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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT & 'I ( PLANT MANAGER'S SAFETY BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING DECEMBER 21, 1983 Present were: R. Baca - Guest G. W. Bostick A. H. Conrad G. A. Danner J. S. Ha good R. T. Hamman R. L. Hammond H. M. Lacy for J. G. Trafton B. C. Lancaster D. W. Metten S. G. Pappas R. R. Purgason for G. L. Wofford G. T. Ryan G. L. Tromblee I. REVIEW OF STATISTICS--R.T. Hammann A. Texas City Plant Safety Performance Summary - November (A) INJURIES WITHOUT LOST WORKDAYS (medical treatment only) (B) LOST WORKDAYS CASES Bi RESTRICTED ACTIVITY B2 DAYS AWAY FROM WORK CASES (C) FATALITIES TOTAL RECORDABLE CASES 1982 ytd 2 13 05 00 05 00 2 18 1983 mr~--YTD i 10 00 00 00 00 i 10 1983 TARGETS 11 2 -- -- -- 13 INJURY RATES PER 200,000 MANHOURS TOTAL INJURY-TIR TOTAL RECORDABLE-TRR TOTAL LOST WORKDAY-TLWR DAYS-AWAY-FROM-WORK-DAWR 1982 mr 2TD 12.20 10.29 1.52 1.17 0.00 0.32 0.00 0.32 1983 1983 NOV YTD TARGETS 15.74 0.93 0.00 0.00 13.04 0.76 0.00 0.00 __ _ 0.87 0.13 -- 1983 MFIC OCT TARGET YTD __-- 1.02 -- -- 1.03 0.28 0.22 B. Comments on Statistics--R.T. Hammann The recordable injury early in November was to a carpenter who received a cut requiring sutures when struck on the arm by a piece of scaffold. So far in December there have been no recordable injuries. If there are no more recordable injuries this year, the recordable injury rate will be approximately 0.70. SC 13854 STG 2430660 LAM015643 f PMSB Meeting Minutes--December 21, 1983 ( Page 2 Areas having a high or increasing cumulative monthly injury rate are: Power 2 Analysts Boilermakers Carpenters Dept. 44/45/46 Dept. 50 Dept. 53 Electricians Painters Areas showing much improvement in getting their injury rate under control are: Insulators Machininists Areas having excellentsafety records are: Instrument Dept. - 8 months without an injury Dept. 513 - 15 months without an injury Stores - 22 months without an injury C. Contractor Safety--B.C. Lancaster There were no recordable injuries in November. Both the recordable injury rate and lost workday rate are slightly higher for 1983 than 1982. D. CEP Safety--B.C. Lancaster There were no injuries during the 1300 manhours worked in November. II. REPORT OF THE SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC) - G.A. Danner A. Box System: Some concern has been expressed by craftsmen about the security of tool boxes. Purchasing is working to resolve this by obtaining individually keyed locks that can be opened by a master key (similar to our present lock system, but at a lower price). III. REPORT OF THE PLANT SAFETY AND HOUSEKEEPING ACTION COMMITTEE (SHAC)-- A. H. Conrad A. Hourly Safety Committee 1. Old Concerns a) Asbestos Pick Up: A system has been developed and implemented for picking up and dispensing of bags containing asbestos. Training of personnel on the new asbestos handling procedure was begun on December 7 and has been completed. SC 13855 STG 2430661 LAM015644 f PMSB Meeting Minutes--December 21, 1983 Page 3 b) Dismantling Pipe Lines: After safety concerns were communicated to them improvement was noted in Cleveland Wrecking Company's performance. This project is now completed. 2. New Concerns a) Handling Sample Bottles Containing Chemicals in the Quality Assurance Laboratory: This has been turned back to the Unit/ Craft Safety Team in the Quality Assurance Lab for resolution. b) Dispensing of Scaffold Boards Contaminated with NSI: Carpenters have resolved this concern. c) Wording on the Abbreviated Accident Reports for the Bulletin Boards: The wording is felt to be too strong. d) Laborers Allowed to Work in the PA Tank with an Illegal Permit: SHAC will resolve whether or not the procedure should be revised concerning reissuing of permits after they have been pulled. e) Reliability of Tanks/Vessel Sniffing Procedure: LP&S will check with S&PP and other sources to determine if any additional moni toring equipment is available and what we can do to minimize exposures to trace amounts of chemicals. B. Incident Investigation Recommendation Status A review of 1983 incident investigations revealed that action on recommendations has been completed or is in the process of being completed. It is recommended that all superintendents ensure that supervision is aware of the status of these recommendations. C. Nitrogen Utility Station Survey Out of a total of 296 stations in the plant, 152 were not in compliance. Deficiencies will be corrected by April 1 at a cost of $50,000. D. Fourth Quarter Safety & Housekeeping Inspection Will be conducted between January 9-20. In addition to the normal checklist, areas of special emphasis will include: (1) valve stem protectors, (2) hose condition (is the semi-annual inspection effective?), (3) safety chains on chain operated valves (plant policy is to have these installed), and (4) bypassing interlocks and critical alarms (do units have internal procedures and are procedures being followed?). SC 13856 STG 2430662 LAM015645 ( PMSB Meeting Minutes--December 21, 1983 f Page 4 E. Cooling Tower Fan Brakes Prototype was installed on CT2 and works well. An AR is presently circulating to install brakes on all CT2 fans. Plans are to complete each cooling tower separately. An AR for another cooling tower will be circulated prior to the end of the year. F. Annual Safety & Housekeeping Inspection Response All operating units and crafts have responded with their actions plans to correct deficiencies. G. Bicycle Safety The plant manager has approved the new bicycle safety bulletin. This has been publicized by letter to expanded staff and will also be included in the plant newspaper. It Is suggested that this bulletin be discussed during January safety meetings. H. Contractor Safety A task force has been formed and has been meeting. A verbal status report was given by the Task Force chairman, Rufus Baca, and written copies of the report were given to all PMSB members. It is requested that all comments be returned to Rufus prior to January PMSB. IV. REVIEW OF INCIDENTS Monsanto Incidents: Date Incident No. Description 10/21/83 83-18 (Issued) Possible HCN exposure - laboratory technician got a small amount of HCN on tip of finger. (McClellan) 11/03/83 83-19 (Issued) Contractor Incidents: Recordable injury - carpenter received a puncture wound to lower right arm when erecting scaffold. (Sweatt) Date Incident No. Description All issued through November. SC 13857 STG 2430663 LAM015646 PMSB Meeting Minutes--December 21, 1983 Page 5 V. STATUS OF S-T-O-P PROGRAM--R. T. Hammann for G. W. Daues The STOP Program for hourly personnel and administrative support personnel will be initiated in January. Each group will have a special 3 unit course. Training is expected to be completed by the end of April. More details are forthcoming. VI. MISCELLANEOUS--R.T. Hammann A. Hearing Conservation Program Department personnel were notified that the new hearing signs were in and needed to be installed. These signs have been modified (additional holes drilled) to aid in installation. B. Emergency Procedure Manual Section ID on the Hurricane Plan was written by Greg Daues and distributed for comments. All superintendents are reminded that updating of the entire manual is scheduled for year's end. C. S&PP Survey Recommendations A copy of the survey recommendations with assignments has been issued to PMSB members. A request will be made in January for status of the action plan on these recommendations. D. Barricade Tape New barricade tape with lettering on it will be purchased. As soon as this tape is available, a memo will be issued to all concerned personnel. VII. PLANT MANAGER'S COMMENTS--G. L. Tromblee Good things have been occurring in the plant the last part of the year. The 16D1 distributor project was an unqualified success. It was completed five days ahead of schedule and is performing better than designed. A capacity test of the column is expected to be made in January. In addition, the north dehydro reactor train catalyst was replaced three days faster than ever before. The acetic acid debottlenecking project has been completed and the oxo fractionation project is proceeding well. We have also had an excellent year in safety. We expect these positive things to carry over into 1984 and make it an even better year. RTH/dgb SC 13858 R. T. Hanmann STG 2430664 LAM015647