Wednesday Afternoon: All SCHB Sessions are at the Washington Plaza Hotel, Jefferson Room. The hotel is located at 10 Thomas Circle N.W, (see map).Chemical Health, Safety, and Security Practices for Small Businesses
Co-sponsored by CHAS, PROF, and GLOBAL
J. E. Sabol and D. M. Decker, Organizers
1:30 — Introductory Remarks.
1:35 —24. Chemical safety manual for small businesses.
Kenneth P. Fivizzani, Nalco Company, Naperville, IL
Abstract: The ACS Joint Board-Council Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS) has published the third edition of its Chemical Safety Manual for Small Businesses, including many new topics. OSHA's Laboratory Standard and its resulting Chemical Hygiene Plan are a regular part of every research laboratory. The science of ergonomics continues to evolve, as do strategies for improving workstations and equipment. Safety professionals need to be skilled in conducting exposure assessments. Laboratories must be designed to accommodate qualified persons who may have a disability. Personal protective equipment designs are improving. Regulations concerning laboratory waste disposal have been modified, resulting in expanded coverage. Plant and laboratory security must be assured. Development of safety databases and powerful search engines make the Internet a necessary source of health and safety information. The manual serves as a brief outline of the most basic guidelines in chemical safety and sources of additional supplementary information.
2:05 —25. Business model of safety and environmental compliance.
Neal Langerman, Advanced Chemical Safety, San Diego, CA
Abstract: Compliance with safety and environmental programs (U.S. OSHA and EPA and their state counterparts) is expensive. Arguments that such programs save money frequently fall on deaf ears. Business decisions are generally driven by balancing the risk of the activity versus the financial gain. In this context, an examination of the business models which underlie regulatory compliance will provide insight into the risk management of various sectors of the chemical enterprise. Most academic research laboratories treat compliance risk similarly to small businesses (sales less than $1 million, USD). Most industrial research laboratories treat compliance risk as required by the company within which they reside. These differences are shown to drive regulatory compliance. Other factors, such as agency inspections or a history of one or more serious incidents modify the economic approach to risk management.
2:35 —26. Spill control in small businesses.
Neal Langerman, Advanced Chemical Safety, San Diego, CA
Abstract: Chemical use in small businesses ranges from household chemicals used in a manner similar to household use to open tanks containing hundreds of liters of chemicals. When chemicals are used, spills will occur. This presentation will discuss the clean-up of spills ranging from the routine spills incidental to normal activity (which do not pose a safety hazard) to skin/eye contamination and large spills which require a significant outlay in personnel and time to mitigate. Specific procedures will be presented including personal protection and mitigation materials.
3:05 — Intermission.
3:15 —27. Assessing the risk of catastrophic release of toxic industrial chemicals.
George Famini, Rachel Gooding, and Laurie E. Roszell, Chemical Security Analysis Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD
Abstract: The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) is responsible for assessing risks and hazards due to intentional releases of toxic chemicals. One effort is focused on assessing the risk due to the release of toxic industrial chemicals within the chemical supply chain. This is an end-to-end assessment, addressing the threat posed by a potential terrorist, vulnerabilities within the chemical supply chain, and the consequences associated with that event. The methodology, based on probabilistic risk analysis methodologies, assesses events that could occur at a chemical plant making, using or storing Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism Standards (CFATS) Appendix A compounds. A detailed analysis of currently
used atmospheric transport and dispersion models and currently accepted human toxicity estimates are used to present a realistic and current risk assessment. This presentation will describe the methodologies used and the potential implications to both chemical industry and to the CFATS.
3:45 —28. Working with your local emergency planning committee (LEPC).
Joseph E. Sabol, Chemical Consultant, Marquette, MI
Abstract: Superfund legislation was enacted by Congress in 1980 to clean up hazardous waste sites and to provide for emergency response to releases of hazardous substances. Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title III created the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) in 1986. SARA Title III addresses emergency planning, the establishment of Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC), emergency release notification, hazardous chemical inventory, toxic chemical release inventory, public access, and penalties. These right-to-know provisions have increased the public's knowledge of and access to information on chemicals at individual facilities and releases into the environment, improved chemical safety, and protected public health. The components of SARA Title III will be reviewed and the role of the LEPC in helping small chemical businesses comply with emergency planning, chemical inventories, and public access will be discussed.
4:15 —29. Advanced development of medical countermeasures for use in chemical and nuclear/radiological public health emergencies: Small business opportunities.
Brian R. Moyer (1), Anthony Macaluso (1), Mary Homer (1), Beryl Voigt (1), Ronald G. Manning (1), Wayne S. Young (1), Susan Cibulsky (1), Joanna M. Prasher (1), Bert W. Maidment (2), and Richard J. Hatchett (2). Affiliations: (1) U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC; (2) National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
4:45 — Concluding Remarks.
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