Complete Solutions for Pulp and Paper® Overview of Hercules, Chicopee for ECB/AIM Meeting Agenda What is Hercules? What & Where is the Chicopee Plant?

Complete Solutions for Pulp and Paper®

Overview of Hercules, Chicopee Overview of Hercules, Chicopee for ECB/AIM Meetingfor ECB/AIM Meeting

Agenda• What is Hercules? • What & Where is the Chicopee

Plant?• Current ESH Programs &

Initiatives• Safe Neighborhoods Chemical

Initiative Inspection- Recap the Day

• SNCI Inspection Outcomes


What Is Hercules? What Is Hercules? • World’s top provider of chemistry to the Pulp and Paper World’s top provider of chemistry to the Pulp and Paper

Industry Industry • Headquarters in Wilmington, DelawareHeadquarters in Wilmington, Delaware• >$2 billion sales>$2 billion sales• 24 manufacturing 24 manufacturing

plants globally for plants globally for

Paper TechnologyPaper TechnologyPulp and Paper Division

Core Businesses

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What is Hercules Chicopee?What is Hercules Chicopee?• 27 Employees27 Employees

• Service ~ 150 customers in NorthEast region & CanadaService ~ 150 customers in NorthEast region & Canada

• Production ~ 24 hrs/day, 5-6 days/weekProduction ~ 24 hrs/day, 5-6 days/week

• Shipping ~ 16 hrs/day, 5 days/weekShipping ~ 16 hrs/day, 5 days/week• Manufacture three product lines:Manufacture three product lines:

– Strength Resins (Kymene®, Reten®)

– Wax Emulsions (Hercon®, Aquapel®,

Paracol®, Precis®)

– Process Biocides (Spectrum®)

• Third Party Industrial Service:Third Party Industrial Service:– Weighing Wax Trucks for Yankee Candle


• Plant build in remote location in 1918 Plant build in remote location in 1918 • City and Infrastructure grew around plantCity and Infrastructure grew around plant

History & Location of the Chicopee PlantHistory & Location of the Chicopee Plant


Hercules Chicopee ESH Governance and Initiatives Hercules Chicopee ESH Governance and Initiatives

• OSHA Process Safety Management– Process Hazard Analysis - HazOps– Mechanical Integrity programs and measures– Personnel Training Requirements

• EPA’s Risk Management Planning

• State Fire Marshall Above Ground Storage Tanks– Annual Integrity Inspections & improvement plan

• Myriad of City, State and Federal Regulations

• Responsible Care Management Systems– All elements to Level 3 compliance by end 2008,

certification in 2009


SNCI Inspection – July 12SNCI Inspection – July 12thth 2007 2007

• Original Request for Information submitted in advance– Most information cited existing programs

• Hosted 9 Regulatory Visitors (~ double plant size)– Represented: MDEP (4), MDEP SNCI Contractor (1), State

Fire Marshall (2), State Police (1), Chicopee Fire (1),

• Spent approximately 4 hours touring site

• Close out meeting held with preliminary findings

• Additional Information requested => provided– tank permits, hot work procedure, 3 year hazardous. waste

shipping manifests, hazardous waste inspection sheet


SNCI Inspection – Outcomes & Follow ups SNCI Inspection – Outcomes & Follow ups

• “No neighborhood-scale imminent danger identified due to acceptable high-hazard material management”

• MDEP including contractor– Spill kits, Aerosol Cans to Hazardous Waste Storage => complete– Clarification of practices for dikes & water collection => provided– Dust management, wind sock, electrical classification signs => compete– Positive pressure control room => under review

• Fire services– Review permits & inspections => provided

• State Police– Request contact => provided

• Chicopee Fire– Check alarms and hydrants => added to maintenance schedule– Door labeling for contents and names => compete– Training rank and file fire members => 50% complete


Jack Mayausky, Ph.D.Jack Mayausky, Ph.D.Plant ManagerPlant Manager

Hercules, ChicopeeHercules, Chicopee

email: [email protected]: [email protected]

Office: (413) 322-1414Office: (413) 322-1414

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Complete Solutions for Pulp and Paper® Overview of Hercules, Chicopee for ECB/AIM Meeting Agenda What is Hercules? What & Where is the Chicopee Plant?