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t\ TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 1 0 Blank slide 1 Art/Map of U.S. (no sound) Everyone in the United States is becoming 4 more aware of chemicals--and the part they play in our 1ives. 2 Art/Map of U.S.--closer view, made up of many people's faces 3 Art/Map/Closer view F ht k Art/One section of map Congressman The many benefits of having them for our dally use--and the risks of making and using them. People want to know more about chemicals k so they--and their government--can make decisions about them. In 1976, the United States Congress passed a law to help collect information about chemicals and to find the hazardous ones so they fcould prevent harmful effects on humans and the environment. 5 Art/Another section of map/mgr. 6 Art/Another section of map/Employee surprised look on face saying, Who, me? This law not only affects government agencies and chemical company managers... It also affects every person who makes, processes or distributes chemicals. And that means you! (more) VAB.0001077047 MMW TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 2 7 Type/TOSCA Toxic Substances Control Act The law is called TOSCA--The Toxic Substances Control Act...now let me tell you some more about the law. 8 Art/Person at desk making list of chemicals--four or five small bottles on desk labeled for chemicals we make--benzene, cresols, EDC, etc. 4*' V 9 Art/Same person, shocked look on face, with thousands of small jars on desk, on floor, window sill, etc. Under the Toxic Substances Control Act industry and the Environmental Protection Agency must put together and regularly update a list of all the chemicals made or used in the United States and certain information about each one. The companies making or using chemicals have to tell the government about them. * That's no small chore, either, because there are more than 70,000 individual chemicals now, and more than 1,000 are being intro duced each year. 10 Art/List an endless roll of paper going off into distance. Using the list as a guide, research and testing is done to find out more about the chemicals that seem to pose the biggest problems. Then regulations for those chemicals are proposed. (more) VAB.0001077048 TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 3 11 Art/v?ew of mgr. on (J.S. Map, 12 Photo/Lower ranking employee from work location for which program is prepared. 13 Art/Repeat/Worker, surprised look on face, pointing at self, saying "Who, me?" 14 Type/Follow quote. ?5 Type/Follow quote. 4 f A But the law doesn't just depend on government agencies and chemical company managers to find out about chemical hazards. Every person who makes, processes or distributes chemicals is included under this new law. * And that's where you come in. Let me read you a part of the law: "Any person who manufactures, processes or distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture. . . and who obtains information which reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment. . . (more) VAB.0001077049 * 4 m~ T 4 TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 4 1 6. Type/Follow quote. shall immediately inform the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency of such information, unless such person \ has actual knowledge that the Admini 17* Art/Smug looking employee with halo over head. strator has been adequately informed of such information. We at Conoco Chemicals intend to comply fully with this law to make sure any substantial risks arising from chemicals In our operations are promptly reported. >8. Art/Footbal1 team in set position, facing viewer, Conoco Chemicals logo on chest. We-ve put together a special plan and a response team to make sure we comply. 19- Art/Hand pointing at viewe r. 20. Type/We want you to know: "" what to report how to report it to whom what will happen And because civil .nd criminal penalties can be assessed directly against any Individual employee who violates the law, we want you on our team and to know how you fit into our plan. ........ Niigr nation to report, how to report it and to whom. . . and what wi11 happen after the report made If you follow our plan, you will h leaavvee fTuUIlrfi1l1leiad/4 your responsi bility under the law. VAB.0001077050 TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 5 21. Art/Sick looking person, plant, fish. 22. Major Effects on humans: -- Cancer -- Gene mutations -- Birth defects -- Prolonged injury First, let's look at what kind of infor mation you should report. Any information that leads you to believe that a chemical t poses a serious risk to humans or the * environment should be reported. Human effects might be cancer, gene mutations or birth defects. Or toxi city that results in death or serious or prolonged physical harm to humans. 23. Art/Employee on one side of fence, man, woman and child on other side of fence Effects on members of the public as well as Conoco Chemicals employees should be reported. 24. Art/Workers sitting around table, taking coffee break, talking. Let's take a look at an example of a human effect of a type you might notice and that should be reported. Male workers at the west coast plant of a pesticide company noticed that a number of them had been trying, with little success, to father children. 25. Type/Cause: Over-exposure to insecticide. It later turned out that the probl em was a result of the workers being over exposed to dibromochloropropane, or DBCp, a pesticide^ now known to cause cstteeprMiliutyu and sou,spAected ocf causing cancVeAr.B.0001077051 i- TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 6 A 26. Art/Chemical character with mischievous look, sneaking into pond. Now for environmental effects. Any wide spread and previously unsuspected distri- t but ion in the environment of a chemical or substance should be reported. 27. Art/Same character, sitting with arms folded at bottom of pond, determined look on face. If a chemical not found in nature is extremely persistent in the environment, it is a substantial risk and should be reported. 28 Art/Same character, same pose, plant in pond growing wild, fish dying Any chemical which collects in the environment, which interferes with critical biological cycles, which stimulates plant growth in water, or has any signif icant toxic effects on non-human organ isms should also be reported. 2g. Photo-Electric transformer on pole Let's look at another example. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are heavily chlorinated, fire-resistant liquids, which in the past have been used in hydraulic fluids and electric transformer oils. 30. Type/PCBs are not biodegradable. However, it has been discovered that PCBs are not biodegradable in the environment. VAB.0001077052 TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 7 * 4 31 . Art/PCB about to be eaten by small micro organism. 32. Art/PCB about to be eaten by micro organism, It about to be eaten by larger organism. They also are eaten or absorbed by lower forms of plant and animal life which do not give them off again, instead, PCBs become more and more concentrated in their bodies. These lower forms of plants and animals are then eaten by larger animals, which further concentrate the PCBs. 33* Art/Larger organism about to be eaten by a fish, fish hook dangling above fish. By the time the PCBs reach larger animals, such as fish, they may be in heavy enough concentrations to cause cancer in humans who eat the fish. 34. Type/Anything which affects the environ ment like PCBs should be reported. For this reason, strict regulations have been laid down on the disposal of PCBs into the environment. Anything which affects the environment like PCBs should be reported. 35. Type/Report any serious risk to humans or the environment. We've given you only two examples, but please remember--report any suspected serious risk to humans or the environ ment . 36. Art/Employees talking. 37. Art/Closeup of eyes. The information may come from talking with your fellow workers. * It may be from something you observe. VAB.0001077053 T0SCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 8 38. Type/Results of a study. - 39* Type/What not to report. 40. Type/Substantial risks a1 ready known, like benzene, VCM. 41 . Photo/Cover of EPA reports. 42. Art/Oil spill on water. 43. Photo/Covers of trade journals. t 44. Art/Logos of several other chemical companies. * t r m * Or it may be the results of a study you find out about. And the effects don't have to be conclusively proven. Now for a word about what not to report. Don't make a report about substantial risks that are already known--such as the possibility of benzene or VCM exposure causing cancer. h Don't report information which has already been reported in EPA reports. . . Or if it has already been reported to EPA as part of reporting required under other laws. For example, oil spills or air emissions. Information in scientific literature or in technical and trade journals need not be reported. Nor must information about chemicals made, processed or distributed by others, but not Conoco Chemicals. A VAB.0001077054 4 TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 9 45. Type/When in doubt, report it. 4 4 n # However, if there is any doubt in your mind, report the information at once and Conoco Chemicals' professional staff will decide if + it should be reported. 46. Photo/Employee talking to supervisor. H 47. Photo/Supervisor on phone. Here's what you should do. Tell your super visor about your information at once. And be sure you tell your supervisor you're making the report under the requirements of TOSCA. He or she will inform the Response Team Coordinator at your work location. The response team coordinator will then inform the director of biomedical and environmental affairs at Chemicals' head quarters in Houston. 48. Photo/Director consulting with staff. * The director will consult with professional staff members and decide whether or not the report is a substantial risk. 49. Type/EPA will be notified. If it is a substantial risk, the Environmental Protection Agency will be notified in writing. If it's an emergency, the EPA will be notified by phone. VAB.0001077055 TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 10 50. Type/Report will be made and kept on file. 51. Type/Either way, you'll hear what happens. 52. Art/Employee contacting EPA official. 53. Photo/Your responsibilities booklet. a 54. Photo/Repeat of employee talking to supervisor. 55* Type/Report emergencies at once. 4 If it's decided that the situation is not a substantial risk, the decision and reports will be written up and kept in Conoco Chemica1s' files. Whatever happens, all members of the response team who participated in the report will be notified. If it's decided the situation is not m a substantial risk, and you still believe it is, you may then contact the Environ- w mental Protection Agency yourself. A booklet we've prepared will be given to you after this presentation. In it, you'll find the addresses for contacting the EPA, the information required in a report, and an explanation of our entire program. It's yours to keep. Remember, if you're in doubt about whether to report something, do it anyway. An emergency situation must be report ed at once. VAB.0001077056 TOSCA Second Draft July, 1978 Page 11 \ wf : A 56. Art/Chemical cloud going over plant fenceline affecting people. An emergency under TOSCA is any release of a chemical into the environment which immediately and critically imperils human health or life... 57. Art/Chemical discharge out a pipe into a stream affecting plants, fish, Or seriously threatens non-human organisms with large-scale population destruction, Type/Emergency reports under Under emergencies, you'd make reports about TOSCA are the only times chemicals--such as benzene or VCM--which are you'll report a chemical already known to be potentially harmful. for hazards which are a1 ready known. Emergencies are the only time you'll report a chemical which is already known to cause harm to humans or the environment. VAB.0001077057 TOSCA Second D ra'f t July, 1978 Page 12 59. Type/Even without an emergency, reports must be made quickly. 60 . Photo of plant 61. Art/Closeup of hand pointing at viewer. 62. Type/If you have information which supports conclusion that a chemical or substance presents a substantial risk to humans or the environ ment. 63. Type/Tell your supervisor. 6^. Art/Large question mark. 65. Blank Slide When there's no emergency, up to 15 working days can be taken from the time you first become aware of the information until EPA is notified. So the information l still must be moved through the company quickly. All chemicals we work with--feedstocks, intermediates, by-products or finished * products--must be assessed for substantial risk. That's all for now, but we hope you'll remember--TOSCA doesn't just affect companies. It affects you. If you have information which supports the conclusion that a chemical or substance presents a substantial risk to humans or the environment. . . Tell your supervisor immediately. Now we'll stop to answer your questions. (No Sound). VAB.0001077058