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March, 1984 Safety performance during March included no AW Cases and four OSHA Recordables, There were 30 industrial injuries, no illnesses, and 9 Off-the-Job injuries. First quarter safety performance both on' and off the j<bb was significantely improved over the first quarter of 1983. Through the first quarter there have been nine OSHA Recordables and compared with eighteen during the first quarter of 1983. Three of these eighteen cases involved days away from work. Cumulative Off-the-Job injuries were 19 through March which compares very favorably with 38 OTJ injuries experienced for the sam period last year. A 1984 Safety Action Plan for the Lake Charles Complex was prepared and forwarded to Division Safety and Loss Prevention. Input for the Plan was solicited and received from the Plant ER Supervisors. Safety Statistics Total hours for March 325,821 Cumulative Manhours 981,751 Injury/Illness 30 Recordable Cases 4 incidence Rate (AW Cum) 0 All Accident Rate 83.53 Incident Rate (RC Cum) 1.83 Off the Job injuries 9 Construction Orientations 165 Service Contractors Orientation 22 Accidents Investigation 20 Job Safety Surveys 42 FIRE PROTECTION Monthly inspections were completed on the following: . * 10 - Fire Water Pumps 137 - Sprinkler Systems 53 - Hose trailers/Houses 34 - Monitor Nozzles 1,378 - Fire Extinguishers 123 - Fire Hydrants 226 - Post indicator valves Whekly inspections were completed on the following: 10 - Fire Water Pimps 4 - Emergency Vehicles All scheduled meetings of the Plant Emergency Squad were held. The training subjects for the month were CPR recertification and hose handling. A total of 105 members attended these meetings. St ^363 The Emergency Squad was activated five (5) times during tne montn of March, 1984. These activations were as follows: 4-06-84 - Mandown call at Pels 4-07-84 - Power loss to Plant B 4-07-84 - Pickup truck fire on Pete Manena Road 4-26*^84 - Dowtherm leak at Pels 4-28-84 - Small oil fire at South Liquefaction During the month of March, 1984 two major underground fire water leaks occurred. One of these was at B dock (16' line) and the other was at Per/Tri (10" line). The Plant Fire Chief served as an instructor at Stitziien Fire Training Center on 4/16/84 and 4/19/84 through 4/22/84. On 4/23/84 the Plant Fire Chief accompanied Roger Corley and J. C. Delgado to Texas A & M's fire training field. The purpose was to finalize plans for the up coming Chemical Division Fire School. On 4/29/84, Plant Fire Chief and Shift Safety Coordinator Itoland Olmsted conducted a safety meeting for the Environmental group. The subject was fighting fire with handheld portable fire extinguishers. A total of 17 people attended this meeting. Shift Safety There were a totdl of (11) medical cases handled by the Shift Safety Coordinators. None of these cases required transport to l-ocal medical facilities. There were approximately 190 job-in progress safety observations made by the Shift Safety Coordinators. The problems that were observed were either corrected on the spot or through day supervision. Several gang box Safety meetings were conducted by the Shift Safety Coordinators. The major topic was P.P.E. Shift Safety Coordinators provided Mutual Aid standby services for Carlyss, Moss Bluff and 01in fire departments. Our equipment was not dispatched. On March 28 and March 29, 1984, Shift Safety Coordinator Dan Duminski attended a safety seminar at McNeese State University. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Hearing Conservation Audiometries Recordkeeping - Phase II of data transfer was completed ahead of target date. The final phase (Sun Data receiving and loading the PPG tape file) of data transfer will be completed by mid-April. The system should be fully operational by May 1, 1983. Industrial Hygiene services were provided during the test application of Pit-Chor, a new flee retardant protection coating being marketed by the si, 043364 C R Divisicri, The test application itaa dune un tlie Vuri spheres. The monitoring results revealed a low potential for solvent exposure during the application process. Personnel Monitoring Program 1) Monitoring Plan 7- The Environmental laboratory has finished revising the "Lake Charles Industrial Hygiene Monitoring Plan" document to reflect recent changes and current strategies. 2) Monitoring Summary - see attached. tftl LAKE CHARLES INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PROGRAM 1984 PERSONNEL MONITORING DATA ON FILE AS OF April 11, 1984 Compound/Agent Asbestos CHCL Cis CL, DCE EC EDC HG HC METHCL NAOH J?ER-----------___ r'' Phosgene TCE TRANS TR1 UNSYM VCM VDC Number Breakdown of Results of Below 2: Action Level Over Over Results Action Level* and <IPEL Standard** Exposure*** 12 11 12 7 39 62 82 4 65 22 12 20 6 19 18 29 5 66 ' 68 12 11 12 7 32 62 73 1 65 22 6 20 0 18 17 29 5 60 64 f' 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 3 3 00 00 00 00 0l 00 06 20 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 01 SL 043366) TOTALS 559 516 26 2 15 * The "Action Level" is defined as one-half of the Internal Permissable Exposure Limit. (I.P.E.L.) ** An "Over-Standard" result Is defined as *1 PEL and1 Personnel Protection Equipment was used. *** An "Over-Exposure" result Is defined as si IPEL and no protective equipment was used.