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ETHYL CORPORATION i`i;Tit()i,i:i'.M choiicals cwori* liATOX KOl'CSK IM.AX'r March 8, 1983 MAR 14 1983 VCMJECHCTR PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO BOX 34 < BATON ROUGE. LA 7002 I TO: Members of the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association: Plans for the 1983 meeting of the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association are progressing. Attached is a survey and a letter from our program chairman, Herm Waltemate, requesting imput from you concerning the 1983 agenda. Please take a few minutes to give your preference for topics of interest and let him know if you can participate in the program. The 1983 meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20 and 21, at the Marriot Hotel. A block of rooms is being held and each of you should make reservations directly with the hotel. You should plan to arrive Wednesday October 19. We have negotiated a discount rate of $85.00 single/$105.00 double per night. Be sure to tell the hotel you are attending the VCSA meeting and are therefore entitled to the discount rate. The hotel will require either a charge card number or one nights room charge in advance to guarentee your reservation. The cut off date for holding rooms is September 28. Make reservations soon. Write or call: New Orleans Marriott 555 Canal Street New Orleans, La. 70140 504-581-1000 Enclosed is the latest list of member companies and their permanent representative. If there are any corrections, additions or deletions please let me know. Looking forward to seeing you in New Orleans. 029079 37 Co M HG0:sdp Attachments Sincerely Yours H.G. Olson, Secretary Vinyl Chloride Safety Association January 31, 1983 TO: MEMBERS OF THE VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION Following are possible topics of interest for the 1983 meeting of the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association to be held on October 20 and 21 in New Orleans, LA. In reviewing several of the surveys taken previously and agendas of past meetings, the true confression of case histories receive the most interest. This is true even when reviewing old case histories. On that basis, I would like to have several presentations on old case histories which contain a valuable learning experience. A discussion should take place on the corrective action taken and the effectiveness of the corrective action. Your input in this survey is needed and your willingness to make a presentation is needed to continue to make the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association an effective organization. Please return your responses by May 31, 1983 to one of the officers. Sincerely, HW/stw H. Waltemate BFGoodrich Chemical Co. 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44131 Telephone: 216/447-6498 H. Waltemate Program Chairman Vinyl Chloride Safety Association JO 0 C/3 roo oto 03 o ETHYL CORPORATION i'ktkoijI-ji'm chejiicai.s BATON HOl.'CH I* BA NT TP' PLEASE ADDRESS R eply TO- BOX 34 1 BATON ROUGE. LA 7062 1 R&S 029081 TO: Permanent Representatives of the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association The time for the next Vinyl Chloride Safety Association meeting is near. The attached agenda reflects the membership response to the questionnaire sent earlier and should provide a very interesting, informative and valuable meeting. You will note that there are three (3) slots on the program for presentation of an industry-wide response to questionnaires. These question naires are attached. Please complete as soon as possible and send to the address listed on the bottom of each questionnaire or bring the information to the New Orleans meeting. There is concern that all who plan to attend have not made reservations and may have difficulty making last minute arrangements. The meeting will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 20 and 21 at the Marriott Hotel. You should plan to arrive Wednesday, October 19. Make reservations directly with the hotel. Write or call: New Orleans Marriott 555 Canal Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70140 (504) 581-1000 To reduce the early morning registration rush, a preregistration time will be available from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., October 19, 1983. As permanent representative, please distribute copies of the agenda to all who plan to attend the meeting from your company. I look forward to seeing you in New Orleans. HG0:isd 9/7/83 H. 6. Olson, Secretary Vinyl Chloride Safety Association VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETING October 20-21, 1983 New Orleans, Louisiana October 20, 1983 Time Subject 8:00-8:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee 8:30-10:00 a.m. OLD CASE HISTORIES Thompson Chemical Explosion 1964 (Group discussion on practices with sight glasses) Hooker Burlington Plant Fire 1968 Goodyear Plaquemine Plant Fire 1972 (Results of Corrective Action Taken to Preventa Recurrence) Over-Pressurization of a PVC Reactor Oxichlorination Explosion BFGoodrich Altona Sphere Release (Update of revisions made with VCM storage) Discussion Leader J. T. Barr Air Products J. A. King Occidental Chemical C. D. Langlois BFGoodrich Chemical P. Rangnes Norsk Hydro B. Reynolds PPG H. Waltemate BFGoodrich Chemical R&S 029082 10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee Break 10:45-12:00 p.m. CURRENT CASE HISTORIES Formosa Plastics' Baton Rouge VCM Tank Car Loading Fire July 30, 1983 Bursting of a Resin Hopper Truck Rupture of a VCM line Esso Chemical VCM Loading Pump Housing Failure Conoco's 1982 VCM Tank Car Derailment and Clean-up in Texas W. Hager Formosa Plastics J. Wallace Esso Chemical J. Wallace - L. White PPG D. Ashby Conoco Other Current Case Histories Group R&S 029083 2- - October 20, 1983 (Cont'd) Time Subject 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch Vinyl Institute Discussion Leauci Roy T. Gottesman Vinyl Institute 1:30-3:00 p.m. 3:00-3:15 p.m. 5-4:30 p.m. HEALTH Angio Sarcoma Update J. T. Barr Air Products Similarities of Plants with Multiple Cases of Angio Sarcoma (Group discussion) J. T. Barr A" `ir ~Products M. N. Johnson - BFGoodrich Chemical PVC Dust J. T. Vaughan ICI Coffee Break SAFETY EQUIPMENT Area Monitoring System, Leak Detectors and Personnel Monitoring Equipment Valve Position Indicator Switches (Response to questionnaire) M. Nevill Dow Chemical J. H. McCulley Conoco 3 October 21, 1983 Time Subject Discussion Leader 8:00-8:30 a.m. Business Meeting -Election of Officers -Selection of 1984 Meeting Site -Vinyl Institute and Interaction with VCSA 8:30-9:30 a.m. SAFETY PROGRAMS Safety Performance Assessment J. T. Vaughan ICI Plant Evacuation - Planning and Training T. M. Jones BFGoodrich Chemical 9:30-10:00 a.m. PROCESS SAFETY Controlling Runaway Reactions and Emergency Power (Results of questionnaire) M. J. Bate Esso Chemical A. Peterson Georgia-Pacific 10:00-10:15 a.m. Coffee Break 10:15-12:00 p.m. ENVIRONMENTAL - REGULATORY Handling VCM Waste from Small Pilot Plants (Results of questionnaire) Update on EPA-OSHA Court Action (Group discussion) Regulatory Update J. Wallace Esso Chemical W. C. Holbrook BFGoodrich Chemical W. C. Holbrook BFGoodrich Chemical 12:00-2:00 p.m. LUNCH Livingston, Louisiana Sept. 28, 1983 Derailment Involving Seven Tank Cars of VCM Captain W. T. Poe Louisiana State Police Adjourn 37 Co ` SOSSO' 3509q/kp 9/1/83