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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION TOi FROMi SUBJECT* Mr. B. J5. Hollingsworth J. D.. Rauch STATE NOISE AND DUST SURVEY ee: Mr. John DlLorenzo - Portland Mr. C. W. Lehnert - Tigard R & D DATE* October 27, 1972 LOCATIONi Wilmington LOCATION* Akron PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT On 8/18, 9/13, and 9/20/72 we had a Hew York State Inspector here for dust and noise testing in our Joint System and Plaster Packing Departments. This survey was conducted at the request of Che New York State Factory Safety Inspector. I have attached a copy of their results. As you can see we have no problem with the noise level in either department or the dust level in the Plaster Packing Department. However, they have reported excessive asbestos dust in the Joint System area. The State's Recommendations appear on page 4 of the report. As you know, Mr. DlLorenzo'a office is actively engaged in work to correct this problem. However, we must now submit plans to the State for approval prior to installation. At this time this is only a recommendation and not a citation, so there is no time limit or fine Involved. But, the State of New York is making O.S.H.A. inspections for 1972, so this will no doubt end up in an O.S.H.A. file somewhere. I believe it would be to our best Interest to file our plans to correct this matter as soon as possible. This may avoid a future problem should O.S.H.A. decide to check into this matter. att. k D. R. SGP 0022016 STATE Of NtW YORK You ore hereby ordered to comply with the following requirements of the Labor Low ond the Industrial Code Rules ot the abort premises. These requirements must be complied with IMMEDIATELY unless otherwise specified heroin. tar/ ytfYy . 7r . / y y Jlgg ex/*-, w4<l/Z~> !ed< 4**z*yS* irt*fcg^_ NOTE: INSPECTOR FOR THE COMMISSIONER "Sec" rtfiM le section ol lK labor Law; "C y^iifi to the Industrial Cod* Rules, "t" refers to Title 12 o! tK* Official Compilation of Code*, Rule* and Regu lation) ol tK* Slot* of Now York. An asterisk*'*" indkotes that the order is based an requirements ol its* Slat* Building Construction Code or the standards accepted thereunder. r$S t7ft.7t> SEE REVERSE FOR THE ADDRESSES OF THE DIVISION SGP 0022017 DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL HYOI^NF: *Q k. REPORT ON FIELD INVESTIGATION V'"`fcQ TOs "`VISION OF INDUSTRIAL surety service, BUREAU OF (X]R*M construction attns ulsp.F S. T. Beondott__________ my!' Z Pg Shlcrfc 'frn _ ____ DISTRICT 1C, I. FIRM NAME " "* r- or '-'..a iucific Coroomtion 5. ADDRESS _ T"'-' b. ' p.n mad. Toun of Bei-rstead lADOi 8. INVESTh MED BY Ilorasui luvaotto, lad. Hyjiene Engineer 10. REPORT LDAUDFUMiY" ' 5. DATE OF VISIT 4. DATE OF REQUEST _10Al/72____ S/l 5, >/ll A o/fo/7 > t\h"\frp ... S. tic ASGT. NO. J 1. B.I.AlTEr Ntt nS-WlgD-Td________ 9. OFFICIALCS) WTeRVIJEYED llr. 2d:ard Foie;7, Office llanopcr Ur. '-'Lilian Haccor, I'lcnt Enpir.eor In accordance with your request, the above Uni woo visited to iavosticote possi'&e c.:c- -l.j nuice recaltirj fron the Joist Systems operations, possiblo elr couter'irxnr.ts rc: iltinj from ? 6 S operations, end possible exposure to excessive wbcctoj iron i.io JoL.h t.-tucs eperutioua 1 ted DEPAHTL'S.vt of LA?oa I. I''-"-? *? 7,v? JOT:!? Sfr>?.*"5 C?"r>i7I0'!tV!TJXLDI,I} 230 SUFFAio, *i. y'/ r |>Vr/ ri , ID 72 iTir.o_y.sTV5iJ'Vf T,"?. rv of T':o verlcroen, vhieh meacsuurres about 1201 X CO* X (25* te JLO*) Jhjp^iiiV `eo: i'** cno si vy c:.oi cad or a larci eascary and etccl bDuuliCldLiCcGs. TxJmio east \\..ujlixXc'bCii:"ivlt..-.ooJ-o.ooo*m. CO: it.-.* ?! a lavpo oiidirp door, a ccn-dcor, end 3 openable vlndoua. There ere 2 o;c..i jo in tv* *::t v.-JLl which lead to the warehouse area. The north anil south va-ls co.-t.-ia ro . Cor-eml mechanical ventilation is provided by a 30" dicncter exhaust -in in t!'.*? cast '.rail at a height of 1C'. Additional ventilation Is provided Ly 2 v_, V 4C3?Sl -'T >?-]> cpfl :\7Tr!TS dry rix, ^oint ccrno-md for vdlboard Is prepared la a AO* X 60* area loo .tod In the northeast comer of the vorhrcca. T'o presses Involves tee preparation of about sixteen A300 pound dry mi**r r C hov.T d.-y o2iiTt. Each nix is ccsrirlced Of 75x or more linestone with c: loud rotoa ra-' -Lff Irons 220 to 320 pounda anu idea up to di0 pounds, dcpcuilnj Oil t nrc , j'.t mcifiod. liinor amounts of other tutorials aro also Included. _:~ept for tee lircstono vhlch Is added fron enclosed bins, two daemon lead the ctl. .-r i. jredionts into a vaiot hlph 5* X 7* hopper* Tho crysotile asbestos, con^bv. i ir\ 110 is. bat?, caid the mica, In 0 lb. baps, are dropped on bn" slashers in tiu l<. . :r, tea cc..4-Uitu dsr^cd, end tee enpty paper baps removed from tee area. A vibratin' _c.-. :i cte.i -- the hopper to cm enclosed conveyor. Tho hopper is provided with e ccnc.y - i at* a l.ijht of 30" at cne end and 40`* et the other end, end is partially eucioj-s. ____ Tbs subeernent operations, conducted in closed systems, Include a ri-te.i id. - f tv.eb'i ole .titers, and a St. Eejls pac.'rer. Tbs cLuer and elevators arc provided '..it' > load aduaist si-utens. \ oo r^ 0- 0"' W11 (1-69) DW-Wld* SGP 0022018 SOUND PRESSURE LEVEI. SURVEY 125 250 *4? ~T" 1 1 1 I 1 u rJ Oo E 41 r -i O V) r r 3 Z3 ** rsi r* oo o zu o v> > o9 0 t vT t* *0 P *e NO *V? ll 5a <T 09 Cc z" O .. 1. --L- s 1 i . J-- 8 i ...I-8 i Is i5ll CO * ev i d v!o u<r rf 9CN c V*4 7 * V z *7 0 c 4 IUa.) dO s vj * c *5 dI U -i t f*t* c: S $ <1 9; s * *4 1 n&2zo ' wt _ *i I. sa oca < -i i.u. s ft ,?< u5 c ft (! J ft * * lO H Zu ,s oc ca<u.i v &- >4 CO b T f*2 ft N fr 't f.' c f0 # JLi* .** / / * 2 Georgia Pacific Com Tlic St, Regis equipment automatically fills nultiwalL bags with the correct weight of product material. A packer operator ollpo a pasted-valve tuck-in-sleeve ba ovor u food r-out, one of tliree -gfcii outlets. The filled bog is dropped on a horizontal convenor u.iich rles the bogs at waist height to a staclcer operator. The stacker operator, located about 15* from the londIi> station, removes tho bags from tho conveyor and loads them on p.-JL`.at:;. Tiic pallets, when fiEQKi, aro transported to the warehouse by a fork lift truck opolutor. About 2500 bags aro produced during an 8 hour ehift. Tlx aforementioned adzing operations are provided with en alternate duct system vliich directs the material to the wet nixing area in the southwest comer of the vorkroot.1. There, a further enclocod nixing with the addition of water yields a paste product. This project Is loaded into cither 5 Gallon or 1 gallon cans, tho covers crimped, and the can3 pdLlc-lzcd for warehousing. Four non are usually assigned to this area. TlhvJ AND O^H.rMTIOia It was noted that noise in the workroom was most evident in the mix preparation area (vibrating screen In the hopper) end at the dry ndx filling station (St. Regis pnclxr v:vl adjucc.it hvcdliary equipment). Uoi3e level r.snsurcmento wero obtainod in t'loso areas a.J arc noted on the attached Sound Pressure Level Survey form. II. V <1 1 ORATIONS. PJHDIHS 212 r s-r'*.* it* vn^.*iTIPIPITT AND CK3?&TH)R3 The "plaster operations are conducted in a three story corrugated eteel structure, ?v,ild.*.i.;: 212. Tie upper floors of the building are relegated to tho storage, mlziv .wd vcjJ :g of materials to produce tho plaster cdx, which is eeccntially gypsum. T<:,- fi.v.t f-oer i-- used for product bagging and skipping. T-.'j a'xvc operations aro conducted by a four men crow about 4 hours per day, c: ca. or t'.'ico a a?!:, producing about 400 tons per month cf cogged material, before tie atV.ui of dry vail :r:d vsllboard, 12,000 tons per month vero produced at tills facility. The mixing end conveying operations on the upper floors are conducted in essentially closed i/stc::'. The multi-wall bagging operations take place on the firct floor, la boo bag loading machines tutonaticelly fill tho fczg3 to the desired weight. At the No. 1 hates backur, t.:o workers pack CO pounds of molding plaster into side opening begs. Tie filled bags are manually placed on hand tracks and removed to a shipping area. At the Ho. 3 fates Packer, lightweight plaster Is bagged by one worker. The bagged product is conveyed to the adjacent slipping area. T.r-jg AND OIT-ITWATIOHS It was noted that dust was only evolved at the bagging operations. Air tests were in the breathing zone of the workers while conducting b operatiorjs. The concentration of dust v;a3 found to be 35 KPFCF at the Ko. 1 Cates 7*IJ;Ka at the Ho. 3 bates Packer. Analysis of ledge dust in both packer are^s Cl n fr^'c silica content of loss tliun $,*. C'" :;o local exhaust ventilation is provided for the Sates Packers. Workers a*, --e .c*. it wore cartridge type dust respiratorsj the No. 3 unit operator did not wear my iccpir...bory protective equipment. SGP 0022020 BSF-129-72 3 Georgia Pacific Cor? m. A^ESKOS gXPQSUIS - JOriT ststs-s cpspatioks . VOTrCSOCK, 3C*JgtgST AND QP334TK23 The workrooa, ]*#ipQent, end operations are described la Section Z. of this report. T"ST5 AID Qg!5H7ATI0??3 Air teste were taken in the breathing sane of tho workers daring joint eyetens dry dx operations. The following results wore obtainedr Cfrole location, greatlilnr; Zone Asbestos Concentration 1. racker 2. Stacker 3. kixerraan 41 fibere/nl (greater than 5 sderons In length) 17 flbcrs/sO. ( * 5 " " ) 28 fibers/ml (" * 5 " " ** ) In addition, general sLr earples were taken at tvo locations la the dry rix area. The concentration of asbestos was found to be 31 flbero/nl (greater than 5 microns in length) at a point about 20* west of the packer end 12* northwest of the ot&ckor. The concentration of asbestos '.ns found to be 26 Xlbers/sd (greater than 5 nlcrons in length) adjacent to the mb', hooper (rixeman* o work station). Tne latter test was taksn whan no Lilx preparation was being done. It was notod that the mixercan wore respirators during the actual mixing operation-:, .''either tho packer nor the stacker wore respirators. It uao stated that the packer -id the \cker switch jobs about every 350 bags of production. The fleers, equipment, ledge surfaces, etc. in the 40* X 60* dry mix working area were covered with dust. The dust layer was constantly being built up during the various vnit opcriitior.c, primarily fren the heavy concentration of '-ust generated 'ey the bag filling cparr.tlcn. concKwims 1. -hresurc to noise resulting from the Joint Systeas operations, as performed at the tine of tho visit, would not tend to bo detrimental to the hearing of the workers. 2. The ? & 3 Building 212 operations, as performed at the tine of the visit, would not tend to be hazardous to the health of tho workers. i 3. Ibyosurc to asbestos from the Joint Systems operations would be haeardous to the health of the x/orlcers in tho dry mix area. rrocssrsmiszeiE; 2c itom? 1 and 2 above - none. A'-. OCT '2 0372 OtVV--'"' - SGP 0022021 -4- ueorsia racme Itc* 3 gbOYe * Thattho cghasst gyctca Tor the alx tepgeg be re^eetocd end rccnngtrac-oci jjvl that sulTLclont local ekir.ust ventilation be provided lorthe br~>rjr'~ r-ticTis. both iiragewdancs with }.?. NY0R3 12 nnd IP. HIGUA 10. That piano Tor tic ora-.^wipnod be gulxSttted An triplicate to this Dlvlcioa prior to Inalallrtioru AJ ijr-'j a * Albert J. Eocecf K*3. Industrial tygLeac PLysici^i II SGP 0022022 wvimom or ihimisi.-ia:. iiygu .'if. t ; REPORT ON FIELD INVESTIGATION 7 7'/ * r TO: OIVBION OF INOUSTJAIAl. SAFETY SERVCC, BUREAU OF [X]^6M CONSTRUCTION W ATTN:: ?nsp.f K f^~Beaudatt S, P. laiort OlSTrttCJ* jl( 1. FIRM NAME ---- __ Pacific Corporation. y address __ IJ-OocAn/dilci Dead, Tam of Haretoad 1AQQL t. INVEST* ATED BY IIoxtout Brunette, Xnd. Hygiene En^noor 10. RETORT 2. DATE OF REPOrY I). DATE OF VISIT icAi/22--]/i 4. DATS OF REQi 9. OFFICIALS INTERVIEWED Kr. Edward Foley, Office Manager Hr. Uillian Bancor, Plant I&aginecr In accordance with your request, tho above JQzs uaa visited to investigato poooiMo er.corialTo noise resulting froa tho Joint Syotcna operationo, pcsalblo air coaWaljvu^to resulting free ? & S operations, and pooalhlo exposure to exoosalvo asboatoo from tho Joint Sycrtoco operatiooa ts-Jda^J' E 1 V K D TX 3KS JOIHT ST5T3Q <rg%lTr033. 3Pg.T>I!!& 230 25SS V. Wisckoph OCT 2 Ci i972 .. imusTiiK-'-"r Tho vorJcrocci, which jmkisutoq about 120><* X dQ 1 (25* to J*0*) i&X cpryrlt'snvthq Cato story east end of a largo saoanzy end s;toco&l buildingg,, TiiO oust v-S^Stff'thohir/cloroo; contulno a lnrrco eliding door, a rauxioor, end 3 oponablo wlndoua, Ihoro nro 2 opening In t>io treot waII which load to tho varchouGO aroa. The north and oouth trails contain openings, General mocljanical ventilation is provided by a 30" daorator oxhouot f*\a nountod in tho ooot wall at a height of 10* Additional ventilation io provided by 2 Gravity roof ventilatora. mmmrr and 0Pisa\TiCins Tho dry cix joint compound for uallLourd is prepared in a 40* 1 60* area locatod in tlie northeast corner of the worbrooo* Tito process involves tbo preparation of about sixteen 1000 pound dr/ nlxon during tlio t\ liour dry shift, jfoeh sux io ccuvrisod of 75,* or suoro lii.icritoao with iw/runto of en'uortou ranging from 220 to 320 pounds i*ul idea up to Cifi poundo, depending on tho product rpociJ'iod, Minor suounts of othor uuUurluls aro aloo included. Except for the llsioctorto ufdch is o^Vled iVoa oualoeod Lina, two lulrrmcti loul tho other iugrodicfito into a ifcdot liigh 5* X 7* hopper, I'ho cit/ootilo nel.'cnUw, contained in iJO lu. bags, and tho mica, in 30 lb, ba^a, aro dropped cu bn;; oion^rs 2>\ t.'u tl.o coutcnto tiuepoU, and tho cwpty paper brga roraved from the nm. A vll>rMtlii;j oci-oo Vtloo tlio hopper to an enclosed conveyor, Tiio hopper io provided with o ccuic.-y Itood at a height of 3V* at ono end end i0" at tho other end, and is jinitially oucxojcaI, _ i . "> Tho oubaoqj.iont oparations, conduotod In oloood tystesva, includo a budeot olovutoro, and a St, Eogifl paclcor, Tho cdxor and olovutord aiv provide! with local oxlv.uot erstoso, ro OCll'. O.j^Z IH-ll 0-69) Oif-wirf, i..l SGP 0022023 ' 2&F-129-72 2 Georgia Paciflo Cor?. Tho St. Reels equipment automatically 1111b multiwall bags with the correct weight o produot material.'^L\packor operator slipo a pastcd-velve tuck-in-sleova bag ovor a food spout, ono of tluree such outlets. The filled bog ia dropped on a horizontal conveyor whio carries tho bogs gfcoiaist height to a stacker operator. Tho atockor oporator, locatod aix> 15* Iron the loading'station, removes tho bags froa the conveyor and loads thorn on pallots Tho pallets, when filled, are transported to the warehouse by a Toxic lift truck oporator. About 2500 bags ore produoed during an hour shift.. Tho aforementioned mixing operations aro provided with an alternate dnot oyatou vliic dirocto the material to the wot cdxing area in tho coutliwest comer of the vorlcroouu Ther a furthor endoood mixing with tlie addition of water yields a paste product* Thia product 0 loaded into oithcr 5 gallon or 1 gallon cons, tho covers crlnpod, and the cons pallotis for warehousing* Four man are usually assigned to tills area* TiSTB Alii) ORisir/ATiaa lb woo notod that noiso in tho workroom was cost evidaat In tho sdx preparation oroa (vlbmbiag ocrcon ia tho hopner) and at tho dry mix filling station (St. Bogie podcor and adjacent auxiliary equipment). Noiso level measurements wore obtained in these areas and aro notod on the attached Sound Pressure Level Survey fora* U. P A C- OP^r?ATXONS. BUIIJ)I?IQ 212 'noTKrergq. scannisrr and orations Tiie plaotor operations aro conducted in a threo story corrugated stool strue bum, ;.iui Ldbig 212. Tho upper floors of the building aro relegated to tho utorago, nLcing, and ccr.nvv,Vv5 of matorials to produce the plaster sdx, which ia essentially gypsum. The first floor is used for produot bagging and chipping. Tho a'>ovo operations or conductod by o four nan craw about A honro per dry, onco or tvico a week, producing about 400 tons par month of bagged material. Eoforo tho advent of dry wall end vaULboard, 12,000 tons per month worn produced at tliis fnoility. Tho miring and conveying oporations on tho upper flooro are condnctod In rmaentiolly cloned ayctomr. Tho multi-wall bogging operations taka placo on tJio flrub floor. hateo bug loading wftchinoo Automatically fill tho bags to tho doairod weight. At tho Ho. l hatoi Packor, two workers pack OO pounds of molding plaster into cido opening bags. Tho filled bags are manually placed on hand trucks and rcaovod to a sldjiping croa. At the Ho. 3 Bato: Packor, lightweight plaster ia bagged by cue worker. . Tho bagged product Id convayod to th< adjaoenb a]lipping area. ?5?T3 AIO ORraWATlOtS It was noted that dust was only evolved at the bagging operations. Air teats wore talwa in tho breatliing aono of the workers wliilo oonduotiivt 'noting operations. Tho concentration Of dust wag found to be 55 kTi'CF at tho Wo. 1 Baton Packer V tii-TC? at the Wo. 3 Bat00 Packer. Analysis of lodge dust in both puckor aroau diocloood a freo silica content of less then $ji II0 local exhaust ventilation is providod for the Bates Packors. Vorkoro at tlie Ho. / wilt wore cortridgo typo duot respirators* tho No, 3 unit oporator did not wear t~v uioiy pxwUotive equipment* SGP 0022024 BSF-129-72 * -3- XXX. ASEeT.TDS gfeuiffi - JOIflT gYSTHS QP3PATI03S v Georgia Pacific Ooxp* `" TORKTOCH. TgtftPHZNT AM) QPBSATIGBS The woxkrooa, equipment, and cporatlona are dssoxibed is Section 2* of this report* VSTS AHD OffljarTATIOKS Air tosto wore taken in the breathing scae of tho workers six porutiono. The following results were obtained* Sample Location. Breathing Zone Asbestos Concentration joint ayotexa day 1* Packor 2. Stacker 3# Kixoxwm 41 fibcra/nl (greeter than 5 aicroaa in length) 17 fibera/njl ( "5 " ) S fLbers/ffil { w5 ." " " ) In addition, general cLr camples wore taken, at two locations in tho dry nd;; aroa. ' concentration of asbootos was found to be 3i fi-bers/nl (creator than 3 microns in length) a point about 20* Vost of the packer end 12* northwest of tho stacker. Xho concentration asboctoo tins found to be 2d ilbers/ictl (creator than 3 sdorons in length) adjacont to tho t hoppor (cdxemanvo work station)* the latter test was taken whan no six preparation vac being dona. It was no tod that the Mixerwcn woro respirators during tho aotual Mixing operations, 2Joithor tho packer nor tlxo stacker wore respirators. It was stated that tho packor and %\ stacker switch jobs about very 350 bags of production. Tho floors, octuipnont, ledge surfaces, etc. in tho 40* 2 6u* dry nix voicing area v< covered with dust. The dust layer was constantly being built up during tite various unit Operations, primarily from the heavy concentration <>f dust generated by ties tog filling operation. conourcicws 1. oxposuro to noioe resulting fron the Joint Systems operations, r.s porfomed at tho tic of the vleit, would not tend to bo detrimental to tho housing of tho workers. 2. Tho P 4 3 Building 212 operations, as performed at tho tine of the visit, would not X to be hazardous to the health of the workers. 3 IlTposuro to aobostos froa the Joint Systems operations would be hazardous' to tho hca3 of the workers in the dxy nix area. Be itono l end 2 above - none. ... nwcciaamiTioan t . * l SGP 0022025 bncv'.i'": :o OIIVM v iA At '.' ' OCT?. 01072 Divr-V'tl Or I'.'PT'tKIAL , Xvin: .v'l1 f *: '/v r : .uL ,1* * * t* - tieoqgi* raouao corp* to Item 3 Above -That the eothsusi syotea for tho dx topper be rodoaljpod end rocosvctrvictod and thJGbufficiant local exhaust ventilation bo providod for the bezGins oporationa, both in mocordanoe with 12 Ni*GSrl 12 end 12 H2C22 10 That pinna for the afdretaeatiooed be mbcAtted In triplicate to this Plvioioo prior to infftaUatlon >T V. ' .r ' AJIitGCIf v Albert J. Rocco, IS*D. ZhdufitaUl itysLeao Plyoioian ZZ ./; . 4 t S * *< . *. i % SGP 0022026 b U U lM U r n i k i v u i* w w