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www.csb.gov Lessons Learned at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board Presentation to The Valve Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting John Bresland Board Member U.S. Chemical Safety Board Orlando, Florida October 13, 2011 1

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    Lessons Learned at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board

    Presentation to The

    Valve Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting

    John Bresland Board Member

    U.S. Chemical Safety Board

    Orlando, Florida October 13, 2011

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    Disclaimer

    The PowerPoint presentation given by John Bresland, Board Member, the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board to the Valve Manufacturers Association is for general informational purposes only. The presentation represents the individual views of the Board Member and all references, conclusions or other statements regarding current ongoing CSB investigations are preliminary in nature and do not represent a formal adopted product of the Board. Users of this presentation should also note that the contents were compiled solely for this presentation. For specific and accurate information on completed investigations, please refer to the final printed version by going to the CSB website at www.csb.gov. and clicking on the specific report desired under completed investigations

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    What I’m Going to Talk About

    • What’s new at the Chemical Safety Board?

    • Lessons I’ve learned in my 9 years at the CSB

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    The U.S. Chemical Safety Board

    • Authorized by the 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act

    • Offices in Washington, DC and Denver, CO

    • Budget $10.8M in FY 2011 • Three Board members – two vacancies

    • Staff – 41

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    CSB BOARD MEMBERS

    John Bresland

    Rafael MOURE-ERASO

    Chairman

    Mark GRIFFON

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    Recently completed investigations • DuPont, Belle, West Virginia

    • Public Safety at Oil and Gas Storage

    Facilities

    • Texas Tech Chemical Laboratory Incident

    • Bayer CropScience, Institute, West Virginia

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    Phosgene fatality

    The video shown at the Orlando conference is available for viewing

    or downloading at

    http://www.csb.gov/videoroom/detail.aspx?VID=54

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    Delphi Oil gas production site Carnes, Mississippi

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    Texas Tech University

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    Gas Venting at Kleen Energy

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    Current Major Investigations • Gulf of Mexico

    • Tesoro, Anacortes, Washington

    • Citgo hydrogen fluoride release and fire

    • Hoeganaes metal dust fatalities

    • Caribbean Refining explosion and fire

    • Silver Eagle refinery explosion

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    Tesoro refinery – Anacortes, Washington Anacortes, WA

    April 2, 2010

    Seven Fatalities

    Explosion Fire

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    What I've learned at the Chemical

    Safety Board

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    Washington is different

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    Focus on both

    Personnel Safety

    and

    Process Safety

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    For me, the most difficult CSB recommendation to make is one to

    develop a new regulation

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    The OSHA PSM Standard It’s an excellent basis for a strong

    process safety program

    It needs continuing resources and support from management

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    Facilities must have a strong mechanical integrity program

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    In a complex chemical plant, details

    matter

    Everyday diligence is essential

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    Understand the hazards

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    Imperial Sugar Company Refinery, Port Wentworth, Georgia February 7, 2008

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    If you want to get into the chemical

    manufacturing business, make sure you know what you are doing.

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    T2 Laboratories Jacksonville, Florida December 19, 2007

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    Individual failure vs. management

    failure

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    BP Texas City Investigation - 3/23/2005

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    BP Texas City • Evacuate trailers • Relocate trailers • Eliminate ignition sources • Eliminate blowdown drums • Malfunctioning instrumentation • Inadequate control board display • Tower bottoms valve closed • Operator fatigue • No supervisor in control room

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    Thank you for your attention

    Questions?

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    [email protected]

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    Slide Number 1DisclaimerWhat I’m Going to Talk AboutThe U.S. Chemical Safety Board CSB BOARD MEMBERSRecently completed investigationsSlide Number 7Delphi Oil gas production site �Carnes, MississippiTexas Tech UniversityGas Venting at Kleen EnergyCurrent Major InvestigationsSlide Number 12Slide Number 13Tesoro refinery – Anacortes, WashingtonSlide Number 15Slide Number 16Slide Number 17Slide Number 18The OSHA PSM StandardSlide Number 20Slide Number 21Slide Number 22Slide Number 23Slide Number 24Slide Number 25Imperial Sugar Company Refinery, Port Wentworth, Georgia�February 7, 2008Slide Number 27Slide Number 28T2 Laboratories Jacksonville, Florida�December 19, 2007Slide Number 30Slide Number 31Slide Number 32BP Texas CitySlide Number 34Slide Number 35