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FILE NAME: Asten Hill (AH) DATE: 1955 Dec 22 DOC#: AH019 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Report
DEC /3v5
At l a s A s b e s t o s Co m p a n y
5 0 0 0 HOCHELAGA STREET
L im it e d
ASBESTOS, t
Mr. P .L . C lark, A sten -H ill Lim ited, V a lle y fie ld , P.Q.
Dear Mr. C lark:
I am a t t a c h i n g a copy o f th e r e s u l t s o f th e d u s t co u n ts made by P a u l B e l a i r i n y o u r P la n t on December l $ t h .
The r e s u l t s i n d i c a t e t h a t th e d u s t c o n c e n tr a tio n in th e a i r i s w ell below the fiv e m illio n p a r tic le s per cu b ic f o o t, which i s n o rm ally c o n s id e re d to be s a f e . I t would seem t h a t the m easures you have ta k e n to c o r r e c t th e d u st co n d i tio n have been q u ite e ffe c tiv e .
l e t us know.
I f we can be o f f u r t h e r a s s i s t a n c e p le a s e
Yours v ery tr u ly ,
ATLAS ASBESTOS COMPANY LIMITED,
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JCAicw A tt. (1)
J.C. Anderson, V ice-President - S ales.
CO N FID EN TL\L- Tn Re: Birkham. et al. v._ vfer Life, et al._
A M E M B E R O r T H E i U R N E R 3c N E W A L L O R G A N S Z A T I O N
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December 22, 955
CONFIDENTIAL
TOj
Mr. R.B. Todd
FRONj ELP. B e la ir
Dust Count Taken i t tbs A tin -H ill F lin t i n Y a lle y fie ld on December 1$, 955________________ __________________
S tations
So. 1 Cop U n d e rs No. 2 In s p e c tio n Table
Count R a rtlo le a /cu .ft. of A ir
2.07 x 10
2.10 x l6
B inici
Strong draught n o tlc id i t th ii point.
No. 3 Between Harpers
2.80 x 106
Strong draught n o tioid i t th is p o in t.
No. 1* Loom #3
2.73 x o6
No. 5 Loom fix
No. 6
Back o f harness o f loom in corner of plant
2 .7 7 x 106 *
2. lil x 10
No. 7 C entre o f p la n t
2.30 x 106
No. 8 C alender Boom
1.85 x IQ6
* n o t i od i c o a tin g a t d u s t c lin g in g to t h i o i i l i n g in d t h i s t i l l bum s. In so w lo carten e th i dust e o lle c tin g system d id not hare su ffio ie n t
stre n g th to k iip th e a llin e i ind bum s d u n but only caused the coatings of d u st to mori s lig h tly with th i a i r motion.
A n a ly sis on two sam ples o f d u st b rought back w ith us w i n as follow s t
M oisture Content
Organic Content
Asbestos Content
Sanple 1.
U. 1J
1*2 . M
57.6%
SampLb 2 .
5.h%
l .lii
5 luB%
CONFIDENTIAL- In Re: Bickham. et al. v Met Life, et al.
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TO;
Kr. R.B. Todd
Dacaabr 22, 1955
Pag 2.
Tb u U i t o i c o n ta n t o f th a y arn s u p p l ad to t h i s Cowpany
a r 70.5% o r th a 7&0-16/3P(975) ad 65% f o r 7^10-6.8/2(213) y a rn . Thar 1 r id e n t l y c o n ta m in a tio n by mm c o t t o n d u a t and t h l l a su b -
s ta n t i a t ad by tha analya i a and th a a p a st of th a dont ondar th a ic ro Bcopa. Ca h a r n o tlo a d th p rs a a a c a o f lo n g a p i r a l l a d c o i l a , w hich ara p a c u lia r to co tto n ,a n d sh o rt rod and d o ta , which a ra p e c u lia r to aabaatoa duat.
Tha count war mad on a clo u d y day.
SPBtbb co - Kr. J.C . Andaraon
R.P. B a la ir
,, CONFIDENTIAL- HA : Bickham ,i ,,
Met Life, et al
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