Abstract
In the wake of the Oct. 23 explosion and fire at the Phillips 66 polyethylene complex in Pasadena, Tex., the Occupational Safety & Health Administration is considering several approaches to tighten regulation over chemical plants. That disaster killed 19 workers, and another four are presumed buried under the rubble. Many of the dead were operators in the soundproof control room where outdoor warning signals could not be heard. Last week, a House Government Operations subcommittee held hearings on the disaster. It assembled OSHA head Gerard F. Scannell, executives from Phillips and the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union (OCAW), and a public interest expert on chemical industry health and safety. The explosion, causing an estimated $1 billion in damage, has given Scannell a baptism by fire after only four weeks on the job. And it has jolted the agency into examining OSHA's rules, regulations, and procedures to spot deficiencies in the law establishing it. ...
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