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2 Asbestos Kit mg article was submitted by Bob our Nitro location. Bob is the advantage of the revised contriauiard program. We hope eveti ideas will come from our field tture. Editor stew handling and disposal at Nitro are probably quite xher Monsanto Plants: The inadng all asbestos containing sing permits when removing .illation, following approved dices, etc. One item the plant ed, however, may be unique, handling kit has been preis required as part of the stos Handling Sc Disposal Perire. The kits are available in ly and consist of the following 4 Acceptable labelled asbestos al bags tos Hazard Caution Signs Wire Fasteners f disposable Tyvek coveralls rent sizes available) of disposable shoe coverings sable hair coverings warning tape are neatly assembled and cabinet for immediate use. ry protection was purposely he kits as no one specific type all of the different circummay be encountered. When >ick up the asbestos kits from ly, they also receive the approiratory protection, following -stablished by the Plant Indusist and Safety Personnel. The kit amplifies gathering the necessary jqutpmem for each job and in combination with the penult procedure aaiures that the necorary preentdom are taken. ^--nr----f1 ii hi * MIHAT Update by Did Smith As promised (Monitor Vol. 4, No. 9), the Monsanto Industrial Hygiene Analytical Testing (MIHAT) program is weS into its initial phase of standards generation evalua tion, storage studies, and protocol refine ment This joint effort of DMEH-ESC promises to be a key element in DMEH's quality assessmeni/assurance program. This program evolved over the post few years and con tains a number of elements: the Program Evaluation Guide (PEG), monitoring methods review, method dassificirion, plant contact/training, field validation, IH analyti cal testing, and methods standardization. MIHAT will fully address sampling media and workplace contaminant and level specificities. That is, a plant IH labo ratory will receive MIHAT samples on thfe media routinely used at that location, for key materials of interest at that location, and at levels routinely encountered at that location. Additionally, MIHAT will be kept evergreen, Le., as needs change so will MIHAT output. The matrix of plant, material, sampling media and level was chosen by examining MEH1 output for three yews (1981-1963 inclusive) and contacting locations as to new projects and monitoring requirements. The matrix currently involves thirty plants and thirteen materials: acrylonitrile, adipic arid, benzene, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, freon, hydrofluoric acid, oil mist, phos phoric acid, phosphorus, styrene, Therminol and xylene. The MIHAT samples will be produced on a quarterly basis with six or seven of the thirteen materials one quarter and the remaining materials the next quarter in order to even the workload. Each material will be present at three levels in duplicate. An individual plant's performance will be viewed in two ways: versus mean of aB plants and versus theoretical with an ac companying 25% window emulating the OSHA limits on accuracy. The action taken by DMEH in the event of deviant perfor mance will be to contact the plant and assist in troubleshooting the problem. The DMEH goal is to have at least one set of MIHAT samples distributed in 1984 with continuous quarterly production thereafter. 3 Asbestos and You h s. D. Paul If you have asbestos in your plant, there are some things you need to know about. Let's take a general look at some of those things so we can put the pro blem in perspective. Since the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for asbestos issued on November 4, 1983 has been stayed, the current effec tive standard was issued on July 1, 1976. The following provisions are incorporated in that standard. 1. Exposure limits: PEL " 2 fb/cc: C 10 fb/cc 2. Engineering controls: enclosure, ventilation, etc. 3. Work practices: wet methods 4. Personal protective equipment - clothing and respirators 5. Change rooms 6. Monitoring 7. Caution signs and labels 8. Housekeeping 9. Recordkeeping 10. Medical examinations For remedial or demolition activities, all of the above provisions apply. In addition, other items which should be addressed in clude: 1. Transportation of asbestos contaminated waste 2. Disposal 3. EPA regulations 4. Training 5. Area clean-up 6. Procedures for remedial activities 7. Field inspection 8. Bagging of debris 9. Permits and licences During remedial or demolition activi ties, at least one field inspection by OSHA should be expected due to a recently im plemented plan between EPA and OSHA. When a disposal permit is arranged with EPA OSHA is informed and visits the she from which the debris originates. It is extremely important that you un derstand in detail what must be done and why it must be done. Be sure that em ployees are trained, given appropriate medical examinations, and use proper protective equipment and work practices. Monitor, evaluate and control exposures to the fullest degree. Review the OSHA standard and EPA regulations. Plan and organize your IH efforts associated with asbestos well. This health issue is big and it's getting bigger. Document your activi ties and maintain eood records. C 002940 CBV 3109353