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Octo b e r 30, 1937 Mr* 0 . B . Le w is E t h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n Ch r y s l c r Bu1Id i n g New Yo rk Ci t y New Yo rk De ar Mr* Le w i s ; Co n ce rn in g yo ur memorandum o f Octo b e r 2 7 th bn the means o f o b t a i n i n g in fo rm a tio n about tank cle an in g a c t iv it ie s abroad, I think i t w ill be ve ry -u s e fu l to have the in fo rm atio n o u tlin e d in your fo rm * The u s e o f t h i s p r e c i s e form may or* may n o t be fe a s i b l e . The re fo re 1 should fe e l th a t i t is pro bably w ise to send a 's in g le copy o f such a fo rm to Me s s ie u rs Se v a n , f u l l y and B o b e r t s , p o i n t i n g o u t t h a t t h i s Is th e typ e o f in fo rm a tio n t h a t we w ould l i k e t o h a v e , e x p l a i n i n g the re asons fo r d e s irin g the in fo rm atio n under the se d i ffe r e n t h e a d in g s , and s u g g e s tin g t h a t th e y ad ap t t h e i r in qu iry in accordance w ith the circum stance s as the y e x i3 t in the d iffe r e n t co u n trie s which are under th e ir s u p e r v is io n . The y w i l l the n be able to o b ta in the In fo rm a tio n as fa r as i t i s p o s s i b l e to do s o b y members o f t h e i r own d i v i s i o n . I t w ould seem t o me t h a t w hat we w ant bo do i s to ha\ Te e ach one o f th e s e men o b ta in as much o f th e p re c is e in fo rm a tio n as can be o b ta in e d unde r these d iffe re n t headings* Afte r lo oking over the headings I do n o t thin k o f any o the r s p e c i fi c ite m s o f in fo rm atio n w hich we w ould r e q u i r e . Ve ry t r u l y y o u r s , RAK i s R o b e r t A . Keh 0(3,"'i f.D . ooov oy 5 S.U ' K T Y COM M IT T EE O . B - I.H W 1 S CHAIRMAN Et iiy l G a s o l in e C o r p o r a t io n C.i i i y s i . k u B u i l d i n g 105 I,k x i n t o n Av k n u k N e w Yo r k Oct o b e r 27, 1937 4 MEMORANDUM TO - Dr . R. A. Ke h o e ^ Dr . 0 . Edgar Mr. H. . Kalejr ' Mr . Jo h n Sch a e fe r Gentlem en : Some time ago Mr. Webb a ske d me what r e co r d s we were ke e p in g o f ta n k cle a n in g in fo r e ig n c o u n t r ie s . As you know, we have n ot done a n yt h in g a lo n g t h i lin e w h a t soe ve r . I t o o k th e m a t t e r up w ith Dr . Kehoe, who r esp on d ed a s fo llo w s : "As t o the m a t t e r o f o b t a in in g in fo r m a t io n , I . see no p o s s ib le o b je c t io n to you r s e t t in g up a mechanism fo r o b t a in in g a s com p lete in fo r m a t io n a s p o s s ib le on what a c t u a lly is b e in g don e. There ar e c e r t a in typ e s o f in fo r m a t io n which/ " w ould be q u it e u s e fu l. By way o f knowing ju s t what p r a c t ic e s a r e in d u lge d in in ta n k cle a n in g , i t seems to me t h a t Se va n , T u lly , and Rob e r t s m igh t c ir c u la r iz e the management a t a l l th e p la n t s un d er t h e ir s u p e r v is io n and fin d ou t ju s t what is done. The fr e q u e n cy o f t a n k cle a n in g in b ot h le a d e d and n o n -le a d e d g a s o lin e , the manner o f d o in g i t , and the s a fe t y measures employed m ight w e ll be d eter m in ed to our a d va n t a ge . Moreover cor r esp on d en ce on t h is q u e s t io n w it h the va r io u s managements would s e r ve t o remind them o f th e e xis t e n ce o f th e d a n ge r s, and to t h is e xt e n t would ten d to promote the ob ser van ce o f the p r e s e n t r gu l t ion s. " I s h ou ld be d is p o s e d to le a ve t o t h e s e gen tlem en the d e c is io n a s how b e s t to o b t a in the in fo r m a t io n d e s ir e d . I f the managements co o p e r a t e p r o p e r ly , we can be a s s u r e d o f a r e a s o n a b le s a fe t y . For t h is r e a s o n we dar e n o t b a r ge in t o t h is q u e s t io n in Eur opean fi e l d s w it h o u t making the b e s t u se o f th e judgm en t o f our men who a r e on the sp ot and who b e s t know how to d e a l w it h the p e r s o n a lit ie s and s it u a t io n s t h a t e x is t t h e r e ." I had in mind to w r it e to Bevan , T u lly , and Ro b e r t s , a s k in g how t h e y f e l t about the n a t t e r and t r y in g to work out w ith them the b e s t method o f ga th e r in g some o f t h is in fo r m a t io n . In o r d e r t h a t i t m ight be most u s e fu l t o th e Me d ica l Depar tm ent or o t h e r members o f th e Sa fe t y Com m ittee, I have drawn up , for m w h ich , i f p r o p e r ly f i l l e d o u t , m igh t e v e n t u a lly h e lp u s . k OA , n ' 7 A /A n memorandum to Sa fe t y Committee 2 - Octo be r 2 7 , 1937 The in fo r m a t io n w ould: . 1 . in for m us o f e x is t in g co n d it io n s ; 2 . in case o f accid e n t su ggest p o s s ib le cause 3 . when r eview ed and compared w it h d a t a b e in g asse m b led in Un it e d St a t e s e n a b le our Me d ica l Department t o make s u it a b le recom m endations. Th is for m is o n ly a s u gge s t io n and i f o t h e r members o f the Committee have an y id e a s on how t o s im p lify i t or amend i t , I t h in k t h e y would b e in order. WG-CL En closu r e c c : Mr. S , W, Webb 0 . B. LEWIS ETHYL GASOLINE CORPORATION SAFETY INFORMATION OIL COMPANY____________________________________________________ PERSONS INTERVIEWED: ______ _____ _____ COUNTRY DATS 1 . Number o f tan ks to w hich co n ce n t r a t e d fl u i d h as been added! 2 . Number o f le a d e d ga s o lin e s t o r a ge t a n k s ! ................................................. 3 . Fr eq u en cy o f c l e a n i n g !................................................................................................. U'. Fr eq u en cy o f in s id e r e p a ir s ! ................................................................................. 5 Ohange o f s e r v ic e ! ............................................................................................................ 6 . Len gth o f t a n k l i f e : ....................................................................................... 7. Type, w o r k m e n !......................................................................................................................... S . Sp e cia l t r a in in g fo r c l e a n i n g !........................................................................... 9. Do men who e n t e r ta n ks wear a i r lin e hose m a s k s !............................ 1 0 . Ar e in s id e s u r fa ce s o f ta n ks ke p t wet d u r in g cle a n in g : . . . 1 1 . Ar e s p e c ia l clo t h e s worn, in clu d in g r u b b e r b o o t s and g lo v e s : 1 2 . Ar e clo t h e s ke p t c l e a n : ...................................... ..................................................... 1 3 . Dis p o s it io n o f s lu d ge : ............................................................................................ i k , Comment s ! .................................................................................................................................. W:GCL K E 0 0 0 ( 98 -- -- - --- Eth yl Rep r esen tative.