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FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY) DATE: 1961 Sept 29 DOC#: GY020 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Government Inspection Results -- . _ __ . -ttroductiOB1 - 2 Cooici' w 9.u < W ^tr''B 'A Kanuinf^ .M anarar.or S afety j. B. P . S ria k a r, '. Manager t Cfcsqmmetloe,Jjfce*.A. tfYibksr Chairman Union S a fe ty .Cenadt t e e j L. 0.* fil , |V . 1. 'tha p lU a t-tjiflto d ^ T / '-- .V, . V -. v ' . *' -T. \ . > [**,*'. ' , .-vf * ` ' *-* #> . *** . ..-'1 . - ` ' * . - * * [v . a I n t h e m anufacture o f P lio film , compoanrfml .r u b b t r l s d iae o lv ec lin bftnaol and t '. mefaydroua tg fd ro g ea.ch l rid eie babbled through th e so la tio n t o fo i a Tuboar hydro- "Y... . o b lo rid e. x cesa HCl i rumored ty o e e te a lis ia g w ith .soda aah . *hd`e o la tio n la K ' than pumped through1a f ilte r 'p r e s * .to reaero .olifU . . V&tr 1* .added t e 'th e rubber .. hydrochloride cernent and barol i s strip p e d '911! , The rubber hydrochloride la pat f ' en a `coating enchina, and th liq b id Including re a id u a l benxol la evaport e d t o fana k . . a fila. : .V . / `1 -v ' r, * ' i' fc" ' . ' * [ ; . 5. Iri th e P li fi dopartm et, 20 people are- a llo y e d -o n the* f i r s t shift* and 19 11. - people a re employed on each th a secocal an d -th ird s h ift * ' Since 1958, /c u r smplcyoea I' . from th ia deportaant have .-died w ith th a canee "of .d e a th oonalderad to be lonkania Zach o f .th ese people had bean' aployad irf thla-vlapartm ent fo r f rm 11 to 15 y e a rs. P lio film productio& r ta r te d in about 19i*h"and high` banzai'vapor eonoantreU ous vara probably proaent w bila th e'p ro cess m a, belng^ddrelopoc*. A 'system atic a i r sampling procedure ea not* introduced u n til th e ^ la ta 1950*8, th erefo re concentrations of benzol vapors p rio r to th e ,.la s t1fair y e a rs Jur not accu rately known* ,. 6 Since a program to ro u tin e ly determ ine bonaol vapor concentrations a t .various lo catio n s has been s ta rte d , vapor C oncentrtion* have boon,reduced u n til a i r sta p le s now average w ith in acceptable U n ite . Tho. American Conference o f Ocvon v aestal In d u s tria l H yginiste l i s t e th e threshold l i a i t valu f a r bonzol os 25 p a rta of vapor p e r m illio n p a rta o f s ix . This value rep resen te conditions under which i t l be liev ed th a t n early , a l l workers nay be rep e a te d ly exposed day a fte r day, without ad verse e ffe o t.. ' B u lle tin Ro. 203 of th e In d u s tria l C onceal on* of Ohio lle ta . 15 p arte p er -m illio n a e th e mav is -concentration o f boaZOl vapors to vhich workers nay be continuously, exposed. * ' _ ,/r; ' ' . . ' :s . . ?" ' >*. : ? . Based u p o n ,air eonplea taken over th la s t'c o u p le o f y e a rs, any v e n tila tio n changea hnrre been nade.' At p resen t 272,180 c fk of a ir i s ezht^ated from a volase o f 629, Oho cab le f e e t. Thie le "equivalent to n early 20 a i r changea por h o ar. . 8. Kino a i r sspins v ire taken to determ in t n tc l vapor concentratio n s'^in aoveral' ./ ^ Of th e above MBpiMj'Xos 1# b *sd9 am aborts the-ACOIH threshold l i c i t alae'*- Areas repreaeated-h7 tb eaath ree M aplea.ara oot area* la th icb an *> ployea would spend sig h t hours pt r 'dtyf bat Are rees which are passed through or which would be ant sr e& for eaehlaery adjusts* or nalatoncnee* ascits of tbs a b o v e a ir *--y la s ta k s f in e rsas.routinely Anpls* by the ooapary are ia the ease rang* as thoae r e n lU t totalised by the csaipafly* . . . . 1* . . *, . * 9 Trm tbe a ir ssaplsA takaa daring th is v is it sod frcs* \\bos taken routine Jy by tho ccmptatj, i t doe.cot appcarpthat y eoplcyeS iaeopoeod to bonsai vapor esaeeatratlcas the* c a se d tbs AOCIH threshold U n it value o f 25 parte per m illio n fo r an eight-boor d a lly weighted exposure*. Although ie a sc l vapor ccacsr- -tra ilo n s were high* ia peet y e art, i t cppoar* th a t Vapor coacoatrmtlcns era new. maintained id.th in 'tb s presen t acooptabls lla d ta . Bo r ecoaaendatione are mods a t this tie s / ` ` , * - - ' * Respectfully submitted. CCK4LD tf. 3DRSET In d u strial Hygienist DeVLTT UU?tt!( Industrial ijygisos Sa^ineor 06 . u j iia'viul-L.u, C&irtlJSXO'* ^" 0 ' crnsioa o? SAf-an nt, Hruiiia September 29, i?61 ; Roi Goodyear Tin ft Itabber Ckxvpaqy '; - Akron, Ohio * * ' . * 1 On September 12, 1941 a visit was mods to tho abo'-o named ccmpaty to chock industrial ty-gieno conditions in the Fllofll production areas. The visit w m rutdo at tho recast of ths cemsany. - ' * ' % _ 2 . C ontact vas made y i t h a. K. Hanning, Kanag vr o f S afe ty ) H. P . K rlrk sr, ' Manoro r o f Compensation) Rex A. McVickor, Chairman Onion S afety CQam&ttae) L. C. I n r e r e c l l, Vico Chairman Onion SaTety Committaej and W. a. S a r r is , S ecretary Onion S afety C otoittee''.-, . 3 . The company Manufactures P l i o f i l n , a tra n s p a re n t robber hydrochloride f i l s , In the plant cheeked. ' t ' L. In th e m anufacture o f P lio film , compounded rubber i s d isso lv ed i n b o n e d and anhydrous cycrogen C hloride i s bubbled through the so lu tio n to fo ra a rub oar )iyd.rc- e h lo rld e . dxcosa HC1 i s removed by n e u tra lis in g w ith soda a sh . be s o lu tio n is then pumped th ro u g h 'a f i l t e r p re ss to remove s o l i d s . Viator 1." added to th e roco^r hydrochloride cement and o en to l i s strip p e d o u t. Th** rubber hydrochlorldo i s p i t on a coatiru nachioa and tlie liq u id in clu d in g re s id u a l benzol i s eveporatod to form a fila, - 5. In the P l i o f i l n dopartoot, 20 people aro employed on the f i r s t s h i f t and 19 people a re cu-ployed on each the Beconl and th ir d s h i f t s , lin e s 195c , fe u r em ploy fror, U il6 departner)*, have died with th s cause o f death considered to bs louxotvia. -aci> o f th ese pocplo nad been ployed in t h i s departm ent fo r flrer 11 to 1 ' yi;ars. P lio film pro.'u c tio n r t i r t e d In abewt 19lli and high uonsol vaper co n cen tratio n s wtno probably p ru so n t v h il th e process e a s being. U eraloped. A sy stem atic a i r sreiiyling procedure was no t introduced u n t i l th e l a t o 1950'3, th e re fo r* concantr- lio n s of boissol vapors p r io r tc the l a s t few y e a rs are not a c c u ra te ly known. 6 . fin e - a prccTur. to ro u tin ely determine bonzel vapor concentrations s t v ar our lo c a tio n s has be>ou s t a r t e d , vapor co n cen tratio n s have :x>on reduced u n t i l a i r awplnD now average v i t h ln acceptable l i m i t s . Thn im-oriean Conference o f fe w m a e n to i In d u s tr ia l H ypisniate l i c t a tho threshold l i m it value f e r borzoi as 2? p e r tr of vapor p er illlo r . p a r ts o f tilr . This value roprosooto co n d itio n s under which i t i t be lie v e d th a t no.-.rly a l l worker* ay be re p eated ly exposed da> a f t e r day , w itliojt a d v erse e f f e c t . I 'l l la t i n f!o. 203 of tho I n d u s tria l Ccratission of Ohio l i s t s 3i p a r ts per " illllo n a s the marina co n c en tratio n of bonsol vapors to which '-orkerE nay bo continuously oxposod. 7. baaed upon a i r samples taken over the l a s t couple of y ea rs, any v e n tila tio n changes have been made. At p re se n t 272,160 c fa of a i r i s erhMistod fro a volume of 8?9,QliO cubic f o o t. This i s eq u iv alen t to n ea rly 20 a i r changes por ho'or. . tine- a i r Bampl-.-t- -ur- taken to det-irmine bo n to l vapor concontr>.tionr in ao v -ral Jr:...":. 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