Emily Morris, Author at Pasadena Citizens' Advisory Council

image shows various tools and equipment that keep workers safe

In a deviation from the usual presentation format, the PCAC will host an expo-style event, in which 10 member plants will host stations highlighting protocols they use to keep employees and contractors safe. The facilitator will host a table in which she displays the usual annual worker safety report that she creates from OSHA data…

2 workers dressed in appropriate PPE work on piping at the Center for Petrochemical, Energy, and Technology at San Jacinto College

The Center for Petrochemical, Energy, and Technology (CPET) facility at San Jacinto College offers students a unique, hands-on opportunity to learn about industry standards and provides training to future Houston-area plant workers. During this visit, PCAC attendees learned about CPET’s background and toured portions of the 151,000-square-foot complex.

With recent years bringing flooding, freezes, tornadoes, a derecho, hurricanes – and associated power outages – to Pasadena, PCAC asked county and city officials and two facility reps to describe how government agencies and plants typically prepare for all kinds of natural disasters. The speaker discussed:

Major construction projects are underway or coming soon to roads and highways surrounding Pasadena. TxDOT, Harris Co. Pct. 2, and Harris Co. Toll Road Authority shared plans and timelines about the projects that community and industry face daily.

With recent years bringing flooding, freezes, a tornado, a derecho, a hurricane – and associated power outages – to Pasadena, PCAC has asked two plants to describe how plants typically prepare for all kinds of natural disasters. The speaker(s) will discuss: