Sunshine Act Meeting; Request for Comments on Draft Evaluation of Recommended Practice on Fatigue Risk Management Systems for Personnel in the Refining and Petrochemical Industries, 15931-15932 [2013-05854]
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD
INVESTIGATION BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting; Request for
Comments on Draft Evaluation of
Recommended Practice on Fatigue
Risk Management Systems for
Personnel in the Refining and
Petrochemical Industries
TIME AND DATE:
April 24, 2013; 9:30 a.m.
EDT.
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, Horizon
Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20004.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board (CSB) will convene
a public meeting on Wednesday, April
24, 2013, starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT at the
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, Horizon
Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. At the meeting,
CSB will consider and vote on the status
of Recommendation No. 2005–04–I–TX–
7 issued to the American Petroleum
Institute (API) and the United
Steelworkers International Union (USW)
in March 2007. This recommendation
urged API and USW to jointly lead the
development of an ANSI consensus
standard with guidelines for fatigue
prevention. The CSB based this
recommendation on its investigation of
explosions and fires that occurred at
BP’s Texas City Refinery on March 23,
2005.
In addition the Board intends to
consider status designations for the
following recommendations to the U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration: 2001–05–I–DE–1
(Process Safety Management coverage of
atmospheric storage tanks); 2005–04–I–
TX–9 (Process Safety Management
requirement for organizational
management of change reviews); 2010–
07–I–CT–1 (Regulations addressing fuel
gas safety). Subject to the call of the
chairperson, the Board may consider
other recommendations-related items
that have been calendared for
consideration at a public meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
23, 2005, explosions and fires in an
isomerization unit (ISOM) at BP’s Texas
City Refinery caused 15 deaths, 180
injuries, and significant economic
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losses. The CSB’s investigation found
that the incident was caused by
multiple technical, system, and
organizational deficiencies. For detailed
information on the incident and the
CSB’s investigation, please refer to the
CSB’s investigation report on the CSB’s
Web site, www.csb.gov.
Among its most important findings,
the CSB concluded that the ISOM
operators were likely fatigued from
working 12-hour shifts, some working as
many as 29 consecutive days during the
turnaround of the unit prior to startup,
and that, as a result, the operators’
judgment and problem-solving skills
were likely degraded, hindering their
ability to determine that a distillation
tower in the ISOM unit was overfilling
with hydrocarbons and to take prompt
corrective steps. Accordingly, the CSB
issued Recommendation No. 2005–04–
I–TX–7 to API and the USW which
reads in pertinent part as follows:
[D]evelop fatigue prevention guidelines for
the refining and petrochemical industries
that, at a minimum, limit hours and days of
work and address shift work.
Both API and USW initially accepted
the recommendation. The API, formed
an ANSI committee that the USW
joined. In August 2009, however, the
USW withdrew from the committee in
protest of what it perceived to be an
imbalance in voting members
(management vs. union and other
representatives). The API proceeded
with the committee’s work and issued
an ANSI-approved Recommended
Practice (RP 755) in April 2010.
After review, the CSB staff found that
RP 755 makes a contribution to
chemical safety by explicitly stating that
‘‘workplace fatigue is a risk to safe
operations’’ and also by suggesting
various measures to manage fatigue
risks. However, the staff determined that
RP 755 does not fully meet the intent of
the CSB recommendation in multiple
important respects, and therefore has
urged the Board to vote designating the
status of Recommendation No. 2005–4–
I–TX–7 as ‘‘Open-Unacceptable
Action.’’
At the meeting on April 24, 2013, the
staff will present its analysis to the
Board. Following the staff presentation,
the Board will hear comments from the
public. Following the conclusion of the
public comment period, the Board will
consider whether to approve the
proposed evaluation and to change the
status of Recommendation No. 2005–
04–I–TX–7 to ‘‘Open-Unacceptable
Action’’ or to some other status in
accordance with Board Order 22.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: The Board
welcomes public comment on the staff
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evaluation and proposed disposition of
Recommendation No. 2005–04–I–TX–7.
The detailed draft evaluation will be
posted on the CSB Web site by March
11, 2013, and will be available for
review and comment until 5 p.m. E.D.T.
on April 12, 2013. CSB encourages
electronic submission of comments.
Comments should be submitted by
email to fatiguecomments@csb.gov.
Comments may also be submitted by
mail to Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board, Attn: Amy
McCormick, 2175 K Street, NW., Suite
650, Washington, DC 20037.
Comments may be submitted in the
body of the email message or as an
attached PDF, MS Word, or plain text
ASCII file. Files must be virus-free and
unencrypted. Include CSB–13–01 in the
subject line of the message. Please
ensure that the comments themselves,
whether in the subject line, the body of
the email or in attached files, include
the docket number (CSB–13–01), the
agency name, and your full name and
address.
All comment and submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number. All comments received,
including any personal information
provided, will be made available to the
public without modifications or
deletions. While the public comments
submitted before and during the
meeting will be carefully analyzed by
CSB staff and the Board, the Board does
not assume any obligation to respond to
comments individually or during the
public meeting. Comments received by
the CSB will be posted online in the
Open Government section of the CSB
Web site, https://www.csb.gov/
open.aspx.
To ask any question regarding the
submission of comments or to establish
times to review these documents at CSB
headquarters, please call Amy
McCormick, Board Affairs Specialist, at
(202) 261–7630.
No factual analyses, conclusions, or
findings presented by staff should be
considered final. Only after the Board
has considered the staff presentations,
listened to public comments, and voted
to approve a change in status of the
recommendation should that status be
considered final.
The meeting will be free and open to
the public. If you require a translator or
interpreter, please notify the individual
listed below as the ‘‘Contact Person for
Further Information,’’ at least five
business days prior to the meeting.
The CSB is an independent Federal
agency charged with investigating
serious accidents that result in the
release of extremely hazardous
substances. The agency’s Board
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Members are appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate. CSB
investigations look into all aspects of
accidents, including physical causes
such as equipment failure as well as
inadequacies in regulations, industry
standards, and safety management
systems.
CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION: Hillary J. Cohen,
Communications Manager,
hillary.cohen@csb.gov or (202) 446–
8094. General information about the
CSB can be found on the agency Web
site at: www.csb.gov.
Dated: March 8, 2013.
Daniel M. Horowitz,
Managing Director.
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Agency: National Oceanic and
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0605.
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Type of Request: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,482.
Average Hours per Response: Pre-trip
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hours; operations plan and NEPA
analysis, 640 hours total.
Burden Hours: 80,637.
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information collection. Under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
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In 2010, we implemented a new suite
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adopted rebuilding programs for NE
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being overfished and subject to
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revisions to the sector management
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Amendment 16 for establishing
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to the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
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via VMS, or to receive an LOA are also
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Also, percentages of trip monitoring,
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years, are changed.
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Expedited Submission of Proposed
Special Access Programs, and North
Atlantic Fisheries Organization
Reporting Requirements.
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Chapter 35).
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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting; Request for Comments on Draft Evaluation of
Recommended Practice on Fatigue Risk Management Systems for Personnel
in the Refining and Petrochemical Industries
TIME AND DATE: April 24, 2013; 9:30 a.m. EDT.
PLACE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Horizon
Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Board (CSB) will convene a public meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2013,
starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT at the Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, Horizon Room, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20004. At the meeting, CSB will consider and vote on the
status of Recommendation No. 2005-04-I-TX-7 issued to the American
Petroleum Institute (API) and the United Steelworkers International
Union (USW) in March 2007. This recommendation urged API and USW to
jointly lead the development of an ANSI consensus standard with
guidelines for fatigue prevention. The CSB based this recommendation on
its investigation of explosions and fires that occurred at BP's Texas
City Refinery on March 23, 2005.
In addition the Board intends to consider status designations for
the following recommendations to the U.S. Occupational Safety and
Health Administration: 2001-05-I-DE-1 (Process Safety Management
coverage of atmospheric storage tanks); 2005-04-I-TX-9 (Process Safety
Management requirement for organizational management of change
reviews); 2010-07-I-CT-1 (Regulations addressing fuel gas safety).
Subject to the call of the chairperson, the Board may consider other
recommendations-related items that have been calendared for
consideration at a public meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 23, 2005, explosions and fires in
an isomerization unit (ISOM) at BP's Texas City Refinery caused 15
deaths, 180 injuries, and significant economic losses. The CSB's
investigation found that the incident was caused by multiple technical,
system, and organizational deficiencies. For detailed information on
the incident and the CSB's investigation, please refer to the CSB's
investigation report on the CSB's Web site, www.csb.gov.
Among its most important findings, the CSB concluded that the ISOM
operators were likely fatigued from working 12-hour shifts, some
working as many as 29 consecutive days during the turnaround of the
unit prior to startup, and that, as a result, the operators' judgment
and problem-solving skills were likely degraded, hindering their
ability to determine that a distillation tower in the ISOM unit was
overfilling with hydrocarbons and to take prompt corrective steps.
Accordingly, the CSB issued Recommendation No. 2005-04-I-TX-7 to API
and the USW which reads in pertinent part as follows:
[D]evelop fatigue prevention guidelines for the refining and
petrochemical industries that, at a minimum, limit hours and days of
work and address shift work.
Both API and USW initially accepted the recommendation. The API, formed
an ANSI committee that the USW joined. In August 2009, however, the USW
withdrew from the committee in protest of what it perceived to be an
imbalance in voting members (management vs. union and other
representatives). The API proceeded with the committee's work and
issued an ANSI-approved Recommended Practice (RP 755) in April 2010.
After review, the CSB staff found that RP 755 makes a contribution
to chemical safety by explicitly stating that ``workplace fatigue is a
risk to safe operations'' and also by suggesting various measures to
manage fatigue risks. However, the staff determined that RP 755 does
not fully meet the intent of the CSB recommendation in multiple
important respects, and therefore has urged the Board to vote
designating the status of Recommendation No. 2005-4-I-TX-7 as ``Open-
Unacceptable Action.''
At the meeting on April 24, 2013, the staff will present its
analysis to the Board. Following the staff presentation, the Board will
hear comments from the public. Following the conclusion of the public
comment period, the Board will consider whether to approve the proposed
evaluation and to change the status of Recommendation No. 2005-04-I-TX-
7 to ``Open-Unacceptable Action'' or to some other status in accordance
with Board Order 22.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: The Board welcomes public comment on the staff
evaluation and proposed disposition of Recommendation No. 2005-04-I-TX-
7. The detailed draft evaluation will be posted on the CSB Web site by
March 11, 2013, and will be available for review and comment until 5
p.m. E.D.T. on April 12, 2013. CSB encourages electronic submission of
comments. Comments should be submitted by email to
fatiguecomments@csb.gov. Comments may also be submitted by mail to
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Attn: Amy McCormick,
2175 K Street, NW., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20037.
Comments may be submitted in the body of the email message or as an
attached PDF, MS Word, or plain text ASCII file. Files must be virus-
free and unencrypted. Include CSB-13-01 in the subject line of the
message. Please ensure that the comments themselves, whether in the
subject line, the body of the email or in attached files, include the
docket number (CSB-13-01), the agency name, and your full name and
address.
All comment and submissions must include the agency name and docket
number. All comments received, including any personal information
provided, will be made available to the public without modifications or
deletions. While the public comments submitted before and during the
meeting will be carefully analyzed by CSB staff and the Board, the
Board does not assume any obligation to respond to comments
individually or during the public meeting. Comments received by the CSB
will be posted online in the Open Government section of the CSB Web
site, https://www.csb.gov/open.aspx.
To ask any question regarding the submission of comments or to
establish times to review these documents at CSB headquarters, please
call Amy McCormick, Board Affairs Specialist, at (202) 261-7630.
No factual analyses, conclusions, or findings presented by staff
should be considered final. Only after the Board has considered the
staff presentations, listened to public comments, and voted to approve
a change in status of the recommendation should that status be
considered final.
The meeting will be free and open to the public. If you require a
translator or interpreter, please notify the individual listed below as
the ``Contact Person for Further Information,'' at least five business
days prior to the meeting.
The CSB is an independent Federal agency charged with investigating
serious accidents that result in the release of extremely hazardous
substances. The agency's Board
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Members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. CSB
investigations look into all aspects of accidents, including physical
causes such as equipment failure as well as inadequacies in
regulations, industry standards, and safety management systems.
CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Hillary J. Cohen,
Communications Manager, hillary.cohen@csb.gov or (202) 446-8094.
General information about the CSB can be found on the agency Web site
at: www.csb.gov.
Dated: March 8, 2013.
Daniel M. Horowitz,
Managing Director.
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