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Show 2 It The Salt Lake Tribune, Tue .day, April 2H, 191 W'sirnm": Hazardous Shipment Many Agencies Work to Cut Highway, Railroad Peril Continued From Page i j safety dlWMnll.s Kallroads of f ials sa base generally exiellint safety prngrdriis Called to A( idents UlXlT Wide Safety Division s main aim is prevention expertise of its staff members is invariably called for wla-spills or other related kinds of ai i alerts occur, Mr Jones says I'nlike their federal counterparts, I IXJT field officers have arrest and citation powers and issued 1 ,fJ50 safety citations during 1980 Tins total hasn't been broken down to show how many of these citations were for hazardous materials, however In contrast to some industry estimates, regulatory officials think traffic volume in hazardous materials in Utah is much higher than just 1 percent of all activity. Up to 10 Percent? UDOT investigator David Alder says up to 10 percent of trucking involves hazardous substances, a figure Mr Goudie of the U S DOT also finds realistic. The vast quantities of petroleum that h move by truck through this state, both crude and refined products have to represent a fairly significant portion of the shipping occurring, Mr Goudie points out. Life safety comes first and property protection second with the W. S. Hatch Co., a major bulk commodity carrier with 350 employees at 10 terminals in Utah and surrounding states, the companys hazardous materials director says. lhiti h. ' H.jt hi o" is a veteran (nmpdiiy with mure than to years 10 '.(lei'ialiml Iransir1dtiii now tending (ward the movement of i hernii uK din! ai cording to away from Joe 1arkmson the director lleadquar ters are at Woods row ' in this company i F.verylmdv involved 111 safety " tie explains, but we have five siple directly sii-- r " vising safety No driver works for llat hco until he's screened, tested and given a three-daorientation session on the sjiecial suhstam es he'll lie transjxrting and he cant switch from hauling acids, for instance, to oxidizers, until hes had still more special instruction "A tank truck dnver is a special we don't just take anybody breed. who can keep it pointed straight down the road, Mr. Parkinson notes. Once briefed, a tanker dnver will know how to load and unload his special cargo, will know how to react in event of an incident and will know how to instruct local emergency personnel on what they should do. W S l U-e- Mm h id llatc hi ox traffic involves phoxpha'e rm k 'safe as cargoes pm and sulfuric acid used in minufactur nig arid produced in large quantities at hern lupier hazardous i. Mr Parkinson sav s Intimately involved w.th trui king a ( tivities the I tah Highway Patrol has long had an in house training program It no is turning its attentions, via a new v uieotaiaii eight hour course, to hazardous substances Under Sgt Gary Gunrud, training officer troopers are to be regularly brought current with regulations, accident handling techniques and safety precautions, according to Lt Glenn W. coorCoffman, new statewide dinator for hazardous materials i A good driver with a good safety record will stay busy and earn up to more than some $40,000 a year and shippers management makes may request him by name when they hire Hatchco for a job, he says. A driver found failing to observe a for instance, not wearing safety rule his protective gear when loading or will be called to unloading a product task by a company committee and if the violation is flagrant enough, the man goes to work somewhere else, Mr. Parkinson says. Lorayne Tempest Wants HazMat Vans Panel OKs Sulfur Rules Regents, For Kennecott Smelter officials Interim regulations have been in effect the past two years, at the decision of the committee, to determine emissions and control effectiveness of the remodeled smelter and its new Noranda process before promulgating new regulations on the basis of this knowledge. The new regulations, given the green light Monday for public comment in late May or early June, arg the result of long, and often heated negotiations involving the committee, Kennecott staff and the Utah Air Quality Bureau staff. Kennecott Proposal The committee, to start with, bought Kennecotts proposal for regulations based on the multi point emissions concept, which would allow different total emissions from the smelter complex at various times of the year as long as the emission average remained within an established numerical limit. At the committees last meeting, the two sides remained divided on that limit. Kennecott wanted to limit the average emission to 18,200 lbs. per hour of sulfur dioxide. The state staff recommended a limit of 16,300 lbs. As a tradeoff for this concession, Kennecott has agreed to conduct an intensive study, including tracer tests, to determine the amount and sources of sulfur emissions at the smelter complex, including fugitive emissions. Dr. Noel DeNevers, committee member, noted that these sources . . . from waste heat boilers, leaks in vents and ductwork and other miscellaneous sources not addressed by engineering controls . . . are the greatest source of trouble. During inversion episodes the past two winters, when ambient air standards for sulfur dioxide were exceeded in Magna and at other area monitors, Kennecott established a strong case for the contention that emissions from the tall stack were not responsible. Emissions At that time, and since, it has been emissions speculated that from the smelter, which have never been quantified or analyzed, may have been a major contributor to the excessive ambient levels of sulfur. Dr. DeNevers summed up the result of the negotiations, and the new set of regulations, as representing an acceptance of status quo for emissions from the tall stack and the Kennecott power plant in exchange for reduced sulfur limitations on the molybdenite heat treaters and steps toward quantifying and controlling emissions which are probably the most significant." The committee Monday amended the sulfur limitation for the smelters power plant as part of the new regulations. It provides that coal used as fuel for the plant cannot exceed .065 percent sulfur by weight, effective Dec. 31, 1982 . . . the date by which all emission sources, except automobiles, should be in compliance with standards as specified in the Clean Air Act. Kennecott had reported it could not economically operate the smelter with a lower limitation, the committee was told by Brent Bradford, director of the state bureau. low-lev- Low-Lev- low-lev- Acquitted in Parole Case A Salt Lake City man Monday FARMINGTON was acquitted of a parole violation by 2nd District Judge J. Duffy Palmer. Robert O. Draper said he had returned to the Davis County jail but was told by a jailer he could leave. That jailer, Wolfgang Gossett, said he sent the man home because of the overcrowded conditions in the jail. He said he took it upon himself to send the man home pursuant to federal standards which dictate the amount of space each prisoner must have. 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For more information about Dial's business and farm equity loans, call collect: Sugar Houm Steve Anderson 486-102- Downtown Burt Larsen 322-257- Russel Conrand 295-949- Dial Finance Company of Utah subsidiary of Dial Finance Corporation, offering t. financial services L- - - coast-to-coas- Wayne Goudie Drastically Understaffed Schedules Seminars The Utah Office of Comprehensive Emergency Management has drafted the master plan and hojies to gu it one better by securing federal funding to buy one or more Hazardous Materials Kexixmse (HazMati vans like those in service in Arizona, Tennessee and Milwaukee, Wis OCEM Director Lorayne Tempest says the idea is in the exploratory stages but she adds because were among the first, we think, to apply for the funding, we think we have a gixtd chance of getting the grants HazMat vans, like the 10 to 12 that Arizona has, would be dotted around the state, permanently assigned to highway patrolmen, so that one or another could reach any point in the state within an hour. The vans would contain full communications equipment, reference materials and procedures manuals, plus personal protection gear and other equipment suitable for handling special chemicals few fire trucks normally have. Plans Workshop The office also is planning a Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Workshop June 10 and 11 at the Sunnyside Avenue Armory of the Utah National Guard. Some so safety and health specialists of UDOT, the State Department of Health, the Department of Public Safety, and Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties have been invited. The visiting expert is to be Darrell Brooks of the U.S. DOTS Traffic Safety Institute. Deputy OC EM Director Paul Ross says the seminar could become a portable event, with other officials from around the state being invited to hear Mr. Brooks rather intensive presentation at later dates and other lt( .iUolis The office also has films and slide shows to loan to appropriate groups, Mr Ross says These, with spectacular shots of fires explosions and damage sometimes covering many city blocks, remind audiences that no community anywhere, if it has a highway or a rail line, can consider itself exempt from risks inherent in movement of materials that hazardous materials must move, if society is to continue to function Police Arrest 5 At Bingo Game Continued From Page B-- l nance is punishable by fines up to $299 and up to six months in jail upon conviction. The club president, if convicted of the gambling charge, can be fined up to $1,000 and ordered to serve a jail sentence of up to one year. The arrests were made after vice squd officers sent two witnesses into the bingo game and told them to purchase bingo cards and attempt to win money. The two police operatives were unable to win a bingo game but they pointed out to police a person who they claim did win a bingo match and received a $25 payoff. After interviewing the bingo player, police raided the game, confiscated about 1,500 bingo cards, several application cards for membership in the September Club and various items of equipment used to stage the weekly games. mda! Fnffstt To Inspect Colleges Issue Bay Beginning Tuesday, members of the State Building Board and State Board of Regents will inspect Utahs college and university campuses for critical building needs. College of 8:30 a.m. until noon; Snow College, Tuesday Eastern Utah, p.m. SouthWednesday ern Utah State College, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dixie ColThursday lege, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group also will hold an evaluation seminar at Dixie Friday. 5 Monday, May 11 Utah Technical College at Salt Lake Skills Center, 1 a.m.; main campus, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 Weber State College, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Skills Center, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 Utah State University, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 14 University of Utah, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 15 Utah Technical College at Provo downtown campus, 9 a.m. to noon; Orem campus, 5 p.m. 3-- COMPUTOR UNITS IN A VARIETY OF WIDTHS AND HEIGHTS Silver Piece Space Slhoattle The historic First Day of Issue Space Announcing : Shuttle Stamps with a Solid Sterling Stiver Piece - only $20 On May 29, 1981, history will be made when the United States Government officially honors the successful launch and dramatic return of Columbia Americas first Space Shuttle. 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It is hoed the training will help avoid injuries at i rash sites, sui h as occurred at Darnel's Canyon Dec is 1978 In that incident a truik rolled over and its cargo released a gas thought to ! chlorine A trooper no longer with the patrol was caught by the fumes and suffered a rmld injury He returned to work after two days' rest uheit In DincrsClub Date. aurfiftinie . Address Cnv 7 -- bt Hnlont Pr'nuitntt Mi State. n out of menc i fortmotf pnutt mmtl tbt I t Goietnment -- Zip. iZij uni vfliltalej utth |