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ETHYL ANTIKNOCK, LTD. 4 4 KING STREET WEST TORONTO I, CANADA Br. I. . Sanders - Cincinnati 5%y 28, 195^ O.S. bawls - 3? ?. Penrose? - foronto Bear Log! On. Hay 25th, we advised you by -phone that v had been notified of a possible lead exposure to four men exit of a total of ten ami eyed by the Toronto Iron Works who were engaged in a tank cleaning: repair operation. Tqe sen's nasses arc as follows! Title Title Title Title Higher bochanie f%chanis 'cider {/.l30 velds n Gilts) llie ,jot) in question involved Tank 91, 35POO Phis. espaoity, 11 q&'ting Hoof tyne, ikm Oil Cortpany, .Toronto .Term!sal. Iho tank had 'seen in leaded gasoline service and w:e cla.ned oy the Key Construction (Jo. (tank cion ni no son treetors of Toronto), The job was observed by 2 Members, of our fim, 'v A., ! Invoke and nyself. On ?-V.y "rd, upon. conclusion of the tank cleaning, a loart-Jn-air toot Mas taken by the writer of the atmosphere below the Floating Hoof and a r|ea ding of 1 aicrogram was* obtained. On Pay 5th, burning of the. roof plates was commenced by the Tovonto Iron Porks crew consisting of a total of 10 sen. As near ae can be aseertei nod from questioning Mr. bllllea knos. Held Foreman for Toronto Iron v'orks, our ve caendd precautions for th use of dust masks- end the voider*g rsa sk when necessary w* fairly well adhered to. As will be noted from a eery of our letter attached., written to Kr. S. Sicl-icos, Acting Field f?upe:riatendent, Toronto Iron Works on April 2f, proposed job had boon di scns ged in noise detail* . . One sari of the ersv hs.d been assigned the job of wire brushing all plates whare cutting was to be done, and he was equipped with a. dust mark f<or the wire brushing operation. On Fay 18th, the entire floating roof bad been removed froa the tank. On Hay 20th, the above four non first cosmlnined of feeding ill Va were notified of this os Tuesday, Pay 25th, by Hr. Seorre Duckworth, Held CnWinser of Hua 33p,..If, . W* F?n*c- ?k Oil Company. it seetis that we were not -oreviously notified of ifa coc-i'l r in fes of 111 feeling oa the part of the son sine the oynptoT'tss were very slight. *s olted to you in, our s~hone conversation, thrir ^vT-T-to-ng or costal a i n t s vers tno^-.e of hr.vl'ar a plight n-vet stomach surf ns they tnrTMert it-, the fsel i me et `'but ter flies51 in theix* stomch. 'men questioning the non through the coooerp.tlea of '-='5.1 limn ?nor, it vas ests-bl 1 shod that no other ill. effects such os lose of sieon, noor fsopoilte, nausea or general vcakaeps, were experienced by the ws, 'evernl of the rsen cormlaineh also of slight sore throats and errovert or charred ling. It aeons that -rior to Key 20bh, the yen, hiring worked continnously on the t?uk rdnee the 5 th, pa a five-day, fr-heur basis, had rop.ovpd the- roof and started erecting a- new cone roof using - 34 nlai-ea from the previous floating r-of on idi *anlr. /.g sited previously, wire .brushing of that area of the rlntee which would been** heated during the'welding overption vs* carried out --rior to the ootucl veiding operation. T%w steel channel a were used for the fe'oof rnfie-rs of the etme roof being fabricated. 111 pffeotp were first eeaplciaed of following snnroxim?ely a i !sy*s handling and welding of those -platas from tlx floating roof of this tank 'ihich had been in direct contact with the gasoline. Theso -pinteg referred t-n we- re those of tbs' lover ttert of the pontoon roof. lt. he cited by us that several visits by our renrcseniativo in the .lob during the repair operation were carried out for the purposes of urtker ad vising William Knox of precautions that should be followed In dismantling and. pepsir operation. Ths- actual inspection of the repair job being conducted on top of the tank was p-ado by us following the 'notification that some of the men wire feeling slight ill effects. *2he actual work w-ass observed and it aura?;red. at that 'tine that:ther* could be very little likelihood of load exposure'; to the sen. '."one of the other six sen in this crew complained of any ill effects and they had Iso keen, hg&ged at times ia the saaae operation as the b ram cl tod. Another observation; which seemed- to confuse-sny passible cohelusioa of a, pzittera that bdght be established as-, to.exposures -was--that the asa who dii all of the wire brushing wearing & dust Baste and also using a cutting torch for triaging plat? preparatory to .use on the new roof, cowrlaiaed of no ill effects, /nothpr lead-in-air tost was racdo on May ?-5th by our rerrenpnta tl?o end a aero rsadip.p t#* obtained. Two 'r>oiate did, hewvor, come to- tvur attention that Tsipht be qae-: Monad coaearning -thie operation *-- HE 0011323 \f Upi If, Sfeajdarg %y fR, 1. 'h-.-t p-tl ;;->:'.t1y ` '' 'i yen had, rr?<5rr,' - rov: 'r*. to 'i coir.fi turn, gone lino the ^nrJ: to ?.--oe-o nrt rivet*', m'1'It 1 r rod, ir^n 'flu e -n-l ~o forth 'he bettor Rf the tank which h~d fell art furl " :ho di`v-srt?i"? omrctior, ` + tMc mriioriar iim, the ft" nr rf tha inok "'t orri id,' ~- - f ` >d '-c-rsr. no-- } -rel;r "- rsovcv? ro rcntiIntion ,Jss ' -o*h--r--s r-i i'-s t;st. vor :;cm trance reason, the f*sa in this rsyrti enter inctaijee did not -~.~r lout TL-r'.-?, tho -rr-Ir notion V'v-" vv:t v. - the l-nt t -- of <-ho t-rf- it, vary i it tie dust sss raised and they did sot fwl tk&y neQ*;8wry. 2. It was not.-vl by us tlst sen- of tho -plates feeing used on the newly faferiaatod con roof hod alvajdBBtt nsint on then nn& no, .-precaution had evidently been fol lowed eoncatfaing the.', fearning and/or welding an the al urir.uw raintod surface. As ins- trueted by you , va hove contacted hr. f.-'. triffin, piiyni isinn in '-'oronto, concerning arrangement as to tha #*asinetion of tha four m.n. mst toned. fhs nreri-red suociisBn enrol bottles hair not ns ynt seen reiv<$d J ' .frm your laboratory snd as noon *s they or at hand, yrronyonetits hoy feeeu fa for their ryrprArn tion by ".T. Zt \ ff in, * r. staff. continuous check lino boon conducted & to tha val.fs.ra of the nan in case it was felt uocftpar7 to yet then Imcdls.te?y to hr. OrlffSa, ns nil Trusted. "ns non, era continuing work and >*re not now feeling any ill effect. fhe "un Cil CoJitoany f-ngiseer sad the I'orcata Iron `%yks General urerintor, ient era richly suprocintlv of our action r.nd the ssBistanee renderi r.':r '.nyjr ho-'ert-irtnt In locking after the v3far of these sen. Any cornonts or suggentious by your V-ev&Ttnent concerning this artiiru.-.r incident would os *rprpreclated. kindest regards. Tory truly yours, i;?p/co haul. 3n ?. Tmxsam* K 0017324 ~r. / CO? I ZT.3L 1NTIKHGC&, LTD* ,il Kin;- Street Test TOBOIITO 1, Canada. April 2?7, 1954. Hr. S. Dickson, Acting Field .Superintenden-ti The Toronto Iron Works .Limited, 629 Eastern Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Dear Hr* Dicksons At the time of our nesting yesterday at the Sun Oii paspany, Toronto Terminal, mention vaa cade to you that we would be pleased to forward a complete sot of our safety bulletins for your files as listed below* Cleanout Openings for Oil Storage Tanks Precautions for Hen filtering Tanks that Have Contained. Leaded Gasoline Use and Handling of Tanks that Have Contained- Leaded Gasoline by those not familiar with Petroleum Indusiry Safety Practices, Hew Weldfr* s Head-Piece for Work in Toxic Atmosphere Cleaning, Petroleum Storage Tanks, Section B - Gasoliii e Tanks, the Hazard of Lead Absorption associated with the Cl ianing and Repairing of Gasoline Storage Tanks Recommended Procedure for Disaantiing Tanks that iiav Contained Leaded Gasoline Memoranda oh Tank Ventilation -Safe Handling of Petroleum Products. We would call your attention to the bulletin entitle , ;-Recommended Procedure for Diaaantling Tanks that Have Contained Leaded Gasoline n You 'rill note fra this bulletin.that following the thorough cleaning of ^aded gasoline tank, certain precautions should be taken by men engaged in the di sn untiing o era- tica to assure them adequate protection against the possibility of re-a.thing dust which might contain lead compounds*, Protection of your workman, on tills operation nay be accomplished by either the wearing of adequate cus . masks and/or trie coating of the plates with a light oil to prevent the creation - n& dissemination of dust during the dismantling operation. If there is any further information we can furnish y our Department, kindly . -'vise, and we shall be pleased to consult with you on the ;n tier. Very truly yours, EXHIL MXTKHCCK, LTD, BFP/ap KS 0017325 B.F* Penrose N21041.01