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m< * wf1*.?.11 ,yjg jgjwgf m1 LIA2 4195 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. o 2(1 MAOISON AVINUK Ntw v o h k , h , y. io o iv rti.CHOMC -- c o d s ,n OH MOM August 24, 1964 SUBJECT: Lead Paints oa Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia To Members of the lead Industries Association, Inc.: Attached please find a reprint entitled "Big Bridge Job in Riilly" that describes in some detail the largest single painting contract ever let in the fWladelphia, Pa., area, the painting of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River. o The paint system will include red lead and linseed oil for the spot p-iner and intermediate coat and white lead and oil tinted gray and green for the finish coat. This is the fifth time the bridge has been painted with a three coat lead and oil system and wan last painted In 1956-57. Vfe are distributing approximately 8,000 of these reprints to our mailing lists of paint companies, painting contractors, highway and corrosion engineers and others. Copies, up to 25, are available free of charge to members and above this quantity at our cost of $4.00 per hundred. Sincerely yours. CUB:so David H. Borcina Secretary o LIA24196 PAINTING o CONTRACTOR Big Bridge Job in Philly Distributed By: Lead Industries Association, Inc. 292 Modison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017 frm Jvty. 1944 ti)v N 2012.01 r-" -ryg i /\ / J ** W FSjW*l*tW U *--*> +* Nw> ** ** H* T' * Ivl C5 n >-n!iiyFM_ I Third time's a charm for Rau Ca.t ulnner of area's bifpctt paint fab after tiro ttnturcettful tries - ^T- y iee OtAGONfTTf o X I(E Urjnt u a <W painting contract ever let in ih Ptiil^dtlpha tr**--iht Drnjamia Ffnk'm Bridge over (tw Dla*if* River -- *! awarded Iy to r< old line ^iiUdflphu painting film, (he Heery S Rau Ci, liw. Will lie Rau Co make money M he SSJ9.944 bid, Hi hum job to dale? There's no assurance nf it. "Well jud have to wart and ee h* o *e n-me out when the job finished." laid Stanley Sahfcnky. new president >4 the Hi iTiri-ld and eng>- rei*n| ><i |<nul ec The btKlge cimxrli Philadelphia with CdRVlrn, N J. The paint job- -- tKIvifmC a lead ml ml (hfreroit )trm --1 the fifth to be given the bi( span is ill hiflory. It it the third time the Rau Co. bid no thi job. unwr> tni/ully im the ulhrf two occasions. SuLl-nAy. who recently tucccmled A. lUiriiMi Kutmt as president ol the Raw him et the latter*a retirement. Mid the bwct Ales oo previous bid* kept by Knew* played an Importw* part In estimating the work. In d4W lion, the new president practically went over every square font of thw bridge surface la arriving it bis figure*. Then, to play safe, he hipped off 15.000 from the estimate and sent bt the bid. At H Anally turned out. he need on< have done this, because even without the added leeway the Rau C* muld have gotten the award at $46 Irw than the naenet bidder. But that. Sabhssky said, would have been too close for comfort He does t k < regret taking off the 15.00*1 In announcing the lucresaful bidder. Prank M. Steinberg chairman of the DeUwate River Port Authority, said that five companies weight the row tract and their prices ranged up to 1727.000. Uidt were npetwd at soon a March 13. as specified. The Bcnjamm Franklin Bridge tm tart pamled in 1956-57 at a coot ed S3A6.6AS, indicating nstag cwete ed Ubur and materiali m the past fiKaitf Mw. the present spenficatioas ar* mce extensive than the prcnui eeu* Specific*! unt Inf the newest ipMmg stipulate that the wi<k shell be completed in Hi working days, with no pemtmg to be done after N ovember 1. or when the temperature it below 40 degrees or (he humidity la ibovs 75 per cent. Sabfiwky personally tuprrvismg the Job, A total of 7 7,000 tons of steel ts included la the painting, a figure I LIA24198 A\ A kii4f gaOtlMg (at ** V>'H a M *4 pl***^ tklkf, M p+**l4*+4 ## the Kaarj | Im C* iK#<k * hi a whrh include* main cable* and tua* pnvWr ropet Paint must inert rifid specifications and the men applying it mutt use round or oval brushes. except in inAcessbk areas where specially-made sheep skin daubers mil be employed, accord ing to the specs. Pointers are allowed to carry no w.lvent with them nr have it "within reach" umlei penalty of discharge. F*t step in the week was estensivo surface preparation and red lead spotting. Two finish coats ere specified. The ending gray color is being repeated escept in underpasses where the pres ent green will be copied. The contractor is responsible for jc> tecting b*h vehicles and pedes* (dans and must install mechanical irr.ritation in such enclosed areas as the inside of bridge tower*. Another requirement was the estab lishment >( tture cleaning stations loc vehir lev which might beCrrme paint fr.aesL One of these is <>n the Camden PLw*. a second *n the Philadelphia PUja. ami a third in the vicinity of the storage yard under the bridge appr- a*h in Camden. west of Delaware Avenue. S-.blovky. whose background in!u~:e% engineering and lew m addition to kontrartmg experience, said he ex pects tn use HO men at peak pertodi Ablaut 70 |r rent <4 the wok wtU be below devkt. Special equi|*ment wilt be required and safety engineering M an impfvrtant phase <4 the >4x. New cables and trolleys mitt be purchased by the Rau Ca tn assure the utnwwA m safety. Although this is the biggest )ob rrtf handled by Ran, it has had eitenssee prevt'Hit experience ms project* especially tltuclutal steel painting. tn general, the contract covers the cleaning nd painting <4 the bridge *od appr-aarhe*. using a three-mat system consisting of spot primer, a spot intermediate and one complete final cnat uf finished painL Some minor ex ceptions were specified. 0Special stress is put on workman ship. Before applying paint, surfaces must he thoroughly cleaned of rust, scale, dirt, concrete, lumps of paint, t'esse ot oil, ault deposits sad other deleterious fwcign matter, and shall ------------------- > 6<*0 at MWkUv lawt sal U A* )4 I**ta4. '*+ ara Wttalw. ia*ftnewaai^ ***: evt mu - My>y lliwki| laCAal. ini Awffcamy A- imW, AiiSe lagan, sit* javAe at AHtad Pmm* Maniatvfw*f C j tmaUf UUiitf, taw Ca. #a <4 Un Qtlar, pf+*l4*ml ft Allifg \\ LIA24200 be submitted for inspec,Kn and ap proval by the engineer or his inspectors. Cr^M shall be removed by wiping with a cloth dipped in a mixture ot one-half beiuine and one-half turpen tine. Wherever lha esisting paint has broken d**wn and there i* any evident* of fust nr otherwise defective paint film, (he specifications make clear that the arra shall he cleaned to bare mrtal by wot brushing, scraping, sand-blastmg or other approved meant. Immediately alter inspection and acceptance of th# cleaning work, the area it t;vt-p*intrd with one coat of the specified primer followed by a spot coat of the intermediate-type- "Cleaning and spot painting shall proceed ahead of the Anal painting in a systematic manner," the specifications said. "It shall be completed and ap proved before the finish coat it applied. The drying time between spot coats, shall be determined by the engineer, but in no case shall it be lest than 72 hou.v" Th.- contract further specifies that as soon as the cleaning and spi-pantmg has been completed end a sufficient interval of time, to be determined by the engineer but in no case less than 72 hours, h.is elapsed, the entire surface of structure so designated shall be painted svitb one complete coat of paint The specifications are thorough in many other aspects of the job. Fur rumple, the containers in which the paint is delivered end the con tainers which ate tu be taken on the wrwk "shall be effectively covered, or otherwise protected against the en trance of tain of other material or adulterant "Paint shall be applied as soon the specified arras are clean and in spected. using the paint as it comes from the containers without the addi tion of any thmners or other materials." The contractor is required to "re move such of the sections of grating as are immediately ab<ve the top flanges of the fl>*oc beams, stringers and angles, including thuw at the ton of the towers, and to replace them toon as the flanges are painted." The gratings are to receive one cost of the finish paint. Areas where grat ings have been removed shall be n*jvd off and warning signs shall be promi nently displayed, the regulations pro vide. "Extreme diligence shall be exercised to see that gratings, w!*en re-positK-ned, shall be securely bolted down. Any gratings so removed shall be replaced at the end of each working day." In each main tower the Authority maintains elevators with s maximum load-carrying capacity of 500 pounds for the use of its maintenance perron* net These facilities "will be made available to the contractor subject to their proper use and care." The Authority m that care tmut be exercised with high voltage cables. At no time shall any portion of the cable system be used to suspend scaf folding or tigging from. The actual paint specifications are detailed. Four types of outingx are required fix the work under the tootrad with Ran, as follows: 1. Red lead spot primer coet. 1, Intermediate spot primer coat. .3. Finish coat. gTy. 4 Finish ccat. green. The materials, including red lead, white lead chrome oside green. raw tinseed oil, b-iled linseed oil. turpentine and iron v side--shall conform to cuttent applicable spccificati.ns of the American Society for Testing Materials, it was stipulated, "The drier shall be composed of lead and mungtne** oxide in combination with pure linseed od and turpentine. It mutt be free of adulterants, sedi ment and suspended mutter. A mixture LIA24201 of on* prt drier and IS parts raw linseed oil, when spirt'd in a thin film on (Lk v shall dry within nine hour* at 72 degree! F." Th red **ed primer u to consist of red Je/u mixed wt.h linked oil In the approximate ptt **'*T.or. of 25 pounds of red lead in gallon of 01L The mixed p.iint was ?*.,. ed to weigh leu than 23.10 pounds *\ the time of appli- ntt.m. White lead end a tinting pigment mued with linseed oil In the propor tions nf 22 pound* of white feed to a gallon of oil were specified for the final finish coat in th* color gray. The following competition war spelled out: Tigment. per cent by weight. 72*: bask carbonate white lead. 100V- Vehicle, 29?*. Raw linseed oil, 60V: boiled linseed oil, 32*, and thin ner and drier, 9?*. Finish coat, green, conaiata of white Wad, chrome oxide green end linseed oil m proportions specified. The mixed paint must not weigh less than 13.9 pounds per gallon with the following Composition: Pigment, per cent by weight. 52*; basic carbonate white Wed, 69* end chrome oxide green, 32*. Vehicle, per cent by areight, 49*; raw linseed oil, 6IV; boiled linseed oil, 33*. and thinner and drier. 6*. Tinting pigments on the finish coat were to consist mainly of black manga nese oxide. All the paint used or the must come fmm an approved supplier hav ing "prior experience in the manufac ture of paints of the general character specified and who can cite structure* other than sample panels on which such paints have rendered satisfactory service for a period of not less thjn five year* when used as components of a three-coat system," the specs said. Traffic on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge is exceptionally heavy, especially in spring and summer months, and spe cial car* is necessary by the painting contractor in order not to interfere with this movement of svhicfew The contractor also was put on notice that the space beneath the Philadelphia and Camden approaches it (eased fur the public parking cf motor vehicles "It is of the utmost importance that the contractor carry on his operation* in these areas in complete cooperation with the operator of said perking facili ties," the agreement made plain. "This particularly applies to the parking efca* between Delaware Ave nue and Second Street under the Cam den approach and between Front Street and Fourth Street under the Philadel phia approach The Authority will notify the operator* of the perking Is cihties so that progressive areas wiU bo available as the contractor works." Ho vehicles of the contractor are permitted to be stopped on the road way of the bridge or approaches and rump* longer then to discharge or take on employees or materials, and such operations must be conducted with the utmost dispatch to prevent interference with traffic "Vehicles so employed will be re quired to b* equipped with a red flash ing signal, visible throughout 364 degrees. Contractor's vehtclei shall re main at a designated spot on the Pla/a* until a Police escort vehicle la available. "Contractor's employees wilt not be permitted to cross the roadway of !h bridge. Ho materials of any kind may be stored, even temporarily, oa the ruedwxy of lb* bridge." A special ceremony was held at the Camden, N. J, abutment to signal the beginning of the paint yob. Among those who attended the c#re> mony were Daniel M. Kramer, director of engineering for the Delaware River LIA24202 1 W submitted (r inspection and ap{Kuval by the engineer or hit Inspectors. as are immediately above the top flange* <( the floor beams, stringers Gre-i%* shall h removed by wiping and angles, including those at the top with a cMh dipped m a mature of of the toners, and to replace them *t one-half benrme and one-half turpetv- --A as the flanges ate painted." I line Wherever the mating paint baa The gratings are to receive one coat ! broken linwn and there n any ev.denr# of the finish paint. Areas where grat <>f rust or otherwise defective paint ings h ive been removed shall be toped film, the specifications make clear that off and warning signs shall be promi the urea shall t>e cleaned to hare metal by Mire brushing. scraping, land-bleat nently displayed, the regulations pro ing or other approved mean*. vide, Immediately after inspection and "Extreme diligence shall be exercised acceptance of the cleaning work, the to see that gratings, when re-positioned, 4tea le spot-painted with one cuat of shall be securely bolted down. Any the apecified primer followed by a spot gratings so removed shall b* ivpiwccd r >at of the intermediate-type. at the end of each working day." "Cleaning and apot painting thall proceed ahead of tlU final painting in a ryatematic manner." the specifications laid. "It ahall be completed and approved before the finish coat it applied. The drying time between *pot coats, shall be determined by the enguveef, but in no caae ahall it be leu than 72 hotin." The contract further specifies that aa anon ai the cleaning and spot-pointtng hat been completed and a sufficient interval of time, to be determined by the engineer but in no case leu than 72 hours. ha* elapsed, the entire surface n( structure ao designated shall be painted with one complete coat of In each main tower the Authority maintains elevators with a maximum loed<arrymg capacity of 500 pounds foe the use of its maintenance person nel. These facilities "will be made available to the contractor subject to their proper use and care." The Authority warns that cere must be exercised with high voltage cables. At no time shall any portion of the cable system be used to suspend scaf folding or rigging from. The actual paint specifications are tietailed. Four types of coatings are required for the work under the con tract with Rau. as follow*: paint The specifications are thorough m many other aspect* of the Job. For riample, the container* in which the point s delivered and the cuft* tatnei* which are to be taken on the work "shall be effectively covered, or otherwise protected against the en trance of rain or other material or adulterant "Paint shall be applied as soon as the specified areas are clean and in* 1, Red lead spot primer cost 2, Intermediate spot primer coat .3. Finish coat, gray. 4 Finish coat, green. 0 The materials, including red lead, white lead, chrome oxide green, raw lin seed oil. boiled linseed oil, turpentine .ird iron <nde---shall conform to cur rent applicable specifications of the American S-<iety for Testing Materials, rt was stipulated. ipeeled, using the paint us it comes "The drier shall be composed of lead from the containers without the addi and m-irganese oxide in combination tion ct any thinner* or other materials." with pure linseed oil and turpentine, The contractor is required to "re tt must be free of adulterants, sedi move such of the sections of grating ment and suspended matter. A mixture of on* part drier and IS part* raw in spring and summer months, and spe linseed oil. when tpr**d in a thin film cial car* is necessary by th* painting on glass, shell dry within in* hour* contractor in order not to interfere ) t 72 F." Th* red l*ad primer was to consist with this movement of vehicles. Th* contractor alto was put on of r*d lead mixed with linseed oil in notice that (he space beneath th* th* approximate proportion! of 2$ Philadelphia and Camden approach** pounds of red lead to a gallon of oil it leased for th* public parking of Th* mixed paint eras required to weigh motor vehicle* leu than 23.10 pounds at th* tim* of application Whit* lead and a tintinf pigment mix*d with linseed oil In th* propor- "It la of th* utmost Importance that th* contractor carry on bis operation* in these areas in complete cooperation with the operator of said parking facili- lions of 22 pounds of whit* l*ad to a cation of oil w*r* specified for th* final finUN coat in th* color gray. Th* following twnposition was spelled out; Pigment. pM cent by weight. 72?*; basic carbonate whit* Wad, 100?*. tie*." th* agreement mad* plaixL "This particularly applie* to th* parking area* between Delaware Ave nue and Second Street under th* Cam* den approach and between Front Street end Fourth Street under th* Philadel Vehk-W, 28%. Raw linseed oil, phia approach. Th* Authority win 60%; bulled linseed oil, 32%, and ihln- notify th* operator* of tb* parking net air>d drier, 8?*. facilities so that progremiv* areas wiU Finish coat, green, consists of whit* be available as th* contractor woria* Wad, chrome oxide freon and linseed No vehicle* of th* contractor are oil in proportion* specified. The mixed permitted to b* stopped oo th* road paint most not weigh less (hr* 1 }J way of th* bridge or approach** and pounds per gallon with th* following ramps longer than to discharge or composition: take on employee* or material*, and Pigment, per cent by weight. 52%: basic carbonate whit* Wad, 68% and chroma oiid* green, 32%. such operation* must be conducted with the utmost dispatch to prevent interference with UaAc VehicW. per cent by weight, 46%; "VehicWt *o employed win be re raw linseed oiL 61%; boiled linseed oil, quired to he equipped with a red Hash 33%, and thinner and drier, 6%. ing signal, visible throughout 364 degree*. Contractor's vehicle* shall re > Tinting pigments on th* finish coat main at a designated spot on th* wer* to cvoixt mainly of black manga Pta/as until a Police escort vehicW U nese osid*. available All th* paint used on th* )ob must com* from an approved supplier hav ing "prior experience in the manufac ture of paints of the general character specified and who can cite structures other than sample panels on which such paints have rendered satisfactory service for a period of not Wsa than five years when used as components "Contractor's employe** will not b* permitted to cross Iha roadway of the bridge. No material* of any kind may be stored, even temporarily, on the roadway of the bridge." A special ceremony was held at th* Camden. N. J-, abutment to signal tb* beginning of th* paint job. of a three-coat system,* th* spec* said. Among tboe* who attended the evrw Traffic on the Benjamin Franklin tnony were Daniel M. Kramer, director Bridge ia exceptionally heavy, especially of engineering for th* Delaware River ---------------- - ..........-- - . . . .^ H a . j*i*sujsi..tffM r i ^jeiwi. u wwi* l h l 1 .- i*it jgiw.'jgq.y LIA24204 Port Authority, who wrote the speciftCAlions for the contract; Stanley S.ilv lotky. president, and A. David Lundy, a director of the Henry 5. Rau Co, Inc, the painting coo tractor. Other* present war* Louis ONef president, and Arthur Logan. vice presh dent, ut tha Allied Paint Manuf*ctur ir( Co, Inc, tha paint supplier; Frank M. Steinberg chairman, and Paul MaeMurray, eaeculive director of tha Port Authority, and Louie CaadU, of Local 1171. Brotherhood of Painter* Also prevent was Steva Mavfeto*. ho ta superintending tha job foe Rau r*% This is tha fourth time ha has wcrfced Em on a painting Job for this bridge and tha second time as superintendent. According to Cesdta. about 7300 man days are involved m the Job. Oiler etimated that between 20,000 and 25 000 gallon* of paint will be used. V l S I rnn~l la C&JL f