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Caterpillar Nothing asbestos specific York Pa 1971 documents show evidence of company officials, air recirculation request, and pre-placement medical exams which includes x-rays. 1954 inspection 2990 Jefferson Stroot Harrloburg, PA 17110 July 16, 1971 Caterpillar Tractor Company Building B Memory lane Tor!;, PA 17402 Attention: Mr. Pobort Bunrri.ro Safety Supervisor Gentlemen: In rosponeo to your tolophonod roquest, Mr, Frodorick Killer, industrial hygioniot, visited your plant on July 8, 1971 to evaluato the oxhaust Tentilation serving tho chrorao plating operation. Several determinations of air flow velocity and diroction were made in the employeso* breathing zones at tho chrome plating tanka. Thin was done on the platform and at floor lovol with and without tho operation of n nearby pedostal fan. Capture volocitioa of tho local exhaust ventilation synton at tho onds of tho plating tonka were found to be adoquato cithor with or without the fan opernting. They ohould remain 00 an long an tho fan 1 not diroctod at or over the top of any plating tank. The addition of the plastic opheroo to tho surface of the chromo plating tanks ohould also help prevent dleperoion of acid mint into the work atmosphere, ; Based on tho rooults of this investigation, no recommendations aro necessary under conditions existing at tho time of tho visit. Should there be any chongos in those conditions or if you dooiro it, a survey for chronic acid mist can be porformod. For your information wo aro enclosing Hygienic Information Guides entitled "Chromium and its Compounds," "Occupational Health," and "Ventilation," If you have any further questions on thio matter, let uo know. Vory truly yours, -r leroy 0, Piets regional Industrial Ilygionlot Diviaion of Occupational Health LOPlFClkam Enclosures Pfc Hrsreco) REGION m______________________ PROD MFCj OR SERVICE p^nr-Kpy of COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH FIELD ACTIVITY REPORT (Occupational Health) PLANT r.U nv^Hf.p j mrr.r.r t.nnpnnyf Dunmnc i)------------------------------------------------------------------ address Zip CODE TELEPHONE in- Mnnorv Lfi.nct lari:____________________________________________________________________________________ IZjjOg___________ 755-2956 PERSON INTERVIEWED TITLE rnhort Dunr-im EMPLOYEES INO. CODE Safety Suworvicor COUNTY MALE FEMALE TOTAt- .402_______ 35 07 PUNCH CARD yes [if NO FOLDER yes (if] NO ff] N.S.N. YES NO 0 PURPOSE: INVEST.: SURVEY: INSP.: PRELIM.: F.U.; CONE.; VISIT; OTHER REASON: self-init., p.o. rep,, compl.: request, source Rohort Punwlre SAMPLES COLLECTED (NO. & KIND) DETERM. MADE Air flow waBuro<H*t(?-(Alnor Valowotor-Jr,) (Ig) (NO. a KIND) Air aovononts direction (araoko tubes) MEDICAL - O.D. REPORTED, NO. a KIND________________________________________ SPECIFIC HAZARD OR CONDITION WORKERS EXPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS AND REMARKS RECOMMENDATIONS WRITTEN - VERBAL Chronic acid nint TOTAL TOTAL YES ACCOMPLISHED NO | IN PROG. Remarks! Hr, thiTusj re telephoned Jnly f and requested the Industrial Hygieniot to observe the chrome plot in j? operation since there have boon some ComplAtnte of excenaiva wist in the nr"#, I'r. Hurnire ran to he away July 7 so arrangements wore made to make the investigation on July (i. The chrome plating eite waa viaitod end ooveral measurements made of the capture velocity of the local oxhauat ventilation system with and without the presence of a podestal fan. Several observations of air direction were made with smoke tubes while the fan wna operating. Ventilation ami air movement wore found to be satisfactory for removal of the chromic acid mist. The background of this situation Is about ns follows! Sometime last yoar the exhaust system was revamped and portions of it replaced. As warn woathor arrived tho employees on the second and third shifts began to complain of excessive amounts of chromic acid mist in the atmoshpero. Their criterion waa the brown stains appearing on a paper shoet used for recording which lay on a stand noar cno of tho thrso chromic acid tanka. As a result a litmus papor tcct waa undo of tho ntnosphoro during the third shift and these results sent to tho company industrial hygienist in Peoria, Illinois, Analysis indicated oxpoouroc slightly above tho T.ti.V. 7/hcn the pedestal fan is running. It was then decided to add plastic spheres to tho tanks containing chronic acid, Sinco this tino tho paper nentioned above has remained l'roe of brown otains and there have boon no noro complaints. Vevortheloos, the Company requested an op.'r.ion from a State Industrial Hygienist end also doaired to know whethor tho operation -y. Xl OVER Rp lucRon ot an Origfna1 RecofC C,,;;- BY-------r. HUlflg---------------------------------------------- WINS jT? ____________ .nAllHII'"7 STS./ of n podentnl fan roquootod by tho onployooo would lntorforo with tho offlcloncy of tiio \c:.%llaiiOn syoton. Monauremonts tcndo on thin dato appoar to lndlcato that tho podootal fan dooo not ndverncl.- ffoct tlie capture velocity of tho olot oxhaunt, Mr, Dunmlro In natlnflod that tho problon han boon abatod and *111 notify if any further conplainto occur. Plant non providoo a vory good rubber glovo for thooo chroiae plating workora but they won't near than;. Hath tcuparaturo in about 100F. Expoouro conninta noatly of operating holat to rai3o and lower ltena. Eight houra axpoouro la ganoral air. -<UL S-'- STATE AfiCHiVig **51^!?H*saboi- tmm P.O. Box No. 787 York. Panniytvanla 17405 Araa Coda 717 Talaphona 755-2556 March 9, 1971 Pennsylvania Department of Health Division of Occupational Health P.O. Box 90 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Gentlemen Please forward about 20 copies of Form HIH-19155 for Approval of Air Recirculation System. Application Thank you Very truly yours WWNorton Plant Engineer CHIVES J;y. pa >7720-0080 wr Commission HIM`1900) fV T M PROO. M*<3 OR SERVICE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OE PART ME NT OF HEALTH FIELD ACTIVITY REPORT Catorplliar Tractor _T.nnpany - lbillHinfs.-fl ^enoiy Lano, York 755-1911 MALE PURPOSE: INVEST.; SURVEY; INSPECT.; PRELIM,; F.U.; CONF.; VISIT, REASON: SELF-INIT.; O.O. REP.: COMPL.; NCOUEST; SOURCE CONDITION WORKERS EXPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS ( WRITTEN J - - VERBAL Air recirculation 502 Air recirculation at brass honing at hraaa--honing operation operation DETERM.MADE (NO. A KINO) MEDICAL - 0.0. REPORTED. NO. & KINO PUNCH CARD FOLDER COUNTY YES ACCOMPLISHED NO IN PROG. X TOTAL TOTAL Forma for roqueat to recirculate air at brasa-honing operation have boon recoivod in the Regional Office# , . . . ." ' ' .' - Flour I'jcPon c` ar Original RsooiU Please Crsoft: rv. L nil iz Mi lUniVCo 360 Morii, Hamsbuift, PA 17:20-009 PA H'rpcai & Museum Commission FORM fill HOI PENNSYLVANIA subject. Caterpillar Tractor Company Tfum loft off Lancaster Pilea at Truolctown at Edgooombe Steel sign) York to. Joseph Shilen, M.D., Director Bureau of Industrial Hygiene 830 employees York County Hlokey Industrial Nursing Consultant I wa3 ohallenged as I entered the plant premises by pickets but allowed to proceed when I explained I was a nurse from the Department of Health. C.I.O employees had gone on strike this morning. They are demanding a wage increase basing their demand on the argument that the wage scale in all Catepillar plants should be the same even though living costs in different areas vary. This plant makes replacement parts for traotors and is operating only one shift, with only a skeleton orew of maintenance personnel on the second and third shifts. Approximately 200 women, all offioe workora, are employed. Mrs. Ruth Keele and Mr. L. C. Allenbrand, general manager, met me in the lobby. I explained the purpose of my visit to Mr. Allenbrand and also the Bureau's servioea. He was given a oopy of "Know Your Bureau of Industrial Hygiene," After this, Mrs, Keele and I went to the health She has beon employed hero sinoe December 1953, Her previous experience in this fiold is limited to three months at York Corporation. She was in the Air Foroe Nurse Corps and received good experience in adminis tration there. Drs, R. D, and H. H. MoDougall visit the plant oaoh morning at 8i30. They are employed on a flat fee basis. Mr. Frank Nunon, safety and health director is administratively in charge. He was out of town on this date. A large suite of rooms has been provided. These include a waiting rocm, treatment and nurse's offioe, doctor's offioe, laboratory (one bed is in hero for ill employees), a physioal therapy room, X-ray and develop ing room, and two lavotories. The arrangement is not good and requires muoh walking whioh results in lost time and fatigue for Mrs. Keele. Complete preplaoement physioal examinations, including a urinalysis and chest X-ray are given. Vision tooting, using the Amerioan Optical Co mpany's roaohine, is done by the personnel offioe. If prescription lens for safety glasses are needed, the oompany payshalf the oost. An individual folder is kept on eaoh employee in a looked file. Mrs. Keele developed a cumulative reoord using a 5 x 8 oard. The daily log Repr action of an Oi.ymut MW $$$ No#) Street, Hafrishurg PA 17120-0CW t* Unreal & Museum Commiesioa -2- #6 is that sot up by tho Pooria offloo. Tho physioal examination form is thoiro also. There is a largo auditorium in tho building -which oould bo used for showing health films and for group talks, Mrs. Keels tiled to promote this bur Ur. Hunan did not approve. In oonsequenoe, all that is done in health teaching is that whioh the doctors and nurse do in contact with tho individual employees. Mrs. Keele ie kept very busy and does not have muoh opportunity with 850 employees and the task of taking and developing X-rays, giving diathermy and hydrotherapy treatments. She was urged to do all she oould in health supervision and teaching. She wants to have a literature rack in the waiting room. She has begun a draft of medical directives for the doctors approval and hopes to develop a manual. My suggestions inoludadi 1. A new Individual health and service reoord 2. A monthly report form 3. That she obtain as quickly as possible signed medioal directives 1. That trained first-aiders be designated for the seoond and third shifts and appropriate provision be made for them to reoord what they do and they be governed by the standing orders for first aiders givon in tho Red Cross First-Aid Textbook. Mrs. Keele was given the Bureau booklet, Conoepts of and Faotors Essen tial to an Adequate In-Plant Health Program, Sample Records, Manual Outline, and tho bibliography. The use of these materials and their purpose was explained, I am to return in the near future to meet Hr. Nunan. FCHiefh