Injuries
How many recordable injuries did the US sites have in 2024?
Two recordables with one being a lost time
What type of chemical was spilled more frequently? Hazardous or Non-Hazardous?
Non-Hazardous.
208 spills vs 169 spills
What was the on-time training completion percentage for Monument Chemical?
95% on time training completion
How many Process Safety events occurred during 2024?
126
146
166
146 Process Safety events with the most being considered Near Misses (94 incidents)
On average, how many individual participants completed an audit each month?
70 People
90 People
110 People
70 people with a large spread between sites (as low as 2 and as many as 40)
How many employee Report Only and First Aid injuries were there in 2024?
48
68
88
There were a total of 68 Report Only and First Aid Injuries in 2024. 37 were Report Only and 31 were First Aids.
What was the total amount spilled in 2024?
~96,000 lbs
~116,000 lbs
~136,000 lbs
~136,000 lbs spilled in 2024
~30,000 lbs of Hazardous
~106,000 lbs of Non-Hazardous
How many 2024 incidents are still in the created or ongoing status?
97
197
297
There are 297 incidents in the created (95) or ongoing (202) status from 2024.
How many Fire and Smolder events occurred in 2024?
10
15
20
There were 14 smolder events and 1 fire. Majority of smolders were from residual chemical on hot pipes under insulation.
To the nearest thousand, how many audits were completed in 2024?
Approximately 4000 audits were completed in 2024 - averaging more than 10 per calendar day.
Which body part was the most commonly injured?
The hand (fingers / hand / wrist).
Majority of these injuries are due to the hands being in the line of fire (smash / cut / poke).
True or False: We averaged less than 100 lbs per spill in 2024
False: Our average spill size was 360 lbs.
To the nearest hundred, approximately how many near misses were reported in 2024?
~300 were submitted with 25 being categorized as a serious near miss.
True or False: There were 15 process safety transfer errors in 2024?
True - Most of these occurred due to incorrect lineups in the field
How many action items were moved to the Closed status in 2024?
~3600
~5600
~7600
7634 action items were validated and moved to the closed status (~30 per working day)
True or False: We had 18 injuries associated with exposure to chemical.
True. Some of the chemicals included caustics (KOH and NaOH), corrosives (hydrifin), formaldehyde, and acids (Acetic).
How many spills over 1000 lbs occurred in 2024?
9
19
29
19 spills were 1000 lbs or higher.
True or False: On average, Incidents are reported and entered into PMOps within 48 hours of occurring?
True - We average ~36 hours between incident occurring and being entered into PMOps.
True or False: Majority of compliance issues in 2024 were related to VCU / Flare / Incinerator outages?
True - There were ~70 instances of VCU / Flare / Incinerator outages in 2024 as compared to 13 exceedences at outfalls
True or False: as 1/1/2025, there were 150 overdue EHS related action items?
False: There are 250 overdue EHS related action items that are in the Created or Ongoing status.
Audits - 83
MOC/PSSR - 63
PSM - 56
Exposure (chemical and thermal)
What was the most common cause of the spills that were 1000 lbs or more?
Failure to Follow Procedure - 9 events totaling ~87K lbs
Mechanical Integrity - 5 events totaling ~27K lbs
Weather - 3 events totaling ~13K lbs
What was the most common root cause chosen for EHS incidents in 2024?
Equipment Failure was picked ~ 33% of the time.
What outfall permit level was exceeded the most frequently?
Total Suspended Solids
Enterococci
Oil and Grease
Enterococci had 5 instances where the sample exceeded permit limits.
Enterococci are bacteria that live in warm-blooded animal intestine tracts and can be an indicator of fecal contamination
How many EHS related action items that were due in 2024 are still in the Completed status (have not been validated)?
2000
2400
2800
2442 EHS related action items that were due in 2024 have not been validated and moved to Closed status
Audits - 1651
Incidents - 377
PSM - 337