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Paul D'Amico - Bayer
Paul D'Amico - Bayer

CI: Tell us a little about yourself, and what you do.My entire professional career has been in chemical manufacturing. I started 32 years ago as a Process Engineer working for Formosa Plastics in Baton Rouge, LA in vinyl chloride and PVC manufacturing. A few years later, I took a similar role... Continue Reading

Date posted08/30/2024


Don't Miss These Speakers at CI's 2024 Virtual Fall Meeting!
Don't Miss These Speakers at CI's 2024 Virtual Fall Meeting!

CI’s Virtual Fall Meeting will feature speakers who are industry leaders and experts. Their presentations will provide valuable insights with actionable takeaways. Don’t miss your chance to hear them speak and get your questions answered in real time, register today! Please note: The... Continue Reading

Date posted08/30/2024


Gary Acklin - Occidental Chemical Corporation
Gary Acklin - Occidental Chemical Corporation

CI: Tell us a little about yourself, and what you do. I have been with OxyChem for 23 years. I joined the company as a chlorine process technician and I have held various roles which include site incident commander and chlorine process supervisor. I was recently promoted to Emergency Response... Continue Reading

Date posted07/30/2024


Member Resource Library (MRL) Access Update
Member Resource Library (MRL) Access Update

Member Resource Library (MRL) Access Update CI Staff recently met with our IT provider to devise a solution to reinstate access to the Member Resource Library. MRL access has been restricted to external users since the Reply All Storm event that occurred in May until we can adequately test and be... Continue Reading

Date posted07/30/2024


SharePoint Access and @CL2.com Domain/Tenant Issues
SharePoint Access and @CL2.com Domain/Tenant Issues

During the Reply All Storm event, many members blocked the @CL2.com domain/tenant to mitigate the influx of emails to their employees. CI Staff has noticed several emails to members are still bouncing back to us as a failed delivery notification. We ask that members please contact their IT... Continue Reading

Date posted07/30/2024


Next Webinar - Moisture in Chlorine
Next Webinar - Moisture in Chlorine

The last edition of Pamphlet 100) Behavior and Measurement of Moisture in Chlorine, approved February of this year, saw some big changes. Come learn about how a deep understanding of managing the behavior of moisture in chlorine is essential to safe chlor-alkali operations. There will be an... Continue Reading

Date posted07/30/2024


Troy Scarrow - Midland Manufacturing
Troy Scarrow - Midland Manufacturing

June Member Spotlight - Troy Scarrow (OPW Global - Midland Manufacturing) CI: Tell us a little about yourself, and what you do. I am a regional sales manager for Midland. We make valves for CI mission chemicals to be used on tank cars, ISO tanks, truck trailers, & storage tanks. I am... Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Mark your Calendars! CI Virtual Fall Meeting September 16-19
Mark your Calendars! CI Virtual Fall Meeting September 16-19

Let’s get digital! Mark your calendars for our virtual Fall Meeting. We are planning a full schedule which is expected to include not only Issue Team meetings, but a general session speaker as well as educational sessions. It is anticipated that the virtual format will allow greater... Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


CI Attends International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Hazmat Conference
CI Attends International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Hazmat Conference

One of the many goals of CI’s Emergency Preparedness Issue Team (EPIT) is finding opportunities to reach first responders to provide them with information about chlorine emergencies. CI had that opportunity earlier this month, June 7-8, at the IAFC Hazmat Conference in Baltimore, MD. The... Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


CI Attends American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Expo (ACE24)
CI Attends American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference & Expo (ACE24)

During the week of June 10th, CI Staff (Daniel Stein) attended the AWWA ACE24 event held in Anaheim, CA. Over 11,000 drinking water professionals were in attendance including treatment and distribution operations and maintenance personnel, executive managers, industry consultants,... Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Check Out the Latest CI Safety Webinar
Check Out the Latest CI Safety Webinar

Special thanks to the team at Engro for their wonderful webinar. They shared how they harnessed data, prioritized their intervention efforts and used established guidance like CI pamphlets to achieve a substantially better environmental performance. This is why we exist – to promote safe... Continue Reading

Date posted06/27/2024


Register for the Next Webinar on June 13th
Register for the Next Webinar on June 13th

How do you share and use safety and environmental incident data in your organization? How does it inform your training, maintenance budgets, and operations priorities? These topics and more will be addressed at our next webinar. Chlorine producer Engro will provide an overview of how Engro has... Continue Reading

Date posted05/24/2024