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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1974 Feb 25 DOC#: TALC463 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Vacuums for Cleaning Talc Dust from Employees Clothing INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT i a h N S - m a ' y. a i J . j E' LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA VACUUMS FOR CLEANING TALC DUST FROM EMPLOYEES CLOTHING I f i l i a l Nf........ : p*k? -- .: l~.~. rw Feb. ?5, lQ7d I t is proposed to 'purchase three commercial vacuums fo r cleaninn TALC dust from employees c lo th in g . , " PRESENT FA C ILITIES ' Personnel have been using compressed a i r from an a i r gun to blow dust o ff c lo th in g . T h is cre a te s air-b o rn e dust w ith in the p lant and should be d is continued. The proceedure of blowing o f f clo th in g w ith compressed a i r is ag ainst s a fe ty and health re g u latio n s and must be d isco n tin u e d . . . . III.' PROPOSED FA C ILITIES ^ . I t was proposed th at a blow o f f booth and bag house w ith adequate suction be in s t a lle d . The co st estimated by Lompoc are as fo llo w s ; Cost personnel blow o f f booth: M a te ria l........................................................600.00 ' Labor............................... ..............................210o!6q Cost to purchase 2500'CFM bag house: Tax A fr e ig h t included -$3000.00 Cost o f Vacuum System :....................... ........................ 500 00 TOTAL C G ST:.., . , ; , ............................... ............ ................................ .. J M 1 ) ' In s t a lla t io n o f the bag house, e l e c t r i c a l , and piping from booth to ban house . wousd have to. be added to t h is c o st and v/ould bring the t o t a l,t o over $'7000.00, Rather than.go to the expense o f a blow p f f booth and bag house i t isp ro posed to purchase three commercial type vacuums and have the personnel vacuum the dust o ff^ th e ir c lo th in g . The vacuums would be positioned a t the West end o f - the loading dock next to the time clo ck a re a . , V With three u n its operation the men v/ould not have to w ait more than a few minutes to clea n the dust from th e ir c lo th in g . ' The three in d u s tria l type vacuums would serve a dual purpose in th at they could be used fo r other small vacuum jo bs around the p la n t, such a s ; . 1 1 . Clean dusty u n its before shipping. : r; .',;: I j p t ............ f f l ' aePAseo c r,, -<5Li2' f'*/ 0. B. TASK- . r e q u e s t e d nv D. B. TASH CRMC-IIT-TALC-000254 approved. . . .' - ' ../ vacuums'FOR CLEANING TALCi DUST < FROM EMPLOYEES CLOTHING Pane. 2 H I . PROPOSED FACILITIES (e o n t'd) ' ' ' . . . - 2.. Vacuum small areas in plant and surro un d ing that norm ally are brushed o f f causlnn air-borne d u st. . ' . ' IV . ESTIMATED COST ' ' ITEM NO.. DESCRIPTION ' . . COST ' - I ' Kent Vacuum 16 Gal v/ith accesso rie s $ 454.00 ,' ' ; . 2. ' Pullman Vacuum 20 Gal with accesso ries ,405.00 (d ry pickup o n ly ) . . .. , . ,'' 3. . ' Pullman Vacuum 20 Gal. with a ccesso rie s 435,00 , ' (wet-and d ry pickup) . - ' ' 4' Sales Tax ' 64.70 ' 5 Continciency 10% ,, , ' 129,40 - TOTAL , . $1483.00 V . ` CALCULATION OF SAVINGS * . None, except that the blow o ff booth and bap house system would co st an extimated $7000.00 plus where as t h is system co st is le s s than $1500.00, VI. BENEFITS. ' . _ ' ; Provide a system fo r cleaning TALC dust o f f clo th in o that is safe and w ill pass re g u la tio n s. Also to c u rt a il air-borne dust w ith in the p la n t. I t . 1 w ill add ad d itio nal equipment for p lant housekeeping and provide equinment to vacuum dust from u n its that are e xc e ssiv le y d usty. . CRMC-HT-TALC-000255