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FILE NAME: International Harvester (INTH) DATE: 1979 Feb 17 DOC#: INTH031 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Industry Recommended Practices lNTERNAnpNAL HARVESTER February 15, 1979 Supervisors, Plant Protection & Safety Safety Supervisors Procedure for Repair and Replacement of Pipe Coverings Containing Asbestos The repair and replacement of pipes covered with insulating material containing asbestos, or the repair or replacement of the insulating material itself, is a maintenance opera tion common to all manufacturing locations. Although this may be a relatively infrequent operation, certain steps must be taken when it is done to protect employes from the asbestos fibers that can become airborne. , ; It is desirable that all exposures to airborne asbestos fibers be eliminated; it is essential that exposures be minimized. Consequently, it is recommended that the pro cedure described on the attached page be used at all manu facturing locations. Ibis is a modified form of the stan dard operating procedure developed at Farmall Plant for this kind of work. hi. J b . axpaugn Industrial Hygiene Manager da Attachment cc: Mr. . E. Nichols EMPLOYE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY I CHICAGO. ILLINOIS