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Thursday, December 5, 2019 – Tour of San Jacinto College CPET
Overview and Tour of San Jacinto College’s New LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, and Technology Pasadena Citizen’s Advisory Council (PCAC) members and guests were treated to a tour of the new LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy and Technology (CPET) at San Jacinto College’s Central Campus conducted by Jeff Pearce, Tom Strang and Joseph Zwiercan. Attendees…
Read MoreTuesday, October 22, 2019 — Annual Report on Air Emissions from PCAC Plants
Heather Makarczyk of Enterprise Products presented the annual report on emissions from Pasadena Citizen’s Advisory Council (PCAC) plants at the October 2019 meeting of the community-industry forum. (PCAC plants rotate serving as the presenter each year.) The annual report derives its data from two annual inventories: The Air Emissions Inventory (EI), which major sources of…
Read MoreTuesday, September 24, 2019 – Plant Outreach to Community
The Community Relations Programs of PCAC Plants Pasadena Citizens’ Advisory Council (PCAC) has been providing a forum for community dialogue with managers of the major petrochemical and related facilities in Pasadena since its first meeting in January 1991. PCAC addresses issues related to industry by having plants provide updates on their safety and environmental performance…
Read MoreThursday, August 22, 2019 – Program Planning
In preparation for brainstorming and prioritizing program topics and activities for the coming 12 months, Pasadena Citizens’ Advisory Council (PCAC) members and visitors worked in small groups to share industry-related issues on their minds and those of their family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers. They reviewed the PCAC’s mission and purposes, its history, and the program…
Read MoreTuesday, May 28, 2019 – Workforce Development Programs
This was the last of 4 programs on workforce development and various programs of interest to students and others in industry jobs were reviewed. Dani Grant of Noltex and member of the East Harris County Manufacturers Association (EHCMA) Workforce Committee briefly described various local programs, and also programs aimed at encouraging girls to enter jobs…
Read MoreTuesday, April 23, 2019 – Emergency Response Equipment and Community Warning Systems
Pasadena Citizens’ Advisory Council (PCAC) members and guests were treated to an emergency response equipment display prior to the meeting. They explored the capabilities of several types of equipment that could be used, for example, if there were a major fire in a plant: the Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) Command Unit, the LyondellBasell aerial…
Read MoreThursday, March 28, 2019 – Tour of Houston Area Safety Council
This meeting will be held at the Houston Area Safety Council for a presentation about what HASC does to train contractors, a tour of the facilities, and some demonstrations of innovative training. PCAC will tour training areas, classrooms, testing areas, and medical facilities, and view craft training demonstrations such as rigging and virtual reality…
Read MoreTuesday, February 26, 2019 – Annual Report on Worker Safety
Numbers told the story of Pasadena plant workers injured and not injured in 2018 when the Pasadena Citizens’ Advisory Council (PCAC) received its Annual Report on Worker Safety. Data that workplaces must keep for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) showed that last year was the third safest ever for the 18 CAC plants,…
Read MoreTuesday, January 22, 2019 – Transportation of Chemicals by Rail
Union Pacific (UP) representatives Richard Zientek, Tim O’Brien, and Tyler Parker will talk about UP’s role in the transportation of chemicals made in area plants. Kirk Higbie will talk about the Port Terminal Railroad Association’s role. Members are interested in what chemicals are transported via the railroad and what the railroads know about them as…
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