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75*23 Improvement in general housekeeping is essential m Blok Preform, Blok Press, an I Compounding. bead compounds and asbestos materials -to accumulating on floors* equip ment, and structural members. 75*24 As absorption of lead into tns system through inhalation and ingestion is enhanced L. smoking t the practice oooule be prohibited in ell production areas. 75*25 Hating and drinking should be prohibited in production areas. At present, employees are carrying food and drink from the cafeteria far consumption at their work stations. This practice increases the potential for lead ingestion. 75*26 Provide ear plugs or other approved hearing protective devices for employees working in areas where permissible durations of exposure are exceeded. Refer to the attached Analyses of Boise. Exposures and previous survey reports of 1573 and 1974 for specific locations. Personal hearing protectors should be considered interim protection until engineering and/or administrative controls can be implemented. 75*27 Medical surveillance in the form of an approved audio* metric tasting program should be provided for all new employees and annually for all employees whose occupational noise exposures exceed permissible limits. 75*2d Gardner-*eloit O.D. grinder No. L-23 should be enclosed with noise absorbing materials. Sven partial shielding would aid in reducing background levels at adjacent work stations. 75*29 Noise control engineering should be considered for abrasive grinder no. L-26. abrasive grinder no. l-27, tbs peiat spray booth, the Shspard-Thoopsoa grinder, and tbs Axe King grinder. With selective booth enclosure ^iii incorporates absorption and shielding into tbe construction, background levels can be significantly reduced, especially in the finish department. sxgcra?ign, Airborne asbestos levels were generally higher than those en countered during our previous survey of January 7*11. l'J74. SPNY 001291