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FILE NAME: Texaco (TEX) DATE: 1972 May 9 DOC#: TEX025 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Asbestos Samples, Port Arthur Plant PV . A im - iu :; -f-A M T _hT" w Y o rk , N ew Y o rk , 10017, M a v 9 , 1972 F .'V C '.'. i'> 'L ir \ r v MAY ! ? DBG " a to ' . * %n 1 ii n - , i 1 c w .'t _ J _____ -- ASBESTOS SAM PLES PORT ARTHUR PLANT MEMORANDUM M r. F. D. D o rr P o rt A rthur, T exas The follow ing a r e the re su lts of the a tm o sp h e ric sa m p le s collected a t the P o rt A rth u r P lan t on A pril 11, 1972 fo r a sb e sto s fib e rs . S am ple No. y{ A s b e s t o s f ib e r s {>5 ,,, O p e r a tio n p e r m l of a ir M anual saw ing, cutting 6 . and fitting p re -fo rm ed 6 insulatio n ; m udding w ith 1 5 non -asbestos m ud. 4 8 Stripping fire dam aged 41 insulation; handling m o re carefu lly than 16 - / previous m ethod-rem oved one 8 piece at a tim e and im m ediately 6 placed in bags. E xcept fo r A4, a ll sam p les w erp a t o r exceeded the accep tab le OSHA lim its fojr a s b e s to s f ib e r s o f 5 f ib e r s / m l fo r a n 8 H our e x p o s u re . A ll th e ahoye. s a m p le s r e p r e s e n t e x p o s u re d u rin g a 15 m in u te p e rio d . T h e 15 m in u te s a m p lin g p e r io d s h o u ld b e c o n tin u e d . B ased on the above, use of re s p ira to ry p ro tec tio n d u rin g insulation and insulation strip p in g w ill have to continue. M ore definitive recom m endations w ill aw ait co llectio n and an aly sis of fu rth e r sam p les. ' */P. ) e h _ R. T. RICHARDS RTR-A FG , ce: WCP FPY DMM QVT 4 0289X8 !* rr 5 0 S5 JAM 011302