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• Short Course For Oil Mill Operators In Retrospect

INSIDE• IOMSA/TSOMSA June 25-27

Convention Details

• People and Places

Hydrocarbon So lven ts For Oilseed Extraction -

Regulatory; Concerns

Roundtable Summary: Safety Practices As Part of PSM

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IOMSA OFFICERS

PRESIDENT

CURTIS SIMONE

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VICE PRESIDENT

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101st IOMSA • TSOMSA 70th Joint Convention of the

International Oil Mill Superintendents Association and Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association

Sandestin Beach Hilton • Destin, Florida June 25-27

hlorida is the Sunshine State...and site of the 1995 jo in tly held

convention of the IOMSA and TSOMSA. The sugar-white beaches and azure waters of Florida's Gulf Coast provide the backdrop for oilseed processors, suppliers, friends and fam ily during the annual meeting of these associations. Located 35 miles from Fort Walton Beach, the beach fronted Sandestin H ilton offers easy access to Florida's fame: sand, surf and seafood. Hosted by the TSOMSA, the convention is designed to take advantage of this beautiful environment w ith a variety of events and free time in addition to the two- day technical program. An ideal spot for sun worshippers and ocean fun, exploring and the sporting life, the coast of the Sunshine State is a setting-to-order for the summer.

INSIDE PAGES• IOMSA and TSOMSA Presidents'

Messages...• Technical Program covering dates, top/cs,

speakers...• Speaker Profiles, photos...• Social Schedule o f what, when, where...• Data on hotel reservations, airport

shuttle, hospitality room...• Pre-Registration Form...• Convention Contributor list...

I would like to take this opportunity to invite all members and their families to the annual convention in Sandestin, Florida. The meeting w ill begin on

Sunday, June 25, with sports activities and then a president's reception that night. It w ill be an informal get together by the pool with hors d'oeuvres and drinks. This w ill give me a chance to greet everybody with a special welcome. The meeting w ill end on Tuesday night with an awards banquet and dinner.

I am excited about the convention for several reasons: I think we have a good group of speakers; we have a very nice location and facilities; we have some great activities for everyone to join and have fun in the sun and we can all plan on having some good fresh seafood and share friendships and knowledge.

Please make your plans now for pre-registration through the TSOMSA with Bobby Nachlinger or the IOMSA with Marvin Sue Greaser. This w ill help us plan for the meeting and give us a better indication of how many people we can look forward to seeing in June. Also, do not forget to make your hotel reservations with the Sandestin Hilton and be sure to tell them that you are with the "O il Millers Associations'" convention. Rooms are limited for Friday and Saturday nights so please do not wait until the last minute to make your reservations.

This is the second year that the TSOMSA and the IOMSA have held their joint convention; last year in Tucson was a great get together and allowed all of us to get to know what the two organizations were about and realize how much we had in common. It gave us the chance to share ideas and talk over problems with more people from the east coast to the west coast and all points in between or even further away.

MESSAGE FROMTSOMSAPRESIDENT

TOM RICHARDSON

Together We Are Stronger

What it proved to me is that we all have the same types of problems and concerns regardless of our locations. Therefore, it brings me to my next very important point which is the potential of working towards a vote to merge the TSOMSA and the IOMSA organizations. We have had several board meetings and announced to the TSOMSA membership that we are planning to have a merger vote at this convention. This is a very important decision that we all need to make which I feel w ill benefit both organizations. So if you want to have a part in this decision and get your vote counted then you need to be present at the convention in June.

We have had committees working on the bylaws, constitution and articles- of-agreement and they are coming along nicely. We have some challenging years ahead of us and the closer we stick together and the more knowledge we pool the better off we are as an industry and an organization. We have the right people in our industries and organizations to make good decisions and do the right things at the appropriate times if we all act together. But the more heads we put together to make these decisions and help solve common problems the better off we all w ill be.

So let us all plan to be in Flordia in June and have a good time; keep in mind our theme for the convention: Together We Are Stronger.

This year is an exciting time to be an oil miller. We have before us a potentially record cotton crop and for the first time in a while we are

talking about building new plants, and expanding existing ones. To be sure, we have plenty of work to do in the near future.

Your association is also undergoing change. A committee composed of two TSOMSA members and two IOMSA members developed a plan to merge the organizations together. They did this in a very short time, but produced a very sound proposal. On April 9 the IOMSA board of directors voted unanimously to present this proposal to the general membership for approval at the convention at Destin, Florida.

I believe this to be a historic event. Do not let other people decide the future of our association; come to the convention, voice your opinions, and cast your vote.

If you were a member at one time, but for some reason have withdrawn; I would like you to consider this an opportunity to become active again. We are committed for the long haul, and we want your help.

Rest assured, that is not the only reason you should come to the convention. Use it as a mini-vacation. An exciting recreational and social program has been put together. In addition to the golf, tennis, and bowling tournaments; we have billiards for the pool sharks, and beach volleyball for the sand sharks. A deep sea fishing trip has also been scheduled. The schedule has been arranged so that individuals so inclined w ill have some free time to spend with their families.

For those of us that have to justify our attendance to our boss, an excellent group of speakers has been recruited to bring a variety of pertinent information

MESSAGE FROMIO M SA

PRESIDENT

CURTIS SIMONE

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You Make The Convention^1 6 iQnr*

for our industry - information for today as well as tomorrow. The convention provides us the opportunity to meet others with common interests, and common challenges. These combined conventions are enabling us to make new acquaintances and friends. Some of these friendships may last the rest of our lives.

The location is beautiful. When I first saw the sand, I thought it looked like snow. I do not think there are many oil mills build in places like this! The hotel itself is very nice and, as you might expect for a place like this, very busy. If you plan to attend the convention, reserve your room right now. If you plan to stay on Friday or Saturday this is especially important. The best number to arrange your reservation is 904-267-9500. Be sure to mention that you are with the convention, so that you w ill get the lower room rates.

I would also ask that you pre-register for the convention as early as possible. When you pre-register, it allows us to plan the activities better. It also saves you a little money and reduces the hassles (for you and us) of registering on site. IOMSA members should send their pre-registration to Marvin Sue Greaser, TSOMSA members should pre-register with Bobby Nachlinger.

I would like to take this opportunity to say hello and to also extend a most cordial invitation to all the members and associate members of the TSOMSA

and IOMSA to attend to the forthcoming joint meeting to be held at the Sandestin Beach Hilton Resort in Destin, Florida. The site of this convention has some of the most beautiful beaches on the Gulf coast.

Looking over the program there appears to be plenty of activities and fun for all members of the family no matter what their age. So try to make plans to attend this joint meeting; there has been a tremendous amount of time and effort put forth by the various organizations to make this convention equal to, if not maybe a little better than, the convention held in Tucson, Arizona, last year.

As you may already know, there has been a motion put before both the TSOMSA and the IOMSA boards, for a merger of these two very fine groups.The motion has been passed by the TSOMSA board, at the writing of this article. There has been a letter drafted explaining how we are to proceed with plans for a merger of these two organizations. The letter provides the details of who, what, when, where and how this chain of events are to take place. So, as you can see, we w ill be addressing some very important issues at this convention, along with our technical program.

Our technical program should be quite inform ative and enlightening.We are going to have a w ide range of speakers from all types of industries. We w ill have speakers from the oilseed industry who w ill address issues on how to manage and motivate employees to their optim um productivity levels and quality.

They w ill also address how employee safety is becoming proactive instead of reactive and how, when looking at plant expansion and renovation, employee safety must be taken into consideration now more than ever. Because of the current OSHA regulation, and in particular the current OSHA regulation CRF- 1910, what type of impact it is going to have on our industry and also how SARA Title V w ill affect us as an industry inclusively. Also, in which direction OSHA might be heading in the future.

Technical Coverage Targets Processors

Whether we are ready or not the year 2000 is right around the corner, so as we all start looking ahead to the future we must start to seek out people from other sources, to get their insight and ideas as to what direction to take as an industry on the whole and to ensure that we all working in the same direction as a single unit, and for the best of all the parties involved. I hate to th ink that I or the company I work for had to start today from ground zero in formulating a plan or schedule on how, where, or when we would start or hope to comply w ith all the new rules and regulations that have been passed in the last few years.

These speakers w ill provide us with enough insight on how we should react and who we might seek out to help us address these issues, and that we all have a clear understanding of what the rules are and how they developed their standards.

The program features speakers from both the manufacturing field and also the chemical industry to inform us as to how they are improving their products, to help we as processors to meet the ever-changing market place that we do business in.

As you are all aware we are all competing in a market that is driven on a global basis rather than a domestic one. Thus we must look to technology and alternative solvents in the future to insure that we can continue to stay competitive in this dynamic market.

In closing, I would like to again to extend a most "southern hospitality" invitation to all members of the TSOMSA, IOMSA and guests to come and join us for fun in the sun at this joint convention. Looking to see you and your families there.

GENERAL PROGRAM CHAIRMAN

Lonnie Sellers

JOINTLY HELD CONVENTION OF THE • International O il M ill Superintendents Association- 101 st Annual

• Tri-States O il M ill Superintendents Association- 70th Annual

Sandestin Beach Hilton • Destin, Florida June 26, 27

PROGRAM PLANNERS: Tom Richardson, Curtis Simone, Steve Doty, Bert Soldan, Lonnie Sellers, John Bridgwater,Paul Hankey, Richard Barton

M O N D A Y, JUNE 269 :00 A .M . Call to O rder: Tom Richardson, TSOMSA President

W elcom e: Tom RichardsonInvocation: Jared H ills , D iv ine Engineering

9 :1 5 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Featuring Safety, Hershel Austin, vice president o f oilseedsprocessing d iv is ion , C arg ill, Inc., M inneapo lis , M innesota

9 :4 5 Environmental Partnerships: Waste W ater Treatm ent and W ater Conservation, B. C.M oore, senior v ice president, Betz Laboratories, Trevoss, Pennsylvania

Coffee Break and Door Prize Drawings for members, guests, spouses11:15 Twenty-First Century Soybean Preparation, Frank Boling, Techn ica l Service M anager,

N. H un t M oore & Associates, Inc., M em phis, Tennessee

Lunch Break1 :00 P.M. Considerations In Machinery Conditions Monitoring, C huck N ew m ister, Regional Sales

M anager, IRD Mechanalysis, Houston, Texas

Coffee Break and Door Prize Drawings2:1 5 TSOMSA GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING

TUESDAY, JUNE 279:00 A .M . Call to O rder: Curtis Simone, IO M SA President

9:1 o Q uality And Safety In The W orkplace, N orm Sm allw ood, Founding Partner, TheC.O.R.E. Team, H am m ond, Louisiana

9 :4 5 DCSs, PLCs And Plant Automation, M ichae l M urray, Process Engineer, Tetra Laval Foods/Johnson-Loft Engineering D iv is ion , N ovato, C a lifo rn ia

Coffee Break and Door Prize Drawings11:15 Isohexane As An Alternative Solvent, Peter J. W an, Research Engineer, USDA/Southern

Regional Research Center, N ew Orleans, Louisiana

Lunch Break1 :00 P.M. Process Control In A Soybean Extraction Plant, Jody Gregg, C onsultant, De Smet

Process and Technology, Inc., A tlanta, Georgia

Coffee Break and Door Prize Drawings2:15 IO M SA MEMBERS-ONLY BUSINESS MEETING

Speaker Profiles...

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS • SAFETY Hersh Austin

Mr. Austin was named vice president of operations and engineering for Cargill’s Oilseeds Processing Division in 1988 and is recognized for his candor in discussing safety and its impact in oil mills.

He joined Cargill in 1961 as a supervisor at the DSP plant in Norfolk, Virginia and has held several managerial positions at oilseed processing plants in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Virginia, Australia and Brazil. Mr. Austin was named assistant generalsuperintendent of oilseed processing for Cargill in 1979. In 1986, he was appointed assistant vice president of the oilseed processing group in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

He is a member of the International Oil Mill Superintendents Association, the National Cottonseed Products Association and the Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association.

Mr. Austin received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Arkansas State University in 1959 and is a native of Blytheville, Arkansas

ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIPS B. C. Moore

Mr. Moore joined Betz Laboratories, Inc. in 1964 becoming senior vice president at the Trevose, Pennsylvania office in 1993 with responsibility for customer alliances and partnerships. During his career with the firm he has held a variety of positions including technical specialist, sales manager for national accounts and senior vice president over productivity, quality and worldwide marketing.

Prior to his work for Betz, Mr. Moore was a corrosion/water treatment engineer for Chevron and earned a BS in engineering from Mississippi State University in 1959.

He is involved in several comm unity service organizations such as the American Red Cross, a local hospital foundation, and the Christ Home for Children

21 ST CENTURY SOYBEAN PREPARATION

Frank Boling

Mr. Boling is the technical service manager for N. Hunt Moore and Associates, Inc. in Memphis, Tennessee. He began his career with the company in 1962 as a draftsman and later was sent to do field assistance with the oil mills that had purchased flaking and cracking mills.

In addition to business with most North American oil mills, he has worked on oilseed projects in Europe, South America, Asia, and most recently, North Africa.

CONSIDERATIONS IN MACHINERY CONDITIONS MONITORING

Chuck Newmister

Mr. Newmister is the regional sales manager for IRD Mechanalysis in Houston, Texas, a position he has held for over five years. The focus of the company is vibration monitoring of equipment in aid of determining the condition of machinery.

Prior to joining IRD Mr. Newmister earned a degree in physics from the University of Missouri.

QUALITY MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATION

Norm Smallwood

As the founding partner of The Core Team, a technical management consulting group in Hammond, Louisiana, Mr. Smallwood is a frequent speaker at meetings and conferences around the world. His firm offers consultations in the technical dimensions of food processing, application of com pu te r-based process con tro l and the development of high performance work teams from the executive to the hands-on levels.

During his 30 years of engineering, production, operations and senior executive management experience with Procterand Gamble, Hunt-Wesson Foods, Lou Ana Foods, A. E. Staley Manufacturing, Zapate Haynie and The Core Tearn, he has compiled a record of considerable accomplishment on a international level. His professional reputation is based on an unwavering commitment to high standards, creative thinking and setting a tireless pace.

Mr. Smallwood is a 1960 engineering graduate of the Colorado School of Mines.

DCSs, PLCs AND PLANT AUTOMATION Michael Murray and John Blanchard

In his position as process engineer for Tetra Laval Food Fats and Oils, Novato, California, Mr Murray is responsible for flow diagrams and piping and instrument diagrams development as well as specification, procurement, design and field commissioning of process equipment. Before joining Tetra Laval in 1993 he was the project engineer for PSI in Memphis, Tennessee where he held similar du ties inc lud ing the deve lopm ent of an environmental business plan.

Mr. Murray began his career on the processor side of the industry beginning as a staff engineer for


Archer Daniels Midland in Des Moines, Iowa where he handled the plant process control computer system and capital projects. In 1985, he joined Karlshamns of Columbus, Ohio overseeing a variety of projects and then served as engineering manager for Kraft Food Ingredients in Memphis with responsibility for the refinery utility operation, maintenance and all plant projects.

Mr. Murray is a member of the American Oil Chemists Society and has presented several papers to short courses at Texas A&M University, College Station. He earned a BS Ch.E. from the University of Notre Dame in 1981.

John BlanchardCurrently with the Foxboro Company as a

consultant in the food and pharmaceutical industry division, Mr. Blanchard has over 20 years of industrial experience focused primarily on the food processing industry. He is a member of the American Oil Chemists Society and a graduate of Northeastern University College of Chemical Engineering.

ISOHEXANE AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOLVENT

Peter Wan, Ph.D.

Dr. Wan is a chemical engineer in the food and feed processing research unit of the USDA’s Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specifically, he is the lead scientist for the SRRC’s cottonseed extraction project.

Prior to his work at the center, Dr. Wan worked with Kraft General Foods, Anderson Clayton Company, Best Foods, and the Food Protein Research and Development Center of Texas A&M University.

He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Texas A&M University, College Station and is also a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, and Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He is a member of the ACS, AlChE and the American Oil Chemists Society.

PROCESS CONTROL IN A SOYBEAN EXTRACTION PLANT

Jody Gregg

Mr. Gregg is a consultant in automation and control engineering for De Smet Process & Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. He worked with Sunds Defibrator for ten years as an instrument design and commissioning engineer before joining Louisiana Pacific to work again in automation and controls in the paper industry.

Mr. Gregg was with De Smet Process & Technology for three years before forming his own company.

AUSTIN

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BOLING

GREGG

SMALLWOOD

MURRAY

WAN


’95 1 FLORIDA

Sunday, June 257:00 A.M.

8:00 A.M.

10:00 A.f

1:00 P.M.

2:00 P.M.

Golf Tournament at theSandestin Hilton course. Sponsored by Georgia Piping Metal, and Ashland Chemical.

Tennis TournamentattheSandestin Hilton courts. Sponsored by Divine Engineering, Crown Iron Works Co., and Prater Industries.

Bowling Tournament atthe Destin Lanes (buses will transport players). Sponsored by J. R. Dykes Sales & Service.

Billiards Tournament atthe Destin Lanes.

Sand Volleyball Tournament. Sponsored by Ralph L. Jackson Co.

6:30 A.M. - 3:00 p .m . Deep Sea FishingExcursion departing from Destin (buses will leave the Sandestin Hilton at 6:00 A.M.

Social Calendar.

7:00 - 9:00 P.

and return to the hotel by 3:30). Additional cost of $40 per person; breakfast, lunch, drinks, rods, bait, licenses included.

Presidents' Reception,casual attire. Held poolside.

Monday, June 2611:30 A.M.

7 :00- 11:30 P.f

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Tuesday, June 27Noon

6:00 P.

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Travel Via AirThe Sandestin Beach Hilton is located on a stretch of sand on

the upper coast of Florida and is not directly accessible by air. There are three nearby cities with airports and a shuttle service to the hotel.

Pensacola/80 miles to hotel Panama City/40 miles to hotel Fort Walton/35 miles to hotel

Sandestin Transportation Service, Inc. provides shuttle service to and from the Sandestin Hilton at varying costs based on which airport is used, how many people travel and one-way or round trip tickets. For example a round trip shuttle ticket from the Fort Walton airport for one person was quoted at $45.

For details about the shuttle pick-up call 904-267-7575 or 904-862-3214; reservations should be made 24 hours in advance of arrival.

Hotel Reservations, Other ServicesThe end of June is a very popular period for the Sandestin

Hilton and early reservations are a must to assure room availability. Room rates for Friday and Saturday are $185 and for Sunday through Tuesday nights are $150, according to the convention social chairman Phil Smith. Forthese rates, mention participation with the oil millers convention.

The number for reservations is: 904-267-9500.Fronting the Gulf of Mexico, the Sandestin Hilton’s special

attraction is the beach merely footsteps from the buildings with many related amenities available for rent such as sail boats, wave runners, beach chairs and umbrellas. However, there are also gold courses, tennis courts, bicycles, workout facilities, masseurs and facialists, shops, restaurants, and an indoor/outdoor swimming pool.

On-Site Registration and Hospitality Room HoursAn IOMSA and a TSOMSA registration desk will be open at

the hotel for convention participants to register or obtain preregistration packets:

3:00 - 5:00 P.M.8:00 - 11:00 A.M.3:00 - 5:00 P.M.7:30 - 9:30 A.M.

The Oil Millers Booster Club is sponsoring the hospitality room during the convention at a location available at the hotel’s front desk. Providing food and drink, it is open to all convention participants, adults and kids:

Saturday, June 24 Sunday, June 25

Monday, June 26

Saturday 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.3:00 - 11:00 P.M.

Sunday 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.9:00 - 11:00 P.M.

Monday Noon - 1:00 P.M.3:30 - 6:30 P.M.

Contributors Make It HappenRegistration fees make up a small part of the actual cost of a

convention, according to IOMSA and TSOMSA meeting planners; contributions from companies are critical to pay for the rest. Without the support of the suppliers and oil mills of the oilseed processing industry the conventions would become vague shadows of what they offer today.Send contributions to: IOMSA Secretary/Treasurer

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orTSOMSA Finance PMSCP.O. Box 280883 Memphis, Tennessee 38168

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Pre-Registration Form June 1995 Joint TSOMSA/IOMSA Convention, San Destin, Florida

N am e_____________________________________________________________________________

Firm Name________________________________________ Position ________________________

Business Address____________________________________Phone__________________________

Spouse's First Nam e____________________________________________________________________

Children's Names, ages_________________________________________________________________

Manager's name if oil m ille r_____________________________________________________________

Please indicate how many w ill be participating in the following:

Volleyball__________ Bowling _________ Golf__________Tennis____________ Ladies Luncheon

Monday banquet________________ Tuesday Awards Banquet_________________Fishing T rip *___

Annual TSOMSA membership dues for June 1, 1995 to June 1, 1996$ 50.00Pre-registration Ratesfor both TSOMSA and IOMSA:

Member and Spouse $150.00Member only 110.00Guest 150.00Children over six 40.00Children six and under FREE

Registration RatesMember and Spouse $190.00Member only 150.00Guest 190.00Children over six 80.00Children six and under FREE

Send form and payment to:TSOMSA, Secretary-Treasiirer 212 North Ermen Lane Osceola, Arkansas 72370

IOMSA, Secretary-Treasurer 9039 Katy Freeway, #314 Houston, Texas 77024

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FLQRIDA Contributors

ALLOY SPECIALISTS, Marshall, TXAMERICAN ELECTRIC MOTORS, Memphis, TNAMERICAN METAL SALES, Memphis, TNB&D SHEET METAL, Memphis, TNBLISS INDUSTRIES, Ponca City, OKBUHLER, INC., Minneapolis, MNC. A. PICARD, West Des Moines, IACAPITOL ENGINEERING PROJECT & TECH., Cleveland, OHCAPROCK METAL WORKS, INC., Lubbock, TXCARVER, INC., Savannah, GACLAY DART FORKLIFT REPAIR, Madera, CACREASON CORRUGATING, Wichita, KSCROWN IRON WORKS, Minneapolis, MNDELTA OIL MILL, Jonestown, MSDELTA WATER LABORATORES, Lubbock, TXDIVINE ENGINEERING, INC., Cedar Rapids, IAELECTRIC MOTOR SHOP, INC., Fresno, CAFRENCH OIL MILL MACHINERY, Piqua, OHFUGITT RUBBER & SUPPLY CO., Memphis, TNHI ROLLER CONVEYORS, Hartford, SDINSULATION & REFRACTORIES, Memphis, TNJ. G. BOSWELL COMPANY, Corcoran, CAJ. R. DYKES SALES AND SERVICE, INC., Granbury, TXKENTUCKY TENNESSEE CLAY CO., Mayfield, KY

KICE INDUSTRIES, INC., Wichita, KS LPM, INC., Perham, MNLAWRENCE ELECTRIC COMPANY, Harlingen, TXLEWIS SUPPLY CO., INC., Memphis, TNLUBBOCK ELECTRIC, Lubbock, TXMITCHELL & SON, INC., Memphis, TNOILSEEDS INTERNATIONAL, LTD., San Francisco, CAPLANT MAINTENANCE SERVICE CORP., Memphis, TNPLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC., Pine Bluff, ARPOWER EQUIPMENT CO., Memphis, TNR. W. MANUFACTURING, Stuttgart, ARR. W. ZEBROWSKI, INC., Santa Ana, CARALPH L. JACKSON COMPANY, Coldwater, MSRAMSCO, INC.,ROSKAMP CHAMPION, Waterloo, IA SID’S CORRUGATING & MACHINERY, Wichita, KS SOUTHERN SOYA CORP., Estill, SC SOUTHERN STEEL SUPPLY, Memphis, TN TETRA LAVAL FOODS, Greenwood, IN

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1995 Short Course for Oil Mill Operators, College Station, Texas

63— AnnualOil Mill Operators

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Short Course In Retrospect

The Annual Short Course for Oil Mill Operators, jointly sponsored by the International Oil Mill Superintendents

Association and the Food Protein Research & Development Center of Texas A&M University, was held April 10 and 11 at the Hilton Hotel in College Station, its first off-campus meeting site.

The one and half day course covered a large variety of subjects presented by top experts in their field ranging from dust explosions and how they happen, to the processing effects on gossypol availability. Course co-program chairmen Tim Detamore, Producers Cooperative, Oklahoma City, and Steve Doty, Texas A&M University, drew from a host of specialists to create an informative program for the oilseed processor.

PROGRAM REVIEWTraditionally keynoted by the president of the Texas

Cottonseed Crushers Association, the meeting’s address was given by Steve Verett, executive director for the Texas food and Fibers Commission. The thrust of his talk focused on the amount of cotton and cottonseed the industry must accommodate, especially in the fast-growing southeast region, with the expectations of a 1995 cottonseed output close to or exceeding the enormous 1994 crop.

Curtis Simone, president of the IOMSA and superintendent of the Rio Grande Valley Oil Mill, Harlingen, Texas, discussed the state of the IOMSA and the proposal to merge with the Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association noting that a vote will be placed before the attending membership at the summer convention.

An update and question session on isopropyl alcohol as a solvent for extraction was given by Dr. Ed Lusas of the FPR&DC, Texas A&M. As environmental concerns and regulations expand, a search for a hexane-alternative for oil extraction continues, IPA is among those being tested.

Gossypol content of cottonseed has an impact on processing and feeding and continues to be a concern among crushers. Dr. Millard Calhoun, Texas A&M, department of animal science, made a presentation on studies and trials underway on this topic.

Gary Sullivan, Sullivan Sales and Service, made a presentation on air pollution prevention equipment which included samples of dust and a video of various oilseed processing plants and the

impact of air pollution controls on reducing dust emission.An extended presentation on boiler water treatment was

given by Mark Dickman, NALCO, followed by a discussion of the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed standards on salmonella in meal by Dr. Larry Whitlock from the office of the state chemist, Texas Food and Fertilizer Control Services.

Focusing in on safety in oilseed processing, Tom Phillips, Southern Cotton Oil Co., reviewed recent changes in the National Fire Protection Standard and Richard Barton, N. Hunt Moore & Associates, counseled on process safety management in practice. Dr. Calvin Parnell, Texas A&M, talked about and demonstrated dust explosions and how and why they happen.

A. K. Mittal, superintendent of LamesaCotton Oil Mill, Lamesa, Texas, received the annual Safety Award for the plant’s outstanding safety record.

IOMSA BOARD MEETINGIn attendance at the lOMSA’s board meeting held April 9

was president Curtis Simone, vice president Mike Cheney, Honeymead Products, board members Larry Paukert, Southern Cotton Oil and Martin Horsman, Chickasha Cotton Oil, TSOMSA board member Dennis Easley, Valley Cooperative Oil Mill, convention social chairman Phil Smith, Crown Iron Works Co., short course program chairman Tim Detamore, IOMSA secretary-treasurer Marvin Sue Greaser, and Oil Mill Gazetteer publisher Paula Kolmar.

Among the items discussed included a status on the summer convention to be held at the Sandestin Beach Hilton June 25-27. TSOMSA representatives Mr. Easley and Mr. Smith provided an update on the jointly conducted meeting by the TSOMSA and IOMSA.

The board members and officials also discussed the proposed “articles of agreement” relevant to a merger between the IOMSA and TSOMSA. The merger committee members, Mike Cheney, Ronnie Luttman, William Clark and Paul Hankey, developed the nonbinding recommendation and presented it to the boards of both organizations. Both groups of officers have voted to put the merger proposal up for a vote by the memberships.

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Attendance: 63rd Short Course For Oil Mill OperatorsApril 9-11 • College Station, Texas

RICHARD BARTON N. Hunt & Associates Memphis, TN

BOYCE DAVISIndustrial Metal Products Co.Phoenix, AZ

STEVE GREGORY Chickasha Cotton Oil Chandler, AZ

DON BERRY Cantrell International Fort Worth, TX

JOHN DETAMORE Producers Cooprative Oil Mill Oklahoma City, OK

KEITH HARRINGTON Continental Conveyor & Eguip. Winfield, AL

PATRICK BURCHETT Cantrell International Fort Worth, TX

TIMOTHY W. DETAMORE Producers Cooperative Oil Mill Oklahoma City, OK

JERRY HAWKER Honeymead Products Mankato, MN

DR. MILLARD CALHOUN Texas A&M Research Ctr. San Angelo, TX

MARK DICKMANNalcoDallas, TX

JARED S. HILLS Divine Engineering Cedar Rapids, IA

JAMES CARTER Producers Cooperative Oil Mill Oklahoma City, OK

DENNIS EASLEY Valley Co-op Oil Mill Harlingen, TX

MARTIN HORSMAN Chickasha Cotton Oil Chandler, AZ

MIKE CHENEY Honeymead Products Mankato, MN

CHARLIE EDWARDS Lamesa Cotton Oil Mill Lamesa, TX

TOM HOWEOwensboro Grain Company, Inc. Owensboro, KY

CLARK CHITWOOD Osceola Products Osceola, AR

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The keynote address was given by the executive director of the Texas Food and Fibers Commission, Steve Verett.

A group of industry processors and suppliers gather at the Hilton Hotel, College Station, to hear the experts.

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Central Soya Will Build New Soybean Processing Plant In Morristown, Indiana

Central Soya Company, Inc., announced that it will build a new soybean processing plant in Morristown, Indiana.

The plant replaces and expands the capacity of,the company’s former Indianapolis processing plant. The Indianapolis complex includes a grain elevator, which had supported the processing facility, and the elevator will continue to operate at its existing location, serving as a collection point for the new Morristown plant and Central Soya's other processing plants in the midwest.

Work on the $35 to $40 million plant, which will feature some of the industry’s most advanced technology, will begin on a 117- acre site at the Morristown Industrial Park, subject to the issuance of permits and final approvals by the Morristown Town Council. Preliminary zoning and other approvals have been obtained, and agreements on infrastructure work such as water, sewage and road work have been completed. The site is 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis, on the CSX Railroad.

“We are very pleased to have concluded the site selection process and excited about becoming a corporate citizen of Morristown,” said Bill Campbell, vice president-processing for Central Soya. “We extend our thanks to the forward-thinking Morristown and Shelby County officials, and to the State of Indiana, all of whom have helped make this a viable project that will benefit area residents and the agricultural community

The plant, which will employ approximately 50 people, will take about one year to construct, and completion is tentatively scheduled for the second quarter of 1996. Central Soya will service as its own general contractor, with the company’s engineering group directing all engineering and construction activity.

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Rapeseed/Canola Pioneer Receives Honors Via $10,000 James McAnsh Award

Dr. Keith Downey has been awarded the Canola Council of Canada’s James McAnsh Award, a high honor in the canola industry.

During his career, Dr. Downey became as well known for his work in the research greenhouse as he was for his promotion of canola in Canada and abroad.

In presenting the James McAnsh Award to Dr. Downey, Ken Edie, a past chairman of the canola council said, “He was always able to knit science and marketing together so that the science of the industry was accepted by the marketers and the needs of the marketers were served by the science.”

The James McAnsh Award recognizes Dr. Downey’s significant contribution to the development of the canola crop in western Canada during a career with agriculture and Agri-Food Canada that spanned nearly 40 years. Although he did not officially become a rapeseed breeder until 1958, Dr. Downey is probably the only researcher whose involvement with canola, and its forerunner rapeseed, is as long as the crop’s history in Canada.

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IOMSA OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

There will be a vote proposal presented to members of the International Oil Mill Superintendents Association at the annual convention, June 27, for a merger of the IOMSA and the Tri-States Oil Mill Superintendents Association. The board of directors approved in principle the articles of the proposal.

The complete version of the merger agreement to be voted on by members of each organization will appear in the June issue.

Only members in attendance at the convention will be qualified to vote.

From early years until he graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a masters degree in 1952, Dr. Downey worked as a summer assistant at a federal research station during the period when researchers were determining whether rapeseed could grow on the prairies.

Western Canadian farmers became familiar with Dr. Downey’s work through 18 rapeseed and canola varieties which he developed directly or co-developed with other breeders. In 1982, he released the Argentine canola variety, Westar, which became the industry standard and the most widely planted variety for near ten years. Dr. Downey's research program was also responsible for producing the Polish canola variety of longest-standing, Tobin.

Yet Dr. Downey’s contribution to the canola industry was far more profound than the agronomically superior varieties he developed. He was a key member in a select group of researchers who recognized that improvements could be made to the quality of oil and meal produced by the rapeseed plant in order to make the oil a much more healthful product and the meal a more acceptable livestock feed. He set about to identify and develop genetic material with these improved characteristics. This resulted in the release of several rapeseed varieties with superior oil quality in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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canola. It meant that growers and crushers in the shorter growing season regions of the Prairies now had the same access to canola quality as those farmers who could grow the longer season Argentine varieties.

Dr. Downey’s pioneering work contributed to the industry’s ability to change from producing rapeseed to the far superior canola in a matter of a few years. Today, Canadian canola oil is recognized by many as having the lowest level of saturated fat of any of the major vegetable oils. This has contributed to a 75 per cent increase in market demand for Canadian canola seed over the past five years.

“Dr. Downey has always been a valuable resource for the industry. He understands the farmer’s point of view and the needs of the crushers and our export customers. Without a man of his vision involved in the industry, it is impossible to tell whether we would be where we are today,” said Mr. Edie.

Although Dr. Downey has retired, he continues his involvement with the canola industry as research scientist emeritus at the Saskatoon Research Center and as an adjunct professor of crop science at the University of Saskatchewan. Always looking to the future, Dr. Downey has become involved in the biotechnology aspects of canola breeding and is working to help commercialize some of the products of biotechnology-related innovations. He continues his role as facilitator to the industry.

In addition to Dr. Downey, two other researchers have been recipients of the James McAnsh Award, Dr. Milton Bell in 1988 and Dr. Baldur Stefansson in 1989. The James McAnsh Award consists of a custom-minted medallion and a $10,000 contribution to a canola-related project of the recipient’s choice, in consultation with the Canola Council of Canada.

Cotton Producers’ Council Sees Value In Optimizing Cottonseed Quality

The National Cotton Council’s cottonseed quality committee has defined the market value for cottonseed as the economic return per ton of seed by maximizing oil and protein levels in the seed. The committee established a minimum level for both oil and protein at 18.5 per cent while maintaining the seed’s free fatty acid and amino acid composition. The committee, comprised of representatives from affected industry segments and advisors from private and public sectors, is chaired by Kenneth Hood, a Mississippi cotton producer and ginner.

Achieving optimum market value was the top priority in a report the committee released to breeders and the research community.

“ Increasing cottonseed’s value is important because cottonseed accounts for about 15 per cent of a producer’s income,” Mr. Hood said. “Maximizing seed value can be achieved by increasing the quantity and quality of the seed oil and protein components.”

Other priorities identified by the committee included:1) establishing procedures for measuring seed coat fragility;2) eliminating gossypol as a significant factor in the seed;3) establishing a minimum and uniform seed size;4) evaluating efforts to develop a reliable and standard seedling

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Hydrocarbon Solvents For Oilseed Extraction — Regulatory Concerns

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PHILLIP J. WAKELYN, Manager, Environmental Health and Safety National Cotton Council of America

W ashington, DC

E nvironm ental and w orkplace regulations im pact the users 1 of hexane and o ther hydrocarbon solvents for extraction

of cottonseed and o ther oilseeds. Some alternate hydrocarbon solvents to hexane for oilseed extraction have less regulatory requirem ents. Environm ental Protection Agency standards cover clean air [criteria pollutants (ozone form ed by oxidation of VOC’S), air toxics (hexane)]; clean w ater (w aste water, storm water); solid and hazardous waste; em ergency planning and comm unity right-to-know ; and toxic substances control.

O ccupational Safety and H ealth Administration regulates permissible exposure limits for hexane, hexane isomers and som e other hydrocarbons; process safety m anagem ent; hazard com m unication; personal protective equipm ent for flammable liquids and so forth.

H exane has been the solvent used for oilseed extraction for a long time. Many w orkplace and environm ental regulations apply to the use of hexane as well as to other potential replacem ent solvents for hexane in oilseed extraction. In ad d itio n to hav ing less w o rk p lace and en v ironm en ta l requirem ents, alternate solvents may im prove quality, be more energy efficient and have o ther benefits.

This paper will review som e of the regulatory requirem ents for hydrocarbon solvents used for oilseed extraction.

OSHA — W o rk p la ce R eq u irem en tsOSHA has been in existence since 1971 w hen it was formed

as part of the requirem ents of the O ccupational Health and

Safety Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596, D ecem ber 29, 1970, effective April 28, 1971).

The original health and safety standards w ere brought in by reference as national consensus standards or existing federal standards. For exam ple, the current list of perm issible exposure limits cam e in from the Walsh Healey Act as national consensus standards. Since 1971, OSHA has prom ulgated m any more health and safety standards, under Section (b) of the act.

Air Contaminants (29 CFR 1910.1000): An em ployee’s exposure to substances listed under this standard are limited to the level listed in table 1 of the standard (see Table 1 in this paper w hich lists the PELs for the solvents.) The PEL listed for a substance is an eight hour time w eighted average exposure.

To achieve com pliance with the PEL, administrative or engineering controls must first be determ ined and im plem ented w henever feasible. W hen such controls are not feasible to achieve full com pliance, protective equ ipm ent or any other protective m easures are to be used to keep exposure of em ployees w ithin the PEL.

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H azard Communication Standard (HCS) 29 CFR 1910.1200): The OSHA hazard comm unication standard covers all industries including oil mills. It requires information on hazardous chemicals to be transmitted to em ployees through labels, material safety data sheets, and training programs. A w ritten hazard com m unications program and recordkeeping are also required.

Chemical m anufacturers and im porters are required to review the available scientific evidence concerning the hazards of the chemicals they produce or import, and to report the information they find to their em ployees and to manufacturing em ployers w ho purchase their products.

Oil mills do not have to prepare MSDSs since they are not chemical m anufacturers or importers, but they should request MSDSs from suppliers for any hazardous materials they use.

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Table 1. OSHA (W orkplace) Regulations*

Chemical Name PEL [Health Risk](CAS No.) _____________ __

n-hexane(110-54-3)

commercial hexane (at least 80% or more n-hexane (none)

n-heptane(142-82-5)

cyclohexane(110-82-7)

cyclopentane(287-92-3)

hexane isomers (none)

commercial isohexane** (none)

2-methyl pentane (also called ixohexane) (107-83-5)

3-methyl pentane (96-14-0)

methyl cyclopentane (96-37-7)

neohexane(2,2 dimethyl butane)(75-83-2)

2,3 dimethyl butane (75-29-8)

methyl cyclohexane [analogy (108-87-2)1

isopropyl alcohol (2-propanol)(67-63-0)

ethyl alcohol (ethanol) (64-17-5)

500 ppm/1800 m g/m 3 (new PEL was 50 ppm); [neuropathy]; ACGIH (TLV) 50 ppm/180 mg/ m3 (same as new PEL)

(same as n-hexane)

500 ppm/200 mg/m3; [narcosis]; new PEL was 400 ppm, 500 ppm STEL same as ACGIH (TLV)

300 ppm/1050 m g/m 3; [sensory irritation]; ACGIH (TLV) same

None (new OSHA PEL was 600 ppm); [narcosis]; ACGIH (TLV) 600 ppm

None (new OSHA PEL was 500 ppm TWA; 1000 ppm STEL); [narcosis]; ACGIH (TLV) 500 ppm, 1000 ppm STEL

(hexane isomer)

(hexane isomer)

(hexane isomer)

(hexane isomer)

(hexane isomer)

(hexane isomer)

500 ppm (new OSHA PEL was 400 ppm ); to h e p ta n e — [narcosis]’ ACGIH (TLV) 400 ppm

400 ppm, 500 ppm STEL (mfg- strong acid process); [sensory irritation]; ACGIH (TLV) same

1000 ppm; [narcosis]; ACGIH (TLV) same

PELs are from 29CFR1910.1000, Table 1; under the Hazard Communication Standard MSDSs are required for all o f the compounds (physical hazard; flammable liquid); all o f the solvents would be flammable liquids and be regulated under the PSM Standard. Mixture o f 2-methyl pentane, 3-methyl pentane, 2,2-dimethyl butane and 2,3-dimethyl butane


their threshold quantities or those w ho have 10,000 pounds or more a flamm able liquid or gas [as defined by the Hazard Com m unication Standard - “Liquid, flammable m eans any liquid having a flashpoint below 100°F (37.8°C), except any mixture having com ponents w ith flashpoints of 100°F (37.8°C) or higher, the total of w hich m ake up 99 per cent or m ore of the total volume o f the m ixture” - this includes hexane, hexane isomers and all hydrocarbon solvents in Table 1] as part of a process are covered by this standard.

The regulation w ent into effect on May 26, 1992. The major exceptions to the May 26, 1992 im plem entation date are the requirem ents for a five year process hazards review schedule and for a formal audit every three years.

For oil mills, all elem ents except the formal audit due in May of 1995 should be in place.

In addition to the PSM standard, OSHA has been enforcing two other regulations for operations of processes with flammable liquids. U nder Personal Protective E quipm ent - G eneral Requirem ents (29 CFR 1910.132), OSHA has cited or obtained voluntary agreem ent from organizations relative to flame resistant clothing.

O p era to rs an d o th e r em p lo y ees w ork in g in the area of flam m able p ro cess are be in g req u ired to w ear flam e resistant w ork c lo th ing . OSHA co m p lian ce officers have u sed the term “n o m ex c lo th in g ” in th e ir co m p liance co rresp o n d en ce . This is n o t co rrec t as th e re are a n u m b er o f m aterial w hich perform eq u a lly to o r b e tte r than nom ex , such as flam e resistan t c o tto n clo th ing .

It appears to be pruden t for oil mills w ho use hexane or other flammable solvent extraction processes to require FR-cotton clothing for all operations related personnel.

A second related safety regulation falls under Fire Brigades (39 CFR 1910.156). Specifically, OSHA has cited organizations

for failure to m eet standards such as: (1) training, both initial and annual refresher training; (2) protective equipm ent availability and testing; and, (3) fitness for duty including periodic physicals. If an on-site fire brigade is part of the site’s em ergency response plan, then these requirem ents m ust be also met.

In addition, the requirem ent of the PSM standard for an emergency response plan triggers the requirem ents of Emergency Action Plan 29 CFR 1910.38(a).

EPA—E n viron m en ta l R eq u irem en tsThe role of the EPA is to protect hum an health and welfare

and the environm ent. Many laws have been enacted to address releases or potential releases of hazardous substances. EPA regulates all aspects affecting the environm ent and the states im plem ent and enforce the regulations. The legislation that serves as the basis for the regulations can be divided into the following categories:

• Statutes that are m edia-specific (Clean Air Act and Clean W ater Act);

• Statutes that m anage solid w aste (Resources Conservation an d R eco v ery ac t [RCRA] a n d C o m p re h e n s iv e Environmental Response, C om pensation and Liability Act [Superfund]); and

• Statutes that directly limit the production rather than the release of chemical substance (Toxic Substances Control Act [TSCA] and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act [FIFRA]).

Table 2 gives an overv iew o f req u irem en ts tha t ap p ly to each solvent.

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EPA has set NAAQS for six criteria pollutants, ozone, sulfur dioxide, carbon m onoxide, particulate matter (now PM-10), nitrogen oxides, and lead, under sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act (PM-10 particles are particulates ten microns in size and smaller.) The NAAQS are set at levels sufficient to protect public health with an adequate margin o f safety.

EPA set emission standards for seven toxic air pollutants under Section 112 of the CAA from 1978 to 1990. The 1990 am ended act expanded the list of HAPs (air toxics) to 189 substances including hexane and m ore strictly regulates nonattainm ent areas for criteria pollutants.

Non-attainm ent. Title I: H exane and all of the alternative solvents w ould be considered volatile organic com pounds, w hich can undergo photochem ical oxidation in the atm osphere to form ozone (40 CFR 51.100).

Oil mills, m ost likely w ould be major sources of VOCs (over 100 tons release in attainm ent areas) and w ould be covered by the requirem ents for ozone emissions and attainment. If facilities are in ozone non-attainm ent areas, facilities could be required to reduce emissions through reasonable achievable control technology standards.

H azardous Air Pollutants or Air Toxics. Title III: HAP relates to w hether an operation in an em itter o f any o f the 189 chemicals on the list. H exane is on this list, but none o f the potential alternate solvents is.

Oil mills w ould be a major source of hexane - ten tons per year or 25 tons per year of total HAPs. EPA established a list of

source categories and subcategories for the 189 HAPs for the purposes of prom ulgating technology-base standards (57 FR 31576; July 16, 1992) and the adm inistrator p roposed the schedule of dates for prom ulgating standards for each category or subcategory of sources (58 FR 42760; August 11, 1993).

The air toxic requirem ents of the CAA 1990 for establishing control m easures for source categories are: technology-based emission standards established for major sources that will require the maximum degree of reduction in emissions, taking costs and other health and environm ental im pacts into account.

Standards are to be set based on know n or anticipated effects of pollutants on the public health or the environm ent, the quantity emitted, the location of em issions and the efficiency of grow ing categories and subcategories.

Compliance will involve the installation of w hat will be determ ined as the maximum achievable control technology. MACT will be at least as stringent as the average emissions limitation achieved by the best controlled 12 per cent of similar sources. MACT standards for vegetable oil processing using hexane are due N ovem ber 15, 2000.

O nce a standard has been prom ulgated for a source category, then a source will have three years in w hich to comply. For new sources, MACT will be at least as stringent as the m ost stringent emissions level achieved in practice by a similar source. MACT standards will be review ed and revised if necessary at least every eight years.

If EPA determ ines that a significant risk rem ains after the MACT controls are applied, then EPA m ust issue “residual risk standard” (health-based standards) w ithin eight years after MACT is prom ulgated.

Title III. Section 112 (r): Sec. 112(r) is for the prevention of chemical accidents and addresses the sam e concerns as the OSHA PSM standard but different chem icals are covered.

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Isopentane and pentane are on the list of flammable substances but not hexane and hexane isom ers or the other hydrocarbon solvents. So this does not appear to affect hexane or any of the potential alternative solvents.

Title V. Permits (40CFR 70): All major sources of regulated pollutants are required to have federal operating permit. FOPs require a lot of paper w ork and fees are about $25 per ton of all regulated pollutants em itted by a facility.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA; 40 CFR 260-280): RCRA is a “cradle-to-grave” regulatory system for hazardous waste. The act requires generators, transporters, and disposers to maintain written records of w aste transfers, and requires EPA to establish standards, procedures and perm it requirem ents for disposal.

The act also requires states to have solid w aste m anagem ent

Table 2. Environm ental (EPA) Regulations*

EPCRA/SARA Title ffl

Chemical Name Sec. 302 (CAS No.) CAA RCRA

Title I Title III TCLP (VOC) (HAP) (112r)

Sec. 304 RCRA Code Hazardous

(EHS)TPQ

EHSRQ

CERLARQ

Sec. 313 Sec. 311, 312

n-hexane Yes Yes No No (110-54-3)

No No - 1 + Yes Yes

commercial hexane [same as n-hexane] (none)

n-heptane Yes No No No (142-82-5)

No No - - No Yes

cyclohexane Yes No No No (110-82-7)

U056 No - 1000 Yes Yes

cyclopentane Yes No No No (287-92-3)

No No - - No Yes

hexane isomers Yes No No No (none)

No No - - No Yes

commercial isohexane [hexane isomer] (none)

;2-methyl pentane [hexane isomer] (also called isohexane) (107-83-5)

3-methyl pentane [hexane isomer] (96-14-0)

methyl cyclopentane [hexane isomer] (96-37-7)

neohexane [hexane isomer] (76-83-2)

2,3 dimethyl butane [hexane isomer] (79-29-8)

methyl cyclohexane(108-87-2) Yes No No No No No . . No Yes

isopropyl alcohol Yes No No No (67-63-0)

No No - - Yes Yes

ethyl alcohol Yes No No No 64-17-5

No No - - No Yes

*From Title III Lists o f Lists, U.S. EPA, EPA 560/4-92-011; 40 CFR 3 72;40 CFR 52-99; 49 FR 4478 (Jan. 31, 1994); none are on the NTP or IARC list o f carcinogens.


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Toxic Characteristics Leaching Potential (TCLP: 40CFR 261.24 and App. II. m ethod 1311): This is a list of about 30 substances that have to be tested to determ ine that they are not leachable from a waste. None of the solvents are on this list.

H azardous w aste (40CFR 261.20-24. 30. 32. 33): W aste with characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity and toxicity. Only cyclohexane is on this list.

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA;40 CFR 700-721, et seq.): Requires EPA to review the health and environm ental effects of new chemicals (referred to as Prem anufacturing Notice) and chemicals already in com m erce. If a chem ical’s manufacturer, processing, distribution, use or disposal would create unreasonable risks, EPA can regulate or ban it.

All new toxicological data of effects of chem icals not previously m entioned m ust be reported. It is not anticipated that any of the solvents w ould have requirem ents under TSCA unless new data becam e available. New toxicological inform ation on hexane has been reported to EPA in the last tw o years.

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA/SARA Title III; 40 CFR 355-370): Enacted as Title III of the 1986 superfund am endm ents and reauthorization act, the act requires states to establish em ergency planning districts with local com m ittees to devise plans for preventing and responding to chemical spills and releases. Superfund is the Com prehensive Environm ental Response, C om pensation and Liability Act of 1980, w hich gives EPA authority to force those responsible for hazardous w aste sites or o ther hazardous substance releases to conduct cleanup or o ther response actions.

The law also requires facilities to file reports on certain dangerous chemicals they handle or release to the environm ent. The reports are to aid em ergency planning and let comm unities and regulators know about potential hazards.

• Sec. 302 - for chemicals designated as extrem ely hazardous substances, facility m ust cooperate w ith state and local planning officials in preparing com prehensive emergency plans; none of the chem icals are on this list.

• Sec. 304 - facilities m ust report accidental release o f EHSs;hexane and cyclohexane have reportable quantities for spills.

• Sec. 311,312 - businesses must m ake MSDSs, for chemicals w hich are required to have MSDSs, available to state and local officials; this w ould cover all of the chem icals since all w ould have MSDSs.

• Sec. 313 - (Toxic Reporting Inventory - TRI) businesses are required to report releases to air, w ater and land of the chemicals on the Sec. 313 list. H exane has recently been added to the TRI list w ith reporting due July 1,1996 (59 FR 61488; N ovem ber 30, 1994). C yclohexane and isopropyl alcohol are also on the list. TRI reporting requirem ents are triggered if a facility m anufacturers, processes or uses a listed substance in a quantity above the statutory threshold of 10,000 or 25,000 pounds/year.

S u m m a ryIn summary, som e of the potential alternate solvents to

hexane w ould have less env ironm en ta l and w orkp lace requirem ents that hexane.

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r o u n d t a b l e s u m m a r y : Safety Practices As Part Of Process Safety Management

By

RICHARD BARTON, Process Engineer N. Hunt Moore & Associates, Memphis, Tennessee

I he recent Regional M eeting of the Tri-States Oil Mill _1_ Superintendents Association provided an excellent forum

for discussions on the im pact and implications of current environm ental and safety regulations. The tone was set by Leroy Venne of Cargill as he explained that com pany’s gam eplan for com pliance w ith process safety m anagem ent. His presentation sparked lively dialogue and offered insights into the complexity of the standard.

Steve Van O otegham of CH2M HILL kept the pace set by Mr. Venne w ith a thorough overview of the perm itting requirem ents of Title V of the Clean Air Act A m endm ents of 1990. Apparently every processor either at the plant or corporate level has som eone w orking full time on the Title V requirem ents.

I had the hono r of finishing the day by chairing a roundtable discussion on safety practices, in particular em ergency response, as part of PSM. This paper will attem pt to sum marize the observations m ade during the roundtable.

Many safety practices that have been com m on to our industry for a num ber of years have been incorporated into OSHA standards and are referenced in PSM. Hazard com m unication is one of the safety practices and is the first m entioned in PSM in paragraph (d) Process safety information. Before the invention of the MSDS sheet, the characteristics of hexane w ere contained in NFPA 36.

The effects of hexane on an individual w ere definitely a topic of safety meetings. H exane’s properties have always been considered in preparing to perform w ork in the solvent plant.

In paragraph (f) O perating procedures, part (iv), states that the em ployer shall develop and im plem ent safe w ork practices to provide control o f hazards during operations such as lockout/ tagout and confined space entry.

Because m ost processors' roots begin in grain elevators,

these practices have been com m on for years, have been followed religiously and have been well docum ented.

Another safety practice that our industry relies upon is covered in paragraph (k) Hot w ork permit. No one w ould consider allowing an open flame or o ther potential ignition source in the solvent plant w ithout following the guidelines of the hot w ork permit. Respect of the properties of hexane, lockout/tagout, confined space entry, and hot w ork perm it are exam ples of safety training transform ed into safe habits. They are automatic, second nature.

Finally, paragraph (n) Emergency planning and response includes the well know n safety practice of having an em ergency action plan. This safety practice is inherently harder to transform into a safe habit than the others. As show n above, a safety practice becom es a safe habit through repetition. The w ritten em ergency action plan can be discussed at num erous safety

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meetings, but the training of the plant personnel in the various steps - the em ergency call, the alarm system, the designated evacuation routes the relocation/headcount instructions, and guidelines for extinguishing fires - is typically not done as frequently as with the o ther safety practices.

A ppropriate personnel response during times of em ergencies is one of the goals of PSM. The top priority must be given to the operators and frontline supervisors. Information that these individuals should know includes the process chemistry, the maximum intended inventory, the safe upper and low er limits for items such as tem peratures, pressures and flows, and the consequences of deviations from the safe upper and lower limits.

Oral exam inations, w ritten tests, m ultimedia training, and com puter sim ulation can reinforce this information. As with the safety practices, this information should be as natural to the operators and supervisors as their birthdays!

T he w ritten operating p rocedures for startup, norm al operations, tem porary operations, em ergency shutdow ns, emergency operations, and normal shutdowns should be followed consistently by each shift. Ideally, one shift should operate the plant the sam e as the others.

Although it is not part o f the perform ance based PSM standard, m anagem ent may w ant to consider w hen shutdow ns and startups are scheduled to help increase the focus of the operators and supervisors w ho will conduct these operations.

Steps to correct or avoid deviations from the safe upper and low er limits should be practiced and used w hen necessary.

W hen a plant runs well day-in and day-out, it is difficult to practice corrective or proactive steps because there are no process deviations. Multimedia or other simulation devices may becom e part of p lan t’s training program in order to practice corrective and proactive steps.

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The response of peripheral plant personnel and community agencies during em ergencies should be considered. If a plant has a guard service, then these personnel should be treated as operators with respect to know ing the hazardous comm unication information for the processes in the plant. This m eans training and docum entation.

Most plants invite the local fire departm ent to do an annual walk through of the facility. The frequency o f these walk throughs should be increased if the personnel at the fire station rotate w ith other stations. Increased frequency of training of the fire departm ent will transform into safer responses from them.

M anagem ent may consider as part of the m anagem ent of change [paragraph (1)] procedure to include notification and walk through with the fire departm ent. Process chemistry, simplified block flow diagrams, and plant layouts, including process related information such as the hexane storage area, w ould be useful to the local fire departm ent.

A ppropriate representatives from the various utilities should receive treatm ent similar to the fire departm ent.

Action plans should be in place to assure the safe term ination of a utility’s service if necessary. In larger organizations, there may be corporate personnel w ho w ould assist the plant in an em ergency. These people can help train local m anagers in crisis m anagem ent. They will most likely perform the incident investigation [paragraph (m)] in a catastrophic or potentially catastrophic release.

The m agnitude of the PSM standard som etim es m akes it hard to see the trees for the forest. In o ther w ords, it can be easy to be overw helm ed with com plying with the standard and forget to focus on the basics - repetition of training is necessary to transform safety practices into safe habits.

S u p erin ten d en ts know h ard w o rk as pa rt o f th e ir daily rou tines in run n in g oil m ills an d co m p lian ce w ith PSM will m ake the ir w ork harder. H opefu lly , the en d b en efit w ill be safer p lan ts.

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^ P e o p le and P laces^The International Oil Mill Superintendents Association has received an application for membership from Carl Henson, Regional Valve Corporation, Kenner, Louisiana.

Allen F. Johnson has been named executive vice president of the National Oilseed Processors Association, Washington D.C., a post he previously held in 1987 and 1988. During his initial tenure with NOPA, he managed its government relations and policy division. In 1988 Mr. Johnson became executive director of the Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board. Most recently, he served as an associate consultant with Marakon Associates.

The export market continues to dominate cotton linter sales with supplies adequate for domestic bleachers but short for new sales to overseas customers, according to the American Cotton Linter Association.

Steve Doty, engineerforthe Food Protein Research and Development Center of Texas A&M University, College Station, and Peggy Goolsby, The Plaza Group, Houston, Texas, were married in Cameron County, Texas, January 28. They reside in Houston.

Scott Soldan recently joined Ralph L. Jackson, Inc., Coldwater, Mississippi, leaving a position at B & D Metals Products, Memphis, Tennessee. He is also the father of a new son born in February.

Red River Commodities, Fargo, North Dakota, recently purchased the Big Crop Seed processing plant in Lubbock, Texas, and A. L. Van Eck en Zonen, Netherlands. The Big Crop Seed facility will be converted to a confection sunflower processing plant to expand its production capacity and establish a Texas receiving site. Zonen has been a family-owned processor of poppy seed and caraway seed since 1884 and will now be a wholly owned subsidiary of Red River Commodities.

The Australian Oilseeds Federation, New South Wales, Australia, estimates the 1995/1996 winter crop of canola to be 652,000 tons from 440,000 hectares planted. Estimates for safflower production is 9,800, and linseed/linola, 5,900. The AOF comments that good rain in January and February have been followed by dry conditions creating uncertainty in expected production.

Hi Roller Conveyors, Hartford, South Dakota, has announced new appointments in the management team, according to John Nelson, general manager. Daryl Sybesma joins as production manager bringing over 20 years of maintenance, production and management experience from Ag Processing, Inc. Rod Waltjer has been appointed purchasing/administration manager from a position as production manager. Mike Spillum joins the firms as sales and marketing manager bringing many years of experience in conveying and material handling with Rapat Corp. These appointments bring Hi Roller Conveyors many years of experience, further solidifying its commitment to serve the needs of the customer.

Meredith B. Allen, a cooperative executive from Greenwood, Mississippi, is the newly appointed president of Cotton Council International, the export promotions division of the National Cotton Council. He succeeds Jerry Calvani who is now the board chairman.

The International Soybean Program is offering the annual soybean processing and utilization course May 17 - June 15. Major topics will include basic processing concepts, oil extraction, soymilk, animal feed applications and quality control. Contact a representative at 217-333- 6422 for details.

The Environmental Protection Agency gave its first-ever approval for the planting of crops genetically-engineered to produce their own pesticide. Cotton is among the crops Monsanto Co., Ciba-Geigy Ltd. and Mycogen Corp. can grow but not sell that are bioengineered to produce B.t., a bacterium which kills various beetles, moths and worms. Unlike many chemical alternatives, the B.t. gene does not cause harm to animals. Plantings may only occur in certain states and the companies await the EPA’s decision regarding potential sales of the products.

An earlier issue noted that Farrell Lucas joined Valley Cooperative Oil Mill, Harlingen, Texas, in 1958; he joined in 1953. Mr. Lucas is currently engaged with the firm to advise and recommend.

A proposed USDA rule which would require that all Mexican-origin cattle moved in interstate commerce be accompanied by a certificate on which each animal is individually identified has been withdrawn. The USDA states the withdrawal was made after public comments received indicated that greater than expected logistical and financial burdens would be felt by those entities affected.

The Vietnam food processing industry is demonstrating a high growth potential in many areas. Because of an increase on taxes on imported milk products, the government is encouraging local investment in developing their dairy industry. Additionally, a $70 million wheat flour processing plant is expected to be built at a seafront site north of Danang.

Ken Sarsons earned a life membership in the Canola Council of Canada for, his role in the development of the canola industry, specifically the crushing sector. In 1967, he was placed in charge of oilseed crushing of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and became instrumental in introducing rapeseed, the forerunner of today’s canola, as an alternative crop to wheat and barley. His work included forging links with Co-op Vegetable Oil in Manitoba, which led to the creation of CSP Foods, now called CanAmera Foods.

The National Institute of Oilseed Products recently appointed Michael Daleiden, Universal Commodities Corp., San Francisco, California, president, William Winecki, Premier Edible Oils Corp., Portland, Oregon, first vice president; and Herbert Schleutker, Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, second vice president. Edward Campbell, Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, Illinois, is the NIOP immediate past president. NIOP is based in Washington D.C.

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