Hurricanes
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – Natural Disaster Planning in PCAC Plants
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:
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,…
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