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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 0000 DOC#: NG032 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Industry Recommended Practices [Draft] - For Handling and Applying Asbestos-Cement Products ' . v.\< K^CO-T'TITD FCP. V.A'DLIj aid K ? ? L m iz S5751C5-CZK Piic:"c:5 n `TMG Ai.1! CC' .ST.3.UC:iO!I i :d0s :? .U 5 Pr-epared by A!,'- 'S'!(AS optivi F/'orvcTTrf, AST-0C3- 3GA r canr.iis ElTHODL'CriCK .................................................. - .... 3 houszste?ii:g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .k s 'i p p i i :gp ha::d l i :io ^ a ;;d ......................................................5 FABEICATiai AKD A P P LIC A TIO N .......... RF.SPIHAlOflX e q u ip: " . . 7 Tlcrcfc R&jox` p a in ts to keep in ednd in to e h an d lir. f'nd tippl.yjng o f ruStoriaDe coi:teirin<r a s b e s to s : . . . . . . . . Keep d ust to ft rin i,-n x .t . . . . . . . .'bear approved r e s p ir a t o r s vr-.en exposed to (hintst , , ^i.i-.c5 ImD.'u-.keepjxf a t e l l t i n e s . 3G-11 1 i r:TKCDi:cria: The discovery and production of hundreds of natural and synthetic ratorial including asbestos-cc.ent products has developed special protection^equipment and practices and should be cr.ployed by all. .t industry. _ . Manufacturers of asbestoo-Cinent products haw for years been taking protective erasures to elixir.ate exposures to the'inhalation of cast to its verxers. The handling and application of asbestos-cer-ent products is very" diverse sno ranees free. ~n" at a ll at i on of a single piece to_ extensive opers-^ liens involving cutting and r.acr.ining j ne'" <=- equipment. Vhile care should a^u-ays be exercised, special precautions are necessa., vr^en dusts Ere venerated as the result of saving, d r illin g or oth^. tiinilar operations Respirators should be vora. The Asbestos Cenent Products Association recccrwnds the follo vtn g practices for handling and app-yir- sbestos-cer.ent products in the bui-ding and con struction IndustrieDc Contractors and applicators fxc nrred to study these reccramced practices carefully send, to see t-.at they arc M0w flr 3 handling asbe-sto s-cere r.i va -c ._ a ls. u- -- i n ^ i t in terest cf both employer and erplcyer to `geo that a l l safety regulations and practices are . . i _ r ___ ___ 1 30113 1j HOUrr.KTT^VlO 1 An organized housekeeping prograr. should be Rain tain ed in a l l areas and on a ll operations at a l l times. A rsjar source of dust is iron loose m aterials, scrap and debris distributed throughout the job area and disintegrated by trampling or., running over, etc. huch of i t can be eliminated by exercising sample good housekeeping p ra ctice s. Specific standards and practices designed for providing safef clean and orderly vorkirg con ditions should be defined. E f f i c i e n t superviscry control, planning: of ays tectat ic cleaning plus day to day ioHov-un crc thu basic requirements for dust control and injury prevention. 36 1-1 --u\ ** . .*. J 1 > iJfr. **1*^ / ----- -=- 1 srir?i:i a::d s t o i a x Under norr.al conditions, unit iced handing tnil storage of aabestos-ce:.ent products including rx>ofir.g and siding '.ingles, f l a t and corrugated sheets, asbestos-ceraent pipe, etc. should present no problems i f the safety practices and regula tions are observed ana enforced. When handling indiYid'uil pieces of f l a t and eorrugated asbestos sheets, care should be taken vhen placing one sheet on top of the other to avoid creating dust and breakage. I f breakage of asbestos-cenent products occurs, broken pieces of n a teria l should be cleaned up and disposed of to avoid disintegration by trar.piirg on, running over, etc. Handling, and s to ra g e of bags containing asbestos f i b e r , e cr.en ts, e tc . present no problcn, provid5_np bags ax's unopened and not broken. Open or broken bags should be repacked, rescaled or d is corded to p re v e n t d u st distribution throughout vox-king aj-cas, S p i ll a g e should be cleaned up i t d,i a te ly t -5- 36-115 c `-V FAhxrc:.Ticr: avd ap. u c *1 V.'hen roving asbes tos-cer.ent products to ana f nr; the fabrication s it e , incividusl pieces of'.rater I s should be handled with care to avoid bru-k-r-v ,p_ dust. ' " " t `' " Fabrication of asbestos--eerier.t products ir.vo'1v i r '' cutting, d r illin g , saving, e tc ., should be core in a scanner that w ill rin iris e crust. The use of proper methods, tools ana equipment w ill contribute considerably toward dust abatenant. 1 iihen cutting, d r illin g , tawing, etc. cn a reoeated bo^is vith power equipment, mechanical dust c o lle c t ing systems adequately designed to remove dust free. the source sh ou ld be used. In confined spaces lachirr exhaust equipment r e s p ir a t o r s sh ould be v o m . * Never exhaust equipment or areas into other work P ro vid e waste containers at a ll f abri entier, and application areast Dispose of unusable material iumemately, Keep floors and surfaces clean. Dust &r.d s n a i l p a rticles created curing fa b rica tio n end application should be cleaned up. Vacuum eq'uipr.ent is reccrner.ded for this cleaning. I f vacuum equipr.cnt cannot be used, vet down waste u a t e r i a l b e fo re sweeping and shoveling. Kespirat o 3u5 nhrmld be worn during a l l clean-up operations. 36 11G a. t RFSPIrUTORT FOUIPMOrr Oily approved respiratory equipment is recenser, ded for use. The efficien cy and effectiveness of y.a equipment is dependent upon proper care, cleaning and nain ten ancec A systsr.atic procedure should ostahh.cShed to insure that this is done. L ist, oi apprcve-d respiratory equipment can be obtained fro n t 0,, Sc o f A r.erlea S ta n d a rd s I n s t i t u t e 10 E a s t both St. Hey Y ork, t.c . 10C16 Ar.srioen Industrial, Hygiene Association 1.25 Prvost D s t .- o it . Mi chi,par IS221 U& So lAapaxtarant oi the Interior !ju\ ; rn \ o f H ines l-iint/U-onlh and E L u h s , H.*., Lhnv'vnrtau, )L fh Ofo' i r sr