Preliminary Program subject to change
T2001 Ethylene Plant Safety
OverviewSafety topics of interest to the ethylene industry.
Primary SponsorTopical 2: Ethylene Producers Conference (T2)

Chair

David Gent
Technical Advisor
Engineering & Projects
NOVA Chemical Corporation
P.O. Box 5006
Red Deer, AB T4N 6A1
Canada
Phone Number: 403-314-7685
Email: gentdr@novachem.com

CoChair

Jack Tindel
Area Superintendent
E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
P.O. Box 1089
Orange, TX 77631-1089
Phone Number: 409-886-6998
Email: jack.h.tindel-1@usa.dupont.com
Introductory Remarks
Fire at Formosa Plastics Point Comfort, Texas
Robert Hall, US Chemical Safety & Investigation Board, 2175 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20037
Cold Box Pipe Leak Due to Erosion from Flashing Liquid
T. Paul Mayeux, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, P.O. Box 1089, Orange, TX 77630
Lightning Strike Incident at Sabic Europe Plant NAK3;
Kees Brouwers, Process Control, SABIC Europe, Geleen, Netherlands
Break
Furnace Quench Oil Fire
Marty Shelton, Olefins, Eastman Chemical, P O Box 7444, Longview, TX 75607
Recognizing on-Line Oxygen Analyzers as an Ignition Source in Ethylene Furnaces
Bernardo M. Corripio, Sheila F. Van Geffen and Andy A. Weber, The Dow Chemical Company, Louisiana Hwy 1, PO Box 150, Plaquemine, LA 70765
Cracked Gas Compressor Balance Line Failures
Eric Walker, Sasol North America Inc., 2201 Old Spanish Trail, Westlake, LA 70669
Concluding Remarks

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