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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1986 Nov 17 DOC#: ABX239 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from NATLSCO to Abex RE Areas that Need to be Designated "Regulated" n November 17,1986 N3TL5CD WOV 1 9 1595 ABZX ENVIRONMENTAL' PLAINTIFF'S I* EXHIBIT A B - 170 Mr. Vince Wise Plant Manager Abex Corporation Friction Products Division P.O. Box 3250 Winchester, Virginia 22601-2450 Dear Mr. V ise: The purpose of this letter is to assist you in the identification of those areas of your p^nt which need to be designated "Regulated Areas" as defined by the new asbestos standard. The asbestos standard defines a regulated area as "an area established by the employer to dem arcate areas where airborne concentrations of asbestos, trem olitc. anthophylUte actinolite, or a combination of these minerals exceed, or can reasonably be expected to exceed, the permissible exposure lim it". The following areas of your facility were identified during the survey conducted August 25 through 29, 1986 as areas in which the permissible exposure lim it (PBL) was exceeded. Book Preform Block Preform Block Finishing S trip p i Disc Vi Disc Brake Finish National Lo st Control Service Corporation Lon g Grove, Illinois 60049-0075 (312)540-2400 TW X (910) 651-3571 Toll Free 800-323-9585 SPN Y 006479 Abex Corporation Page -2 In addition to the above areas, the following areas could reasonably be expected to exceed the PEL because exposures in these areas were found to be close to the PEL: Compounding Disc Brake Press The recommendations contained in the report of the industrial hygiene study dated September 26, 1986 which apply to these regulated areas include: Recommendations dealing with the regulated areas: Recommendation numbers 8, 4, S, 6, Recommendations dealing with employees exposed above the PEL, Le. employees who work in the regulated areas: Recommendation numbers 7 ,1 0 , 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21. I Very truly yours, | Industrial Hygienist Direct Dial Number: (312) S40-3S60 JLR/sm t 6046H cc: Charles Borcherding, Director Environmental Control Abex Corporation - M edical Dept. 48S Frontage Road Burr Ridge, IL 60S21 SPNY 006480