Archive for 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020–Innovations in the Safety of Pipeline Transportation of Hazardous Materials
Tuesday, October 27, 2020–Annual Report on Emissions from PCAC Plants (Video Conference)
Ana Partin of INEOS Phenol presented the annual report on PCAC plant air emissions. (PCAC plants rotate serving as the presenter.) The annual report derives its data from two annual inventories: the Air Emissions Inventory (EI), which plants submit to the TCEQ, and the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which plants submit to the EPA. The…
Read MoreTuesday, September 22, 2020–Recent and Upcoming Technology to Improve the Safety of Truck Transportation of Plant Raw Materials and Products. (Video Conference)
Thursday, August 27, 2020– CANCELLED Recent and Upcoming Technology to Improve the Safety of Truck Transportation of Plant Raw Materials and Products. (Video Conference)
Update on technology of the last 5 years and possible improvements in the next 5 years on the safety of transporting raw materials into plants and products out of the plant. Frank Scheaffer of Heniff Transportation will speak.
Read MoreTuesday, May 26, 2020: An Interim Report: How Has COVID-19 Affected Your Plant? What Lessons Have You Learned So Far (Video Conference)
2 minutes from each plant, focusing on Lessons Learned that are affecting what you are doing now and how you will plan for future pandemic interruptions or other hopefully rare situations. Lessons Learned include what is working and should be repeated and where improvements are needed. COVID-19 is not over, but enough months have passed…
Read MoreTuesday, April 28, 2020: Chemical Industry Hurricane Preparedness Video Conference
Chemical Industry Hurricane Preparedness Michael Shirey of Oxy Vinyls Pasadena will describe how the chemical industry prepares for hurricanes. Topics will include priorities, hazards, facility protective measures, construction, planning, storm modeling, preparation before the storm, preparation when the storm is in the Gulf, preparation when landfall is predicted, storm forecasting, operations, industry status board, monitoring,…
Read MoreThursday, March 26, 2020 Meeting CANCELLED
PCAC will arrange for an update on technology of the last 5 years and possible improvements in the next 5 years on the safety of transporting raw materials into plants and products out of the plant. A speaker will be invited from each of the major modes of transportation: truck, rail, pipeline, and marine shipping.
Read MoreTuesday, February 25, 2020: Annual Report on Worker Safety in PCAC Plants.
The 18th Annual Report on Worker Safety in the 18 Pasadena Citizens’ Advisory Council (PCAC) Plants was presented by facilitator Diane Sheridan, who emphasized that the numbers in the report tell the stories of people injured, and not injured, in PCAC plants. Following the presentation, each plant shared effective aspects of its safety program. PCAC…
Read MoreTuesday, January 28, 2020: Industry Impacts on the Community
Jobs, Taxes, and Community Relations Programs PCAC members often focus their meetings on environmental, safety, transportation, and emergency issues relating to the major industrial facilities in Pasadena. In January 2020, the group chose to look at positive aspects of the community’s plants, namely jobs, community relations programs, and taxes. Consideration of taxes led the group…
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