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Automotive, Tooling, Metalworking and Associated Industries National Safety Council Asbestos Continued from preceding pege all approaches and entrances to the work areas affected; 9. Arrange for medical examina tions as required by appropriate reg ulatory agencies; and 10. Retain all records for at least 20 years. Other Precautions The agencies estimate that there are 2,000 to 3,000 separate and unre lated products that contain asbestos, but in general, there are three areas in basic metal operations where as bestos may be present: e In products manufactured: such as clutch plates, brake discs and bands, and gaskets. In buildings, around furnaces and boilers, in insulation of steam or hot water pipes, in patching materials used to repair hot jobs or machinery, and around asbestos material-han dling operations. In foundries, in some protective clothing, such as gloves, jackets and hoods, and around furnaces, ladles and hot jobs. It is suggested that substitute materials be used whenever possible in production parts, insulating or pa tching materials and clothing. If substitution of an alternate to as bestos is not possible, then engineer ing means are needed to control exposure. These might be ventilation or collection systems. In collection systems, the fibers must be collected and disposed of properly. For operations where limited or periodic exposure takes use "wet" materials or processes rather than dry. There should be no smoking, eat- Editor: Gerard E. End. Jr. Director, Public Relations Contemporary Marketing, Inc. 1 Bala Ave. Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 The information eonliinwl in this nswsMttsr hn boon obtained from iouicm brtJ to bo roiiobte. and tho odHort have HticiMd roasonsbta com to nun its accuracy. How*v*. the Nation** Safety CouncB do** not gwaranta* that contents of this publication arc correct, and statements attributed to other sources do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of the Council ing or drinking in any asbestos-con taminated area. Older Building Hazards Many older building have asbestos insulation or pipes wrapped with as bestos insulation. In the event than any building which has friable as bestos materials within it is renovated or demolished, a written notification must be sent to the EPA administra tion at least 20 days prior to com mencement of the work. If you are planning such a move, please notify your corporate safety department at least one month prior, so that the appropriate notification to EPA is initiated, if the inspection uncovers any asbestos usage, the applicable OSHA standard is 1910.1001 for determining comp liance. Whenever work is done in these areas, the following steps are recom mended: 1. Asbestos material should be wetted down prior to being torn apart to prevent fibers from dispers ing into the air. 2. The employees must be trained in the proper procedures to be used, and made aware of the hazards of as bestos. 3. Special precautions must be taken if clothing becomes contami nated with asbestos. Plastic bags, la beled with appropriate asbestos warning labels, must be used to transport or discard such clothing. These clothes must not be mixed with other work or dress clothing. 4. Approved vacuuming equip ment that will not recirculate the as bestos dust must be available to clean up the fibers when the work is finished. 5. The work area must be bar ricaded off and warning signs must be posted. 6. The correct protective equip ment must be worn at all times. 7. Replaced insulation or patching material should be a non-asbestos type. 8. The work should be done dur ing low exposure times, such as third shift or on weekends. After your company has made a thorough inspection of its plants, individual "asbestos action plans" should be developed. Readers are invited to submit their own plans to the ATM Executive Committee for review and further recommendations. --ATM Member Company Vehicle's Color Contributes to Visibility "You can have any color you want as long as it is black" is a quotation attributed to the late Henry Ford regarding the limited color selection a customer had when buying a new au tomobile. And for many year, black was the only color used for motor vehicles. Fortunately, attitudes change and automobiles are now manufactured in a rainbow of colors. Because of their color, certain vehi cles are usually recognized easily by other drivers and pedestrians. The most noticeable colors, listed in order of visibility, are shown below: 1. Luminous orange 2. White 3. Light yellow 4. Light orange 5. Dark yellow 6. Light gray 7. Light blue 8. Light red 9. Light brown 10. Light green 11. Dark gray 12. Dark red 13. Dark blue 14. Dark brown 15. Black 16. Dark green In recent years, much attention has been focused on "underride acci dents." In an underride accident, a truck or passenger car drives under another truck or trailer on the high way. A recent study by the University of Michigan's Highway Safety Research Institute found that most car-truck fatal crashes occur at night. Inclement weather is a minor contrib utor to these accidents, but low visibility at night is a major factor. The collisions studied were almost always surprise events in that the passenger car driver did not expect to find a Continues on next page 8006 0669 HFM - 004486