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1 \ l LOUISIANA DIVISION INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE REPORT AN OPERATING UNIT OF THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY DEPARTMENT -------------- ----------- MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICAL SERVICES TITLE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE REPORT FOR 1988 AUTHOR (S)____ SIGNATURE (S) FILE NUMBER LAD-MC & MTS 88.01 DATE AUG, 7, 1989 AN ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION SURVEY WAS PERFORMED IN THE MACHINE SHOP AREA AND SEVERAL LINES WERE FOUND WHICH HAD ASBESTOS. INSULATION. RECOMMENDATIONS MADE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE WORK PLACE. FUME HOODS IN MTS WERE INSPECTED AND PASSED. HAZARD CCt-MUNICATIONS TRAINING WAS GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES. CONCLUSIONS: IT WAS DECIDED TO HAVE THE INSULATORS., WHO ARE APPROVED TO HANDLE ASBESTOS, CALLED IN TO REMOVE AND CLEAN UP ANY ASBESTOS. MATERIAL(GASKETS) IN THE MACHINE SHOP. PLANS FOR 1989 INCLUDE NOISE SURVEY IN FAB SHOP, HF AND Ha FUME MONITORING IN FAB SHOP, SURVEY FOR DUST, ASBESTOS AND CERAMIC FIBERS IN THE BRICK MASON SHOP AND SEVERAL OTHER GOALS, DISTRIBUTIONS LOUISIANA DIV. MIDLAND OTHER *L.D. ADCOCK -2306 *L.W. RAMPY -1803 *F.D. AXE -PITTSBURGH *H.M. BELL -4701 M.G. SWANK -1803 *G.L. MEIER -STRONGSVILLE DR. M. CURRIER -2303 *J.E. LEBRALL -1803 &J. A. VCJPIKA -SARNIA L.C. DANIEL -4107 *G.W. ENGDAKL -1803 *D.E. CRAGER -FREEPORT J.O. DEVILLIER -4105 *R.D. OLSEN -1803 B.A. HEINZE -3502E *S.M. GORGACZ -258 R.F. KEMP -4109 *A.W. SCHAFFER -1803 S.G. COLE -3502E K. P. O'BANION -4109 L. J. POIRRIER -4109 J.N. WILKES -4109 J.R. ARMSTRONG -4105 V. C. ATWOOD -4106 D.T. D'AQllIN -4108 W. H. SON -4108 H.L. McLAURIN -4104E DO A 116107 CONFIDENTIAL COVER SHEET ONLY RESTRICTED: FOR USE WITHIN THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY ONLY MAINTENANCE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICAL SERVICES LOUISIANA DIVISION 1988 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE REPORT INDEX AREA OF RESPONSIBILITIES 1988 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SURVEY RESULTS 1938 ACCOMPLISHMENTS & 1989 GOALS PAGE 1 2 3 DO A llfclO8 CONE identic- AREA OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK DESCRIPTIONS THE AREAS UNDER MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICAL SERVICES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. MACHINE SHOP - JIMMY ARMSTRONG : GENERAL MACHINE WORK ON PROCESS EQUIPMENT (OVERHAULS, MODIFICATIONS, BALANCING, SPECIALIZED MACHINE WORK, ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR). 2. FAB SHOP - DANE D'AQUIN : PIPE FABRICATION, VESSEL MODIFICATION AND NEW VESSEL CONSTRUCTION. 3. VAT.VE SHOP - HAROLD SON : SAFETY VALVE REPAIR, INSPECTION AND TESTING. 4. T.TTRBTOATTON - HUGH McLAURIN : LUBE OIL ANALYSIS. 5. PATNTKRS - VERNON ATWOOD : FOR DIVISION. 6. INSULATORS - LARRY FLAKE : FOR DIVISION. 7. BBTOK MASONS - MIKE DEFRAIN : FOR DIVISION. 8. OARPFNTFR SHOP - LOUIS SPARKMAN : FOR DIVISION. 9. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, - LESTER FOIRRIER : FOR DIVISION 10. CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL - KEN O'BANION : FOR DIVISION 11. MAINTENANCE TECHNICAL SERVICES - JIM DEVILLIER : MATERIALS ENGR. & TESTING, MACHINERY ENGR. & TECHNOLOGY AND VIBRATION GROUP. PAGE 1 c^?deiJnAL SURVEY RESULTS 1. LABORATORY FUME HOODS WERE INSPECTED IN BUILDINGS .4104 .AND ^107 XALL PASSED! INSPECTION. ' ' ` " rr" ' ; ..,.1 2. AN ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATIONJSURVEY 'WAS PERFORMED FOR THE MACHINE' OVERHAULT^MOTOR " _ REPAIR SHOP AREAS AI^THE-^^P;CQNTROL CENTER IN BUILDING 4105. -SEE ATTACHED. LETTER FOR RESULTS' AND-^^COMMENDATIONS. --IT WAS DECIDED TO`ALLOW THE "INSULATOR GROUP TO REMOVE ANY ASBESTOS GASKET MATERIAL IN THE MACHINE SHOP THE GASKET STORAGE AREA. .............. 3. AN ODOR COMPLAINT IN BUILDING 4106 WAS INVESTIGATED BY AN OSHA INSPECTOR AND ... DOW INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE. NO CITATIONS WERE ISSUED TO DOW. ' - PAGE 2 00 A 116110 CONFIDENTIAL 1. ALL LABORATORY FUME HOODS INSPECTED AND PASSED. 2. ALL PERSONNEL RECEIVED_HAZARD^O3MMUNICATI0NS TRAININGr 3. MONITORED FOR_ASBESTOS^IBEg^N-^lACHINE SHOP AREA.-, tv 1. TEST ALL LAB. FUME HOODS 2. HAZ COMM TRAINING F0R~ALOmFL0YEES. ' * 3. MONITOR FOR WOOD FIBERS IN CARPENTER SHOP. 4. CONDUCT NOISE SURVEY IN .VALVE AND FAB SHOP. 5. CONDUCT HCL AND HF FUME MONITORING ON LINED PIPE WORK IN FAB SHOP. 6. CONDUCT DUST MONITORING IN BRICK MASONS SHOP. ................ 7. INSTALL DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM IN CARPENTER SHOP. 8. INSTALL EXHAUST FAN IN BRICK MASONS SHOP. 9. ENCLOSE LUNCH ROOM IN BLDG. 4106. 10. CONDUCT ASBESTOS MQNITORINGlIN VALVE SHOP. 11. INVESTIGATE CERAMIC FIBER'SITUATION. . '. 12. CONDUCT CHEMICAL EXPOSURE .MONITORING IN THE LUBRICATION LAB. ; 13. DEVELOP A CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL AGENT INVENTORY LIST FOR MAINTENANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.TECH. SERVICES. DO A -PAGE 3