Plastics Oiv. Keysor Century Keysor Century Attendee A1 Simmons Dan Snyder Production Manager PVC David M. Connor Technical Manager Joe A. King Harold F. Dubec Manager-Safety Environmental Comp)lance Bernd Terwiesch VCM/PVC Production Manager John T. Vaughan Production Section Manager PVC Kenneth S. K. Law Director Engineering Robert J. Babbitt Operations Manager Company Address P. 0. Box 708 Richardson, TX 75080 5408 Baker Avenue Niagara Falls, New York 14804 P, 0. Box D Perryville, PA P. 0. Box 699 Pottstown, PA P. 0. Box 699 Pottstown, PA Postfach 1320 4370 Marl West Germany P. 0. Box 3 Hill house Works Blackpool FY54QB Lancs England 26000 Springbrook Road Saugus, CA 91355 P. 0. Box 308 Saugus, CA 91351 Telephone No. 214/783-0933 716/283-7682 301/939-5000 215/326-2000 215/326-2000 Telex 82911 0 cwd Telex 67483 1C1 PLHG 805/259-2360 OCC 3954 5. Company Name MontepolImerl Nippon Zeon of America, Inc. Norsk Hydro S.A. Norsk Hydro S.A. P.P.G. Industries P.P.G. Industries Pantasote Pantasote Pantasote Pantasote Attendee Cam! Ho Celia Marty Matsuo General Manager Technology Per Rangnes Operations Manager Lverre Kristensen Section Manager PVC Ben Reynolds Genera! Pbreman VCM Kenneth Lee Manager Product Safety Everson Weekley Safety Supervisor Henry Rzempoluch Plant Manager K. K. Sheth Manager Resin Production Nate Sofer Vice-President Manufacturing Company Address TES/PVC Largo Donegani Milano Italy 201 E. 42nd Street New York, New York 10017 Porsgrunn Fabrikker 3901 Porsgrunn Norway Porsgrunn Fabrikker 3901 Porsgrunn Norway P. 0. Box 1000 Lake Charles, LA 70602 One Gateway Center Pittsburg, PA 15222 P. 0. Box 19 Point Pleasant, W.V. 25550 P. 0. Box 19 Point Pleasant, W.V. 25550 26 Jefferson Street Passaic, N.J. 07006 26 Jefferson Street Passaic, N.J. 07006 Telephone No. TX 310679 212/972-0243 Telex 21764 hydro n Telex 21764 hydro n 318/491-4930 412/434-2604 304/675-1020 304/675-1020 201/777-8500 OCC 3955 6. Company Name Promoclones tnd. Mexlcanas S.'A. (PIMEX) Rumianca Chemical DIv. Shell Chemical Shell Chemical Solvay & Cle Tenneco Union Carbide Macker Chemie ' GMBH Wacker Chemie GMBH Attendee Jorge Zarate M. Plant Manager Arnold C. Werner General Manager R,, G. Heller Process Manager W. Go McKee Engineer Marcel Mffrvan VCM Technical Manager Darwin Rhoads Manager Safety Loss Prevent I on D. Galen Reese Department Head Herbert Deuschl Manager PVC Production Kurt Fendel Manager Production, R&D, Appl. PVC Company Address P. 0. Box 604 Carretera A. La Resurreccton #73 Puebla, Pue Mexico 375 Park Avenue New York, New York 10152 P, 0. Box 2633 Deer Park, TX 77536 P. 0. Box 10 Norco, LA 70079 33 rue du Prince Albert 1050 Brussells Belgium Park 80 Plaza West Saddlebrook, N.J, 07662 Telephone No. Telex 378I258 PIMXME 212/759-51^0 713/476-7395 504/441-7904 201/646-3891 P. 0. Box 1*71 Texas City, TX 77590 22-Prinsregenten Str. 8000 Munich, West Germany D8263 Burghausen West Germany 713/948-5527 \o occ 1. Overall impression of 1981 meeting Excellent Very Good Good 2. Most interesting part of the program True confessions Surveys Computer safety Safety engineering methods (Huls & reactor lockout) Luncheon speaker & regulation update Training film Safety program 3. Least interesting part of the program ''None" Computer survey Regulation update Safety program Operator training Surveys 4. Topics you "would like to see more" True confessions OSHA-EPA inspections Present balance OK Questionaires Safety engineering methods Foreign presentations Other suggestions: Risk analysis & loss prevention New process technology Effective safety programs Health studies & findings Spills & other operating problems Foreign regulatory update Maintenance of old equipment VC1 production problems Atmospheric vent preventive methods Transportation emergencies 5. Topics you "would like' to see less" No answer or "none" Government regulations Other suggestions: General items Survey reviews Poor and/or unprepared presentations 6. Suggestions for improved meetings No answer or "none" Outline for each paper presented 4 16 6 17 4 3 3 2 1 1 13 5 4 3 1 1 5 4 3 3 3 2 17 5 10 5 OCC 3957 6. Suggestions for improv d meetings (Contd.) Other suggestions: Continue surveys Report on commercial safety devices European participation in surveys True confessions first Emphasize safety rather than regulations Increase European contributions Open shot on program for additional presentation of true confessions More effective use of visual aids Split group: PVC topics, VCM topics More on training procedures Compile all papers in small book Keep meeting in resort area 7. Comments on meeting facilities Very good Poor meeting room; hard to see & hear No answer Reservation & travel agent problems Transportation from Savanah difficult Be specific in designing questionnaire 9 9 3 2 2 1 8. Should VCSA meet annually? Yes 25 9. Preference for meeting location: resort or major city Resort Either location Major city Resort desirable; not necessary Alternate No answer 10 5 4 3 3 1 Suggestions for future meeting locations: San Antonio, Texas San Juan, Puerto Rico Orlando, Florida Los Angeles, California Kansas City, Missouri Chicago, Illinois Quote "Houston is not a place to hold a meeting" HGO 10-15-81 OCC 3958