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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1944 DOC JMA352 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Shipyard Inspection Reports Part 2 of 2 - 11 QUITE FOR PREVENTION OF INNISTRIAL 13.1 13.2 a and b w+ Complied with| 13.2 0 Practice Practice furnished experienced For Management The Management is sodeavoring to welders wearing anti flaah to enforce the mie goggles which are relativa to welders however extreme difficulty has bear in having the welders wear them them Traines welders 476 being educated to wear these flash goggles at the Welding Schools and the Yard will continue their efforts to esforce this rule with all welders throughout the Tart in general 23-3 . Lead All Poisoning engaged in spraying red lead paint wear approved painters Very little sprating of red land paint is done fume respirators where it is found necessary to perfora prior to welding hoverer walding on rad lead painted surfaces the worker vaare an approved natal fuae respiratora In addition thirty 30 new Coppus Mowars rotin have been delivered and are in mas to provide the necessary , . oo - bc lation where necessary Relative to the tank for cleaning spray painting tacks and ment by use of an Dakite bath all personnel using this tank burnsT equipped with adequate protection covering to prevent windove on each end of this building have been ins- Additional Additional talled with provided sufficient circulation of air 13.4 13.5 Spivent Greater to make Vapore efforts are now being exercised by the Paint Department all painters wear respiratore where nacetuary Shakes Zjuc Ams Tevoer Zinc Chills or Al welders working on galvanized pipe regardless of location condition condition are furnished respirators Recommended exhmust ventilation in the Pips Shop and Copper Shop te now under consideration and will be corrected in the immediate future Additional Coppus Rovers have been ordered which will ue norrect this on board ship tore 7 Minimum requirements have been met ot Silicbaie To requiremen tg walim Siroy Chief October 2 1944 + Varmatitis Medical Department advises co reoccurrence of since the one of a pine oil compound formerly has been Uncoutima ~ dermatit use in toilets 1HITILATION STANDARDS diguiring ventilation he recommendations relative to additional has equipment been mot no set forth under 13.3 abov of the ventilation crews In East and West Distribution prtohveided ^rvas ea have been rearranged on a busin which is believed to meet the requirements Also a new shop has been all blower equipment is promptly carried out where work | Se re to to The sound slide film Volders - your all welders in the Fari Ss Health Health - is now shown ache . The mggested short length of flexible exhaust tubing to be es attached to the suction end of the qstm in the individual booth at the Velders Training School is now being tried eat WEDING Articles relative to welding conditions are carried in the Yard Paper also I Understand that Dr. P. Drinker and Mt. Commander Walter Fleinber will address the Medical Association in Portland Maine during the month of Hovember in an attempt to explode the general impression that welding is injurious to the workers health We are attaching herewith three 3 copies of a report from the New England Shipbuilding Corporation prepared by Palmer Y. Tubte Safety Director in reply to the above Industrial Esalth Hasurvey Report Very truly yours s Millin J. Valah Willi J. Vaist Resident Construction Ingineer United States Karitize Commission