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4 `9 PARTICIPANTS GUESTS; BPA MANUFACTURING DEER PARK MANUFACTURING COMPLEX SAFETY MEETING MINUTES (SHIFT 4) MARCH 14, 1989 L. BECK B. DAVIS M. GO'JLD A. MeGREW E. MIKE D. SCHULZ J. TIJERINA W. UBERNOSKY AGENDA: 2. SAFETY ORDER S-125 REVIEW PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT \ DISCUSSION: LAM 025947 2. E. MIKE BEGAN THE REVIEW OF S-125 BY 6IVING A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT ASBESTOS IS, AND SOME OF IT'S TYPICAL USES, AND THE EFFECTS THAT IT CAN HAVE ON ONE'S HEALTH. UBIE MADE THE STATEMENT THAT ALL ASBESTOS HAS' BEEtf REMOVED FROM .THE BPA UNITS, BUT THAT THERE STILL IS INSULATION IN THE PIPERACKS AT THE BATTERY LIMITS TO THE UNIT THAT IS ASBESTOS., .. ` B. DAVIS CONTINUED THE DISCUSSION OF S-125 BY REVIEWING SOME OF THE DEFINITIONS THAT PRETAIN TO THE HANDLING OF.ASBESTOS. EXAMPLES AREi REGULATED AREA - ANY AREA WHERE AREA EXPOSURE IS ABOVE THE PEL, (PERMISSIBLE . EXPOSURE LIMIT). RESTRICTED AREA - ANY AREA WHERE EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS IS LIKELY BUT BELOW THE PEL. J. TIJERINA DISCUSSED PROPER WORK PRACTICES WHEN i x ABS-006971 WORKING WITH ASBESTOS: ONE SHOULD WEAR DISPOSABLE COVCRALLS, AND RESPIRATOR, ASBESTOS SHOULD ALSO WETTED WITH WATER WHEN REMOVING IT FOR DISPOSAL. N,a L. BECK CONCLUDED THE DISCUSSION OF S-125 BY STATING THAT ANNUAL MEDICAL EXAMS ARE PROVIDED AND THAT REVIEW OF THE SAFETY ORDER ON A YEARLY BASIS WARN OF THE HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ASBESTOS. \ D. D.- SCHULZ CC: J. E. McADAMS W. C. UBERNOSKY B. F. YARBROUGH A LAM 025948 ABS-006972 SHIFT TEAM TWO SAFETY MEETING MARCHE 1989 SAFETY ORDER S-125 - ASBESTOS A. Jsi'ry Smith openrd the- meeting with introduction cf the Safety Order on Asbestos. He went into a dis cussion of the properties of asbestos and its uses. Also discussed were the potential health hazards in volved with exposure to asbestos and the permissible exposure limit (PEL)> B. Ron Henderson lead a discussion on the general prac tices involved in handling asbestos as written in S-125. C. Jimbo Ryan talked about the definitions contained in the Safety Order. D. Ray Malonson explained the DPMC work practices in volved as defined in the Safety Order. ACTION ITEMi Jerry Smith volunteered to contact the Industrial Hygiene Department and in quire about the BPA Control Room venti lation requirements regarding asbestos fibers. E. Ray Malonson also discussed the requirements for demolition and renovation of asbestos materials as contained in S-125. ACTION ITEMi Ray Malonson agreed to notify the Indus trial Hygiene Department concerning the asbestos removal which took place in the BPAM area approximately two years ago and request the air monitoring results. F. Enrico DeSalle discussed the sections contained in ' S-125 concerning asbestos disposal and also the section.involving Annual Medical Exams and Employee Training. LAM 025949 Page 1 of 2 . i ABS-006973 SHIFT TEAM TWO SAFETY MEETING CCNT. ATTENDEES: E. DESALLE R. HENDERSON R. MALONSON J. MCGUIGAN J. RYAN J. SMITH LAM 025950 Page 2 o-f 2 * ABS-006974 REVIEW IT SAFETY ORDEP LCD THE D11CUES ION OF SAFETY CRD R 0-125. : lOWARD TALKED ABOUT WHAT ASBESTOS LOOKED LIKE AND THE f'GT:ENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD IT POSED. HE DI3SL3SED J.K-2C.W -- ri i ED LI it-: AoBCS : <-iw 3U' K A3 ASBES TOS ONCHGCENII CARCINOMA AND MZSC'KEIICMA. ;cr:-. A^oU i jCiL Or i HO ARnAc OR U 3 l. o n 'irn ni rr.ii.' < w * l * i ^JkJ waw t t'jat \ c? t rr -- t -- -- - -- * i 1:1 -- --/ : wO - O ONL : l":L_ F'U_ANT BU I Ai_Si_' .T. . ullw W*-- I ' SIDE THE PLANT SUCH AS.FLOOR ..\i_ Lta .1 I . .L IXW*--* i* . \ A.\L4i\--uJchi POINTED CUT THAT ASu<i-_3 * wU fin*. RE MOVED FROM THE BPA UNITS BUT THERE 13 PREBABLY STILL SOME IN THE MAIN PIPEWAYS. A KEY POINT BROUGHT OUT IN THE DISCUSSION WAS THAT'IF YOU ARC ENSURE ABOUT WHETHER A MATERIAL IS ASBESTOS OR NOT, TREAT IT AS IF IT WERE ASBESTOS. ABS-006975 LAM 025951 MTNTTF.S ENGINEERING INSULATION MATERIALS STANDARDS AND USAGE MEETING' The purpose of this meeting was to review the changing status of. engineering materials for insulation and the applicability of related Company standards. Materials Supply \ Thermal insulation manufacturers have experienced considerable difficulty in meeting the mushrooming demand for their products, precipitated by the energy (fuels) shortage and further complicated by changes in basic manufacturing materials and processes, along with expanding government regulations. Due to these problems, long (ca. 12-18 months) and unpredictable deliveries of insulation materials are now common for the petroleum industry. For example, Johns Manville has adopted a Japanese process to manufacture calcium silicate, but is only capable of producing at about sixty per cent (60%) of its previous asbestos production rate. Due to :OSHA asbestos regulations, manufacturers have hurriedly switched to other types of insulation materials (e.g., calcium silicate and mineral wool) products. Government regulatory agencies are reportedly concerned that silica in insulation materials is a possible health hazard. Many insulation manufacturers are currently experimenting to find suitable replacement materials for asbestos, and calcium silicate insulation. Manufacturers have attempted to change to glass fibers with organic binders (ca. 3-5%V) for high temperature (11Q0-1500F) applications, but the organic binders burn-out rather quickly in hi-temp. service. Most Shell, applications involve temperatures of 900F, or less. - Company Standards Shell Chemical insulation materials standards currently specify calcium silicate type products, which could be banned by future OSHA regulations if silica is proven to be detrimental to health. The question of whether test procedures are available to measure free crystalline silica was raised. It was stated that OSHA does have a specification test, which quantifies the amount of'free silica present in a test sample. Indications are such that insulation materials manufac turers T./ill try to avoid making products available which might later become susceptible to rigid governmental restrictions. ASTM/AIChE Meeting John Johnson reported that the recent ASTM/AIChE Tulsa, Oklahoma meeting on Thermal Insulations Materials in the Chemical Industry produced five (5) papers. Two (2) papers presented at this joint symposium were of interest to Shell - entitled as follows: 1. ) "Economic Thickness of Thermal Insulating ?Iaterials" by J. Barnhart and 2. ) "Requirements for Selection and Use of Thermal Insulation in the Petrochemical Industry" by W. C. Turner. ABS-006976 LAM 025952 2 Additionally, it was learned at the Tulsa meeting that the ASTM C-16 Committee on Thermal and Cryogenic Insulating Materials (Frank A. Govan, Chairman) is setting up two (2) new committees; 1) Design Committee, and 2) Geographical Design SubCommittee. These committees should become functional within the near future. It does not appear necessary for Shell to place a man on the ASTM C-16 Committee, although general knowledge of their activities should be maintained. Research Project \' Shell Research at Bellaire are currently conducting thermal conductivity tests of various insulation materials under contract for Shell Canada. It was agreed that the Engineering Council Office would contact Bellaire Research to advise that we are interested in the Shell Canada insulation materials program and are solicitous of any testing information which they develop. Recommendations (Scope) *J - The suggestion was made that Shell departments need to know what insulation materials specifications have to be met, in order to procure acceptable insulation products for on-going and future construction projects. Although the work contractor is initially responsible for purchasing and installing insulation materials. Shell assumes the responsibility upon acceptance of the completed facilities. Insulation materials have been treated as a stable commodity in the past, but.these increasingly scarce engineering materials will evidently demand more of Shell's time in the future It was reported that the T.I.M.A. (Thermal Insulation Materials Association) report entitled "Econ I" on insulation materials economic thicknesses should not be used, since it gives misleading results. Since defining all the pertinent and appropriate basic data for insulation materials is very important to all Shell engineering functions, there was general agreement that Shell should develop a guide that would uniformly define basic parameters for engineering insulation materials. 'Recommendations (Criteria) Tfre following insulation materials information needs should be covered by the Shell guide, or white paper: 1. ') Economic Criteria Required for Evaluation of Insulation Materials - (To be set by Shell Management) 2. ) Insulation Materials Thickness - Thermal Conductivity (k -factors) Values should be determined and charted for three (3) basic types of Insulation Materials: a.) Calcium Silicate b.) Cellular (Fiber) Glass c.) Other Materials LAM 025953 3. ) Contact Resistances of above Insulation Materials (e.g., aluminum sheathing and insulation) ABS-006977 t i< - 3 4.) Pipe Coatings and Insulation Layering 5.) Binding Materials for Insulation Products 6.) Susceptibility of Insulation Materials to FireFighting Techniques 7.) Health Hazards of Insulation Materials. / Recommendations (Development) It was recommended that an experienced engineer, with some heat transfer background, should be selected to develop and coordinate a Shell white paper incorporating available basic and pertinent insulation materials information. The basic engineering data provided by a Shell white paper covering insulation materials should have a useful life approximating five (5) years, at which time the data could be reviewed and updated, if warranted. Additionally, a uniform approach to the selection, application, and use of insulation materials Comoanywide would be possible.through utilization of the Shell white paper. Further, . the paper would provide an equal-footings basis, through standardization, for. economics evaluations and other insulation materials investigations. : Recommendations (Application) The engineering information provided by the insulation materials white paper could be used by various Shell engineering functions as input data for access to the Norco, or Wood River, Insulation Materials Economic Thickness Computer Programs to evaluate insulation products and projects. It was pointed out that Chemical Engineering has previously accessed and run the Norco Computer Program directly from the Shell ITC Building. Interested grouos may contact them for particulars. . Conclusion It was suggested that members of the meeting group should maintain contact to facilitate the dissemination of related technical information. The guidelines provided by the development of a Shell guide (white paper) on engineering insula tion materials would provide invaluable information and a solidified Shell approach for our various engineering functions. There was unanimous agreement that high priority should be given to the development of the Shell white paper on engineering insulation materials, due to the present and anticipated criticality of these materials to our business. DRC 4/10/74 LAM 025954 ABS-006978 *