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ti yr*'h. / '*** -r^v-vj:* *&*-**.Cst'S)/- ^-^ A. t -> TO IBB HASITIIC CGMasSKM ^ rAsnzxms, o. c. XHDGSTBXAL HEALTH 3T3HVET OF THE WORTH CAROUHA SHIPHOILDIHG COMPACT muanoror, worth carouxa '!( eF i i October 1. 2, 8, 1942 This gScnssnl contains iaftfraatlon affecting the national irfm i' i f *11' 1'nttiil ffjntTn within the sailing ** 4tiinj*gf4"nrn" *** -S=a=----* j-- 82. Itft^waBffsalon or the revelation of itS~^ Pain any Banner to an unauthorized person prohibited by law. Philip Erinicer, Harvard School of Public Health H. I. Sessions, I*. Ccwdr. (IS) XJSTI T. P. Connelly, Lt. (tC) VS* John f. Sge, Ensign H-V(S) HSHR Kenneth V. Kelson, Ensign H-V(s) VSKR UoretcV Roes, Ensign H-V(S) CSKR U E. TSaodnsc, Ensign H-V(S) US KCJtSSiHrir1 *T; rru-^ Z3m& t. ii f 1 ossam, ftgcwyaasKTioss 1. xt la i sinaensiiilsil that the proposed sub-dispensaries or Arst aid stations ba placed in operation aa aoon aa possible. 2. Aa it ia antioipatad that tho nuaber of womb emolojroaa in tha aeehanlenl tradaa will increase rapidly it ia raoo--andad that provisions ba made for tha awdloal handling of thla olaaa of patients. 3. Nora dootora nro nsedod for carrying on tha rwk at tho dispensary and an affort ia being made to obtain than. 4* It ia reconsaended that periodic examination* of thoaa irking in occupations potentially hazardous to themselves and others ba oonductad. This rill require the services of more doctors and more rooa near or in the yard. 5. Diversion of madioal supplies is desirable to prevent the loss of the entire supply in cate of a direct hit on the dispensary during an air raid. 6. All sen who work around the any* or is the water in the vicinity of tha sewer discharge should ba iaasunised against typhoid fever. 7. Tha dishwashing machine in tha cafeteria is too mail. This sit uation should ba corrected by the purchase of another machine, or the replacement of tha present one. 8. Confined quarters suoh 06 the midship deep tanks sho Id receive attention froa the voijtilution department. General ventilation is needed in these are*av 9. The ventilation ores is considered too smell to handle the yard efAolently. Re rsoB--wnd that the department be increased so ships in wet dock will ba inoludad in tha ventilation program. 10. Ventilation crew members should ba provided with a ready means of \ VI it" ` ** '*9^*' identification each at hard hata bearinc tha word "ventilation"* 11. Tha ataff of tha aafaty danartaent ahould ba inoraaaed to inoluda aix aora Inanaotora ao that a aora eonprehenaive aafaty orojproa oan ba puraued at this yard. It. A daaign baa baan aui^aatad to yard offioiala for as axhauat ayataa for welding; >n tho aheat natal ahop. r.e urge tha lnatallatlon of auoh a ayatas at tha earlieat opportunity. I'ilf Ilhltiiili it -a Turnover and Absenteeism; The turnover figures shoe an average of around 8jC a month and corpora favorably with the fJ cures in Bast Coast yards of this sise. Causes are about the sane and in the saw proportions as seen elceohon* Themodioal dlreotor of the eoenpnry, Dr. Hooper, feels quite rightly that the laok of doctors in Tll'in rton will soon oroee a serious problem to this yard and to the eoamnity and has given ue a letter urging that the Maritime Coamission intercede with the Msdioal Offioe of Procurement and Assigxnent in behalf of the community. T> here noted similar situation* In two other yards on the Gulf but nothing eoiaparable in the North Atlantic or Test Coast y*rda. '"e would again emphasis* the importance of adequate medical oars in shipyards. The ynrds like North Carolina Shipbuilding are new, the men, for the most nart, are green and will leave their jobs if modi os1 ear* is inadequate. Dr. Vestal and Mr. Trie* of the North Carolina Division of Indust rial Hygiervo of the State Health Department wrote Kr. Ring of the Maritime Commission on August 5th, 1942, about this yard, and we are glad to attaoh copisj of their reports herewith. I t I I: :l i '1 I 1r l i lii; . ) 1 stepor:, or an inepeevioa Morth Carolina Shipbuilding Co* Wilmington* Worth Carolina si 10-31-41 In soapany with Sir. Urtuy, Safety Supervisor* a tour of the ship yard was made. The flow-sheet of the prooeas of shipbuilding is relatively staple. Sheet and angle steel arriving on flat cars is stored on the yard. Area storage the steel goes to the layoff oretr share it is narked tor out-ting according to pattern. It goes next to the bu-ners* vfco use oxygen-propane torches to out the stsel. The fitters next assemble shipsections Tor de livery to tho vnys. The fitters spot soi l and use an "Orwald" cutting machine* to electrically veld together automatically great sheets of steel. The machine operates on 420 anpsros at SO volts. The steel goes from the fitters to the trays chore all plates aro electrically welded together. The hull plates ere riveted to the ship ribs. The number of men working on a ship varies. J5r. Idvasay estimated that by the tine the double bottom of tho hull la taking shape that from 35 to 40 waldars and additional aeoaeaory labor are at work. .On ona of the ship# that la almost ready for launching ha estimated that 200 men vara at work. The steel interior of one ships hold was being painted. This paint ooaes already -nixed ready for use. It cooforms to a Bari time Coaaiasion formula* which 1st Pipaent 67-693 (100ft pigment that is 973 Pb^O^) Vehicle 31'- 33? (glyceryl phthalate rosin* 353 min.* and Mineral spirits (turpentine substitute) and drier 62?? mat.) In building the crews quarters emulsified asphalt is to be placed on the steel bulk heads before applying marinlte panels. The other pnlnta end their uaes ire listed as followst 1. Formula Mo. VIII Crear. Gloss "alnt Manufactured bv tho lindc *ir Products Col Unit of Union Carbide t- C-irbon Corp (3c) s - -/ 3. Formula Bo.XIT - Cray Test Bggshell 4. Formula BO. TXT 4 T7III - Cray Sggahell ooppreads* 6.Formula Bo. TXT > Inairts Chita Paint 6. Forvula Bo. TVUX - LLit Cray 7. Formula Bo. TIT - U>t Croon Bg-rtell 8. Formula Bo. T3PXX - Orsags Shellac 9. Formula Bo. TIT - Off Ehlte Sggahell 10. Formula Fo. mi - Bad Load 11. Formula Bo. MC-52-P-1 IB Anti-Corrosive 12. Formal". Bo. K-62-B-1 11 Anti-Fouling 1. Sto-o Room and loekara 2. 10' 11na up 5. Paeeage waya and offioara quarters 4. Passage way* 5. Priaer-vanearing panels 6. All cargo hold* and all door trim 7. Mlot house 8. Refrigerating apace 9. Passage ways 10. 2 coats from 10 ft. lino <9, and over all ship entire Interior. 11. 10* line down 12. Ditto Metallio brown in all tanks underneath the flreroom and angina room water for boilers. Bstalllo brown - sea "Specifications for Paints and .Pftint Materials", V, S. Maritine Cosmdssio::. Superintendent of Doouaents - C. S. Kavy Appendix Bo. 6, latest edition 16 cents. Bureau of Bavigation. Above gives breakdown of paints, ete. Sorts possible occupational disease hazards are those rasultlngfrom welding and painting. Xt is possible that under ease conditions ths charcoal buckets in which rivats are hasted would produce carbon monoxide which in a confirmd sc ace would, of course, be hazardous. There is alrays ths dangsr of air explosion, or firs, wherever oaints aro soplied with a spray gun as most of the liquids used are inflammable. Some men nay have their hearing impaired by the noise. "Bar Defenders" made by Mine Safety Amliarises Co., "*itt*burgh. (Jd) my be need to edvastdg*. As a protootion to ths welders wor'dln^ in ths apses batman bottom, thsrs is used for ranti lation a ooppus Tens Blower (TToroester, !*asa.). Tbs ships ars to bs 485 fast long; tboy ara 10,000 ton rssssls. Thsrs ars **>nro:dastely MOO won at work. Parsons aeont Mr. H. 8. MeKahon NT. Livwsay, Safety Supervisor Mr. MsUl - Paint Shop Mr. Aeras - An Assistant foraoaa M. F. Trice, Engineer, Mr. of Industrial Hygiene MFTjLP ccj Mr. Iivesay; Kr. Sorrell; Mr. Fletcher lb*. Pries V I i ! ti i l I ' / * *&/ .i - . . borth c*roufa sripbuiltshg compart <KPT COPT The original froa which this oopy ia made i on Flla Bo* Data 10-2-42 by SB Vo* MEJORATSTO for Termination Statlatloa Tor tha tenth of July 1042 All aoployoes Terminations for Month - 804 Termination Rate - 5.92 termination* per 100 employees Comparable teruination rates February March April May June July KsCsSsCO* 4.78 4.45 6.19 6.19 6.92 Shipbuilding Industry 5.27 4.27 4.29 Season For Termination Bon-attendanas Joining Armed Pore# Personal Seasons Stealing, loafing, insubordination, etc Sickness, other ohysisal reasons Diasetfsfled with work or supervision Soing to Pant living Conditions Unsatisfactory work Bot enough swney Under ago Transferred to KK Going to Another Job Bo reason Given KLacellaneoue % of total termination* May IWT June 1942 July 1* ^gy:r~ --*CTT- ~ zITT 15.8 15.0 19.1 7.7 6.2 8.2 4.4 6.1 8.2 6.0 9.0 8.0 5.8 6.8 8.2 4.4 S.S 4.5 2.8 5.4 7.0 4.2 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.9 , 2.0 1.6 6.8 2.8 1.1 11.6 10.0 8.7 8.9 4.2 2.1 2.5 2.2 1.4 iCCT aBE& lckJTO Prepared by . 2. Miller 1 MS*i / / MEDICAL TACmIUmTmIBmS Afi' swdlcel facilities including buildings, equipment. expendable up-3list, transportation and personnel art furnished by tho company for reimbursement by tho Maritime Commission. Tha d'spansary 1c locatad naar tha .tain fats adjacent to tbs adhrinirtratioB building. It oaneists of a waiting room, trsatnant root, two warda oontainlng two bsda aach, X-ray root; dootor*a offies, and nurse*t office. Thit hat boon oo&aidsrsd inadequate and an addition ia near under construction. Thit addition is to be used mostly for tha handling of colored patient.':, When eomoleted, the dispensary will etill be too snail to handle tho volume of work without the establishment of another first aid station in the capacity of a sub-dispensary. It is anticipated that women are soon to be emnloyed in the mechanical trades, and it will be necessary to provide space and equipment for'the handling of injuries and illness of this class of pntiont. A first ail station is now located at the southern end of the north yard. It is sufficiently equipped to handle the work required and aaves time in the handling of thoso patients that do not require the services of e physician. Another such station is needed in the yard, and thought is now being given to this by the management. Compensation for lost time case* is eovored by the Liberty 1'utunl Insurance Company. *~ Those injuries requiring hospitalisation are sent to the James tfelker Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, V. C. This hosnit-.l has about 200 beds and la taxed et the present for facilities to handle the demand. However, as yet there have been no patients refused adaittance from the yard due to leek of beds, although oorridors have been used as temporary w.rds. At this time, negotiations ere under way to build additional space to house 100 more beds. (4' \ ! 5 ; t I j i * \ * *( 4 . The Coaamnity Hospital way also be used by the oownany for hospitalisation of colored patient*. It la loo"tad in Ullairgtoa and ha* a capacity of about 100 ' boda. Personnel> lb* oc^axgr baa aoeurad the servieea of Or. Hoopar of TTiladngton aa tiie Chief Surgeon and Be(heel Dlreotor. Xaaiatanta are Or. Eoonee, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Rebar, Dr. Daria, and ft*. Thoegjeon. Thar* are 17 reglatered nuraea on full tine duty. The aervlcea of at leaat two sore doctor* are needed and an attempt la nor being made to aeotare then. Two doctors are protont during the day shift, two during the awing ahlft, and another doctor la reporting soot, to cover the graveyard shift. Eight nuraea cover the day shift including two at the first aid station, five on the awing shift, and three on the graveyard ahift. Two nuraea are t tha firet aid station during the swing ahift. The first aid station is closed during the graveyard ahift. Reoordai A "First Aid Pass" la Issued to a workman reporting for treabsent by his for--an or leadlngun. Cpon reporting to tha diaponsary, a fora is filled in giving tha name and shack masher, data, shift, a description of aooident, and tine in. The remainder of tha form, diagnosis, treaterat, and tine out. ia filled in upon leaving the dispensary. This information is transfarred to a permanent card eystam. *!f lost tine is involved, a reports made to the liberty Mutual Insurance C--pany. If it it necessary that the injured go hose, a "Disablement Gate Base" la issued. The major eoeeialtiss of medicine are represented in Mlmington end are utilised as neoesaary. Should it be naosasary tv send the patient to a Boaeialist, a "Raferanc# Bcrtloa* form is accomplishad. A new system of records is to bo established aoon whioh is essentially the ssr.e as no" in use, out wili obviaV* so.~.v ri'-'licntion that rov: exists. / ' . Bsaarinations; Pri eryloynont examinations ar# conducted on ill candidates for eeploynent. This 1* don* in speo* provided for the purpos* at th* eanloyaent offio* building located in 'TLlsdngton. DM. Dari* and Thompson conduct those examinations. In addition to a ooaplet* ihysioal examination, a Klin* tost for syohllis, blood typing, ani urinalysis is dona. Th* result* ** are reeordad on a permanent "Physionl Kxaaination Beoord* sard. Thos* presenting a ooaitiv# Klino t*st (about 15$ anong colored, and 1$ enong nhit*s) are referred to a private physician or to th* Board of Health for treatment. A card ayatea is heat to ahaw that thes* patients continue under treataont after aaoloysent. *eriodic xaain'itions of those wor'<in|> ir. occupations potentially hatardous to themselves or others are not conducted.. Sceoial examination* are conducted in the individual case aa indicated. Cases; There wore 10,CIS patients treated at tha diaponaary during the north of August, 1942, and of those, 11,94S were ne w&iwu. Bye oases constituted a very Itigh percentage of patients cawing to th* dispensary for treatment. About 50$ of eye cases are ophthalmia du* to tha actinic rays of th* welder's ere which indicate* that protective eye equipwerrt and screening of welding operation* are not orooerly used. To* injuries are quite numerous which is to be expected since the snaring of safety shoes is not general. Industrial illness is not ootsaon and no eases of lead poisoning have been detected. Cases of lead posloning are to be expected, bosnver, and nay go undetected as periodic examinations of those engaged in the spraying of red leed paint are net conducted. Ac occasion'll p -tient is seen that nresents tha symptoms of natal fuse fever, but this is rare in so long as vary little welding is don# on galvanised iron. (G) "V ' . .. s Vo record it kept of non-induttrial illness. Zf tha rortasan ean ba kept or tha job by tha adainlstratlon of aiaple treatment, thia ia dooe. Zf tha lose of tlaa ia aeoessary, ha ia rafarrad to hit private phyaieian. Upon hla raturn to work, ba raporta to tha dispensary in ordor that hi a fitaaaa nay ba ascertained, and ho ia iaauad a "Clinic Report for Return to ^ork". Venereal diseases ara rarely aaen at tha diaoanaary and are not considered to be a great faotar in absenteeism. Air Raid .'recautlonst An adequate number of firat aid dressing atation* here been established In tho yard to be used in the event of an air raid. The doctors, nurses, and men trained in first aid .-.assures have been assigned specific jobs and to designated dressing stations. As yot there has been no distribution of medical supplies, and no sandbags or other protection have bean placed around the dispensary building. f.aU. Suycly: fire wells furnish wetar to the yard for domestic use while a ' asm 11 oond is tho standby supply in casa of a fire. Evan though tha vail eater ia of safe quality without treatment, it is chlorinated before use. as an added precaution. Tha two su-.ilios ara cross-connected. However, two gate valves and two check valves keep the pond enter from entering tha domestic supply* Sere also, as an added oreeaution, tha pond water is heavily chlorinated. The bast of equipment ia in use and all possible steps have been taken to assure tha oontinudH safety of the supply. Sewerage All sewage from the yard is disposed of by discharge directly into the river. Tha result is very bad as fecal anterial is washed up underneath the ways. Sin -e it is necessary for men to work around those ways and in tha . water as well, a very reel health hazard exists. Treatment of the-wastes frta the yard ie impractical as ths sewage from ~ilningtoB,s estimated SO,000 people is discharged into the river just above the shipyard. One precautionary aassure which can be ta'ien, however, ' li; in:- -uiaiug "'aiust tynhoid fever of all ' workers who in spy way are noted to these conditions. There appeared to be sufficient aoobor of conveniently loo*ted toilet*. C*feteri* A oentral cafeteria end eeseral cantoene are provided for the yard. The oafoterla is used only by the offios personnel but does prepare *11 the food erred by the centeens to the corkers, trapped sandwiohes, oekes. pastry, and cold drinks are served at the oanteens. Rot ooffee will be saads available with the advent of oold mother, fin i sanitary standpoint the food handling problem ia quite satisfactory, but the dishwashing Machine in the oafoterla ia too snail to handle properly the load of about 5,90C seals daily. food Supply Conditions: Since the question of food shortness was brought up several tinae during our inspection, a few coasaents are in order. A severe milk shortage had oeourred the woek before our arrival, and It bad left the tamreaaion that sdlk oould not be obtained in sufficient quantities. A conference with the largest silk distributor ir. ^llnin*$on war held, and we were mmaurad that for the oreaent, an maple silk supply was available but that the transportation was beoerring increasingly difficult. Zt was said that tank ears wight be necessary to reolaoe the sdlk trucks now in use. The ailk plant ie equipped to pasteurise about 10,000 gallons of milk daily. The present plant production is XVos 5,000 to 5,500 gallons daily. Other food shortages --ere not reported ns acute. Rbaqulto Controlt ThS safety department practices soon soaquito control, but most reports indicated th*t vary little control was necessary. garbage and RubMshi Rubbish is collected and incinerated by the yard, while garbage is collected twioe daily end hauled away by an outside party. Housing? A housing shortage exists but federal and privwto projects are being seradiated whioh will greatly relievo the situation. The present fesilitlea, mostly trailer enras, io not seen to present any great health risk. vamurxov n ventilation of ahip* radar construction ha* bean data! lad to th* raiding aaiatoaaaoo dapartrant, radar Hr. B. L. Darla. Six raiding amin- taaaaoa department ran par shift or* asaigned to tha ventilation work as a permanent and exclusive job. Thsse ran ara assigned to respective ways, which they patrol constantly, and are known by th* verioua laadaman, who aust requsst ths rantilatlon. and by tha orar* oparatora who nirw tha vent ilation crow first priority when bsavy blcwars :aist b* moved. Blowar equipment at ths disposal of tho rontilation department consists of tho following! 850 Coppus Blowars (1500 c.f.w.) 100 Buffalo Blowers (approximately 1500 e.f.u.) (40 nor* Buffalo blowers are on order, but not yst delivered) In addition to the above, the department also has in stock 150 lengths of fifty feet each 5" diameter flexible metal hose for local exhaust. Son* ton Inch diameter flexible canvas duct is also aval labia but infra* qusntly used. Th* Vsntl letion problem 1* oonaidarably simplified at fids yard through the production methods eanloysd In constructing the cargo ships. Both toe fore and after-peaks ara pre-assamblad on voiding slab# add weld*i.in olaoe on tho ship when oomlwted. T!*er* is only a limited amount of woldin.* left to do in the peaks thcrofore, one* th* oanks aro attsohod to the hull, and the crowded conditions usually anoounterad in these two positions are thereby alimlnatad. * D-xing oonstruetion on to* ways aids plates (one on asoh aids at th* angina room) are assembled in olaoe just before launching, toe op,n" ings being used as aooess to tha ship by toe workmen, and at toe same tit#* being used to provide ventilation to too engine room. This helps to maintain .desirable working conditions in ihit is an habitual offender frc* th wutt latlon standpoint das to 4a overoromded oondLtLcaa and the sariad form of assembly work usually talas earriad on in tha angina roan* Ooubla bottoms ara ventilated by tha uso of looal exhaust boaaa. Ds6k platas ara assanblad last so as to permit batter eirmulat&aa of air ttwnntfi tha double bottoms and to reduoe tha number of olosad ao^artmsnta. Conditions in ths double bottoms appeared to be satisfactory* In addition to aoeess holes into tha deep tanks* ventilation holes are also out into tha nilkheads into which ventilation fans aro moustad to in troduce fresh air for dilution of tho welding funos. HO observed that except for the double bottoms, the use of local exhaust lines appaardito ba limited* acd vo believe that working conditions in tha port and starboard nidahip deep tanks would ba definitely improved if the welders msre provided with looal exhaust hoses to capture fuses at the point of origin. This is also true of all galvanised welding encountered anywhere in the water tanka* the engine room* tad other oonfined eoapartments* It should be borne in mind that looal exhaust should not be ueed exclusively* but In conjunct!oa with the general ventilation* Tho ventilation orew members hevo no easy means of identification. To urge strongly that all ventilation men be provided with herd hats bearing the word^ventilation" so they oar be easily recognised and their services thus utilised most effectively. Conpnratlvely, this yard does not have a large enough ventilation ersw* We discussed this matter with Hr. Deris who stated that he expeioted to have a larger orew in Hie near future. Tie oonslder the need to be definite* since tha ventilation orew as it now stands cannot give assy attention to the ships at the outfitting docks. (10; t tfadar tha praaaat construction schedule, the chip# reuMLin at the out fitting dock tailn diyii and m* finish welding la dona during tUi tlaa* aa wall aa considerable painting. Ha obeerred that tba alddiip daap tanka, which ly tha tlwo tha ships ranch outfitting ara aoqpletaly cloaad asoapt for tha aooata wanhole, wara particularly heavy with welding ftsees. A, aiwpla general ventilation blorer would irprore conditions oonsiderably ia*thaaa sections, and la in ordar as a waldor and helper spand tha grantar part of thraa day* par ahln in aaeh tank* (ID / \' 8PBAT VUKim A large proportion of the spray painting dona at tho yard inwolvwa rad load paint* and ths danger of possible load poisoning among palntors and halpars is thoroby grsat* As protection against tbo idialatioa of paint adsts and solvont aspore tba paint department stocks thraa types of respirators* including tbs Pulaosan filter and ohooioal oartridge typas and tbo TTillson chemical oartride* respirator. The paint department foraoian inforaad us that the man objected to air*lies respirators and hoods as being too ouabersasm. Tie Observed several spray painters in action* and all of than were one of ths types of respirators listed. In one oase a mas spraying the euperstruotura of a ship and searing a filter type reepirator *r--a entirely covered with red lead as a result of spraying overhead and In close quarters. Hi* helper stood nearby without any protection whatever and was thus danger* ously exposed to paint wist. In another ease a painter spraying one of the forward deep tanks with entd-eorroslv* paint relied solely on a charcoal oartride* respirator to purify the air ho treated*' It Should bo pointed out that suoh respirators nre affective only for short periods after which fresh cartridges must be inserted. Forhe best protection against the Inhalation of vapors and paint droplets it is rooccnaddsd that only Bureau of IHnes approved air-line respirator# or masks be used when spraying must be done in confined spaces. Shan engaged in open work* painters and helpers should wear approved respirators and should be especially careful of norsonal eleonlimess whan working with red load. (12) Zb aiqr of th# shops no health bossrda w*rs noted. Zb a taw of tits shops there wars sinor faults, ths blackadth'S shop, for inatsnes, oould bo liqprovsd by instilling * oanopy hood sad oonnseting stack tor saoh forgo. Zb ths oovpsr shop, tits wan who doss ths silver braising should bs nsrnsd that ths flue Is poisonous both on inhalation sad ingestion. Cars on his part should bs suffloisnt hoalth proteotioB for hin. Sons paint spraying under ths supervision of ths paint shop is dons in s sssll roan ton fsst by sight foot by six foot. Ths vwntilstion is providod by s wall fan - sstinatsd cnpfioity of 15CO efts. Tbs room is also uasd for sandblasting on rars oooasions. For protaction frost dust ws wore hold tbs saadblsstsr wrapped a cloth around his head. This is vary bad practios, and warlead isprovsaants are naoos iary if sitbar of ths jobs is to bs dons in tbs rooa in ths futurs. For paint spraying a spray booth having air mowsnt at a linear velocity of 180 fsst psr minute at tbs fees of the booth will bs neoesssry. A sandtight blasting roaa and a Ikreau of thaas approved ssnAlasting habast will bs necessary. A snail sandblasting asehtne oould bs avnllod sod probably would bs wuoh sure satisfaotory. A swall roan in ths paint shop is usod as a plaos to elsan brush**, old respirators and tit* liko with a varisty of solvsnta - naphtha, gasoline, alchhol, and, at tins*, oonsaroial paint ratsovwrs. 0ns nan psr shift doss f th* work. Tbs roaa is tan fsst by ten fsst by sight fast end ths vsotilrtion is provided by two wall fans with an sstinatsd oapaoity of 2000 otm saoh. As 'wprrrvsasnt on tha pressnt sst-up would he th* installatioe of a working voider** hots. Both typ* *r* i*uod as tool* at no ooat to the asm* Safety Sboooi Safety ehoee or* sold la tho yard at a ml! store. A rotating fund 1* osod to keep 600 pairs la otook* On* aalosaaa io oa duty durlae tho day shift, and wo woro iaforaod that approximately <00 naira of ahooa are aold par math. Thar* ia considerable room for lapn'V*mont here. Haidars' ahiolda and glove* aro r.lao oa aala at thia store. Reenlratorei Twanty-four huadrod typo *B* Ttllaoa roaplratora hare been obtained by the yard. Thia type of respirator la uaed by ecalera, clean-up aen, and the liteo. For jjoba of this nature involving only nuisance duets, the type "8" reepirator is adequate. Painter* use a Pnlmosan ohsoioal cartridge type respirator. Setter protest!on and greater eotafort would be bad if sun liod air reepirator* - ere used, especially on jobs involving spraying of rad laad. Goggle*: Goggles are signed out to the sen at a tool room. There is also a goggle repair service here. Goggles are sometlaee sterilised by means of exposure to formaldehyde vapors in a small eablnst. Five thousand pairs of impact gogglat and twenty-on# thousand pairs of anti-flash goggles have bean purchased. The majority of the anti-flesh goggles have been distributed to th* aen only a snail poreoutage of Them were wearing then.