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FILE NAME: JC DATE: 1978 July 28 DOC#: JC046 D O C U M E N T D E SC R IP T IO N : Air Quality Assessm ent Report - Ontario um ano Ministry of Labour l.S.B. File He.: O.H.B. File No.: 08178CE0B A.Q.A. No.: 791 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH BRANCH AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT Date: From: July 28, 1978 R. Sinson Plant: Crane Packing Company Limited Address: 423 Green Road Stoney Creek, Ontario Requested by: Mr. J. Toth - O.H.B. Date of Request: March 7, 1978 Accompanied by:Mr. F. Magee - I.S.O. Mr. D. Murray - O.H.B. Date of Visit: April 10, 1978 Contacts: Mr. R.A. Mellikow - Plant Superintendent Copies to: Dr, G. Debow Mr. J. McNair (3) \* Dr. J.J. Vlngilis (2) Mr. H. Todd Mr. K. Elguindi Hazard: Lead and Asbestos Mr. S. Morton (2) Mr. R. Mellikow Mr. J. Toth Abstract: Personal and area samples were taken in the above plant and the attached tables list their locations and results. The air samples for lead and asbestos were collected on millipore filters, 0.8 micron pore size and using Bendix pumps at an air flow rate of 2.0 liters per minute. Observations It was observed that blue asbestos was being used by the company at the time of sampling. RS/ep R. Sinson JUL S i WS Creane Packing Company Limited T 2r Personal Sampling Name and Job Description O ' ! > C > CS * \ ) i s.M cutting gasket machine operator No, 5 Punch press operator No. 3 Punch press operator No. 4 Punch press operator Braiding Machine operator Area Sampling Location Background, lead mixing machine Background, punch press machines, central Sampling Time and Volume Minutes Liters 159 318 157 314 154 308 280 560 150 300 144 288 144 288 July 28, 1978 LEAD Sample Content Micrograms mg/m3 of Air <1.0 1.2 <1.0 <1.0 1.2 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <1.0 1.8 <0.01 0.01 Crane Packing Company Limited r 3r July 28, 1978 Personal Sampling Name and Job Description Sampling Time and Volume Minutes Liters c ) c $.1 4, 3| } cutting gasket machine operator 90 180 Braiding machine operator 90 180 Lathe machine operator 90 180 Machinist and Teflon envelope table operator 90 180 Asbestos Fibers greater than 5 micrometers in length per cc of air 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 nn nn nn oo A