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Vista Polymers A Division of Vista Chemical Company
Highway 25 Post Office Box 91
ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT SAFETY AND HEALTH MANUAL ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI
Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730 Phone (601) 369-8111
SUBJECT: EFFECTIVE DATE: PREPARED BY: APPROVED BY:
Plant Safety Reviews October 1, 1991
SAFETY DIRECTOR PLANT MANAGER
VISTA
I. PURPOSE
To establish a self-sustaining plant safety review program which will involve participation by employees of varying disciplines and experiences
II. SCOPE
This program will provide a review of the integrity of the safety systems in the plant and provide a means of followup on recommendations generated by the review
III. RESPONSIBILITIES
Departments Heads - It will be the responsibility of the Department Head to complete, or assign for completion, reviews of safety systems. The preferred number is one review per quarter, but each department may have more or less
The review and recommendations are reviewed each month in the Central Safety Committee Meeting New reviews are reported on and the status of recommendations is covered with responsible Department Heads.
Safety Department - Responsible for maintaining files for safety reviews and for keeping up-to-date status on recommendations. These will be reviewed monthly in the Central Safety Committee Meeting.
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IV. PROCEDURE
A The safety process to be reviewed is selected by the Department Head This selection may or may not be within his department.
B. The Department Head will either lead the review team himself or appoint a leader from his department.
C The team will be selected by the leader. Team size will vary from two to four people depend ing on the process being reviewed
D The Audit Form (Attachment I) must be filled out for the review to be official. Any addi tional information is to be attached to it
E Each review will be presented in the Central Safety Committee meeting by the Department Head. A brief summary and the recommendations are sufficient.
F. The audit form and any supporting material are then given to the Safety Department for filing and documentation for the followup.
G The Safety Department logs the review on the Safety Review Log (Attachment II) and files the review. The Safety Review Log documents when the next review should be for that process
H The Safety Department also adds the recommenda
tions from each review on the Safety Review
Report (Attachment III)
This is reviewed
monthly in the Central Safety Committee meeting
to determine the status of each recommendation
Completed recommendations are removed from the
Safety Review Report
I Followup reviews are assigned/selected in the Central Safety Committee meetings
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AUDIT FORM ABERDEEN PVC PLANT
DATE: SYSTEM BEING AUDITED: AUDIT NO.: AUDITORS:
1 Talk to Safety personnel to see what ideas they have about the system and what things you should look for in your audit
2 Find existing documentation about the system-
Note location or
Found (Attach)
Not Found
Not Applicable
A. Process Flow Diagram
B P&I Diagrams
C Class "A" Design
D Operating Procedures
E Maintenance Procedures
F Mechanical Design & Construction Files
G Plant Location Lists
H Plot Plans
I EPA Rules
J OSHA Rules
K Vista Standards
L Previous Audits
3 Interview three people separately who are familiar with the system you are auditing Learn from them how the system works and their concerns about the system
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4 Is it operated as the operating procedures (design, etc ) say it is supposed to be operated? If no, what's different
A
5 Is it used per the appropriate OSHA, EPA, or Vista Standards? Yes/No
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6 Brainstorm possible problems with the system Attach the brainstorm list
A
7 Do any of the problems identified in your brainstorming list make it unsafe'
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8 What needs to be done as followup to this audit9 What changes need to be made9
A
9 When should this be audited again9 Why9
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SAFETY REVIEW REPORT
REPORT NUMBER
REVIEW DATE
RECOMMENDATION
STATUS
A
RESPONSIBLE
COMP. DATE
REVIEW NUMBER
REVIEW NAME
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A
ABERDEEN PLANT SAFETY REVIEW LOG
LAST REVIEW
DATE
ACTION STEPS TAKEN?
FY90 FY91 FY92 FY93 FY9* FY95 FY96