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FILE NAME: Marley (MAR) DATE: 1976 Jan 8 DOC#: MAR005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Internal Report t T/0 Mr. Mike Redmond, S a fe ty The M arley Company 5800 Foxridge D rive M issio n , Kansas 66202 C oordinator FOR F oxridge D rive CONCERNING 5333 S trav b erry Lane L o u is v ille , K entucky REPORTED BY PERSONS CONTACTED i. S . F re s h w a te r, e n v iro n m e n ta l h e a lth e n g in e e r; and J . M a r b le , s e n i o r s a f e t y c o n s u l t a n t : on D ecem ber 13., 1975 M r. R o b e r t H a t f i e l d , s a f e t y ac.ci p e r s o n n e l Mr. Jim B ucklem an, e n g in e e r M r. Luke A rm strong, g en eral p la n t su p e rin te n d e n t REPORT SUMMARY A nvironaental H ealth E ngineering S ervice ' Tr.i.. s u rv e y was marie at. t u e r e q u e s t, o': x , R o b e rt M et H e ld , s a f e t y an,; pv .ac n n e l , t o d e t e r m in e t h e c o n c e n t r e c io n s o f a i r b o r n e c o n ta m in a n ts t o w hich em ployees are exposed a t v a rio u s lo c a tio n s in th e p la n t. " V e n t i l a t i o n m ea su re m e n ts w ere mace c.a l o c a l e x h a u s t s y s te m s , a i r sa m p le s ta k e n , and work p r a c tic e s o b serv ed a t s e le c te d o p e r a tio n s . ''The f o l l o w i n g com m ents an d s u g g e s t ic-r.s a r e b a s e d upon t h e r e s u l t s o f t h i s s u r v e y : 'Vu'.Mtb ly B ui i d i rc V e n t i l a t i o n m e a s u r c t-o n ts on tV s .m a t i n g f l e x i b l e h.aou i n t h e re w o ..: a re a in d ic a te d t h a t th e open fa c e o f th e hood should; be p la c e d no f a r t h e r th an te n in cl e s from th e vc-ldir.g p o in t fo r t i e v e n t i l a t i o n to -b e e f f e c tiv e . The v erier: sh o u ld alw ays be ; ; r i n d o f th e w ork. 7o c a l v e n t i j tie r . e t th i lcc.f-.tic* '. seri *. veX dlr;:. : tri c- . i- t h a t ' v t: - (: V c u l t i ,; ; :. . .. . ecat:. r.t i r \\ ... i -* a-.. .... : - ,i< *- " / .nou.ld b e cc-< r o o t Lv p e s i t i e n e i T o; ration ;. V reev.lattor. -iv e - b e .- -or f i l l e r v . ' . 1 1 h. -vt : i c . 1 l e c c i <- 7 his confirmation report concerns only such conditions and practices as were observed and considered at the time of this call. It is not intended to indicate that any hazards are ade quately controlled nor that the conditions meet the requirements of any applicable federal, state, or local law. regulation. or ordinance. / I f you have any comments or questions con cerning this report, write to G. B. Lemhe, Vice-President, Safety & Health Services. MARDEP000462 h r. E, A. G rie se l -2 '_r.e .-Mferley Co rpany --' January IS 7' In the pipe rhep, fabrication Department, local tv-.aust ventila:loo is ,,nee ded on the band sav h.-rli-c arbestos cutting. -o enclosed print "l"B-706'illustrates basic ventilation design cr:i; -in (Industrial Ventilation. Committee on Industrial Ventilation, Post t ffiee Box A52, Lansing, L'ichigcn 48C02). Fo u r fc-naalcoayde p emplee were c o lle c t e d u sin g o f-sta in detector tubes. 4 vIOSK ce /j p d -l&iig-fc'i - / s . y >- The r e s u l t s g iv e n i n T a b le I show t h a t r.o form aldehyde was d e te cte d i n g a n y of- tnd s am? l e s . 1 * /' L 'v - ' ' 2 . . (Three b re a t h in g zone sam ples w ere c o l le c t e d or, 0 .8 m icron p o r e - s iz e ........membrane f i l t e r s w o n by th e o p e ra to rs and mounted o p en -fa ce downward /.-(sam p les numbered 5 , 6 , and 7 i n T a b le T ) , Tine sam ples c o lle c t e d w ere -su b seq u e n tly counted a t 400 to 450 m a g n ific a tio n under phase c o n tra s t illu m in a tio n in the la b o ra to ry to determ ine the asbestos co n ce n tra tio n s. The r e s u lt s g ive n in Tab le I show th a t none of the sam ples exceeded the G SH Adm inistretion-acceptable v a lu e s . 3 . A. b re a t h in g zone sam ple (T a b le I , sam ple run h e r *3) was c o lle c t e d on a 5. m icro n p o r e - s iz e d mem'-rev"' f i l t e r p o s itio n e d on the LM.845 band saw o p e ra to r d u rin g the c u ttin g of p o ly v in y l c h lo r id e (PVC) p l a s t i c . Subsequent a n a ly sis in the lab o rato ry in d icated that the dust concentra t i o n was w e l l fcelo;,: th e O S H A d m in is tra tio n -a c c e p tc b le v a lu e f o r n u is a n c e d u s t , th e c u r r e n t GSHA sta n d a rd f o r PVC d u s t. 4 . The a s b e s to s c u t t in g o p e ra tio n on th e LM835 band saw was not b ein g perform ed d u rin g th e s u r v e y . ? o w e v ( r , some improvements can. be wade to in crease the v e n tila tio n e ffe ctiv e n e ss. The o e r . space underneath the ta b le between the ta b le and the s lo t sh o u lt be e n c lo s e d . By d o ir ; s o , the hood w i l l be p o s itio n e d c l o s e r ' > to the dust so u rce, b u s ' d u ct v e l o c i t i e s of ',0 0 0 i.o 2 , 7CG fe c i: p e r minute, (fpm) were measured compare to the u s u a l h s ig n v e lu o o f 3.5 00 fpm. O ther d e sig n s p e c i f i c a t i o n s can be fous d in the e r . e l o ? - t t>>' - h TS--706 from ' In d u stria l V u n tilaivcn . * housekeeping sh o u ld be imf ovefi to mint:..:.: -. . e s to s d u st accutul-- : .Le the f ] .. ore and r, i s l e s vhor.-. t r a f f i c r e d i.s .'ilb r U - a i t in t o the a :-r. vacuum cleau ir-;? r a t ' s. v th er c r y weeping 's'ni.-n..' :i he used to Veep, ti-; d _st under cur.troj , ''These r.onre; ts and s u g g e s t io n s , ex ce p t fo r a n a l y t i c a l r e s u l t s , were C`li w ith ' , r . Jim uc.k7.ems;>, eng ineer-, who p a r t ic ip a t e d in the s u r v e y , HO b4 c c : h r . I k s '.-..end nr.3 ,'r . h e i-a rt H e t f i e ld MARDEP000463 i "s' V 4 CABtr. i coNcr.rniR.'v.TioMs iy: airborne contahprans The. ''arlcy Company Louisville, Kentucky December 1 1 . 1975 as'!).! : :) r Location 1 Loll oarer 2 honeycomb machine, feed side 3 t;or- :.?cmb r.>ncbine nr. 'c'mjop s ',de 4 a;' * .. discharge side . i : i'Moperator A erator 7 '/ curing oven operator ;$ : 895 biiwiaaw operator Concentration of Forifta1r!ohycle 03 HA Found Ac'eptable(4) HDCO 3 .0 ND(5) 3 .0 HP(5) 3 .3 iMD(5 ) 3 .0 C oncentration of Aobe.fi too. Pound Go*;.\ Acceptable (4 ) 1.53 1 .1 5 0 .1 6 5 .0 3 '/ 5 .0 i Concev.i-ration of T o t a l '-'Sfc Pi . "> .... ik'"' vxund .Acceptahle ( ; i i 0 - i; .n.ys ;. . - Parts of contaminant per million arta of air by volume. ! .') ':l oTS/c .c. greater than 5 mu - asbestos fibers per cubic centimeter of air greater tnan nr . e. 's'' : .`V. (3) nS*/i'-"/ iiilligrams of contain:Leant per cubic meter of air " V ' ( > OS}'A A cer;.table - T i t l e 29 Code o f F e d e ra l R e g u la tio n s P a r t 1910? Subpart. V I " C , v;-3, -1910.1001 A sb e sto s. ' I:, t i on 1910.1900, N C* et acted. SPECIFIC OPERATIONS 5-79 Blade width, Exhaust volume, aim inches Bottom Top Total Up to 2 over 2 to 3 over 3 to 4 over 4 to 6 over 6 to 8 350 350 700 350 550 900 550 800 1350 550 100 1650 550 1400 1950 Duct velocity - 3500 fpm Entry /css - L75 VP in duct riser ( Point A ) AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS DATE BAND SAVA [-6 6 V S~ 706 MARDEP000465  y r c- & _ /5 : ` V /j . ^ 4. j * -* r^ " -~ r 4 f c *s v'?7"3a<*v-v st> &*-+* ' " - - ' - ^ - Vv>-7 - /2 /^ f-- ^ "? a ^w 4T C Z T y Jt~ ev jQ ~ f~ ^x*JI yt^As sJ w >w^ - ^ j s ^ - t r i v <n~- <^>. *sJX i f e s i^t-grrv^* . -^A Jj & ***$ -- U^ ^ b&A***. s^wa, e%Jjyb*% 1, 2. *? V ^ \ C-rtJL^ ^ ^ "7 -C rip ti- ~tsL. Jbe l ^ w tJ lj ' L ju i1 J^ r g A r //v^uh-w J ^ "C ^ ^ j ,.. 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