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CORPORATE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE 236-5848 July 7, 1981 ASBESTOS PRODUCTS & EMPLOYE EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS a C3 b'lx ;sz " VESTINGHOUSE BUILDING - 2016 W. M. Bryant, Director Property & Casualty Insurance * The attached information is provided in an attempt to comply with the following request that you made to C. W. Bickerstaff, Manager, Industrial Hygiene several weeks ago. 1. List of products manufactured or supplied by (W) which contain asbestos. If possible, please indicate which of these products are no longer manufactured or supplied by (W). 2. Employe exposure to asbestos--current and historical. At the outset I want to mention that this data is by no means complete, but we are hopeful it will provide some background information. During the early to mid 1960's, Industrial Hygiene was encouraging the divisions to eliminate the use of asbestos and find suitable substitutes. In February, 1976 an effort was made to gather specific data on the use of asbestos within the corporation, and to alert the divisions to the significance of its continued usage and the problems of compliance with OSHA Regulations. Attachment I is a copy of the letter sent to all Industrial Hygiene and Safety Coordinators, informing them of a one-day seminar on asbestos. A questionnaire was sent with this letter to survey the use of asestos at each location. Attachment II is a roster of those attending the seminar. Attachment III lists (W) locations that at one time or another used material containing asbestos. In Attachment IV we have summarized the data supplied on the returned questionnaires to indicate some of the Westinghouse products that contain some form of asbestos. D sea-: Sate 03112358 Since 1976 most of these asbestos products have been replaced with another type of material. Attachment V is a list of some of these substitute materials. We are aware that Trafford PCB has had some difficulty in finding a replacement for che asbestos-neoprene stop gasket material for bushings. Ac the seminar, the Hampton people announced that a decision was made to stop production on asbestos containing micartas. However, because of the special need at ocher divisions, they may have some limited production. Bedford does have some limited production of coated asbestos paper. We cannot answer to which (W) products, that contained asbestos are no longer manufactured or supplied, except to note that the Consumer Products group is no longer part of Westinghouae. In regards to employe exposure, no monitoring was done prior to 1973. Attachment VI is a summary of asbestos monitoring done from 1973 to 1979, which we prepared for the Legal Department. We can bring it up to date if you need this information. 1 have also included Attachment VII summarizing data from the questionnaires to show asbestos products, used during plant operations, that are not included in a (W) product. Hopefully this data will be helpful, and if we can be of any further assistance give us a call. /jme C3112369 ATTACKXZ fnr Qjt ShCie: ^ Building, Room 2070 235-3916 February 17, 1976 asbestos seminar a* INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY COORDINATORS FML-20 The proposed OS HA asbestos standard, if promulgated in Its pre sent fora, will impact on the production and use of asbestos and asbestos products. \ A one-day Asbestos Seminar vill be held on March S, 1976, begin ning at 8:30 a.a. and continuing until 4:00 p.a. at the Pittsburgh Marriott Motor Inn, Parkway West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A buffet luncheon vill be available at a cost of $6.10 per person. The agenda vill include a review of the proposed standard, ven tilation and health considerations, and an asbestos substitute progn Below is a registration fora which you should complete and return alj with the attached questionnaire to Zella Heasley prior to Februar; 1976. If you have questions concerning the proposed standard oj seminar, Ms. Heasely can be contacted on VQ): 236-5847. Attachment Willias IT. Industrial v 310* x RETURN TO: Zella Heasley Westlnghouse R&D Center, 401-3X9 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235 Asbestos Seminar March 5, 1976 NAME AND TITLE: DIVISION AND LOCATION: WIN NO.: MOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED: DATE: TIME OF ARRIVAL: YES NO \s-iw7 03112370 t QUESTIONNAIRE - ASBESTOS* PRODUCTS no :a S' I. Vhi ch of the following asbestos containing products are used in your operations: f--tai Block Board Brake Lining Cable & Wire (Asbestos Insul.) Cement Sheet Cloth-Treated Cloth-Untreated Fibers (Air Floats) Fiber Powder (Resin Grade) Filter Media Laminated Conpositiona Micarta Bars Micarta Sheet Molding Mixtures Molding Compositions Paper-Treated Paper-Untreated Powder Pulverized Asbestos Rope Packing Sheet Packing Sheet (Asbestos _ bonded with ruS5er() Sheet (Mill Bofed}' "Sleeving Tape Transits Yam cc List any others not mentioned above. & If possible bring to the seminar or send In advance a small sample of each product"' used at your plant. Place each sample in a plastic bag identified by a Vesting----;-" house Material Code Number and/or Supplier and Tradename. 2. Describe application (if more space is needed, use other side). m vi- si 3. List products that have been investigated end found satisfactory as substitutes for__ - asbestos. jiZ?! Application Tradename & Supplier 'i--1 -- i n___ * Bring or send a small sample of each. Package and mark the same as requested the asbestos product. n__n * If you need a copy of the proposed asbestos standard, call Zella Heasley, InduS^ trial Hygiene, WIN: 236-5847. RETURN TO: Zella Heasley, We ;tinghouse R&D Center, by February 27, 1976 03112571 ROSTER & ASBESTOS SEMINAR MARRIOTT MOTOR INN PITTSBURGH (GREENTREE), MARCH 5, 19 7 6 PA. o 53 <3 - -SC. i--*: rra Raymond A. Bleeker Design Engrg. Architectural Systems Dlv. Grand Rapids* Michigan WIN: 523-7277 ' Needham Holden Accident Prevention Charlotte Nuclear Turbine WIN: 422-2454 Plant Edvard S. Bober Safety Adminiscrator Accident Prevention R&D Center WINi 236-7272 . V. A. Itzel, Staff Aaat. Engr. Industrial Services Division Greentree, Pa. 412-928-4768 oc J, c. Botts, Manager Insulation Design Engrg. East Pittsburgh-LRA WIN: 236-2823 B., A. Kerns, Manager Environmental Control Construction Technology, Bldg. WIN: 235-3616 Phil Chekanski, Safety Engr Water Reactors Division NES Building-Monroeville 412-373-4651 George . Laverty, Safety Accident Prevention Sharon Tranaf. Dive. WIN: 224-5316 Supvr. Denese A. Deeds Industrial Hygienist Accident Prevention Buffalo Divisions WIN: 245-2616 Norman E. Martello, Engr. PCB - Trafford WIN: 236-5316 Carol W. Erdiey, LRAD Irvin Mica Plant 412-863-7000 Engr. Smith Cause Engineering Manager Hampton Micarta Diva. WIN: 422-6343 Cane Kartlnalla, Supvr. Manufacturing Planning PCB - Trafford wrN: 236-5221 Paul Palmltri, Supvr. Accident Prevention Control Equipment Group-Beaver WIN: 222-1371 if m M. A. Gipko, Envir. Plant Services East Pittsburgh WIN: 236-2454 Engr. John Harrington ^ General Manager Hampton Micarta Diva. WIN: 422-6320 Larry Rudolph, Manager Accident Prevention Industry Services Division Greentree, Pa. 412-928-4679 C, R. Ruffing, Engrg. Insulation Development East Pittsburgh-LRA WIN: 236-2771 03112573 -2- Andy Sate, Director Lise., Safeguards 6 Safety Nuclear Energy Systems Monroeville, Pa. 412-373-4645 G. H. Schilling ' Accident Prevention Derry, IMD-Bedford, West Mifflin Plants WIN: 222-7263 Manor, R. M. Sexton, Manager Insulation Development East Pi11sburgh-LRA WIN: 236-2774 Dr. A. A. Spritzer Medical Director 2 Nuclear Center Monroeville, Pa. 412-373-4649 C. W. Waltz OSHA Administrator East Pittsburgh-IRA WIN: 236-2192 James R. Welshons Corporate Standards R&D Center WIN: 236-7232 Paul Wike, Buyer East Pittsburgh-IRA WIN: 236-2234 Richard T. Williams Division Admin. Accident Prevention Bloomfield Lamp Dlv. WIN: 326-3338 Eugene W. Wood Accident Prevention Baltimore Defense Div. WIN: 234-2007 C. R. Zimmerman IMD - Bedford WIN: 222-6125 Gerald T. Brady, Manager Accident Prevention East Pittsburgh WIN: 236-2823 Industrial Hygiene 6 Safety Stafcjv-j John Adams, Engineer George Arensman, Administrator Rtlth Bodden, Administrator Zalla Htaslty, Engincar William Ziefal, Manager ~~T = >- UjA CO\ 03112573 ATTACHMENT III i-* .= - .a* - In March 1976, the Corporate Standards Department Informed Industrial Hygiene of 42 Westinghouse Manufacturing locations that were using at the time, or were known to have used, asbestos or asbestos containing materials in their operations. This information was available, because these divisions were participating in the Corporate Standards Material Code System. Following is a list of these locations. :s -JfL- i Si Athens, GA - Overhead Dlst. Transformers Lester, PA-Steam Turbine, Gas Turbine Baltimore, MD - Systems Development Beaver, PA - Control Products Bedford, PA - Treated Materials Bloomfield, NJ - Lamp Bloomington, IN - Dist. Apparatus Bridgeport, CT - Bryant Electric Buffalo, NY - General Control Buffalo, NY - Large Motor Buffalo, NY - Medium Motor and Gearing Buffalo, NY - Industrial Equipment Cheswick, PA - Electro-Mech Cleveland, OH - Outdoor Lighting Derry, PA - Industrial Ceramics East Pittsburgh, PA - LRA & Switchgear Greenville, PA - Specialty Transformers Greentree (Pgh), PA - Industry Services Hampton, SC - Micarta Horseheads, NY - Electronic Tube Hunt Valley, M2) - Electronics System Supports Hyde Park (Boston, MA) - Sturtevant Lima, OH - Appliance Motors Lima, OH - Aerospace Electrical Lima, OH - Small Motors Muncie, IN - Larger Power Transformers Newark, NJ - Relay Instruments Norman, OK - Residential Air Conditioning Raleigh, NC - Meter Randolph, NJ - Elevators Roundrock, TX - Heavy Industries Motor Sharon, PA - Transformers {seLJ South Boston, VA - Small Power Transformers^^ Staunton, VA - Commercial & Ind. Air Condi^ipoli Sunnyvale, CA - Marine Sykesville, MD - Industrial Equipment Sykesville, MD - Welding Si! Trafford, PA - Power Circuit:Breaker Vicksburg, MS - Interior Lighting West Mifflin, PA - Transportation Jefferson City, MO - Underground Dist. Transformers Youngwood, PA - Semiconductor 03112574 -w ATTACHMENT IV (W) PRODUCTS CONTAINING ASBESTOS PLANT Buffalo FORM OF ASBESTOS Treated and untreated cloth and paper. Micerte sheet and bars Cement - filled with asbestos fibers Consumer Products Paper, Cloth Division East Pittsurgh Micarta Sheet Asbestos paper " treated Sheet - asbestos bonded Cable & wire - asbestos insulation application Insulation in motors Wedges is motors Baked on wound resistor tubes to keep vires properly spaced Insulation Stator slot wedges Turn insulation on edge wound field coils for large hydro generators Gasket material East Pittsburgh --Irvin-- Cloth, Paper Powdered asbestos Molded "IT* channels and molded shields for insulation Filler in resin mixtures supplied to other (W) locations Grand Rapids Board and Sheet Fire retardant office divider panels 'Oo' 03112375 PLANT Greenville IMS (Bedford) IMD (Hampton) IMS (Manor) IMD (West Mifflin) Lester Muncie FORM OF ASBESTOS Resin filled with asbestos Laminated compositions Micarta sheet Paper (silicone resin treated) ATTACHMENT IV Page 2 APPLICATION Caulking for metal transformer case seams Insulation Terminal boards Coils Paper Paper Powdered asbestos Coat and laminate the paper for electrical insulation for (W) divisions Asbestos filled micartas Filler in their B-7-365 which is used at Sharon as wet winding resin. Filler in epoxy resin (W) M53533FD used at Trafford PCB as tract resistant coating Treated paper Molded part (not certain as to ultimate usage) Block Asbestos sheet packing Insulation in turbines Gasket material Tape Barrier on shell of trans former gasket material 031123 PLANT Sharon SouCh Boston Staunton Trafford PCB FORM OF ASBESTOS Micarta sheet Varnished asbestos paper Transite Rope packing Micarta sheet (Hampton product) Micarta sheet Asbestos-neoprene sheet Asbestos filled epoxy resin (W) M53533FD ATTACHMENT IV Page 3 application Terminal boards and core-coil spacers Wound into coils as fillers Duct spacers and fillers plus reactor disks Used as barrier during velding of covers on top of trans formers. Material is caught between top flange of tank and bottom of cover. Transformer is shipped with asbestos pack ing in position. Terminal supports for CH terminals Core washers for current transformers. Stop gaskets for bushings and EHV columns. Tract resistant coating ----- ; r---i 0311:2 377 PLANT Bloomfield ATTACKME SUMMARY ASBESTOS SUBSTITUTES PRESENTLY USED 1976 APPLICATION Curtains-glare and heat shield SUBSTITUTE MATERIAL Fiberglass Cloth (Pais Mfg. Co.) .s> a* :n Buffalo Insulation Nomsx (DuPont) Micarta Silicone Glass Doryl Glass Melamine Sheet E. Pgh, Protective Blankets for Soldering Blankets Nomex (DuPont) Refrasil (Hiteo)M 41514GC Lester Insulating Blanket Filler Pipe Insulation Block Insulation and Pipe Cement for Block Insulating Blanket Cover Kaowool (Babcock & Wilcox) M 41414AD Temp Mat (Pgh. Corning) M 41414 AD Flame Safe (Johns-Manville) M 41424JC (fiberglass) Thermo 12 (Johns-Manville) K 46102BB Super Power Bouse Cement r--- (Keene Ind. Insulation Corp.) Textoglass 1925/9383 Glass Clotg-j (Pocar, Philadelphia, Pa.) lb==ii Sbaion South Boston Tank Cover Caskets Fiberfrax Rope (Carborundum) Glass Sleeving Heat Trap for Brazing Vet Cheese Cloth Fiberfrax Rope (Carborundum) Stop Gasket for Bushings Duroid 900 (Rogers Corp.) Shielding for WeldBraze Aluminum Sheet Nomex (DuPont) Fiberfrax (Carborundum) (S^ Weld Barrier 0 lankets) Textoglass S/192-/9383 (J.P.StevjpSs) Veld Barrier (Sheet) Textoglass S/84205/9383 (J.P.Ste^gk) 0311257 & PUNT Asheville Baltimore ATTACHMENT VI ASBESTOS AIR SAMPLE RESULTS 1973-1979 YEAR SAMPLES WERE TAKEN 1979 number TAKEN THAT YEAR 3 RANGE OP RESULTS (PIBERS/cc) NUMBER ABOVE PEL :c'1 <s < 0.01 to 0.013 C-^! 1976 (Before July) 3 < 0.2 to 2.0 2 >! Bedford 1976 (Before July) 1978 Bettis (West Mifflin) 1979 15 3 2 < 0.02 to 0.04 0.04 0.02 to 0.33 <c ^`:0i Bloomington Buffalo Canada LTD Burlington 1976 (After July) ' 1975 1977 ` 1978 1979 3 3 19 3 14 < 0.01 to 0.04 < 0.5 < 0.01 to 0.22 0.06 to 0.09 < 0.01 to 0.2 S: 'p& ^ n^ s^! cg\ 031123^ & PLANT Chesvick ASBESTOS AIR SAMPLE RESULTS 1973*1979 - YEAR SAMPLES WERE TAKEN number TAKEN THAT YEAR RANGE OF RESULTS (FIBSRS/cc) 1976 (After July) 2 6.2 to 9.4 Derry ! East Pittsburgh i i j i | Elmira Fairmont i I i i 1976 (Before July) 1973 1974 1975 1976 (After July) 1977 1978 1979 1976 (After July) 1978 1978 2 20 3 10 18 2 3 23 2 26 2 < 0.1 to 0.2 < 0.1 to 110 < 0.1 to 1.4 < 0.3 to 0.48 < 0.01 to 3.8 0.5 to 2.1 < 0.01 to 0.16 < 0.01 to 1.5 0.7 to 1.7 < 0.01 to 0.18 0.09 to 0.11 Forest Hills 1978 2 < 0.01 iS 031125SO ^ PLANT Greentree AS3EST0S AIR SAMPLE RESULTS 1973-1979 YEAH SAMPLES WERE TAKEN NUMBER TAKEN THAT YEAR RANGE OP RESULTS (PIBERS/cc) 1978 2 0.12 to 0.22 :5 Lester 1977 1579 8 0.9 to 6.3 6 < 0.01 to 0.53 Manor 1977 6 < 0.01 to 95 Newark Norman 1978 1979 6 * `2 < 0.01 < 0.01 O'Hara Township 1977' 5 < 0.01 Pittsburgh KDKA-TV Puerto Rico 1979 1979 5 ; 1 <0.01 < 0.01 I^ air samples taken for a short: time period along with OSHA Industrial Hygienist1-1 ' resulted in high concentrationsof Asbestos-like fibers. Over an 8-hour period the^C) results did not exceed the PEL. 03112b'Si & PLANT ASBESTOS AIR SAMPLE RESULTS 1973-1979 YEAR SAMPLES WERE TAKEN RWISER TAKEN THAT YEAR RANGE OF RESULTS (FXBERS/cc) 33 a1 - ca~ NUKBER ABOVE PEL Research & Developaeat Center Churchill 1974 1976 (Before July) 2 6 0.07 to 0.14 _ < 0.03 to 123 0 3 ISS1 Richaond Kentucky 1979 2 < 0.01 0 Salins Sharon South Boston Sunnyvale 1978 6 < 0.01 to 0.03 0 1975 1976 (After July) 1977 1978 * 4 8 2 4 1979 4 1976 (After July) 1977 1978 2^ 4 20 6 < 0.5 to 8.0 < 0.02 to 0.06 < 0.03 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 to 1.7 < 0.Q1 to 20 1 0 0 0 iS^i 0 pci 0 o\ 1 !;p: }\ 03112382^ & PLANT Sykesville ASBESTOS AIR SAMPLE RESULTS 1973-1979 YEAR SAMPLES WERE TAKEN DUMBER TAKEN THAT YEAR RANGE OF RESULTS (FlBERS/cc-) 1978 2 0.02 to 0*09 Trafford 1975 1976 ' (After July) 1978 3 1 1 < 0.03 to 3.0 0.05 < 0.01 CU-l Vest Mifflin XMD 1976 (Before July) 3 0.2 to 21 Vest Mifflin Transportation ` j 1976 (Beford July) 1976 (After July) 3 2 0.1 to 0.2 0.02 to 0.06 0 0 p___ n C=* 031125S3& ATTACHMENT VII ASBESTOS USED IN PLANT OPERATIONS :3 PLANT Baltimore Divs. FORM OF ASBESTOS Board, pipe covering micarta, rope packing, cable and wire, sheet packing, transits sheet, caulking compound USAGE Insulation Weld curtains Gasket material Electrical tape Buffalo Untreated paper Used as a liner in die cast and to catch drippings of varnish in ovens Derry Sheet Cloth untreated Rope packing and transits Tape Place unfired ware on it until it cures or sets Used when annealing machine parts Making arc stacks Ease Pittsburgh Blanket Cloth, tape, yarn, sleeving, paper untreated board Blanket for soldering, brazing or cutting (no specific operation mentioned) y p--n si Greenville Greentree Sheet packing. Micarta Paper Rope packing Cable Oven lining Motor slot vedges General use Packing \QSi\ IMD (Manor) Asbestos fibers Mixed into resins for B-7-365 and (W) M53533FD u~; c=* 031125S4B PLANT Lamp Division* Lester Muccie Reform Sharon South Boston Attachment VX1 Page 2 FORK OF ASBESTOS Board, block, transire Treated cloth Pulverized USAGE Insulation on furnaces, ovens end leap making equipment Curtains for glare and heat b shielding Used to make furnace cement for heat insulation n___ n tesi O0 Cloth, sheet packing, . sleeving, tape, flex tubing Paper, rope, packing, sleeving tape Rope pecking Induction heating and stress relieving Babbitting Submerged arc voiding Rope packing, sheet packing Beat barriers on brazing and/or welding operations Sleeving, transits, yarn Insulation Cloth or paper Beat trap for brazing. Shielding for welding or brazing Blanket, sheet Weld barrier 7^0 03112SS5