Document 7vok87GD4ZwZNdzEMjEm0QKE

FILE NAME: Raybestos-Manhattan (RBM) DATE: 1934 Jan 4 DOC#: RBM002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes and Attendee List of Meeting the Office of Mr. S.A. Williams RE Ways of Eliminating Dust and Protecting Employees 3 P u x sca d to tha procedura outLlaed a i tha meeting i o l i in l r. S e g la * a o iile e s s D eca d er 23, 1323 . m eeting ot tha 2a7beotca Jc is a -iz s T iii CmairLttae fa r eoerd isatin g and atasd ard isin g vera asd maena o i a lird n a tirg .d u a t asd p ra ta e tisg tha b e a iti c i sployeea asgsged la ssn u iactu rin g cp eratcn a m a b a li la ti# o iile e c i Z r . 3 . X . H llis n a a t 2;C0 o 'c lc d s ca Thursda7 tha 4th 447 o i Jo a a z y , 1S3X, Tha io llo v ia s vara preaant a t th m eeting: S r . X . 7 Lassa o i X a trc p o llta a L iia Inaurane* Co- X r . IL. 7 . Todd B r. X . 7 . Eainaolxn Jtr. 0. Z . C ilia y M r. Gacrge Pepa X r . 3 7 Ia tis s ia r s a r ) ) ) Sayb eatos-X aslattas, In o , ) } Mr. 3. X . w n im n X r. X . 3. T ir i X r . YardiTir 2rcm ' ) j Tnkh t e i n H a Corporation* J E r. t cs adrined o i da b c M u a W4 0 0 3 Moaw->ira4a<i i>, In e , and Jo h aa - sarllla Corporation. ta 0009arata la tha d e ria is g o i 7 asd ssana o i radseirg or e ld ir a t ir g dust l a Teriaca n a ssia cin rirg cp e rsticsa ccaagg to b o ti Carpor a tie r a asd fs r t ia p ro tao tlo a o i t ia l e s i t i o i t ia B9l 07ea asgsged in a s c i c p e r s tic s a , Ea rea adriaed th a t b o ti C o r p c r s tic d had agroed to a r a li tie cse lT e a o i t i a gas* rara a ssista n e * o iia re d b7 ]atro p o li- te a L iia Inaurance Csapauy la sol-ring t i s l r problema asd la d agreed, sa an --- in d ia i tap la tia program, to p e rn ii S a trcp o liia n to ccsp lata tha in r e s tis a - t lo s asd serra y is s tlts ta d iy tien i is 1329, E r. Lassa sa alao adrined t i s i tia ' p resesi progr am eoabasolaied s e t c s l7 t ia o c a s la tic a o i t i l a sorray but it a .es t a ssid a to corer s i i o i t ia Tardona p ira ta o i t i a tao C o rrasiaa a h ic i. ocsp riaed p arta la p ia d a - th a t la d n o i beea cc-rared by t ia a r ila r aar-rey, B r, Lassa s ta ta i tia t tia Metropolitan. L iia Inaurano* Ccspasy c u li ba i s a p o sitlo s to ecenwsea tia ostar?latad lo r i acca tir a a ita r tia flr s t o i March ? r io r ta that tir a b o ti Campeniea a ccu li prende B r, Lassa v it i tia tn llcrsg isiorratlcn s (1} Sta essa asd lo e a tlc s a o i t ia -rarioua p ia n ta th a t tia Ccsptanlaa d aaira to la r e examined* {2} T ia seca o i t ia person o r persona a t aa n i p la n t w ith item t ia M etropolitan rso rse a n ta tl? should d eal in naif1,t g arrangements fa r t ia su rre y . (3} B exaiied in stru ctio n s as to t ia beat seass io r reechisg p la n ts, W Tia type o i a la c tr ls eu rrast araH ab la at t ie p la n ta Ca) a t ia r a lta r s a tls g o r d ire c t carrant CM nm ber o i cycles and () r o lta g e , (3} lh a tie r or so t cmspreaaed a ir la aT aiiab le at ti8 p la n t. (6} Sise a i p la n t, t ia t la , (a.} t ia r a fla r o i a?leyaea ta ba axaaisad and (b) t ia apprexixata ascusr o i ils o r spaoe CH 0-374 larolTed I z operationa tars fc s tr y conditions s ig h t be encountered* Tha s a e tin g n u a d rise d by Hr. Lanza th a t tha C orporations would ba expected to ja y or to reimburse JLatzopoliiaz fo r tha follow ing in cid en tal expense Cl} Coat o f tran sp ortation o f tha M etropolitan esployeea engaged upon tha work sad o f th a ir equipment* ( 2} The sa b a iste n ce o f tha esiplcyeea in tha f i e l d . (2 ) Tha co at o f tha Z - r s y f i l a s (Hr. Lanza lzdd.ea.tad th a t ha s ig h t ba able to obtain w to lsaals ra te s fo r os oa t h i s l t e s and th at in any erant tha c o s t sold proba b ly bo la s a than a d o lla r p er f i i a . Hr. L szsa s ta te d th a t ha was not c a rta 1z a t t h is tints a s to whether tha aagafsgtnrera o f X-ray saohlzaa. could prorida than with portable eqzipaaat that would ba e a tis fs o to r y f o r tha takin g o f tha p iotu raa required fo r th is su rra y . I f i t should darmlcp th a t so s a t is f a c t o r y p c rta b la --<**-<<* war a re lia b le i t would ba n ecessary a it h s r Co} th a t tha C czp szias p ro rid a s a t is f a c t o r y eq oipzsu t o f t h a i r own ax' aach p l s z t l o e a t i c z e r (b) a rrszg a to bare tha X -rsys takau by s u ita b le p r ir a t a ly owzod eqoipzaat i z s a a r ty tew es. I z any t r e a t i t was a a a a z t la l th a t th a sane ta eb aiq a * be used. I z z a k trg th e Z -ra y s szd ho thought' I t d e sira b le th a t i f pcaaihla- a l l o f tha wore ba parfosead by M etropolitan asployaaa although ha r e a liz e d th a t t h ia would probably ba im passible i z a l l oaaoa- s z la a a p c rta b la agoI70.aut wars- to bo used* Both Corporations b o lia r a i t deoirabla th a t o a rta iz o f th a ir anpToyaoa bo tradzad I z th a technique e f safrirg dust co u rts* Tha Hatrope11Xaz L if s In surance Csspasy r i l l tra in eaployeea daaigsatad by us i z th is taehziqua* H a tr a is d z g c s z ba deza haro i z Sec T o r i and can ba a cc c z p lis h a d ' i z fr m .tw o to f ir weeks* thas^ Sr. izd ica ta d th at fahzs-itzurrilla Corporation. would l i i s to hsro three ssz. trained, i z th is technique, osa to be located a t X a zrU le, eza a t lanksgon s zd cue cn. th e P a c i f i c Coast* S r . Jndd o f Baybestoa-M eabattaz s ta te d th a t th ey would d e s ir e to hawe two o f t h a ir oeplcyees 90 tr a in e d , i f t a r S r . X L lIiass szd Hr. Lanza had l e f t tha s e a tin g Ur. ? is h e r suggested th a t i t would be h ig h ly ' d e s ir a b le to haw our S s m i l l a rap reaactaxiT a trained* im e d ia ta ly iz order th a t they sig h t saeartaiz as q u ick ly as poaaibla tha e f f i cien cy o f tha equipzazt th at has beau in s ta lle d by Joizs-H azT illa during the p ast f a * years a t cozaldarahla ezzena i z tha lis s r illa faexory fo r tha purpose o f ascertain in g i f th is typo o f equipzant should be p lo y ed at other p la n ts o f Jnhn- Ynrr^^^" C orporation o r o f Saybeatos* I z t h i s c e sn a ctia n H r. Lanza p o in ted out th a t th are was s t i l l a good d a a l to be laarzad on tha subject o f aabeatoa dust Including not only tha h azafal o f f a cta , i f any, upon workara erpesad to i t but also as to xha point a t which th a q u a n tity o f dust i z th a a i r became dangerous* Tha r a e tin g discus sad at eassid arabla length tha adTisohiliX y o f engag in g tha s s r r is s a o f a 'dust engineer to sake s p e c if ic raesnnandaxleas as to tha b est aaans o f a l i z i z a t i r g or reducing tha dust a t those p la ces where tha dust CH 0075 eomrfc ahoold r s r a a i i t a prasanea in q o s a t it ia s l i i a l y to be basardcus. 2r* L assa p o in ted e s t tb a t h ia stx m j r c u ld in d ic a te r i t b a f a i r degras o f a eeo ra ey tila spota bara tba dnst ahoold be raduced ani tb at e e rta in M etropolitan rap re a e statiT e a ccud a p e e ify tb a tppe- o f eqpdpsest tb a t ahc o l ha osad a l - thcugb sona o f tbea ccud q p a ltfy aa dnst ongineers to tba a x ta st o f b e isg abla to ad riae boa tba sq u lp saat a b c u li be ccnatrueted ta a e e t tba T a ryisg e s o d i- t i e s a blob ecuid ba e sc su sta re d . f i ; . Tbab ar p oin ted cu t tb a t l t ra s q a it* l l b a l y tb a t s o in d iT d aala eould ba' foosd ho r c a d fcaow s e r a cn tb a p a r s ic e la ? m b je c i o f dnst e lia d s a tic s or nsi rodeotica, ondar tba ccn dticna escoontared in tba ta - bastos indn strr tban tboaa aployaos o f Jabss-iSanrilla ssd Baybestcs to h a i, tbrougb a preeaaa o f t r i a l asd a rre ? , d a rla ed c a r ia la qpipnast sor. ba la g osad asd r tie b ib ra s tbeugbt ras aocasaftOly ccp isg r ith tba problasu Moracrer, tbase- sasa isd iT d sa a rara ito day to day bacomisg sora asd aora q u a lified * fb a s a e t - la g raa adrload, h o rarar, aa ta tba r a l a t i g e l y b a tta r p o a it io s iarfcieb tba- C csp asiac r e a l i ba- plaoed in tba reat of' l it i g a - t i c a i f tbe7 c o a li a r a l i tb en seiraa o f tba t e s tin o s y o f an otria ida sport o f racogoiad rap trta tica rbo c a li a ia ta tb a t ba had xria c a r t a io raecseaad atien a tb a t ba co ssid ersd b eat f o r tba p a r tic u la r probist and t b a t tb ese racarawndatle a s had b ees fo llsv e d B r. Lass a ra s e s t c a r i a la i f tbara ra s ascesa r ts ocald a a tis fa e tc r ily f i l i tbeaa q u a lific a i iosa boi sia te d tbat' ba rcu id in ta r r ia r a B r. ? b i i B risk a r o f Earrard in tba ra ry aaar futu ra asd ro o ld p raa est tba pra it io u to and se i f ba ra ra g u e lfi ad asd e T a ila h la . ' I t ras f a l t tbat tbia p o ls i ras probably so t o f assaaslra ispcroasee isaam eb aa tba te a fls c s y a itb a r o f aa cataida erport or o f a tra in a i esperi ca our re g o la r p a y r o ll ecuid be attacJcad as h s r is g bees paid fo r by tba Ccspasy. B ?. T-nr.j p o in tad ut tb a t tba M etro p o lita s B sp ra aen ta tirea r a r a a r a i l q u a li fia d aa a sy to adTiaa tba Ccspar.iaa as to tba typa o f r e s p ir a to ? * ta be preridad aepleyeea engasad in d ssty cperatisna i s asnscb as tb a M etropoli- > tan L i f a Isanrassa Ccspasy bad been a- atudy o f t b ia problasu Br. Lassa breogbt cut tb a t tba r i l a r sarrey nada by tba M etropolitan osa ccspasy in tba Uniiad S ta tes basidaa Johna-MasrilLs asd Bsybastoa, s a s a iy , fbansold Za d ea lrsd to kso-v i f l t voold ba a s o ia fa o - to r7 ta sesie tba eo -cp a ra tlea o f tb ia ccspasy In c c sp la tin g tba Satrapol i t a s r Tay* l t i u tba- eoaseasus o f o p is ic s tb a t tb ara ra s probably no- o b je c tie a t a tba o c a p le tic a by M etrop olitan o f i t * sur r e y in so f a r as i t r e la ta d to tba. Tbasaoid p la s t a hot tb a t it- r e d i ba d a a ira b la to , pospose a sy snob a ccisa, a s t i l a f t e r ba bad c cs p la ie d tba e e s ta sp la ta d so rra y o f Baybesto* asd jo h sa -S a sri i Xa By tb at date i t rea cesa id orad at ls a s t poaaibla tb at Tbarscid roold bara jcdnad r itb leybestos Jobss-SaLCTills in b read en isg tb e aecpe c f tb e s e r r o / . Br T-wnf>3 v i l i b rin g op tb-ta q o a a tic a agaia- a f t e r c c s p ia tio a o f tba- s o rra y fa ? 2 s y - b esto s and Jch as-U asT iU s, CH 037S