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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT INDUSTRIAL nniCT SCRV3Y P.ORT ARTHUR 30RKS April* 1052 by Allan 2. D00I07* Induetrial Bygieno Sngiaser This report summarises the finding* of a periodic industrial hygiene survey of certain operation* at Port Arthur works. and contain* recommends don* based thereon. Findings and recommendation* were dlsoussed with local management at the oonolualon of the survey. Recommendations ars summarised below; detailed findings appear on subsequent page*. SUMUART OF RSCOttagTOATlOKa Inatruaent shop . 1. Mercury should be handled so a* to avoid spillage. If spills do occur* the7 should be oleaned up promptly. Good housekeeping should be maintained at all tlaes. 2. The mercury dispenser In the storeroom should be placed In a metal or other impervious tray. 3. The mercury reaorvoir in the instrument shop should be mounted over a saltable tray. Wax Laboratory . 1. Block testing of wax* using mercury* should be done In an exhaust ventilated hood. 2. Non-amalgamating metal containers should be used In place of glass beakers. -' 3. The work table and hood should be free of all creeks and crevice* end be provided with ledges. .: 4. Opening of envelope* should be done over sn impervious tray. 5. Mercury containers should be ept covered end stored In the hood. 6. Good housekeeping should be maintained st all tiaos. Dry wweopin$ should b9 prohibited. . 7. Sating or storage of food /n the test room should not be permitted 3. Waste materials should be discarded in a closed-top container and destroyed by burning. 9. Employes should practice good personal cleanliness. WA-TEX 003745 TEX I 3 C 3 0 >2* ?Jtaaa saoctrometor Laboratory ^ . 1. Tha wood tray supportInc Mia gla equipment should ba rop laced hr a natal troy or If this la Impractical, tha wood tray should ba lined with an ioporvious material and made free of crooks and ore/loos* Cfaa .Analrale -Laboratory 1* Tho linoleum table top on tha !fo* 2 unit should ba replaoed by a now impervious top that is free of oraoks and crevices* general Laboratory Ho recommendation< s* Drum Welding - C and & Building - 1* A weId ins booth with a face veloolty of 150 f*p*su should ba provided in plaoa of. the present Ineffective hoods (see attached sketch)* 2. All welding of galvanised drums should be dune in the booth* Machine Shop - Metallising 1* Tha hood on the metallising lathe should be replaced by a more effective one having a faoa velocity of at least 200 f .p.au (see attached sketch)* Machine Shop - i/aldlflg * 1* A small hood should be attached to the hose on the portable oolleotor for use in oolleoting aro welding fuaes (see attached sketch)* Contaot Pllter Press Dumping . Mo recommendations* Paint Shoo 1* The red load storage area should ba thoroughly cleaned and kept olean thereafter* 2* All spills of red lead powder, should be cleaned up promptly* 3* All such cleaning should ba dona by vacuum methods if practical* If dry sweeping Is neoesaary, a respirator should be worn and no other'per* sons should ba in the area during such sweeping* 4* Beepirators should ba worn while handling bags of red load and while dumping them into tha ball sill* 5* 3aptid red lead bags should be handled so as to avoid dissemina tion of dust* They should ba kept In covered containers* ' WA-TEX 003746 TEX ! ?fin ' -3 Anti-knock ftaboratorr - Tstraethvl Laad 1* Filling of TEL reservoirs frost oufcsids the hoods should bs prohibited. All handling of TEL fluid should bs dons lnslds the hoods* 2. A supply of kerosine for removing TEL from the skin should bs kept at ths sink* ' . Z Rubber gloves should be kept at ths hoods instead of being out of sight in a desk drawer. ' Decanted Oil gxpoaures 1. All eng)loyes who may come in contact with decanted oil should bs informed of the potential hazard and the recommended precautionary measures. fU1 .Vf>l.T. lt The value of good personal clean linos* should bs Continuously emphasized. Chemical Storehouas Vo recommendations. Drum Pilling Room - C. and C Building Vo roocmendations. - tx non? WA-TEX 003747 HTD. STG. S0HVST PAW, April, 1958 - A^> 4- raSTHtreSMT SHOP - MERCURY SXP03UBS3 Tty f 7n n J Jlercury was dispensed from the instrument shop storeroom by drawing off weighed amounts from the bottom of a steel reservoir having a oapaoity of about 3 flaaka (153 lbs*). This dispensing apparatus was essentially two steel reservoirs; the upper one, whioh was connected to the lower, and larger one, b/ a short length of pipe containing a shut* off valve, actually serving ae a funnel into whioh a flask of morcury could be poured* The open top of the upper reservoir, Was colored with a plexlglas lid* The thole apparatus was mounted on ah angle-iron frame whioh rested on a rough oonorste floor* . Keroury was dispensed through a valve at the bottom of the lower reservoir Into an aluminum pan resting on a "kitchen-type* scale* About two hundred pounds of mercury was dispensed monthly, . gapty flasks were sent to the recovery yard as scrap, although a few were reported to be used as drip pans in the instrument shops* Examination of the dispenser and the immediate area showed evidenoe of careless handling of mercury. Small globules were noticed all over the dispenser and the floor, Whether these droplets were- the result of a few large spills or from many small spills oonld not be as certained, although the latter is more likely the ease. The area was roportodly oleaned once a week although from appearances, the cleaning was not thorough* In addition to the handling of mercuryaa described above, specially purified mercury in five-pound ceramic bottles was issued frost time' to time, - 3h the instrument shop itself, mercury was stored in a 76poun& flask on the edre of one of the work benches for .use as shop supply, Uercury was obtained from the flask through a valve tapped into the side of the flask aoout a half-Inoh from the bottom* Here again# there was evidenoe of careless handling, as shown by a considerable number of droplets of mercury on the rough oonorste floor direotly beneath the valve on the flask as well as on the benoh top. The instrument shop was reported to be cleaned dally. While there was less evidenoe of mercury spillage at the work benches and mounts where instruments were repaired, then was observed in instrument shops in certain other of our refineries, a considerable amount of mercury was noticed on the calibration stand, Xnstrumsnts in the field that need repairs were drained of mer cury at tbo site, brought into the shop where they were steam oleaned and repaired. After repairs were oompleted, mercury- from the shop supply was added and the Instrument calibrated, After calibration, the aereury was removed from the instrument end returned to the shop supply and the instru ment returned to the unit and the original mercury replaced. While the large else of the storeroom and the instrument shop itself would seem to preclude the possibility of nsro-ry poisoning under normal conditions, there is a possibility that hesardoua concentrations WA-TEX 003748 IJTD. HSO* S3KV3Y PAW, April, 1958 - ASD -5- of moroury vapor and duat night occur because of tha inadequate bousekeeping with respect to mercury, Horoury la a cumulative poison, insidious in nature. Zta vapor pressure la auoh that, at room temperature an at- aoaphere saturated with It can ba many times over the maximum allowable concentration of 0*1 mg* par oublc mater of air* Recoomendatiotaai 1. Mercury should ba frwdled ao aa to avOld spillages. In the event that they do occur In aplta of precautions, all spilled mercury should ba oleaned up promptly* Good housekeeping should ba maintained at all times. 8* The mercury dispenser in tha atorerOoa should ba placed in a non-amalgamating metal or other impervious tray with no erovloaa in which mercury can oolloct. XT the bottom of this tray sloped somewhat to one comer, removal of any mercury from the tray would be simplified* If " water is kept in tha tray, volatilisation of spilled meroury will ba greatly reduced. . 3* The mercury reservoir in the instrument shop should be mounted over a non-amalgamating metal or other impervious trey of sufficient else so that any meroury leaking through the valve will fall into the tray, the dispenser should not be any higher than la absolutely necessary to minimize the splashing of any meroury escaping from the valve. TEX I 3 0 0 H WA-TEX 003749 ihd. rrrc. sunvsr PAST# April# IS52 - A2D -6* WAX LABORATORY - KSPC7RY SXP033B53 The block point tost for paraffin wax being used involves the use of considerable Amounts of mercury* Two pieces of paper# impregnated with the wax to be tested were plaoad in cellophane envelopes# mounted In Ire frames add partly submerged In a vertical position in beakers con taining mercury* The mercury was used to exert a uniform pressure against the wax-impregnated paper* Stoppers# each containing a vent hole And a thermometer# were then inserted in toe beakers and the beakers placed in oil baths hasted to 90# 95# 100# 105# and 110F* Aftsr the mercury reached the desired tomperature# the beakers were removed from the oil baths# allowed to oool to 70? and the paper strips removed. Information on the properties of the wax was obtainsd by pulling apart the two stripe of paper* The oil bathe were kept on a table top in the open in a rather small room which was kept at a temperature of 70P by means of a small air-conditioning unit wbloh reportedly recirculated about 90 per cent of the workroom air* The floor of the wax laboratory was of small white hexagonal ceramic tiles* The work table had a metal top without a lodge* Consid erable amounts of mercury were seen on the table top and to a looser extent between the floor tllee* This test method waa about ready for publication# but it was reported that releaee had been held up pending the addition of a section pointing out that a mercury hasard warn associated with the test* to this connection# a block teet which does not require the use of mereury merits consideration* In this test the envelopes containing the wax-impregnated strips are placed on an aluminum plate having a built-in temperature gradient control# covered with a pieee of sponge rubber to insure uniform pressure on the strips which is provided by a weight placed on the sponge rubber pad* While no mercury determinations were made in the wax laboratory# confidential information from another laboratory showed that tbs mercury vapor concentration in the teatrooa ranged from 0*12 - 0*16 mg. of moreury per cubic meter of air when only two mercury beakers were being used in the lower tomperature ranges* The air immediately above the beaker contained 0*80 - 1*10 mg* The air around the hands of tha operator after removing strips from the envelopes showed 0*50 - 0*60 mg. per cubic meter* The maximum allowable oonoentration of mercury vapor la 0.1 mg* per cubic meter of air* These concentrations indicate that rigorous control of the mercury hasard la advisable* Recommendations: 1* All operations should be done in a hood having adjustable louvers at the top and bottom of the baok side* The air velocity at the face of the hood should be at lsast 100 feet per minute* The air exhausted from the hood should be discharged to the outside* In this oonneotlon# the proposed use of tubes containing water seals on the meroury containers WA-TEX 003750 uro* nycu sunvsf . PAW, April, 1953 - A2D -7- would not be nocoaaary. IT make-up air la auppliad direct to tho hood froa tho outald* during tho tost periods, tho load on tho air conditioning unit will bo lessened, 2, Hon-amalgaaatlng motol oontainors should bo used Instead of rlasa beakors to minimise spillage of aeroury duo to oontoinor breakage, 3, Tho work tablo and hood should bo provided with a lodge to provoitt "widespread scattering of any spilled mercury. All oracka and orevicea In which mercury might oollect should bo flllod. 4* Opening of the cellophane envelopes should be done over a tray, A photographic developing tray with a pouring spout to facilitate return of mercury to a container is suggested. An oxponded metal sheet in the tray might be uaed aa a working surface, 5, ' The mercury containers should be kept covered as much as possible and bo stored in tho hood. Keeping the containsrs in trays when not in use would .help to localise any spills, 6, Good housekeeping should be maintained at all timas. Dry sweeping of tho floor should bo prohibited, - 7, gating or storage of food in the blook test room should not bo permitted. 8, Used envelopes, tost strips and any wiping rags should bo disposed of in a closed top waste container. Such refuse should be destroyed by burning, ' 9, Good personal cleanliness on the part of the employes should bo practiced, _ U X I iu06 i WA-TEX 003751 rm. hss. smvzz PAW, April, IS52 - AiS) 8- MASS 3PSCTE0MKtia LAB* i&RCUFY ZXPCS 'RES . A small amount; of mercury was used In leveling bulbs for tbs infra-red s<* analysts equipment. A few droplets of asroury wsrs! assn on the small wood tray which served as a support for the-. glass s^ulpaeni of tbs unit* Soma moroury was also observed on tbs floor back of the work bench tih'.ehwas a difficult place to keep elearu However, in general, housekeeping mas good* RapogBcendatlonsi ` 1* The wood tray should be replaoed by a natal tra7 or. If this Is not practical, the wood tray should be lined with, an Impervious -mtorlal and cade free of oracks and orevlcsa so as to facilitate complete clean* up of any spills* r X .13 0 d f WA-TEX 003752 T.TD. X20. S'JSVS*' ?A, April, 1552 - AED -9- QAS AttALYHKS LATOPATORT - MSRCfRY zXFOSTRES Considerable mounts of mercury were used la the three rooms ooEprloiDR the gas analyses laboratory* The employes in this division wore well awar* of the precautions for the aaf handling of mereurjr and were doing a 'reheritable Job of keeping these rooms meroury-free in spite of the poor conditions of the rooms* Flowers of sulfur were sprinkled on the floor fron time to time in an attempt to control mercury vaporiza tion* room 3 of the gaa analyses laboratory the mercury still used from time to time to reclaim mercery* It was planned to replace this still by a smaller sited one whloh will be located in an exhaust ventil ated hood* A linoleum table top on the Ho* 2 gaa analyse* unit in room 1 was very much in need of repair* ^ The throe rooms which comprise the gas analyses laboratory have adequate roceral ventilation throughout most of the year and this fact, coupled with the oars used by the employee in handling mercury#: would appear to be adequate oontrol of any hazard* The use of sulfur'to elimi nate the vaporization of mercury is' not always as effective as ooimaonly exposed* It is doubted that under existing conditions the use of sulfur contributes much to the oontrol measures* * Recommendations: 1* The linoleum table top on the Ho* 2 gas analyses unit should be replaced by a now impervious top that is free of all oraoke and crevioee in whloh maro-ry might collect* . [EX 1 10 0 0 WA-TEX 003753 I:.'D* __ BJRYSt FAtf, April* issa AZD "10" CTRSAh LAB0?AT3ST- '^CVRY Si: CS.?S.5S Sercury vas used in a number of places In the otter divisions of the laboratory* However, the amounts used wora fairly small* and the employes seemed sail aware of-its potential hazard* Water seals were used to cover the -mercury in most of tte leveling bulbs throughout the labora tory* under normal condition* it is doubtful If any actual mercery hazard exists in those locations* ' Ho recoimsendAtioas* . WA-TEX 003754 r X H0U9 IND. HYO. SUR7EY PAW, April, 1952 - ABD -11- DRUM WBf.DINO - G. AND C. BUILDING Leaky drums which war* detected during the cleaning and re conditioning of drums on the fourth floor of tha C. and 0* building wan repaired by means of acetylene- welding torches. The weldors hAd made complaints that the fumes produced during these welding operations were irritating to the nose and throat and had expressed apprehension as to the effects of these fumes on health* Most of the drums were made of steel, but a certain number were galvanized. It was the welding of galvanized drums particularly that gave rise to the complaints of nose and throat irritation. One employe in particular claimed that he had developed metal fume fever every time he welded galvanized drums, and for this reason, he was not assigned to galvanized welding. # Two small hoods, one used when welding leaky bungs and one used when welding bottom, top and side seams of galvanized drums, were an inef fective means of control of the zinc fumes produced during welding. Improper design of the hoods, coupled with the inadequate air flow partly due to the presence of at least 6 right angle turns in the duct, made these hoods ineffective. - It was observed that tbe fumes escaping from the bunga of steel drums were slightly irritating. The presence of small amounts of residual cleaning solutions in the seams might account for some of the irritating qualities of these fumes. Welding of galvanized metal produces considerable quantities of ainc oxide fume which in its freshly formed state produces a condition commonly termed zinc chills or metal fume fever. The aymptoma of thla metal fume fever are chills and fever and some degree of nausea. The acute chill is generally preeeded by a feeling of dryness in the throat, cough, and generally cornea on a few hours after exposure, and it Is a transitory condition. Zinc la not a poison in the true sense of the word and complete recovery occurs within a few days. A transitory immunity may develop and continue as long as the exposure to the fume continues, but may disappear within a few days after exposure terminates, such as over a weekend. Beoommendatlonsi . 1. The two ineffective hoods used for the welding of galvanized drums should be replaced by a welding booth having a face velocity of at least 150 ft. per minute. Such a.booth 4 ft. wide and 6 1/2 ft. high with a depth to suit of 6 ft. or less would require 3,900 cubic feet of air flow per minute, A drawing of such a proposed booth is attached with this repor 2, All welding of galvanised drums should be done in this booth, Tha same booth could be used for welding of all drums if desired. WA-TEX 003755 TEX 7J ft 5I IBD. 5X0. SgRYBI PA#, April, 1952 - AED -12 MACHINE SHOP > MBTALLIZIHO ; . ' ' An int^atlgAtipn of ths metallising operation was' , of complainta thAt fumes from this process were irritation to oa>|loj|rof . ' -\Tb* .a***!*:-twu* *$*. prlcl3pjill||;*;|oot^... . 'both olidnobel* brsas,. aluminum, sine and :opeasibb*lly;''v;-...-.- .'load','" Of and liad ihiould'ba .apptlod, e^auat ventilation for protection of the operator and per*on*-^by#ing '!** '. ' the surrounding arba.':-'?................. .......... `r The existing exhaust ventilation system was an ontiroly Inadi'* quate control; device, ^t trapped only a snail fraction of tb:d wt^ pi^ ; ticlas. in offset it was a shallow hood about 18 by 24 inches in alas and about 4 incfaesLdeep with a 2-ineh slot along the bottom. tbrod|hV#^dft;;t^<<.'..'; air was oxhaUitod to an air aleaner located about 10 foot :-: . hood#i&;mbuhtei--ip the center of a motel plats abofr<;4-hy;^ apparsntty'^totondOd/to/asjTrs-'as; a flange, and supported in- a'1 ' "> planb about 5::;f.aati.bae|t:.' of 'the: axle of; the metallising lathe* : ':fM;Ciasffso,; tivenassof the hood was further increased because it was, not fittod 11ghtly to tho vertical plats, thereby permitting air to leak into the hbod from the rear of the plate. . ; .. Aotually what happened is that the metal particles left the . metallising gun with such high velocity that those not deposited, on the worif or deflected by the piece in the lathe literally bounced off the vertical ? plate or from the back' of' the shallow hood and consequently wore not trappsi by the exhaust system* . An indication of the amoun t of metal escapins ihtb the air from this operation was shown.by the fast that the Witerfs .'glaisei became visibly coated with a fine grayisb-whlta fume in about 10 minutes while standing about 4 feet behind and about head level with the top of the vertical plate. n addition it was noticed that many small particles escaped through the narrow opening between the hood and the metal plate. " . It is believed that the booplaint is justifiable althbu^ not as serious as set forth and furthemore except when lead, sine or] brass are being used, is not a health haaard. . Correotion of thia o-anditlon will result in removal of a nuisanoe and at times a health hasard. " ' ' ' '' Be commendstl onsi 1. An adequate ventilation system should be installed on the metallis ing lathe. The velocity across the face of the hood should, be at least 200 feet per minute. The rear of the hood should be about 2 feet .back of the axle of the lathe. A sketoh showing essential features of suggested hood is included in this report. : WA-TEX 003756 TEX 13 C n :-\CgTVS CTOP - ** StSTTO Although coaplalntu in the aachina shop wore attributed to fuses froat tho aotallisJL'ig prooeas, it ia believed that tha olectrievoliing processes adjacent to tha satailising lthe contributed in a sli.jht dogree to tho condition. It is quite possible that* altar tho ubtallizing process has boon controlled, tha welding operation nay occasion coaipl&Ints from, nearby employee* As a Attar of fact, tha crane operator cocn:c*nt&d on tho fuses in this corner of tho shop* A propallor fan nountod on a pedestal was used to blow tho weldlny f jaos away from tho weldor. T.hila *. siding fuaos are hot considered hazardous to health accept whon encountered in confined spaces* they can at tlsns bocono a nuisance* A portablo celiac ter fitted with a flexible natal hosa ia available in tho jyachico shop and if a snail flan~ad hood vuro attachod to tha ond of this hose* an effective local exhaust system for voiding funos would bo availablo* la this event tho uso of the pro* pallor fan, which i3 ordinarily not good oraetico, could So eliminated* Rocosmondatl ons! ' ' 1. A snail hoed of tha fc.'p.a ahowa in the attached shotoh should' be attached to tho flexible natal hose of the portable collector for use in removing coining fumes* tex net: WA-TEX 003757 r:n. irr*. i-urvcY rAD, April, IS52 - AID -14- .`-.JTi."V t'irT>s r.r--rrxrpr*''} Dust concentrations were determined during tit dumpinc of the filter preesee to estlstate the effectiveness of the recently Installed exhaust ventilation system. A' concentration of 14 million particles . per cubic foot of sir tree found to exist for the short period (5-5 minutes) whop'a press vae being dumped. It was obvious, even without m&kln? a d ipt count, that conditions had been grostly improved by the installation of the dust collecting eystea* The employes expressad conslderablo satisfaction of the better conditions. Ho recommendations. WA-TEX 003758 fix M0 ! EID. HTO. SUBVET PAW, April, 1052 - AED -15- PAIH? SHOP ' - An Inapoatlon of tho paint shop vaa made to evaluate exposure# to rad load during paint mixing. Tho operation vaa not being done during tba survey, but from obaarration and description of the process* ib was evident that haaardoua exposures to load oould ooeur. Tho red lead vaa stored in paper bags in one oornor: of the *hop. Quite a few bags had some povdarod red lead on the outaide and there vaa oonaidorablo lead apilled on the floor evidently froa broken bags. The housekeeping in this section vaa inadequate, considering the toxic nature of lead* In mixing paint, the neoassary number of bags of red lead .mere dumped into a large ball mill by an employe Vho, according to reporta, did not vear a respirator. The empty bags vere put into drum* With open tops for disposal by burning. The belisf that no lead hssard axis tod because the paint mixing Job vas done intermittently and not necessarily by the * tame parson each time should not be accepted, as a reason for not observing precautions. *- * Recoaaaondations t 1. All red lead in the storage area of the palntahop should ba cleaned up and the area kept clean thereafter. 2* All apilia of red lead povder because of tons bags should ba cleaned up promptly. . S. All oleaning should ba dona bj vacuum methods if practical, jf such oleaning can ba. dona only by dry sweeping, the employe should ba required to wear an approved type dust respirator and no other persona should ba in the vicinity during the svsaping process unless searing res pirators. ' 4. employes should ba required to vear approved type respirators vhen handling bags of rad lead and vhlle dumping them into the ball mill. 5. Soptied red lead bags should ba handled ao as to avoid dissemina tion of dust both in the paint shop and during eventual disposal. They should ba kept In covered containers. WA-TEX 003759 TEX nO!H ISO. HXG. 3JRVSY PAW, April, 1952 - ASD -16 A*TTI-XXOCK LABORATORY - TETRAETHYL LEAD The handling and uaa of tetraethyl load fluid in tha laboratory v&s in accordance with, all partinant inatruotiona exoapt for on oparation which waa not satisfactory. ' A burette, uaad for diapenaing TEL fluid, waa connected by means of a glass U-tuba to a amall natal reservoir on a aholf naar the top oX an exhaust-ventilated hood. Tha approved method for refilling thia reser voir la to dlaoonneet tha glasa buratta and t$tube, place tha raaarvoir on tha bottom of tha hood and pour tha TSL fluid into tha raaarvoir froa tha atooic bottla. Tha hood waa auffiolantly largo to panelt all of thia to ba dona lnalda it. However, thia procedure waa not followed. Xnatead, a aaall hole had been punched In tha top of tha hood dlreotly a-ovo tha filling hole of tha raaarvoir so that a funnel could ba inserted and tha TEL fluid poured into tha reservoir from the outside of the hood. Tha top of the hood waa about 6 feat above tha floor, which would make it neoessary to stand on soma object or reach very high while pouring tha TSL fluid. Thia method presented an unnecessary exposure to TSL vapors and increased the chances of accidentally spilling tha fluid. Two other conditions, minor in nature, should be remedied. One was the absence of a supply of kerosine at tha hood for removing any TSL that mi^ht gat on the skin. Kerosine waa said to ba aval labia around the laboratory, but speedy removal of TEL from tha skin is essential, and valuable time could ba lost in looking for a keroalne bottla "somewhere in tha laboratory*. Tha othar waa tha storage of tha rubber glove a in a desk drawer a short distance away where they might not be Immediately accessible. Re commendations t 1. The practice of filling the TEL reservoirs from outslda the hoods should ba prohibited. All handling of the TSL fluid aha.Id be done inside the hoods. .' 2. A supply of kerosine for the sols purpose of removing TSL from the skin should be kept at tha sick next to the hood. . 5. Rubber gloves should ba kept at the hood in plain sight instead of in a desk drawer ao they will ba immediately available whan needed. TEX 1 3 0 1 S WA-TEX 003760 IJTD. HTO. S'JRVBT ?A, April, 1912 - ASD -17- DECA!T:SD OIL EXPOSURES In accordance with Ur. D. J. Boom** letter of starch 31, 1930, subjeat carcinogenicity, the.information contained therein has been relayed to the various supervisors concerned. An yet thie Information has not been relayed to the employee who Might be exposed to the decanted oil during the couree of thoir work. The program for improving pereonal Oleanliness is Moving along very elowly. Some additional faelJLitied have been installed. Thero i* one wash baein on each of the two FCC unite, end eoop and. towele have been mado available at tbeee location*. ' ' Reooamendatlone t 1. All eoployee who aay some in contact with deeanted oil should he informed by their supervisor* of the potential haaard and tho precautionary Measures which should be observed. 2. All employes continually exposed to decanted oil should be riven annual phyeioal examine tione Ineluding a thorough sain examination. * 3. The value of good pereonal oloanlineea on- the part of all employee should be continuously aaphasised. Adequate facilities to permit good personal oleanlineas should be provided at readily accessible locations. * Experience nay indicate changes in the frequency of such examinations. TEX ! 3U I b WA-TEX 003761 I7TD. HTJ. SURVEY ?A9 April# 1952 - ASD CHEMICAL STORSHOQSg . , Djp to the present time the storage of chemicals, particularly thoae usod aa additives, baa loft much to be desired from the atahdjolnt of poaalbla health hosarda* ,Ifc la undoratood that a new chemical store* house la being planned, .and that washing facilities accessible In- thla no* storehouse. the safety engineers at ?A* are of the opinion that the faollltlea in the nee storehouse will greatly aid hoi the prevention of possible health damage due to contact with chemicals and additives. ` No recommendations. ItX 130\ i ' WA-TEX 003762 ihd* uyd. curvet- PAW, April* 1SS2 - AJiD -19- DRiJM FILl'Zf* ROOM - C. AHD 0. BUILDIHO * . '' Eaployos working in this dopnrtnanb havonado complaints that the oil which was spilled on the floor during filling operations and, whioh leaked from tbs drums was causing rapid destruction of the footwear and in a few oaoos foot irritation* Xh addition the ally floor inofeasee the hasard of slipping* ' ' . . m the past Stoddard* a solvent was, used for cleaning tho oily floors, but its uao was diocontinued because of tho obvious firs and ox- plosion hazard. Kerosine is not a satisfactory substitute bacauso of its low volatility. It is not possible to use dotergehta and hot water because of tho possibility that water would oorrode the base of the conveyor systems and make them inoperative* The ideal gleaning solvent for this purpose would be son-flasaablo, non-toxic, and non-corrosive to netal* 2h addition* not too ojcpenalva. It is doubtful if suaih notarial can be found, but this oafctor will be kept in nlnd. It ai:jht be possible to use an oil-absorbing powder in s^as areas of tho drum filling room, but this does not seem to be suitable for general Use* ' yo reootsaondatians* - TEX IiUS WA-TEX 003763