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Lake Charles VCM Plant July 6, 1981 Conoco Chemicals Company A Division of Conoco Inc. P O. Box 605 Westlake. Louisiana 70669 (318)491-521 1 Mr. Tom Moore Tenneco Chemicals, Inc. P 0 Box 849 Pasadena, TX 77501 Dear Mr. Moore: Attached you will find completed questionnaires requested by VCSA for the Conoco Chemicals Co. VCM Plant located in Westlake, Louisiana. Our facility is a monomer producer only, therefore, those sections of the questionnaire related to PVC operations were not completed for this location. J. A. DeBernardi Plant Manager br CC w/attachment JHMc - Ponca City OCR 000067077 OPERATOR TRAINING QUESTIONNAIRE Dear VCSA Member: Operator training is one of the major topics which we hope to explore at this year's meeting. The need to operate our plants safely as well as increasing emphasis on training by regulatory agencies require that we devote more effort to our training programs. Please fill out this questionnaire so that we may be able to compile a profile of the average company's program. You should find the results of the survey interesting and helpful in the administration of your own operator training program. Please fill out one form for each manufacturing location. 1. What is the approximate number of people in your total work force involved in manufacturing? 0 to 100 _____ _ 100 to 300 X 300+ ______ 2. Do you have a formal training program for operating personnel? Yes X No _______ 3. Does your plant organization have a full-time person whose primary responsibility is training? Yes _______ No X A. If your answer to No. 3 is "yes," to which functional part of the organization does this person report? (Employee relations, manufactur ing, technical, etc.) 5* If your answer to question No. 3 is "no," who in your organization is primarily responsible for training? Operations Supervisors, Maintenance Supervisors, Safety Director 6. How long does the typical operator spend in the training program? Days _______ Weeks 4-6 Months ____ CCft 000067078 Operator Training Questionnaire Page Two 7. Is your program one continuous cycle or is it divided into several stages separated by practical on-the-job experience? Could you please describe (Example: Orientation/limited training - 1 week, advanced 1 week, recycle training - 2 days.) On-the-iob experience is continuous part. Process theory, safety requirements, operating and maintenance requirements are integral parts of the job experience. 8. Please check those of the following topics which are included in your training program: X Orientation X Safety X Fire Fighting X Process Technology _______ instrumentation X Basic Equipment X___ Regulatory (EPA, OSHA, RCRA) X___ Industrial Hygiene X___ Respiratory Protection ____ Company Philosophy ____ Company Organization LI stothers not mentioned above 9- As a part of your operator training program, do you use proficiency tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the program? Yes X No Called safety certification tests. 10. Do you use tests to qualiTy operators for promotion? Yes x No _______ Must pass safety certification test prior to being given position responsibility. 11. What do you feel are the strengths of your program? Daily involvement of Supervisor and other operators with the person being trained._____________________________________ CCR 000067079 Operator Training Questionnaire Page Three 12. What area of your program would you like to improve? Would like to have more follow-up training with operators on a more formal basis. ________ ___________________ ________ __________ 13 Which, if any, of these training aids do you use in your operator train ing program? _______ Film X Slide/tapes Presentation _______ Video Tape _______ Commercially Produced Video Tapes _______ Home-made Video Tapes _______ Mock-up Equipment or Process Area Other: _______ Demonstration Instruments Process manuals, operating manuals, certification tests. \h. Do you use video tape recordings produced at your facility by your own peop1e? Yes No X If "yes," could you please comment on the effectiveness of this technique? Do you recommend this technique to others? 5/5/81 CCR 000067080 OSHA/EPA INSPECTION QUESTIONNAIRE Dear VCSA Member: This questionnaire is intended to summarize, for all members, some highlights of recent Inspections by either OSHA or EPA. Please fill out the form as completely as you can. The information gathered by this survey will be presented at the September meeting. 1. Do you have, for your supervisors and other employees, a written set of guidelines for use when a regulatory agency inspector arrives at the plant gate? Related. to OSHA. we have in^frnrtinns for person who, hand!p_s inspector.____ 2. Have you had either an OSHA or EPA inspection of your plant in the past 12 months? OSHA EPA X None 3. If you had an OSHA Inspection was it regarding the VCM standard or was it involved with another area? k. If you had an EPA inspection, was it regarding NESHAPS-VCM or was it about something else? Inspection by Denver Enforcement group. Covered all EPA areas. NESHAPS-VCM. NPDES, RCRA, etc. 5. Did you receive any citations or notices of violation? If you wish, could you please describe the nature of the violation? No CCR 000067081 OSHA/EPA Inspection Questionnaire Page Two 6. Vould you be willing to present a brief (5 to 10 minute) summary of your recent experience with an OSHA or EPA Inspection? No 7- If your answer to number below: is "yes,11 would you please list your name and phone 5/5/81 OCR 000067082