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\ Bulletin ;.-446 -2- July-11, -1972 EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES Depending on the size of operation, at least two oumos costing about $150 each are required: (a) Mine Safety Appliance Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15208 (b) Willson Products Div., Reading, Pa. 19603 (c) Unico Environmental Instruments, Fall River, Mass. 02720 A battery charger (one for each 2 pumps) is suggested. The charger would coit about $50. Pad and filter inserted run about 70 a piece, and are available from the Willipore-Corporation, Bedford, Mass., 01730. A tinocular microscope with phase contrast illumination set for 400/430X magnification is required. IVhile a Bausch & Lomb microscope costing $1,200/1,500 is basic, binocular microcopes with additional fix tures should be worth the additional cost. (Seek professional advice on this.) - Most of the above information is verbatim from the book "Measurement of Airborne Asbestos Fiber by the Membrane Filter Method." OUTSIDE SERVICES AND TRAINING It may be feasible to have outsiders do the full job - from sampling through examination and reporting. Others will do the analysis work only where the samples are mailed to the laboratories. Tracerlabs in California will do analysis work for about $50.-60. per analysis. Johns-Vanvilie will do the full job for a fee (Contact Mr. W. Reitze, Manager Industrial Hygiene Engineering Service, Johns-Manville Corporation, P.0, Box ,"5108, Denver, Colorado 0217) George Clayton Labs, Southfield, Michigan will do the full job for 'a fee. There are other labs that may do the entire package or the analysis work cnly. Johns-Vanvi11e indicated it would be willing to train personnel in the technique in a two day period. They would take one trainee or at most tv;c trainees, to one instructor for $200. a day. These sessions v.-culc be at rhinaern (Somerville) New Jersey or Waukhegan, Illinois. Again, the contact would be with Mr. Reitze in Denver. It is most important that those concerned with the OSHA Standards enforcement receive this basic information. Should additional informa tion be required, please advise. E. \`l. Drislane Executive Director