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Turner l Keviall Limited Exetutrvf*"~*CorHin? t i*7**VT!<nt.mg '/ March' lO.Vi " Item 4(k) Asbestos dust levels in overseas companies processing companies ought to report on their asbestos dust situation by November 1980. All companies have now reported, and l summarise the position against the questions asked: 1. HAVE YOU ANY OPERATIONS WHICH NOW EXCEED A DUST LEVEL OF 2 FIBRES/ML? Normally all companies operate within a 2 fibre standard. However, the exceptions are: Hindustan Ferodo Bulk fibre receipt, storage & dispensing. textile carding, spinning, weaving, plaiting, millboard guillotine and - inspection. Baker Perkins and spike mixers, factory cleaning Ferodo I taliana Grinding clutch facings Ferodo (Pty) Ferobrake companies Drilling and inspection Grinding, drilling and rivetting Payen Components Auto-guillotine ,,v . Zimbabwe friction materials TAP Zambia . Turnall, Jacobs Kuilsriver Grinding ./ Torrance mill, blender infeed and bagging off, hard-waste grinding Torrance mill, fibre infeed to machines, belt sander Blending, feeding, stripping and cleaning, dry sawing, slate grinding, ;bett sander, hard waste grinding Havelock Shabanie & Mashaba . Host of the mill complex All mills except large parts'of tffe new King and Shabanie mills.. 2. CAN 2 FIBRES/ML BE ACHIEVED BY 31 DECEMBER 1931? Yes, except Hindustan Ferodo - Carding,, which is enclosed. Success in other areas 'depends- on $ucces,s-in union negotiations -2- Payen Components Havelock Shabanie F* Mashaba Not yet known Increasingly difficult to achieve further reductions ' Major portion of King F< Shabanie mills only. The plans to close down single storey mills (Birthday* CC, Teinernirc) are long term, and will Luke a richer of years WHAT OPERATIONS EXCEED 1 FIBRE/ML? Obviously, all areas reported on above. Additionally, Ferodo (Pty.) Mixing, Miracle mill, finishing and railway brake blocks Ferodo Italiana Fibre weighing and turning clutch facings Hu turn, New Castle Payen Components TEP, Nigeria AC Ltd. TAP, Zambia Bag opening and mixing Cutting head gaskets on jigsaw One press Bulk fibre receipt Lathes and saws * TBP, Emene) TBP, Arewa). Turnall,Jacobs ). )-- Kuilsriver) Bulk fibre receipt Bulk fibre receipt, treated'fibre stacking, hard-waste feeding, lathes, ;sawst fettling, mitring, slate grinding ; Turnall, Zimbabwe Intermittently at both Salisbury and Bulawayo Havelock , Underground, operative neglect Shabanie & Mashaba All mills . / WHAT REASONS PREVENT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A 1 FIBRE STANDARD BY 1 JANAURY 1985? ' . Hindustan Ferodo . Current.plant. Capital cost of suitable new plant seems prohibitive ' Ferobrake companies Adequate dust extraction equipment may not be installed . Havelock The capital cost of a new mill, estimated at E10G mill ion-; in the context of the'remaining 1 ife of the mine . Shabanie & Mashaba DoubtfuV if technology exists! I ?**. . V^ vfr!," .' U.. !L . Voi* N-p> .J; 3j;: . J7 f.y,- .** - i h : '-U'i IL//JLJ) wi .'( oO. ^V"*r< .^^pTT. . .. ) o 1 -3 The summary discloses that,although there are problem areas rixjulrirtg further work, 'he gc-ovr-l *. itiutl-v i. f* ,i"'r I)y satisfactory. However, this conclusion depends crucially on the credibility of the dust measurements. Intcr-lalioratory comparisons between IttA, liTA, Cape, H&SE and the ICM show variances of -<C' at a 2 fibre stnn'tjrcl. If the standard is halved the variation on either side of it would double unless techniques are developed to hamomse variations. Ultimately, T&N is responsible for conditions in all its operations. It is important, therefore, that Hr. Rickards, who is already involved with the HASI/ICM Central Reference laboratory ptoject and with the Asbestos International Association's nustMeasur.rient Advisory Panel, should visit on a regular basis all asbestos processing plants inter nationally with the aim of covering each over a three year cycle. Until 1972, the Turnall companies in South Africa arid Zimbabwe and TAP Zambia were under common managenent. The South African companies and Zambia both report problem areas yet, notwithstanding UDI, Salisbury and Bulawayo do not appear to have serious problems. I find this inconsistency surprising. The situation at the Hew Castle, Indiana, plant of Nuturn is not good although dust counts, according to the factory records, are only just above 1 fibre/ml in the bag opening and blending area. New equipment is on order from Canada to replace a part of the substandard equipment now in use. However, local management did not appear wholly con fident that the installation of this would enable them to keep below a one fibre standard. The hygienists at both New Castle and Smithville are very young and, although theyhavebeen on a two week training course by OSHA, they are relatively inexperienced. An ' outside laboratory has run a cross check on Nuturn dust measurements and has advised that they are reasonably accurate. Nevertheless, it is noticeable that OSHA's actual counts are somewhat higher than KuturnJs counts. This reverses T&N experience in the UK where . Ferodo counting is normally higher than H&SE counting. I consider that both hygienists would benefit from a visit by Mr. Rickards. Obviously, the counts in Zimbabwe are a major problem. I believe that we would sleep easier if a T&N check on their dust sampling, slide mounting and counting techniques was carried out in the near future. . 25 February '981 H.D.S. HARDIE *J 1