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90-1164 (11-73)
INTER OFFICE MEMO TENNECO CHEMICALS, INC.
J. T, Sweeney
at Flemington
From R, A. Lojewski
At Flemington
Subject
VCM Exposure Data and TWA - Flemington Plant Area Monitoring System Period: November 27, 1976 to December 3, 1976
date December 9, 1976
Copt to
W,, D. Bord C. N, Brown* R,, F, Fanter W. R. Fogelsanger w
D. M. Hershkowitz F,, W, Kanzler W,, Miringoff P. M. Reed S,, Robbins* M,, K. Rosen G0 I. Rozand F. Toca R, J, Young
TWA Only*
Attached are Plant summaries (Tables I-III). Table IV lists all excursions at or above 100 ppm including the number of incidents. Table V shows the TWA by job classification calculated from the data in Tables I-III. Graph #1 shows the percentage of readings above 1 and 5 ppm VCM for the reactor building while Graph #2 shows the weekly averages for the Reactor Building and the Pilot Plant. Also attached is an analysis of the Plant data by W. D. Bord.
The Plant was in operation seven days for this report period running at about 77% utilization. The four G.C0's were on computer control.
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750 351
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6 6
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7 0.1
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All readings greater than or equal to 100 ppm VCM are tabulated in
Table IV. Twenty two readings at or above 100 ppm occurred this report period
reflecting eight separate incidents. Five incidents occurred In the Reactor
Building affecting the center aisle, 1st and 2nd floors, stripper platform #1,
VCM day tank area, knockout pots, foreman's desk, dry chemical weigh area, and
the panel board, One incident occurred in the General Area affecting the VCM
transfer pumps, and the VCM tank car unloading platform. Two incidents occurred
in the Pilot Plant affecting the centrifuge, and the plastisol tower in the
Pilot Plant Reactor Building.
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4 #1 Slurry Transfer Pump, 1st floor
5 #2 Slurry Transfer Pump, 1st floor
6 DeFoamer Tanks, 1st floor
9 VCM Day Tank Area
.0 Center Ais3.c Column #2, 2nd floor
.1 Center Aisle Column #4, 2nd floor
.2 Center Aisle Column #6, 2nd floor .3 Stripper #2 Platform,, manhole, 2nd
.4 Panel Board Column #7, 2nd floor .5 Stripper #1 Platform, manhole, 2nd .6 Knock-out Pots, 2nd floor .7 Foreman's Desk .8 Dry Chemical Weiqh-up Area .9 Stairwell in Hallway, 2nd floor >0 Weiqh Tank Chip Basket Area
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1 Stronq Scott Drver - Process Buildinq 2 Boiler House 3 Pilot Plant Laboratory - Process Buildinq 4 Centrifuqe - Reactor Buildinq 5 "F" Reactor - Reactor Buildinq 6 Parshall Flume 7 Plastisol Tower - Reactor Buildinq 8 VCM Storaqe Area - Reactor Buildinq 9 "E" Reactor - Reactor Buildinq 0 "B" & "C" Reactors - Reactor Buildinq
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FLEMINGTON TIME-WEIGHTED EaROSJRE AVERAGES CAeCUeAIED *ROM BEwDIa MUi lORING DATA
11/27/76 TO 12/03/76
oOB CLASSIFICATION
TWA
TABLE V
ROLYFORMAN W AIR ROLYFORMAN WO AIR SHIFT FORMAL W AIR ShlFI, FORMAN WO AIR REACTOR ORER-CHRG W AIR REACTOR ORER-CHRG WO Ain REACTOR ORER-DUMPts W AIR REACTOR' OPER-DUMPG wO AIR REACTOR OPER-HELiEF W AIR REACTOR OPER-RELIEF WO AIR UiiLITY OPER W AIR UTILITY ORER WO AIR DRYER ORER WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR WAREHOUSEMAN-BAGGER
MAINTENANCE FORMAN MECHANIC SHIFT MECHANIC DAY BOILER ORER MAINTENANCE STOREKEEPER MAINTENANCE CLERK EFFLUENT MAN W AIR EFFLUENT MAN WO AIR UC TECHNICIAN UC SUPERVISOR
GROUP LEADER ENGINEER TECHNOLOGIST TECHNICIAN W AIR TECHNICIAN WO AIR MAIN! IECHNICIAN
RESIN PLANT GENERAL AREA PILOT PLANT
1.9 2.6
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Bendix Data Comments for the period November 27. 1976 to December 3. 1976 Reactor Building Area
A set up batch in Reactor #8 was the biggest contributing cause of the 3.1 PPM average in the Reactor Building. The air intake averaged as high as 9.1 PPM. Construction of the reactor water sprays has been started. Installation is scheduled for December and January. This project will reduce the amount of VCM fumes exhausted . to the atmosphere from reactors being aired out. GENERAL AREA The General Area remained at a low 0.5 PPM.
W. D. Bord
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