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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: October 1, 1969 DOC#: USG 109 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1969 Memo regarding American Mutual Industrial Hygiene Survey of August 13, 1969 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT t NO. S s te c s r 1 , 1 S69 Dated Augurt 13, 1S&9 A ttached p lease fle d a. espy o f th e subject re p o r t. Both n oise sad to x ic dust exposures v s n in v e stig a te d . Ax you v i l l n e t, th ere art) p rcb la * I s both a re a s. m sr I here corrected the Eireshald L is i t Yalues (SLY) shoes cc th e attached Air A n a ly sis Tab.]a because the Talus fo r asbestos has lowered fr o * 5 . 0 to 2 .0 K i l l ic e P a r tic le* p a r Cubic Peer, (sg jp c t.). O il a low ering - r il l a lso a ffe c t tb s 10.0 TLT fo r SpraySca, Iw t I m so t n r e x a c tly hoe su ch . CSaljr fintsau o f JQb b s Approved re sp irato rs should be vosn by n operators and th ose other* th a t are exposed to asbestos or SjrrayDcaa d a r ts . B ssp lratar* should be p e r io d ic a lly h y g ia n le a lly cleaned, p r c fe r r s h ly d a ily . to e re i s seas q u e st! cn Ju st hear such farther you can reduce th e Aurt exposure. Ja p ty ia g o f bass and. hand li ng o f esqrty begs, a rte ., o ffe r serio u s exposure. At t h is t ia e , bulb handling lx not fe a s ib le . S c w n r , e x ce lle n t housekeeping should he salrrta 1md. send *11 d art c o lle c tic o eqaipEasat whrmld be hspt at . cyfciaaxa e ffic ie n c y . ' 30IE3 A* vere a ll c m , the Ch^JoLa area o ffers th e only re a l expeeur s . 8j th e Sed arxl government states th a t parson* can be exposed to 90 tor s ig h t hours oc the A ftc s lt eith eu t bans bein g incurred to about S5 parcant o f th e p op u lation . Anything above th a t may teapersoy threshold s h ift . -- d a a g * cs* Ye are only la ta res t ed in the A S e a l* r s ln s s . Ex# C t e l l . q j there is n oise in the h igh frequency areas i f C Seal* read in gs are h igh er A Scale re a d in g !, D iis esa ba h e lp fu l in designing a c o u s tic a l absorbers, s to . ?ar*cn n ei exposed t o excessive n oise le r a ls should be provided r it h the b est * * r p lu gs c o M e r c ie lly a v a ila b le . A ls o , u a c o u s tic a l type enclosure hrTMvs con sidered. Xvaa i f i t is n ' t t o t a lly c lo s e d , th ere could be a major n oise rsd actias. A fte r yea have oppor t un ity to reriev tbs attached report and th is saao, I vould appreciate bearing fpaa yea. 7. Zest Eipp 1 n tn or.u o o iab USG091.1 Castleman File: US Gypsum w/c = with cover letter or memo If DATE = 0, undated CD-ROM Document #:USG 1\& Month/Year 1%^ published article from trade journal published advertisement from trade journal government inspection results unpublished or internal report unpublished presentation from conference newspaper article ` letter __ memorandum industry warning labels industry sales literature industry recommended practices meeting agenda __ minutes __ attendee list legal filing of defense legal filing of plaintiff BC notes Operating D iviiion gem zral okdsr Approved* r/ . MEDICAL PERSONNEL . SAFETY AND HEALTH - MEDICAL 71o. D si* Paga Cancel* Datad L-6-B 12-23-69 R____________ Para 3 l-p b -6 9 X -R ar Exam ination B . Annually {Coat' d} P r e s e n tly kncvn exposures f a l l i n g in to t h i s c a te g o ry are employees in volved in dry buhr stone d r e s s in g , in h a n d lin g fir e b r ic k , asb estos, s i l i c a sa n d , c i c a , p e r l i t e , c e l l t e and o th r d ia tm a c a o iis e a rth s ir.d em ployees involved in sanding o p e r a tio n s . A t th e d is c r e tio n c f the P la n t M anager, any employee upon co m p lain t o f lu n g d i s a b i l i t y , frequ en t coughs, p e rsiste n t c o ld s , e t c ., nay be X -rn y e d . C . General Su p p lem en tal In fo rm a tio n F ora (i.'o. 0 -2 ? b l) w h ich in clu d e s a d e ta ile d i account o f the em ployee's life t im e vork a c t i v i t i e s in c lu d in g ; t ; o : o f I v o r k , kin d s of m a te ria ls handled and le n g th o f time at each s p e c ific i o ccu p ation tocether v it h p reviou s X -ra y film s s h a ll accompany the co st ; recen t X -ray to the Trudeau Foundation. * The T rudeau F ou n d ation s h a l l be r e q u ir e d t.o r e t u r n th e X - r a y film s to th e p la n t . Each p la n t s h a ll s to r e th e X -r a y film s f l a t in the normal film envelopes, in m etal ca b in e ts lo c a te d in a c o o l, dry area. ; * Il X -ray film s v i l l co n sist o f a sin g le lb " x IT " 'p o stero -an terio r routine chest projection (X -ray). No p l a n t s h a l l p e rm a n e n tly h i r e o r c o n t in u e a n y in d iv id u a l in th e em p lo y o f t h e company v h e re a pre-em ploym en t X - r a y shovs a q u e s tio n a b le co n d itio n to e x is t v ith o u t f i r s t review in g t h e s itu a tio n v it h the M a n u fa ctu rin g Manager and th e S a fe t y D ir e c t o r (in vhose absence the case sh ou ld be d iscu sse d v it h th e Manager o f In su ra n ce or S u p e rv iso r, C asu alty Insurance). In an e f f o r t to o ffe r the Trudeau F ou ndation a q u a lity d ia g n o s tic p la te th e y d e s ir e , a p la n t should attem pt t o fin d X -r a y f a c i l i t i e s v ith the fo llow in g c a p a b ilitie s : Generator . (1 ) C a p a c ity 300 M. A . a t 8R-90 K .V .P . P u l l Wave R e c t i f i e d . (2) An a cc u ra te tim e r o f no more th a n 10 M. secon ds. (Printed la U.5.A.) _ _ - i n o i e i t c s Chfir-.o; TAB 2 5 C o n ta in s r e v i s e d m a t e r i a l fo rm e rly on p a r e 7 di'tett 3 - 5 - 6 9 . ., Dpra tin g D ir a ion OZMZHAL EHZR PERSONNEL p p ro 'ittjj- Z> safety and health - no, Date Pace Cane-eii u- 6- b 12-2;-69 5 pTjs~T" l_?U6p MEDICAL ( C c n t ' d) 5. Eve Exam ination & P rotectio n A ll operating p lant h all have a sig h t acrccIillLg -tilicin p ^ v i s u a l e f f i c i e n c y t e s t in g in s tr u m e n ts . T his can he done in coop eration ' v it h o p t i c a l com panies, eye g la s s vend ors, l o c a l o p to m e tris ts , thru econom ical r e n ta l o f sig h t s c r e e n e r s , or purchase o f same. Eye t e s t s are to be perform ed on a l l em p lo y e es, and the r e c o r d s re t a i n e d . T e sts a r e to he made an t h e f o llo w in g b a s i s : 1 . As a part o f the pre-em ploym ent exam in atio n . 2 . A l l employees at le a s t every tv o (2) y e a r s . 3 . 'P rio r to tra n sfe r to a Jo b v ith higher v isio n requirem ent. ^ lj. Any time th e re i s s u s p ic io n t h a t an em ployee has a v is io n pro blem t h a t may r e q u ir e c o r r e c t i o n . Eye t e s t s are to be in accordance v ith the Purdue U n iv e rsity Job Vision S t a n d a r d s , made o n ly f o r s c r e e n in g p u r p o s e s , a n d , i f i t i s determ ined th a t th e r e is need fo r c o r r e c tio n , th e employee in q u estion v i l l *n _ s t r u c t e d to o b ta in an eye e x a m in a tio n a t h is e x p e n s e . The p la n - v i l l th e n s u p p ly em ployee v i t h p r e s c r i p t i o n ground s a f e t y g l a s s e s a t nc, ex pense t o the em ployee, other th a n th e eye exam in ation c o s t . ID ac c e p ta b le co rrection is not a tta in a b le , then th e en tire case shall^ e^ r e f e r r e d to the M an u factu rin g M anager and S a f e t y D ir e c to r fo r eva-.u a.-on and comment. When c o r r e c t i v e l e n s e s are not n e c e s s a r y , th e p la n t v i l l f u r n is h e o oloyees v it h p ian o s a fe ty g la s s e s a t no c o s * . S h o u ld t h e em p loyees' p r e s c r i p t i o n ground g l a s s e s or p l a i n g la s s e s be l o s t , o r otherw ise d isa p p e a r, em ployee v i l l be req u ired t o pay fo r tne secon d p a i r . How ever, i f th e g la s s e s are b r o k e n , or o th e rw is e become u n u s a b le , the p la n t v i l l re p la ce broken, v o r n , or unusable g la s s e s . I f t h e fo r e g o in g t e s t in g re q u ire m e n ts can not be met v it h borrowed in s tr u m e n ts , or th ru econom ical or fre e t e s t in g s e rv ic e s p rovid ed by l o c a l s o u r c e s , th e n a v is u a l e r f i c i e h c y t e s t i n g in stru m en t s h a l l be purchased. For th e sake of sta n d a rd isa tio n th e Conpany has se le cte d th e United S t a t e s S a f e t y S e r v i c e Company M od el OY?-M ns t h e u n it to be p u rch a se d . ( r r ia V id ta w, s , a ,) C In d ic a t e s Change D Indicates it,., ^ f I n d i c a t e s Change In Numbering Sequence Only. t w uu.kcx'ia-L l orm criy on pnge y o m e n O -y - u y , * 'A ls o ca n ce ls p a g e s 8 and 9 d ated 3-5-691 ` ~t r- * - Operating D iv isio n OEtlSRAjb OKbjt* ' t :, PERSONNEL Approved* * SAFETY AHD HEALTH - MEDICAL MEDICAL (C a n t'd ) Ho. Data Poge Cancels Datad b-6-B 12-23- 7 Page 7 3 -5 -5 ? 6 Asbestos and other to x ic D usts IV . Reporting. (Cant' d) E v e r y Ju n e and December each P la n t s h a l l n o t i f y Departm ent IT O -b , S a f e t y D ir e c to r o f th e f o llo w in g , on a p e r p la n t b a s is : 1 . Usage o f asbestos (Tons) d u rin g la s t s i r months. 2 . Humber o f em ployees d i r e c t l y in v o lv e d in h a n d lin g o f a s b e s t o s , to g e th e r with d ate and d ia g n o s is o f most re cen t ch est X-re.v on each o f th ese em ployees. 3 . R e su lts o f a l l dust sam p lin g taken d u rin g la s t s i r months. Jiote: A sb esto s Usage A reas O nly. 1 . Where f e a s i b l e , o n ly non-sm okers sh o u ld be h ir e d . Every p ra c t i c a l attem pt s h o u ld be made t o r e lo c a t e e x is t in g smokers to areas of lesser exposure. 2 . Department 170 -6, S a fe ty D ir e c to r and 186, M anager, In su ra n ce , s h a ll be n o t ifie d o f a l l p rop o sed nev uses o f asbestos as e a rly as p o ssib le . Refer to G .O .B . L-6-B fo r X-Ray req uirem en ts. DO (P r in te d in . B . A . ) P I n d i e & t e s Chimbe 3n Numbering Sequence Orfly Contains Ho. Date Page s a la ria i formerly M >-B 12-23-69 & on P are B dated 3-5-69, PZRSOfn.'EL SAFLT AID HEALTH - MEDICAL C a n c e l* Dated Pore MEDICAL (Cant'd) 6 . Asbestos and Other Toxic Dusts C .-' ,, PLAINTIFF'S J EXHIBIT I /sX 3 r& Based upon th e p o t e n t ia l h a z a rd * t h a t mar be a s s o c ia t e d v i t h Ccnpany use o f asb estos and o th er t o x ic d u s ts , th e fo llo w in g progress o f p reven tio n and. p ro te ctio n i s p laced in e f f e c t : I . Establishm ent o f T hreshold L im it Values ( T .L .V .' s ) . The Company ad o p ts th e most c u r r e n t T . L . V . ' s e s t a b l i s h e d b y the American Conference o f Governm ental I n d u s t r ia l H y g ie n is ts ( A .C .G .I .I I .) fo r s p e c i f i c t o x i c s u b s t a n c e s . Where two o r m are t o x i c s u b s ta n c e s are used sim u ltan eo u sly, the T .L .V . w ill be e s ta b lis h e d by the in su r ance c a r r ie r . I I . Determ ination o f Hazard A reas. Each P la n t , under th e d ir e c t io n and c o o r d in a tio n o f th e M an u factu rin g M anager, s h a ll be r e s p o n s ib le f o r e s ta b lis h m e n t o f an a irb o r n e and s e ttle d dust te s tin g and a n a ly s is propram. T h is can be accom plished by d e p e n a b le o u t s id e s e r v i c e s o r by use o f P l a n t f a c i l i t i e s and trained P lan t p erso n n el. Personnel tra in in g s h a ll be arranged through Department 1 7 0 -6 , S a fe ty D ir e c to r . S u ffic ie n t te s t freou en cy s h a ll be m aintained to develop rep resen ta t i v e r e s u l t s under v a r y in g c o n d i t i o n s . The a b o v e program w i l l be conplim ented by an a n n u a l d u st su rvey by th e in s u r a n c e c a r r i e r . I I I . Control o f H ealth Exposure. A ll p r a c tic a l steps s h a ll be taken to m aintain airb orne dust le v e ls below hazardous T .L .V .' s . So lo n g as T . L . V . ' s a re e x ce e d e d , a l l ex posed p erson n el s h a ll be provided w ith , and r e o u ir e d to w ear, re s p ir a to rs as approved by th e U .S . Bureau o f M ines ra te d fo r pneu m oconiosis-producing d u sts. ' I t is extrem ely im portant where to x ic d u sts a re used or m aintained th a t th ere be a h ig h le y e l o f housekeeping. I t is th e r e p o n s ib ilit y o f th e Works Manager t o p rep are th e n eces sary p rop osals to c o n tro l and c o lle c t to x ic d u s ts based upon in d iv id u a l and s p e c ific c o n d itio n s . H--791 (Bank) St Indicates Change In Numbering Sequence Only.