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FILE NAME: Asten Hill (AH) DATE: 1957 DOC#: AH024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Report
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ASTEH HILL, M/JIUFACTUHIUG COHPAHI P h ila d e lp h ia , P en n eylvn n ia
I n re sp o n se to a r e q u e s t from M r. D. R. Holm es, G eneral S u p e rin te n d e n t and Mr. Jo h n M cCormick, P la n t E n g in ee r o f th e above named p la n t a su rv ey was made in each o f th e areas o f th is p la n t to determ ine th e co n centrations o f d u st ercisting in th e atm o sp h ere a t th e s e a r e a s . T h is su rv e y was s t a r t e d in F eb ru a ry 1957 and sam ples were tak en in te rm itte n tly u n t i l J u ly 1957.
I t i s common p r a c t i c e i n t h e a s b e s t o s i n d u s t r y t o ta k e a tm o s p h e r ic sa m p le s fo r 30 m inutes a t th e r a te o f one cu b ic fo o t o f a i r p er m inute. This procedure vos fo llo w e d th ro u g h o u t th e p la n t when th e la r g e im p in g er was u sed as th e sam pling in s tru m e n t'.' However, th e. . sam ples o f 10 m inute d u ra tio n u sin g th e m idget im pinger w ere ta k e n a t v a r io u s a r e a s th ro u g h o u t th e p l a n t . T h is was done f o r two re a s o n s . F i r s t , sam ples could be p ro c e sse d in th o se a re a s betw een and around th e , a r e a s w here th e l a r g e r im p in g e r was u s e d , and s e c o n d ly , c e r ta in a r e a s w ere more e a s ily a c c e s s a b le w ith th e m idget im p in g e r. I t i s n o t in ten d ed to d e v ia te from th e .tech n iq u e as u sed by th e a sb e sto s in d u s try by th e use of th e se s h o rte r tim e sam ples, b u t r a th e r th ey a re used to augm ent th e f a c ts gained by th e conventional sam pling. In th is case th ey m erely su p p o rted th e inform ation found by the co n v en tio n al sam pling.
B ecau se o f th e s i m il a r it y o f m achines i t was d ec id e d t h a t each sam pling p o s itio n w ould b e in d ic a te d on a p la n t la y o u t in o rd e r fo r th e p la n t o f f ic ia l s to b e tte r f i x th e sam pling p o s itio n .
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 0 4
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA FLOOR PLAN
OVENS
UNIVERSAL WINDERS
.OER I ONER
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 0 5
D uct C o lle c tio n Aren' T his orec. i s enclosed, on th re e s id e s by w alls b u t opens on th e o th e r sid e to th e p ick in g and b len d in g room s. D ust c o lle c to rs take up most of the area of th e room i t s e l f ,b u t th e r e a re p a ssa g e ways th ro u g h and around th e c o lle c to r s . The bottom s o f th e c o lle c to r s have a c c e ss doors from which th e " fly " i s removed. The f l y {a co m b in atio n o f c o tto n and a s b e s to s ) i s e i t h e r g a th e re d in s to ra g e p ile s i n th e a r e a o r b a g g e d . W ith th e e x c e p tio n o f th e tim e s when th e f l y i s b e in g h an d led o r tra n s p o rte d t l u s room sh o u ld o f f e r no ex cessiv e exposure to anyone in t h i s a r e a . Ju d g in g fro m some sam p les ta k e n e lse w h e re i n th e p l a n t when th e " fly " i s t r a n s p o r t e d o r b a g g e d i t i s p o s s i b l e f o r d u s t sa m p le s i n e x c e s s o f t h e maximum a llo w a b le c o n c e n tra tio n to e x i s t . However, th e ran g e o f d isse m in a tio n o f th is d u st is sm all so as to expose only th e o p erato r o f th e ta sk . I t is also tru e t h a t th e s e ta s k s a re p erfo rm ed o n ly in t e r m i t te n tl y , th e re b y o n ly p a r t o f a man's t i m e w ould b e r e q u i r e d b y t h i s o p e r a t i o n . T h e r e f o r e , i t i s d o u b t f u l i f t h e man p e rfo rm in g t h i s o p e ra tio n i s exposed to e x c e ssiv e d u s t when an average exposure f o r a 4-0 h o u r w o rk v/eek i s c o n s i d e r e d . However, to remove any d o u b t o f an e x c e ssiv e ex p o su re, an approved ty p e r e s p i r a t o r may b e u s e d v/hen th e f l y i s b e in g moved o r b a g g e d . I t i s b e lie v e d t h a t t h i s w ould a d e q u a t e l y r e d u c e t h e e x p o s u r e i n t h i s room t o i n s u r e s a f e w orking c o n d itio n s.
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ASTElf HILL MAKUFACTUIIING CCMP/bT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D ust C cnccntrr.tlons
DUST COLLECTION AREA
Sam ple N o,' L ocation.
D ust Cone, in m illio n s ^ o f p a r t i c l e s p e r c u b ic foot of a ir.
20 m in u te s sam pling
10 m in u te s sam pling
R em arks
1
D ust C o llectio n
A rea
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3
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C e n te r o f room
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A verage
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3 .8
O v er-all
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4 .5
Maximum a llo u * a b le c o n c e n t r a t i o n f o r a s b e s to s d u s t i s 5 m i ll i o n s o f p a r t i c l e s p e r cubic fo o t.
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T h is room i s open on two s id e s one o f w hich fa c e s th e d u s t c o lle c tio n room end e th e r th e card room , T here ere w e lls on b o th ends.
On t h e f i r s t d ay t h i s room was s u r v e y e d , s a m p le s ta k e n a t m i a r e a s w i t h th e e x c e p tio n o f th o p ic k e r and lo a d e r a re a end a n o th e r a re a where p ile d asb e sto s fly w as b e i n g s h o v e le d fro m o n e l o c a t i o n t o a n o t h e r , w e re fo u n d t o b e b elo w t h e maximum allo w ab le co n c e n tra tio n o f 5 m illio n p a r tic le s o f a sb e sto s d u st per cubic fo o t.
T rouble w ith th e f in a l p ic k e r had developed p re v io u s to th e sam pling and a la r g e p i l e o f a sb e sto s was b e in g hand fe d in to th e p ro d u c tio n lin e im m ediately b e f o r e t h e f i n a l p i c k e r . S a m p le s N o. 8, 15 t o I S i n c l u s i v e , w e re ta k e n a t o r n e a r t h i s o p e ra tio n . These sam ples were found to av erag e 7 .3 m illio n s o f p a r tic le s o f t i l l s d u s t p e r c u b ic f o o t . S u b s e q u e n t sa m p le s. 7/196 t o # 2 0 1 e a c h ta k e n o n a d i f f e r e n t day in d ic a te d a lo w er c o n c e n tra tio n than, t h a t found on th e f i r s t day. These sam ples w ere fo u n d to a v e ra g e 4 .5 * I t i s b e lie v e d t h a t t h i s l a t t e r av erag e (1 .5 ) i s a more a c c e p ta b le in d ic a tio n o f th e a v e rag e d u s t co u n t a t t h i s o p e r a tio n . The f i r s t s a m p le s ( a v e r a g e 7 . 3) w e re i n c l u d e d s o a s t o show t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s w h ich may d ev elo p when p ile d a s b e sto s i s h an d led .
O th er sam ples (No. 1 9 , 20 and 26) in d ic a te d t h a t when th e p ile d a sb e sto s is h a n d l e d c o n c e n t r a t i o n s i n e x c e s s o f 5 m i l l i o n p a r t i c l e s may e x i s t i n 1p e a i r .
As a r e s u l t o f a l l t h e sa m p le s ta k e n i t i s d o u b tf u l i f an y o f th e men i n t h i s d e p o r tm e n t a r e e x p o s e d t o e x c e s s i v e d u s t when a 4-0 h o u r w ork w eek i s c o n s i d e r e d . H o w e v er, e s i n d i c a t e d 3h o r t t e r m e x p o s u r e s e x c e e d in g t h e a c c e p t e d l i m i t may o c c u r , t t i s b e lie v e d t h a t th e u s e o f a r e s p i r a t o r d u rin g th o se p e rio d s would a d e q u ately in su re safe conditions.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DST CONCHiTRATIOHS
picker & BLnrpriG room
Sam ple UoJ L o c a tio n
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T o ta l Average
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A verage 1
Hand r e d O peration
Sene on Subsequent
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Days; 4*5
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Behind p ic k e r
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Behind b len d er
Behind p ick er
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ASBESTOS BLENDER
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Cerei Room
The c a rd rocra i s open on two s id e s one o f w hich fe c e s th e p ic ld n g room , th e
o t h e r , th e t w i s t in g room . S am ples ta k e n in t h i s room a v e ra g e below th e th r e s h o ld
U n i t o f 5 m illio n p a r t i c l e s . Sam ples h o . 28, 29 and 3 0 ,.where c o n c e n tra tio n s
shoved, 4 .7 , 5 -1 , and 7 .0 r e s p e c tiv e ly , w ere tak en on th e day th a t th e h ig h
c o n c e n tr a tio n s a t th e p ic k e r w ere fo u n d and " f ly " s h o v e lin g was b e in g done in an
a d ja c e n t a re a . I t is b e lie v e d th a t th e se re p re se n t an exaggerated ra th e r than a
n o rm a l c o n d itio n . Sam ples N o. 35> 36 and 3 7 w ere h ig h e r th a n m ost o f th o s e ta k e n th r o u g h o u t th e room . I t 13 b e l i e v e d t h a t th e d u s t c o n c e n tr a tio n s fo u n d i n t h i s
a r e a nay h e due somewhat to i t s n e a rn e ss to th e tru c k lo a d in g o p eratio n in th e
p ic k e r room . '
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L i t t l e d if f e r e n c e was n o te d from th e d u s t c o n c e n tra tio n average from one sid e
o f th e cards to th e o th er.
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ASTEN HILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY P liiln d elp lla, Pennsylvania
D ust C oncentrations
CARD ROOM
Sam ple No. L o catio n
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D u s t C o n e. 5_n m i l l i o n s o f p a r tic le : per cubic foot of a ir.
30 m inutes s c r.p lin g
10 m inutes sam pling
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C a rd Room
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ASTEN HILL MQlTACTUEIiiG COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA DUST CONCENTRATIONS CARD ROOM
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 1 4
T w is t in g Room Sem ples w ere tak en betw een each o f th e tw is te r s end a t th re e d if f e r e n t p o in ts l a t e r a l l y . The d u st c o n c e n tra tio n s found were low and were c o n s is te n t throughout th e e n tire area.
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 1 5
ASTEN HILL MANUFACTURING COMPANT P h ila d e lp h ia , P en n sy lv a n ia
Dust C oncentrations
T w i s t i n g Room
Sam ple Ho. L o c a tio n 1
Dust Conc. i n m illio n s o f p a rtic le s p er cubic foot of a ir,
30 m in u te s sam pling
10 m in u te s sam pling
50
52 53 5 4 55 56 57 53 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 63
69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76 77 78
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81 82
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1 .7 1 .9 2 .1 2.2 2 .4 2 .1 1.8 2 .4 1 .9
1.8 2.2 I 2.0 ! 1 .7 1.6 2.0 2.0
A verage T o ta l Average
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R em arks
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C enter W all sid e Card sid e : C enter i W ell sid e j Card sid e C enter W all sid e Card sid e C enter W all sid e Card sid e C enter W all sid e Card sid e i C enter W all sid e Card sid e C enter W ell sid e Card sid e i C enter W ell sid e Card sid e C enter W all sid e Card sid e C enter W all sid e
Card sid e C enter ; W all sid e i At desk i
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AHD 0 0 0 0 6 1 6
a s t e n h i l l m anufacturing company
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA LUST CONCENTRATIO/S TWISTING ROOM
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 1 7
Ovcn3 r.nd Unlvorc-'-l Winders D u st sam p les ta k e n in th c o o two a r e a s v/ere low and as in th e tw is tin g roon were c o n s is te n t th ro u g h o u t b o th o f th e a re a s .
AMD 0 0 0 0 6 1 8
A ST E i IIILL I IU?ACTURING COKPAHT P h ila d e lp h ia , P en n sylvan ia
D ust C oncentrations
OVHIS AJID Uiil'/THG/'Ii WINDERS
Sam ple No. L o c a tio n '
86
87
S
83
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90
91 92
93
94
95 96
97
93
99 100
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106
107 108
109
110
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U niversal H inders n n n a tt n *
A verage T o ta l A veru i
i A v e ra g e Oveias A verage Him le r s
D ust Cone, i n m illio n s o f p a r tic le s per cubic foot of a ir.
30 m inutes 10 m inutes
sam pling
sam pling
1 .9 2 .1
1 .9 .1 .1
1 .3 1 .9
1 .3 1 .5 1 .0
1 .0 1 .5
1 .9 1 .8
1 .3 1 .2
1 .9 1 .5 1 .7 1 .3
1 .6
. 1 .7 1 .3 T76~ " 1 .8
1 .5 1 .9 1 .3 "
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1 .6
1 .5
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end (oven) n tt a
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F ro n t u n iv e rs a l v.indcrs
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u n i v e r s a l '. f i n d e r 'a t o p e ra to r
n tt
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AHD 0 0 0 0 6 1 9
ov&is ai:o universal winders
AMD 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
Vfnrporg The d u 3 t c o n c e n tra tio n s found in t liis d ep artm en t m ere low and were nl 1 belov; th e accep ted th re sh o ld lir a it o f 5 m illio n p a r tic le s o f d u st per cubic fo o t. Because of a p a r tia l red u ctio n of v e n tila tio n brought about by a vent i n o n e o f t h e v e n t i l a t i n g d u c t s , on t h e d a y o f t h e sa m p lin g c o n d i t i o n s racyeven be b e tte r in th is a re a under norm al v e n tila tio n co n d itio n s.
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 1
A ST El HILL M'JIUFACTURIHG COMPAHX P h ila d e lp h ia , P en n sylvan ia
Dust C oncentrations
HARPERS
Sam ple Ho. L o c a tio n
U-3 11A
115 116
117 118 '
119 120 121
122
123 124 125 126
H arpers
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A verage T o ta l A verage
A verage re d r Spool A verage w inder
D ust Cone, in m illio n s o f p a r tic le s p er cubic foot of a ir.
30 m inutes 10 m inutes sam pling sam pling
1 .9 1 .8
2 .0
1 .7
1 .9 1 .6
2 .6 2 .1
1 .7
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1 .8
1 .7
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Remeries
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At spools
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AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 2
PHILADELPHIA, PEIWSYLV/.HIA DUST COi.'CZUTRATION WARPERS
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 3
B obbin Ifin d crs T h is a re a was sam pled on th e same day as th e w arper a r e a ,'a n d th e sane c o n d itio n c o n c c rn in s th e v e n t i l a t i o n i s tr u e h e re a ls o . However, a l l th e sam ples tak en in d ic a te d low c o n c e n tra tio n s o f d u s t fo r th is a re a .
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 4
ASTEI HILL IL'J.TJFACTURI.'G COMPAtfY P h ila d e lp h ia , P en n sylvan ia
Dust. C o n c e n tra tio n s
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Sam ple No. L o ca tio n
BOBnrr u p p e r s
D ust Cone, in ra illio n s o f p a r tic le s p er cubic
foot of a ir
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30 n in u te s 10 ninute3
sam pling
sam pling
127
B obbin W inders
2 .0
128
a
21
129
n
1.9
130
n
1.8
131
n
2.1
132
n
1.9
133
n
1.7
134
n
1.7
135
n
1.5
136
a
2.3
137
it
1.7
133
IT
1.9
139
it
2.4
140
n
1.6
141
a
2.0
142
j
N
143
a
1.9 2.1
144
2.2
A verage T o ta l Average
2.0
1.9
2.0
Remarks
Oven s id e o f w inders
a
S id e
o f w inders
a a a
a
a
Betw een w inders
a a
S ide
o f w inders
a a a
W eaving s id e o f a
w inders
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 5
ASIEN
4'i i U . t U l - n V , X U i v u . i U V ^ 4 * a '/ w i t i .
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
DUST CONCENTRATIONS
BODDIH WINDERS
AHD 00Q 0G2G
Looms T he s a m p le s t a k e n i n t h i s room w e re a l l b e lo w t h e maximum a l l o w a b l e co n c en tratio n o f 5 m illio n p a r tic le s o f asb esto s d u st p er cubic fo o t. The co n c en tratio n found a t th e o p erato rs le v e l d id n o t d if f e r from those found a t th e r e a r o f th e loom s o r th e g e n e ra l a i r sam p les. Samples w ere found to b e s l i g h t l y h ig h e r in t h i s room th a n th e few p re v io u s a r e a s , b u t i t i s b e lie v e d t h a t th e s iz e o f th e room and th e in c re a s e d a c ti v i t y would p ro b ab ly account for th is d ifferen ce. D ust c o n c e n tra tio n s found in th e m achine shop a re a were a lso q u ite low .
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 7
A5TEH HILL. IlARUFACTURHIG COMPANY P h i l n d e l p 'i i a , P e n n s y lv a n ia .
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i Semple No.i L o ca tio n
1
: {
! 145 ; 146
147
i
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Loom #19 n it
Du3t C o n cen tratio n s
LOOMS
Dust Cone. in m illio n s o f p a r tic le s p er cubic foot of a ir
30 n in u tes sam pling
`
1 .5 2 .0
10 m inutes sam pling
1 .6
* P.em arks
O perators side Rear
a
143
Loon ,fl3
149
i
II
i
150
Loon #6
151
;
If
2 .6
3 .0
2 .3
!
2 .7
O perators sid e Rear
Rear O perators sid e
152 ! 153
i Loom #21 a
3 .2
O perators side
2 .1
Rear
. 154 155
Loon #5 n
3 .1
At operator
3 .5
i Rear
156. 157
1 15 159
160 161
Loom #22 "
Loon j/31
Loon #33 n
1 .3
1 .7
3 .2 1 .6
3 .0 1 .5
Rear At operator
At operator Rear
1 R ear A t.o p erato r
: 162 163
Loon #32 a
1 .8
Rear
1 .7
1 At operator
; i64 : 165
Loon #4 H
j 166 | im
Loon #17
168 | 169
Loom #7 It
i 130 j 17L 1------------------------
172 j 173
Loon #8 "
Loom #11 *
2 .3 1 .2
2 .7 1 .8
!
2 .3
1 .7
1 .9
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2 .1
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1 At operator j Rear
R ear At operator
At operator . R ear
Rear O perators side
O perators side Rear
(CGHTIilUI'D ON PAGE TV.'Q)
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 3
ASTE2i HILL L*jrJFACruRi:iG COMPANY P h ila d e lp h ia , P en n sylvan ia
Punt C oncentrations
Sam ple to. L o ca tio n
LOOMS
D ust Cone, in m illio n s o f p a r tic le s p er cubic foot of a ir
Remarks
174 175
176 177
178 179
180 181
182 183
184 185
186 187
188 139
190 191
A verage
A verage If n
Loom i}15
It
Loom #12 n
30 m inutes sam pling
10 m inutes sam pling
1 .7 2 .5
1 .7 1 .2
Loom 4*23
It
Loom #1
Loom #3 O
1 .5
.1 .4
1 .3 1 .6
1 .9 1 .6
Loom f?27
2 .1
n 1
1 .3
Loom #30 H
1 .6 1 .7
Loom # Z.R
i
1 .5
It
i1
1 .6
M achine Shop
1 .2
.
1 .7
1
O e -/f
1
2 .1
i
1
O perators side! 2.3
Rear side
I
2 .1
M achine Shop !
1 .5
Rear O perators sid e Rear O perators sid e
O perators sid e Rear
O perators sid e Rear Rear O perators sid e
R ear O perators sid e
R ear O perators sid e R ear O perators sid e
O perators sid e Rear side M achino shop
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 2 9
OP SPY.TOR OPERATOR OPERATOR ipERATOR PERATOR
Jl/vTOR
PHILADELPHIA, PEriilSYLVARIA
LOOMS
MACHINE SHOP
120
121
1.2
1 .7
1 3 9 /1 .6 29 IS 8/ I . 5 .
_____ 1 8 A /2 .I 27
' 185/1.3 - y 13 0 /1 .8
1 1 8 1 /1 .6
vl/ 1 8 7 / 1 .7 30
1 8 6 /1 .6
182/1 .q 3
/ ' 13 3 /1 .6
A^ 1 7 3 / 1 .5 _____ 23
1 7 9 /1 .4
10
. 2
1
z1
__S 1 7 7 / 1 .2 12
17 6 /1 .7
_ ' / 1 7 5 / 2 .5 _____ 15
174 /1 .V
r' 14
.V. 1 7 1 /1 ^ 2 .
8
170/1 .9
16
^ 167/1.8 17 1 6 6 /2 .7 .162/ 1 JL 32 163/1 .7
11
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_
26
169/1 .7
'f ' 168/2.3 164 /2 .3 .
165/ 1.2 160/l.C L
33 1 6 1 /1 -5
20
19 U 6/ 1 .5
147/2
OPERATOR
24
1 /8 /?.6 13
U 9 /3 .0
1 /N * 'f
OPERATOR
6
.
1 5 1 /2 /
____1 5 2 /3 .2 - . / 21
1 5 3 /2 .1
OPERATOR
---------- 2 ----------
1 W 3. 1I7 1 5 5 /3 .5
OPERATOR
20
1 5 6 /1 .3 22
1 5 7 /1 .7
OPERATOR
18
1 5 6 /3 .2 _____L 31
1 5 0 /1 .6
OPERATOR
aHD 0 0 0 0 6 3 0
B u r l in g ft C a le n d e r n o o n s A l l o f th e sam p les tnlcen i n th e s e tv:o ro o n s i n d ic a te d c o n c e n tr a tio n s o f 1
l e s s th a n two n i l l i o n p a r t i c l e s o f d u s t p e r cu b ic f o o t. A d d itio n a lly i t i 3 b e lie v e d t h a t th e a s b e s to s c o n te n t o f t h i s d u s t should b e lov/. C onsequently, i t i s b e lie v e d th a t th e re is no exposure to asb esto s in th ese a re a s.
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 3 1
ASTEN IFILL MANUFACTUIIIIIG COMPART Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Duet C oncentrations
BKLI7G A CALENDER AREA.
------------------------ -- Sam ple No. L o ca tio n .
D ust Cone, in m illio n s o f p a r tic le s p e r cubic
foot of a ir "
30 m in u te s 10 m in u te s
sam pling
sam pling
i
i 192
B u rlin g Roon
1 .3
i! 19 3
____ "
1 .5
! 194
C a le n d e r Room
1 .7
195
n
1 .6
A v e ra g e B u r l i n g Room
1 .4
C a le n d e r Rpom
1 .7
Remarks
Bench working R oll in sp ectio n C enter o f calenders Near r o l l up
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 3 2
ASTE HILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA BURLING AND CALENDER AREA
STORAGE
BURLING
231 1 .5
192 1 .3
*
ROLL UP 231 1 .6
CALENDERS
SHIPPING &
RECEIVING
-r BOX
SHOP
'
23A 1 .7
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 3
Summary In view o f th e c o n c e n tra tio n s found and th e o v e r-a ll exposures encountered i t i s n o t b e lie v e d th a t th e co n d itio n s in d ic a te rem edial m easures. This i s e s p e c i a l l y t r u e s in c e n o t a l l o f th e d u s t fo u n d i n each room w ould be a s b e s to s
d u s t b u t r a t h e r a c o m b in a tio n o f a s b e s t o s , c o t t o n , and common d u s t s u c h a 3 i s fo u n d in m ost a tm o s p h e re s . H ow ever, s e v e r a l s u g g e s tio n s a r e made w hich re d u ce t h e o v e r --a l l e x p o s u r e .
1 . I t is su g g ested th a t th e handling o f th e fly be in v e stig a te d w ith the th o u g h t in m ind o f re d u c in g o r d is c o n tin u in g th e m anual h an d lin g as much a s p o ssib le. .
2 . I t i s s u g g e s te d t h a t a n a p p ro v e d ty p e r e s p i r a t o r may b e w orn i n t h e p ic k e r and b le n d in g o p e ra tio n s when th e se o p e ra tio n s a re abnorm al. A r e s p ir a to r may a ls o be u s e d when c le a n in g o r t r a n s f e r r i n g th e c o lle c te d d u s t.
3 . A lth o u g h th e c o n c e n tra tio n s found d id n o t in d ic a te t h a t more fre q u e n t c lea n in g v a3 n ec essary to reduce th e d u st, from th e stan d p o in t o f p ly s ic a l a p p e a r a n c e o f room s a n d m a c h in e s , t h i s may b e d o n e .
I t should h e added th a t th is p la n t is in e x c e lle n t condition and has a. v e r y e x t e n s i v e a n d w e l l m a in ta in e d v e n t i l a t i o n s y s te m . As s t a t e d b e f o r e i t i s n o t b e lie v e d th a t th e re are any excessive exposures to asbestos d u st in th is p la n t under norm al c o n d itio n s. I t i s ny con sid ered opinion th a t th is p la n t ra n k s fav o rab ly in w orking co n d itio n s w ith o th e rs o f sim ila r n a tu re .
AHD 0 0 0 0 6 3 4
HOLMES # 2 5
AIR E G IE K 2 AND KAlFACIDsOKG CCIhiilTTEB
Karch 7th, 1957
IH ATTENDANCE VERE
D. R. Ho_ 's - A s te n -H ill Mfge Co, R. 3 , Smit - R aybestos-K anhattan, In c , B , V/, L u tt. -.berger - R aybestos-H anhattan In c , J . Vi; Weber - 'American A sbestos T e x tile Corp, A, E, May - Keasbey L. M a ttiso n Co, W. C, A tkinson - Johns-Manv i l l e Corp, J , I , l i i t c h e l l -- S o u th ern A sbestos Co,
HORNING SESSION
.The f i r s t i t e m f o r d i s c u s s i o n w as t h e "Memorandum o n P r o p o s e d E p i d e m i o l o g i c a l S t'-iy o f Lung C ancer i n A sb esto s W orkers" f o r th e A sb esto s T e x tile I n s t i t u t e ,
`T h is p r o p o B a l h a d b e e n u n d e r d i s c u s s i o n f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y one y e a r a n d th e c o s t o f i t co u ld ru n from ab o u t 017,000.00 to p o s s ib ly 0 3 0 /000,00. A fte r a l e n g t h y d i s c u s s i o n , t h e p r o p o s a l w as p u t t o a v o t e a n d e i x o f th e pVit m em bers o f t h e Comm i t t e e ' v o o e c a g a i n s t t h e c o n t i n u a n c e o f t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of th e p ro p o sa l! I t , , th e re fo re , was re je c te d fo r th e fo llo w in g reaso n s,
1 , I t was d e c id e d t h a t a s th e Q .A .K .A , h a s a s im ila r p ro g ram , ve E hould n o t e n t e r i n t o a p ro g ram o f o u r own a s t h e r e s u l t s o f th e Q -A J1.A , i n v e s t i g a t i o n wi l l b e m ade a v a i l a b l e t o u s u p o n t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h a t in v e stig atio n ,
2 , T h ere i s e f e e l i n g among
th.pt su c h an i n v e s t i g a t i o n
w ould s t i r up a h o r n e t's n e s t and p u t th e w hole in d u s tr y u n d er
su sp icio n ,
3,
do n o t b e lie v e th e re i s enough ev id en ce o f c a n c e r o r a s b e s te s is , c r
cancer and a s b e s to s is , in th is in d u s try to w a rran t thiB survey.
The se c o n d ite m t o b e ta k e n up was a "Memorandum r e g a r d in g E n v iro n m e n ta l D ust Survey" fo r th e A sbestos T e x tile I n s titu te ,
T his su rv e y w ould have c o s t in th e v i c i n i t y o f 07500,00 to 0 5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 ,
and i t w ould have been p a r t o f th e ty p e s u rv e y made f o r th e in d u s tr y bach
H ow ever, d u s t co u n ts vrould o n ly b e ta k e n and recom m endations mEda,
_____ i l d b e l i t t l e o r n o e n g i n e e r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n o r d a t a m ade a v a i l a b l e
f o r such a su rv e y due to i t s low c o s t,
.....
_
A fte r much d is c u s s io n by th e co m m ittee, a v o te was ta k e n on th is su rv ey
?nfi th e e n t i r e coina l t i e e v o te d a g a i n s t i t a s i t w as t h e o p in io n o f t h e
r rrrrri
t h a t wa e r a n o t b e lie v e i t to b e o f g r e a t enough v a lu e to j u s t i f y
th e c o s t . I t was o ur o p in io n t h a t we can l o c a t e o u r own t r o u b l e s o o ts
in v o lv in g h ig h d u s t c o u n ts and c o r r e c t th em , End p e r h a p s l a t e r on,"w e c o u ld
AH!) 0 0 0 27 8 ! )
use t h e f a c i l i t i e s
life
ccap ariso n o f dn* events fo ? l i t t l e
by th e ea n n itte e th re e y ears ago, _
In su ran ce C a ^ a r* 'la b o ra to rie s to sa k e -a o r no ex p en se s im ila r to th e su rv ey made
The C hairm an was in s tr u c te d b y th e c o ra n itte e on bo to o f th e above p ro p o s a is to a d v is e th e I n d u s t r i a l H ygiene F o u n d a tio n t h a t Doth o f to e p ro p o sa ls a re to be w ithdraw n.
AFTERNOON SESSION
T he e n t i r e . a fte rn o o n was ta k e n up w ith open d is c u s s io n concerning m ethods and means o f e lim in a tin g d u s t i n p la n ts o f member com panies.
We d i s c u s s e d t h e m eans a n d m e th o d s o f e l i m i n a t i n g d u s t fro m t h e f o l l o w i n g ty p e m achines: F ly fram es, C ards, T v iisters, S p in n e rs, K ick ers, B lending, B atching, D ust C o lle c to rs, e tc .
I t i s u n d e rs ta n d a b le t h a t when we have a d is c u s s io n concerning th e e l i m in a tio n o f d u s t b y w h atev er means t h a t we g e t i n t o many ra m ific a tio n s i n v o l v i n g m a n u f a c tu r in g m e th o d s . T h is d o e s n o t m ean t h a t we com pare o r exchange m a n u fa ctu rin g id e a s o r s e c r e ts , b u t i t o n ly means th a t as f a r as e l i 'i n a t i o n o f d u s t i s c o n c e rn e d , we do h a v e open d i s c u s s i o n and f r e e ex ch an g e o f i n f o r m a tio n on e a ch ty p e o f m a c h in e i n o r d e r t h a t we mey a id each o th e r i n e lim in a tin g th e se hazardous d u st s p o ts . T his d isc u ssio n took up th e e n tir e a fte rn o o n ,
H ie `com m ittee w as v e ry happy to re c e iv e i n M r, W, C. A t k i n s o n fro m J o h n s - H a n v i l l e a n d l i r , S o u th e rn A sb esto s Company,
a tte n d a n c e tw o Je rry M itchell
new m em bers, from th e
. Mr. M itc h e ll in d ic a te d a t th e end o f o u r m e e tin g t h a t he w ould b e th e perm anent member o f o u r com m ittee*
NEXT MEETING AGENDA
1 , A n a ly s is and d is c u s s io n o f th e S o u th e rn A s b e s to s Company R e p o rt e n t i t l e d "A n aly sis o f F ib re s as R eceived from 3 a g s" , as re p o rte d i n th e M inutes o f th e T e c h n ic a l Com m ittee f o r th e Decem ber M eetin g ,
2 , A co n tin u ed d is c u s s io n o f D ust C o lle c to rs and th e b e s t m ethods o f opera tin g such equipm ent,
3 , A co n tin u ed d is c u s s io n o f th e rem oval o f d u st from any and a l l s e c tio n s of m anufacturing by any m eans,
ii, A d is c u s s io n o f d u s t co u n ts i n h ig h co u n t a re a s and m ethods of co rrectio n ,
D , R . H olm es, Chairm an A ir H ygiene Com m ittee - A sbestos T e x tile In s titu te
AHD 0 0 0 2 7 9 0