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ESSO CHEMICAL CANADA Chemicals Technology, P.0.Box69, Sarnie, Ontario. Canada N7T2P1 Tel. 1519) 339-2781 6.L. LOCKHART Manager 84PL8 C1403 August 9, 1984 Vinyl Chloride Safety Association Meeting, October, 1984 tsso] CHEMICALS Dear Member: Our Program Chairman, Dave Middleton, has put together the attached tentative program for the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association meeting on October 11 and 12 in Phoenix. It is a most interesting program; the only problem will be fitting it into our accustomed time slot. In fact, we may need to continue after lunch on Friday. Please keep this in mind when making your travel plans. The hotel notes that the cutoff date for our block of reservations is September 10, 1984. After that date, not only will you not get our $60 rate, you run the risk of not getting a room at all. Please make your reservations at once, with a deposit equal to the daily room rate to: The Clarion Inn at McCormick Ranch 7401 North Scottsdale Road ' Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 U.S.A. Phone: (602) 948-5050 U.S. Ibll free: 800-528-3130 You should plan to arrive on the evening of Wednesday, October 10, 1984. Five risk management questionnaires are attached to this letter; most members have indicated that such surveys are very valuable so I make no apology for the number. One of them is a follow-up on last year's runaway reaction control survey. John Vaughan also proposes to circulate directly a questionnaire on another aspect of the topic, which has aroused so iruch interest that a short review of last year's data and conclusions is in the program. .. ./2 A division of IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED OCC 3907 VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETING October 11-12, 1984 Phoenix, Arizona Tentative Agenda Thursday, October 11/ 1984 Time Subject Discussion Leader 8:00 a.m. Registration and Coffee Emergency Control and Releases 8:30 Implications of 1983 Review of Runaway Reaction Control J.R. Wallace, Esso Chemical 8:45 Automatic Short-Stop System Review R.W. Ormsby, Air Products 9:10 9:35 10:00 Short Stopper Efficiency Review Survey of V.I. Members Frequency and Size of Emergency VC Discharges Safety Committees J.T. Vaughan, I.C.I. J.T. Barr, Air Products Safety Gonmittees - How to Make them Effective Mr. Bryan, Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij 10:30 Coffee Break 10:45 a.m. Health Angiosarcoma Update Dr. B. Bennett, ICI Review of VCM Medical Research Dr. B. Bennett, ICI Alleged Health Problems Associated with VCM P. Ragnes, Norsk Hydro 12:00 p.m. Lunch Guest Speaker - Mr. Ray McConkey, SPI 'Fire Fighting Techniques for VCM Fires' *. ./2 OCC 3908 2- - Thursday, October 11 (Continued) Time Subject Discussion Leader 1:30 Fire Suppression Systems 2:00 Halon Fire Suppression Systems in Control Rooms, Computer Booms and Electrical Switchgear Booms Hazop Studies B. Reynolds, PPG 2:30 2:45 A Study with Reference to Electrical Classification in Hazardous Areas Corrosion in Recovery System Coffee Break D. Summerbell, Norsk Hydro Polymers Esso Chemical 3:00 Environmental - Regulatory 4:00 Update on EPA/DSHA Regulatory Activities W.C. Holbrook, B.F. Goodrich Chemical Update on Current Litigation on Emergency Discharges B. Bostoi^ Official Close of Meeting for the Day Association - V.I. Activities Seminar Update on V.I. Activities Open Discussion on Future Joint Safety Activities Friday, October 12, 1984 T. Gottesman, Vinyl Institute 8:00 a.m. Business Meeting - Election of Officers - Selection of 1985 Meeting Site - Treasurer's Report .. ./3 OCC 3909 -3- Friday/ October 12 (Continued) Time Subject Peroxide and Initiator Hazards 8:30 Oxygen Levels and Hazards 9:00 9:40 10:00 10:15- Initiator Hazards - Review of Major Incidents Initiate'- Handling Systems - Membership Review Coffee Break Incident reviews and Followups (True Confessions) These will include Gasholder failure Other Case Histories from 12:00 - 1:06 1:00 lunch True Confessions - continued Discussion Leader W.J. McDonald/ Diamond Shamrock/ Alberta Gas H. Waltemate, B.F. Goodrich also Union Carbide J.R. Wallace/ Esso Chemical Esso Chemical P. RagneS/ Norsk Hydro D. Bennett, Diamond Shamrock Alberta Gas H. Waltemate, B.F. Goodrich J. King, Occidental J.R. Wallace/jch 1803J/jrw OCC 3910