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FILE NAME: General Electric (GE) DATE: 1930 Oct DOC#: GE073 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Schenectady Foundry Report 1 ^ i ! Schenectady harsh 25, 1930 Yisburgh, Cowle`.ad :Ci 5 . Dat&eitefc* ' . .< They have .had serious daPmatitiB from b a k e ilie - two cases, Book up t&.. # t t i r e t& s e n s itiv ity icin. itk $k and t& c'imMiitn 'p--/ '*" . With meibolism, Voaburgfc Baya a vitam in-rich and cliuk-riefc d ie t I s a dfense* He fin d s th a t the soap water, used as c u ttin g compound is o ften h ig h ly contaminated w ith germs* smells badly and ouBs'derma titis. Dr. Cowle is c o lle c tin g li t e r a t u r e about asbestos* Kerewether, the Englishman, haw devised a standard of -sise sadt number of p a rtic le s . B e tte r go but to Pullman and interview th e ir d o c to rs. Thyrite is being developed i s P itts fie ld as a possible substi tu te f o r the lead in th e lig h tn in g a r r e s te r department I t i s a mix tu re o f clay f g rap h ite and carborundum* The chemist says *A11 oarM berundum p a rtic le s have a th in coating of silica* Tungsten'Carbide is heavy and almost a s h ard as a diamond*. I t is used to make to o l engines* They have used, i t h re fOh? Of I'ivc jrrs I t is c a lle d Carbsloy. The G eneral E le c tric b o u ^ t. th e ,,patent, from 'xl.-j: ' > . Germany. There have been two cases of asthma from s e n s itis a tio n . 7? i t is p o ssib le th a t the tra c e s of phenol l e f t in b a k a lite may be responsible for the derm atitis* Danteizen says that they have been using carbon tetrachloride enough to lo se f i f t y gallons by th e exhausts'under the hoods, which would be about 10#, How they a re using Safety Solvent which is in flammable b u t not h ig h ly so and is cheaper than th e former and does not evaporate so q u ickly. I t seems to be the same a s- Stoddard .solvent. Carrier degreaser (England) Is te.trachlore thane. Xt has & lcsrer vapor pressure and higher density than CC.4. .They use i t .in but in * closed ccsiveyr. The- hot tnjibjr condenses i- old- m & m and the liq u id funs off* -At the take-off there is a*hood and the machine. 4 vik* booled* tit, ttl W ill make blod'afrwi^fcVf, fc& t* They have one m&n who i s hecoming an addict to CCI.4 They use hoe tone for cellulah afetate tap*. I t h mixdwith W ' ' tolU&lAiso-prbpy1 alcohol (look i t up), Cecoline 1 and 8 i s the name of garriere degreasep and it Is cade by the Boessler-Hasslaoher Company* lien using glyptpl varnish which is not ir r ita tin g some-tiaes sash I * s i t off with kerosene and in th a t toy get dermatitis* They are trying - an em ulsifier such as tri-sodium phosphate* which is used in laundries. I v is ite d the foundries with b r, Cowlej brass pouring has not 1 given r is e to any oases' a t a l l . The iron foundry for large castings has shot b la st! ng;not much chipping and i s very good* The -One for scmil oatlngs has a much lower roof and heavy clouds of iyrtjaiig ^ iv * * -- * 'v ' ' ' ' steam from the core hinder acrolein* I t made my eyes and ih ro it stiiig but .tiie ian are accustomed to i t . Even with the rO;pf:'-ani . fans the a ir Is thick but there is not mueh dust. Shaking out i s done at night in a l l foundries. The s te e l foundry Was good but no shaking or digging out or chipping was being done. ' They are experimenting with an exhaust on the swing-carriage grinders. Those that can be strung from side to sid e , This w ill carry o ff the sparks whieh now are very abun dant* . They apply the s il ic a wash with a wad of hemp-not a spray. At one end of the cleaning building is pickling with hot B 7 . In a closed tank; Under the same enclosure are two washing tanks with cold and hot water. The castin gs come out hot and dry quickly* - 3- A roan guides then to the conveyer without touching the* H J .comes in drums hieh Are ksjpi outside.connected:up with the..tshh and idrced under th*s* pounds $fM^ur.e.into i s t i i . ' ' .skrayA* Aire used in- one small W & iti- Mth'* leak- > lined: ,A^h&rj, 'A# :tt#i side,-. Ihe operator stands outside., jaiegr do. hot us&'ifce f^oroeekjje*. Ir* Oowie has.-made estimations. <8$'.l 4jtyaf$$r r e sia ter department^aha found only one Oper,a't.ort'ln;id fe d ||t-' holds th:e r e s i s t e r s close to his face while: brushing* S hS'-tili :A0w make blood eacamimations, ' i ,-s . 1 ;the porcelain. department &*third Of.-the. . . sh^SA'Sejife- ,? m ottling dermal:'is now ready to maths a l l fcae.e#.l$3K' is^rdtsmlht;^ '