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FILE NAME: International Harvester (INTH) DATE: 1975 Aug4 DOC#: INTH009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Safety Procedure for Asbestos Member National Safely Council International harvester Company MELROSE PARE WORKS The Safely Department To All Managers Department Heads Superintendents General Foremen PLED Management August 4, 1975 ^ Safety Procedure for Asbestos The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has estab lished safety standards governing the use and exposure .limits of asbestos. The current time-weighted average for airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any employe may be exposed shall not exceed five fibers, longer than five micro meters, per cubic centimeter of air. After July 1, 1976. exposure shall not exceed two fibers, longer than five micro meters, per cubic centimeter of air. Therefore, all asbestos shall be handled, mixed, applied, re moved, cut, scored, or otherwise worked in a wet state suffi cient to prevent the emission of airborne fibers; No asbestos cement, mortar, coating, grout plaster, or similar material containing asbestos shall be removed from bags, cartons, or other containers in which they are shipped, without being wetted enclosed, or ventilated. Asbestos has been replaced by fiberglass and Kaowool in some applications. Other asbestos substitutes are being investigated by the Hazardous Materials Committee. Asbestos paper is no longer approved for use. Cloth, tape, and conduit containing asbestos are approved for use for specific applications where approved by the Safety Department, Powdered asbestos, used by the pipe shop and boiler house, requires proper personal protec tive equipment, and the inventory must be kept in locked storage Any other use of asbestos must be approved by the Safety Depart ment . Asbestos waste, such as insulation removed from pipes, must be disposed of in labeled, sealed containers. JS:rc John Simmons Safety Supervisor