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FILE NAME: BF Goodrich (BFG) DATE: 1939 Oct DOC#: BFG005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: National Safety Congress Conference Report 726. 2fitli hfaliouat S a ftly Cangi'tiss F ilm f a n flfauHlrys Sri* l.r jilh r r J into il rf ml* r* n n i< if S iC il& n i Stop Atpat PicfctiiKi Tan n in g a-nri l* !ji.h r r I nxlv^rrie Reellen, T i y l o t , K J , i P io b irm i In Stfarln-c B-a.ffctyi 3*3-34.!i! T aj-lo r, V , J f .j Pralilenia fn 5!ir-ifatf C)ii K lrJd UM tn *!n i* M M M . Taatllc ln<fuCry' A Hair I S *rn y T rirtn flramsrh- IM , -Ki idrift Ihe Safely riRram to (Ji-e r!a.nl KtCfl* (M ctntarii* f lt a n cjiLklr Scutari: Alfnui<&, 6?.?*69l. j m w t t 4Sf7>4i7Hi T b o rn at. *J, I . i 4$lalr flf P m ^ r ^ a t ila V A M In M Caal W W ns iforely. 44344?. Tlwnyiaon. Dr. I* W*j First Ahl Iot Onarrv Warleer* 7 M I. T o c J s : Meant- o f l*rer*ri(lnR Ptaaroon or Wood floorh InpurfoR I'rDCfcfuT to B p In *<6 -or Peltaved UIk^ b* .W M 2 i.ciW`ttEig i. M r- banta*1rent*. 4J.l-.U4 In ih f U lf nF KJtijc T a p k (H fa ifi), ?0-i- ,,iTVrrar-irnminMgs,ihPfliiuSMmBt fRa*il:roSaede-a,Ivdiifilion of `W-crhrwen, u Phi* A . U s Uae and Abiuc d T (Nrrnfor lain and Thrlr Rtlirlan Io 699U7QA U llrich , W . and Jfeydrn. V". K .s RcAurry Ccm* IruclEpn P k IiI phi-S Jf<3-$4fl, V. tlovcrnfflcntr Sr Federal DeptimtiEn Van Fhiarn, W: 'Tean^fUnilc F iy ln ^ iiiS-2JS. V a |H M a, He* H u r l. Vlel<*iyfc Cony TU I.,: Safely Feature* Prodded rjn Arrwrrcjui Merchant Vffdi< M iJ & l. V la u il EtfiK a iu ti: Vlaint R io u tio fl kh ptiltcrf to ^ S a fe ly (M ilk ), 129-132. V orallirnal KUwalloau mLurtftaa1 Ptotlcmc In Manufacturing fainiJ ^R\k i t!3;Si7. Voimehca, Hi. TS c f liliu r * 1P<J rfjnrink.llCtsai..I.o..n. * .f.r.o..n..t r I'A ^ c l Siandpuiliu--H I . JhroiitT I'Jaeenrfii, lai w W .n c b i. R n r Adm inl R. ft.l Sici| ct l.fir el Woinot* ^FtVif.'r Mtrj-lmiAldng 5 * M r . JBMflt %V*rner, L, ? ,, li.s Ek i I Saftiy tfn.lt In . ] H i* Induifry, U ? `2iB. . ,, - W tsM nji F ic Ii Ki m : T o W Ii* I E l l i n ! A i f Hie lfl- . jin irl W dm n, fl. 1- r a . l j i i i i If, 1 Poll! wmmn!UTnUi I .KffcVd.iflipiennl.ioKriM, iiO"j . 6._ Weltii/ D. a . HimJIjn* of W IHli, Weld Ip ; : Docs 00 S ilu iio l Sysreiu I I I trlf* l W.ldlPB A(fed Ib t Typt U l-Jii, BSL.el.rIVroilicmcluCa, 4li t`J5A4i,l W i'tlj*B!?^ i S . OualifimrotB ol W tK 27-fc nom__lj * f W.I Sa<flr In E liU r ic Wt Snlf.y In Hot Weldtm: rnvw a W .ldla* l u t DuUlnii S m iJu.; WJAJUig. Wli ef|pfir, C, W. 1 Air Condllleninx iml It* Rr- 1*lin 10 F l . i Control, . WhrinM. W.J StTily-- A Fe.nnib lor U tw flinf tetfixtlrhl PfOfrrf*i> 26I-ii1, Saiciv--tkc A ntKfr la CFinllinjf, 4)2.414. Waiiamij^R.^WFond SEnlKm, HfW ir ml M i l * WH.'on^ j ; c "f s .f e iy Cliirf, M V 1 . ^ W illen, L> Hot T6c Hi/c Hinfllinj' of Bcvc/ipc^ WitoA Hooka: Se Teala. , ,,,, . WrroA preMrvailveai HealjH H siird a In the Woedvrorhin# leutualty fS a w r r t . W f - f f i. W001d praafuefa In d m iry : HfallFi Ffirarffn In ilia eil), KAM. SnfEly fa th* Use 0 1 aeSro T 1V1 [F illd l), 564- Us and Atuse o f ( J it n ls r j l n o ind T i i l r Ro lotlnit la S ifrt (U hl). 71. tt'Boi SIiiik p liiJ)isou)j JflJ.fqt. U'n--m.r>ll SM.-o.JlcicfirnL. fRToldiis Oil MIchcrr, llurant. 707-7-fo. , Wflori PinnlaclM Rrotloiu U Iiiv Ih , 3 7(3. Office r i. 3.6B4. <WH- T in n ie r. V . A .r tVfiol TrnhAnA Hlrpnlrt 0 Fnclotf I nmweior R e e rffsf T.1;?*. . . . . . . T o ffh . A . S .: f t y frn ln iru ; of UiidcijBrailuilU Cfl.iillcDl Students, 292-194, 2P-Z-JS. * 7 .1-. t & NATIONAL SAFEIS CONGRESS ATUNTiC CITY OCTOBER 16-20, 1939 NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, INC. CejsyrlH II. Ctundl, 1<c. M n l i tn U. S. A. JMth MrtrJfii/ -VfTff'fy Cnuip'css cursLety crml rolling [bile, It-miirraiurcs and pressures, Sufficient tJicmirs1 thermometers a wtS as rrconlwsL tlicr niiwncters are correrlty placed anil i m ,E*u tly checked In assure dir. mxiul*naurr nI ru rrre ( temperaHires. tacit n l those CiriHt't'iitiiii operations re quires unusual care, evtrtm c accuracy c*mIjjnerl wilh artcrjualr supervision anrl jiixpeclinn to sxsurr qimlily ami safely if Hie product. Ill spile of Ike ulmosl cart, defects. in wurkniaitehip and maLnialv do occur in any manalEcinrvit artn-le. i'licsc defects tuust 1 Inund before liar HTtick leaves lire fac tory, l I i K t lw , it is necessary (u iiiiilulely hisiKci each article, diligently sea celling {or and rejecting defective mercliandise. T h e insntclors, well trainul, are paid a bonus for /riding d efrtls; liewever, as an added precaution, Ihtif lvotltniaiislnp in (urn is checked by product egualily inspector.? lo assure accuracy and cliictency. Tlie modern lire is only' one imporlant atres-siuy k r the car o f U n lay. T I ic same 1hiniginhs.Lrae.6tgilaifrtd caforer r|iUt RHlilw.vi,uitfhaer.lnsracm, e(lipereseasmtie- tiiuis. (n assure l i l t crjiisim ip iR 1 s a fe ty is a major par! n f every pi-E n f eiiuiffincm that is inanufanfnrrtf inlo cacti car. Tiros me sale anil au Liam iliiits n n 1 vafo --U the per.Nun behind tlir wheel and in coni ml cp- operates by Lhinking and d riv in g safety. Quality control work in any nmuufactLfring industry Involves two major safely funcLinns. The Brat consideration is the safety of ifie employee, lo see that Llie operator is performing Ills Joli wtlk ific maximum degree of safety lo Ltlmwlf, that the malerials lit works with, his tools or macldn.es have no apparent {uncitonal delects that may be hazardous id safely. Tite second consideralion, safeguarding Utc safely of the consumer by seeing that each uperalion is bring performed correctly, bring con stantly a let l to insure the observance of specifications in order tlial uniformly liigf| quality, safe merclmicllse is produced. Dusts in the Rubber Industry By P. A. DAVIS, M.D., F./U \H .A . Goodyear T h e fi Kubb SC Co., Akron, O . thud s m ay lie r M U r i l in two m ain grcaipr : I, Harmful'; 2, Hoi harmful nr nullnet, ' When we think ol ibis classification, we undoubtedly Hiink o l some type of pneuTticinofjoniosi, However, l believe we must util base our concepii on of duals on this hash, but attuine that aft duits are detri mental to (lie human system s i a whale whin the concentrali are Itigli enough. Wlirtkrr Hw illsaliilily is due Lo a ionic rondicioit or lu a niceltamcsl cue, of course, Jept-ncis enlirr-lj- upon the narure of the dust. T ilt conili!bus usually referred to as firing of cneclianiVal origin fall Linder (hat i-omliinm known as |irieunioniic<iiiio-.<.is with in lin o n i inh-ilivi^ioiie of i L F i l i co sis. i, Siderosis. J. A n lh ra ro sK (. Asbcjlosls, .1. O a M s . 0. t'hsiSrniis. The meilkod of contracting pitcumatioconmint U by inhalation of tlie duct; luwever, ali duels do rial cause pmurrioitocomcsfi. Tilt higher Ihe silica content o f a dust Ilie greater (he possibility of developing a fibro us awl Hit higher the percettl&ge of cryslaf content llir greater the mini ion, The diagnosis of Hie lype of pneunionocoriosis it based upon (lie following; 1. V a s t lih lu r y and o ccu p a tio n . 2. Physical exatuinalion. .1, Clinical rxitiiiiintuin of sptiUim. 4, X - r a y s o f lungs. Since we have been .studying the kings of industrial workers by x-rays, there, has dr* neloped an entity which should be termed rhp "Industrial L im e " T his ccm-diliorr. I bdiei-r, jJmuld not he Icrtned a preunvonoconicwis licrau.ee it n w h e s a certain stage, tiers nut progress any Iw ilier arid aft**1 several w cnllil In a year Improves, There arc no symptoms nor decreased rapacity ol tlie lung*. It is discoveretf only by a serin .if K-rsye taken over a period aF years. I h u fth rr .Vri'fitw il.V ? Tlie ttllttr cnnijt(itms. caused liy ijilkitfaliwts cl soluble dusts, iiiscilu Hlc, in i free from silica, and metallic dusts have to he discussed under* f.|>rciJlc condition\ for esample, lead fc 1saningr is very frequently used hy Ihe inhalation of lead dusl; urn! many iL-n.se and lluoal irnlalicjns are* rallied l>y inhalation of insoluble dusts wliune. iloliim Is siricily hieclmtiica], We llitrefore may also classify dust a s i l , l' ticutn m K jro H tcilic; 2. N d m - (n c iira o u o ro n iu lk . Some of ilio Principal dnsls nr malerlals iteti in indusiry wlikh tali under diesi lUfL'Ufattous are s frdlows : Pneumouo conto tic ; I. Silicosis (sandstone, slate Flout, fuller's tartb, S touglifon earth, infuslona! ear111, roller* stone, any oilier clay willi more than $$ of 1% silica, ground glass). 2 Ssdcrosis-- iron ores, iron oxides (at.), Iron sulphides (nat.). I,' Anthracosis--cas.1 and carbon dusts, i Asbestos'--powdered asbestos, asbeilos ore. I Cltslcodt--copper ore and copper duals, t Q n lico iii--stone dtisi s. Noo-Pnenmoc ccouioti c H a rm lu l; I. Leaddtrsts. 3. Arsenic dusts. 1 Chromium dttMs, 4. Cadmium dusts. 5. Antimony dusts, 6 Radium campuunil*. ?. AUu.ll duals, & Sulphur Justs, 9, Tellurium compounds, ft Various colored roiupnimds surh as all marine Wc, Prussian Irlne, lead chromate, etc, Son-hum Fuf but laiiunce duals; I, Soapaione with J49& nr lesa of fire silica, 1 Zinc oaidc imF sulphide. I Barium l u l i i i s l n l Piaster of Paris. it Paris wliite--whitin t. I Talc. I- lllca--may cause a mortai Irai Ir rimi Ion.. Oxide of magnesia. 4 Tliaaiutn dionirle. A* we casi sec by this classification wc l'Kf&arrly musi go hack to our original dutflcacion of harmful, and not Nsrmlulj wi l am convinced kliai white silicosis is I *x of our |iretimiiinani mudili cuts citte to silica, Llicre flru many other coitdilinus ivliicli arc produced lit the respiratoty trad which are harmful to llte hullvldimL The following arc tlie most important materials used itt [Fte. rubber industry which itre ill Fit frjrm sj f a dll*! nr powder arul In whirl! llit! iiiitrvidus.1 is exposed. They are marked Try ihe Following tellers--H , liicrniful i NH., ru>t harmful; H T, Jiam ful ami Uwtlci HP, harmful and pneitmonoeouinlir; NI IN, not harmful but * nuisance tlusi. 1. Talc capstone with of 1% or less Sitv-N rm . 2. MIrircti and potato Hour--NUN, 3. Zinc oxide--N H N --see chert x.-cay. 4. Lead oxide, metallic lead dusts, lead rInornate, and the various powdered lead compounds-- HIT. 5. Carbon Mack--N U N , 6. Rubber dust--finely divided dust I torn buffing process--NH H, Slllflliilr--H, someliutti irritates nose ami ill mat and occasionally produces a dermal I(Is. 8. Whiting-- N P . 1!, Barytes--N il. 10. Asbestine-- HP, 11. MgQ.ajul MgCGi-- NH. 12. Lllliopunc-- NHN, 13. Red lead--H T . 14. High grade clay--HP, if over pi of 1% silica and dual courtI Is over AfflWjOOl). 15. Com stated--N K N . 16. English vermilion-- HT. 1?. (rrajiltite-- NHN. 18. Oitcnnlum oxfil*-- HT. 111. Ultramarine blue-- HT, 30, Tilanox--N T. 21. Thcrtratonic blue--NTN, 22. Zinc alearalo--N HN , 23. Alumirmm-- NHN, occasionally causes a iitecEiaiiiral dermaltils and irrttatron at nmenin membranes o l nose and throat 24. Hard ruijhrr dirxl--NHN, 25. Lillie-- H csUslic. Produces dentist ilie 26. Various alkali dusts--1{ causlic, 17. Various dir iilium sad cadmium dusts -- HT. 2B. Mica -- N H -- sometimes civ s iiicrltiulcAl dermatitis. 20. Yellow aside fPeiO), PiHK. 30, lack cntMc {FriO i}, NHN. 31, (iypsiint--NHN. 32, Casein--NH, J), Wood flour.--NH. 31. Prussian lilim--IIT , .a ?rWj National Safety Congress JS. Reap prnvdcr-- irritant N H . -Some times causes dermatitis. -T6, Captax--NH, J?. Hvcriyl--Ilela Napiilylatrc--H T , rxusrs a dermatitis. j i . Snap hark--Ntf, i m i i m c i ransc">; a firilr ivjry r.a nixl rnnjnnrtivJUx. ,W, Cdlrni linl 40. lit hiirr fum'ilff--R T - ar to ropin'r Zinc am i Iciil content. 41. aulpliidc--W H N . 42. Sand--HP. 4.1. Various clays having more Ilian >4 nt 1% ol free silica^HP. 44. Antimony oxide-- H T. IS. Titanium inclde-- WH. 40. Various inorganic and organic c fieri- teal compounds, in powdered form often produce clasts during llieir use and manu facturing, Tliest nuisl be considered in dividually as to llieir industrial hazard and toxicity and are not In the scope of (His paper, 47, Wheat and poiato flour-- N H N . The following procedure will be helpful in solving your problem of dusi! 1, Make refcalal dust count of the working area at various levels. 2. Ob lain tome of Ihe dust and sen! It In the laboratory for complete analysis in cluding the determination of free SiOi. I, Examine the worker* x-rays ol Ihe rhral [or those weirkiug in pneumonoconiollc lasts, 4. Check (lie ventilation and increase il to produce norrhazardous atmospheres. A. Illffemtiale between conditions caused by volatile substances and solvent), and flio.se catijetby fusts. 6. rrcrteel the workers with proper cloth ing and protective reipiralors and masks. 7, Study Ihe particular dusts from the median leal and chemical naturr and If the cflrrtsare unknown, resort to animal experi mentation, fl U dusts ary Untie and harmful consider Lite pussjliffity of a .dull tutEon for a nonliarnrfuf silbslanre. i, Examine anil x-ray all employees who are Itelng placed on Jain where lliere is a duut hazard, They should tic examined periodically. 10. Make each dusl problem an individual one, ami in rate of xilicolic dusls, keep the count* Mow 5 hi. per rti. if., (f the Fret fviOi r* more Ifran l$E>, II. Select employees frre iron T B , clirunic bronchitis, past influenzal infectious, past pnctimanic conditions, aillmialks, and persons vfh myocardial involvements for tiiisly operations, I have loi ind Iliai there is x-ray evidence tif tiihrrcnloMs in ahnol 2 per crnl of the cm-a FhlI ont}' Yi of I per cent active and of a permanent disability. Uncomplicated prieiimnrincniiirisls o f a moderate degree is not disabling to a point nf permanent disa bility. 1 want to present fn you a case which I think is a rare one. This employee has ever worked lx any dost before hU employ ment on Ida present job. H e lias worked (or 12*4 years in aim; oxide dual and dur ing our periodic examinations in i 933 ihe x-ray picture proved very interesting. He does not have a definite pneumonocuataalt but he shows evidence ol gf&ndular fibrosis. What wilt develop fn a few more years will be shown by x-ray examination only. He has no symptoms. If this, man had been working in lead or .similar toxic dustx symptoms ol that particular substance would have been [tresent. T h e dust counts on toxic dusts musl be kept at a minimum, and much lower than that lor sifieollc dvsls, In silicotic duals the particles of ID micron lie or larger a r c ot very lillle concern, but with toxl c duils the tie ol the particles is no-l so Important as is Hte number of particles. The mailer the liarlkfes of dust the less the rale of sell ting anti Ihe greater the time ol exposure, and this is file impt tant item in toxic dusts. For example, the permissible amount of lead dust is approximately 15 mgs. per day of eight hours. There would be very little chance of any one ever developing a pneumunoconlolic condition wilh this dust count, but if 11 is rncreatocL very little there chance lor lead poisoning, and so it 1 with Ihe various toxic dusts. The question In most ol yenir minds is, "'Wlial arc you going to do about tbs conditions T* T he answer Is simple. You are going to correct them, It has bn proved many time* 111 aI U pays big financial returns, creates belter working condiliens, and the employees have a mere eflicicnf &nrt apprciai tie attitude for llir employer. It w unnecessary for rnc to consider the methods of correcting the dust problems Tor (hi* is in the realm ol the ventilation engineer, hut yin ni KM Insist that the vtn- Rnbtirr Section 64! 1 ] lilation he KiilTirir.nl (p mlucc ihe tlus.r roitnl | i certain iiiiln l imtl Im re 1 iindm allied | Hi [hat paint. f You should iicrlodiriiN y uxaniiiK '.ynur em| iftijicrs ncnirrlilw f 1 L11l- Ivjilr n f illlS Is ('*- I pnwl Ki im if pii n sujiififU im i ill r fcilO w inn n a w Jirsliili' irU irli I I i.iv l - lisiil fciv n ftw years, SDIwwix iir ijiiu jic |]iiklH--.M>r iijih u Im in- I riding x- rays. . IdkNIcnd-uBsilticsi--ouesverMy ilyl eaiirn, nw-siitlhicoxls-crayos.r noli- . Tonic duals--fo r exam ple lead., d irin n iiiiti, j MStnit, antim ony, phas-pbor*, elrem ieal Jnili, anil alkali atari uwaic ihisfs--every | amitli. I Hoifiaure. <lu[s--every t to \ '/ , years-- I 'isy* only li intflcaled. If yon find any evidence nl Irotrhle ir fs FeUrr to rnrrcrl the cause (hn 1o transfer fle employee elsewhere, Inr tills oilen isiues ifisK a lisfariio rt and suspicion. A ll var-li rauditions tints lie controlled. If ttiers Is fceperalian bel ween the medical, engineer ing and managing departments. fit most <fcirs at present all conditions caused fcy dint are ronivensabte, so it behooves iKe mpTojrtr to correct his working comUlkats U a point ai irltecli there are iw lia iard t Conclviion ll is im possible to give a detailed dcscrlp: fintt of Ml the iCtlals tired in the ruhfcr.r industry, for tfir si 11rot ir duals alone won] if reipiire a volume in flu llirm Jtisli, (nil I want you In reiircmFier lliat (litre are jirM ns ninny serious cjunlitinms wliich may devi'lup from (he inlssdaTrou ol various loxic r |lls ( s , Tltcsr miuliliuiis n rr nlU'ii mine serious Hum [inriniifinrirajiiusis and develop much faster anti in a short period of time. For "wustsnre, a iii'i srui may dcvnlu-p a (ead polsaniilK hi Iwo luorilhs Trum inhalation oi lead compelmills and il might take five to ten years lur a silicosis lo develop in lire tarat i-nviruiimeitl of silica itusl. T here are on the market today many (lire ami Eflirit'lif jirntfcfive devices such as dicinica] protective masks, dust respirators, positive pressure masks, clothing and gloves wFilch if used will give good results, fnstntrlioii (n Lire cmpInjures fry (he sirperidsifiii in regard to Iheir personal habits, (hirer instruction crsnreriiiiig the type or dust 'they arc cxpored 1u, end why they have to Lire Lite prntcclivc appliance!, will reduce 1he possibility ol any trouble In a minimum AH lahnratnry work must be done by a 1 eriirtician who has been trained In the vari ous luxirdugkaf laboratory techniques and (he inlerpretadruii must he made in ccnjuiKlkvt with 'lit past history o i the in dividual. May i say Jn conclusion that it is much more profitable to correct a dusty operation [ban (o declare it a hazard. Training Supervision in Accident Prevention By J O H N J. L O G E Employment Manager, The General T ire A Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio A* we scan the history of tire safety movement, we find (hat a great deal at unftueij has hem placed on the !oreman'* iwpoasliiilHy in aa-jdetit prevention work. Aiihwittes seem to agree that foremen iand by foremen Fs meant direct superritlon) are very largely responsible for t Ibe prevention of accidents In industry, flow do ilresc aul huritfc* arrive at their conclusions'? W hy must (he foremen aii mat the responsibility lor injuries In perr nsunder ilteir supervision? When vtc irll litre icipcrvisrirt lliat they til e ld (he responsibility for ncc I- MU occurring In [heir dcparlinerx*, we must he prepared ta state u few reasons, W e ask * foremen for a report follow fog au accident, and he baa a xight to a clear Liiidcrstaiiilng as to (lie reason why he Is called upon to explain when one oi his workers In injured. There is nothing mysterious, about the placing of respon sibility for accidents, II isn't the ease of management imposing a burden upon supervision lhat should belong elsewhere, A s .QDJi as a person is placed in a super visory capacity, a position where he has d(irlaercgtley.artesfipleonwsiobrlke farof allre-rs, he become* their conduct and