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Interoffice Communication To : All Supervisors From : A. H. Sather Date ; April 14, 1982 Subject ! SAFETY MEETINGS The topics for April safety meetings include a review of the Plant Fire Prevention and Emergency Plan issued March 16, 1982, and a brief review of a medical case injury which occured earlier this year. Fire Prevention and Emergency Plan - The plan as issued is basically the same in content and format. Several changes of significance were made to improve and upgrade the plan. In addition to the items mentioned in the cover letter to the plan, please note the following: 1. P.4, Table II Fire Fighting Equipment - Addition of two (2) new fire pumps and piping changes to supply propane tank farm area. Phase III fire protection is complete with the exception of a 14!? main fire line along the south side of second street from the old reactor module to the 600 series silos. Also the addition of a 150 pound dry chemical fire extinguishers located east of the P-1 building. 2. Emergncy Organization Staffing, P. 19, Item 12 and Page 26. Medical Case Injury Review - During January, a General Mechanic suffered an eye injury which required medical treatment. The following brief review of some of the circumstances, causes and recommendations should be reviewed. The circumstances which led up to this injury are as follows. The injured employee was performing a weld repair on a condensate return line from a panel coil on the phthalic anhydride charge tank in the plas ticizer building. The position of the weld was overhead and in a difficult position to reach. While he was chipping slag from the weld, a small frag ment of slag flew over his safety glasses and lodged in his eye. The injury required medical attention but did not result in any lost or restricted work time. Several direct and indirect causes of this injury were identified by the investigating team. VAB.0001026167 Safety Meetings April 14, 1982 2 Direct Cause - Inadequate Eye Protection - The injured employee considered using chemical splash goggles to perform the chipping operation but decided against them due to condensation problems from body moisture inside the lens. Chipping goggles that are ventilated are now stock items and should be used in circumstances such as this. Indirect Cause Items - Several other items contributed to this injury. The operating personnel didn't want the condensate collection manifold removed because of a full phthalic anhydride charge in the tank. They felt that removal of the header might extend the work and cause the phthalic to freeze in the tank. This problem could have been easily avoided if the tank had been left empty following the last charge. To accomplish this, better communications and coordination between maintenance and operations personnel were required. If this would have occurred, a more lasting repair could have been done and the piping could have been modified such that future repairs could have been done more efficiently. Along with the items mentioned above, several other items contributed to problems in making the repair. These items were: uninsulated steam and condensate piping in the immediate work area and the presence of moisture in the weld repair area. These working conditions could have been improved if heat barrier blankets and positive block in and bleed down procedures would have been used. j\ j-X- A. H. Sather tap c: JF, CBM, Department Heads, JGR, VAB, DSC, JVH VAB.0001026168 A Interoffice Communication To : Distribution From * A. H. S&ther Date j March 1, 1982 Subject ; SAFETY MEETINGS NOTE; PLEASE CONDUCT THESE MEETINGS BY 3/12/82. The topic for March safety meetings is "Hand Injury Prevention". The plant injury statistics indicate that 67 percent of the injuries during 1981 occurred to hands and arms. As the weather gets warmer, people begin to think about gardens, recreational activities and other springtime related items. Also, we are once again into contract negotiations. During this period of 1980, our injury experience increased drastically. The plant experienced 13 injuries, 5 of which were medical treatment. Our ability to enjoy our off^-time is directly related to our safety efforts at work. Our plant goal is the same as the goal of each and every one of our employees ^ everyone going home unhurt. The focus of this meeting is the slide and tape show "Look Before You Reach". The discussion of the slide and tape show should emphasize job planning to avoid injury producing conditions. Any questions should be directed to me, . rt- A. H. Sather tap Distribution; JF, CRM, Department Heads, Supervisors, JGR, VAB VAB.0001026169 Interoffice Communication To : Distribution From : Jerry Roberts Date : February 22, 1982 Subject : NEW FIRE EQUIPMENT I felt that a short memo.should be put out to inform all supervisors that we have a new 150 dry chemical wheel unit. The unit is located southeast of the P-1 building or on west side of the south cooling tower. 2 Also located in the same area is one CO wheel unit. be used for electrical and phthalic fires. This unit should Pictured below are the two different units. Safety Inspector tap A Co & /S'* VAB.0001026170 conoco Interoffice Communication To : Distribution From : A. H. Sather Date ; February 11, 1982 Subject j SAFETY MEETINGS The topics for February are health training (VCM, lead, and hearing conservation), and injury reporting. The safety department will conduct health training for all employees during the times shown below. This program will minimize the use of slide and tape presentations in an effort to improve overall effectiveness Schedule of Meeting Times Monday 2/15/82 7:00 A.M. -- 1/2 Maintenance 6:00 P.M. -- 12 Hour "B" Shift Tuesday 2/16/82 1:45 P.M. -- Comp ound, Lab 2nd Shift 3:00 P.M. -- Compound, Lab 1st Shift Wednesday 2/17/82 7:00 A.M. -- 1/2 Maintenance 10:00 A.M. -- General Plant 6:00 P.M. -- 12 Hour "D" Shift 7:00 P.M. -- 12 Hour "A" Shift Thursday 2/18/82 7:00 A.M. -- Compound, Lab 3rd Shift 7:00 P.M. -- 12 Hour "C" Shift Each supervisor should plan to conduct a meeting with his personnel on reporting requirements . In the recent past, several injuries occurred were not reported on a timely basis. Due to delayed reporting, the injury became more serious causing the injured employee to become more uncomfortable. The primary purpose of reporting an injury is to get the injury treated and, if necessary, tailor work in a way that minimizes risk of aggrevating the injury. Another important reason for reporting injuries is to uncover the facts about the injury so they can be used to correct unsafe conditions or modify work methods to minimize the chance of occurence of other similar types of injury. The general guidelines we must use regarding injury reporting are: 1. Injuries should be reported to your supervisor whenever they occur. Serious injuries should be treated immediately by first aid. Supervisors will be contacted by first aid personnel after treatment, j 2. Muscle strains and bruises rarely hurt when they occur. When a person feels pain, stiffness or sore after a muscle strain, our ability to treat the condition is minimal. Prompt reporting is essential to minimize the impact of injury. T . I >|i 1: s` l- I' .................ivrf t-l* h!':n.'i rt .7 ti : .'i.t i.fl VAB.0001026171 v'^IKw - -ir Distribution February 11, 1982 Safety Meeting Page 2 3. If eye injuries are not given prompt first aid attention, the irritation to the sensitive eye tissue can lead to serious infections. 4. Puncture wounds are the breeding grounds for infection and blood poisioning. These injuries should be encouraged to bleed to provide for self-cleaning. Follow-up in first aid is essential. 5. We must continue our current reporting/investigation procedure near term. This includes the investigation requirements for observation type cases. A. H. Sather tap Distribution: JF, CRM, Department Heads, Supervisors, JGR, VAB A VAB.0001026172 Interoffice Communication To : Disbtibution From A. H. Sather Date : January 25, 1982 Subject : SAFETY PERFORMANCE - 1981 conoco Attached, please find the annual safety review report for 1981. The reductions in the incidences and severity of injuries is a credit to our employees. They established a record. The record was that more plant employees went home unhurt during 1981 than during any other During 1982, we need to continue the safety efforts of 1981 and also remember a few things from our 1981 statistics. 1. Our hands and arms do most of our work and suffered 67 percent of the injuries. 2. Ninty-two percent of our 1981 injuries involved contact with or by something. The percentages of the different types of contact injuries are: Burns Lacerations Abrasions Contusions (Cuts) 33% 23% 19% 17% 3. Fewer injuries were experiences by employees new to Conoco. 4. More of the injuries that occurred in the plant, occurred in the vinyl area. This is probably due to the increased level of activity related to expansion work. As we go into 1982, our job-to-job emphasis on job safety planning, teamwork, and communications should become good habits. Our habits then will contribute to our plant safety efforts. A. H. Sather tap Distribution: JF, CRM, Department Heads, All Supervisors, VAB, JGR A \ \ mi i .. -^rTr^ h-m--. VAB.0001026173 a -Jf -fr-r, I r. u rt't* I- i' cgwl-or , \ -r I I'v*. -? -T-Cf- fl MiMHlKlwt v.".*) .i i. .....................H-W.-W ii:i r H 'h i*i-m Injury Record First Aid Cases Medical Cases Disabling Injuries Total Injuries OCCUPATIONAL INJURY SUMMARY 1981 ABERDEEN CHEMICAL PLANT 1979 42 12 1 55 1980 49 16 __ 0 65 1981 38 3 0 U. .. i P" 41 All Injury Frequency Injuries/MM Manhours* Disabling Injury Frequency Rate 113.3 2.06 133.7 0 79.2 0 Injuries By Departments Maintenance Vinyl Compound Laboratory **Receiving and Warehouse Office 1979 Inj ur y Manhours All Injury Frequency Inj ury 1980 All Injury Manhour s Inj ury rgui All Injury Manhours Frequency i 25 109,384 17 114,552 6 96,115 2 60,096 5 105,456 228.6 148.4 62.4 33.3 47.4 25 103,755 240.9 15 112,928 132.8 20 96,351 207.6 4 58,895 67.9 0 13,430 0 1 100,785 9.9 21 110,578 8 117,460 9 103,335 1 57,838 1 15,990 1 112,173 190.9 68.1 87.1 17.3 62.5 8.9 * All Injury^ . Total xnlurles X 1,000,000 Frequency Rate ----------- Manhours Worked** ** Receiving and Warehouse was included in the Administrative Services group in 1979. VAB.0001026174 Inju. as By Department Group Maintenance "A" Mechanic Mechanic Helper "A" Machinist Instrument Technician Electrician 1979 16 2 1 3 3 ''A" Operator Yard Operator Utility General Helper Casual Supervisor Compound Compounder Compound Operator Utility Supervisor 1979 8 3 2 1 2 1 1979 1 2 2 1 Laboratory "A" Technician 1979 2 Receiving & Warehouse Office 4 Process Engineer Clerk Safety 1979 ** 1979 1 1 1 MAM Mechanic "B" Mechanic Mechanic Helper Inst. Technician Electrician 1980 21 1 1 1 1 "A" Operator Yard Operator General Helper Casual 1980 6 4 3 2 1980 Compounder Compound Operator Mill Operator Bagger Operator Utility Supervisor P-1 Operator 2 2 4 2 8 1 1 1980 "A" Technician Development Techn. Lab Trainee 2 1 1 1980 Safety 0 1980 ii m 11--TM i ii 1 UA" Mechanic Mechanic Helper "A" Machinist Utility Technician Inst. Technician Electrician "A" Operator Chief Operator General Helper Yard Operator 1981 8 4 3 2 2 1981 3 3 1 1 Compound Operator Mill Operator Utility General Helper Casual 1981 3 1 2 1 2 "A" Technician Warehouseman Typist 1981 1 1981 1 1981 1 Ji |: f - ............. `I | 1 r ! rV ,fc- " -**= = -S' ............................ y* mI -i, . ` IfHWWf. i-. ,; M VAB.0001026175 Injr Location Maintenance Department General Maintenance Utilities Vinyl Department Dryers Yard Reactors Bagging Machine Compound Department Compound Dry Blend P-1 Bagging Machine Laboratory Department 1979 II 11 2 2 1979 10 8 12 4 1979 5 2 5 1 1979 0 General Plant and Other Areas 1979 4 General Maintenance Dryers Yard Reactors Bagging Machine Compound Dry Blend P-1 Bagging Machine Development Quality Control 1980 V v 10 1980 4 11 8 3 1980 17 5 1 1 1980 I * 1 1 1 1980 3 General Maintenance 1981 5 Dryers Reactors Yard 1981 4 12 5 Comp ound Dry Blend 1981 8 1 1981 1 1 I* 1 0 1981 6 I L 1 F*e- HJ-i-MSi-: J t-- . 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VAB.0001026176 Acci it Cause 1979 28 of 55 total or 51% unsafe act 10 of 55 or 18% unsafe act and unsafe condition 9 of 55 or 16% unsafe condition 7 of 55 or 13% unsafe act caused by unsafe condition 1 of 55 or 2% uncontrollable Accident Cause - 1980 29 of 65 total or 45% unsafe act 14 of 65 or 22% unsafe condition 12 of 65 or18% unsafe act and unsafe condition 9 of 65 or 14% unsafe act caused by unsafe condition 1 of 65 or 1% uncontrollable Accident Cause - 1981 15 of 41 total or 37% unsafe act 11 of 41 total or 27% unsafe act caused by unsafe condition 10 of 41 or 24% unsafe condition 5 of 41 or 12% unsafe act and unsafe condition Injury Distribution - 1979 38 employees with 1 injury each 7 employees with 2 injuries each 1 employee with 3 injuries each 46 employees or 19% workforce produced 100% of injuries Injury Distribution - 1980 38 employees with 1 injury each 12 employees with 2 injuries each 1 employee with 3 injuries each 51 employees or 21% of workforce produced 100% of injuries Injury Distribution - 1981 29 employees with 1 injury each 4 employees with 2 injuries each 1 employee with 4 injuries each 34 employees or 14% of workforce produced 100% of injuries VAB.0001026177 > Types of Injur lies F ing ers-Han ds-Arms Legs-Knees-Feet Eyes Back Head-Fac e-Ne ck Abdomen Chest Classification of Injuries Laceration Contusion Abrasion Puncture Burn Foreign Object Muscle Strain Fracture Other Injuries By Month January February March April May June July August Sept emb er October November December 1979 36 8 6 5 3 5 0 1979 11 15 6 1 14 6 8 1 0 1979 2 4 2 3 5 7 5 4 6 5 7 5 1980 35 14 6 7 6 0 1 1980 23 16 9 6 8 5 7 1 0 1980 5 7 13 3 4 8 8 5 1 3 5 3 1981 30 6 1 2 5 1 0 1981 11 8 9 0 16 1 2 0 1 1981 2 2 4 9 2 7 1 2 2 1 7 2 VAB^OO1026178 Conoco Chemicals Company Division of Conoco Inc. P.0. Box 91, New Highway 25 Aberdeen, MS 39730 January 22, 1982 Dear Conoco Employees and Families: Severe medical emergencies that threaten the lives of our families and friends can occur at any time and any place. The life threatening emergen cies Include severe bleeding, heart attack, choking, and shock. Could you perform the first aid procedures which these emergencies require to save a family member or friend's life? Your immediate response can save a life! These procedures are simple and easy to learn. If you would like to learn these procedures, you can. We will be sponsoring a severe medical emergency first aid training program on Tuesday, February 2, 1982,jit 6:30 p.m. at our plant. The instructor will be Grady Skillem. He is a' Conoco Medical Division First Aid Instructor from Ponca City, Oklahoma. Grady travels all over the world for Conoco training first aid personnel at our various locations. Because first aid is so Important, he also teaches family first aid courses on a voluntary basis for interested people like you. Grady's program includes a lot of opportunities for the class to try the techniques. His program teaches: .1. Control of severe bleeding '% 2 Artificial respiration (mouth-to-mouth) 3. Control of shock 4. maneuver) 5. pulmonary The program is expected to last about 3^ hours depending on questions. I would like to extend a personal invitation to you and your family to attend this program. If you are interested in attending, please contact either Ginny Belk or myself as early as possible, but before noon, February 1, 1982. We need to know how many people plan to come so we can have enough space available for the class. In this type of training, class size is critical. If we have a lot of people who want to come, we will consider making a second class session on Thursday, February 4, 1982. We want everyone to get a chance to try these techniques ''Hands-On". Directions will be posted so you can find the classroom easily. We look forward to seeing you there. A1 Sather Safety Director rah VAB.0001026179 r 1 . r ti: i'n-pr^i A *' ,2 ^,.1u,k ....................I :i -t r ' Jft- i 'l t K-r-p-'-Ii Interoffice Communication To John Friend From R. D. Gamblin Date January 19, 1982 Subject 1981 SAFETY PERFORMANCE conoco Congratulations to the Aberdeen plant personnel on reducing medical cases in 1981 to 3 compared to 16 in 1980. This is a fine accomplishment. Thanks for the extra effort and best wishes for continued improvement in 1982. VAB.0001026180