Document 99w6Qbe2DgOQ41yeGZeDa8O7L
FILE NAME: Ford (FD)
DATE: 1992 Sept 8
DOC#: FD150
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo with Data Report - Asbestos Exposures, Rear Axle Assembly, Sterling Plant
Inter Office
Mr. R. Tepper, Manager Sterling Plant
cc H. Barker P. Corbett R. Gainey M. Lindsey M. Mulloy
Employee Relations Staff
September 8, 1992
V. Claudepierre D. Dooley F. Gentile M. O 'Rear A. Ruggiero
Subject: Asbestos Exposures, Rear Axle Assembly, Sterling Plant
ABSTRACT
At the request of the Plant Physician, M. Flores, M.D., Industrial Hygiene measured employee exposures at several locations on rear axle assembly lines in Departments 16 and 17. The sampling was requested to determine whether an employee on restriction should be returned to her prior job after treatment for mouth cancer. Exposures were measured August 6, 1992 by Mr. D. Hands of Industrial Hygiene with assistance from Ms. R. Revyn, an intern in plant Safety. Exposures were less than the permissible exposure limit for asbestos, consistent with prior sampling of this operation in both the Sterling and Van Dyke plants. No recommendations are made.
BACKGROUND
A rear axle assembly line was recently moved from the Van Dyke Plant to Sterling. One of the employees on the line had been place on restriction by the plant physician at Van Dyke after treatment for mouth cancer. This employee was ready to return to work, and the Sterling Plant physician, M. Flores, M.D., requested air sampling to determine asbestos exposure at her job location. Mr. D. Hands of Industrial Hygiene and Ms. R. Revyn, Sterling Plant Safety intern, conducted exposure monitoring at both the assembly line from Van Dyke (.Department 16) and the existing assembly line (Department 17) August 8, 1992.
Asbestos-containing brake shoes are be.ing phased out in many product lines. On the day sampling was conducted, Department 17 ran asbestos-containing brakes until about 9:30 a.m. The supervisor stated that to his knowledge, about 200 more asbestos-containing axles would be assembled. Afterward, the 1993 models on this line would all be asbestos-free. In Department 16, asbestos-containing brakes were assembled after about 10:30 a.m.
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RESULTS
M i results were less than the permissible exposure limit for asbestos. Note that the analytical method does not distinguish between fiber types so all fibers are counted and considered asbestos. These results are consistent wit! results of past surveys at rear axle assembly operations. We have no recommendations regarding these results. Please share them with affected employees and supervisors. If you have questions regarding this report, please call me at 594-1611.
attachments STL0892a
David Hands Industrial Hygienist
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ATTACHMENT 2 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AIR SAMPLING DATA SHEET
SAMPLE DATE
SMPL ID
08/06/1992 STL08 92A6
08/06/1992 STL08 92A9
08/06/1992 STL08 92A8
08/06/1992 STL08 92A7
08/06/1992 3TL08 92A10
RESULTS
PER30N/SSN or AREA
F. CARDILLO 373-50-3073
STERLING PLANT 1823 10 .2 5" R E A R A X L E A S S E M B L Y 16
OF AIR SAMPLES ARRANGED BY AREAS AND PERSON
JOB CLASS/ COOE
LOCATION/ OPERATION
ASSEMBLER 0100070
INSTALL ABS SENSOR (33X), INSTALL RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLIES (66X). ROTATES WITH TWO OTHER
JOBS
AGENT, PEL/STEL. PEL SOURCE
ASBEST03, 0.2 F/CC , OSHA
TYPE OF SAMPLE
MEAS . CONC.
TWA BASED ON 424 MIN.
representative
<0.0032F/CC
FAVITA 376-60-5607
ASSEMBLER 0100070
TIGHTEN HIGH SHEAR NUT WITH
CP MACHINE. INSTALL RIGHT
AXLE
ASBESTOS, 0.2 F/CC , OSHA
TWA BASED OH 419 MIN,
REPRESENTATIVE
0.0059F/CC
R. HINES 365-84-0145
ASSEMBLER 0100070
OPERATE CP
MACHINE/INSTALL LEFT AXLE
(50X). INSTALL LEFT BRAKE DRUM
(SOX).
ASBESTOS, 0.2 F/CC , OSHA
TWA BASED ON 418 MIN.
REPRESENTATIVE
0.014 F/CC
R. KOYL 373-60-8125
ASSEMBLER 0100070
INSTALL ABS SENSOR (33X). INSTALL RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLIES (6BX). ROTATES WITH TWO OTHER
JOBS
ASBESTOS, 0.2 F/CC , OSHA
TWA BASED ON 422 MIN.
REPRESENTATIVE
<0.0036F/CC
M. MCCONNELL 375-58-8067
ASSEMBLER 0100070
HAND START B AXLE BOLTS. RUN
DOWN WITH CHICAGO
PNEUMATIC TOOL OR IMPACT WRENCH.
ASBESTOS. 0.2 F/CC . OSHA
TWA BASED ON 418 MIN.
REPRESENTATIVE
<0.0033F/CC
X PEL/ XSTEL < 1.6
2.9 6.9
<1.8
<1.7
TWA=TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE PPIfePARTS OF CONTAMINANT/MILLION PARTS OF AIR MPPCF-MILLION PARTICLES/CUBIC FOOT
MG/M3=MILLIGRAMS OF CONTAMINANT/CUBIC METER AIR
PEAK=SHORT TERM SAMPLE USUALLY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES TO DETERMINE PEAK CONC
F/CC=FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR
`
PEL=PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
C-CEILING LIMIT
S=PROHIBIT SKIN CONTACT
STEL=SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT. USUALLY BASED ON 15 MINUTES OF EXPOSURE
PEL/STEL* IF TWA/PEAK COLUMN IS -TWA" THEN NUMBER IN PEL/STEL COLUMN 13 PEL
IF TWA/PEAK COLUMN IS "PEAK" THEN NUMBER IN PEL/STEL COLUMN IS STEL X PEL=RESULTS AS X OF THE PEL ADJUSTED FOR SHIFT HOURS <> B HOURS
X STEL^RESULTS AS X OF THE SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT N/A=H0T APPLICABLE
* EXPOSURES IN EXCESS OF 50X PEL/STEL
* RESPIRATORY PROTECTION WORN
SAMPLER: PROJECT:
DAYID HANDS-INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST INDUSTRIAL HYGIEN
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SAMPLE DATE
SMPL ID
08/06/1992 STL08 92At
08/08/1992 STL08 92A4
08/06/1992 STL08 92A3
08/06/1992 STL08 92A2
08/08/1992 STL08 92A5
ATTACHMENT 1 INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AIR SAMPLING DATA SHEET
RESULTS
PER30N/SSN or AREA
K. BROWN 404-58-6356
L. OEMENIUK 384-48-6335
M. HAYSLETT 380-70-0255
L. HUMBACH 375-82-5228
K. SUTTON 375-44-7040
STERLING PLANT 1823 10" REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY 17
OF AIR SAMPLES ARRANGED BY AREAS AND PERSON
JOB CLASS/ CODE
LOCATION/ OPERATION
AGENT. PEL/STEL, PEL SOURCE
TYPE OF SAMPLE
MEAS CONC.
ASSEMBLER 0100070
BRAKE ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION. LEFT SIDE
ASBEST0S, 0.2 F/CC . OSHA
TWA BASED ON 442 MIN.
REPRESENTATIVE
0.0062F/CC
UTILITY 0104230
INSTALL VENT PLUG
ASBESTOS, 0.2 F/CC , OSHA
TWA BASED ON 428 MIN,
REPRESENTATIVE
0.0043F/CC
ASSEMBLER 0100070
HAND START COVER BOLTS,
LEFT SIDE
ASBESTOS, 0.2 F/CC , OSHA
TWA BASED OH 227 MIN.
REPRESENTATIVE
0.015 F/CC
ASSEMBLER 0100070
BRAKE ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION, RIGHT SIDE
ASBESTOS. 0.2 F/CC ,, OSHA
TWA BASED ON 434 MIN.
REPRESENTATIVE
<0.0031F/CC
ASSEMBLER 0100070
INSTALL BRAKE DRUM
ASBESTOS, 0.2 F/CC , OSHA
TWA BASED ON 357 MIN.
REPRESENTATIVE
<0.0038F/CC
X PEL/ XSTEL 3.1
2.2
7.7
<1.6
<1.9
TWA=TIM WEIGHTED AVERAGE PPM-PARTS OF CONTAMINANT/MILLION PARTS OF AIR
MPPCF-MILLION PARTICLES/CUBIC FOOT
MG/M3=MILLIGRAM3 OF CONTAMINANT/CUBIC METER AIR
PEAK=SHORT TERM SAMPLE USUALLY LESS THAN 30 MINUTES TO DETERMINE PEAK CONC.
F/CC=FIBERS PER CUBIC CENTIMETER OF AIR
PEL=PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT
C=CEILING LIMIT
3PR0HIBIT SKIN CONTACT
STEL=*SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT. USUALLY BASED ON 15 MINUTES OF EXPOSURE
PEL/STEL=> IF TWA/PEAK COLUMN IS "TWA" THEN NUMBER IN PEL/3TEL COLUWt IS PEL
IF TWA/PEAK COLUMN IS "PEAK" THEN NUMBER IN PEL/STEL COLUMN IS STEL
X PEL=RESULTS AS X OF THE PEL ADJUSTED FOR SHIFT H0UR3 <> 8 HOURS
X STEL=RESULTS AS X OF THE SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT
N/A=*N0T APPLICABLE
* EXPOSURES IN EXCESS OF 50X PEL/STEL
# RESPIRATORY PROTECTION WORN
SAMPLER: DAVID HANDS-INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST,INDUSTRIAL HYQIEN
PROJECT: STL0892A
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