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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT MON-722 PLANT MANAGER'S SAFETY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING (SYNOPSIS) JANUARY 1983 Present were: G.A. Danner G.W. Daues R.M. Fritz D.E. Kaldenberg B. C. Lancaster D.D. Kos C. N. McClanahan D.W. Metten S.G. Pappas G.T. Ryan J.G. Trafton G.L. Tromblee J.A. Glass R.T. Hammann I. REVIEW OF STATISTICS--J.A. Glass A. Texas City Plant Safety Performance Summary - December & Year-End INJURY RATES PER 200,000 MANHOURS 1981 1982 DEC YTD DEC YTD 1982 1982 MCIC TARGETS TARGET YTD TOTAL INJURY-TIR TOTAL RECORDABLE-TRR TOTAL LOST WORKDAY-TLWR DAYS-AWAY-FROM-WORK-DAWR 3.45 0.69 0.69 0.69 13.66 1.47 0.41 0.41 7.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.07 1.08 0.30 0.30 -- 0.75 0.12 -- --------- ------------------- 1.45 1.18 ----- 0.36 ----- 0.24 B. Comments on Statistics--J. A. Glass Year end 1982 safety performance showed the following: 30 year record low number of total Injuries (168 vs. 233 in 1981) 28% reduction in total recordable cases (18 vs. 25 in 1981) 82 recordable rate (108) was lower than MCI target (1.45) and overall average (1.18). Days-away-from-work cases were lower than last year (5 vs. 7 in 1981) the DAW rate (0.30) was slightly higher than the MCI overall average (0.24) HONOR ROLL COMMENT Dept. 33 No injuries all year. Dept. 48/56 Beat best previous year, two injuries in entire year. No injury since last September. sc 13994 ^30800 Sl6 V LAM015783 PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 19, 1983 Page 2 Dept. 53 Beat best previous year, two injuries in entire year. No injury since last August. Power 2 Beat best previous year. No injuries first six months. Current trend equals best previous year. Dept. 513 Beat best previous year, two injuries in August. None before in 1981, none since. POSITIVE COMMENT Overall, the following groups showed improvement over their best previous record performance: Instrument (no recordable injury but rising trendline) Stores (had one recordable injury) Shops (had one recordable injury) Machinists (had three recordable injuries) The following groups were within normal limits and improving during the last quarter of 1982: Painters Insulators Electricians ALSO IMPROVING The following groups had rising trendlines and showed improvement during last quarter: Analysts HCN Complex CAUTION GROUP The following groups have rising trendlines within normal limits: Laborers Pipefitters Carpenters Boilermakers Pumper Gaugers Department 51 The following groups have rising trendlines and are above normal limits: ------ 1399S Department 50 Department 44/45/46 Department 13/14/15/16 STG 2430801 LAW1015784 PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 19, 1983 Page 3 C. Contractor Safety--C. M. McClanahan Total plant contractor safety showed a continued reduction in all categories. The full year being significantly lower than last year. However, Capital Project injuries were slightly higher in all areas except Total Days Away Rate. D. CED Project Safety--B. C. Lancaster This group showed a remarkable reduction in Total Injury, Total Recordable and Lost Work Day cases and continued a decline in injury rates that began in 1979. This impressive record was made while undertaking fifteen projects with greater than $100M in capital addi tions using 1300 new hires. We are quite proud of this fine record that CED has accomplished at this site. II. REPORT OF THE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)--G. W. Daues Greg Daues called for reports on the recommendation of the 1982 Safety and Property Protection Survey item 82-2 Bnergency Shutdown/Standby Procedures. Each General Superintendent was instructed to report in writing their comment prior to the February PMSB meeting. J. A. Glass reported on the status of the recommendation for a survey of low pressure steam "boots". A meeting was held with Paul Bailey who outlined that their department's position was that corrosion occurs on low pressure steam lines due to water leaking under insulation. It is vitally important to maintain a good water barrier coating over the insulation. A plantwide inspection of all of the low pressure boots would be economically unfeasible. Paul agreed to develop an inspection test program for checking a reasonable number of these low pressure steam boots to determine the nature and extent of the plantwide problem of corrosion at these locations. The program will be circulated for review prior to the next Plant Manager's Safety Board meeting. III. REPORT OF THE PLANT SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING ACTION COMMITTEE (SHAC)-- D. D. Kos A. Hourly Safety Committee 1. Reviewed last PMSB meeting highlights, methanol plant flare incident, chemical burn incident in control lab, IDA waste spill, and new 1983 safety calendars (to be posted on bulletin boards). 2. Plant concerns discussed: a. First Flange Rule - no policy or consistency. b. AN-5 pump seal leak. c. HCN piping at WOB has open flanges versus Departments 19 and 77 policy of blind flange use (special training program scheduled). sc 13996 STG 2430802 LAM015785 r PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 19, 1983 r Page 4 B. Eyebath/Safety Shower The proposed standard was submitted to PMSB for comments. Very few were received. Comments were incorporated. With SAC and PMSB approval, a SHAC Alert will be issued, introducing the new standard, and requesting retrofitting action plans on double eyebaths and freeze protection by end of 1984. The standard will issue to PMSB for final approval January 31, 1983. When approved, SHAC Action request will be issued. C. Quarterly Inspections All completed January 3 through 14, 1983. Inspectors were tough and thorough. D. 1982 In-House Annual Safety/Housekeeping Inspection Critique Memo covering critique of 1982 annual inspection was issued. E. 1982 SHAC--Still Working List 1. Complete revision of two P-Bulletlns. .2 Bottle disposal policy memo to SAC. 3. Develop "Competition Quarterly Inspection" publicity for 1983 SHAC. 4. Hose storage policy memo to SAC. 5. Issue safety shower/eyebath retrofit request. 13997 6* Out of battery tank valve blinding policy incorporated into P-Bulletin. 7. Shower alarm bypassing policy and control of crowfoot on process policy addition into P-Bulletlns. IV.GENERAL PERMIT PROCEDURE--R. T. Hammann After a thorough discussion by members of the Board, the Plant Manager directed that the proposed revisions be made and that following the revisions, R. T. Hammann would review the changes with Trafton, Ryan, and McClanahan prior to issue. Since this is the first time the General Permit Procedure has been put in place, it is expected that it will be tried for six months and tested in the field expecting feedback for future revisions. Appropriate training sessions must be held prior to its general use throughout the plant. V. REVIEW OF INCIDENTS The Plant Manager has indicated that incident report recommendationed actions must show person responsible and completion date. Use of func tional responsibility is unacceptable. STS 2*30803 LAM015786 ( PMSB Meeting Minutes--January 19, 1983 Page 5 Monsanto Incidents Date Incident No. Description 12/10/82 82-35 (issued) Spill--Dept. 77; waste surge tank overflowed into pit; high HCN levels; NO EXPOSURE. (Peebles) 12/07/82 82-36 (issued) First Aid Case--Dept. 44; pipefitter; explosion at flare header; punctured ear drum. (Cruse) 12/14/82 82-37 (issued) First Aid Case--Q.A. Lab East; Janitor; poured sulfuric acid in caustic waste drum; minor burn to neck. (Rolingson) 12/23/82 82-38 (not issued) Operator dropped quart bottle of HCN in Quality Assurance Control Lab. STATUS OF S-T-O-P PROGRAM--G. W. Daues The rate of turned in STOP cards has slacked off. Supervisors should be encouraged to continue to make the observations and report them. The STOP Program for Chiefs and Leadmen is well along and proceeding according to schedule. Actual chiefs and leadmen training will begin in February. VII. PLANT MANAGER'S COMMENTS The Plant Manager commented on the importance of the continuation of the STOP Observations and turning in the cards. Although he did not mandate STOP Observation card quotas for the plant as a whole, he expects to have them be a part of the goals for the General Superintendents. The main emphasis is on making the observations and corrections on a daily basis. JAG/es J. Arnold Glass sc 13998 STG 2430804 LAM015787