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FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB DATE 1979 Sept 27
DOC ASB128
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE OSHA- Repeat Violations
Date September 27 1979
; To John Riopelle
Letter No.
Cleveland Tennessee
From Charles
Subject
OSHA RE
- REPEAT VIOLATIONS YOUR MEMO ON SEPTEMBER 7
perce Bet
area
I have compiled a list of our
and May 24 1972
violations that were issued on March 14 1972
7 Employees exposed to sound in excess of permissible
tEhxe ample such excessive exposure were operators of
_
following compression mold grinders
Block width saw 2-6 Compression Mold
6-26 6-27
the sandblasters 10-18 )
saws 2-2 and
2
Sound levels in
administration
excess of
of
permissible
levels
without
vation program
continuing effective hearing conser-
3
Employees exposed to asbestos dust in
fibers per milliliters without the use eoxfcesaspproofprfiiavtee
engineering methods of control
of Example of such exposure was the
briquette press 15-2
operators Block
4
Employees exposed to asbestos dust in
permissible eight hour time weighted aveexrcaesgse woifthout
application of required engineering controls
Example of such were operators of Disc
presses exposed to eight hour time weightberdiquaevtetriagneg
clointceenrtrations of 11.7 and 15.8 fibers per milli-
Reference to Ite1m
In In our meeting here on September 18th
the following readings were taken and
present noise regulations
,
with Oshex and Associates
we are still in compliance
Bob Andres
with the
Sand Blasters
Compression Mold Saws
Block Saws
88 to 90
86 to 88 DB 86 to 88 DB
The Compression Mold internal and
the old Bonitron hoods and 94 to external grinder readings were 92 to 94 with
while Bob Andres was here
96 without the hoods We made a new hood
on his visit and lowered the noise level one DB
PLAINTIFF'S
80-63198 EXHIBIT 847
ENGAD
7
Date
September 27 1979 Letter No.
Page 2
He is shipping us some different accoustical materials to be
the new hood We should know within four weeks whether
installed in
or if we need more
we are in compliance
compliance
engineering controls
You know
As of this writing we are not in
the story without going into any more details
Reference to Item 2
A hearing conservation program was instituted on April 17 1972 and is still in effect for todays regulations
Reference to Item 3 and 4
Engineering controls were installed in April 1974 to reduce the
exposure to asbestos dust below 2 fibers
employees
effect today
per milliliter and are still in
The present average exposure readings are .1 to 1.0
Check Check Check
bea
Charles Eads
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CC
D. Stone
R. R. Willig D. L. Carter
J. Fountain
R. E. Elkins R. Blair