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1993 VCSA CONFERENCE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS OCT. 7 - 8 RESERVATIONS HYATT REGENCY SAN ANTONIO ON THE RIVERWALK AT PASEO DEL ALAMO 123 LOYOSA STREET (210) 222-1234 (210) 227-4925 (FAX) Nights of Oct. 5, 6, 7 & 8 - single room - no smoking (MITCH) ON WAITING LIST FOR CANCELLATIONS FOR 10/9. (JANET) Confirmation No.: 287254 - Cancellation Policy requires 48 hours notice AIRLINE RESERVATIONS - (SUSAN) (DEBBIE) 10/5 - LAKE CHARLES DEPART - 5:17 PM - FLIGHT 2619 (CONTINENTAL) ARRIVE - 5:57 PM - HOUSTON DEPART HOUSTON - 7:57 PM ARRIVE - 9:01 PM - SAN ANTONIO AIR FARE - $249.00 HERTZ RENT-A-CAR 10/10 - SAN ANTONIO DEPART - 1:45 PM - FLIGHT 1875 (SOUTHWEST) ARRIVE - 2:35 PM - HOUSTON (HOBBY) CTL015230 ON MIL KIVLkWALK Directions: Austin: 35 South to Intel stale ^>7 South l \it I louston St and turn iiyjil At Bioadw.n, turn loll Bioadwav will I'eaune I osov.i Dallas: 35 South to InluiNUte )>7 South i \it I louston St .uul turn n^hl At Bunnln.iv, Im n Kit Broadway will Beioine l.osoya Ul Paso: MO Bast to3S Noitli L\il MtAullou^h and turn light At BriKulvv.lv, turn light Bto.ulw.iv turns into Losoy.i Houston: I .ike MO West to 137 Noi th l \it C'ommeue St, and tin n lelt At 1'iesa St , turn light At College St , tin n right At I osoya tin n i ight Laredo: fake 35 Noi th to M7 Noi th h vit Commerce St , and turn lelt AtBii'saSt turn light Al College St turn light At I osoya till n i ight Corpus Christi: lake 37 Noi th, exit ("omniei 1e a in I tin n lelt A l l'i esa St , turn light At C Allege St , tin n light At I osoya St , turn iif-iii i "o k N COMMlKc t SI n o HOUMONST \i HVAir IUCINCY |T ^ANANIONIO 'J MARKEI if u IHl At/`MO C k NV| mi- JN UNIII.' lOWlk ` )( [Ml AMlklCAS 90 90 HO HYATT RLiCl'NCY SAN ANTONIO CTL015231 SECOND NOTICE AND CALL FOR SPEAKERS 1993 VCSA CONFERENCE SAN ANTONIO, TX THURS. & FRL, OCT. 7 & 8 PLACE: Hyatt Regency San Antonio on the Riverwalk at Paseo Del Alamo, 123 Loyosa Street, San Antonio, Tx., 78205 Telephone: (210) 222-1234 Fax: (210) 227-4928 Hotel contact: Peggy Cervera AIRPORT TO HOTEL: 15 minutes from San Antonio International Airport by cab for $10.00; limo is $6.00 There is no courtesy van. HOTEL ROOMS: $129 per night, single or double; plus 13% tax. Make your own reservations by means of credit card or an advance deposit. RESERVE YOUR ROOM BY SEPT. 3. AT THE LATEST. A block of rooms have been reserved - REFER TO VCSA. Same rate will apply a few days before and after the VCSA Conference depending on availability. If you plan to stay over the weekend, vou must reserve early. REGISTRATION: Between 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Oct. 6, at location posted in the lobby and between 7-7:45 a.m. outside conference room. Estimated $ charge will be given in the final notice in Aug. HAND OVER YOUR BUSINESS CARD WHEN YOU REGISTER. Fee will be around $75 per person to pay for 1993 meeting. VCSA OFFICERS MEETING: This will be at 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 6, at a room to be designated later. Agenda speakers are still needed. If you have a topic that you feel would be of interest to the VCSA membership, please contact either of our program chairmen. For North, Central, and South America, Asia: For Europe, Africa, and the Middle East: Burley'Mel ton Formosa Plastics Corp. USA 9 Peach Tree Hill Road Livingston, NJ 07039 USA Tel: (201) 716-7387 Fax: (201) 716-7283 David Hart European Vinyls Corporation Boulevard du Souverain 360 B-1160, Bruxelles, Belgium Tel: (02) 674 09 23 Fax: (02) 674 78 35 For other information, please contact me at (302) 836-2213 or by fax at (302) 836-1909. See you in San ^nton.ip^1 /touis J. LaCorte Secretary, VCSA CTL015232 TIME 08:00-0810 08:10-08:15 08:15-09:45 09:45-10:00 10:00-10:15 10:15-10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00-11:45 13:15-14:30 14:30-1500 15:00-15:15 15:15-15:30 15:30-15:45 15:45-17:00 TIME 08:00-08:30 08:30-09:00 09:00-09:15 09:15-09:30 09:30-09:45 09:45-10:00 10:00-10:30 10:30-10;45 10:45-11:00 11:00-11:15 11:15-11:45 11:45-12:00 FikBurieyB'.VCSAAGD.i 1993 VCSA MEETING AGENDA San Antonio, Texas THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1993 SUBJECT Welcome & Introduction Program Activities "True Confessions" VCM Sphere Emission Quench Column Pump Failure & Fire Caustic Burn Back Hoe Accident - Near Miss Sulfur in Fuel Gas Yields Corrosion Open for Additional Incident Discussion Confined Space Practices Break PVC Superfund Remediation Process Safety Mgt7Auditing/Legislation APME Meeting, Topics Review & Summary Questionnaire Review & Discussion PVC Labeling Cracker Section Safety Devices Safety & Health - VCM/EDC/PVC Plants VCM Gas Holder Safety Reserved For Additional Questions European Regulatory, Update Break U.S.A. Regulatory (OSHA,EPA) Update By-Product Recycle (BPR) Process for Chlorinated Waste Streamers Open Forum Cartridge Masks suitable for VCM Exposure Incolloy Cracker Tube Problem Freon (CFC) Replacements Fire Retardant Clothing use. Pro & Con Fugitive Emissions Personnel Monitoring FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1993 SUBJECT Treasurer's Report, Election of Officers, 1994 Site Selection Industry Response to Greenpeace Initiatives US & European Agency Enforcement Actions VCM Storage pressurized vs Refrigerated ASL Update Break "SAFETY-Getting More With Less" Crisis Training Exercises Reuse of Waste Water Future Program Topics Vinyl Institute Presentation Closing Remarks SPEAKER Herm Waltemate, GEON Burley Melton, Formosa David Hart, EVC Bill Higgins, OxyChem Steve Williams, GEON Bob DesJardins, GEON ? , DOW Larry Faucheux, OxyChem Lou LaCorte, Formosa David Middleton, Norsk Hydro (?)J. Stuip, AKZO Herm Waltemate, GEON David Hart, EVC ? .PEQUTVEW ? ,EKO David Hart, EVC Need Speaker Tom Snow, EVC, USA David Hart, EVC David Hart, EVC Need Speaker Need Speaker (?) J.P.Bindelle, Solvay (?) J. Stuip, AKZO SPEAKER VCSA Officers Don Goodman, OxyChem U.S. Speaker Needed European Speaker Needed ? ,DOW Bob DesJardins-GEON Speaker Needed ? ,DOW Burley Melton, Formosa ? ,Vinyl Institute Herm Waltemate, GEON CTL015233 SURVEY 1 PAGE 1 -geo; TO: VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION MEMBERS If you attended the 1992 Vinyl Chloride Safety Association meeting in Boston, you are probably aware that BFGoodrich was considering labeling Polyvinyl Chloride resin with the CancerSuspect label. The GEON Company is continuing with this labeling process and plans to have it in effect in 1993. I am conducting this survey to get a clearer understanding on specific labeling used by other U.S. and International companies. I will report the results of this survey at the October 7-8, 1993 Vinyl Chloride Safety Association meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Please return the survey information as soon as possible, but not later than, September 15, 1993. VINCLSUR.HW/JS H. Waltemate CTL015234 SURVEY 1 Page 2 -GEON VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION SURVEY 1. Do you label various containers of Polyvinyl Chloride resin with the following statement? POLYVINYL CHLORIDE CONTAINS VINYL CHLORIDE VINYL CHLORIDE IS A CANCER SUSPECT AGENT YES: NO: 2. Do you use a similar statement as above which includes Vinyl Chloride and the wording Cancer or Cancer Suspect Agent? STATEMENT ABOVE: _______ NONE: YES, OTHER WORDING: _______ 3. How is this statement transmitted to your customer in various containers? PRINTED ON CONTAINER* TAG ATTACHED* INCLUDED WITH SHIPPING DOCUMENTS MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Bags or Boxas Bulk Bags (Suparsacks) Bulk Truck Bulk Railroad Cars Othar * Indicate s pecific location of the warning label. OTHER* 4. Do you have any other health or safety warning statement on the container? YES: _______ NO: _______ CTL015235 1 SURVEY 1 PAGE 3 -GEON 5. Do you use the same warning label on containers which are exported out of the country? YES: _______ NO: _______ 6. Is there any Polyvinyl Chloride resin which you do not label with the Cancer Suspect warning? YES: _______ NONE: _______ If there are some Polyvinyl Chloride resins which you do not label, what is your company's established criteria? 7. Do you label in response to any of the following: _______ OSHA 1910.1017 Vinyl Chloride _______ OSHA 1910.1200 Hazard Communication _______ EPA _______ DOT _______ WHMIS _______ COAST GUARD _______ OTHER CTL015236 2 SURVEY 1 PAGE 4 -GEON 8 Do you label Vinyl Compounds with the Cancer Suspect warning? POWDER CUBES/ BSMiBTB DO NOT MANUFACTURE COMPOUNDS: NO WARNING LABEL APPLIED: f CANCER SUSPECT LABEL: HAZARD WARNING LABEL: 9. Would you send me a copy of your label? YES: _______ NO: _______ COMPANY: LOCATION: COUNTRY: PERSON COMPLETING THIS SURVEY: Please return the survey information as soon as possible, but not later than, September 15, 1993. Please return to: Herm Walternate Manager of Safety THE GEON COMPANY 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44131 U.S.A. VINCLSUR.HW/JS CTL015237 3 SURVEY 2 PAGE 1 -DOW The Dow Chemical Company FrMport, TXU 77541 Mr. Louis J. LaCorte, Secretary VCSA Formosa Plastics Corporation P. O. Box 320 Delaware City, DE 19706 SURVEY QUESTIONS FOR VCSA MEETING IN OCTOBER 1. Volume of VCM stored pressurized/ambient 2 Number of VCM tanks pressurized/ambient _____ 3. Volume of VCM stored refrigerated 4. Number of VCM tanks refrigerated 5. Has sulfur in fuel gas caused (yes or no) corrosion problems in VCM furnaces. 6. If yes to question 5. a) Did corrosion cause catastrophic failure? 7. How often is quench piping thickness checked? a) every month b) 3 months c) 6 months d) every year e) greater than 1/year Regards, niit7-0: Tom Morris The Dow Chemical Company Chlorinated Ethane Products Technology Center 2301 N. Brazosport BtveL, OC-1120 Bldg. Freeport, TX 77541 (409) 238-4722 ggr CTL015238 SURVEY 3 PAGE 1 -EK0 , q u e srt r cnrir * fk e on VCM GASHOLDER (GH) SAFETY 1. GH units currently in operation / Capacity. 2. Years of service. 3. Type of GH / Type of seal. 4. GH Designer / Manufacturer. 3. Engineering / Design Standard applied. 6. Operating pressure / temperature. 7. Serious leakage Incidents experienced and related cause. 8. Measures taken to prevent further leaks. How effective to-date ? 9. Small leaks experienced and related cause. 10. Minor inherent leaks, if any. Environmental concern ? concentrations / Hygiene concern 7 11. Heed for seal or other parts repair. Frequency ? Ground level 12. Any GH Corrosion from VCM - Water (if water seal) ? 13. Method of GH waste water treatment for removing VCM. 14. Legislation restricting GH operation. 15. Your over-all advice and recommendation regarding future installation of GH in EXO's PVC Plant (from safety / environment / hygiene view point). CTL015239 MAY 25 '33 8:33 r'KOrt rtQUIOEN T A B L A Z 0 PETROQUIMICA DE VENEZUELA, S.A. SURVEY 4 PAGE 1 -PdeV QUESTIONNAIRE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR VCM/EDC/PVC PLANTS 1. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF VCM/EDC Identify equipment (trade mark, model, principle of operation, instantaneous or continuous measurement, detection limit) used to sample/analyze VCM and/or EDC 1.1 At the workplace For personnel VCM monitoring: ___________________________ For personnel EDC monitoring: For area VCM monitoring: For area EDC monitoring: 1.2 Beyond the plant site (environmental air) For VCM monitoring: _____________________________ For EDC monitoring: 1.3 Liquid effluents For VCM monitoring: For EDC monitoring: 2. PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT 2.1 Respiratory protection Indicate range of VCM/EDC levels in air at which the various respiratory protection'equipment are used. - Half face or full face masks with organic vapor cartridges: VCM (ppm) ___________ EDC (ppm): - Air supplied respirators: VCM (ppm) ___________ EDC (ppm): - Self contained breathing apparatus: VCM (ppm) ___________ EDC (ppm): 2.2 Eyes and skin protection CTL015240 SURVEY 4 PAGE 2 -PdeV PETROQUIMICA DE VENEZUELA, S.A. 3. PERMISIBLE EXPOSURE LEVELS Indicate maximum n^C/EDC levels, federal/state regulations or internal company policy. 3.1 Work place : VCM (ppm) ___________ EDC (ppm): 3.2 Environmental air: VCM (ppm) ___________ EDC (ppm): 3.3 Effluents: VCM (ppm) ___________ EDC (ppm): 4. WORK METHODS/PROCEDURES USED TO REDUCE VCM/EDC EXPOSURE 4.1 Confined spaces, such as PVC reactors (steps followed for equipment preparation, acceptable MVC levels to allow entry, etc.) 4.2 Waste water treatment applied to reduce VCM/EDC levels _________________________________________________________ 4.3 Emergency relief systems for PVC reactors 4.4 Emergency procedure followed after an important MVC/ EDC release has taken place 5. RESPONSIBLE CARE PROGRAM. EXPERIENCES WITH THE COMMUNITY. 6. MAJOR LEAKS AND ACCIDENTS: CAUSES, CORRECTIVE/PREVENTIVE MEASURES. CTL0152 HAOTWJW^, ru fWCMftito ArWS ^ruiM^A,^lc^\<^ 6cr3k^> wk aH^jlA. 44^ ^H^Jv^k^P, AUxaJl OTV SURVEY 5 PAGE 1 QUESTIONNAIRE - CRACKING SECTION SAFETY DEVICES -EVC It is hoped that the attached is easy to understand. If in doubt, then just write some comments and 1 will try and make use of them. I am assuming you may have information for more than one furnace or more than one plant, hence the questions on % of furnaces. It will be particularly interesting to receive the answers concerning what your own personal recommendations would be. It is understood that plant safety will be fundamentally determined by the process design and materials of construction, but the installation of the type of secondary protection devices indicated below, can also be important. 1. STEAM CURTAINS/BARRIERS 1.1. Do you have steam curtains/barriers installed around your furnaces to reduce the risk of flammable process leaks entering the fire-box ? 1.2. If so, then on what % of your furnaces ? 1.3. Whether installed or not, would you personally recommend their installation ? 1.4. Have you any other comments ? 2. FIRE WALLS 2.1. Do you make any use of fire/explosion concrete walls to protect people carrying out their normal duties from possible incidents ? 2.2. If so, where are they installed and do you believe them to be effective ? 2.3. Have you any other comments ? 3. "SNUFFING" STEAN 3.1. Do you have a steam supply installed In the fire box of your furnaces to "snuff out", "choke" or put out any fire which occurs from a leaking tube ? 3.2. If so, then to what % of furnaces ? 3.3. If installed, how is it operated e.g. remote or local operation, under supervision, etc ? djh0618 CTL015242 SURVEY 5 PAGE 2 -EVC 3.4. Whether installed or not, would you personally recommend its installation ? 3.5. Have you any other comments ? 4. FLAME FAILURE 4.1. Have you installed any means of detecting burner flame failure either directly via a flame failure device or indirectly via a fuel gas analyzer In the furnace chimney ? 4.2. If so, then to what % of furnaces ? 4.3. Whether installed or not, would you personally recommend the installation of such a device and if so, then of what type ? 4.4. Have you any other comments ? 5. REMOTE EMERGENCY ISOLATION 5.1. Have you installed remote operated isolation valves at the following points, which can be operated in an emergency : 5.1.1. feed inlet to the furnace ? 5.1.2. between the furnace and the quench ? 5.1.3. immediately downstream of the quench ? 5.1.4. at any other point (please define) ? 5.2. Have you installed remote operated vent valves so that in an emergency, after isolation the pressure in the system can be vented off ? 5.3. On what % of furnaces are such systems installed ? 5.4. Whether installed or not, would you personally recommend their installation ? 5.5. Have you any other comment (particularly recommendation on type of valve) ? 6. FLAMMABLE GAS DETECTORS 6.1. Have you flammable gas detectors installed in the cracking/quench system ? djh0618 CTL015243 SURVEY 5 PAGE 3 -EVC I 6.2. If so, then how many points and where (or what is your philosophy for their location). 6.3. If so, then in what % of plants ? 6.4. What type are they (e.g. infra red, catalytic) ? 6.5. Whether installed or not, would you personally recommend their installation ? 6.6. Have you any other comment ? 7. OTHER QUESTIONS 7.1. What design features are built into your control room-to protect people from an explosion e.g. distance from plant, bunker design, protected windows or no windows, etc 7.2. Have you any means other than those indicated elsewhere in this questionnaire, for detecting plant incidents e.g. TV cameras. 7.3. Have you any other comments on this whole topic of cracking section safety devices ? I sir. Please try and return this questionnaire completed as far as possible! to : David J Hart )\ ' EVC International Boulevard du Souveraln 360 1160 Bruxelles Belgium tel : Int - 32 - (0)2/674.09.23 fax : Int - 32 - (0)2/674.78.18 ctI'015244 djh0618 1993 VCSA CONFERENCE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS OCT. 7 - 8 RESERVATIONS HYATT REGENCY SAN ANTONIO ON THE RIVERWALK AT PASEO DEL ALAMO 123 LOYOSA STREET (210) 222-1234 (210) 227-4925 Nights of Oct. 6, 7 & 8 - single room - no smoking ON WAITING LIST FOR CANCELLATIONS FOR 10/9. (JANET) Confirmation No.: 287254 - Cancellation Policy requires 48 hours notice AIRLINE RESERVATIONS - (SUSAN) 10/6 - HOUSTON (HOBBY) DEPART - 12:45 PM - FLIGHT 653 (SOUTHWEST) ARRIVE - 1:30 PM - SAN ANTONIO HERTZ RENT-A-CAR 10/10 - SAN ANTONIO DEPART - 1:45 PM - FLIGHT 1875 (SOUTHWEST) ARRIVE - 2:35 PM - HOUSTON (HOBBY) AIR FARE - $128.00 NON-REFUNDABLE AVAILABLE FOR - $73.00, IF DEPART ON SUN. 10/10 CTL015245