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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1984 Oct 1 DOC#: FD234 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Industrial Hygiene Survey of Asbestos Fiber Exposure at Conveyor Loading of Brake Assembly Inter Office P*ronnol and Orpanliatlon Staff Mr. E. C. Koops Manager Sterling Plant ce R. 0. Byrom V. P. Goodman, M.D. R. H ric L. C. Ruthenberg 1 October 1984 J. F. Tragie . Subject: INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SURVEY OF ASBESTOS FIBER EXPOSURE AT CONVEYOR LOADING OF BRAKE ASSEMBLY At the request o f R. B r r ^ ^ J e ^ o v f e lx o o s S r e 't o ^ S r t ^ ^ 'llb e r t o r 'f lb e r s scheduled a survey to determine employ*8* *P* n On the day the survey was at the brake assembly conveyor loading J J ! JJ-JJv o rs was operating. Personal to be conducted neither of t h e f Q two emDi 0yees who were placing the bbrraekaethainsgsezmobneliessamonptloesthweereaxle d ir e c tly from t n e ir ^sm1p^S^ cjhar1tfotnSe.xpoAsunraelys1s of these samples collected to represent the ^ p oye f u n g m1cromete rs indicated they were exposed to Us* than ^ / 1c^ nt ra? 1on 1t well below a ll s y s t is p * - . 5 c ^ t i . AIthough s ir s.apl1n, asbestos fib e rs are present TM the <i.rdboerd R . S u e r t io # o f p articu late knowledge^the^bes^contro^of^asbesto^ls^t^eventua? co^Iete removal or absolute containment. s a ifiiiia s 's s s s ; a s " r ^ n s w "-' employee asbestos exposure: su p p lie r should vacuum assemblies before packaging. 2. Return .11 cardboard scparators to the s u p p lie r ^ " ^ 0/ ' " a s s i e s i,.,e been renoved. This p ractice p o te n tia lly exposes others to asbestos fib e rs . 014007 Mr. E. C. Koops - 2 - 1 October 1984 3. Clean flo o r area every day where the assemblies are loaded with a damp mop or a vacuum equipped with a'HEPA f i l t e r . 4. Immediately clean the guard above the conveyor and the conveyor' s fix tu re s with an approved asbestos vacuum or by wet methods. Repeat the cleaning as necessary to prevent fib e r and p a rticu la te buildup. 5. Provide respiratory protection fo r employees 1f they wish to wear it . Respirators such as 3M's 9920 are adequate based on the re su lts of these a ir monitoring data. I f employees opt to wear re sp ira to rs, they need to ' be trained in th e ir use and care and m edically evaluated fo r th e ir fitn e s s to wear them. 6. Provide coveralls to employees performing th is operation. The coveralls are to be le f t at work fo r laundering each day. The laundry must be n o tifie d that the co veralls may contain asbestos fib e rs . See Attachment II. The re su lts of th is In d u stria l hygiene survey should be shared with employees, supervisors, and the UAW Health and Safety Representative. I f you have any questions, contact us on 59-46955. ' Pb Attachments I ______ rial Hygienist In du strial Hygiene Section Environmental Health A ffa irs Employee Health Services 014008