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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT CEL-521 CELANESE CHEMICAL COMPANY TECHNICAL CENTER Corpus Christi, Texas To: Chairmen of Standing Committees From: R. D. Damron W. E. Heinz L. Starr W. T. McNair RDD-77-76 WEH-968-76 LS-144-76 WTM-2323-76 April 1, 1976 CCCTC Standing Committees for 1976 The current membership list and a statement of the functions and activities of your committee are attached. Thank you for your assistance in developing the membership list and statement of functions. These are considered approved and are effective immediately. Your committee meets a need of the Tech Center. Please express our appreciation to each committee member for serving. Please note that the standing committee on Environmental Maintenance Planning has been eliminated. The principals of this committee are available and can meet on an as-needed basis. Asa matter of policy, all standing committees report directly to the Directors of the Technical Center. R. D. Damron W. E. Heinp / O' jj.__ L. Starr UJ J HI- (VxuV W. T. McNair /kb cc: Dr. E. N. Wheeler - NYO w/complete set of attachments Mr. R. W. James - CCCTC, " Section Managers - CCCTC, " "" Group Leaders - CCCTC, " 006581 CCCTC Standing Committees 4-1-76 Current memberships and organization of standing committees at the Technical Center are as follows: Library Committee Mr. R. C. Wilkerson (Chairman) Dr. P. B. DeGroot Dr. B. J. Bland Dr. L. E. Wade Dr. R. T. Clark Mr. F. S. Wagner Mr. J. D. Chase High Pressure Lab Governing Committee Dr. A. B. Baylis (Chairman) Mr. E. F. Dougherty Mr. B. S. Steele Mr. B. M. Cook Mr. E. E. McChristy Mr. M. L. Whitten 1976 Engineering and Chemistry Seminar Committee Mr. C. M. Peabody (Chairman) Dr. J. A. Broussard Dr. E. R. Witt Dr. R. R. Graham Mr. M. D. Carroll Dr. G. S. Koermer Cylinder Rack for Compressed Gases Committee Dr. F. R. Hartlage (Chairman) Mr. L. R. Johnson Mr. R. L. Dalrymple Mr. C. H. Floyd Mr. A. Barrett Mr. J. P. Hawthorne Mr. A. Spencer Mr. J. E. Osborne Mr. H. P. Miller 006582 CCCTC Standing Committees -2- April 1, 1976 Policy & Procedures Committee Mr. R. W. James (Chairman) Mr. E. C. Carrell Mr. M. D. Carroll Mr. L. W. Hartman Mr. R. C. Wilkerson Mr. L. Griffith Mr. G. J. Fisher Dr. D. R. Napier Dr. C. C. Hobbs Mr. R. M. Guedin Mr. J. W. Fish Mr. J. L. Ward Mr. J. D. Penro d Mr. R. B. Garre tt Mr. E. V. Kunkel Management Safety Committee Mr. R. D. Damron Mr. W. E. Heinz Dr. L. Starr Mr. R. W. James Mr. J. P. Hawthorne Mr. W. T. McNair Technical Center OSHA Committee Mr. J. P. Hawthorne (Chairman) Mr. E. C. Carrell Mr. R. B. Garrett Mr. L. W. Hartman Mr. H. L. Farek Mr. D. A. Reck Dr. B. J. Bland Safety & Housekeeping Committee Dr. R. F. Stubbeman (Chairman) Mrs. C. Fultz (Permanent Member) Mr. J. P. Hawthorne (Permanent Member) Mr. W. J. Humphrey (Permanent Member) Mr. W. T. Johnson Mr. E. B. Vincent Mr. J. B. Mancias Mr. C. A. Dalton Mr. P. D. Hoffman Dr. J. D. Unruh Dr. W. E. Slinkard 006583 CCCTC Standing Committees -3- Pilot Plant Safety Committee Mr. R. B. Garrett (Co-Chai rman) Mr. I. J. Miller Dr. C. D. Murphy Mr. H. M. Cook Mr. G. J. Vaughn Mr. D. A. Reck Mr. J. P. Hawthorne . Mr P. D. Hoffman Laboratory Safety Committee Dr. H. R. Gerberich (Co-Chairman! Dr. L. B. Levy Mr. B. S. Steele Mr. A. L. Stautzenberger Mr. J. P. Hawthorne Mr. R. Laurel New Ideas Committee Dr. D. R. Napier (Secretary! Mr. A. L. Stautzenberger Dr. A. Aguilo Mr. W. L. Pieper Mr. J. L. Ward Dr. D. R. Larkin Mr. J. M. Robertson Mr. W. C. Hopkins Stock Control Committee Mr. W. S. Roussel (Chairman) Mr. E. C. Carrell M r. M. D. Carroll Mr. R. M. Evans Mr. R. B. Garrett Mr. R. M. Guedin Mr. L. W. Ha rtman April 1, 1976 006584 Library Committee Members of this committee serve as a voice of the users of the Library and act in an advisory capacity to the CCCTC Directors in the following areas: 1. Subscriptions (Journals and Periodicals) In order to maintain those subscriptions most applicable to research programs, this committee periodically will review the subscription list and recommend additions or deletions. 2. Library Budget The committee will be informed on the annual budget -this includes both controllable and non-controllable costs -and give direction to the development and maintenance of the budget. 3. Library Facilities The committee will be interested in the general Library functions considering such items as shelving, archives, recording of periodicals received, arrangement of furniture, etc., the primary objective being the improvement of the facility. April 1, 1976 006585 High Pressure Lab Committee The purpose of the HPL Committee is to assume responsibility for the day-to-day government of the High Pressure Laboratory facility. The activities of the committee in fulfillment of its purpose are: 1. To establish and enforce operational rules and procedures. 2. To assign work areas to HPL users. 3. To insure ongoing maintenance and housekeeping programs. 4. To work with HPL users. Safety Supervisor, and Lab Safety Committee in establishing safety rules and regulations as required. 5. To provide HPL users assistance and expertise in working with specialized high pressure equipment. April 1, 1976 006586 Engineering and Chemistry Seminar Committee The Seminar Committee has primary responsibility for coordinating all seminars at the' Technical Center (including those presented by vendors), within budget, for making all arrangements for speakers (dates, reservations, etc. ), and for initiating seminars on topics of interest to both chemists and engineers. April 1, 197 6 006587 Cylinder Rack for Compressed Gases Committee Members of this committee have been charged with undertaking monthly inspections of the gas cylinder racks and reporting to line management any problems in the following areas: 1. Safety Practices. Manifolds, regulators, connections, jumpers, etc., should conform to accepted safety standards. Any new installations will require prior approval of the committee. 2. Demurrage Costs. These costs should be maintained at a minimal level consistent with efficient operation. This is accomplished by the use of color-coded tags which are changed monthly; inspections are carried out to insure that all tags are current. 3. Maintaining System in Present State. In order to prevent cluttering of the rack areas, new gas lines into the buildings are discouraged except in bona fide essential cases. Installation of any new lines must receive prior approval of the committee and all new lines must be fully identified with metal tags. 4. Housekeeping. Adequate housekeeping should be maintained in the cylinder rack areas. April 1, 1976 006588 Policies and Procedures Committee It is the responsibility of the Policies and Procedures Committee to review current policies in the handbook and determine their applicability and to recommend additions or changes to the handbook. The Policies and Procedures Committee merely has recommending responsibility with the final authority for approval vested with the Directors. April 1, 1976 006589 Management Safety Committee The Plant Management Accident and Fire Prevention Committee adopts safety standards, safety rules and regulations and sets safety policy at the Technical Center. Monthly meeting attended by Directors, Section Heads, and Group Leaders are used to communicate safety information and policy. April 1, 1976 006590 OS HA Committee The Technical Center's Occupational Safety and Health Act Committee is established as a permanent working committee with membership representative of major areas of specialization. The committee's basic responsibility is to identify problems and recommend administrative or engineering controls necessary to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The committee's recommendations will be submitted to the Director of Administration for Management Safety Committee action. More specifically, committee members' responsibilities include: * 1. The chairman will assign each member a specific section(s) of the Act which will, to the extent possible, correspond with the member area of specialization. In addition, the chairman will: a. Set up monthly meetings. b. Provide each member copies of all applicable literature, correspondence and bulletins pertaining to the Act. c. Submit the committee's recommendations to the Director of Administration. 2. Initially, each member will determine the compliance status at the Technical Center of the section(s) of the Act that he/she is responsible for. He/she will update compliance status for the Technical Center when: a. Changes in the Occupational Safety and Health Act occur. b. New OSHA standards are proposed. c. An accident occurs because an OSHA standard under his/her jurisdiction was violated. 3. The committee will work closely with the Chemical Company and other plant OSHA committees by exchanging and/or obtaining information. 4. Legal questions relating to the Occupational Safety and Health Act will be forwarded to the Corporate Safety office via the Director of A dmini stration. 5. The committee will act as the Technical Center "clearing house" to assure complete and orderly collection and dissemination of 006591 OSHA Committee Page 2 the myriad of information from all sources on the subject. 6. The committee will provide.or arrange for providing counsel and assistance as requested by Technical Center management for compliance to the Act. April 1, 1976 006592 Safety and Housekeeping Committee The Safety and Housekeeping Committee assists the Directors in establishing a safe and productive work environment. The, committee functions include: 1. A monthly tour to determine that existing standards are being met, and if a need for new standards exists. 2. Investigating safety and housekeeping problems and recommending solutions. 3. Reporting the tour findings, problems, and recommendations to the Directors and Managers in a monthly letter. April 1, 1976 006593 Pilot Plant Safety Committee This committee functions as an advisory and screening committee on all pilot plant safety systems. April 1, 1976 006594 Laboratory Safety Committee (LSC) The purpose of the LSC is to protect employees from hazardous situations that could arise during reactions and storage of chemicals. The activity of the LSC is to review the safety aspects of proposed laboratory operations and to recommend necessary changes. The LSC acts in an advisory capacity for all lab operations. Areas of concern are: 1. Design of safety systems for laboratory operations. The specific purpose of such systems is to anticipate a hazardous condition and to shut down the operation before this condition is reached. 2. Special operating procedures where toxic chemicals are reactants or products of reaction. 3. Design of storage facilities for flammable, highly reactive, and toxic chemicals. 4. The above apply to Building 130. However, units built in the high pressure laboratory which are sufficiently complex to require engineering will be reviewed jointly by the LSC and the High Pressure Laboratory Committee. April 1, 1976 006595 New Ideas Committee The New Ideas Committee solicits and evaluates ideas of a technical or business nature - particularly ideas which are outside of or not immediately applicable to major ongoing projects. Proposed action plans are developed for promising ideas and these are channeled to the Directors and/or "START" Functional Coordinator. April 1, 1976 006596 Stock Control Committee The function of the committee is to maintain a list with maximums and minimums for warehouse stock, commensurate with needs, activities, and requirements of the various sections of the plant. The committee meets periodically, on call, to consider requests submitted for additions, deletions, or changes to the activity stock list. April 1, 1976 006597