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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1974 Feb 25 DOC#: RTV 189 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: J-M Memo RE Vacuums for Cleaning Talc Dust from Employee Clothing %*&r ' i SUBJECT. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT .T OiHt Ni N SO--MI V i A I N Y i L i l .j J LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA VACUUMS FOR CLEANING TALC DUST ___ FROM EMPLOYEES CLOTHING p*k? i D..e_ _ - - J E k - 2 5 * J m 7?kX<#3XS>vJMw I , PROJECT It is proposed to "purchase three commercial vacuums for cleaning TALC dust from employees clothing. II. PRESENT FACILITIES Personnel have been using compressed a i r from an a i r gun to blow dust off clothing. This c re at e s air-borne dust within the plant and should be d i s continued. The proceed tire of blowing o f f clothing with compressed a i r is against safety and health regulations and must be discontinued, . . . I I I . ' PROPOSED FACILITIES I t was proposed th a t a blow o f f booth and bag house with adequate suction be in s t a l l e d . The cost estimated by Lompoc are as follows; Cost personnel blow o f f booth: M at e ria l.................................. . ........600.00 Labor........................ ....................... 2100.00 Cost to purchase 2500'CFM bag house: Tax A f r e i g h t included -$3000.00 Cost of Vacuum System:.................. .................. ............. ...500.00 TOTAL C O S T : . . . . , ; , . . . . . ' ................ ......... ......................... ......... ... $ 6 B O 0 I n s ta ll a ti o n of the bag house, e l e c t r i c a l , and piping from booth to ban house would' have to. be added to this.cost-and-would bring the t o t a l , t o over $7000-00. Rather than.go to the expense of a blow p f f booth and bag house i t isproposed to purchase three commercial type vacuums and have the personnel vacuum the dust o f f t h e i r cl oth ing . The vacuums would be positioned a t the West end of the loading dock next to the time clock are a. v t With three uni ts operation the men would not have to wait more than a few. minutes to clean the dust from th e i r clothing. The three indu strial type vacuums would serve a dual purpose in th a t they could be used for other small vacuum jobs around the plant, such as; 1. Clean dusty units before shipping. jjv PaKPARED c r ,, .<5LiS' 0. B. TASH /R E Q U E S T E D Fty CRMC-IIT-TALC-000254 D. B. TASH____ - . A P P R O V E D - pi V. - ' ; \ VACUUMS'FOR CLEANING TA1X DUST FROM-EMPLOYEES CLOTHING - Fane 2 III,' PROPOSED FACILITIES (cont'd) . . 2.. Vacuum small areas in plant and surroundinns tha t normally are brushed off causlnq air-borne dust. ' IV. ESTIMATED COST ITEM N0.: DESCRIPTION COST 1 Kent Vacuum 16 Cal v/ith accessories $ 454.00 2 . Pullman Vacuum 20 Cal with accessories ,405.00 (dry pickup only ) , . 3. Pullman Vacuum 20 Gal. with accessories 435,00 (wet and dry pickup) 4 Sales Tax 64.70 5 ' _ Contingency 10% ' 129.40 TOTAL $1483.00 V. - CALCULATION OF SAVINGS None, except that the blow off booth and bap house system would cost an extimated $7000.00 plus where as t h i s system cost is l e s s than $1500.00, VI. BENEFITS. ' Provide a system for cleaning TALC dust off clothino tha t is safe and will pass regulations. Also to curtail air-borne dust within the plant. I t . will add additional equipment for plant housekeeping and provide equinment to vacuum dust from units tha t are excessivley dusty. Hf i m S&i i - ... CRMC-HT -TALC-000255