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Present were: Cruse Danner Daues Glass Kaldenberg PLANT MANAGER'S SAFETY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 1980 Bill Napier for B.C. Lancaster C.M. McCullough D.W. Metten C.F. Navarrete M.L. Owens G.T. Ryan J.G. Trafton G.L. Tromblee REVIEW OF STATISTICS---J.A. Glass A. Texas City Plant Safety Performance Summary - October 1980 19 79 1980 1980 OCT YTD OCT YTD TARGETS TOTAL INJURY CASES 12 177 23 200 -- RECORDABLE CASES (A) WITHOUT LOST WORKDAYS (medical treatment only) (B) LOST WORKDAYS **Bi RESTRICTED ACTIVITY **B2 DAYS AWAY FROM WORK (C) FATALITIES 0 16 2 0 20 0 10 0 10 0 00 9 19 23 0-- 2-- 0-- *TOTAL RECORDABLE CASES 0 18 2 11 22 *A+B+C - TOTAL RECORDABLE INJURIES **Bi+B2 =* (B) TOTAL LOST WORKDAY CASES INJURY RATES PER 200,000 MANHOURS 19 79 1980 1980 MTD YTD MTD YTD TARGETS YTD 1980 MCIC TARGET YTD TOTAL INJURY - TIR TOTAL RECORDABLE - TRR TOTAL LOST WORKDAY - TLWR DAYS-AWAY-FRQM-WQRK - DAWR 7. 70 12.25 14.41 0.00 1.25 1.25 0.00 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00 13.76 0. 76 0.14 0.14 __ 1.26 0.40 -- ' 1.94 0.58 -- 1.53 0.36 0.2 7 SC 003358 LAM004372 PMSB Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 1980 Page 2 1 B. Comments on Statistics We experienced two Recordable Injuries in October. An Instrument employee fractured his left little finger when it was caught between a regulator and a piece of pipe. A machinist received a laceration, requiring several stitches, when struck by a "lathe dog" while drilling a piece of plastic pipe. There were twenty-three Total Injuries. Over half of the injuries last month were to the hand and arm which indicates that we need to place special emphasis in this area. It is recommended that the topics of "Material Handling", "Tool Safety" and "Equipment Operation" be addressed in our departmental safety meetings, day-to-day activities and safety surveys. It would also appear timely to address the accident type Slips and Falls due to the upcoming cold and wet weather. This will help increase each employee's safety awareness and improve plant-wide safety performance. C. Units and Groups with Rising Trendlines Carpenters, Power 2, Truckers and Laborers all having rising trend lines since early this year. Sharply rising, but still within the control limits, are the electricians. It is noteworthy that both operators and all maintenance show rising trend lines since April. D. Contractor Safety--C.M. McCullough Total contractor safety results are improving. However, total injury rates of Capital Projects contractors are slightly higher than last year. Monthly summaries and year-to-date figures are attached. E. CEP Project Safety--Bill Napier Bill reported that they now had stickers that they used to indicate when contract workers had had their safety orientation. Bill also reported on the cable tray incident and a broken toe incident. Following a discussion of the scaffold incident which had ended in a court award, the Plant Manager asked Arnold Glass to review this incident and the problems in investigation of accidents and injuries that occur to contract personnel with the St. Louis Attorney, Bill Blase (this has been done). J SC 003359 LAM004373 PMSB Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 1980 Page 3 II. REPORT OF THE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)--G.W. Daues A. EPP Procedure Recently, Tom Ryan and Arnold Glass described the duties and proce dures to be used in the EPP Control Center. This Information was distributed to all exempt employees. SAC recommends it be incor porated into the Emergency Procedure Plan Section I. Consideration should be given to distributing to non-exempt and perhaps hourly employees. The PMSB agreed and requested that we train Night Superintendents/Shift Supervisors on how to operate the EPP console. B. EPP Drill Plans Arnold Glass reviewed the outline of the EPP drill planned for next month. SAC concurs that the plan is very good and much needed. C. Employee Training A problem with updating safety training was discussed. SAC feels that several training programs used in the past are still effective and should be updated, if necessary, and distributed by LP&S to line supervision for use in monthly meetings. Also, certain programs could be used for the S-T-A-R-T Program. LP&S will distribute training materials on special programs "through the line". D. Breathing Air System It was brought to the attention of SAC that problems continue to occur with our plant breathing air system. SAC recommends that Engi neering should give higher priority to the study of this system according to the guidelines issued by G.L. Tromblee last month. This has been done. Target for AR: to be sent to St. Louis by December 15, 1980. E. Telephone Problems Emergency and effective use of telephones, problems with our telephone system for emergency reporting and false alarms were discussed. SAC recommends that this subject should be studied by the Office Safety Committee to obtain recommendations for the PMSB. M1SD will determine needs and recommend actions for false alarms. CSC will review other needs and respond to LP&S (Bob Hammann) for presen tation/review with SHAC/PMSB. F. Fire, Entry and Special Permits Revisions to P-0017 on fire, entry and special permits, as suggested by Bob Hammann, were reviewed and after minor changes will be recommended to the PMSB. Sc 03360 LAM004374 PMSB Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 1980 Page 4 G. 1980 Annual Inspection Recommendation The inspection team requested we review the current practice in the Texas city plant with regard to work permits. SAC's recommendation that the use of all work permits be on a unit-option basis was accepted by the PMSB and approved on July 23, 1980. Reconsideration of this recommendation was given and it is the concensus of SAC mem bers that the PMSB decsion of July 23, 1980 stand. PMSB agreed. H. Face Shields A survey by LP&S of the use of face shields in the TC plant was reviewed by SAC and the recommendations from this survey were approved by SAC with minor modifications. LP&S will review these recommendations with line supervision prior to the November PMSB meeting. I. Superhazardous Materials At the October PMSB meeting, the Board approved a 1979 recommendation that intradepartmental identification and safety markings of equip ment and piping containing superhazardous materials be determined by those in each unit and not be an across-plant procedure. A Pprocedure on this subject which was never issued is still being reviewed by SAC. III. REPORT OF THE SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING ACTION COMMITTEE (SHAC)--C.M. Cruse A. 1980 Safety and Housekeeping Inspection--Refer to memo MCI Annual Inspection 1980, from J.A.G. to PMSB and SHAC. Target dates for completion to be established--J.A. Glass The memorandum regarding the MCI Annual Inspection was passed out and will be reviewed at the next meeting. One item in this list, being worked on by SHAC, concerned the recom mendation about continuation of the ladder inspection program. SHAC recommends a return to "inspect-before-use" and monthly inspections with heavy emphasis on individual responsibility. This will be reviewed in some detail at the next SAC meeting. Another item being considered by SHAC was emergency tie-down material. This item came up as a result of the eye injury which occurred from the use of wire in tying down loose scaffold boards. SHAC recommends no change in the present material being used. The PMSB recommended that SHAC get suggestions from the carpenter craft for better techniques in how to use the wire safely. Overall empha sis in avoiding accidents and injuries in the use of wire will require education of the persons using the material. SC 003361 M/WOO4375 PMSB Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 1980 Page 5 1 B. Status of AVIP(SHAC)--C.M. Cruse SHAC reports that at the time of the meeting, the Vessel Inspection Program was 95% on target and expects to be higher, possibly up to 9 7%, by year end. C. Status of S-T-A-R-T Safety Program--C.M. Cruse The second session is well along. All Maintenance is now complete. The third session will begin early in December. D. Hourly Safety Committee Items--C.M. Cruse Individual bicycles have been issued to members of the Hourly Safety Committee. The Hourly Safety Committee is actively working on a list of items on their agenda. They expect to submit a report of the hierarchy of lock-out at the next meeting of this group. IV. STATUS OF LOSS INCIDENT REPORTS, OCTOBER 1980--R.T. Hammann/J.A. Glass DELINQUENT Incident Date Location Incident 8/28/80 Dept. 2 7 Overheating of LN Rundown Tank, 27T5-1 OUTSTANDING None CURRENT INCIDENTS DISCUSSED Incident Date Location Incident 11/4/80 Dept. 51 Air machine turbine damage in AN-5 V. S&PP FOLLOW-UP--J.A. Glass Responses have been received from all superintendents, except one. He has promised to submit his response by December 1. An updated status of the S&PP survey is expected to be Issued by the next PMSB meeting. VI. STATUS OF THE BREATHING AIR SYSTEM PROJECT--G.T. Ryan The breathing air project is reviewing a number of alternates and is expected to have an AR prepared to be sent to St. Louis by mid December. SC 003362 UAW0076 PMSB Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 1980 Page 6 VII. REVIEW OF INCIDENTS Monsanto Incidents Date Incident No. Description 10/8/80 80-47 HOT exposure to chest and shoulder while installing fitting for N2 connection; Dept. 25 (M. Sweeney) 8/28/80 80-48 Near Miss--Product LN tank overheated; Dept. 19 (M. Sweeney) 9/9/80 80-49 Near Miss--ACY contact to man's legs while flushing ACY product pump; Dept. 29 (M. Sweeney) Contractor Incidents Date Incident No. Description 9/23/80 C-39 Spill of hydrolyzer bottoms waste material while transferring to tank truck; Dept. 19 (G. Orurn) 10/27/80 C-40 Crescent electrician sprained ankle while working on cold box in methanol/syn gas unit; (Ben Bennett) 10/31/80 C-41 Man fell 14 feet while dismantling scaffold and fractured foot; Dept. 44 (C. Mata) 10/22/80 C-42 Man slipped and fell 8 feet off scaf fold fracturing shoulder; Carpenter Shop (W. Bridenbaugh) 11/7/80 C-43 Deliveryman sustained cut under chin while unloading machinery; East of Dept. 16 (Davidson/McRae/West) VIII. EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PLAN A. EPP Control Center Operating Procedures These appear to be operating smoothly in the first trial we've had since they were set out. B. Status of Communications Alternatives--Bostick/Kraitchar SC 003363 LAM004377 PMSB Minutes of Meeting of November 19, 1980 Page 7 These are still being reviewed. Changes in the fire code pick up by the guard are being considered. Other alternatives under review are to install a console at the Main Gate. C. EPP Drill Items 1. Communications Check 2. Radio Station Contact 3. Newspaper Contact 4. City Mayor/Fire/Police Contact 5. Headcount 6. Walk-thru (Instructions from Control Center) J. Arnold Glass br sc 003364 LAM004378 TOTAL PLANT CONTRACTOR SAFETY 1 TOTAL INJURY CASES RECORDABLE CASES LOST WORK DAY CASES DAYS AWAY CASES 1980 YTD 70 10 0 2 TOTAL MANHOURS WORKED (NHW) FREQUENCY RATES/200,000 MHW TOTAL INJURY RATE TOTAL RECORDABLE INJURY RATE TOTAL LOST WORKDAY RATE TOTAL DAYS AWAY RATE 'D 416,020 33.6 4.8 0 .9 Oct. '80 15 3 0 1 1979 Totals 116 20 0 5 84,940 381,364 ~ 35.3 7.0 0 2.3 60.8 10.4 0 2.6 J SC 003365 LaM004379 CAPITAL PROJECTS CONTRACTORS 1 TOTAL INJURY CASES RECORDABLE CASES LOST WORK DAY CASES DAYS AWAY CASES TOTAL MANHOURS WORKED 02HW) FREQUENCY RATES/200.000 >TIW 1980 YTD 38 5 0 1 ''',~T90,2SB" r. TOTAL INJURY RATE TOTAL RECORDABLE INJURY RATE TOTAL LOST WORKDAY RATE TOTAL DAYS AWAY RATE 39.9 5.2 0 -6*r8~ 10 Oct. '80 5 1 0 1 *'29,240 34.1 6.8 0 6.8 1979 Totals 23 5' 0 1 -134.940 34 7.4 0 1.4 J SC 003366 LAM004380 1 CED CONSTRUCTION TEXAS CITY PLANT ACCIDENT STATISTICS OCT. 1980 TOTAL INJURY CASES RECORDABLE CASES (a) Without Lost Workdays (Medical Treatment Only) (b) Lost 'Workdays -- 1. Restricted Activity 2. Days Away From Work (c) Fatalities 13 1 - - ----3 0 1 o Total Recordable Cases Total Manhours Worked (MRW) 2 34,520 Frequency Rates/200,000 MHW Total Injury Rate Total Recordable Rate Total Lost Workday Rate Total Days Away From Work Rate 75.3 11.6 2.9 2.9 YTD AS OF 11-1-80 88 5 8 0 8 o_ . 13 182,375 96.5 14.3 8.8 8.8 J sc O033S7 LAM004381 1 CED CONSTRUCTION TEXAS CITY PLANT ACCIDENT STATISTICS TOTAL INJURY CASES RECORDABLE CASES (a) Without Lost Workdays (Medical Treatment Only) (b) Lost 'Workdays 1. Restricted Activity 2. Days Away From Work (c) Fatalities OCT. 1980 13 1 1 0 1 0 Total Recordable Cases Total Manhours Worked (MBW) 2 34,520 Frequency Rates/200,000 MEW Total Injury Rate Total Recordable Rate Total Lost Workday Rate Total Days Away From Work Rate 75.3 11.6 2.9 2.9 YTD AS OF 11-1-80 88 5 8 0 8 0 13 182,375 96.5 14.3 8.8 8.8 J SC 003368 gvNlOO*382 SC LAM004383 March 'Apr,*l .Juno ' ,.)uVy ' Aoq faa.pt O c t Alov JVc, ) sc 003370 LAM004384