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SAF E TY COMMITTEE
O. B . L e w i s
CHAIRMAN
Et i i y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n
Gi i r y s l k k B i u e d i x o
405 Le x i n g t o n Av e n u k
X e w Yo r k
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D r . W illa r d F . Machle K e tte r in g Lab ora tory o f Ap p lied P n ysio lo gy Co lle ge o f M ed icin e Seen Aven u e C in cin n a t i, Oh io.
Dear D r. M ach le:
We now h a ve s e v e r a l t h o u s a n d c o p ie s o f t h e J o b b e r I n fo r m a t io n
R ep o r ts g iv in g u s some in fo r m a t io n on th e number and c a p a c it y o f le a d e d
g a s o li n e s t o r a g e t a n k s . I t i s d i f f i c u l t fo r t h e men t o make t h e s e r e p o r t s
out s a t i s f a c t o r i l y n ot kn owin g e x a c t ly th e n a tu r e o f th e p rob lem and what
in fo r m a tio n is d e s ir e d .
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I n ote in go in g through th ese t h a t co n s id e r a b le co n fu sio n exi s t s a s t o wh at i s c o n s id e r e d c le a n in g o f t h e s e t a n k s . In some c a s e s t h e y a r e n e ve r cle a n e d ; in some ca s e s t h e y a r e r e p o r t e d t o b e cle a n e d a t in t e r v a ls ; in oth er ca ses the w a ter is rep o r ted to be d ra in ed and oth er gen er a l sta tem en ts a r e made.
I f we a r e t o g e t s p e c i f i c in fo r m a t io n w h ich w o u ld seem t o b e n e cessa r y fo r an y co m p ila tio n in the s t r ik in g of a ver a ges a t a la t e r d a te, i t wou ld seem n e c e s s a r y t o a s k more s p e c i fi c q u e s t io n s o f ou r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . I am a t t a c h i n g h e r e t o a r o u gh o u t l i n e o f wh at in fo r m a t io n w o u ld seem d e s i r a b l e . N a t u r a l l y , we s h o u ld e n d e a vo r t o c u t t h i s down t o t h e fe w e s t p o s s i b l e q u e s t i o n s . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e r e m ay b e s o m e t h in g we h ave o ve r lo o k e d wh ich you f e e l sh ou ld be in clu d e d o r a g a in yo u r a n a ly t ic a l w o r k on s a m p le s a lr e a d y t a k e n m ay i n d i c a t e t h a t we ca n d is r e g a r d t h i s p a r t o f the program .
I would a p p r e c ia t e h a vin g yo u r a d vice on t h is m a t t e r .
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INFORMATION OF J OBBER STORAGE TANK CLEANING-
.1 Tan ks h a ve n e v e r b e e n c le a n e d an d no c le a n i n g i s c o n t e m p la t e d .
A. Are tan ks un der or above ground su r fa ce ? B . Bo t h e y h a ve a m a n h ole o r some w a y o f e n t e r in g ? C. Do t h e y h a ve a n y b o t t o m p lu g s o r o u t l e t s , o t h e r t h a n d is c h a r g e o u t l e t ? D. How lo n g u s e d in le a d e d g a s o li n e s t o r a g e ?
.2 Tan ks a r e d r a in e d o f w a t e r b o t t o m a t i n t e r v a l s .
A. D is p o s it io n o f w a ter a ft e r rem oval. B. I s a n y s lu d ge rem oved w it h d r a in in g s . C. How lo n g u s e d in le a d e d g a s o li n e s t o r a g e ?
.3 Tan ks a r e c le a n e d - w a t e r , s c a l e , an d s lu d g e r em oved .
A. Method o f cle a n in g - how lon g is ta n k steam ed b e fo r e i t is e n t e r e d . Br u sh ed and. s cr a p e d b y h an d - h o sed ou t w it h h ig h pressure hose.
B. In what s t a t e is s c a le and slu d ge rem oved - wet o r d r y? C. Equipm en t u sed :
I s m ask u sed - i f so , what typ e? - Gloves u sed - what kin d ? Rubber, le a th e r or can vas, etc? Sp e cia l clo th in g ~ is th is used? D. What d i s p o s i t i o n made o f s lu d g e an d s c a le a f t e r r e m o va l fr o m t a n k ?
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