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Inter Office Personnel and Organization Staff July 9, 1980 Mr* Arthur S* Tobiaesen Environmental and Safety Manager Troy Traotor General Office Subject! Parte Labeling for Asbestos-Containing Clutch Plates The enclosed plastic bag is used to package small tractor dutch plates* Previous compositional analysis indicated that dust from these clutch plateb contained 14 - 15 peroent ohrysotile; a fora of asbestos* Appropriate warning should be given to ubbts whether they are Ford employes or members of the general public (refer to attached OSHA excerpt)* Please advise of any revisions or modifications you recommend. Jb Enclosures Mark R. Francis, Industrial Hygienist Industrial Hygiene & Toxicology Department Employs Health Servioes SCF-FORD-2067 &0D7 09S5 PRODUCED BY FORD Tractor Parts 202227 2 PCS. PRODUCED BY FORD 5 p Title 29--lobar section, samples shall be of such fre quency and pattern as to represent with reasonable accuracy the levels of exposure of employees. In no case shall the sampling be done at Intervals greater than 0 months for employees whose exposure to asbestos may rea sonably be foreseen to exceed the limits prescribed by paragraph (b> of this section. O) Environmental monitoring--(I) temples shall be collected from areas 3f a work environment which are rep resentative of the airborne concentra tions of asbestos fibers which may reach the breathing tone of employ- v Samples shall be collected on a -mbrane filter of 0.8 micrometer po- -osity mounted in an open-face filter noldcr. Samples shall be taken for thr ictermination of the 8-hour timefrighted average airborne concentreions and of the ceiling concentrations if asbestos fibers. (ill Sampling frequency and pof- emf. After the initial determinations *eQuircd by paragraph (f)(1) of this icctlon, samples shall be of auch fre quency and pattern as to represent kith reasonable accuracy the levels of .-xposure of the employees. In no case ;hatl sampling be at intervals greater han 6 months for employees whose xposurcs to asbestos may reasonably ic foreseen to exceed the exposure imits prescribed In paragraph (b) of his section. (4> employee observation of monfonnp. Affected employees, or their epresentatlves. shall be given a res- enable opportunity to observe any nonltoring required by this paragraph ind shall have access to the records hereof. (g) Caution itpiti and labels. (1> Toulton signs. (i> Potting. Caution Igns shall be provided and displayed .t each location where airborne conentrations of asbestos fibers may be - excess of the exposure limits pre- ibed in paragraph (bl of this srr.^n. Signs shall be posted at such a dstanee from such a location so that employee may read the signs and ake necessary protective steps before ntcring the area marked by the signs Ugns shall be posted at all approaches Diopter XVII--Occwpotlenol Sofety and Health Administration 1910.1001 to areas containing excessive concen trations of airborne asbestos fibers. (ill Sign spectflcftflons. The warning signs required by paragraph (gXlXi) oi this section shall conform to the re quirements of 20" x 14" vertical formal signs specified In 118)0.145(0X4), and to this subdivi sion. The signs shall display the fol lowing legend In the lower panel, with letter sires and styles of a visibility at least equal to that specified in this subdivision. Ueent Polo lion febntot.................................. 1 6n6*rlf. Oothlc or Block hun Hu*rd..................... i Bans Brrlf. OotMr or Block. Avoid Brrothlns Dim............ ,, w Oothlr. Wrkr AmIkikU Protrrlitr Coiiipmi-nt h - Oothlc. I hi Not Itrmaln In Arr* < Oothlc Unlri* Your Work Rrguim Hmthlnt Axbnloa Dimi Mir 14 point Oothlc. Hr llturdom 10 Yout llrklth Spacing between lines shall be at least equal to the height of the upper of any two lines. (2) Caution labels--ill Labeling. Cau tion labels shall be affixed to all raw maicrlals, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, and other products containing asbestos fibers, or to their containers, except that n label Is required where asbestos fibers have been modified by a bonding agent, costing, binder, or other material so that during any rea sonably foreseeable use. handling, storage, disposal, processing, or trans portation. no airborne concentrations ol asbestos fibers in excess of the ex posure limits prescribed in paragraph <bi of this section will be released. til) Label specifications. The caution labels required by paragraph (g)(2)(l> ol this section shall be printed In let ters of sufficient sise and contrast as to be readily visible and legible. The label shall slate: Cadtiok Contains Asbestos Fibers Avoid Creatlns Dust brnthln* Asbestos Dust May Cause Serious Bodily Hsrm (h) Housekeeping--(I) Cleaning. All external surfaces in any place of em ployment shall be maintained free of accumulations of asbestos fibers If. with their dispersion, there would be an excessive concentration. (2) Waste disposal Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equip ment. and asbestos-contaminated clothing, consigned for disposal, which may produce in any reasonably fore* seenble use, handling, storage, process ing. disposal, or transportation air borne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits pre scribed In paragraph <b> of this section shall be collected and disposed of in sealed Impermeable bags, or other closed, impermeable containers. (1) Recordkeeping--III Exposure rec ords. Every employer shall maintain records of any persona] or environ mental monitoring required by tills section. Records shall be maintained for a period of at least.20 years and shall be made available upon request to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and to authorised representatives of either. (2) Employee access. Every employee and former employee shall have rea sonable access to any reeord required to be maintained by paragraph (IX1) of this section, which Indicates the employee's own exposure to asbestos fibers. (3) Employee notification. Any em ployee found to have been exposed at any time to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers In excess of the limits prescribed in paragraph (b> of this sec tion shall be notified in writing of the exposure as soon as practicable but not later than 6 days of the finding. The employee shall also be timely no tified of the corrective action being taken. (J) MedicoI examination*--(1 > Gen eral. The employer shall provide or make available at his cost, medical exnmlnaliont relative to exposure to asbeslos required by this paragraph (2) Preplacement The employer shall provide or make available to eacli of his employees, within 30 calen dar days following his first employ ment in an occupation exposed to air- I : j u. i 549 ' PRODUCED BY FORD ZS6C iC u