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Present were: E. P. Bailey G. W. Bostick A. H. Conrad G. A. Danner G. W. Daues R. T. Hamman R. L. Hammond PLANT MANAGER'S SAFETY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING JANUARY 18, 1984 O0-f1 D. W. Metten Jeff Peterson for B.C.Lancaster G. T. Ryan J. G. Trafton G. L. Tromblee G. L. Wofford I. REVIEW OF STATISTICS--R.T. Hammann A. Texas City Plant Safety Performance Summary - December (A) INJURIES WITHOUT LOST WORKDAYS (medical treatment only) (B) LOST WORKDAYS CASES RESTRICTED ACTIVITY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK CASES (C) FATALITIES TOTAL RECORDABLE CASES 1982 EEC 7TD 0 13 05 90 95 00 0 18 1983 EEE------ TIP 0 10 00 00 00 00 0 10 1983 TARGETS 11 2 -- -- -- 13 INJURY RATES PER 200,000 MANHOURS 1982 1983 eec~TIE EEC-------7TE 1983 TARGETSi 1983 MFIC NOV TARGET YTD TOTAL INJURY-TIR TOTAL RECORDABLE-TRR TOTAL LOST WORKDAY-TLWR DAY S-AWAY-F ROM-WORK-DAWR 7.33 10.07 0.00 1.08 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.30 11.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.31 0.70 0.00 0.00 ... 0.87 0.13 -- .. . 1.02 ----- ... 1.04 0.28 0.22 B. Comments on Statistics--R.T . Hammann There were no recordable injuries in December. We had 10 recordable injuries for the year, which is the lowest total in the plant's history. The recordable injury rate was 0.70. This is slightly higher than the best plant rate of 0.64 set in 1980. SC 15970 LAM024849 PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 18, 1984 Page 2 Areas having a high or Increasing cumulative monthly injury rate are: Pumper Gaugers^ it* Power 2 r Pipefitters S Painters Dept. 53 Dept. 50 Dept. 44/45/46 Analysts , Boilermakers/ Carpenters Areas showing much improvement in getting their injury rate under control are: Machinists < Insulators Dept. 33 Areas having excellent safety records are: Instrument Dept. - 9 months without an injury Dept. 513 - 16 months without an injury Stores - 23 months without an injury C. Contractor Safety---Jeff Peterson There were no recordable injuries in December. Total recordable injury rate for the year was almost the same as 1982. Although the lost workday rate was higher, there will be a specific thrust in 1984 to make contractors more accountable for safety performance. D. CEP Safety--Jeff Peterson There were 3 recordable injuries in December all of which were cuts re quiring stitches. The total recordable rate for the year was 23.57 which is considerably higher than last year. II. REPORT OF THE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC) - G.A. Danner - A. . r Bypassing Protective Devices P-0123: These procedures are adequate but implementation has been a problem. This area will be emphasized in the Quarterly Safety and Housekeeping Inspection to be conducted later this month. B. Checking for Toxic Materials - Vessel Entry: The procedure (P-0117) addresses it well, however, it may be advisable to have a check added to the permit the next time it is revised. Also, we should consider adding to the procedure an addendum showing toxic materials present in the plant, their maximum acceptable level.and methods for determination of their presence. SC 15971 LAM024850 PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 18, 1984 Page 3 III. REPORT OF THE PLANT SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING ACTION COMMITTEE: (SHAC) -- A. H. Conrad ^ * A. Hourly Safety Committee r 1. A new chairman for this committee will be elected January 31. 2. New members are Larry Bonds - Material Handling, Charlie Davis Pipefitter, Oscar Jordan - Carpenter and James Platt - Operating Engineers. B. Fourth Quarter Safety & Housekeeping Inspection This inspection has been delayed for one week due to problems in the plant created by the freeze. It is now scheduled to be conducted between January 16 and January 27. C. S&PP Inspection Items 1. Dust, dirt and trash inside the control panels - only instrument men and electricians are allowed to clean equipment inside the cabinets. Plans will be made for cleaning inside these cabinets during shutdowns. 2. Guards around polycarbonate and glass bowls under pressure A SHAC Alert has been issued. D. STOP Program 1. SHAC Committee feels the STOP Program has been a success and has had a positive influence on the plant safety performance. 2. SHAC recommends that cards should continue to be used for at least one more year. However, card quotas should be set at the discretion of each General Superintendent. E. Unit Laboratories There are still four units which have not requested a laboratory safety inspection by the Technical Center Safety Committee. It is recommended by PMSB that these four units have this inspection completed by the end of the first quarter. . F. Simulated Emergency Procedure Drill SHAC recommends that the next emergency drill simulate a major HCN spill in the plant. Conrad and Howe will work with LP&S to develop the scenario. SC 15972 LAM024851 PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 18, 1984 Page 4 G. Safety shower and eyebath freeze protection - It Is recommended that a long range solution to the problem be considered Jiy the " new SHAC Committee. As an interim solution, it Is felt that the * plant is better off blocking in and draining water linesrwhen the temperature drops below 25F. H. Plant Safety Performance Award - It is recommended that windbreakers be issued to plant employees in recognition of the outstanding 1983 safety performance. Bob Hammann will work with Rick Sharp to develop cost information prior to the next PMSB meeting. I. New SHAC Committee - A meeting of the SHAC committees will be held at the LaQuinta Inn on January 25. After a joint morning meeting and Gene Tromblee's comments, the new SHAC will develop its goals and action plan for 1984. IY. REYIEW OF INCIDENTS Monsanto Incidents: Date Incident No. Description All reports have been issued and reviewed. Contractor Incidents: Date Incident No. Description All reports have been issued and reviewed. V. STATUS OF S-T-O-P PROGRAM--G. W. Daues Plans will be firmed up for initiation of the STOP Program for hourly personnel to start the latter part of January. After much discussion, it was decided there will be no standard plant-wide STOP card quota set. Each General Superintendent will be responsible for safety within their group and managing the use of cards in the STOP system. They will set individual STOP card quotas within their group appropriate for the type of job and the safety performance of the group or department. VI. MISCELLANEOUS--R.T. Hammann * A. Emergency Procedure Manual Numerous sections of this manual have not yet been rewritten and sub mitted for typing. All members are reminded of the need to update this manual prior to having an emergency drill for the plant. SC 15973 LAM024852 PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 18, 1984 Page 5 VII. PLANT MANAGER'S COMMENTS--G. L. Tromblee ; " Paul Bailey was welcomed to the group as the new SHAC Chairman and the out- * going SHAC committee was commended. r The new 1984 safety goals have been set for the plant. The expected recordable injury rate is 0.92 and the outstanding rate is 0.67. Continued hard work on the part of everyone should make this outstanding goal attainable. RTH/dgb R. T. Hammann SC 15974 UM024853