Document G6zK0gxJXnQ6OKmDOMLe17kn
Shull Oil Company Shell Chemical Company
interoffice Memorandum
JANUARY IS, 1587
FROM:
A.F. SCHMIT, STAFF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST, HEALTH & SAFETY DEER PARK MANUFACTURING COMPLEX
TO: T.A. ROBERTS, MAINTENANCE MANAGER, CENTRAL MAINTENANCE' DEER PARK MANUFACTURING COMPLEX
SUBJECT: REVISED WORK PRACTICES FOR ASBESTOS BRAKE WORK
The attached work practices have been revised to comply with the new OSHA Asbestos Standard. All asbestos work must also follow procedures in the Complex Asbestos Health and Safety Order, S-125.
If you have any questions, call me at X-7374.
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A.F. Schmit
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Attachment
cc: J.M. Bush R.J. Ehrlich T.E. Gillespie E.M. Ratley B.T. Waggoner Industrial Hygiene Staff ECB Satellite AFS Chron
CHBT8701901
lam 023498 ABS-002569
Title: Employee Work Practices For Changing Asbestos Brakes
Reviewed By:
Maintenance North Industrial Hygiene Brown & Root H&S Shell Safety Brown & Root I.H.
Developed: 9/84 Revised: 1/87
Application: DPMC Complex Asbestos Brake Repair Work
A. VACUUM PROCEDURE
1. Barricade around vehicle - Barricade Tape/Signs
2. Don protective clothing; cloth or paper coveralls, 1/2 mask cartridge respirator with high efficiency particulate filters.
3. Remove wheel from vehicle.
4. Attach brake encapsulation cylinder. Remove brake drum and brake pads.
5. Vacuum dust from within the encapsulation cylinder using the Nilfisk _ , asbestos vacuum cleaner.
6. Compressed air shall NOT BE USED at any time to remove dust from - . ------- brake-drums or pads.
B. WET PROCEDURE
1. Just prior to working on a vehicle do the following things:
a. Don respirator (1/2 mask cartridge respirator with high efficiency particulate filters).
b. Wet inside brake drum from backside with water hose and remove brake drum and thoroughly wet entire brake assembly via water spray bottle if necessary.
c. Continue spray wetting periodically throughout the brake shoe removal operation if necessary.
d. Collect all water runoff in drip pan and dispose in designated sump.
e. Properly dispose of used brake pads in labeled containers.
C. EMPLOYEE TRAINING
1. Per the Asbestos Safety Order, employees are to receive asbestos safety training annually.
1/19/87
LAM 023499
CHBT8629304
ABS-002570