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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1979 May 17 DOC#: FD237 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo with Data Report - Industrial Hygiene Study of Asbestos Exposure, Dept 74 - Kentucky Truck Plant inter Office Mr. C. Roth, Manager Kentucky Truck Plant Personnel and Organization Staff May 17, 1979 cc G. Allen, M.D. . J. Henry R,, Pascoe P. Resch Subject: An Industrial Hygiene Study of Asbestos Exposure, Department 7^ Kentucky Truck Plant As requested by Mr. P. Reach, Safety Engineer for Kentucky Truck Plant, an asbestos study was made to determine employe exposure at the clutch assembly area. Employes remove clutch assemblies from boxes and assembly them to the engines. Employe exposures to asbestos dust primarily occurs when the discs are actually handled. Breathing zone samples were taken from the two employes actually involved in clutch assembly. Breathing zone samples revealed one of the two employes exposure exceeded Ford and OSHA medical monitoring limits of one tenth fiber per cubic centimeter of sampled air. An additional bulk sample from t e clutch assembly boxes was found to contain asbestos. Disposal and handling of these boxes require special attention. Per Company and OSHA requirements, all asbestos containing waste must be handled properly to minimize creation of airborne dusts. Boxes should not be thrown into open hoppers, rather should be placed in closed, preferably sealed, containers for disposal. Refer to OSHA 29CFP1910.1001 (h) (2) for specific coverage of waste disposal. bl attachment ''James M. Sproat Industrial Hygienist Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology Dept. 8006 2119 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SERVICES SECTION INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE & TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYE HEALTH SERVICES KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT February 15. 1979 Clutch Assembly Area Department 7** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMIT TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS: Air Contaminant 8-Hour TWAE Ceiling Limit Asbestos 2 fibers/cc 10 fibers/cc Medical Monitor 0 .1 fibers/cc Employe Kruer, D. Kruer, D. Muncy, G. Muncy, G<, RESULTS Social Security Number 35-66-O89U 305-66-089*+ 312-62-6273 312-62-6273 Asbestos .0*+ fibers/cc ND .50 fibers/cc* .IfO fibers/cc* Occupation Clutch assembly Clutch assembly Clutch assembly Clutch assembly TWAE -03 fibers/cc .03 fibers/cc .*+5 fibers/cc .*+5 fibers/cc Ennixment utilized: Bendix BD1-kl pumps 0 2.0 LPM; .8^ millipore filters DATA RETRIEVAL NUMBERS: JMS-676 through JMS-679 Analyses: Clayton Environmental Consultants, Inc. ND = not dectected <-02 fibers per cc of sampled air * = Excessive concentrations for medical monitoring 8006 2120 mm 25711 Southfield Road Southfield, Michigan 4807S Telephone 313 424-8860 January 30, 1979 Mr. C. E. Plasters Industrial Hygienist Industrial Hygiene & Ford Motor Company 15000 Century Drive Dearborn, MI 48121 Toxicology Dept. Job No. 7946-179-LA Lab No. 142064 Sample Description: Ky . Truck Plant layton Environmental Consultants, Inc. Dear Mr. Plasters: The bulk sample which you submitted to us on January 25 1979 has been analyzed as requested; the result follows X-ray diffraction analysis of the sample indicated the presence of 10% chrysotile. No other forms of asbestos were detected. Our limits of detection for the various asbestos forms are 1% for chrysotile, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite, 3% for amosite, and 6% for croeidolite. It is a pleasure to be of assistance to you. Please contact us if you have questions concerning any as pects of this report. S incerely, Jaswant Singh, Ph.D., C.I.H. Assistant Vice President Director, Laboratory Services JS /f c 8006 2121