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, 'i-c .fie rvi fi::: !' :-;i neh < j S .! 1 i ;i 1* -r (. [ ' i: <: ,!''o v-four breathing zone samples were taken throughout the ph.r.t. No samples were in excess of present U. S. Department cf I'm' :d .md. i i d s JNV;>(J^iaIop and puppose on .STUDY Acbeslns Products Company is a fabricator of personal protective clothing, including asbestos gloves, mittens, hoods, etc. Other nona sherd os containing articles such as aprons and cotton filtc r bags arc. .".Iso manufactured. The asbestos fabric used is woven from yarn composed of .approximately 80% asbestos and 20% cotton fib cm. Various weight.s and types of fabrics, mostly Underwriters grade, but some resin treated or "v/et brushed" fabrics arc used. This .study was conducted July 19-21, 1972 by the Industrial I ' /gienc Services Branch of the Division of Technical Services, NlCvJJT, at 1 !je request of Mr. Charles Grossman, President of Ashe: tor; Prodin P Company, I lie purpose was to determine if their operations are in compliance v.-dh the U.S. Department of Labor standard for exposure t'1/ ' N. -j .pie a.jbe:;to.-i fibers. -3r :,v o! 3')i/' : a fo i h;Ghi< gt;?-"' h. ! 37; Al it'c: <} fy',f ! rr, f v r ci.: *".t r ount v/ore i ^ "ci\cd on M i1 i ' , < . ; f'' " ' 1 J 1 t i 1 j > 1 , ; / j'ill. w of 0. m h 'onu te/ mii on. : mm1 hi . ; * < < r< c mu i ` ; .; 11 .< r t/' i 'linn ; t; a e vo s ol field moitit o s villi flow eep re, n : 1; CMi c,r ; cy.pn; evl. Tlic i.ampb:. were tr1 .mu in (be opr- '; breathing zone u si nr, bslTe ; pov-'eroci ' fine Safely A pj.l!; tie- : (id.-'A } g ."a \ i i i' L i ic pumps, Type G. The pumps <. .ad samplers were worn !- j tin- employees. Thr pumps wore calibrated and adjusted 1 o < j>c >: i ..t Z. 0 I't'.r:- per minute. Samples were taken lor app rohimalnl > DveathLug zone samples of 38 employees were taken covering a wide ra.-pe of operations including sewing, layout and cutting, clicking {low and mi tie turning, .sweeping, inspecting, packing and stapling. To obfe'n {general background levels, some samples were taken where afluu.tus was not being processed. A total of 44 samples were taken. They are coilaled in Table 1. To *: fGObOCTC AND TI.YGTENJC STANDARDS Asbestos is a. general name given to a variety of fiberons mineral r including chrysolite, amoebic, croc.idolitc, trcrnolile, anthophyllilc and actbiiMite. Asbcstosir, lung cancer, and pleural and peritoneal mesoItn 1 i!i' r may follow exposure to asbestos. The risk is related tu the :;:lU g. j.tvrud trade name. of the. 1.1 iliipore Corp. .Bedford, Mass. Il ; t ': f l', S. I ) > 'i r i i v T: 1* ' / < i * ! L 1 v'c f t m lj ; - r \VI' 1 / 1 . ' d a .'( : V;C' 1"U- c ( : if e IiMTfi , 're /. m" i r. A ceil . ,<* roiicn.' rat Ion was rise defined. vi/.., no ...nici evr < t' r. ' ^dcform-lcrs tong hi execs:; of ten fibers; >.er cubic J'orty - foer bw.-ith mg /.one samples were obtained. The asbestos f r.; were counted at d'.)0-450X (magnification) (4 millimeter objective) wbb pAnse contrast iHereination by personnel at the Western Area sampler exceeds current U, S. Department of Labor standards for expo.'u re to asbestos. In general, working conditions are very good. Manor rncnl bos some concern over housekeeping and Iras been experimenting with a power vacuum sweeper for the floors. Although flic operator of the floor sweeper was exposed to a higher concentration of asbestos than ; i f. , I ; ! ;; . i , < .:'.l I . V". 0, v . >). , ; y i 1r I he . . .. i ' I ' i p , i: i ' b 1<. '). e k. :r- i' ' 'j g . >; >'' a . d. ] ' u n! eye. i ,i > ' > y r 1. i i : 1 . \ c < 1 . . 1 c1at! i o ; i (' mo r -d y 1> e : h the ' r c: w i: 1 re, //;; ' I, 1 !j mi i t h f,- m ] i in r . I i' \.-i; >; >, i e d. t !: J 1 s < s) 'e , I e " v r e u i device !:< made available lo the employees to decontaminate their clothie a>r>_co?tc?..cs:o:\A Con::' lo n< M variations An the concentration of fiber;; determined t,,i- , , i ...... . boh,;' s imilnr opr v cl io'i s was obr o rvedi. Tlii r. i r; fine to t!i(; freedom of the corkers to move about, performing ancillary duties, and to <he r. -,n -:i fl c tasks as .signed during the sampling periods. ]k:< sod on the data obtained during this survey, no violations of the sttiiifl.irds for asbestos were found. The we a the; was very hot and humid and most of the windows were: open. Many fans were in use positioned at the workers discretion. All sewing machines were eouipped with small oscillating fans winch %/ere normally dh voted so that the air blew across the sewing hem! n> the sewer. Observation of smoke trails confirmed this airflow p hern. This is generally considered to be poor practice; the air should carry the dust away fi'Oin the operators' breathing zones. However, le ver fillers './ere collect c d go the filters when the fans were in use. 'i ids is probably dll': to the oscillation of the fans which Lend:; to scatter the ') ' I ', I' . ; ii':nc L .1 (! i' i f ; r o ( j ( ' u.. M j) < i: 1 ''-"I '! r. J:r not i jj.u atb1; " 1 ` >' ' '-2. tic clrc! i-ici'iy build-up which iyi n ,-,;u f, L. (he mmlc . >/ n A borne pai lidos. J-L' r:r v! ';v-'i ;A 'PONS Nojic: U,c; results of Ibis survey indicate Unit the Eu:i! ido k of A::l,u:,1uz Pr-'diictcomply witli U.S. Deparin^ol c-f Labor r.taudurdr. lor :i :j !jc . REPORT AFEP.OVED BY: PN REPORT PREPARED PY: V V\ \{ W \\ \\> u Cl If '.! SC:Y. j. I i i. 1, J 13 a "J* r.- '/1 *./ Av(: f-e;e 129 1A3 ] : 7 ] 1o J' v'era ye 5 27 1 .J 1 32 J 37 1A 2 1 -1 3 144 100 107 H5 397 3 112 113 105 106 100 111 397b Average 0. 0 0. 'K 0. 1. 0. 3 0. 4 0. 4 0. 2 0. 3 0. 3 0. 1 0. 9 0. -! 0, 8 ?.. 4 0. 4 1.2 0. 1 0. 2 0. 5 0.4 0. 9 0. 3 0. 3 0.6 0. 2 0. 5 0. 2 0. 6 7/3 v pm 7/20 ;m 7/20 pi.,1 C u ` l ' j i; f v,* c I o : 7/19 ])tn 7/20 am 7/20 pm 7/21 am 7/19 pm 7/19 pm 7/19 pi a 7/20 am 7/20 am 7/20 am 7 / 2 0 am 7/20 am 7/20 am 7/20 am . 7/20 am 7/20 pm 7/20 pm 7/21 am 7/21 am 7/21 am 7/21 am 7/21 am fan off fan off fan off fan off - sev.'i -i sewing coll.O'i cl fining (ruffr.) linings wet asbestos bi O. (:>f fihe. ' l '. 1 ....S', greater tl.an 9 mieronietf s long per cubic centim el cr of air, !s,: 1;'-< f d nearby, fane v.n "o in operation. r TdbLb I v :... .... ' > i' r > <-r, A ; ' ' ,,. A 1 > ' 1'1 r \ . ' r 'i ; 3 r, "cvi-; : * v ' >A Mi: i [ \ or : r<(1. . ( ' '; 31 r-. y; j. 3 :mu.- cl Siii-.nv 1 r"r 1 ] ;o 1 V: ! 35 ] 49 150 146 1 01 3969 3970 Average ;i. j 0. 8 0. f. 2. 3 2. 5 0. 8 0. 6 C. 3 0. 6 1.3 7 / J 0 p'A 7 / i 9 pm 7/19 pm 7/20 am. 7/20 am 7/20 a m 7/20 pm 7/21 am 7/21 am thumb ; omm:, fan off fan off thumb turning Stapl big fnsj-ccii.ou 136 1 26 M3 102 109 Average 0. 1 0. 6 0. 4 0. 2 0. 1 0. 3 7/20 am 7/19 pm 7/20 am 7/21 am 7/20 am cottons and leather fan off metallized asbestos jackei r> Hacking and Snipping 114 0. 2 7/20 pm Sweeping 3 40 104 103 Average 0. 5 0. 6 1.2 0.8 ^ 7/19 pm 7/20 pm 7/20 pm vacuuming fie< i j: Super vision 133 0. 3 7/19 pm \'o. of 1 Hums greater (hai: 5 micrornelerr long per cubic centimeter of air. Unb-f.c rwi sc'not ed nearby, fans were in operation.