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The H ygienic Problem o f the E th y l G asolin e Corporation 1,110 c o n tr o l o f th e d ir e c t I n d u s tr ia l hazards l i s t e d in the order o f t h e ir ismoMaue 'importance in tern s o f (a) the occurrence o f case a of p oison in g and (b) tha a x i s t nc o f p o t e n t ia l dangers which are n o t under co n tro l 1 Hazards in clea n in g sto ra g e tanka u sed fo r n ix in g lead ed gasolin e a t n ixin g p o in ts. {Bonsai decom position as w ell as r e su lts o f b o o stin g ). Present regulations adequate i f applied but not applied without exception* 10 cases o f poisoning to present time w ith J f a t a li t ie s and a t l e a s t X c a se o f p rolon ged m ental d istu rb a n ce w ith : questionable outcome. ^ : ' ' ; ~` _ >' ' ;V' . ; ; ; D if fic u ltie s a sso cia ted w ith Inadequate inform ation in r e fin e r ie s * to g eth er w ith la c k o f mechanism fo r m aintaining an Informed and a l e r t p erso n n el in r e f in e r ie s * by reason o f ov erla p p in g a u th o r ity and changes in management, A lso la c k o f.c o n tin u e d e f f o r t on p a rt o f E. o . f i e l d 3 t a f f . Cl'CuM-l Z$''U*L-'A 6 ' t v ^ i'- v ^ 'A L ' Surges t i on3 ~ 1* R ed istrib u tion and study o f reg u la tio n s by ex ecu tiv es in charge o f m anufacture* and by r e f in e r y s a f e t y and managing s t a f f p erso n a l v i s i t s by E* 0 . f i e l d re p r e- ; sontatlves* . s 2* P o stin g o f m e t a llic s ig n s a t manhole o f a l l b len d in g tanks - p o stin g and checking to bo a tten d ed to by E. G. s t a f f as r o u tin e duty* Q uestion - To whoa should t h is job be assig n ed * to a few men* or to a la r g e number so a s to c o r r e c t s it u a t io n promptly? 2* Hazards in the c le a n in g o f g a s o lin e pumps. 1 case o f p oisoning o f m ild s e v e r ity to present time* The p o t e n t ia l hazards may be c o n s id e r a b le , b u t a t p resen t are e n t ir e ly w ith o u t r e c o g n itio n or co n tr o l Much in form ation needed as t o (a ) number o f pumps* (b) normal l i f e in o p era tio n o f pumps, (c ) p resen t p r a c tic e s In o b so lescen ce and care and r e p a ir o f pumps and pump p a r t s , (d) ev en tu a l f a t e o f o ld pumps and o ld p a r t s ,'( j u n k y a r d s ). N22696 o 5 . Hazards In th e tr a n sp o r ta tio n o f drums o f F lu id , a s s e l l a3 t h e ir -unloading and sto r a g e a t r e fin e r ie s.* Up to p r e se n t no c a se s o f p o iso n in g , some narrow esca p es and numerous p o t e n t ia l d an gers Problem a t proa ont ^oub o f hand w ith l i t t l e r e a l c o n tr o l a t handt o f E* 0 . d0x*poration. l Probably b eat handled through manufacturing department / \ (Schaefer). . / ~ "p - ` :. L f l*.. Hazards in .gasoline sto ra g e ta n k s, a t b u r n in g ,p o in ts {'sfinevtr and a t f i l l i n g s t a t io n s . r f f ^ >.> - `^<9- wO*<\l-'\'l\f - Cs-- -**' * i" L t i"'t / Vihat i s known about th e (b a r e , c le a n in g , r e p a ir and e v e n tu a l f a t e o f th e se ta n k s. The ab sen ce o f tr o u b le up to the present not n ecessarily indicative of safety* 5* Hazards o f the m ixin g p e r so n n e l. Greater uniform ity d esired in in s ta lla tio n , maintenance and operation o f misting p la n ts . Ir r e g u la r p r a c tic e s to be avoided, e s p e c ia lly m ixing in tank c a r s , emergency m ixes, sp ik in g o t c . E eflnery personnel tc bo co n tin u a lly in s tr u c te d and ch ecked. ( L e w is ,s e le c te d members o f f i e l d s t a f f , and Medical D epartm ent.) ? Note 11 the Items lis t e d above a re concerned with the operation o f b u sin e ss in th e U nited S t a t e s and Canada. The aamo problem s e x i s t o u ts id e the U n ited S ta te s and a re aggravated by a g r e a te r ' la c k o f d e t a ile d knowledge on the part o f the s t a f f o f f o r e ig n d is tr ib u to r s and by l e s s e f f e c t iv e (in g en eral) m ed ical super* v is io n on the p a r t o f E th y l Export C orp oration . M edical o o n ta e ts a re n e c e s s a r ily lim it e d , and to somo d e g r e e , u n s a t is f a c t o r y . Hots R eference has n o t boon made to th e hazards o f the m anufacturing o p era tio n s which have been an in d i r e c t r e s p o n s i b il it y o f E. CU C orporation and i t s m ed ica l s t a f f , and which may soon become a d ir e c t resp o n a lb ll I ty . Obviously th is i s a b ig Item In the t o t a l problem . The n o d ic a l departm ent o f th e 002*3 o ra tio n must K 0022853 3 B The stu d y o f c a p ta in o c c u p a tio n a l h asarS s whioh ara n o t amenable to c o n tr a i/ at p resen t, by Ethyl i s o l i n e C o lo ra tio n , together with ce rta in hasards to th e pblic* (Stud ios fo r which th is lab oratory m a t a ccep ts i t s r e s p o n s ib ility not only to the Corporation but to the public* In these stu d ios the laboratory requires the a ssista n ce aM cooperation as w ell as the fin a n c ia l support of the Corporation). L isted in order o f p o te n tia l importance* 1* Th hasard o f the gara?;: roeohanic. Borne s l i g h t evid en co o f in crea a ed la a d exposur on trie p a r t o f ths worionon bas been dotecfco. ihafe la th e s ig n if ic a n e o o f fchis now and in th e future? 2* The g en era l p u b lic and the le a d c o n ten t o f exhaust g a s , s t r e e t d u s t , le a d d u s ts on th e earth* 3 su rfa ce* Th stu d y o f t h i s probiesi, adequately, involves (a) Re-examination o f esh a u st gas problem in animal exporsen ta tien* (b) He-examinafcio a of adequata a m b er o f random sam ples o f s t r e e t d u s t, d u st a lo n g highways to* in r e la t io n to n o m a i s o i l s and d u s t s . (c) Imraaination 'o f s t r e e t a i r , a ir in tunnels as compared w ith a ir unoontsm inated w ith exhaust gas* Marking out d i f f u s i on curve o f exh au st g a s . (d) Maintenance o f the study o f th e general le v e ls o f lead intak to f in d , i f posa ib i , the in c rament o f load Intake by the general p opulation, due to the use o f leaded fu e l. Required because o f tisse fa c to r and volume fa c to r o f the business* Rote The g e n e r a l problem o f lo a d to x ic o lo g y must con tinu e as must a ls o the study o f the lea d hasards d ir e c t ly and in d ir e c tly a s s o c ia te d w ith the en tir Industry* For t h is work I t i s n ece ssa r y to I n i t i a t e and carry on co o p era tiv e work w ith tho re sea r ch la b o r a t o r ie s o f fch C orporation as to th e p h y sic a l ch em istry of the le a d compounds Involved* Inform ation aa to the d egrad ation products and the con version products o f T etra e th y l Lead la n eed ed , and a ccu ra te methods fo r th e id e n t if ic a t io n o f th e se v a rio u s compounds i s required* XE 0022854