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E. I. ou Pont oe Nemoui Wilmington. Delaware mu TCXTILC tISCRS ocfaatmint ee: E. C. Jones R. B. Hayden . 6. Woolard, Old Hickory C. D. Crook, Old Hickory 0. 9. Hasa-E. H. Bsnnett, Old History S. X. TyTee, OH Hickcay H.. C. Harden, Louviers C riaJr^tieteccttlioonn December 15, 1969 J. J. FEWCU QU) KICK** ASBESTOS DUST COifTBOL Bef.: Your 10/30/69 Report - Same Subject We hxve two major area* of concern which we are now formulating programs to reolve - the TLV criteria and discontinuation of '"Jaibeito*". Bob Kayden, of this office, will follow thii activity and provide timing in the near future. Jim Morgan of Kaakell laboratory ha* agreed with your TLV recoBBendation of 6/12 flber*/*l, etc., 4te. Thl* office haa no reaaon to diaagree with thi* poaltion. However, before we adopt thi* aa a new departmental ataadard, we would like to get Conatructlon Division's concurrence to avoid future diaagree- sent and diacuaaiona. A copy of Morgan'* November 25 letter on thl* subjsct baa been forwarded to Hal Harden, the Conatructlon Safety Superintendent, for consent. CUr objective here la to gat coacurrtnce of Haskell, Construction Dlviaion, and any other department or croup which ha* knowledge in this field, all toward the ala of adopting a standard that will be Irrefutably used Company- wide. - The discontinuing of "Unibestoe" la also of Company-wide concern. We would like to propose a program under which we flrst define the cost (take of using this lnaulatlon aaterial v*. the noit economical substitute. If there is no cost penalty, we aay wish to eonaidar dropping "Uhibestoa" iamediately. Zf there it a significant coat penalty, we perhape should do acre stapling either at your plant, the Engineerlog Teat Center, or ion suitable other location to get enough data to convince the vendor that he has a probits, then let his (bare cost of the expense of the definitive and corrective progrea. A copy of your report has bean sent to J. Boy Allen, ESD Thermal Insulation Consultant, for ccroent*. We will attenpt to get a Company coat penalty for dis continuing "Unlbestos" fraa the Engineering Department. 180 POP 0901321 J. J. PERKINS -2- December 15, 1969 yollcving art icm cements cn your operation tad housekeeping recamcendationr contained la your rtport: Item 1 laaulatlen tatarlala noi la tha Engineering Standard* do aot contain crocidolit* asbestos. Wa havt aakad tha Purchasing Department that new aateriali ba ehackad to cake ura they do aot contain erecldolita atbaitot. You and other plant*, of court*, should also check out any new materials aot in the Standard* that you propo** to ua*. ?.,a Item U Taka staple* with membrane filters - all concerned groups ar* in agreement with thla. ^ Specify "Torrit" dust collector (eoeaidar for tegincering ^' Standards). V* have no basi* oa which to cement co pacific equipment. Our over-a11 goal la to neat the TLV and the aacaaaary oaaa* to do *0 would b* beat datarminad by you. However, plaaa* keep u* adviaad of cpacifie equip ment, data,tests, ate., ao that wa eaa past thi* information on to other plant*. Item 5 46___ Item 7 Same rational* as for Itea 4. V Approved vacuum cleaner* - does sampling show that existing vacuum elnaaers are creating a problem* Ha would ba inter ested In your investigation of existing and new equipment for dissemination to other plant!. Item 9 Agree with your statement on proper ventilation of shops; however, your reeamendseloa of monthly inspections and IBM reminders for exhaust systems should ba your decision, based on the cost involved and whether you feel this is justified, as seme of those cpacifie items should be continually cheeked by personnel performing and supervising the operations. Referring to our March, 1968 proposal, what la your feeling oa tha follow lag: Should we allot tpraylag of asbestos-containing materiel (6 state* not havt a lav agalaat thla). t Havt you comIdtrad vacuuming thlpplag boxtt btfort opaalag eomplataly and removing contents* a Coaearnlag cements. thaaa eaa ba bought la mil plaatic bag* (va. 100 lb. sacks) which would allow you to vat down tha contaata bafera dumping. DUP 0901322 - ari i j ,l It i-'-Hp,' ;Pr. ftjSflr'H .--.-j , j. <r. Trams 3- Deesaber 15, 1969 I feci thet your over-ell effort le eoendeble, well documented end essentielly ell-eneosipessinf. After your reply to these consents, ve should be reedy to broedeest this lnformetion to our other plsnts. MANUFACTURING DIVISIONS J. A. Si^ea Division I^elneer DDD/ddb Per ) C.----------D. C. Drumood DUP 0901323