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CACE: Hazardous Chemical Transportation Taskforce. April 30, 2007 Team Members: Andrew Maxwell Collin Arnold Samuel Tharp John White. Proposed Action. Phase I Expansion- Acceptable Rail Transportation Need a well developed implementation plan prior to expansion - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CACE:CACE:Hazardous Chemical Hazardous Chemical Transportation TaskforceTransportation Taskforce
April 30, 2007April 30, 2007
Team Members:Team Members:Andrew MaxwellAndrew MaxwellCollin ArnoldCollin ArnoldSamuel TharpSamuel TharpJohn WhiteJohn White
Proposed ActionProposed Action
Phase I Expansion- AcceptablePhase I Expansion- Acceptable Rail TransportationRail Transportation Need a well developed implementation Need a well developed implementation
plan prior to expansionplan prior to expansion Phase II Expansion- UnacceptablePhase II Expansion- Unacceptable
Departure from Poly Chemical’s current Departure from Poly Chemical’s current operationsoperations
Exposes community to too much riskExposes community to too much risk Just doesn’t make senseJust doesn’t make sense
Transportation Transportation AssumptionsAssumptions
Plant production increases by square of Plant production increases by square of increase in acreage of plant sizeincrease in acreage of plant size
Phase II of the expansion will eliminate all Phase II of the expansion will eliminate all but negligible amounts of exported wastebut negligible amounts of exported waste
Phase II of the expansion will allow import Phase II of the expansion will allow import and processing of the waste of 3 outside and processing of the waste of 3 outside companies of similar size as Poly Chemicalcompanies of similar size as Poly Chemical
Average density of chemicals similar to Average density of chemicals similar to water (for volume calculations)water (for volume calculations)
Amount of Waste Amount of Waste Transported AnnuallyTransported Annually
CurrentlCurrentlyy
Phase IPhase I Phase IIPhase II
MassMass(K tons)(K tons) 19.819.8 49.449.4 148.3148.3
VolumeVolume
(M (M gallons)gallons)
23.123.1 57.857.8 173.3173.3
Train CarsTrain Cars 926926 23112311 69326932
Waste Amount Waste Amount ComparisonsComparisons
Phase I: Transporting per yearPhase I: Transporting per year 14,970 Hummer H2’s14,970 Hummer H2’s 2,369 Swimming pools2,369 Swimming pools
Phase II: Transporting Phase II: Transporting 44,940 Hummer H2’s per year44,940 Hummer H2’s per year 7,102 Swimming pools7,102 Swimming pools
Electronic Code of Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-Federal Regulations (e-CFR) CFR)
Title 49: Transportation of HazardousTitle 49: Transportation of HazardousMaterialsMaterials
Would “Print it out” but with saving the trees in Would “Print it out” but with saving the trees in mind…mind…
Part 107Part 107 How to make a emergency guidelineHow to make a emergency guideline 72 pages72 pages
Part 171Part 171 General Information, Regulations and General Information, Regulations and
DefinitionsDefinitions 61 pages61 pages
e-CRF Continuede-CRF Continued
Part 172Part 172 Hazardous Material Info Hazardous Material Info
(exhaustive)(exhaustive) 481 pages481 pages
Part 173Part 173 Basic Shipping RequirementsBasic Shipping Requirements 500+ pages500+ pages
e-CRF Continuede-CRF Continued
Part 174Part 174 Carriage by RailCarriage by Rail 32 pages32 pages
Part 177Part 177 Carriage by Public HighwayCarriage by Public Highway 27 pages 27 pages
e-CRF Continuede-CRF Continued
Part 178Part 178 Special Instruction for Packaging Special Instruction for Packaging
(extensive)(extensive) 600+ pages long600+ pages long
Part 179Part 179 Specifications for Tank Train Specifications for Tank Train
Cars/TrucksCars/Trucks 91 pages91 pages
e-CRF Resultse-CRF Results
2000 2000 pagespages Employees must know most of Employees must know most of
this material in order to load, this material in order to load, move and unload these chemicalsmove and unload these chemicals
LOTS of cross-referencing LOTS of cross-referencing Includes detailed pictures on Includes detailed pictures on
placards, display signs, and placards, display signs, and what/how they should look likewhat/how they should look like
e-CRF Problemse-CRF Problems
Can an employee follow all these to Can an employee follow all these to the letter?the letter?
If Poly Chemical expands, can they If Poly Chemical expands, can they continue waste spill their track continue waste spill their track record?record?
Cutting corners lead to dangerous Cutting corners lead to dangerous consequencesconsequences
Clymers, IN AccidentClymers, IN Accident
Waste Tanker Car Over PressurizedWaste Tanker Car Over Pressurized Catastrophic ruptureCatastrophic rupture $4.8 million in operational losses$4.8 million in operational losses Fire and localized contaminationFire and localized contamination Determined to be result of Determined to be result of
lack of management mandated procedurelack of management mandated procedure poor implementation of Hazmat poor implementation of Hazmat
regulationsregulations
Clymers, IN AccidentClymers, IN Accident
Clymers, IN AccidentClymers, IN Accident
BeforeBefore AfterAfter
Chemicals TransportedChemicals Transported
HCl (Hydrogen Chloride)HCl (Hydrogen Chloride) Currently transported to waste Currently transported to waste
treatment facilitytreatment facility NitratesNitrates ChromiumChromium BenzeneBenzene
BenzeneBenzene
Damages blood, bone Damages blood, bone marrow, central nervous marrow, central nervous system, liver, and urinary system, liver, and urinary systemsystem
Can be fatal if inhaled or Can be fatal if inhaled or ingested in large amountsingested in large amounts
Known carcinogenKnown carcinogen Very possibly mutagenicVery possibly mutagenic Causes adverse reproductive Causes adverse reproductive
effects: female infertility and effects: female infertility and birth defectsbirth defects Benzene + Chromic Anhydride = BOOM Benzene + Chromic Anhydride = BOOM
Benzene Spill:Benzene Spill:China 2005China 2005
Chemical plant explosionChemical plant explosion Estimated 100 tons of benzene Estimated 100 tons of benzene
leaked into Songhua riverleaked into Songhua river Flowed downstream to city w/ Flowed downstream to city w/
population of 4 millionpopulation of 4 million Couldn’t drink water for 5 days Couldn’t drink water for 5 days
during clean-upduring clean-up Still can’t fish in the local waterStill can’t fish in the local water
Benzene is heavier than water Benzene is heavier than water and settled on bottom of riverand settled on bottom of river Makes clean-up extremely Makes clean-up extremely
difficultdifficult
ConclusionConclusion
Safety is our priority Safety is our priority
Safety should be Poly Chemical’s priority as Safety should be Poly Chemical’s priority as wellwell
Phase I Expansion can be done safelyPhase I Expansion can be done safely
Phase II Expansion is unsafe, we must fight Phase II Expansion is unsafe, we must fight itit