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REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS COVERING RULES AMD INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREVENTION 0? AS3SST0SIS, THESE RUIZS TO SUPERSEDE THOSE ADOPTED 3Y THE SHOP AND ENGINEERING COMMITTEE ON JAN. 18, 1937, 1, Respirators should be furnished by the Company and they should be worn at all tines by employes handling asbestos, Attention le called to some of the specific instances where respirators are required: Loading or unloading shipments of asbestos. Mixing asbestos. Removing lagging from boilers. Removing lagging from pipes. Breaking up or grinding asbestos. 3, Before removing lagging from a boiler, elthor locomotive or stationary, aebostos must bo sprayed with water sufficiently to lay the dust, 3 Romoval of lagging from locomotive boilers should be done when there is the least number of mon working In the vicinity, and all such men should be protoctod by wearing approved rosplratore, 4, Grinding nsbostos causee excossivo dust. Whore such operations oro performod and facilities are equipped with exhaust systems, employes should also be requlrod to wear approved rospirators. When exhaust systems oro not provided, employes so engaged should bo required to wear air masks or helmets with cloon dry air furnished from on outside boutco, 5, Bach employeo requlrod to wear a respirator should be furnished one for his individual uso or ono that hae been storili2ed if previously ueed by any other person^. , 6, To lnsuro maximum protection from respirators, only those'that havo the approval of the U, S. Bureau of Minos should be furnisho: 7, Foremon should make periodical ohocks to seo that rospiratorB fit properly, and to note that they are in good condition, - 8, Foremen should be held responsible for seeing that rospirators art worn in accordance with.instructions, 8* It is. suggostod that the above recommendations bo communicated directly to the foremen involvod. Publicity on tho abovo might suggest the making of olaims.