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m September 9, 1971 Trip Report - Pittsburgh Coming Richard Letnen PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT WV-09660 Attended meeting at Pittsburgh-Corning Plant in Port Allegany, Pa-, on Sept. 7, 1971, to discuss upcoming l^ose in attendance included: (1) Eugene W. Holman -- Manufacturing, Pittsburgh-Coming Corp. (2) Carl Qlfo- -- Works Manager - Port Allegany Plant of Pittsburgh-Corning Corp. C3) Dick Murry -- 4 U) George Gregory -- Personnel Manager - Port Allegany, Pa., Pittsburgh-Coming Plant. Port Allegany, Pa. (5) Charlie Creep -- {6! Dr. Tanaka -- President, Local Union 1019* Penn. Dept, of Environmental Resources. (7) James L. Woodring Penn. Dept, of Environmental Resources. (8) Dr. Lee Grant -- Medical Consultant, Pittsburgh-Corn: Corp. (9) Dr. William Johnson National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. or i David L. Bayliss -- National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. {ID Richard Leraen -- National Institute for Occupations! Safety & Health. (12) William Farkus -- Discussion was carried out concerning the past Environmental Surveys at the Plant and it was pointed out that due to these &high'fiber counts the Medical Survey was necessary to evaluate PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT WV-9660 Page 2 the current medical status of the workers in the Plant. It was decided to examine the entire plant population, which would be approximately 400 employees. The Plant now has discontinued the use of Anosite Asbestos and is working on developing a nevr process using metallic wool in place of Asbestos. There is, however, about two months supply of Amosite which the Plant plans to use beginning some time in the next few weeks. A variance has been applied for by Pittsburgh-Coming Corp. for both the Port Allegany Plant and the Tyler, Texas Plant through the Department of Labor. This would allov? the Plant to operate for the next year under the conditions of the variance, of.which I have a copy on file, using Asbestos. No approval has been given by the Department of Labor as of this meeting. After lunch a tour of the Plant }*as given through the Asbestos operations, the warehouse, foangless operation, polyurethane operation and Glass Block operation. The Plant required us to wear respirators in the Asbestos area. A nev? ventilation system was installed in the Asbestos section in October, 1970. This system covers all areas except the .sawing- area. The possibility of silice exposure exists in the foam glass area and the mixing area for foam glass. Silica dust was about J inch deep on ledges around the mixing and glass grinding area of the foam glass plant. Heat exposure also is a major problem in the glass block and foam glass op eration. The polyurethane area was quite dusty and the ventilation system didn't seers too effective, especially where the hot cutting operation of polyurethane was done. We did not observe the foaming operation as it is done only once a day and had been completed prior to our visit. At 3:30 P.M. a meeting with the same plant .officials and the Union was held to explain the purpose of the upcoming Medical Survey. The members of the Union present were in addition to Mr. Croop, the President. (1) Elrcer McQuillin --Vice-president (2) Gerald Boorum --Financial Secretary (3) Louis R. Duell --Corresponding k Recording Secretary (4) James E. Lathrop --Chief Committeeman rwr. y Page 3 They felt plant wide participation would be good in the study, with only a few declining. The Union members also brought out another .problem concerning lead oxide exposure in the block painting area. TDX exposure also exists in the foaming operation of the polyurethane manufacture. Kichard A. Lessen *