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'. < i THE VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION Secretary J.R.Wallace. Esso Chemical Canada, P.0. Box 69, Sarnia Ontario, Canada. N7T 2P1 Tel. (519) 339-6)54 Augus t 26,1986. Dear Member , The attached program for the October 9-10 meeting in Washington has been establised by Bob Boyer (on behalf of Larry Peyton) and Ola Aas. They are still open to contributions to the 'True Confessions' session, contact - R. Boyer, Formosa Plastics. P.0. Box 320, School House Rd. Delaware City De.19706, Phone (302) 836-2263. - O.Aas, Norsk Hydro, POC Plant, N-3901 Porsgrunn, Norway. Phone 47 35 6630. A registration table will be set up in the lobby of the Hotel Washington on Wednesday Oct 8 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in order to speed things up on Thursday morning. The exact registration fee is not known at present, but it will probably be of the order of $60 U.S. In order to take advantage of our group rate of $90 single or $102 double, reservations should be made by September 12, Phone 202-638-5900. The most economical way of reaching the Hotel Washington is by Greyhound Bus from Dulles International Airport to the Capitol Hilton, and thence by Taxi five blocks to the hotel on Pennslvania Avenue at 15th Street. Once again, I enclose a list of possible topics for the next meeting, please help the next program chairman by indicating your level of interest, or better still by offering a presentation. The completed forms will be collected during the meeting. There are 6 surveys in circulation this year, on incinerators, gaskets, vessel closures, reactor safety, rupture discs, and agitation monitoring. Please expedite the return of your responses, to allow the preparation of useful reports. Looking forward to seeing you at another productive meeting. CTL019959 J.R.Wallace Secretary UC Safety Association VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETING, 1986 TENTATIVE PROGRAM Thursday, October 9 0800 Registration and Coffee 0830 History of VESA 0 0900 True Confessions and Case Histories Qf) Vinyl Release in Florida (^)pedricktown, NJ Fire (^) Baton Rouge Tank Car Fire Vinyl Chloride Punp Failures 1030 <s> 1100 1130 1200 1330 1350 1410 <5> 1430 Open to Members Coffee Solid Waste Survey Economic Inpact Case Study for New Effluent Standards Lunch - Dr. A. E. Hamielec will speak about computer models for Safety Calcula tions Environmental Regulations Update Survey: Camunity Relations Environmental Regulations Following the Post-Seveso official rules Measurements of emissions of EDC/VCM Production / Joe King, Occidental John Anderson, Air Products H. Vfeiltemate, Goodrich Stan Heath, Formosa Bob Obre, Dow J. Ledvina, Vista J. King, Occidental J. Barr, Air Products F. Borelli, Georgia Gulf Mr. ThOivas, LVM H. Nieuwenhuijsen Akzo CTL019960 Thursday, October 9 (con't.) 1450 Angio-Sarcoma Update & Discussion 1600 1605 Official Close of Meeting Vinyl Institute Activities Friday, October 10 0800 Business Meeting: Election of Officers Selection of 1987 Meeting Site Treasurer's Report fg)0830 Survey: Incinerators for Vinyl Chloride Servioe 0900 Gaskets for Vinyl Chloride Service Survey 0920 @0940 Quick Closures for Vinyl Chloride Service Survey Survey: Reactor Safety 1000 . 1030 Coffee Survey: Rupture Discs 1100 Survey: Reactor Agitation Loss 1130 Update on EPA Litigation 1200 Close of Meeting Dr. B. Bennett, ICI R. Gottesman V. I. Luisa Marson, Esso Doug Rule, Air Products H. Walterroate. Goodrich H. Coleman, Air Products Adolf Peterson Georgia Gulf Ola Aas, Norsk Hydro Joe King, Occidental CTL019961 ATTACHMENT 2 VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEETING 1987 TOPICS QUESTIONNAIRE Please indicate interest as: H (High) M (Medium) L (Low) 1. Case Histories 1.1 Old Case Histories All Case Histories which are Well Documented with Cause and Corrective Action. 2. True Confessions Any New Incidents within your Company, which are of Particular Interest. 3. Health 3.1 Angio-Sarcoma Update 3.2 PVC Dust 3.3 Other Health Problems Allegedly Associated with VCM/PVC Dust 4. Monitoring Equipment 4.1 Area Monitoring Systems 4.2 Personal Monitors 4.2.1 Badge Monitors 4.2.2 Pump Systems 4.3 Leak Detectors 4.3.1 IXast Monitoring .1 Environmental .2 Exhaust Stacks Extent of Interest _______________ Willing to Present? ______________ JRW/1066 CTL019962 2 5. Work Order Systems 5.1 Maintenance Work Orders 5.2 Work Permits 5.3 Vessel Entry Permits 5.4 Lock-Qjt Systems 5.5 Plant Operating Instructions 6. Legislation-Regulatory 6.1 Regulatory Update 6.2 Update on EPA-OSHA Actions 6.3 PVC Food Application Regulation Regulations 6.4 Other Legislation Topics 7. Chemical Hazards 7.1 Polyperoxide Formation 7.2 Storage and Handling of Peroxide Initiators 7.3 Inhibition of Recovered Monomer 7.4 Other Chemical Hazard Topics 8. Plant Design 8.1 Location of Control Rooms 8.2 Design of Control Rooms 8.3 Bunding of Monomer Storage 8.4 Materials of Construction 8.5 Electrial Classification in Hazardous Areas 8.6 Relief Systems 8.7 Other Plant Design Topics 8.8 Gasket and Sealing Materials JRW/1066J CTL019963 3 9. Safety Programmes 9.1 Safety Cormiitteees and How to Make them Effective 9.2 EXjpont Stop Programme 9.3 Incentive/Reward Systems Their Role in Promoting Safety 9.4 Safety Surveys 9.5 Incident Investigation Techniques 9.6 Other Safety Programme Topics 10. Process Safety 10.1 Controlling Runaway Reactions 10.2 Closed Reactor Hazards 10.3 Inspection Procedures .1 Process Vessels .2 Process Piping .3 Nozzles 10.4 Gasholder Hazards 10.5 Other Process Safety Topics 11. Any Other Safety Topics of Particular Interest JRW/1066J CTL019964