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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

“ “

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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Want more

ACS Program-in-a-Box Events?

Keeping Current with Environmental

Regulations

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Tracking all of the environmental regulations that apply

to your small chemical business can be a complicated

process. Join us to learn where to look to find out what

regulations apply to your business and how to

streamline the process so you may ensure your

business stays compliant and productive.

Learn more: www.acs.org/PIB

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