Thursday

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Track ABCDE - Energy Performance Improvement: Projects, Practices and Technologies
Leader(s): Kathey Ferland
Co-Leader(s): Shawn Smith
7:30 to 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 to 9:20 Award-Winning Energy Projects »
Speaker(s): Joy Aldridge, Timothy Gandler
ExxonMobil Chemical Co. engineers will present two projects that won American Chemical Council awards for energy efficiency: “Heat Exchanger Network Tools, Optimizations and Maintenance” and “Furnace Energy and Environmental Strategy.”
9:20 to 9:50 Break
9:50 to 10:40 Getting More out of Your Assets: Organic Rankine Cycle and Turbine Inlet Chilling and Generation Storage »
Speaker(s): Loy Sneary, Tom Pierson
The first speaker will present the use of the organic rankine cycle to generate power from industrial waste heat. The discussion will focus on the broad applications for this technology including adding emission and fuel free power to chemical industry operations. The case studies presented will demonstrate practical applications for the technology. Cost of power reduction and emission offsets will be discussed and included will be specific examples of both. The second speaker will present the use of Turbine Inlet Chilling to eliminate the weather variability of GT performance. Maintaining a fixed turbine inlet air temperature also maintains a fixed mass flow of combustion air through the gas turbine and allows more exhaust heat to be produced while eliminating exhaust temperature variability. Adding storage to TIC allows additional flexibility to rapidly adjust GT inlet air mass flow quickly up or down to optimize cycle performance.
10:40 to 11:10 Break
11:10 to 12:00 Using QCL Flue Gas Analyzer for Energy Savings »
Speaker(s): Ken Brown, Robert Bambeck
The speaker will address the use of a Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) flue gas analyzer for energy savings in refinery heaters and boilers. The presentation will include case studies and detailed fuel savings calculations.
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Dan Borné, President of LCA & Sports Announcer for LSU Football Michael Fossum, Astronaut with NASA Dr. Scott Geller, Author & Professor at Virginia Tech University Mark Griffon, Investigation Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety
1:30 to 2:20 Boiler MACT Energy Assessments, Work Practices and Reporting »
Speaker(s): Cliff McClain
Energy assessments are a normal part of the corporate process for facility performance evaluation and energy project approval. Boiler MACT requires a onetime energy assessment of the facility utility system supplied from the affected steam sources and specific work practices to assure compliance. This presentation presents a summary of the energy assessment, work practices, and associated reporting requirements.
2:20 to 2:50 Break
2:50 to 3:40 Guidance on Waste Energy Applications »
Speaker(s): Kathey Ferland
Evaluating waste energy recovery technologies for an application at a chemical plant or refinery can be challenging. There are many different technologies and many different types of streams that could be recovered. This presentation will review the recommendation from a chemical and refining sector workgroup on the information needed by industry to facilitate decision-making. This interactive session will provide attendees with the opportunity to provide input.
Track ABCDE - Managing Safety
Leader(s): Darrell Davis
Co-Leader(s): Jeff Boivin
7:30 to 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 to 9:20 Leading the Pursuit of Flawless Execution in a High Risk World »
Speaker(s): Ron Horton
Safety Excellence is a result of Operational Excellence. Operational Excellence is a result of Leadership Excellence. Flawless Execution is a proprietary continuous process improvement model born and bred in the zero-tolerance-for-error world of military aviation and elite-group combat operations, where failure is not an option and even small errors – in training or in actual operations – can often be disastrous and expensive. Developing high reliability leaders and teams to be “brilliant at the basics” is what propels good organizations to greatness.
9:20 to 9:50 Break
9:50 to 10:40 The Art of Communication — The Key to Success »
Speaker(s): Vicki Irvine
It has been said that communication is the “make or break” of any relationship. Most relationships, personal and professional, succeed (or not) based on how well the parties involved communicate their ideas, opinions, needs and desires to each other. Professionals must be able to communicate with their team members, department leaders, project owners and company leaders. Knowing the components to stellar, clear, successful communication and knowing the barriers to communication will help team members lead their groups to new successes. This presentation will help participants recognize components and barriers to successful communication and understand the importance of listening skills, body language and perception versus intent.
10:40 to 11:10 Break
11:10 to 12:00 Utilizing an Electronic Permitting Process »
Speaker(s): Paul Holden
The Rubicon site in Geismar, LA conducted an aggressive work permit auditing process to ensure compliance to regulatory requirements, corporate guidelines and site policies, even after an OSHA VPP Star recertification team review. This intense audit process was able to identify non-compliance issues within the work permit process by both the permit issuers and recipients. The implementation of an electronic permitting system now allows the risk assessment of job tasks to begin soon after a work order is generated. Planners, schedulers, production personnel and craft foreman can all use the "knowledge" base within the electronic permit system to identify hazards and determine mitigation measures necessary to control hazards associated with the job task.
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Dan Borné, President of LCA & Sports Announcer for LSU Football Michael Fossum, Astronaut with NASA Dr. Scott Geller, Author & Professor at Virginia Tech University Mark Griffon, Investigation Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety
1:30 to 2:20 Stop Managing, Start Leading »
Speaker(s): Steve Skarke
Most of the aspects of effective leadership are common sense, but are not common practice. At Kaneka North America the plant management team has embraced the principles of the leadership model featured in the bestselling book “The Leadership Challenge” (Kouzes & Posner). This session will explore the basic model and demonstrate how the principles of Modeling, Inspiring, Challenging, Enabling, and Encouraging are used to engage employees in ways to foster commitment rather than compliance. Leaders are found at every level of the organization and The Leadership Challenge will help them develop the best behaviors to influence others to follow.
2:20 to 2:50 Break
2:50 to 3:40 Safety Culture Assessment and Advancement »
Speaker(s): Mark Sasek, CSP, CIH, CHMM
Celanese has developed and implemented a creative and thorough process for assessing and advancing the safety culture at a site. Hear the details on how this program has been implemented and applied to facilities across the world. This strategy has been effective in advancing safety cultures for a step change improvement.
Track ABCDE - PSM: Emerging Issues
Leader(s): Phil Cuevas
Co-Leader(s): Sheryl Kuhfeldt
7:30 to 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 to 9:20 Big Spring Refinery Explosion - A Vertical Can Pump Case Failure »
Speaker(s): Quentin Baker
The bottom of a vertical can pump failed at the Propylene Splitter Unit at the Alon, Big Spring refinery on February 18, 2008. The subsequent vapor cloud explosion and ensuing fire caused considerable damage within the refinery. Vertical can pumps are widely used in chemical processing plants, and are generally regarded as being very reliable. However, the bottom case or “can” is below ground level and not visible without removing the pump. The can is part of the pump case and is typically not part of a pressure vessel inspection program. The presentation will discuss the pump failure incident, the failure mechanisms, and corrective measures that were adopted.
9:20 to 9:50 Break
9:50 to 10:40 PSM Mechanical Integrity – Think You Know What Equipment Is Covered? »
Speaker(s): Robert C. Gombar, Sr., Esq.
It is not unusual for a company to be surprised when it gets cited by OSHA for failing to include certain equipment, such as controls and instrumentation, in its PSM Mechanical Integrity program. The failure to include certain process equipment not considered “critical” or misunderstanding when utility equipment must be included are relatively common mistakes. This presentation will discuss common mistakes that are made when developing a PSM Mechanical Integrity program and how to avoid – or correct – them.
10:40 to 11:10 Break
11:10 to 12:00 Effectively Managing the First 96 Hours After a Major Accident »
Speaker(s): Mark Farley
Effectively responding to a major accident requires a prompt, sure-footed approach; especially with criminal prosecutions for worker endangerment and environmental releases becoming more frequent. Knowing what to expect from a legal perspective and being able to respond to a rapidly evolving situation is key. This presentation will provide practical advice on how to prepare for and then effectively manage the initial response to a major workplace or environmental incident.
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Dan Borné, President of LCA & Sports Announcer for LSU Football Michael Fossum, Astronaut with NASA Dr. Scott Geller, Author & Professor at Virginia Tech University Mark Griffon, Investigation Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety
1:30 to 2:20 A Fresh Look at the Incident Investigation Process »
Speaker(s): Kenneth H. Harrington
Incident investigations have been around for nearly as long as there have been incidents. Even a rudimentary investigation occurs after you stub a toe. You immediately look to see what you hit. For many years, the investigation process in the chemical processing industries has embraced a basic approach: gather data, form a team, determine the sequence of events, perform a root cause analysis, prepare a report, and implement action items. This paper offers additional features of incident investigation, such as incident selection criteria, identification of adverse behavioral norms, and determination of culture-smart activities for behavioral change. It also examines the failure of incident investigations: failure to learn from lessons learned.
2:20 to 2:50 Break
2:50 to 3:40 Mechanical Integrity and Lifecycle Analysis »
Speaker(s): Brian Rains
Key Points of the Presentation will include: * Asset life Cycle Management Strategies that identify critical equipment and increase equipment reliability to avoid risk to people, environment and assets * How to implement processes for design verification, quality assurance and failure reporting to identify quality of design defects, repair and maintenance requirements and certification of equipment and personnel * The Ten-Step DuPont Mechanical Integrity Program with examples of avoiding process safety and environmental incidents to achieve higher production and lower costs.
Track ABCDE - Emergency Response/Preparedness
Leader(s): Hilary Gafford
Co-Leader(s): Kathy Williams
7:30 to 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 to 9:20 Industrial Fire Brigade Structure and Organization »
Speaker(s): Gordon Lohmeyer
Are you and your company prepared for an Emergency? In this session we will identify the available options which will enable you to protect yourself, your coworkers and the community. You will also be able to make an educated decision on how to staff your fire brigades, train your employees, select a qualified training service provider and maintain regulatory compliancy.
9:20 to 9:50 Break
9:50 to 10:40 Planning for and Responding to the Next Disaster »
Speaker(s): Gregory Dillard
Environmental and industrial disasters and fatalities are unexpected, but there are considerations and actions that you can take to protect your company before they occur. We will discuss actions to take to limit litigation risks from accidents and how to respond to on-site regulators, including OSHA, EPA and CSB.
10:40 to 11:10 Break
11:10 to 12:00 Media Consultants - What a Public Information Officer (PIO) Must Do During Emergency Response »
Speaker(s): Chuck Wolf
The National Incident Management System (NIMS) requires the Public Information Officer (PIO) to communicate accurate, consistent and timely incident information to the media and public, and to brief Command on the media's questions and the public's concerns. You'll learn how to set up a Joint Information System (JIS) and staff a physical or virtual Joint Information Center (JIC) with local, state, federal, and industry Response Partners using the National Response Team's latest JIC Model. You'll also see photos and hear "lessons learned" from JIC's set up during previous oil/petrochemical incidents and exercises.
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Dan Borné, President of LCA & Sports Announcer for LSU Football Michael Fossum, Astronaut with NASA Dr. Scott Geller, Author & Professor at Virginia Tech University Mark Griffon, Investigation Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety
1:30 to 2:20 Industrial Stength ICS »
Speaker(s): David Popoff
Celebrated as a dynamic trainer and educator, David Popoff offers Industrial Strength ICS, the National Incident Management System for non-governmental organizations. This workshop tailors the ICS system for industrial users, and focuses on instilling partnerships with local government agencies.
2:20 to 2:50 Break
2:50 to 3:40 Poison Centers as a Tool in Incident Management »
Speaker(s): John D. Thompson
John Thompson co-created the Activation Guidance for Poison Control Centers standard, currently used by the Federal Region 6 Response Team (RRT6). This tool addresses community health concerns associated with HAZMAT events, especially useful during events in areas of high populations or fence line communities. Past case studies include the BP Oil Spill Response (national) and the Magnablend Fire Response (local).
Track ABCDE - Plant Manager Hot Topics
Leader(s): Melinda Fowler
Co-Leader(s): Jack McVaugh
7:30 to 8:30 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 to 9:20 Report on the 83rd Texas Legislative Session »
Speaker(s): Daniel Womack
Mr. Womack will provide a summary of the 83rd Texas Legislative Session, focusing primarily on legislation that directly impacts the Texas chemical industry.
9:20 to 9:50 Break
9:50 to 10:40 Stop Managing, Start Leading »
Speaker(s): Steve Skarke
Most of the aspects of effective leadership are common sense, but are not common practice. At Kaneka North America the plant management team has embraced the principles of the leadership model featured in the bestselling book “The Leadership Challenge” (Kouzes & Posner). This session will explore the basic model and demonstrate how the principles of Modeling, Inspiring, Challenging, Enabling, and Encouraging are used to engage employees in ways to foster commitment rather than compliance. Leaders are found at every level of the organization and The Leadership Challenge will help them develop the best behaviors to influence others to follow.
10:40 to 11:10 Break
11:10 to 12:00 Using Safety Change Agents to Engage Employees »
Speaker(s): Mark Sasek, CSP, CIH, CHMM, Robert Nelson
Celanese has implemented an effort across the globe to identify and develop key individuals who are particularly talented in influencing their peers. Hear from a corporate and site perspective how the Celanese Safety Change Agent program has been developed and applied to achieve higher levels of employee engagement and performance.
12:00 to 1:30 Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Dan Borné, President of LCA & Sports Announcer for LSU Football Michael Fossum, Astronaut with NASA Dr. Scott Geller, Author & Professor at Virginia Tech University Mark Griffon, Investigation Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety
1:30 to 2:20 Steps to Achieving a Zero Injury / Incident Culture »
Speaker(s): Van Long
Achieving a culture that strives for zero injuries and incidents in the workplace is the greatest ambition that a site or company can aspire to. While this aspiration is easier said than done, the underlying principles to develop this culture require focused leadership and maximum employee engagement at all levels of an organization. There is no silver bullet to achieving a zero injury/incident culture, but rather a key set of principles that allows an organization to build processes that will lead to major step changes in performance. Discover the 10 steps to achieving a zero incident and injury culture.
2:20 to 2:50 Break
2:50 to 3:40 FELT Leadership »
Speaker(s): Bobby Laughlin
The role of leadership is foundational and core in the creation of a "Committed to Zero" safety culture. Leadership action and inaction set the tone for the entire organization. Will your organization be committed to zero without visible FELT Leadership demonstrated from the top down? You get the level of safety excellence that you and your leadership team personally demonstrate that you want. At DuPont, we believe FELT Leadership skills are vital at all levels of the organization and will create a sustainable safety culture that becomes a part of the company's DNA.