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HOW TO CREATE A
SAFETY CULTURE WHILE GROWING YOUR BUSINESS
Neal Langerman
Founder
Advanced Chemical Safety, Inc.
Brian Morin
President & COO of
Dreamweaver International
David Harwell
ACS Industry
Member Programs
Ken Fivizzani
Research Scientist (Retired)
WHO’S ON THE MIC? #ACSPIB
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Support for the ACS Program-in-a-Box comes from your ACS membership and
the following ACS technical divisions:
ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety
ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses
ACS Division of Business Development & Management
ACS Division of Professional Relations
This program is also made possible with the support of Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt,
2015 President of the American Chemical Society. Today’s ACS Program-in-a-
Box event is co-produced with ACS Industry Member Programs.
The ACS Entrepreneurial Resources Center is an accelerator that helps chemistry-based startups
bring their innovations to market
We empower entrepreneurs with access to ACS’ information resources, help entrepreneurs develop a viable business plan, and have entrepreneurs showcase their venture at pitch events to potential investors and industry partners. Startups advancing new materials, energy, pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, instruments, or medical devices, and other chemistry-based products or services are invited to take advantage of our unique program offerings and attend our events. For more information, visit our website at www.acs.org/erc.
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Do you have all the elements for a
successful career in industry?
In today’s business environment, you have to stay on
top of it all and be your company’s most valuable
asset.
ACS Industry programs save you time, keep you
informed, connect you professionally, and put you on
the forefront of opportunity. We’ll help you navigate
the breadth of American Chemical Society’s programs
and resources that will sharpen your competitive edge
in industry.
Let ACS be your Industry concierge.
www.acs.org/industry
YOU’RE PART OF
THE SHOW. Write your questions and comments on an index
card and hand it to your host.
On social media? Use #ACSPIB to ask questions,
share your thoughts, and chat with other attendees!
Let’s practice.
Where are you tuning in from today?
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How to Create a
Safety Culture
While Growing Your Business
Neal Langerman Host
Safety Matters
• Small manufacturer of hot tubs and spas
• Polymeric Toluene diisocyanate (Poly TDI) used to
make urethane
• Lack of a maintenance program allowed water to enter
a 3300 gallon tank containing about 1000 gallons poly
TDI
• The result?
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Safety
Matters
• Tank was lifted about 10 - 15 meters high and flew 30 meters laterally
• Crashed through the roof into the manufacturing floor
Safety
Matters
• Safe work practices save money
• Today’s PIB presentation will give you tools to recognize and control workplace hazards
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Ken Fivizzani
• Chemist
• Nalco Lab Safety Specialist - “Chemical Hygiene Officer”
• Chair ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
• Chair ACS Committee on Chemical Safety
Brian Morin
• President & COO of DreamWeaver International
• Development of new technologies and production tools
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Laboratory Safety Issues for
SMALL CHEMICAL
BUSINESSES
Ken Fivizzani
Division of Chemical Health and Safety
April 14, 2015
My Background
• Retired from Nalco Company – 26 years, 19 years as Chemical Hygiene Officer.
• ACS CHAS Chair – 2000, 2011, and 2014.
• ACS CCS Chair – 2002-04; Member 2002-10.
• Contributed to: Chemical Safety Manual for Small Businesses, Prudent Practices (2011), Creating Safety Cultures in Academic Institutions, Last Word column in JCHAS.
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Issues for Chemical Businesses • SDS (aka MSDS) retention; GHS incorporation.
• Personal Protective Equipment; Hoods
• Handling & Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
• Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Emergency Response
• Does your business (lab) fall under the OSHA Laboratory Standard? Need CHP and CHO?
• Safety Expertise – Internal or Outsourced?
Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
Personal Protective Equipment • Safety glasses (including prescription) & safety splash
goggles
• Gloves – for solvents, toxic materials, heat or cold, cut resistant
• Lab coats and/or aprons
• Safety shoes and hardhats (if appropriate)
• Ear plugs and ear muffs
• Laboratory Chemical Hoods (Fume Hoods)
Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
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Handling and Storage of Chemicals
• Labels – convey identity and hazards (owner)
• Understand and train for appropriate hazard
classes: corrosive, flammable, combustible,
oxidizer, toxic, pathogenic, radioactive.
• Store chemicals by compatibility.
• Evaluate new chemicals and procedures.
• Inspect and dispose of outdated material.
• Scale up of reactions usually increases risk. Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
Scale up can cause problems
Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
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Emergency Response • Chemical emergency
• Medical emergency
• Large scale release of hazardous material
• Fire
• Evacuation Plan
• Incident Commander
• Who responds in these types of emergencies? Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
Safety Expertise
• Industrial Hygiene – monitoring of chemical exposures, noise, fit testing of respirators, ergonomic issues.
• Medical and First-aid
• Regulatory compliance
• Safety Training
• Incident Review and Safety Audits
Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
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Universal
Issues • Slips, trips, and falls
• Complacency
• Distraction
Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
Building Strong Safety Cultures
American Chemical Society
Strong Safety Culture
Positive Attitude for Safety
Safety Education
Leadership in Safety
Learning from Incidents
Collaborative Interactions
Institutional Support
Promoting Safety
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It Starts at the Top
If you’re the boss, and you like to play golf, you will find that the people below you play golf too. And if you’re concerned about safety, they’ll be concerned about safety.
Bao-Lang Chen,
Chairman Formosa Petrochemical
C&EN, Jan. 2, 2012
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Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
Building a Strong
Safety Culture
• Owner, CEO must support safety.
• Identify Safety Champions.
• Get all managers on board.
• Provide adequate resources (time and money) for safety activity.
• Establish that employee safety is a top priority; regulatory compliance is not enough.
Speaking: Ken Fivizzani
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Safety Culture in Business
Three stories from
three different perspectives.
Speaking: Brian Morin
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Safety Culture:
about people, not numbers
Speaking: Brian Morin
The lowest cost, highest performance
battery separators in the world
Speaking: Brian Morin
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The lowest cost, highest performance
battery separators in the world
But what does that mean
in the short term?
Speaking: Brian Morin
Real Time Air Quality Index: 3:13pm 2/5/15
http://aqicn.org/map/china/#@g/38.9387/69.9801/4z Speaking: Brian Morin
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Speaking: Brian Morin
Market Focus: Industrial segment
between lead acid and lithium ion
Flooded/Sealed Lead Acid
•SLI
AGM-Lead Acid
•SLI
•start stop
•Backup
•Electric Bikes
Other Advanced Lead Acid
•Start Stop
•Backup
•Regen Brake
•Electric Bikes
Lead Acid & Supercap
•Regen Brake
•Grid storage
•Backup
Supercap
•Hybrid indust.
•Hybrid bus
•Smart phones
•Grid Freq Reg
LFP Lithium Ion
•Power tools
•48V Mild Hybrid
•Backup
•Electric Bikes
•Low end EV
•Fork lifts, golf carts
•Grid Storage
LMO Lithium Ion
•Low end consumer electronics
•Automotive (blend with NCM)
LCO Lithium Ion
•Medical
•Consumer Electronics
NCM Lithium Ion
•Electric Vehicles
•48 V Mild Hybrid
•Grid Storage
NCA Lithium Ion
•Tesla
•Other automotive
Focusing on the industrial space between lead acid and lithium ion
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Who we are
A growth phase company
with strong global partners
utilizing a unique technology
and a tightly targeted
strategy to revolutionize
industrial energy storage and
delivery
• Founders – Two former CEOs with >60 years
of advanced materials experience
• Manufacturing
– $2 billion global paper company
with products for capacitors and
lead acid batteries and capacity
for >200 million m2/year.
• R&D
– 30 year battery and supercap
veteran
– 75-year old paper R&D institution
• Sales – Sales offices in Korea, China and
the Netherlands. Highly skilled
team averaging 30+ years of
experience.
YOU’RE PART OF
THE SHOW.
Write your questions and comments on an index
card and hand it to your host.
On social media? Use #ACSPIB to ask questions,
share your thoughts, and chat with other attendees!
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Neal Langerman
Founder
Advanced Chemical Safety, Inc.
Brian Morin
President & COO of
Dreamweaver International
David Harwell
ACS Industry
Member Programs
Ken Fivizzani
Research Scientist (Retired)
ASK YOUR EXPERTS. #ACSPIB
Support for the ACS Program-in-a-Box comes from your ACS membership and
the following ACS technical divisions:
ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety
ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses
ACS Division of Business Development & Management
ACS Division of Professional Relations
This program is also made possible with the support of Dr. Diane Grob Schmidt,
2015 President of the American Chemical Society. Today’s ACS Program-in-a-
Box event is co-produced with ACS Industry Member Programs.
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Do you have all the elements for a
successful career in industry?
In today’s business environment, you have to stay on
top of it all and be your company’s most valuable
asset.
ACS Industry programs save you time, keep you
informed, connect you professionally, and put you on
the forefront of opportunity. We’ll help you navigate
the breadth of American Chemical Society’s programs
and resources that will sharpen your competitive edge
in industry.
Let ACS be your Industry concierge.
www.acs.org/industry
The ACS Entrepreneurial Resources Center is an accelerator that helps chemistry-based startups
bring their innovations to market
We empower entrepreneurs with access to ACS’ information resources, help entrepreneurs develop a viable business plan, and have entrepreneurs showcase their venture at pitch events to potential investors and industry partners. Startups advancing new materials, energy, pharmaceuticals, biotechnologies, instruments, or medical devices, and other chemistry-based products or services are invited to take advantage of our unique program offerings and attend our events. For more information, visit our website at www.acs.org/erc.
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