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CAUSTIC I
1994
REACTIVE CHEMICALS REVIEW LOADING & DISTRIBUTION
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CAUSTIC DISTRIBUTION 50% REGULAR GRADE CAUSTIC
Water Treating CPE Cellulose Poly B LAS&TL
Barges ^ Ships
DOW CONFIDENTIAL
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CAUSTIC LOADING & DISTRIBUTION
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS TANK TRUCKS TANK TRUCK CONSTRUCTED OF ALUMINUM.
NON-CAUSTIC HEEL IN TANK TRUCKS FROM PREVIOUS LOAD.
COMPARTMENTED TANK TRUCKS CONTAINING CHEMICAL REACTIVE WITH CAUSTIC IN ADJACENT COMPARTMENT.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
1 - T. E. D. sheet requires truck to be constructed of nickel clad, stainless steel, or lined carbon steel (MC-304, 307, 311, 312, 316),
2 - Listed on loading checklist.
1 - Tank trucks required to have completed cleaning sheet.
2 - Visual inspection performed before loading each truck.
3 - Heel checked by chemical methods; litmus
paper, mixed indicator, non-caustic heel
verification tests,
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4 - Written procedures for loading and checklist completed on each truck.
5 - Personnel training.
1 - Staff approval required before loading compartmented trucks.
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POTENTIAL PROBLEMS TANK CARS NON-CAUSTIC HEEL IN TANK CAR FROM PREVIOUS LOAD OR FROM CUSTOMER CONTAMINATION.
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BARGES NON-CAUSTIC HEEL IN BARGE FROM PREVIOUS LOAD.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
1 - Dedicated fleet of tank cars. 2 - Dow-owned tank cars not stenciled
"CAUSTIC" only loaded after cleaning. - Visual inspection before loading each car. - Heel checked by lab. procedures if
necessary. - Written procedures for loading and
checklist completed on each car. 6 - Personnel training. 7 - Follow-up with customers in cases of car
contamination. Cars cleaned before reloading.
1 - Dedicated fleet of barges. 2 - Visual inspection before loading. 3 - Heel checked by lab. Procedures. 4 - Written procedures for loading. 5 - Personnel training.
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CAUSTIC LOADING & DISTRIBUTION
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
SHIPS NON-CAUSTIC HEEL IN SHIP.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
1 - Ships required to be cleaned before loading. 2 - Last cargo information supplied to LAD
ship coordinator and caustic plant loading coordinator. 3 - Visual inspection before loading each ship. 4 - Written procedures for loading. 5 - Personnel training.
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