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TO: Distribution ilV ^ - XF Interoffice Communication FROM: DATE: SUBJ: T. G. Grumbles February 22, 1990 RESPONSIBLE CARE\ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMUNICATIONS As promised enclosed are the materials for conducting your communication meetings. The basic goal is to complete these efforts by April 1 to assure our employees are informed of our activities prior to CMA's national communication efforts and expected earth day activities. Enclosed are the following: 1. Copies of the script 2. Overheads (including a hard copy) 3. Feedback cards to be used to start the sessions and at the end 4. Instructions on use of the feedback cards Please call me or Mike Reynolds if you have further questions at this time. T. G. Grumbles dlj .1014 Distribution: PLANT MANAGERS R. W. Seymour-Aber, L. R. Bauer-Balt, G, D. Williams-Blane, J. Pavao-Hmd, J. Friend-LCCP, J. W. Ware-LCLAB, R. A. Conrad-LCVCM, H. D. Garrison-Okc, P. L. Foote-Prem, V. W. Weiss-Austin cc: w/o attachments T. H. Huffman, J. A. DeBernardi, R. D. Gamblin j VVV 000011184 TO: R. D. Gamblin Interoffice Communication FROM: DATE: SUBJ: T. G. Grumbles February 23, 1990 PROGRESS REPORT VISTA 1. TGG conducted product liability training sessions with the Legal Department for the BCDP Group, Engineering, and R&D. 2. TGG participated in a meeting of the Vista Product Safety Assessment Group. Activities covered included a review of current and future ethoxylate product testing needs, toxicity data documentation, storage and retrieval, and finalization of a revised group charter and working guidelines. 3. Final support packages for Responsible CARE/Environmental Policy communications were distributed this week. 4. A presentation was given to Management on the Clean Water Act and its implications for Vista. 5. Advised LCCP on the applicability of the fugitive emission New Source Performance Standard to the Ethylene Unit. 6. The PVC Drug Master File was revised and submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. 7. The Toxicity Characteristic (TC) is likely to be promulgated in March. Pressure from an environmentalist group, the Environmental Defense Fund, appears to be effective in pushing EPA to publish the final rule. If TC is promulgated in early March, it would become effective in early September. 8. ERT assisted S&T with quality vendor audit at GATX. 9. A visit to Hammond was made to do an assessment of their environmental programs. Preliminary assessment shows no major deficiencies. We will be working with the plant to identify areas of improvement. 10. MJH is working with Ex-Plant Operations and Customer Service to insure proper non-bulk labeling at all ex-plant packagers. 11. MJH developed response to conclusions from a recent International Labor Organization Conference on chemical safety/hazard communication for CMA. CMA is developing an industry response for OSHA. 12. Bilingual Canadian WHMIS labels were produced and sent to Witco. We are working on the development of WHMIS MSDS's for Canadian customers. I e-- T. G. Grumbles VVV 000011195 dlj EXHIBIT A December 1 , 1989 CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MEMBER SELF-EVALUATION FORM COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CODE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Member Company: Name: ___________________VISTA CHEMCIAL_____________ Responsible Care Coordinator: Name: ___________________THOMAS G. GRUMBLES Address: __________________ p.o. BOX 19029____________ _______________________ HOUSTON, TEXAS 77224 Telephone: ( 713 ) 588-3445 Number of facilities subject to Code -/ o'- L/S0 ____ 10 'lW <<LjaPD -A M \IS H S to Mr . &, O t j i-AC. <>oi^ 1 WV 000011186 Community Awareness 1. An ongoing assessment of employee concerns and questions about the facility. 2. Communications training for key facility and company personnel who will connunlcace with employees and the public concerning safety, health and environmental Issues. .3 Education of employees about the facility's emergency response plan and safety, health and environmental programs. 4. An ongoing dialogue with employees to respond to their questions and concerns and involve them in community outreach efforts. .5 Ongoing assessment of community questions and concerns about the facility. 6. An outreach program to educate responders, government officials, the media, other businesses and the community of the facil ity's emergency response program and risks to the comuaity associated with the facil ity. 7. A continuing dialogue with local citizens to respond to questions and concerns about safety, health, and the environment, and to address other issues of Interest to the covunity. 8. A policy of openness that provides con venient ways for Interested persons to become familiar with the facility, its operations and products, and Ita efforts to protect safety, health and the environment. .9 A regular evaluation of the effectiveness of the ongoing employee and community communicationa efforts. I 1 \ 3 7 3 q 5 II i I , 'b I 3 STAGES in I 2_ iv 7 (o 2_ (o '3 2_ \3 3 ' 3_ \l vvv 00001HS7 Emergency Response 1. An ongoing assessment of potential risks to employees and local communities resulting from accidents or other emergencies. 2. A current, written facility emergency response plan which addresses, among other things, communications and the recovery needs of the commit? after an emer gency. 3. An ongoing training program for those employees who have response or communica tions responsibilities in the event of an emergency. 4. Emergency exercises, at leaat annually, to teat operability of the written emergency response plan. '. Communication of relevant and useful emer gency response planning information to the Local Emergency Planning Committee. 6. Facility tours for all non-employee emer gency responders. .7 Coordination of the written facility emer gency response plan with the comprehensive community emergency response plan. If no plan exists, the facility should initiate efforts to create a plan. 8. Participation in the community emergency response planning process to develop and periodically test the comprehensive com munity emergency response plan developed by the Local Emergency Planning Comlttee. .9 Sharing of Information and experience relating to emergency response planning, exercises, and the handling of incidents with other facilities in the community. Motes: Please Identify any specific problems and/or resources. I 2 I 2 _ 5 4 4 5 STAGES II III________________ IV Ib 7 i8 i +b 31 \ *+ Lo Id Z3 vvv GOOGlU86 Interoffice Communication TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJ: Distribution TGG: XL: ERT: MJH: AJO: RF T. G. Grumbles February 26, 1990 XP* OSHA PROPOSED STANDARD FOR CADMIUM VISTA Based on the proposed standard and the significant reductions in the PEL, you should review all data you have for cadmium exposures. I need to know what personal sampling results we have for the last year. Please give me a call to discuss your sampling and cadmium use in compounding. T. G. Grumbles dlj .1016 Distribution: B. Trego-Aber, G. Lipps-Prem, H. Peirce-Blane, R. Martin-Austin vvv 000011189 900 Threodneedlu Houston, Texas 77079 (713) 588-3000 P.O. Box 19029 Houston, Texas 77224 Fax (713) 588-3236 February 26, 1990 Larry Kornreich, CIH Director, Environment & Safety ITT Corporation 320 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 TGSTjetFERf: -M#t: >I0:RF VISTAXF: -----------------V-/ Dear Larry: In regards to Richard Waytko's fee increase proposal, I agree with increasing the exhibit space fee but I don't believe a registration fee Increase is justified at this time. Until we increase the length, content, etc. of the conference I think we should keep the fee at $110. I'm not a "hard-liner" on this, but I can't think of justification at this time if asked by a member. Sincerely, Thomas G. Grumbles, C.I.H. Environmental Quality Manager dlj VVV 000011190