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COPY INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA. INC. 4400 FIFTH AVENUE Pittsburgh ta. Pa. July U, 1917 *eoracoon cm Float of Tbs Garloc* ?*cscio* Coopeny Suppleaeotlaf Tbs General fisoort "ProLixlnai? i)ust Investigation For arboiiou Testiis Institute* Of June, 1947 Dqstljeag This plant is d#si*sjttd as <5 la tbe gensrol report sad on ap praisal of Its dustiness is suassarlrod la U*t culium of Tolls 1, pa^e 5. The differences between the** values sad those of other ftood plants are, oq the vhols, not significant oca we rate tMf pLust as aver age good.* However, this doe* sot ossa that just control Is oatlrwiy sat isfactory in all respect* as inrilevted In tho general report. Thsrs is an insufficient auaber of oust counts in the conpsny file* to constitut# an adjusts record of dustiness, lorasl variations " ' rvsuir* a scaber of counts at each operation to provide a useful averse. JHH33Q37 tfesomodua on ?laot of Th Garioci Fscxiag Co*, buppleoenting \hs C-porsjftosort Prolinicsry ^vi*t Iato# tit* tics Tor iebeotos Textile laatltats* 9/ Juno, 1917* Cor ooa ingle dust counts tahsa at tit* tin# of tho visit are given below* habor 1 2 3 l nit^ftins*) ' Operations lust Counts 5 It operator end of 4 esrdiag sachinss 1-5 ('So*. 1*2*7 and S). 3 General air la aisles of twisting saehine*. 3.0 5 Oonoral air, slant roc of looses . 3.1 coot window# open along the verting aisle. 5 General air is aisles of spinning frnsas* 1.7 Dost Ccotrpi Practical Carding dost control is discussed oo pa^os 7 acd 9 of tho gooaral report. Safer*see is aade to the exhaust aystaa 1b this pitot vtica aecoaslishos as good dust control as alaost all the other *good* plants but at axfesost ratas test weald oot bo practical for ether northern plants. The dest collectors in cso at this pleat ere of coastasratio In terest because they Include two types oot io use la aay other plant (lir %at axvl Parsons) because coaaoaly thought to bo impractical* Tust data a *oa these units would therefore bo valuable* JHf?33033 3aar*ad&A on flaat of tho tiarlock Packing Co., &rpplo**nting tfca Cfrol Aqgrt *Pr*llatn*r7 Cvat InToetRation for A*be* too textile t&atituta* of Juco, 1917* 1 Sogtnaeriag stadloa plagued far tba long tara UY*&tl.itioi3 of pecticnlor lataraai to this plant and outlined la the general report arat dust control la preparation, twisting and eearing, and efficient of rinst collators* .* *rtXstl .... ...______ : .................. .. ,, .. Io tfce aedlcal section of tha general report reference ia oc.de to tha serera! coupeale# aho have no information jji to the incidence of poten tial esbeetoel* ia their plant* Ibia company is one of tfcon* and ee t-S#re- fore l*h to underscore hare tha recoaaendatl^ns coceerni/vg periocic x-ray xeainetioo* discussed particularly on page* li to 13. 9.C.X* deneon. Hd Engineer JHM33039