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Dennis R. Downs, Executive Secretary
State of Utah
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Solid and Hazardoiis Waste
288 North 1460 West
P. O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
Dear Mr. Downs,
Subject: Missed Inspection at Thiokol's RD&D Permitted Facility T-93
Thiokol failed to complete a required inspection of the T-93 permitted facility on
February 4, 1995, The Department of Environmental Quality was notified by
telephone upon discovery of this missed inspection. This letter is the formal written
notification to the State as required under permit condition LS. of our RD&D
permit. This permit requirement deals primarily with spills. Many of the
information items requested in this section of the permit do not apply to a missed
inspection and are not included in this letter.
Thiokol's RD&D permit requires a daily inspection whenever hazardous waste is
stored at this facility. The personnel that run this facility generally work Monday
through Friday and are not available for weekend inspections. In order to comply
with this permit requirement, we have trained our Security department to perform
this function on weekends and holidays. Although the importance of this inspection
was stressed during training of the crew chiefs, it apparently was not completely
effective in their training of the guards.
When a guard arrived on February 4 for inspection, the gate was locked and he did
not have the lock combination. Because of his lack of understanding of the
importance of this inspection, he left without completing the inspection and did not
inform the crew chief until late that night. The inspection was performed the
following day
P.O. Box 689, Brigham City, UT 84302-0689 (801! 863-3511
D. R. Downs
15 February 1995
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In an effort to prevent this from happening in the future, Thiokol has taken the
following steps:
1. A memo has been sent to all guards explaining the importance and
urgency of these inspections
2. A common lock to which all guards have a key has been placed on the
access gate to the T-93/T-94 area
3. Home phone numbers of several key personnel have been given to
Security, with instructions to contact one of them if there is ever a
problem with completing an inspection or if a problem is discovered
during an inspection
We believe that these actions will greatly reduce the possibility of missed inspections
in the future. If you have any questions or need clarification on any points in this
letter, please call Gene Curtis at 863-4479.
"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were
prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system
design to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the
information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who
manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines
and imprisonment for knowing violations."
Sincerely,
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^^ J. D. Thompson, Director
Safety, Environmental, and Support
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