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COMPANY PPC INDUSTRIES
DOES TARE CAR CARET DOT LABEL?
YES
DOW CHEMICAL
YES
BORDER CHEMICAL BFCOODRICH VISTA CHEMICAL CEORCIA GULP
YES YES YES YES
TABLE I VINYL CHLORIDE LABELING PRACTICES VI MEMBER COMPANIES HAEPFACTPRIBC VCM
OSHA STD. 1910 12000 SEC.PI LABEL
?
DOES TARE CAR CARRY "CANCER SUSPECT AGENT" LABEL?
YES
IS MSDS SENT WITH TANK CAR?
NO
YES YES (On mat erials shipped from planes.
7 YES
YES YES (Welded Inside tank car.)
YES YES
YES YES
YES
YES NO NO
YES
COMMENTS MSDS sent by mall with Initial shipment to customer in calendar year, on a yearly basis. Updates to comply with OSHA 90-day requirement. OSHA label and MSDS Inside dome.
Tank cars as received carry OSHA "Cancer Suspect Agent" Label. MSDS with shipping papers.
Prior to or at time of first shipment.
Revised 9/30/87
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TABU II PVC LABELING AMD USDS PRACTICES (RESIN) VI MEMBER COMPAMIES MAROPACTOKIRG PTC RESIN
COMPANY AIK PKODDCTS
LABEL OR RESII CONTAINER
DOES LABEL CARRY OSRA "CANCER SUS PECT AGENT" LABEL?
DOBS LABEL CAR RY ROTATION RE: DOST?
DOES LABEL CAR RY ROTATION RE: COMBOS. HAZARD?
YES (On bags bulk cars, & silos)
NO
NO
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
DOES MSDS IN
CLUDE VC "CANCER
ROTATION RE:
ROTATION RE:
SUSPECT AGENT"
DOST AS A
FIRE/COMBOS-
STATEMENT?
"NUISANCE"?
TIOR HAZARD?
YES YES YES
COMMENTS
CEKIAINTEED
YES
NO
NO YES
YES YES
GEORGIA GULF
YES t
NO 1)
OCCIDENTAL
YES If > lppn RVCM NO If < lppn RVCM
NO
BORDER BFGOODRICH VISTA
All suspension resin SO LABELED. All paste resin <lppa RVCM is not labeled.
If > 8.5ppm RVCM Would be so labeled. Mostly, resins are < 8.5ppm and are not labeled.
YES
NO YES YES
1) To b< changad. Revised 9/30/87
NO 1) NO NO YES
YES
YES YES YES YES
YES
YES YES Label sent v/ bill of lading YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES
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TABU III PVC COMPOUND LABELING AND MSDS PRACTICES VI MEMBER COMPANIES PBODDCINC PTC COMPOUNDS
COMPANY GEORGIA GULF
OCCIDENTAL
BPGOODRICH
DOES LABEL CARRY OSHA "CANCER SUS PECT AGENT" LABEL?
NO
LABEL OH COMPOUND
DOES LABEL CAR RY NOTATION REs DUST?
DOES LABEL CAR RY NOTATION RE: COMBOS. HAZARD?
NO YES
NO
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YES If RVCM > S.Sppo
NO YES
NO YES
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
DOES MSDS IN
CLUDE VC "CANCER NOTATION RE:
NOTATION RE:
SUSPECT AGENT"
DUST AS A
FIRE/COMBUS
STATEMENT?
"NUISANCE"?
TION HAZARD?
YES NO YES
NO NO YES
YES YES YES
COMMENTS
Label also carries informa tion on sensitivity Co stabilizers
MSDS forms list limited haz ard warnings for ingredients (stabilizers, plasticz. etc.)
Labels address fumes from processing.
VISTA
YES
YES YES YES
YES YES
Revised 9/30/87.
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fa v- POST/SOUTH, Thursday, September 17.1987
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Georgia-Gulf neighbors
file $19 million in suits
Some 19 suits by residents living Royal Mitchell Jr. and Sandra Mit Chemicals Inc., the former owner of iear the Georgia-Gulf Corp. plant chell and Darius Smith; Anna the plant; Vincent J. Tretter, en
outh of Plaquemine have been filed Howard; Daniel Ennis Jr.; James vironmental manager of the plant; tgainst the plant for $19 million in Barnes and Ethel Walker; Iona Edwin A. Schiffer, general manager
iamages from alleged injury due to Riley; Terry Johnson and of the PVC section of the plant; and
hemical emissions.
Earaestine Wilson.
Edward A. Schmitt, production
The 19 suits each seek $1 million in
Listed as defendants in all of the manager of the VCM section of the
Iamages. They were filed by the suits are Georgia Gulf, Georgia plant.
ollowing residents: Albertha Pacific Corp. and Georgia Pacific See SUITS, Page 3-A
)ickerson; Alice Wilson, Marcus
nd Libra Wilson and Thomas j
/ilson; Dianne Georgetown, Roy tewart, Robert Georgetown and landolph Bridgewater; Aliss Mithell, Latoya and Mario Mitchell,
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leith and Wayne Mitchell and hristine Pernell; Stacey Evans, Jovella Riley, Brenda Jenkins and Irissie Jenkins; Avis Wilson,
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larland and Leonard Breaux and luintin Wilson. Otl^r plaintiffs are Laverne /ils^Aakeitha Anderson, Emella lile^md Emile Riley; Barbara
dams, Katina, James and Carl dams, Elnora Jordan and Walter iley; Louvenia Mitchell, Theresa litchell and Sebastian Littles; arah Williams, Dedra, Hagga and laryullet Johnson, Azizi, Harvard nd Jonathan Humphrey, Clarence 'illiams and Vincent Johnson; Ollie lae Dickerson, Kendrick and akesha Dickerson and Samuel priggs; Robert and Lois Ruffins, felissa, Yolanda, Wanda and obert Ruffins and Louis Ruffins;
Continued from Page l-A
The suits, each some 20 pages long, claim that the plant has emit ted "substantial quantities'' of acetone, phenol, methanol, ad?1? monia, caustic, chlorine, ethylene dychloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride and sodium'
chloride since it began operations in . the mid 1970s. The chemicals, especially because of chemical in teractions, are "carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic or cause other toxic or harmful effects" on;
the residents, including physical,. economical and psychological in
jury, the snitaallege. >
The suits list 10 allegations. The first and longest count is that of negligence. Thexesidents claim that
The suit lists 35 specific instances in which Georgia Pacific violated federal and state air emissions stan
dards by releasing vinyl chloride in to the atmosphere in concentrations in excess of 10 parts per million. These alleged violations occurred between August of 1977 and April of
un.
It is claimed in the suit that since May of 1983 the plant has continued to discharge vinyl chloride and other
contaminants in amounts which
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they have ;been ^unreasonably ex posed to chemicals whichCause per sonal injury, economic harm, illness ' and which increase the risk ct con tracting illnesses or interfere with, the cbofortable enjoyment of life.*' ;
The suitfurther states that the , emissions have depreciated their ; land values and their enjoyment of their property, have caused groundwater contamination, and have, caused emotional distress and mental anguish to the risk of cancer from expoaqrt^tO'the chemicals.
violate its environmental permits, but the suit offers no specific in stances after May of 1983. ' Other charges listed in the suit are: negligence in the conduct of uitrahazardous activity, negligence per ae, reckless and wanton miscon- j duet, strict liability, nuisance, : trespass, manufacturers' product liability, battery, and intentional in fliction of mental and emotional distress and injury. ' Attorneys representing the residents are Robert E. Kleinpeter of Baton Rouge and Allan Kanner of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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