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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1968 Nov 7 DOC#: NG016 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Recommended Practice Booklet with Editing Notes A SSESS*'. ; j- H. Fay h'fji-:'.. - v;--oc J . V. Duncan1 *. , . -v' > Hayes Recooer.cBdei P ra ctice;' Booklet <2=3 , _ ., . , H w e r ic r 7, 1=63 L'*--i '1 "' " " " " I re g re t th a t I w ill be unable to attend the f i r s t re e tin p of the Acoestos-Cement P roducts A sso c ia tio n , H ealth i. S a fe ty Council on *" " *" T "oi As I un d erstan d i t , ore nf th e ite r .s or. the agenda v i l l be th " nro-o^eri b o o laet th a t Jofcns-Kanville and the f orner c o s c itte e v ise to 'p u b l i " ochhan^gnees Ct.'^?tt nayyvbeIe^o . eVuseeti ttoheyobu 0al:tletth e a che"tTMin rn*ex t*wieeevk recTchreonmcnd*^,d. changes I th in k you w ill f in d i r i l l be " jCr C07T.P. SffiST l i t l e c/ianged from "Reeomendcd H ealth and S afety P ra c tic e s " to "Recassended Practices"* . cornsirrs - Pare 2 Henoved ae ctio r. h ea d lin e "F or H e a lth 's and S a f e ty 's Sake". Cheated p p ip o iS a e S S t . " = 1= * t o i c IimODUCTICK - P?re t Did considerable rew ritin g in th is area to charge statpr.cnts which could to take S e S" ^ ^ " * - Housrr- ; i ; i:c - Vnrr >. iiave removed wording cuc;i as "excessiv e a irb o rn e d u st" an- " t i r b o - .c contam ination" - d io r.'t f e e l th a t th is wording i s necessary . S H E IK S , KA-kDLIiiG Airs STO-UCF. - Pare g . * 'n s id e ra o le re i.T itm g on th is s e c tio n -- a pain removing v o - d i- r sue1- p r - le r '5 " ' " * e i v e a irb o rn e " , " L o ^ S i S t o t " ' M i = ; ^ ^ !nen h , a l t h h" a rd a "* I th in k the re w ritte n s e c tio n s t i l l Purpose and in te n t of the booklet, but take out .the "scare" portions of the w riteup. j- ^ 36409 A. ii* Fcj* Rcccosnenced P ra c tic e s :.o o c' h o v erb rr n *c.t c rAHSiCATio:- a;:d a~ l i s - i i s . - pre 6 Kuch of t u .5 s e c tio n has fcsen r e u r s tier , alor.p 1' ' r lin e r of p re v io u sly n en tio n ec i t e n s . I f e s l th a t apain the purpose sus in t e n t i s s t i l l kc-.t as rew ritten. " ESrlRf-TOrOT EQUIPIiri - Pare 7 ' Very l i t t l e c::an(;c i:ere - j u s t removed ''Bureau o f liants approved r e s s i r a t:.: c s u ip n e n t". Do n o t f e e l i t i s n ec essary th a t th e t . S . tiirecu c f li n e s be s ta p le d o ut as the o ily approved cquipaei.t th ^ s could be uscc. lou are i.ou itin c a f e d e r a l code, you are w ritin c e. e u -p e stiv e b o o lle t f o r people in the fcuilcinp and co n stru c tio n in d u s t r ie s . Even in v r itin y c f e d e r a l cod.., th e Bureau i s n o t r.r.--,et o f f i c i a l l y -- vo o rly use the word a :-ro v e d . In co n c lu sio n , I f e ..l v ast I brae no'. c':::sn id t h e purpose and i n t e n t of viv crim inal booklet too t.ucl.. I have tr ie d to keep in r.ir.s t-.r.t i i i r c a l" a rrcor.-.cndnd p r a c tic e f e r r-,-.loyers and c.-.oloverr in the b u ilc in p nr.d co-,- r tr u c tio r . in c u s tr ie r . vhn are h rj.c lin y r.-.n r.pplyir." /.s'..nrto s-C e -.rr.t p ro. :et. . I co r o t fe .-l th a t s i r Council or th e ir.d u rtry r. ru le tr y t r v r i.v c r 'l n i V cool f o r t . c hcnelir..- of '.nbeotoo--Cenor.t p ro d u c t;. This i r hr:.::.* core , y f e d e r a l, s t a t e and so r.rtir.e s lo c a l covcrr.-.er.tr.. I he Cer.-.itVr. choula kr'r - in r l n c th a t or r e c e n t as Septsr.bcr 20, S ccm aary of Lake:- T i l l r r s V ir tr p u blished ir. t uc PVorrnl H c y io trr, proposed r u le s os* s - 'I r ty and h c s lt: stor.oos-cr f o r f e d c :\.i supply e e n tr s e tr un.d-r the ricr.--'.rn icy Pu'. l i e C --t. cl. l e t . I r e a l i s e th a t v . i s : -ary n o t apply to c o n tra c to rs in t - 'e tu il r i - .p r: t c o n s tru c tio n i n d u s t r i e s , b u t v in t I or. sn y irp i s .........th is i r a poicclLr.p t V t v i l l be f o i l one C by o th e r f e d e r a l, s t a t e kr.cf lo c -1 ro v err-.en te i r p ro :.u l---tir. h ea ltn and r ile s . stn r.d rris fo r a l l incus t r ". ' t i.atrs Attac:u.cn' ctor o i J a ft t. 3G-110 i .w COirtTliTS ErmODUCTICK...................................................... 3 H X J 3 L K rtP Ij:0 .......................... 1 sh ippin g , itA'ra u n o a::d stohagf....................................................... 5 FADUCATICti AKD APFLICATICU.................................................... 6 Rr.s?r?jaoPT KquiprT.::T................................... 7 Three n a jo r p o in ts to keep in rin d in the handling end npplyinr of w a to ria ls containing asb esto si Keep d u st to a n in im r.. ,V.ear approved r e s p ir a to r s when exposed to dusts* ,M aintain good housekeeping a t a l l t i n e s . 1 3 g -i i ; i i- - 1 DrTKOJ'j m a : The disetnrery end p ro d u ctio n of hundreds of n a tu ra l nd synthetic ra te r ia l including asbestos-eecient . products hao developed sp e cia l p ro te c tio n equipment end p r a c tic e s and should be employed by a l l in the industry* M anufacturers of asbestos-cem ent products have fo r ' years been taking p ro tectiv e erasures to elim inate t exposures to the inh alatio n of dust to i t s workers. j The h andling and a p p lic a tio n of asb esto s-c em e n t L products i s very d iv e rse and ranges free, the in - i sta lla tio n of a single piece to extensive opera- ! tie n 3 involving cu ttin g and r.achining by r.echcnicnl ! equipment. M ile care should always be ex ercised , i sp e cia l precautions are necessary vhen dusts are [ generated as the re s u lt of saving, d rillin g or other f s l a t Ta r o p e ra tio n s . R e s p ira to rs sh o u ld be wom. The A sbestos O rie n t P roducts A sso c ia tio n rc c o m 'r.d s i the follow ing p rac tice s fo r h an d in g and applying asbestos-cor.cnt products in the building end con- 1 stru ctio n in d u strie o . C ontractors and ap p licato rs ' are urged to study these reen-nended p ra c tic e s ! c a r e f u lly and to see th a t th ey a re o bserved by a l l | workers handling asbestos-cem ent m a te ria ls. I t i s [' in b e s t in te r e s t of both employer and erp lcy er to see th a t t i l sa fe ty reg u latio n s and p ra c tic e s ere s t r i c t l y observed and enforced. | -> | 36123 I{ 3J : P>T C l KEC?r:^r.D m cT icrs I ! [\ PCR KfvrDLTXi! f A.VD A.PPUU1C- i 1!L- EUIUIND A.i.' cc, .s:.';;c:io:: L'X 'JST.-.ITS I l{1 P repared by *s"~s?os CT'rir. p.-:orvc?r. adt-u c i-,.7: : v Il 3 G -1 \ i H0U5rETpr:G An o rg an ised Housekeeping prograr. should he R d n tain ed in e l l areas arc on n il operations a t a ll tines. A r jjo r source of dust is ire s loose n aterialr., scrap and debris d istrib u te d throughout the jo b a re a and d is in te g r a te d by tr a n p lin g or., runninc e v e r , e t c . Much o f i t can be c li:j.n s te d by e x o rc isin g tan p l e pood housekeeping p r a c tic e s . S p ecific standards and p ra c tic e s designed fo r providing s a fe , d e a n and o rd erly working con d itio n s 6hould be d e fin e d . ' ' E ffic ie n t supervisory control, planning of system atic cleaning plus day to day follow-up are the basic requirem ents fo r dust control one in ju ry prevention. 36-114 h/.;:b l i;:s ;.:;d stowc>; Under normal c o n d itio n s , u n it lo a d k--ndiing and storage of asbestos-ce-icnt products including roofing and Biding iin g le s , f l a t and corrugated sh eets, asbestos-cem ent p ip s, e tc . choulu present no problems i f the en fety p ra c tic e s ar.a re g u la tio n s are observed and enforced. When h andling in d iv id u a l p ie c e s o f f l a t and corrugated asbestos sh e ets, care should be taken vhen placin g one sh e et on top o f the o th e r to avoid creatin g dust end breakage. I f breakage of anbestos-ccr.cnt products occurs, broken p ie c e s of n a t e r i a l should be clean ed uo and disposed of to av o id d is in te g r a tio n bv trcr.pling on, running ever, e tc . Handling and storage of bags containing asbestos f ib e r , cements, e tc . p resen t no problem, provid ing bags a re unopened ond n e t broken. Open or broker, bags should be repacked, rc o c c lr d o r d i s carded to prevent cast d istrib u tio n throughout vorking a r e a s . S p illa g e should be cleaned up ic n e d ia tc ly . -5- 3G-115 FAhKICATlg: AVD AP. UC/TIQi Vhsn noriTif ea b esto s-cerie n t products to imn f r a th e f a b r ic a tio n s i t e , in d iv id u a l p ie c e s orf r-.-a should be handled w ith care to av o id breakage one d u st. " F a b ric a tio n o f a s b e sto s--cerennt p ro d u cts in v o lv in g c u ttin g , d r i l l i r c , Bavir.r, e t c . , should be cone in a Banner th a t w ill n in ird a e d u s t. The use of proper r.ethods, to o ls and equipment w ill co n trib u te considerably toward dust ab ater.m t. tben c u ttin g , d r i l l i n g , saw inc, e i e . an a rep eated hosic w ith power equipment, r.echnniecl d u st c o lle c tin c oysteos n aeq u atcly d e s ifn re to remove d u st free, the source should be used. In confined spaces lach i;:r exhaust equipment r e s p ira to rs should be worn. Never ex h a u st equipment o r are a s in to o th e r work areas. Provide w aste co n ta in e rs a t a l l f a b r ic c t: cu and a p p lic a tio n a r e a s . Diepc3p o f unusable r a t r r i d iim e o io te ly . Keep f lo o r s and su rfa c e s c le m . D ust and s t a l l p a r t i c l e s cre ate d during fabrc.-`tio n end e p p lic a tio n should be cleaned u p . Vacuun equipoent is recctner.dcd fo r th is cleaning. If vacuus, equipment cannot be used, wet down w aste t n t e r i a l before sweeping and ahovclinp. R espira to r s should be worn d u rin g a l l d r s n - u p operatic;:;-.. 3 611G -i-  kkspir/.tory r e r r p y n r r Only epproved r e s p ir a to r y equipment i s ro o c r-- ^ fo m en t c r r ic ie n c >' " e f f e c tiv e n e s s o f "t^~s U QSpendEnt u? 3n P p e r c a r e , c le a n in ' Me 3 ttaat_hBlhi cwd "^to ;in suAre8ytEhtaert'a tthi cis Piroeceddounree. ei-.ould ^ ' SiiiSa'gST1r" pir"tey " =* ,U! ? America S tan d ard s I n s t i t u t 10 E a st UOUi S t . Hew f o rk , I . . . io c i6 American I n d u s tr ia l Kyri cnc A uoain 12J Provost * r-et r a i t , Mich ip as 1.2:27 c U. S. Department of th e I n t e r i o r Bureau of Hines n in e te e n th and E St: e c ts , h <. W ashington, D. C. 3G 1 4 1 --t1 -7*