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,.YiV ru*iMV, 1980 April 14 ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LABORATORY/INDUS!RIAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT PLANT VISIT REPORT PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT AL-1542 PLANT Massena Operations DATE 1980 April 08-09 MADE BY Michael Vaudreuil PLANT CONTACT(S) John Feeley, Gene Schneider, Wayne Duso and Gerry Hicks PURPOSE (2) Status of Citation Massena Operations had a written Industrial Hygiene' Program as early as 1955. However, with time, the program was abandoned. In recent years, the program has consisted only of sporadic sampling efforts. The purpose of my visit was to help reactivate Massena's program. Gerry Hicks, Wayne. Duso and I discussed: ------------------I-of L-1--1-----U---!-!-P-r!E--1---U---L--U---1--r--p------a(-H----t--a.- - --- How to take the fullest advantage of the newly formed Industrial Hygiene Committee. Gerry has already done quite a bit. a work on a materials inventory. However, there are major gaps in Alcoa's PL and ML series lubricants. Few data sheets are available on these materials. '"r" ',, There is probably enough personal sampling data on hand to come up with summary sheets for most job classifications. This exercise should show them where additional base-line~data Is needed, and 'should provide the foundation for a routine sampling schedule. The respirator progg errors and inad responsibility o: i as conceived by Ron Morrow prior to his departure,*-Was fraught with Oiue to a lack of expertise at Massena, I have assumed the the program. -over- DISTRIBUTION: E. E. RUMBERGER - PGH. 7 T. B. BONNEY - PGH. 7 R. M. JAMES - PGH. 7 H. G. SAKOIAN - PGH. 6 R. W. FLANAGAN - PGH. 6 J. DAMIANO - ATC C. DIXON - PGH. 6 M. J. VAUDREUIL - PGH. 6 R. S. DANCHIK/D. R. BALYA - ATC '?wtsr m ARCH 18616 A-JL. ^liUJU_LLJJ ?5j A_ Haasena Operations Plant Visit Page 1980 April 14 jrfL LjjhA (fcJPC) C~U$juj fCh*~-J -chi</l. l4<-ok>& n (^OcoCusouLcd ). S*bnrL The InJu,*fi f<i nVf.igne Committee as set up by Reid Clark provides an excellent forum for theC^) discussion of industrial hygiene problems. However, Gerry Hicks felt somewhat intimidated by the rank of the Committee members, and had to be reassured that it was the best possible arrangement. With the departure of Ron Morrow and(Rod Wegner. Massena's citation abatement efforts were left without a coordinator.Idiscussed the need for leadership in this area with John Feeley andcTTayne inrs> I will be overseeing their efforts until they become familiar with the citatfiortsTand the necessary compliance activities. MICHAEL J. VAUDREUIL MJVrmlf fm CT?V -fi be 'Uiedl ojLubz o oJroJno^ J&lw-c, CJvil^}{ejo( ({cczfy&A frbdktAA : t) CTPtf - gj 'hbf), 4Lo(2U^6<4 ^ 3) ^^ ' 1) 'Tb 4 . ,,* rcr Std/OX-' *? G&fUAMj ^ iC r - fc=fW. f ' , Uzcd S&jum /jLic^pcd. ARCH 18617