# Presentation: 946591

## CSTC 2004-B  “Recommendations for Addressing Recurring Chemical Incidents at DOE”

***James Morgan***
*** ******Westinghouse Savannah River Co.***
***Manager, Chemical Management Center***
***(803) 557-4668***

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## Team Members

***Team Leads*****	****	****	****	****	****	****	****James Morgan****	****	****	****WSRC**
**	****	****Fred Simmons****	****	****	****WSRC    ****	****	**
***Team Members*****	****	****	****	**** ****	****	****Michael Blackwood****	****	****Retired****	**** ****	****Kim Delman****	****	****	****	****DOE-AL ****	****	****Dave Freshwater****	****	****	****SAIC ****	****	****Murty Kuntamukkula****	****	****WSRC ****	****	****Billy Lee****	****	****	****	****DOE-HQ EH52****	****Dave Quigley****	****	****	****Y-12****	****	****	****Rob Vrooman****	****	****	****DOE-SSO****	****Steve Wilson****	****	****	****WSRC**

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## History

***The Complex is averaging one reported chemical incident/day since 1993.***
***CSTC 2003 Team B***
***Why?***** ****	****	****	****	****	****	****	**_**Failure to Identify the Hazard**_

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## Goals

***Examine why the DOE complex is failing to identify chemical hazards by reanalyzing available data. ***
***Determine the commonality and causes of chemical incidents across the complex. ***
***Complete a white paper with recommendations to DOE-HQ.***** **

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## Findings

***Incidents were independent of chemical hazards or chemical types present.*****  **
**	****	**No clustering of incidents was 	observed for reactives, oxidizers, 	flammables, corrosives, etc**.**
***Incidents were independent of work being performed.*****  **
**	****	**No clustering of incidents was 	observed for storage, construction, 	transportation, lab operations, etc.

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## Findings Cont.

***The  Chemistry is Complex***
- 									-Over 12 million chemicals
- 		-Reactivity is dependent upon 			Environment
- 			Form (fine powder vs. granular)
- 			State (gas vs. liquid vs. solid)
- 			Concentration** **

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## Findings Cont.

***The lack of reference materials to address all possible combinations***
- 		Material Safety Data Sheets
- 		Comprehensive Databases
- 		Computer programs				Consolidated information** **
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## Findings Cont.

***Chemical safety requirements are complex***.
- 		A recent compilation of requirements
- 		***(Chemical Management Handbook Volume 3  ******	******“Consolidated Chemical User Safety and Health ******	******Requirements”)***
- 		Identified approximately 1500 	requirements from 130 sources.
***Consistent with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board findings.***

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## Findings Cont.

***Responsibility for identifying, preventing and mitigating chemical work hazards is ***_***NOT***_** *****clearly defined***
**	****	**No clear assignment				Many groups or people
- 		Stove piped					No clear definition of chemical safety

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## Recommendations

***Chemical safety should be defined and recognized by DOE by the implementation of “Chemical Lifecycle and Safety Management” as part of ISMS. *****	**Chemical Lifecycle and Safety Management – Chemical 	lifecycle management is a term used to describe the 	management of chemicals from cradle to grave.  	Chemical safety is a term used to describe the safe use 	and storage.  The hybrid term, chemical lifecycle and 	safety management is meant to convey the concept of 	managing the life cycle of chemicals with chemical safety 	in the context of ISM to ensure that all aspects of 	chemical safety and management are coordinated 	together and adequately addressed.

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## Recommendations Cont.

***Require a diverse team consisting of trained and experienced professionals ***
***The  owner of the program would become the “Single Point of Contact for all Chemical Issues” at a given DOE site.***
***The owner  of “Chemical Lifecycle and Safety Management” is responsible for decisions and/or analyses.***

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## Conclusion

***If “Chemical Lifecycle and Safety Management” program is implemented******	***
***	******	******-Assures that people with the ******	******necessary qualifications are involved ******	******in chemical safety analyses***
***	******	******-Assures accurate information is ******	******obtained and provided  ***
***	******	******-Provides for better hazard ******	******identification***

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## Conclusion Cont.

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**	****	**-***Provides better chemical control ******	******and management***
***	******	******-Reduces cost by having a ******	******consolidated point of contact***

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## The Bottom Line

**   *****The implementation of “Chemical Lifecycle and Safety Management”  will result in better protective actions and an overall reduction in chemically related incidents.***

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