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Monday, January 25, 2021 – Annual State of the Plants
DPCAC plants reported on 2020 accomplishments and challenges and goals and plans for 2021. A Houston Business Roundtable Representative provided an update on a new industrial cleaning safety initiative.
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Christina Penrose of Lubrizol will present data from the TCEQ Emissions Inventory and the EPA Toxics Release Inventory that most DPCAC plants must file annually with these agencies. Members and other attendees will receive files to review before the shortened Zoom presentation: Orientation for Those New to the Reports and the full presentation usually given…
Read MoreMonday, October 26, 2020 – DPCAC Role in EHCMA Roll Out of EPA Risk Management Plans
Due to a technical issue with the Emission Spreadsheet, the Annual Report on Emissions is being moved to November 30, 2020.
Read MoreMonday, September 28, 2020 – Covid 101
Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) members attended a virtual forum on COVID-19 in late September, with facts from a variety of public health sources presented by Rassull Suarez, MD, MPH, the Dow Chemical Health Services Physician Director. Dr. Suarez covered the Coronavirus’s risks, symptoms, transmission, testing, and how to protect oneself from exposure. Readers…
Read MoreMonday, August 24, 2020 – Port of Houston Authority’s Deepening and Widening, Video Conference
DPCAC will invite the Port of Houston Authority to speak about the proposed deepening and widening of the Houston Ship Channel. Mark Your Calendars, Save the Date!Monday, August 24, 20206-7:30pm via Zoom (Video Conference) Please have a safe and healthy summer! Stay in touch if you have any questions or concerns: Diane Sheridan, [email protected] Anja…
Read MoreMonday, June 1, 2020 – An Interim Report on COVID-19, Why Plants are Essential Businesses
When stay-at-home orders were issued in March, Deer Park’s chemical plants, refinery, and related businesses continued to operate because the chemical business is deemed a Critical Infrastructure Sector by the US Department of Homeland Security. At an early June video meeting, Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) community members asked each member plant to explain…
Read MoreMonday, April 27 – San Jacinto College Programs and Financial Aid
Via Videoconference, JR Ragaisis, Dean of Business & Technology at San Jacinto College’s Central Campus and DPCAC member, presented an overview of the college’s programs geared toward the Petrochemical Industry and the financial and other resources they have available to support their students. Student success is achieved by the College “leading education by developing new…
Read MoreMonday, March 23, 2020 – DPCAC 30th Anniversary
The Deer Park Community Advisory Council’s 30th anniversary celebration was put on hold as dictated by COVID-19 restrictions on social contact. To recognize the efforts of the many participants over the years, facilitator Diane Sheridan sent members the story of the first meeting (see below) on the anniversary date. On Monday, March 26, 1990, Deer…
Read MoreMonday, February 24, 2020 – Process Safety Management: Managing Hazards to Reduce Frequency and Severity of Incidents
Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) focused on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) program called Process Safety Management (PSM) at its late February meeting, 28 years to the day that the program became effective. PSM is a uniform set of rules for specific industries to safely manage the use, storage, manufacturing, handling, or…
Read MoreMonday, January 27, 2020 – Tour of San Jacinto College’s CPET
Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) community and plant members were joined by several Deer Park High School students and community guests as they toured the new San Jacinto College LyondellBasell Center for Petrochem, Energy, and Technology (CPET) in late January. Please visit CPET’s website for further details on the programs that they offer, including…
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