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January 31, 1983 TO: MEMBERS OF THE VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION Following are possible topics of interest for the 1983 meeting of the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association to be held on October 20 and 21 in New Orleans, LA. In reviewing several of the surveys taken previously and agendas of past meetings, the true confression of case histories receive the most interest. This is true even when reviewing old case histories. On that basis, I would like to have several presentations on old case histories which contain a valuable learning experience. A discussion should take place on the corrective action taken and the effectiveness of the corrective action. Your input in this survey is needed and your willingness to make a presentation is needed to continue to make the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association an effective organization. Please return your responses by May 31, 1983 to one of the officers. Sincerely, HW/stw H. Waltemate BFGoodrich Chemical Co. 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44131 Telephone: 216/447-6498 wpl0/2103q-2 Program Chairman Vinyl Chloride Safety Association OCC 4509 I J -1- CASE HISTORIES TOPIC OF INTEREST Old Case History o Thompson Chemical Explosion 1964 o Hooker Burlington plant fire 1968 o Tankcar Derailment - Glendora, Mississippi 1969 o Tenneco Flemington plant fire 1969 o Goodyear Plaquemine plant fire 1972 o Great American explosion and fire 1980 o Other old case histories which have high interest WILLING TO PRESENT Current Case History o True confession of a current case history o Angio sarcoma update o Discussion of similarities of plants with multiple cases of angio sarcoma o PVC Dust o Females in work areas o Other health topics (Group Participation) (Dr. J. Stafford) (Group Par ticipation) Safety Equipment o Area monitoring systems o Leak detectors o Personnel monitoring equipment o Limit switches o Interlocks wpl0/2103q-3 OCC 4510 V I 2- - o Respiratory equipment o Inspections of safety equipment o Other safety equipment topics Safety Programs o Safety audit system o Hot work system o Vessel entry system o Lockout system o Maintenance work order system o Other safety program topics VCM Storage o Update of revisions made to VCM storage as a result of BFG Altona release o Evacuation plans and training o Testing and inspection o Other VCM storage topics Transportation o Livingston, LA September 28, 1982 derailment involving 7 tankcars of vinyl chloride o Experience with the required head shields, shelf couplers, and thermal shields wpl0/2103q-4 TOPIC OF INTEREST ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ __________ _ ___________ ___________ WILLING TO PRESENT (Group Participation) OCC 4511 -3- o Water transportation o Highway transportation o Other transportation topics TOPIC OF INTEREST Safety Training o New employee o Fire fighting o Material safety data sheet information o Hazards of lead o Customer requests________ o VC1 training required by government o Plant evacuation - o Conducting effective safety meetings___ o Other training topics Process Safety o Closed reactor safety hazards o High pressure water cleaning system o Emergency standby power o Blasting inside reactors o Outdoor versus indoor plants o Controlling runaway reactions o Inspection process piping o Electrical equipment in hazardous areas o Other process safety topics wpl0/2103q-5 WILLING TO PRESENT OCC 4512 t f ~4- Environmental - Regulatory TOPIC OF INTEREST o Handling VCM waste from small pilot plants ___________ o Regulatory up date___________ ___________ o Up date on EPA-OSHA court action ___________ o Up date on PVC food application regulation USA- ___________ European- ___________ WILLING TO PRESENT OCC 4513