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The Chlorine Institute, Inc "Ch lor-Alkali Safety and Stewardship Since 1 924" 1995 Annual Report CMA 110768 The Chlorine Institute, Inc. Mission The Chlorine Institute, Inc. exists to support the chloralkali industry and serve the public by fostering the continuous evaluation of and improvements to safety and the protection ofhuman health and the environment connected with the production, distribution and use of chlorine, sodium and potassium hydroxides, and sodium hypochlorite; and the distribution and use of hydrogen chloride. The Institute meets this obligation by maintaining a scientific and technical organi zation that fully meets its members' and publics' needs and expectations. The Institute works with governmental agencies to encourage the use of credible science and technology in developing regulations impacting the industry. The Institute provides management and support services to the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance and its product stewardship entity, the Center for Emissions Control. From' 1M . 1 -4*,VSSW rAi oard Of Directors The Institute made excellent progress during 1995. It was a year in which the committees and staff put into place programs to add value to membership in the Institute as well as to evaluate its progress toward achieving the goals of the Strategic Plan. There was an overall commitment to the Institute's mission of safety and protection of human health and the environment, which is the foundation for all the Institute does. The efforts of hundreds of member volunteers added to that foundation throughout the year. Focussing on those volunteers for a moment, I would reiterate that their efforts are central to the work of the Institute. These contributors bring to their respective committees and work groups' a high level of professionalism and an obvious commitment to excellence. The Board of Directors and the staff of the Institute recognize this and extend sincere appreciation for that dedication. My message to you last year mentioned that a survey of the membership was nearing completion. Charles L. Mears It was completed in the Spring and the results shared with the membership. Those results showed that you thought the Institute was do ing well as an organization. I believed all along the overall outcome would be good. But, we all needed to know what opinions were held, collectively. In the areas where the survey revealed attention was needed, the staff and others responded. It also was mentioned last year that approval of the Strategic Plan Implementation Program was near at hand, and that some aspects already were underway. The Program was not approved until August 11, 1995, because it took time to work out some issues about how the Institute would have its members use the guidelines it produces. Through the cooperation of many people, and with their innovative ideas, that hurdle was cleared. And, indeed, many other parts of the Program were well underway all year. These two events tell a compelling story about the members of the Institute and the people they send as representatives. We are confident enough to look at ourselves and be flexible. We can address the difficult issues of who and what we are, and come out the better for it. We can do all that and, at the same time, continue our high level of competent performance as a trade association, accomplishing many meaningful projects, about which you will read in this report. 1995 was the last full year of my term as chairman. I truly have enjoyed the time spent with my chlor-alkali colleagues throughout my term. I thank you all for your support and look forward to continued associations. CMA 110770 From The President Of Tee Chlorine Institute New Institute projects and member services were highlights of 1995, a year dedicated to value enhancements for the membership. Several of the initiatives stemmed from our efforts to imple ment the Strategic Plan, and others arose from the evaluation of the membership survey conducted in the spring. All of the work of the Institute, new or on-going, was focused on providing a greater return of benefits to the membership. This report highlights the dedicated efforts and accomplishments of the Institute's committees. Their efforts throughout the year resulted in the completion of 10 pamphlets. Of those, seven were revisions and three were first editions. Work progressed on 20 other pamphlets, including the Chlo rine Manual. A training videotape and collateral materials on the safe handling of hydrochloric acid was produced and a new videotape on the chlorine Emergency `A' Kit neared completion at the end of the year. The Institute's interaction with regulatory agencies led to 13 comments to dockets, many of which are mentioned in the report on 1995 committee activities. One of the first of the new programs and projects of 1995 was the membership survey, conducted in the spring. The response data gave us valuable insight into the members' needs and expectations. A report on the results was published in the June iNsrobR. The Wastewater Treatment Task Group was formed in 1995, to mirror the applicable, successful efforts of the well-established Safe Drinking Water Task Group. In the summer and fall, the Institute participated in two water industry exhibitions to further expose this group to our safety-related materials. Also, late in the Robert G. Smerko, Ph.D. year, a special task group designed and planned a "needs assessment" survey of the water indus try to determine how Institute materials can be more effective in these operations. Our efforts to engage emergency response personnel for training and to supply them with chlor-alkali safety materials continued throughout the year. In addition to the annual CHLOREP Seminar, volunteer trainers conducted "Chlorine Safe Handling and Emergency Response" programs in Florida, at St. Pe tersburg Junior College, and in California at the annual hazmat Continuing Challenge workshop in Sacramento. Our participation in the new Partnership for Fire Fighter Safety initiative continues to present expanded opportunities for introducing our safety information to members of the fire services. The work of the Fire Codes Steering Group, its consultant, and staff began to produce positive results in code issues in 1995. This work now will continue under the auspices of the Storage and Transport Committee. Many thanks to those who were members of the Steering Group over the past several years. Still another new program established in 1995 to help members attain and maintain the appropriate Institute publications (a requirement of the Strategic Plan Implementation Program) was the Publication Subscription service. Many members have availed themselves of this service and are very satisfied. At the fall meeting, two provisional groups were formed to provide the Institute additional expertise in packager and swimming pool Issues. Those units are the Packager Executive Group and the Swimming Pool Chlorine Gas Applicators Committee. Also at the fall meeting, the Performance Indicators Steering Group was deactivated, having.com- pleted its assignment. The programs recommended by this group and implemented in 1995, will give the Institute new bases for evaluating the effectiveness of its safety-related and environmental activities. This brings me to a part of my message I enjoy each year, recognizing those who have been outstanding volunteer contributors to the Institute during the year. Those individuals in 1995 were Board members Lee Wretlind of Dow; Toshio Yamamoto of Japan's Tosoh Corporation; and Paul Larson of DuPont. Thanks to each of you for your dedication to the Institute and the chlor-alkali industry. To all who participate in the work of the Chlorine Institute I extend the gratitude of the entire Institute staff for the part you played in making 1995 one of the best yet. Our pledge of value- added performance for the members of the Institute continues unabated into 1996. CMA 110771 Dedicated Volunteer Effort Key To Cl Success Throughout 1995, the heart of the Institute, its committees and their subunits, functioned with consistency and effectiveness. Whether advancing the Institute's efforts in the safety and stewardship of its mission chemicals or representing the members interests before government agencies, the dedication and commitment of each member of each unit was evident. The Board of Directors and staff of the Institute extend their sincere appreciation and gratitude to those hundreds of volunteers. A report on their work follows this summary of actions by the Board. Board of Directors In addition to addressing the usual profusion of project budget requests and other operational issues, the Board of the Institute in 1995 approved the Strategic Plan Implementation Program recommended by the Board Long-Range Planning Committee. The requirements of the Program parallel closely those already being followed by many Institute members involved in responsible care programs. Throughout the year, the Board approved for membership one packaging company, eight associate companies, and three overseas producer organizations. Membership at the end of the year totalled 202. At the fall meeting, two provisional groups were approved by the Board. These were the Packager Executive Group and the Swimming Pool Chlorine Gas Applica tors Committee. Also provi sional is an approved project which will site the next few Institute meetings at trans portation hub cities as op posed to the traditional cit ies of the past decade. In 1995 the Board of Directors also gave support to the continuation of efforts to create an international chlo rine safety group. CHLOREP Committee CHLOREP was alerted to 64 incidents in 1995. Sector Tea ms were dispatched to 22 ofthose incidents. This compared to 17 team responses to 57 incident alerts in 1994. Training was a priority of the Committee dur ing the year. In May, chlorine training was pro vided to 100 Florida-area emergency response in structors and responders during a seminar held on the campus of St. Petersburg Junior College The member company volunteer instructors were Committee Chair Gerry Jordan, PPG; Joe Workman, Dennis Shell, and Bruce Fleming, Olin; Greg Francis and Dick Clark, Allied Universal; Ralph Fremin, Larry Goss, and Horace Mohon, OxyChem; Jim Wooldridge, PB&S; Charles Had dock, Harcros Chemical; and Harold Chumley, Van Waters & Rogers. Chlorine safe handling and emergency re sponse training also was provided to West Coast hazmat responders during the annual '"Con tinuing Challenge" workshop hosted by the city of Sacramento, California in September. Member volun teer instructors who trained 90 workshop par ticipants were Gary W, Sellers, OxyChem; Robert Theis, Elf Atochem; Dean Saylor, Pioneer ChlorAlkali; Chris Haupt, DPC Industries; Elwood Schwanke, Joe Tovar, and Scott Etzel, Dow Chemi cal; and Gerry Jordan, PPG. The 27th Annual CHLOREP Seminar was held in Boston, Massachusetts during two days in SAFE HANDLING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE - At one of several chlorine training programs sponsored by the Institute in 1995, a volunteer member-company in structor guides two "students" as they attach an Emergency 'B' Kit to a ton container. 4 The Chlorine Institute, Inc. CMA 110772 CHLOREP Committee (Continued) mid-November. The Seminar was centered around a theme of "Training the Trainer and the CHLOREP Home Coordinator." There were over 100 participants which included Bostonarea hazmat responders. This year's Seminar included, for the first time, presentations by Institute HC1 acid producer members on hydro chloric acid issues. Those individuals were Dick Hicks of PPG; Bruce Fleming and Stephen Bahn of Olin; and Walt McCollam, 1st Key To Cl Success Pioneer Chlor-Alkali. Boston Fire Chief Richard Hunter was the featured dinner speaker. A Spanish version of Emergency Kit `C,1 targeted for Mexico and Latin America, was completed in the Fall. Work on a revised video tape on Emergency Kit `A' neared completion at the end of the year. It will be produced in English, French and Spanish. An update ofthe Emer gency Kit `B' videotape is expected to begin in the Spring of 1996. Environment and Health Committee Throughout 1995, the Environment and Health Committee's Safe Drinking Water Task Group continued to interact with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to keep updated on developments in the proposed Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts (D/DBP) Rule. In the summer, the Task Group met with EPA's Director of the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water to review developments in the proposed rule. In May, the EHC submitted comments to EPA on the agency's supplemental proposed rule for Risk Management Programs. EPA's supplemental pro posal addressed many of the concerns submitted by the Committee in 1994, following the original proposed rule, but raised other concerns. During the same month, EHC comments were submitted to OSHA in response to its proposal to modify the existing standards on respiratory protection. A new unit of the EHC was formed in 1995. The Wastewater Treatment Task Group has taken as its first project a study of the use of chlorine in wastewater treatment facilities. The study results will be used to develop a position paper and fact sheet to address issues related to the use of chlo rine in wastewater treatment and the advantages chlorine affords that industry. The first project of the Mercury Issues Sub committee in 1995 was a very successful Mercury Issues Workshop in March. Institute members from around the world discussed the current status of mercury issues in their respective countries. The workshop will be repeated in March of 1996. Later in the year, the EHC and the Mercury Issues Subcommittee submitted Chlorine Institute comments to EPA on the Agency's Virtual Elimi nation of Mercury initiative in the Great Lakes Region. The Subcommittee continues to follow similar initiatives in the Gulf of Mexico Region and the Delaware River Basin. Also, comments were supplied, at EPA's request, on the Agency's draft of its mandated Mercury Report to Congress. In 1995, the Subcommittee began to create a position paper on the use of mercury in chlor-alkali production. Work on the paper, Responsible Safety, Health, and Environmental Management: OdorAlkaliProduction UsingMemory continued into 1996. The EHC's Industrial Hygiene Seminar, held in March in Houston, was attended by 75 industrial hygienists. Subjects such as chloralkali plant atmospheric monitoring and personal protective equipment were discussed by Institute member experts. Throughout the year, the Health, Toxicology and Environmental Fate Studies Subcommittee followed issues related to the EPA revisions to chlorine Personal Exposure Limits (PELs) and the reduction of TWA exposure limits. During the EHC meeting in March, Dick Haden of DuPont discussed Responsible Care issues and the Chlorine Chemistry Council's (CCC) programs involving stewardship and science issues. At the Committee's fall meeting, Ladd Smith of OxyChem and Larry Rampy of CCC presented additional information on those CCC projects. The Chlorine Institute, Inc. CMA 110773 Dedicated Volunteer Effort Key To Cl Success l ~ _____ __ i Hydrogen Chloride Committees Anhydrous Hydrogen Chloride Hydrochloric Acid Committee The Refrigerated AHC1 Subcommittee of the Anhydrous Hydrogen Chloride Committee worked on four major projects throughout the year. At the top of the list were two testing programs, both of which extend into 1996. One of those programs encompasses the continuous monitoring of the location and temperature of specially equipped tank cars by a low-level satellite tracking system. The other involves the evaluation of pneumatically operated valves (POVs) which are in operation on two tank cars. This subcommittee also initiated projects to establish a mutual aid emergency response sys tem for the anhydrous HC1 industry to miti gate incidents, and to design a preventive main tenance program for anhydrous HC1 tank cars. These are continued into 1996. The Non-Refrigerated AHC1 Subcommittee published its first pamphlet in the spring. It was Pamphlet #99, HC1, Anhydrous (Non-Refrigerated); Use, Handling and Transportation of Cyl inders and Tube Trailers. Ad Hoc Chlorine Manual Committee The Hydrochloric Acid Committee's Video Task Group produced a 28-minute videotape, Handling Hydrochloric Acid Safely, which premiered at the fall meeting. Distribution of the video and collateral training materials began in November. Earlier in the year, the Committee published Pamphlet #98, Hydrochloric Acid Tank Car-Load ing/Unloading. Work continued through 1995 on proposed Pamphlet #150, Hydrochloric Acid Cargo Tank-Loading/Unloading. At the Institute's fall meeting, the HC1 Tank Car Eduction Pipe-Sump Task Group met for the first time to pursue methods for improving the design of the sump area of a tank car. Also in the Fall, a task group was established to develop a generalized risk management plan (RMP) for the storage and use of HC1 acid above 30 percent concentration. It is intended this Plan will reduce the difficulty of compliance with an EPA Risk Management Plan requirement for small HC1 acid consumers. The Committee also initiated a study of HC1 acid tank car incidents in 1995, in an attempt to determine the causes of leaks and spills. The study will continue into 1996. Packaging Committee This committee of 13, which is updating the principal publication of the Institute, The Chlorine Manual, met four times during 1995. In the Fall, the fourth draft of the revision was reviewed by the CHLOREP Committee, Envi ronment and Health Committee, Storage and Transport Committee, Plant Operations and Safety Committee, Packaging Committee, the Properties, Analysis, and Specifications Committee, and other interested individuals. Those recommendations will be come part of draft five which will be the focus of a meeting of the committee in the Spring of 1996. In the Fall, the Institute issued a Packager Alert recommending the discontinuation of use of pre-1936 ton containers manufactured by the American Welding Company. Burst testing, ultra sonic testing, and drop testing indicated the ton containers had the potential for leaks at the chime welds. The PC also approved two protocols. One was a gasket testing protocol for the evaluation of materials for cylinder and ton container yoke connections and outlet caps. The second was a protocol for testing packing rings for use in cylinder and ton container valves. These protocols will be made available to suppliers who will work with individual packagers, eliminating this function from the Packaging Committee. The Committee formed two new task groups in 1995. One is reviewing the Packager Safety Awards program and will make recommendations n (Continued at top of next page) The Chlorine Institute, Inc. CMA 110774 j j Dedicated Volunteer Effort Key Tb Cl Success Packaging Committee {from previous page) which will renew the challenge and upgrade the standards for receiving an Institute award. The second task group will evaluate the Institute's recommendation to change valves on cylinders and ton containers before each filling. Another task force worked throughout the year develop ing performance criteria for a new cylinder and ton container valve. Pamphlet activity of the PC included the approval of #76, Guidelines for the Safe Motor Vehicular Transportation of Chlorine Containers, and #97, Guidelines for Swimming Pool Applicators. The Committee voted to discontinue Pamphlet #8. Chlorine Packaging Manual, and incorporate pertinent parts into a rewrite of Pamphlet #17, Cylinder and Ton Container Procedures for Chlorine Packaging. The 1995 Packaging Seminar was held in Miami, Florida. There were 75 participants. It was announced the 1996 Packaging Seminar will be held in Abilene, Texas. At the Water Environment Federation Conference in Miami, the Institute sponsored an INSTITUTE EXHIBITS at conferences such as the Water Environment Federation (WEFTEC) Expo, mainly were staffed by member representatives. Jim Dolan, OxyChem (left); Greg Francis, Allied Universal; and Michael Fortin, Olin, are shown helow. exhibit which was staffed by representatives from two Packager companies. Allied Universal and PB&S Chemicals. The PC Regulatory Subcommittee sought an agreement from the U S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recognizing cylinders and ton containers as a barrier between poisons and corrosives in the case of a leak. The request was denied. Subsequently, shippers must separate these classes of chemicals. Pi ant Oferatfqns & Safer Committee Safety and health, accidental chlorine releases, and industry productivity were the focus of the Plant Operations and Safety Committee in 1995. At the request of the President, the POSC assumed the monitoring and review activities of three areas formerly handled by the Performance Indicators Steering Group, which was deactivated in the fall. Those activities relate to OSHA-reportable in juries, Reportable Quantity (RQ) chlorine re leases in chlor-alkali facilities, and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data. The 38th Plant Operations Seminar was held during the annual meeting. It was attended by 175. Presentation topics included technology and analytical issues, an update on Chlorine Chemistry Council activities, economic and environmental issues, worst case scenarios, risk management systems, and analyses of two chlor-alkali accidents. At the Fall Meeting, the POSC approved revi sions of Pamphlet #64, Emergency Response Plans for Chlorine Facilities, and Pamphlet #65, Personal Protective Equipment for Chlorine and Sodium Hydroxide, which was expanded to include information on sodium hydroxide as well as chlorine, The revision of two other pamphlets continued through the year. Those were Pamphlet #74, Estima ting the Area Affected by Chlorine Releases, and Pamphlet #21, Safe Handling of Nitrogen Trichlo ride, which formerly was a "collection of papers." The fall meeting of the POSC featured a program by Don Nguyen of the South Houston office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The subject ofhis presentation was compliance issues related to OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. I Continued on next page) The Chlorine Institute, Inc. CMA 110775 Properties, Analysis, and Specifications Committee The PAS Committee was successful in 1995 in gaining approval from ASTM on several analytical procedures. The procedures approved were: Testing for inert gases in chlorine; "grab sample" testing for moisture in chlorine; and in-line testing of moisture in chlorine. These procedures will be published by ASTM. Members of the PAS worked with the STC task group which completed in 1995 the new Pamphlet # 100 (see STC section), dealing with moisture in chlorine. The Committee continued its revision of Pamphlet #77, Safe Sampling of Liquid Chlorine. The Committee is planning participation in the 1996 Biennial Caustic Soda Round Robin, a testing program which offers interested laboratories the opportunity to compare their results ofa standard test with other labo ratories in a confidential atmosphere. Sodium Hypochlorite Committee The Sodium Hypochlorite Committee held its first meeting during the 1995 Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. The Regulatory Subcommittee of the SHC im mediately became involved in three key issues. First, continuing work started while part of the Packaging Committee, the Subcommittee was able to obtain an indefinite deferral ofsodium hypochlorite from EPA's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) list. The Subcommittee also submitted comments to EPA when the proposed rule on pesticide effluent was reopened. The new wording only gave an exemp tion from the rule for sodium hypochlorite as a pool chemical. The Institute's comments supported exemptions for the chemical under all applications as it was in the original proposed rule. The third issue receiving the attention of the Regu latory Subcommittee is EPA's proposed rule on pesti cide containers which would force sodium hy pochlorite packagers to operate under both EPA and Department of Transportation regulations. The Committee expanded the revision of Pamphlet #96, Sodium Hypochlorite: Safety and Handling to include the information which was planned for a new end users pamphlet. The additional chapters will include training, environmen tal issues and feed systems. To initiate a study of gases present in the vapor phase of 5.25 percent and 12.5 percent solutions of sodium hypochlorite, the members ofthe Committee began con tacting various Institute members in search of available information. This effort will continue into 1996. Storage and Transport Committee An intensive effort by the STC during 1995, re sulted in the development of a Committee busi ness agenda format which follows applicable require ments of the Implementation Program of the Strategic Plan. Also, the STC Chlorine Safety Valve Task Group crafted a Quality Assurance Program and a form which may be used as a checklist for the Institute's standard valves and other equipment. This was in addition to the Task Group's successful efforts in gaining ap proval of four material upgrades to the 1-1/2 inch JQ Chlorine Safety Valve. Also in 1995, the Committee established three new Task Groups: The Material Specifications Task Group, which will maintain the continuity in various pamphlets of specifications and recommendations relative to cold temperature chlorine applications; the Chlorine Pipe Cleaning Task Group, established to search for and recommend alternatives to replace the chlorinated sol vents no longer available to clean piping and equip ment; and the Inspection Codes Task Group which will coordinate information with the American Petroleum Institute and theAmerican InstituteofChemical Engineers. In its interactions with federal and state agencies, the STC was successful in favorably affecting the U.S. Coast Guard's Tankerman Rule. The proposed require ment for expanded training of tankermen who are re stricted to die transfer of chlorine and caustic, was eliminated from the final rule. Also, in Arizona, the Committee helped an Institute Associate member win a dispute with the State on a preemption determina tion issue. Following the publishing of the DOT Tank Car Rule in late Summer, the STC was able to bring a representative of the Federal Railroad Admin istration to the Fall Meeting to explain the rule to members attending the STC Tank Car Sub committee meeting. A new Dukane underwater acoustic receiver-lo cator system for chlorine barges was approved in the Fall. In the event of an accidental sinking, chlo- (Continued top of next page) The Chlorine Institute, Inc. CMA 110776 Dedicatees VolunttbS^Effort Key To Cl Success STC Committee f From previous page) fine barges fitted with updated transmitters (pingers) will be found more quickly with this system. flic STC was involved in nine pamphlet revisions in 1495. Tho-re that were approved during the year w ere Pamphlet #41, Maintenance Instructions for Chlonne Institute Standard Safety Valves. Type 4JQ; and Pamphlet #80. Guidelines tor Handling Caustic Soda and Caustic Potash Barges. In addition, a new pub lication was approved. Pamphlet #100, Dry Chlo rine: Definitions and Analytical Issues. In the fall, the STC assumed the oversight function for the Institute's activities associated with the lire codes. CHLORINE ANGLE VALVE -- Task Group members revising Pamphlet #40 are, L-R, Larry Willis, ACE Industries; Curl Cooper, PPG; Steve Bahn, Olin; Jack Aherne, CI; and Vlark Eucich, Descote. Transportation Committee Throughout 1995, the TC worked on two main is sues affecting the transportation of the Institute's mis sion chemicals. The first was the U.S. Department of Trans portation (DOT) Rule HM-175 on tank car safety. When published in September, this rule upheld nearly all of the Institute's positions on the puncture resistance, thermal protection, and bottom disconti nuity protection of tank ears which the TC had been advocating to DOT. Second, the TC guided the Institute's efforts with chemical shippers and carriers in establishing a coalition of 13 associations to address the issue of Preemplion Determination. In 1995, the coali tion developed a unified position and supported a petition to DOT which demands clarification by the Agency of the conditions under which hazardous chemicals are considered to be in transport. Members of the Committee are actively involved in the ongoing National Transportation Community Awareness/Emergency Response (TRANSCA.ER) ini tiative which is expanding its efforts through 1996. Also, working with their counterparts through out the chemical transportation industry, several members are investigating sources and resources for developing a hazardous materials incident report ing system which will furnish dependable statistical data for measuring chemical transportation safety. Fire Codes Steering Group & Performance Indicators Steering Group The Institute paid a high tribute to the members of these two Steering Groups at the 1995 Fall Meet ing in Dallas. After successfully fulfilling their char ter, the units were deactivated. The Fire Codes Steering Group brought the Institute's ability to interact with the various codes up to an operational level of proficiency. In the pro cess, the Steering Group supported the efforts of Institute staff to gain acceptance by BOCA, Standard Code, and the Uniform Fire Code (UFC) of basic chlorine piping as recommended in the Institute's Pamphlet #6, Piping Systems for Dry Chlorine. Also, BOCA, the Standard Codes, and the Na tional Fire Protection Association now accept Emergency Kits `A' and 'B' as substitutes for scrubber systems. For three consecutive years, this group sponsored the Chlorine Institute exhibit at the International Association of Fire Chiefs conference. The Institute also reacted to a UFC proposal to regulate the unloading of some tank cars. A joint effort of 10 trade associations was spearheaded by the Institute to successfully prevent passage of this proposal. The Performance Indicators Steering Group was in existence for under two years. During that time, the members were able to develop recommendations on chlorine producer and packager programs which will provide to the Institute information vital to an analysis of the overall safety of the chlor-alkali industry. In 1995, those recommendations were presented to the Board of Directors and subsequently approved. The Chlorine Institute, Inc. CMA 110777 9 North American Producers Chairman's Award (For no away-from-work cases as of December 31 1994) Cdlccon-1 - Plums with less than 100 workers Vulcan Materials Company Fort Edwards, Wisconsin General Electric Company Burkvilie. Alabama Miles, Inc. Baytown Texas ICI Canada, Inc. Forest Products Cornwall, Ontario Cutevnry 2 - Plants with 100 or more workers PPG Industries, Inc. Lake Charles, Louisiana Niachlor Niagara Fails, New York Packagers James Doyle Award Winners (For five or more years without an OSHA-recordabie work-place incident) Advance Chemical Company Nowata, Oklahoma DPC Industries, Inc. Albuquerque, New Mexico DX Systems Company Stockton, California Harcros Chemicals Memphis, Tennessee Tampa, Florida P.B.& S. Chemical Company Proctor, West Virginia Stanchem, Inc. Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta Vancouver, British Columbia Winnipeg, Manitoba Van Waters & Rogers, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee Tampa, Florida Merit Award Winners (Exceptional 1994 safety performances) Alexander Chemicals Kingsbury, Indiana Allied Universal Corp. Ft. Pierce, Florida Leesburg, Florida Miami, Florida Ranger, Georgia South Kearny, New Jersey Carroll Welding Supply Company Abilene, Texas Delta Chemical Corp. Baltimore, Maryland 10 ""TlifeitoiN 1995" Honor Award (For lowest recordable incident rates in 1994) Category I ICI Canada, Inc. Forest Products Dalhousie, New Brunswick Cute eon/ 2 Niachlor Niagara Falls, New York Continued Excellence (For facilities which previously achieved the Chairman's Award and incurred no awayJrorn-work cases m 1994, but have not yet reached a new plateau) Category l None in 1994 Category 2 Olin Corporation McIntosh, Alabama Level IV (4,615,791 work hours) Occidental Chemical Corporation Convent, Louisiana Level IV (4,576,232 work hours) Packager Merit Awards (Continued) DPC Industries Company Clebume, Texas DPC Industries, Inc. Billings, Montana Clebume, Texas Hudson, Texas Sweetwater, Texas DPI Industries Houston, Texas DX Systems Company Fontana, California E+E (US), Inc. HVC Division Cincinnati, Ohio Manley-Regan Div. Middletown, Pennsylvania Harcros Chemicals, Inc. Dallas, Texas St. Gabriel, Louisiana K.A. Steel Chemicals, Inc. Lemont, Illinois Rensselaer, New York Kuehne Chemical Company Chloramone Div. Delaware City, Delaware P.B.& S. Chemical Company, Inc. Chattanooga, Tennessee Henderson, Kentucky St. Albans, West Virginia Stanchem, Inc. Cornwall, Ontario Ulrich Chemical, Inc. Terre Haute, Indiana Van Waters & Rogers, Inc. Wichita, Kansas Vulcan Chemicals Wichita, Kansas CMA 110778 cnLomwmm Membersh North American Produc r Members BFGoodrich Chemical Group, Division of BFGoodrich Company Bayer Corporation CXY Chemicals Canada Limited Partnership Dow Chemical North America (USA & Canada) F. 1 iiu Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. Hlf Atoehem North America, Tnc Formosa Plastics Corporation General Llectnc Company Georgia Gulf Corporation Georgia-Pacific Corporation HoltraChem Manufacturing Company ICI Canada, Inc. Industria Quimica del Istmo, S.A. LaRoche Industries Occidental Chemical Corporation Olm Corporation Oregon Metallurgical Corporation PPG Canada, Inc. PPG Industries, Inc. Pioneer Chlor Alkali Company, Inc. Quimica Pennwalt S.A. Saskatoon Chemicals, Ltd. St. Anne Chemical Company Ltd. Vicksburg Chemical Company Vulcan Materials Company Weyerhaeuser Company Packager Members Advance Chemical Distribution, Inc. Alexander Chemical Corporation All Pure Chemical Company Allied Universal Corporation Carroll Welding Supply, Inc. Delta Chemical Corporation DPC Industries, Inc. E+E (U.S.), Inc. Harcros Chemicals, Inc. Hawkins Chemical, Inc. Hill Brothers Chemical Company Hydnte Chemical Company Jones Chemicals, Inc. K.A. Steel Chemicals, Inc. Kuehne Chemical Company P.B.& S. Chemical Co., Inc. PraineChem, Inc. South Texas Chlorine, Inc. Stanchem. Inc. Ulrich Chemical, Inc. Van Waters & Rogers, Inc. Honorary Members Robert T. Baldwin 1959 R. Woolcott Hooker 196* Robert E. Widing 1983i Robert L. Mitchell, Jr. 198# Edmund J. Laubusch 1987 Associate M mbers ABICLOR ACF Industries, Inc. AMRI. Inc. Air Products & Chemicals. Inc. Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. .Alabama Power Company Aqua Clear Pools, Inc. Armstrong Engineering Associates, Inc. BASF Corporation BOC Gases BMD Enterprises, Inc. Bailey - Fischer & Porter Bethlehem Apparatus Company, Inc. Blackmer / Compressor Group Branham Corporation Industrial Products Brown & Root, Inc. CEP Associates CGTX, Inc. California International Chemical Company, Inc. Capital Controls Company Carbone Lorraine Group Carson Engineering Ceodeux, Inc. Champion International Corporation ChemPura Pools, Inc. Chemetics International Company, Ltd. Chlorine Consultants, Inc. Chlorine Engineers Corporation, Ltd. Clearwater Chemical Corporation Clorox Company Colgate-Palmolive Canada, Inc. Columbiana Boiler Company Compressed Gas Association Connex USA, Inc. Corken, Inc. County Sanitation District of Los Angeles County Crane Resistoflex Crosby Valve & Gage Company De Nora S.p.A. Dcscote U.S.A., Inc. Dial Corporation DuPont Safer Systems, Inc. The Duriron Company (Valve Division) Eltech Systems Corporation Emergency Response Specialists Exxon Chemical Company FES, Division of Thermo Power Corporation FMC Corporation Flexible Components, Inc. Fluor Daniel, Inc. Force Flow Equipment General American Transportation Corporation Geon Company Great Western Chemical Company Grinnell Flow Control, Division of Grinnell Corp. Associate Membership Continued Next Pat'e CMA 110779 ii 1995 Associate Members (From Previous Page) Groupe Lavo, Inc. H. Krevit & Company, Inc. HAS A, Inc. Halocarbon Products Corp. Heraeus Engelhard Electrochemistry Corp. Hercules. Inc. Hoechst-Uhde Corporation Imaging & Sensing Technology Corp. Indian Springs Manufacturing Company Ionics, Inc. ITT Engineered Valves, Dia-Flo Division J. C. & Sons, Inc. / Swim Chem Jones-Hamilton Co. Kappler Kleen Brite Laboratories, Inc. Krebs & Company, Ltd. - Zurich Lem Dynamp, Inc. M. Rodrigue & Son, Inc. Marsh Rail Car Services, Inc. Metro Pool Chemicals, Inc, Metropolitan Water District of S. California Midland Manufacturing Corporation Monsanto Company Morton Salt Division of Morton Int'l., Inc. Neles-Jamesbury Corporation Norris Cylinder Company North Bay Water Services, Inc. OxyTech Systems, Inc. PVS Chemicals, Inc. Philadelphia Water Dept. Phonix Armaturen-Werke Pool-Chem, Inc. Poolchlor Companies Poolman Porpoise Pool & Patio, Inc. Powell Fabrication & Manufacturing, Inc. Prince Rubber & Plastics Company, Inc. Procor Limited ProVaCon, Inc. Rapid Power Technologies. Inc. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. Rowell Chemical Corporation SCM Chemicals Sahara Industria e Comercio Ltda. Sacramento Regional Wastewater Plant Samson Controls, Inc. Sentry Industries, Inc. Sherwood Division of HARSCO Sparkle Pool Chemical Corporation Superior Valve Company Swenson Process Equipment, Inc. TBV - Division of Victaulic Co. of America T.C, Products, Inc. T-Chem Products, Inc. Texas Brine Corporation Trinity Industries, Inc. Trinity River Authority of Texas Union Tank Car Company Universal Dynamics Group Limited Vallecitos Water District of San Marcos, California Velan Valve Corporation Vertex Chemical Corporation W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Wallace & Tieman, Inc. Water Corporation Overseas Producer Members Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., United Arab Emirates Aracruz Celulosa S.A., Brazil Asahi Chemical Industry Company, Ltd., Japan Asahi Glass Company, Ltd., Japan Associated Octel Company, Ltd., Great Britain Basic Chemical Industries Ltd., Saudi Arabia CCM Chemicals, Malaysia Carbocloro Oxypar Industrias Quimicas, Brazil Chemfab Alkalis Limited, India Chemical Industries (Far East) Ltd., Singapore Dead Sea Bromine Co., Ltd., Israel Efice Cloro Soda SA, Uruguay Electrochemical Industries (Frutarom) Ltd., Israel Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals, Ltd., India Han Wha Chemical Corporation, Korea Hays Chemical Distribution Ltd., Great Britain ICI Australia Operations Pty. Ltd., Australia Imperial Chemical Industries PLC, England Makhteshim Chemical Works Ltd., Israel NCP Chloorkop, South Africa Nufarm Limited, W. Australia Petrochemical Industries Company, K.S.C., Kuwait Petroquimica de Venezuela S.A., Venezuela Polifin Ltd., South Africa Prodesal, S. A., Colombia Quesnel-Scott Limited, West Indies Quimica del Norte S.A.I.C. YF., Argentina Quimica del Pacifico S. A., Peru Salgema Industrias Quimicas, S. A., Brazil Saudi Petrochemical Company, Saudi Arabia Solvay & Cie, Belgium Standard Alkali, India Tosoh Corporation, Japan Wesfarmers CSBP Limited, W. Australia 12 CMA 110780 1995 Board of Directors Terms Expiring March 1996 Terms Expiring March 1997 John Heilala (Vulcan) Steve Hiatt (Ulrich Chemicals) Robert J. Hunt (ICI Australia) Mickey Lauchert (Elf Atochem N.A.) Charles L. Mears (Occidental), Chairman Thomas G. Swanson (Georgia Gulf) Norman Thogersen (ICI Canada), Vice Chair Vince J. Smith (Dow Chemical N.A.) John E. Fike, Jr. (PPG Industries, Inc.) Roger Goetzel (Kuehne Chemical Company) Steven R. Guidry (BFGoodrich) George F. MacCormack (Dupont) John L. McIntosh (Olin Corporation) Hiroyoshi Takeda (Asahi Glass Co.) Officers Charles L. Mears Chairman Norman E. Thogersen Vice Chairman Dr. Robert G. Smerko President Christine B. Kelly Secretary and Treasurer Counsel Paul M. Donovan LaRoe, Winn, Moerman & Donovan Robert G. Smerko, Ph.D. Michael E. Lyden John P. Aheme Gardner B. Bates Sudine T. Bradley Arthur E. Dungan Debra B. Jackson Christine B, Kelly Tracey W. Kems Charlene J. Marchant Stephen P. Risotto Stella M. Stephanakis Annie L. Thomas Gary F. Trojak Kristin A. VandeVort Peter E. Voytek, Ph.D. Staff President Vice President, Storage and Transport &Deputy to the President Director, Storage and Transport Director, Public & Member Communications Publications Coordinator Vice President, Safety, Health, and Environment Administrative Manager, HSLA Director of Administration Office Manager Administrative Assistant, HSLA Director, Special Projects & Executive Director, CEC Technical Secretary Receptionist Vice President, Packaging and Technical Services Technical Secretary Vice President, Special Projects & Executive Director, HSIA Chlorine Institute Committees Anhydrous Hydrogen Chloride Committee Brad Kulesza, DuPont, Chair John Heilala, Vulcan, Board Liaison CHLOREP Committee Gerald Jordan, PPG, Chair Robert Moore, OxyChem, Vice Chair John Fike, PPG, Board Liaison Environment and Health Committee Bennie Deaton, Chair John Kappel, OxyChem, Vice Chair Lee Wretlind, Dow, Board Liaison Plant Operations and Safety Committee Richard Thornhill, Dow, Chair Robert Eakin, PPG, Vice Chair Tom Swanson, Georgia Gulf, Board Liaison Properties, Analysis and Specifications Committee Dave Hildebrand, Vulcan, Chair Jim Bratcher, Georgia Gulf, Vice Chair John McIntosh, Olin, Board Liaison Sodium Hypochlorite Committee Sally Smart, Alexander Chemical, Chair Steve Hiatt, Ulrich Chemical, Board Liaison Hydrochloric Acid Committee Stan Schmidt, Vulcan, Chair Robert Stuart, Olin, Vice Chair John Heilala, Vulcan, Board Liaison Storage and Transport Committee Jerry Odom, Olin, Chair Ron Osucha, PPG, Vice Chair Norm Thogersen, ICI Canada, Board Liaison Packaging Committee Hugh McFadden, Chloramone, Chair James Wooldridge, PB&S, Vice Chair Steve Hiatt, Ulrich Chemical Roger Goetzel, Kuehne Chemical, Board Liaisons Transportation Committee Mike Petruccelli, PPG, Chair Joy Phillips, Vulcan, Vice Chair CMA110781