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Tuesday, May 25, 2021–Program Planning and Coastal Texas Study Website
Using the break-out room feature of Zoom, attendees brainstormed and prioritized program topics for the remainder of 2021 and early 2022. Fifteen topics were suggested during 15 minutes of brainstorming. The group then used a Zoom poll to choose the top 5 of these subjects to put on agendas of the community-industry forum in the…
Read MoreTuesday, April 27, 2021–The Big Freeze: Plant Experiences, Lessons Learned, Best Practices, What Plants Will Do Differently
PCAC asked member plants to describe their experiences in Winter Storm Uri, the lessons learned, best practices for future deep, sustained freezes, and any changes they plan to make. In the big freeze, PCAC plants suffered damage primarily from frozen pipes, just as residents did.
Read MoreTuesday, February 23, 2021 – Annual Report on Worker Safety in PCAC Plants
PCAC presented the OSHA recordable injury and illness data for the 18 PCAC plants, covering both employees and contractors. The report contained details about each plant plus summaries showing the totals for all plants and the trends.
Read MoreTuesday, January 26, 2021–PCAC’s 30th Anniversary
Review of PCAC’s history and its mission and purposes
Read MoreThursday, 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 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…
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,…
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