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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1972 June 19 DOC#: GAR055 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Air Sampling Results with Cover Letter c. Dr. V.L. Tidey r Tlphont 965-4066 Area Code: 416 Hr. D. Breckon, Personnel Manager, Garlock of Canada Limited 66 Jutland Road, Toronto 18, Ontario. Dear Mr. Breokon: Enclosed are copies of air plant. As can be seen, fibre c 1971 and 1972 as compared with 1969* done in your showed lower results in 1 trust this infomation is satisfactory to y5u7 toi^rej^ul r, HMNanc on, P. fiig. Health Service r 'ONTARIO DEPARTICNT OF HEALTH^. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES 360 Ch r i s t i e St r e e t , T o r o n t o , On t . IT6 TEL: 365-2201 Company Co n t a c t s : M r . P. R o s t a s M r . J. V a n d e r e m s M r . J. R o g e r s RE: A ir s a m p l i n g f o r a s b e s t o s o n A u g . 13/69 a t G a r l o c k o f Ca n a d a L i m i t e d , 66 Ju t l a n d Ro a d , T o r o n t o . Re q u e s t e d by Dr . Cowle, REPORT NO: 13,750 DATE: A u g u s t 15, 1969 COPIES TO:Dr . V. Tioev Dr , J. Co w l e M r . H. Ne l s o n Mr . R. T u r t o n , ' I.S.B. FROM: S. Mo r t o n T h i s c o m p a n y .m a k e s p a c k i n g a n d s e a l i n g d e v i c e s m a d e o f : a ) COATED WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING! TEFLON, WAS, SOAP, GRAPHITE OR b ) GASKETS MADE OF RUBBER OR NEOPRENE AMD AS3EST05. braided asbestos VASELINE. usually T h e AIR SAMPLES WERE TAKEN ON a CELLULOSE MEMBRANE FILTER AND THE FIBERS COUNTED USING A PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE. THE SUGGESTED-T.L.V. USING THIS METHOD IS 12 FIBERS > 5 MICRONS PER MILLILITER OF AIR. I) A s b e s t o s Br a i d i n g Se c t i o n T h r e e o u t o f e i g h t b r a i d e r s ai:o c m e w i r d i f g m a c h i n e w e r e o p e r a t i n g a t t h e t i k e o f THE VISIT. TWO OF THE BRAIDERS HAD A CANOPY HOOD; THE OTHERS WERE NOT VENTED. V/HITE ASBESTOS WAS BEING BRAIDED DURING AIR SAMPLING. SOUTH AFRICAN BLUE ASBESTOS IS USED ON A VERY INTERMITTENT BASIS, THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS VISIT. Normally the asbestos b r a i d i n g . This is done by FOR A FEW HOURS. fibers are coated with one of the above IMMERSING THE SPOOLS OF ASBESTOS IN THE materials prior to coating material 2) As b e s t o s s h e e t Se c t i o n O n e HUNDRED POUNDS OF ASBESTOS AT A TIME IS DUMPED BY HAND INTO A HAMMER MILL. T h e f i b e r s a r e t h e n a i r c o n v e y e d t o a h o p p e r in the r o o m . Th i s h o p p e r h o l d s a MAXIMUM OF 2700 LBS. WHEN FULL THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER IS SPRUNG ALLOWING DUST INTO THE ROOM,. S i nc e THIS HOPPER is u n d e r p r e s s u r e , t h e d u s t LEAKS ARE qUITE SCSI0U3,- THE H IGHEST FIBER COUNT WAS FOUND NEAR T H IS HOPPER^. THERE WAS ALSO A LEAK FROM JTHE...HAMMER MILL, WITH CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF A S B E S T O S ^ N T H E FLOOR WHICH V/AS AGITATED WHEN THE * HAMMER MILL WAS OPERATING. _ Tw e n t y f i v e p o u n d b a t c h e s of a sb e s t o s w a s d u m p e d m a n u a l l y into the m i x e r . The other INGREDIENT USED FOR MIXING WAS A GULF #2024 PETROLEUM DISTILLATE LIGHT FRACTION, 2D0-25CF BOILING RANGE OF APPROXIMATE COMPOSITION Cq-Cq , SCRAP CUTTINGS FROM THE ASBESTOS SHEETS IS ALSO MIXED WITH BULK ASBESTOS AND THE SOLVENT. ____ * *.. ^ ( r ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ^ -OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORIES TEL: 360 Ch r i s t i e St r e e t , T o r o n t o 4, On t . 365-2201 RE: A ir s a m p l i n g f or a sb es to s a nd l e a d at G arlock o f -Canada 66 J u t i _a n d _ o a d . T o r o n t o IB. O n t a r i o 1 R f o u e s t e d b y Mr . !?AdHAN'S AND Mr . L. BITHEL. Co m p a n y c o n t a c t : Mr . D.F. B r e c k o n . A c c o m p a n i e d b y Mr . A. Co t g r e a v e , I.S.O. L t d .. G. REPORT NO: DATE: PC0OPPIIEES9 TTOO:: 14,477 MAY 25> h Rr *# Vj .' mTc,Noaeiyr{(22'; Mr . G . Rajh an s Mr . L, B i t k e l FROM: M. Po l n y A ir s a m p l e s w e r e t a k e n M a y T9, 1971 a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g a r e t h e r e s u l t s : No. a n d Lo c a t i o n Asbestos T o t a l F ibres i>5 n/cc. of A i 1. # 1 0 b r a i d e r (b l a c k ). 2. S p i n n e r . 3. # 2 0 b r a i d e r (b l a c k ). 4. Ne w eRAiDER (b l a c k ). 5. S r a i d e r (w h i t e ). 6. Sh e e t e r r o o m , s t o r a g e b i n f i l l i n g t r a y s . - <1 <1 <! <1 <1 2 Although all six samples taken were below the Threshold L imit Value (T.L.V.) for ASBESTOS OF 5 FIBRES >5 Ji/cC, OF AIR, THE FILLING OF THE TRAYS, STORAGE BIN (SAMPLE #6) TO MY VIEW PRESENTS A HAZARD THE OPERATOR IN THIS LOCATION SHOULD WEAR A RESPIRATOR, No. and Location Le a p mg/it* of A ir 1. Le ad pot, 2. L e a d punch p r e s s . 3. R i n g t r i m m i n g . 4. Ba c k g r o u n d , a c r o s s f r o m l e a d pot. ~ 0.07 0.1! <0.01 0.01 All four samples taken were below the Threshold L imit Value (T.L.V.) for lead of 0.20 m g . per w3 of a i r . Le ad a n a l y s i s : Mr s . J. Ma n dac. MP/ja ii i i, S- `ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ~ ' JCCUPAT1ONAL HEALTH LABORATORli. TEL: 360 Ch r i s t i e s t r e e t , T o r o n t o 4, On t . 965-7925 RE: A ir s a m p l i n g .f o r a s b e s t o s f i b r e s a t G a r l o c k o f 66 Ju t l a n d Ro a d , T o r o n t o . Re 9u e s t e d b y M r . G. C o m p a n y c o n t a c t : M r . J. V a n d e r e e m s . Ca n a d a Lt d ., Ra j h a n s . REPORT NO: 14^9274 DATE: H a y 1, .1972 ' COPIES TO: FR* v* T 1d e y (2 )^ M r . j , M c Ma i r (2} Mr . G. Ra j h a n s D r . J. Go w l e FR0M:M, Po l n y A ir s a m p l e s w e r e t a k e n o n A p r i l 28, 1972 a n o the following are the results: No, a n d Lo c a t i o n . Asbestos T o t a l F i b r e s >5m./c c . o f A ir 1. M i x e r . <1 2. H a m m e r m i l l , in s o o t h . 4 3. A s b e s t o s b i n , b y w e i g h s c a l e . 4 4. La t t i c e b r a i d e r , w h i t e . <1 5. L a t t i c e b r a i d e r , b l a c k . <1