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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT
S-500 PLANT SHUTDOWN OR DEMOLITION
POLICY:
Plants or process equipment shutdown without known intent of restarting, or plants shutdown for eventual demolition shall be put in a clean and safe condition.
SCOPE:
This standard defines the minimum requirements for leaving a plant, process equipment, warehouse or pipelines in a clean and safe condition.
DEFINITIONS:
Owner: the owner of the plant, equipment,
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pipeline or building is the present, or last Major
Managers' Department using the facility. Normally the
Plant Superintendent or his designated representative
will be considered the "owner". In the absence of a
Plant Superintendent the Major Manager or Section
Manager of the Department shall assure that a desig
nated "owner" is identified.
Clean and safe condition: condition such that appropriate persons not familiar with the process could dismantle lines and equipment without possibility of chemical exposure, electrical shock, or thermal bums.
OWNER RESPONSIBILITY:
1. Take appropriate steps to prepare facilities, which are to be shutdown, so as to be left in a clean and safe condi tion. A shutdown checklist (example attached) shall be completed, with additional documentation related to the shutdown condition attached, signed by the Owner and the Section or Major Manager and a copy sent to the Safety Department.
2. Take appropriate steps to prepare facilities, which are to be abandoned or scheduled for eventual demolition, so as to be left in a clean and safe condition. Abandonment, demolition or removal shall follow the procedure of Engineering Practices Ml-900, Kl-910, Ml-920, Ml-921, Ml-922. Appropriate survey forms (attached to practices) shall be completed, with additional documentation related to the shutdown condition attached, signed by the Owner and the Section or Major Manager and a copy sent to the Safety
Department.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 1986
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SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST
Building No.__________________ Shutdown Date_ Shutdown of:
Department
Assistance From:
Person Contacted:
Safety Engineer
________________________________________
Environmental Services ________________________________________
Industrial Hygiene
________________________________________
Security/Fire Dept.
________________________________________
Process Engineering
________________________________________
Control Systems
_______________________________________
Loss Prevention
________________________________________
Investment Recovery
_______________________________________
Div. Engineering
________________________________________
Rail Fleet Adm/Maint
~_________
Checklist
1. Chemicals removed from process
ri-nraia
yes i ] no C ] yes L ] no C ]
2. Lines, tanks, equipment cleaned. open and status tagged lines equipment tanks
yes C ]
yes [ ) yes [ 3
no [ ]
no no
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Attach list of items, previous chemicals and cleaning method
3. Drums cleaned and properly disposed
yes [ ] no [ ]
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 8, 1986
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4 Sludge, heels or other remain* removed
roa tanka, tank cars, tank trucks, dempsters
tanks
tank cars tank trucks
dempsters
yes [ 3 yes [ 3 yes C 3 yes L 3
no [ 3 no t 3. no [ 3 no [ 3
5 shutdown
at plant done before
C 3 no C 3
6. Changa of status racordad at N.O.T. for vassals, relief devices, sight gl< electrical grounds, flax-joints, roll equip., aanlifts, fork trucks
yes [ ] no C 3
7. Waste materials properly disposed of in accordance with environmental standards.
yes [ ] no [ ]
8. Raw materials properly stored or disposed of.
yes [ ] no t ]
9. Radioactive sources removed or shutdown
S-477
yes [ ] no C 3
Appropriate electrical switch gear off, fuses
pulled and tagged.
yes [ ) no C ]
ii. Utilities, water, air, sewer, etc. left in safe status.
cyes ( J no 3
12. Fire protection systems reviewed for correct status.
cyes [ ] no 1
13. Operating procedure changes resulting from shutdown reviewed with appropriate people.
yes [ ] no t 3
14. Inter-plant pipelines reviewed for compliance with S-645.
yes ] no [ ]
15. Cylinders, tank cars or other equipment
with demurrage released.
yes [ 3 no [ 3
16. Asbestos on site removed identified
cyee [ 3 no cyes [ 3 no
] 3
17. Additional documentation related to shutdown attached, (also information
related to "no" responses)
yes [ ] no [ 3
EFFECTIVE DATE: Decanter 8, 1986
Prepared by (Owner) Date Section Manager _Date
(or) Major Manager
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Copy to Safety Department - Date Other Distributions: _______________
EFFECTIVE DATE: Decenber 8, 1986
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