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BFGoodrich
The BFGoodrich Company Chemical Group 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard Cleveland. Ohio 44131 216-447-6000
July 7, 1983
Mr. Herb G. Olson
Attached are the results of the agenda survey I conducted for^ the forthcoming 1983 October meeting. I received responses from 13 companies with 19 individual preferences. Volunteers have offered to present 17 topics. However, some contacts need to be made within an organization. In addition, we have four current histories to be presented.
I have also made arrangements with Captain W. T. "Billy" Poe of the Louisiana State Police to present the September 28, 1982, Livingston, Louisiana derailment. I plan to have his presentation at Thursday's lunch.
The survey indicated ten other topics with interest from over half of the respondees. I have indicated these with "NEED SPEAKER". Please review the ten topics and try to locate a volunteer to present a topic. Please look within your company and also consider other VCSA members.
A prompt response would be appreciated to allow time to conduct a survey.
I do feel that the agenda is coming along quite well and will make for another successful meeting. Please provide me with any other suggestions you might have for further improvement.
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cc: Mr. Jim Wallace Mr. Richard Frohreich Mr. Jim Gabbett
H. Waltemate VCSA Program Chairman
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CASE HISTORIES
TOPIC OF INTEREST
WILLING TO PRESENT
OLD CASE HISTORY
0 Thompson Chemical Explosion 1964
9
Need Speaker
o Hooker Burlington plant fire 1968
9 Prog. Will Contact Occidental
o Tankcar Derailment - Glendora, Mississippi 1969
4
o Tenneco Flemington plant fire 1969
8 Prog. Will Contact Tenneco
o Goodyear Plaquemine plant fire 1972
8 Prog. BFG-D. Langlois
o Great American explosion and fire 1980
o Other old case histories which have high interest
12 5
Prog. Will Contact Great American
o Over pressurization of a PVC reactor
Prog. Norsk Hydro P. Rangnes
CURRENT CASE HISTORY
o True confession of a current case history
13 ' .
(Group Partici pation)
1 - Bursting of a resin hopper truck
Prog. ESSO-J. Wallace
2 - Rupture of a VCM line at a pump
Prog. ESSO-J. Wallace
3 - 1982 VCM tank car derailment and clean-up in Texas
Prog. C0N0C0R. Frohreich
4 - Polyperoxide explosion 1983 Diamond Shamrock
Prog. Will Contact Diamond
HEALTH Angio sarcoma update
Discussion of similarities of plants with multiple cases of angio sarcoma
11 Prog. Air Products J. Barr
11 Prog. BFG-M. Johnson
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HEALTH (Cont'd) o PVC Dust o Females in work areas o Other health topics o Osteoporosis
SAFETY EQUIPMENT o Area monitoring systems o Leak detectors o Personnel monitoring equipment o Limit switches
o Interlocks o Respiratory equipment o Inspections of safety equipment o Other safety equipment topics o In-line 02 and LEL monitoring o Fenceline monitoring
SAFETY PROGRAMS o Safety performance assessment o Hot work system o Vessel entry system o Lockout system o Maintenance work order system o Other safety program topics
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TOPIC OF INTEREST
WILLING TO PRESENT
13 Prog. ICI-J. Vaughan 6
1
10 Need Speaker 11 Need Speaker 14 Need Speaker
6 Prog. Conoco J. McCulley
5 3 4
1 1
7 Prog. ICI-J. Vaughan 5 11 Need Speaker 3 5
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TOPIC OF INTEREST
VCM STORAGE
o Update of revisions made to VCM storage as a result of BFG Altona release
14 Prog.
o Evacuation plans and training
12 Prog.
o Testing and inspection
7
o Other VCM storage topics
2
o Survey of types of connections used for railcars and their effectiveness
1
WILLING TO PRESENT
BFG (Group Participation)
BFG-T. Jones
TRANSPORTATION
o Livingston, LA September 28, 1982 derailment involving 7 tankcars of vinyl chloride
o Experience with the required head shields, shelf couplers, and thermal shields
o Water transportation
o Highway transportation
o Other transportation topics
o Pipeline transportation
13 Luncheon Louisiana State Speaker Police-Captain W. T. Poe
5 1
1
SAFETY TRAINING
o New employee o Fire fighting o Material safety data sheet
information o Hazards of lead o Customer requests
5 5
2 2 2
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TOPIC OF INTEREST
WILLING TO PRESENT
SAFETY TRAINING (Cont'd)
o VC1 training required by government
5
o Plant evacuation
9 Prog. BFG-T. Jones
o Conducting effective safety meetings
3
o Other training topics
PROCESS SAFETY o Closed reactor safety hazards o High pressure water cleaning system o Emergency standby power o Blasting inside reactors o Outdoor versus indoor plants o Controlling runaway reactions o Inspection process piping o Electrical equipment in hazardous areas o Other process safety topics o VCM manufacturing topics o Survey reactor level alarms
12 11
9 3 4 15 6
6
1 1
Need Speaker Need Speaker Need Speaker
Need Speaker
ENVIRONMENTAL - REGULATORY
o Handling VCM waste from small pilot plants
5
o Regulatory update
11
o Update on EPA-OSHA court action
11
o Update on PVC food application regulation
U.S.A. - 11 European - 5
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Prog. ESSO/ICI Dr. T. MacEvan
Prog. BFG-W. Holbrook
Prog. BFG-W. Holbrook
Need Speaker
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