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inter office memo TENNECO CHEMICALS, INC.
To J. T. Sweeney
At Flemington
From
D, Bord
At Flemington
Subject VCM Control Report for the Period: 12/15/79 to 12/21/79
Date January 23, 1980
Copy to
W. R. Fogelsanger D. M. Hershkowitz F. W. Kanzler F. S. Klopp
R. A. Loj ewski S. P. Robbins* M. K. Rosen C. F. Rothenbeck G. I. Rozand P. D. Ruane P. R. Scarito
D. 1. Scofield
J. T. Sweeney M. E. Wagshul
liable II Only
Area
VCM Average Level
% 1 ppm
Number ^100 ppm
Reactor Building
1.2
3.6
5
Recovery Comp. Room
4.2
9.8
27
General Area
0.1
0.5
0
Pilot Plant
<0.1
0.1
0
Parshall Flume
0.1
1.3
0
A reactor gasket leak and the dismantling of a recovery line were the causes of the 1.2 ppm Reactor Building average.
Bendix TWA Analysis:
The computer TWA values for the Utility Operators were above 1.0 ppm. This classification was pro tected by the use of breathing air.
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INTER-OFFICE MEMO TEMMEGO CHEMICALS, IMG
To W. D. Bord
At Flemington
From P. D. Ruane
At Flemington
Subject VCM Control Report for the Period: 12/15/79 to 12/21/79
Date January 23, 1980
PV TO
W. R. Fogelsanger D. M. Hershkowitz F. W. Kanzler F. S. Klopp R. A. Lojewski S. P. Robbins* M. K, Rosen C. F. Rothenbeck G. I. Rozand P. R. Scarito D. I. Scofield J. T. Sweeney M. E. Wagshul
*Table II Only
Attached is a summary of the Flemington Plant VCM levels as determined by the Computerized Area Monitoring System for the week of December 15, 1979 to December 21, 1979.
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TABLE I
AREA MONITORING SYSTEM - FLEMINGTON
Weekly Summary
Period: 12/15/79 to 12/21/79
Number of Readings & Percentages
Area Reactor Building
AVERAGE PPM,VCM
1.2
Total Samples
4,992
^1 N%
184 3.6
>5 N%
132 2.6
^25 N%
50 1.0
7*100 "N %
5 0.1
Recovery Comp. Room 4.2
768
75 9.8
71 9.2 58
7.6 27
3.5
General Area Pilot Plant
0.1 <0.1
3,840 3,072
21 0.5 4 0.1
19 0.5 1 1 0.03 0
0.03 0
0 0
0 0
Parshall Flume
0.1
384 5 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0
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FLEMINGTON TIME-WEIGHTED EXPOSURE AVERAGES
CALCULATED FROM BENDIX MONITORING DATA
18/15/79 TO 12/81/79
JOB CLASSIFICATION
TWA
TABLE II
POLYFOPMAN V AIR POLYFORMAN WO AIR SHIFT FORMAN W AIR SHIFT FORMAN WO AIR relief Foreman w air RELIEF FOREMAN WO AIR REACTOR OPER-CHRG W AIR REACTOR OPER-CHRG WO AIR REACTOR OPER-DUMPG W AIR REACTOR OPER-DUMPG WO AIR REACTOR OPER-RELIEF W AIR REACTOR OPER-RELIEF WO AIR UTILITY OPER W AIR UTILITY OPER WO AIR DRYER OPER WAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR WAREHOUSEMAN-BAGGER RELIEF OPER W AIR RELIEF OPER WO AIR
MAINTENANCE FORMAN MECHANIC SHIFT MECHANIC DAY BOILER OPER MAINTENANCE CLERK EFFLUENT MAN W AIR EFFLUENT MAN WO AIR QC TECHNICIAN QC SUPERVISOR
GROUP LEADER ENGINEER TECHNOLOGIST TECHNICIAN W AIR TECHNICIAN WO AIR MAINT TECHNICIAN
RESIN PLANT
GENERAL AREA PILOT PLANT
.1 .2 .1 .2 ..l . 3. .1 .1 .1 .5 .1 .5 .1 1.3 .0 .1 .1 .| .|
.1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .2 .2 .1 .1
.3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .0
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