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FILE NAME: Square D (SQD) DATE: 2014 DOC#: SQD027 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Legal - Deposition of Redfield for Square D App#12 B O O r i TO! l SQUHRET1 COMPANY INTER-OFFICE * TO Si MS AtltMnON J . L . Wiseman W. Woito A sbestos - F ree Molding M aterial J . L . Wiseman L e tte r o f A p ril 1 0 , 1979 date A p r il 25, 1979 C.C. C.W. Denny I I I - DM R.D. Boley - PM W.E. B a llin - MM G .L. Emanuel - IE L.D . Johnson - AC L .C . Kovax - PS R . K. Molde - QM B . F . W esseldine - TE L.D . Hammond - EL S . A. DeCook - ED-1 C. J u n t t ila - ME-l B-. Vosdingh - ME--l l 4''"'* G. Rodarmel - QM Below i s a review o f your l e t t e r a s you req u ested . Plenco 509. 120 Flow (1593-000220) T his powder h as been rep laced by. A sb e sto s-fr e e Plenco 548, 110 flow (1593-200810) as state d in your le t t e r . Plenco 509. 140 Flow (1593-000222) Cedar R apids h as te s te d and approved GE 4304E (1593-200661))a s a sub s t i t u t e fo r Plenco 509, 140. flow . Cedar R apids can u se th e se powders on-;;.:. a l l in lin e p a r t s in clu d in g FA b a s e s , FA c o v e r s, FY covers and FY b a s e s . . As o f t h is d a te th e reco rd s have been changed on th e FA cover only to" introduce the p a r t number in to the system . We may change more reco rd s a s we g e t more exp erien ce w ith GE powder. However, a t t h i s d a te we do not want to g e t t ie d down to a s in g le .source (GE) u n t il we have more - 1 . experien ce w ith them. We have had good q u a lity w ith th e GE powder to d a te , however one b atch was returned f o r a minor c o r r e c tio n . With p r ic e s changing so fre q u e n tly I am not su re whether the GE powder i s a c o s t de crease or co st in crease a t th is time. Cedar R apids i s c u r re n tly e v alu atin g two a d d itio n a l a s b e s t o s - f r e e powders fo r in lin e u sage. These m aterials are Durez 30959 and Plenco 325. X would recommend you change your re c o rd s f o r Q -l, Q-2 h an d les and Q-2 b lad e in s u la to r to GE 4304E a s the molds a r e tr a n s fe r r e d to M isso u ri. T his w i l l e lim in a te the a sb e sto s Plenco 140 flow from your p la n t . We would a gree Plenco 548. w i l l probably work s a t i s f a c t o r i l y on th e above p a r ts and should be te ste d a s a l e s s c o s tly m a te ria l a s w ell a s a second source. ms * SQDKVR 000703 SqURRE^ l COMPANY A p ril 25, 1979 A sbestos - Free Molding M aterial J . L . Wiseman L e t t e r o f A p r il 1 0 , 1979 PAGE TWO Sin ce you a r e not making the FY b a se s and co v e rs in M isso u ri I see, no . point in your changing the records a t th is tim e. As soon as the Durez 30959 and Plenco 325 t e s t s a re completed we may change a l l our re c o rd s to the approved asb esto s fre e m aterial. At th at time your records can be changed. Rogers EX-468P (1593-000170) Plenco 552 which i s a ls o a sb e s to s - fr e e and was approved a s a s u b s t i tu te fo r R ogers RX-468D. Cedar R apids had i n i t i a l problem s w ith 552 in moving th e m a te ria l through' the vacumax feed system . A sam ple o f th is m aterial was sent to M issouri in February fo r ad d itio n al evaluation o f the fe e d problem s. I f you i n s t a l l a powder fee d .system o th er than vacumax t h i s problem may be r e so lv e d . Cedar R apids h as no p r e se n t u sage o f R ogers EX-368D and a r e th e re fo re n o t e v a lu a tin g any a d d itio n a l powders a t th is time. <<> B i l l Woito dj SQDKVR 000704 ))t USB OF ASBESTOS IN SQUARE D COMPANY OPERATIONS COMPLETE it RETURN BY 6 /1 /8 1 TO; T . P . Cim ino - PALATINE Rogers Corporation RX 468 1. 2. Has Substitute M aterial Been Considered & Investigated Have Levels Of Airborne . Concentrations Been S c ie n tific a lly Measured YES NO * 3, In What Operations Are These M aterials Being Used MOLDING lij COl-cFC,*.-: , MAY 06 1981 RISK MANAGEMENT 4, I s Local Exhaust ventilation Provided Cn On Such Equipment : 5, Are Employee Personal Protective Equipment Begin cements Established & Implemented M isso u ri P).ant (L o c atio n ) s a^r--'v: R Jpfln fiflmhinn nS/nS/ft] (P r e p a r e d fay & D a te ) P-V- -`zM?' 7. 7a. , Arsf Medical Surveillance Activities Carried Out Regarding These Operations How Are Wastes Disposed Of Are Approved Waste D isp o sal Sites Available YES ' YES NO ' LOCAL LANDFILL YES y *i * < - Ar V` '* ' . 5' .*\'* r * 3. D e sc rib e work o p e ra tio n s being perform ed on and in re fe re n c e to such m a te r ia ls , ' Used in the molding nf h reakers, -----------------------------------i----------------------------------- :---------- : V ?.c .' . Comments; I c a lle d Hr. Robert R. Lee. Manager o f In v irn n m p n ta l F n cin p p rin p . w ith .Rnpnr' s r r u - m r a t v in n H p Inform ed me .th a t EPA d id not c o n s id e r t h is product, as g e n e ra tin g hazardous .wastp and th a t h ecau sP -tJie-..:--- a sb e sto s f i b e r i s bound a irb o rn e concentr a t io n s o f th e .f ib e r is n e g lig ib le ----------- ---------------------------------------