A new safety record: 9 million safe work hours reached!
In the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 19, the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) surpassed 9 million work hours without a lost work-day accident.
“While this milestone represents a record for the project, the most important element is that it means we are working safely and meeting our goal of sending people home in the same condition they were in when they came to work,” said Project General Manager Steve Warren. “We must carry that attention to safety through the end of operations and into closure.”
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Friday, September 23, 2011
UMCDF surpasses 9 million safe hours
The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) has surpassed 9 million hours without a lost workday accident. As of Sept. 19, it has been 1,900 days, or more than five years, since a UMCDF employee missed work because of an accident.
This is the first time UMCDF has reached 9 million safe hours, which is the equivalent of 100 employees working more than 43 years without missing a day of work due to an accident. UMCDF has about 830 workers. The Safety Department verified the milestone Tuesday and determined it was reached Monday morning.
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This is the first time UMCDF has reached 9 million safe hours, which is the equivalent of 100 employees working more than 43 years without missing a day of work due to an accident. UMCDF has about 830 workers. The Safety Department verified the milestone Tuesday and determined it was reached Monday morning.
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Oregon Department of Environmental Quality renewed the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Hazardous Waste Permit for the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility,
On Sept. 20, The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality renewed the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Hazardous Waste Permit for the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, Hermiston, Ore.
The renewal of the permit followed several months of review and negotiation between the UMCDF and the ODEQ to ensure the renewal would not adversely impact completion of the chemical demilitarization mission. The initial RCRA permit was issued in February 1997 for a 10-year term.
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The renewal of the permit followed several months of review and negotiation between the UMCDF and the ODEQ to ensure the renewal would not adversely impact completion of the chemical demilitarization mission. The initial RCRA permit was issued in February 1997 for a 10-year term.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility weekly project update - September 15, 2011
The Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) reached the 90 percent mustard disposal point Wednesday in its last campaign when the incineration facility destroyed the 2,371th ton container.
Officials are projecting completion of this final campaign in November of this year, a little more than seven years after the first chemical munition was destroyed on Sept. 8, 2004.
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Officials are projecting completion of this final campaign in November of this year, a little more than seven years after the first chemical munition was destroyed on Sept. 8, 2004.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility weekly project update - September 8, 2011
Happy anniversary, Team Umatilla!
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the first chemical agent munition destruction at the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF).
On Sept. 7, 2004, the first shipment of GB-filled M55 rockets from depot storage to the disposal facility marked the official start of agent destruction operations. The next day, Sept. 8, the first rocket was drained of agent, chopped into pieces and thermally decontaminated in the Deactivation Furnace System (DFS).
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Today marks the seventh anniversary of the first chemical agent munition destruction at the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF).
On Sept. 7, 2004, the first shipment of GB-filled M55 rockets from depot storage to the disposal facility marked the official start of agent destruction operations. The next day, Sept. 8, the first rocket was drained of agent, chopped into pieces and thermally decontaminated in the Deactivation Furnace System (DFS).
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility weekly project update - September 1, 2011
Performance assessment deems UMCDF as ‘safe and compliant’
A Performance and Assessment Review (PAR), conducted last month by a joint government and systems contractor review team, reported that the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) “demonstrated safe, compliant operations.”
The team noted that “UMCDF is a very well maintained facility, with a knowledgeable and willing workforce.” It also called the management team “engaged” and credited it with “looking beyond the Operations milestone to plan for the successful completion of the project.”
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A Performance and Assessment Review (PAR), conducted last month by a joint government and systems contractor review team, reported that the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility (UMCDF) “demonstrated safe, compliant operations.”
The team noted that “UMCDF is a very well maintained facility, with a knowledgeable and willing workforce.” It also called the management team “engaged” and credited it with “looking beyond the Operations milestone to plan for the successful completion of the project.”
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