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FILE NAME: Kent (KNT) DATE: 1952 Oct 29 DOC#: KNT007 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE H. & V. Specialties Company, West Groton, Mass Os to b ar 29. 1952 To; fr o c J Subject: Porsaos In lar r i eved: of r i a l t: Dr. Xc3* k r . 3 a rle y and Mr. Cotroroni H asd T S p e c ia lt ie s Ctnspany, * e s t uto to n , X a ss. K r. 7 . C . Sigmon, Isoloyn en t Macrgsr Xr. X. O'AUer, 7r w .t a O ctober 27, 1952 Acconroj*_niad bjr In sp e cto r 3dv&rd J . Machan, o f the D iv is io n o f Indat r ia l 3 a fe ty , r i a l t vas nade to th is p la n t to Talaste tha dnt hasnrd dar a loped d a r in g tha p i a t la g nd c a r d in g o f a c o tto n and. abastoa aixtu re. Thia operatic*. hat been at th i p la n t tin ea -ana 1952. Tha and product 1 to ba usad In tha nram factur# 0f c ig a r e t t e f i l t e r . C o tto n in lapped fo r * ia r e c e iv e d in 35 pound r o ll and are p laced near tha apron o f the p ic k e r -b le n d in g Machine.. A 20 pound bag o f prooaaaad aabeatoa la p laced on tha c a r e r o f the apron. Tha bag ia l i t and tha a*betos ia fad by hand on to tha co tto n lap bein g fe d in to tha n ic ta x --b len d er. Tha a ix tn r e o o n alata o f 30|i asbaatoa and 70^ c o tto n . A fte r p a s s in g through tha b la n d e r, tha d isch arge ia in ta a box tr a c k . Tha i t a e a n ta r la l ia fad through tha nachina Again bat la 1 loved to discharge d ir e c t ly onta tha f l o o r . T h is *atau -ial ia swept in to a sto ra ge b in o r in some cases aoaw a t the M a te r ia l la fed in ta a box truck as needed. Tha blended m a teria l ia taken by h o is t to the second floes* and fad through ea t to * jrrding w e i i a . At the t>0cn--o f f ecd tha cajrd*d Wit ri.'tl -ITT - : onato tfc t prtp-rr ; ;i:. . *.b > 21 - -- . .. Tha d u s t ie s t o p e r a tic* in v o lv e s tha fe e d in g and i la charge o f tha p ic k e r--b len d in g n a c h lc s . Qsa man u s u a lly epexniee th is a china b u t la o c c a s io n a lly helped by one ether aeeplayee. Thera are a to t a l o f 9 man d u rin g three s h i f t s , fo r tha c o a o le te o p e r a tio n . Tha explore# at tha faad cad a t tha d isch a rge and o f the p ic k a x -b le n d e r era provided v it h amd vara v e e r in g nnsppm red K x r tia d s la typ e gase Masks. The p ia k a r -b le n d a r la la c a t a d w ith in a p h y s ic a lly separated roan which 1 35 f t . iq a g . 12 f t . v id e , and t f t . 3 1*. h ig h . Thera are two 8 f t . b y 7 f t . antm naae which e ra n ot p resid ed w ith doers, a r e la ana window 3 f t . by 2 f t . 8 i a . Tha e y lin d e x o f tha blander la .. oxhattat t c a t H a t e d . The bag e e lle n t a r s era learnt ad v i th in the r o c * end -fH *. " I * 4; , * * I f i r e o ix o n ls ta d . She e p c x a t l a n e f the p lc k a r - lendar generate acoaaaidarabla dost la tho working ataeaphaxa o f th is s r os e . . lawer eT. the M a jo r ity e f tho p a r t i * l e a * r e la r g e fib e r s ead are n et - 3- b elia ra d to be paihoL&gieally lg n ifle a n t. I f the raptratory protection la not worn the dust aamaee ir r it a t io n o f the naaa and throat. There a re 2 c a r d in g m achine lo c a t e d on th a *eoand f l o o r , o n ly on o f w hich la b e in g used fa r tha aabeatos co tto n m ixtu re. Tha arlooe worker r o lle , e t c ., ara co t; ad . 3xhaU *t r e n tlis te d a lo t type hoodm ara lo c a t e d a t th o s e p o ln t a whara th a g r a a t a t aaount o f dnat la fe n a ra ta d . Th* c o lle c to r fo r th ia tj-atea aon*it of 2 cotton. tags w it h in tha r o o * a r a . Tha rrn.no.* ta d n tr Ir o n t h is - i ~o * roc ireVila;<*d. d a e v a lu a t io n v s * and# o f tha d n at oono e n t r a t i cm in th a w o rk in g atsoarphare a t tha p ic k e r --b le n d in g and c a r d in a a c h in . Tha Mi. M id*t_ Lap lo g e r Tlaakx were need, and r e m it are tab u lated b elo w . Smania l o , ____ 1 3 2 A. 5 S liht 10 a i o . 52 me a 10 min. 30 a c. 10 a l a . SO a c . 10 min. 37 M . 10 n ln . 49 4M. 16 m ia. 30 eao. in AaalJTll Tnblg M arcita -^JSISS Id e n tic a *111' cu o f O p a rato r1 rpasur# i# *d lu g p ick a r-b l n d r lecond run a a ta r la i O p arato r** axpoture, 41chiorga nd o f an ch in a, aacond rea m atarlai OperAtor* ixowrar feadlng blandar, fix t rua 'm aterial Oparator** xpoeura diacharg* ad of machina, f i r s t rua a a ta rla l damerai a i r eide aad fro n t e f Breaker card f i San erai a i r t a k e - ff end and Ida o f T in leh er card f i (JlSBZSTOS Si- CCT7C3) > < / u u l to f t . r.f 6 .5 8 .3 9 .3 1 1 .0 6.3 f '^ U 7 3 .5 -- Mariaea* i U o v r b l s 0 orm trs tio n a * x in a i r la givau. a 5 a i U i a a p a r t i o le par cubia fo o t o f a i r . So-rerr, a ln ca thare la o n ly 30^ mabeatoe l a tha a ix tn r a , uaing tha t u < r * cn ta g ** va da in tha evaloatlom o f tha ataxiam* allowmhla c o o c a n t r a t lo a fa r fr e a i l i c e , va a rr iv a e t a fig u ra * f 15 m illio a p a r tic i p e r cu b ia fo o t a f a i r . Tharafcrra, tha aberra raau .lt In d ic a ta th a t I f our aujcp\im 1 T a l l i th a c o a c a n tr a tlo n o f th a dnat la a o t x o e a slv e . i a In d lcatad aberra, tha m a jo r ity * f th a oepaaded duat la ad* un o f l a r g a flb a r p a r t ic i and eould n ot ha plekad up by tha Mldgat Im piagar flam b a. Sha aathod of ils a h a r g a o f tha u t a r l a l s fro a tha piekmr.bleader ani tha rahandling e f tha hlandad m aterial* le not ta tlr e ly e a tla fM to r / and ra e u lta in eo aaid rrab le d lroereioa e f tha dnat. - 3- l a T i w o f tha abora a o o d ltlo a s , Ida fo lla w ln c raoc*a*ftdjit iooa arm b a in g s u b a itta d : 1 . Rmnloyaaa engaged la the o p e ratio n o f thm p ic h a r-b len d in g machine should be prurrided w ith and req u ired to vaar approrad Type 1 respir* *ars. 2. The i o .it c o l l e c t o r s edould da e n c lo s e d and the d i e d 4 a ir doald be to tha o u ts id e o f th* r i a n t . 3 . O oasidaTsticn should ba giY ea to a ohaac* ^ apaxatioa lflT o lr ia c tha p neu m atically coaTay la g of tha m a te ria l from the p ic d in g hlen din g operation to second floor' storage b ia s . 4 . P ro v isio n adoo ld ha Bad* to penal t tha en trance o f nafca-up a i r 4 la to tha O arding Room. r> 3 . A fan cap ab le o f ex h au stin g 8000 o f * ( 24 l a . p r o p e lle r fa n o p e ra tin g at 1750 rpa) should be p la ce d in the v tn lo v ia the Pinxer Hoorn. X s u it a b le c o lle c t o r ld o n ld be prorided. fo r t h is u n i t . 6 . Aa tada t r i a l t cuu* c le a n e r lh o o ld ba used te ramose tha a ttie d dust oa tha f lo o r s , m achine, orardaed baama, end tr u s s e s . There sh ou ld ba a r e g u la r ol#ma-ap a t fra q u an t in te x -r a la . 7 . A a ed le al o o n tro l program should ba In s titu te d . la cd employee la th is operation should ba g ir a a a p h y s ic a l exam ination in dladin g an X -r y of tha o h aat. The exam in ation and X -r a y should ba rep a atsd at ... la ast annually.