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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1973 May 29 DOC#: FD030 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Asbestos Air Sampling with Data A . Anderson, Exhibit 3 S/4/98 Block V Maremont 29, 1773 te . J. A . te lle r I t e io o e l Services Supervisor Osoerel Service* Blvlaicn ec K . A . B a rrls, X .D . ' 8. M. <* r . R. T-- j Su bject: sba sto fib e r A ir - A riscas Proving Omzads S ie Departaant o f la b o r, voder tbs sn tb orlty o f tb s Occupational Safety sod B aaltb A ct o f 1370 (0G8A), is Section 1310.33a o f the fed e ra l Register dated October IS, 1372 ts s pm aulgsted occupational health staadards la relation to the ose a f asbestos sad asbestos laden s s t e r la le . 3h rspense to these standards, In d u strial tyzLsnm studies sere ocoduetsd co A p ril 25- 26, 170 a t the A ri cena Proving Orovads to detersine a p lo y a exposure to a irborne asbestos fib e r . Results o f a ir s p ie s taken and in stn a a n ta ticn uasd ere attached. teploy* exposure a t the Arisoca Proving CfcRxads to astia etrs fib e r eaanate f i t brate rebuilding, ~ O n e ra i plant v e n tila ti is the only engineering con tro l ueed fo r thsee o p e ra tio n * . ' bet respirators are not m m during brake rebuilding or pipe earnrin g . Brake rebuilding o f disc snd conventional bribes on cars s d trades is done as part o f the brake testin g prograa snd as routine aadstaasnaa. teere Is no s e t pattern to the type o f brakes snd h id e s Involved, o r to the f i f s a ^ o f the reb u ild s, t t s frequency o f rebuilds during oar v is it ana three par eaak, PROPERTY CF FCRD POTCR COMPANY DUCED BY FOR \rxt oouid go as high as 0 per vet. Dust s t o ic s f ^ dxo^ * 5e? >! ! ^ y% hUU and bloving off bxte aseenfclleo ad 4roas. S * S^ *ru t brake is not to pewit blov off, but employes fiad i t 0* 11*17 to blew off -rut brake gfaesbUes d d m . tte provisions of the OSSA asbesto standard JMtzal Begistar applicabla to ploys aabeatoe ixmted la Section 1910.9> of the at the Ariaooa Froriag States ara: 1. A uaeteld lia it Tklua (TLT) of flr beta ffraatsrtsn f l w i m a ia langtb per a m ilita r of air, and a n ^ tr a t ic n of lO^f^er* crMter *y^ n flv microna ia lanata par 1 of air. E T1X vi l i be StBctire July 1 , 197* to tvo Ubera Risatar tea f i ieraia ia lU i par a illilit e r of air. S. t^urfc venti latice of tool a d prooeaaea i f alitarne fibar exceed th TL.7 or ceilog caaowtwtiCB. Special sor* practioes sud: a. vet a t t e d i nd is o la ti i f airtene fibar concentrati *ceed th TIT or calila concentrati. k. Aoyroved reapixator w y la g vitti tte iotm aity of th 2 d *m ilpriV ifl6 , rcnoTln or dacliahiaR e^ paen t or itrirtm ss eovarad vitb aberlo or asbesto ladan ta r la la . 5. Special clothing and change rocxa vaiai be fom iabad aaployea 5 asbesto ecncentraticns xoeedlni tbe i l l a * oOBOw tw ticn l i s i t . .6 Snpered ai clothisnpgecfiufricnaisthioendsoustsattebde einollsauobtpeaduaincatee a(l^i)oaPr*t8*ii*gr^* *o,de *lte.a_led tO L t*.1 S S - -d d iti , tte 1-- dxy a a t le t e . re of the asbesto. A ir H S D le s-S JS t be lla c t e d rep resen tative o f s ^ lo y e breathing e~ --r ' r r i x - a - i f t t . J H or m iX z* ocnoantretion l i a i t asy be expected to ba exceeded. a. 2f a ir samples taken indicate expoaurea great r then preaeribed I te lta , tten oauticn auat be posted per pages 221^3 aod fPlI*i*i subparagzeph S o f tha ftfe r e 1 B aglster aod the area a ia t be oordasd o f f . 9. Asbestos or asbesto l aden a te aterala east be clo sed by e o * disposed of in seeled containere nd labeled per labeling p a c ific a ti stated la ftpazeersph ( ll) , peg S21kk a t te Federal Bagiater. 20. Employes exposed to ocnoentrationa of asbestos f iber Halts * * t be notified in vriting of the exposure aonteglated vithia five days of tte f inding. prescribed corrective astiai PROPERTY CF FORD PCTOR COMPANY PRODUCED BY FOf 11. 2 p loyar .t a l l pw rtta or mk> vm U M * m U m X * ^ * * p in y es vbo rey be exposed to crecretretlon ssxceed iag P****1^ * * * * "^ * * C sa e exasinatlona s h a ll include * pre-eaglgyaant, g g l p d t e la> tl ap ^ H r consisting o f p o sterior-an terior lk x 17 e & pulnaary function ta rt to in cl ude ft)road v it a l cnpnei^r fTC d forced expiratory toI u * a t * eeccnd 7VT. J | * ^ ^ a" V i * ? fcOT5r preriou exposure to carcinogens red Banking should be obtained. re m its o f tt* a ir samples taken during our atudiea indicated an crerre+~..u * to the tan fib er greater than fir e m crena in length per a l e f a ir c e llin g tre ticn U n it preacrlbed by C6EA. Ib is a ir aaaple aa taken during bln r t f of truck brake dries a l a s s e B lie s . 9 tin s aelgixted arexage txfom a* a t U to W iny. 4 a* perforeing brake rebullfling on truck, a aleo a l^ iflc a n tly c e a te r thre p lay perforeing brake rebuilding re paeagBr re h lcle a . The Itla tln g facto r 1 blow o ff are co t perforeed during paaattger b l*i**. rebuilding. 2 areilab le lite ra tu re pertaining to aebeto ft^ r^ e x p a u re t o ln g brake rebuilding, conclufles that aabeto fib e r txgovire is a ifiln al v**11 ^1* u ir i prohibited or U n ite d . ______en the retu lt o f our atu d le, i t i rer epinire thet the are required to eoqply v lth OSA tendards and to protect t^ lo y e ben ito. 1 . A ll blov o ff o f brake druas and aseeikblies hnuld be r t r lc t ly prohibited. A revlev o f eurreot litex atu re in d ca te , thet ^ attactoeat 1 a uitahle a lte re n tire fren the tredpoint e f duat red f li^ r eontrel and doe not m te r la lly hlnder the brake reb o ild ln go p eretio n . a portable n ca m i ueed, a high e ffle ir e q r f llt e r teoold be p ln yed re the a ir discharg. ste m te rla l uhlch re y oantala asbestos ahnuld be claread up by m i dlsposed o f la preperly lebeled aealed ccntalners. 3. The arelare 4 a fored to be expoeed to asbestos flb e r coneentretlans ln exoes o f the o e llia g eancentratlen l l s l t preecrlbed by O SA ahnuld be actl^-ad ln s r itla g as tated la X r. ? . X . b rth 's le tte r o f tey l , 17T3* 1 . teploye abose Job teserip tio n Inelude brete rebuilding on bsnvy tructe fea giren re ljeaedlate m edical srserlnatlcn re e tla g the re ^ d ire re a sp eelfled by O SA . 5. O b tll a sto stitu te la fe u d fb r the b la * ctff prooedure pertftaned * * * * ? * * brete reb uildlag, respiretore approred t e t r s<d>edu ls 21 B d s p e ^ a l elothlag speelfled by OSA aboulA be ore by s^ io y * perfadng truek brete rebuildlag. Other prooedure preserlbed by O SA re la tire to sp e cla l elath in g re st also be follou ed . 6. B a uet respirator ghould a lso be eoB^onent xbicfa hare ocnpleted te stin g . asbestos fren PROPERTY CF FORD f'CTOF CCPPiNY PRODUCED BY FOR C b t il a su b stitu te 1 found fo r the blow o f f 7TM * ^ brake reb u ild in g , caution llp ia e u st be posted as s p e c ifie d by 06SA tod the eork area o f the track must be cordw ed o f f . T o U o v u p B an ito rin g w ill be conducted during October 1773 to oasply w ith the p erio d ic a ir sanpling requirements o f OOU* I bbt7 8 . L ick Z a d u a trlil B ygiaairt Ja 4 u * tr ia l Hygiene Section U qilaye B ealth Serrloea Departaent PROPERTY OF FORD Y CTO fi COMPANY PRODUCED BY FOR |)ta Bbtmt f j Aiimxm TxeriaK O r** itebeetoa lo c a tio n 0qBA Aabeetoe Shreataold Lim it I t l u i ( W ) T tf e ffb c tlr e JU ly 1 1ST C a llin g Lim it C B n o n tn tlcM o f ll b m Oreater t i n 5 B cro o * fin trasnmgt--toi/--l-t-l1--1--1-l-i-t--e- r o f M r -n *0 n30 O O "O m tOc H-o H -< oD O n c> ** o 2. FUeeenger rehlcle 1mto rebuilding - ccnrentlcnal Uiatoa - employe 0 . O a t e n , 83 #512* - B .Z . - reep lretor not e o m . ) Dropping t e t l , tear do* and rebuilding time weighted e rg . d n ta m ln e tia i b) Ttemrlng down b n k * end wiping out d m - peek e lr concentration c ) Mounting te a l* - 3. pwacnoer re h lcle bred* reb uilding - d ie c brakes on e l l * ^eele - employe 0 . Omtebere, 88 #512* - - reep lretor not warn. e ) Dropping h e a ls, tm r d o , end obtaining m aterial * " " - peak e lr concentration determ ination c) K1creamte r neeeuromauta end reb uild in g d) " tima weighted aiere@a ce n tra tio n O .J o.* 0 .5 0.8 0.1 6.1 o.i 0.13 PRODUCED BY FOR; u PROPERTY CF FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCED BY FOR