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/ VISIT OF DR. KEHOE TO TIN FILLI-NG AND LEAD BLBKDIftlG INSTALLATIONS - o UJMDAY 2 1 . 1 1 . 1 W . D r. Kehoe in company w ith D r. A nderson and lie. F .E .A . Thompson v i s i t e d t h e Braim and P .O .D . F i l l i n g P la n ts and Tin f a c to r ie s on th e morning o f Sunday, th e 2 1 st November. In th e Braim P la n t 100 Octane was b ein g f i l l e d , in sp ected , stacked and loaded in to barge. Conditions during th e v i s i t were g e n e ra lly b e tte r than average and no leak in g t i n s were v is ib le a t th e barge f i l l i n g where th e atm osphere was good. The t i n f a c to r y was in s p e c te d and D r. Kehoe co n sid e re d th e v e n t ila tio n o f th e fumes from th e so ld er b ath s to be t o t a l l y inadequate and recommended th a t th e whole system should be enclosed in an oven provided w ith a pow erful exhaust fan . - The P.O.D . F i l l i n g P la n t was o p e ra tin g on Motor S p irit a t th e tim e o f v is itin g but th e splashing and s p illa g e were norm al and s im ila r to co n d itio n s p re v a ilin g d u rin g a v ia tio n tin n in g . H ere a g a in D r. Kehoe c r i t i c i s e d th e v e n tila tio n from th e so ld e r b ath s in th e t i n fa c to ry . The p a rty then proceeded to th e o ffic e of Mr. P .C . E rre y , S u p e rin te n d e n t, S to ra g e & E x p o rt and a s h o rt d is c u s s io n was h e ld on le a d b len d in g p r a c tic e a t w hich Mr. G regor was p r e s e n t. A v i s i t was th en p a id in company w ith Mr. E rre y t o th e Lead B lending P la n t, Bawarda where lead in g o f th e a v ia tio n s p i r i t was in p ro g re s s . D r. Kehoe in sp e c te d th e o p e ra tio n and equipment a t th e A viation Blending P la n t a l l o f which was sta n d a rd except th e le a th e r g lo v es which were being used as su b stitu te fo r rubber gloves. Stacks of empty and T .E .L . drum s, and th e la rg e outdoor drums o f T .B .L . w ere exam ined. D r. Kehoe was a s s u re d by Mr. E rre y th a t th e s e drums were b ein g consumed in s t r i c t r o ta tio n depending on th e tim e each drum had been on s i t e . The m otor s p i r i t le a d b lending i n s t a l l a t i o n was exam ined and i t was e x p la in e d t h a t much o f th e equipm ent had been f a b r i c a t e d i n Abadan and t h a t t h e same men employed in a v ia tio n s p i r i t le a d in g were a lso employed f o r motor s p i r i t b le n d in g . D r. Kehoe ex p ressed h im s e lf s a tis f ie d w ith th e e ffic ie n c y of th e equipm ent. D r. Kehoe recommended t h a t we s h o u ld endeavour t o re d u c e th e number o f b le n d s p e r man to th e f ig u r e recommended by th e a .E .C . o f 6 p e r month and p o in te d out th a t i f a re lia b le estim ation of lead in the urine of any lead blender gave lead co n ten ts in excess o f .1 K ilo gram p er l i t r e , t h i s m ust be accep ted as a d e f in ite i n d i c a t i o n o f le a d a b s o r p tio n and t h e r e f o r e a s an i 1*3-*"'. K ? 0010143 N29772 D r. Kehoe in company w ith D r. A nderson and Mr. F .3 .A . `Thompson v i s i t e d t h e Braim and P .O .D . F i l l i n g P la n ts and Tin f a c to r ie s on th e m orning o f Sunday, th e 2 1 st November. in th e Braim P la n t 100 Octane was b ein g f i l l e d , in sp ected , stacked and loaded in to barge. C onditions during th e v i s i t were g e n e ra lly b e tte r than average and no leak in g t i n s were v is ib le a t th e barge f i l l i n g where th e atm osphere was good. The t i n f a c to r y was in s p e c te d and D r. Kehoe c o n sid e re d th e v e n t ila tio n o f th e fumes from th e so ld e r b ath s to be to ta lly inadequate and recommended th a t th e whole system sh o u ld be en clo sed in an oven provided w ith a pow erful exhaust fan . The P.O.D. F illi n g P la n t was o p e ra tin g on Motor S p irit a t th e tim e o f v is itin g but th e splashing and s p illa g e were norm al and s im ila r to co n d itio n s p re v a ilin g d uring a v ia tio n tin n in g . H ere ag ain D r. Kehoe c r i t i c i s e d th e v e n tila tio n from th e so ld e r b ath s in th e t i n fa c to ry . The p a rty th en proceeded to th e o ffic e o f Mr. P .C . E rre y , S u p e rin te n d e n t, S to ra g e & E x p o rt and a sh o rt d is c u s s io n was h e ld on le a d b len d in g p r a c tic e a t w hich Mr. G regor was p r e s e n t. A v i s i t was th e n p a id in company w ith Mr. E rre y to th e Lead B lending P la n t, Bawarda where le ad in g o f th e a v ia tio n s p i r i t was in p ro g re s s . D r. Kehoe in s p e c te d th e o p e ra tio n and equipment a t th e A viation Blending P la n t a l l o f which was sta n d ard except th e le a th e r g lo v es which were being used as su b stitu te fo r rubber gloves. Stacks of empty and T .E .L . drum s, and th e la rg e ou td o o r drums o f T .E .L . w ere exam ined. D r. Kehoe was a s s u re d by Mr. E rre y th a t th e s e drums were b ein g consumed in s t r i c t r o ta tio n depending on th e tim e each drum had been on s i t e . The m otor s p i r i t le a d b len d in g i n s t a l l a t i o n was exam ined and i t was e x p la in e d t h a t much o f th e equipm ent had been f a b r i c a t e d i n Abadan and t h a t th e same men employed in a v ia tio n s p i r i t le a d in g were a lso employed f o r motor s p i r i t b le n d in g . D r. Kehoe ex p ressed h im s e lf s a tis f ie d w ith th e e ffic ie n c y of th e equipm ent. D r. Kehoe recommended t h a t we s h o u ld en d eavour t o re d u c e t h e number o f b le n d s p e r man to th e f i g u r e recommended by th e a .E .C . o f 6 p e r month and p o in te d out th a t i f a re lia b le estim ation o f lead in the urine of any lead blender gave lead co n ten ts in excess o f .1 M illi gram p e r l i t r e , t h i s must, be a c c e p te d a s a d e f i n i t e in d ic a tio n of lead ab so rp tio n and th e re fo re as an in d i c a tio n th a t th e sa fe ty p ro v isio n s a re n o t being com plied w ith. D r. Kehoe w ish e d t o know what, p r o v is io n ;, was made to sa fe g u a rd f i t t e r s and e n g in e e rs engaged i n th e m aintenance o f th e se blending p la n ts . Also what p re c a u tio n s we w ere ta k in g t o s a f e g u a r d c a s u a l la b o u r engaged on r o llin g drums o f T .E .L . and a ls o what s a fe ty p re c a u tio n s have been in s t itu te d in view o f th e v ery la rg e drum sto ck s 2 of T .S.L . to cope w ith th e in creased r is k from splashes o r d i r e c t c o n ta c t o f a l l la b o u r i n Tank Farm A re a s . He a ls o ask ed how th e d i v is io n o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y was d ec id ed in th e unloading o f T .E .L . drums from sh ip s , p a r t of which m ust o f n e c e s s ity be th e r e s p o n s ib ility o f th e T ransport D epartm ent, and whether a l l se c tio n s of our o r g a n is a tio n who h a n d le d t h e T .E .L . drums w ere s u f f i c i e n t l y conversant w ith th e ris k s and were in s titu tin g th e ir separate safety precautions. ABADAN, 2 5 th November, 194-3 /JB P. KE 0010145