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FILE NAME: Kent (KNT) DATE: 1954 Jan DOC#: KNT011 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo & Inspection Report RE H. & V. Specialties Cov West Groton >170 f //// r . - * ' - `u . . ; Janoaiy 29, ( ,.:r' j To l Rr. T ally Trent Dr. Ilk ln s / object* I 4 T S p a c i a l t i Co, Wa*t 0 ro te s . S acloaad a r e th ro c e p i a* o f a ro p o r t.V r' oxer a n g in a o n , H r. I l l i a Oonpronl a n d H r. Harold. J 'r l r 7,csi t h a l x Y i t i i to Uha abora efltabliai*jnt as January 27. . A* & m l wo do n o t raeo w .an d r e c i r c u l a t i n g a i r fr o * a d o s t c o llo o ta r which han band u s-d to c o ll a c t d o st th a t cay ba ccaaid aro d to x ic , such aa a sb a a to s, t i l i o a ox laad Hovaror, i f th e d r a t e o l l a e t o r 1* o f f i c i a n t , and i s p r o p e r ly c a ts ta in o d , roch a iyta* doos aot n seaeaarily c o n stitu te a hazard I t l a "beeansa o f th e f i o i t h a t x d aq o aia r e lrrt* nance o f th a e y - te a i s r u r e l y o a r r i 'd oxrt, t h a t we p r o f a r tho a i r to bo aachaaatod outdoe r a . l a th e ' oaafl Of t h i s p l a n t , t h a B oat p r a c t i c a l th in g to do would sp p aa r to ba to go a lo n g w ith th a s y e ta s o f re c irc u la tio n of .a ir proridad tha o o lla c to r is f i t t a d w ith a su itab la w arning d a ria s to ba a e tir a io d in Oasa o f f a iltir a c f tha f i l t e r , p ro v id e d th a* vytaa i/s p r o p a r ty m ir r ta in a d . x Inaggoch as this-w as a n a tte r in itia te d by jem r d lT isic tt, bo copy o f th a re p o rt la b ein g sen t by us to tha ploysr* ' ; i i-nc. BlBXi K* "o: Tros: .. S u a je c t: ?in o a Iatar-- T*'XK: Dats of ris it: D r. Iluda Kr. Comor o n i and Mr. 3a T le y H A T S p s c i a l t i a s S o a > ssy , * s s t Crotorr Mr. ?. O'Kjl*-/, SaporlavTLdxrt J oib r y 27, 195^ A f o llo * -a p r i s i t m i sed Vo t h l s p ln n t to otosato an our p re rio u s ly sab m itted .-eeosBBsnations r e a t i r a to th s a o n tro l of asbestos a si a t ths pialdne aad osrdlne operatlona. Sinos oar preriou* r l s l t a Spriokleen Da*t ^ o lls a to r, Kodel 3, S ir s 12 32 132, s n s fs o tu re d aT th s T u m er and Eavea Aoepeji/, h a i tosen i n s t a l l o d . Ths n a it i p r e s e n t / n s s d to s r h a u it f l r e ool o a rd ln e m aahinsa. I t l a a n t i o i p a t s d t h a t a p rim a r/ *uad ssco n d ary p io ic sr lo o a ts d l a th s toassasnt 111 tos t i s l a i t h th s system as s i l -*= a s a o o a d s a s s r n a i t t tr a p a l l a r t s r m a t a r l a l f r e s th s a rd a * oper~ tio a . Sha d ast e o lls c to r is lo o atsd la oloss pT oxialty to ths tonildn* hiato tocases tto* a a r d ln * n a ik s . A ir from ttos o o lls o to r 111 to a p i i a f l l t s r e d by a spooe f i l t s r aad rea iro u L t* 4 b*ak to th s C ardin* lo e * . A coordia* to Mr. O'h a l l / f a tu r e p la n a o a l l f o r a pasum atie so irrey in e systsm frtns th s p lo k srs t s t s a to ra o s tolas lo o a ts d a t th s sn d o f th s 3arda* 3oom. Ttois d cn b le tola a rra a < a * s a t 111 tos a o n s tr n o ts d a i r t i g h i as. p r o r id s d lito a d i r s o t l o n a l dampsr so t h a t th s d i so toaras f r a th s p io ic s r sa n tos o o lls e ts d . tn th s t t n tolcto l s n o t .toein* u a lo a d s d , t a s p r e r ant l n * d a s t d is p e r s i n h ils th s a to r a s e tola d o o rs a r e opea, ALeqnats p r o r l s l o 111 tos *ds fo r exhuma a i r f r e a .b e s* tola* to to-u w h c ^ tu uut j xz.rj.^h n , The p r e a s n t as. La tamaas sotosdals p ro -rid es f o r ttos bLoln* dan o f a l l o re rh s a tosan, a l l , aad a a s h i a s r / sa o s e sto l/. Xvo sen orto approxLaatsl/ ons hsnr hile ths plant la olossd sa th ls olaaaia* p ro c e s a , aad th s a s a a re ra q u i re d t s v e e r apprered. r e s p ir a to r a (XSA D n.tfos |^ 5 , J*-ZL47). A fts r th s d u st has tossa tolos fre n th s o rerh ead tosas aad I r a * a e s , th s d a s t 1 a llo v e d t s s t t l s . Ths s s t t l e nat i s tb s a r / s p t to/ th s t v s s a p lo / e s s , Ths se a s n a re r e ^ n lr e t s w sar pp r o re d rssplrm tor d arla* th i tees pin spsrm tlsn., Xt polatsd o*t to Mr. O 'Kallsy that it la aot oor . ^slla/ ts .alio ths resironlatioa air snatalala a taxis dast sooh . A ttbsttsf, Movsrer. sinos ths hsat los pretolaar 1 thls saos onl i* ** a * r* sd th a t reo ix m alatio ot a l r ould Mo p s rm itto d i f p r e p e r p re o a n tio n a * * ln s t toa; torateme* and o s l l e o t o r f a lla r wro tak es. Za riow o f th ose flutto tbo fo llo w in g rocoendatlons oro *iag subuittod: 1 . JL w arning d e v ic e ohoo ld Vo i n s t a l l e d on tb o o o llo o to r d isch arg e which would worn tbo OKulayees in tho o ro u t o f bag breakage o r c o l l e a te r f a i l u r e . Thio oaa bo ooooBpllohod by i n s t a l l i n g a 11 f i l t e r l a tho d isch arg e f o r tho o o llo o to r which would f i l l op ra p id ly la ,the * . v en t of bag breakage o r f i l t e r fa ilu re had a ctu a te a warning device or shut dn^e the blower. 2. C o n sid eratio n ih o u ld bo giTon to a ohange l a o p e ra tio n in v o lv in g tho closed paouautlo conveying of tho a a t o r l a l from th o p ic k in g --b le n d in g o p e ra tio n to s to ra g e H a * oa tho aeooad f l o o r , 3 . o d lo a l a o a t r o l p ro g ra* should bo i n s t i t u t e d . 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