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FILE NAME State of the Art Literature SAL DATE 1934 DOC SAL020 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Industrial Bulletin - Asbestos it PPC Peer iskins yey Peer aera INDUSTRIALETIN ENGINEERING DIVISION'S REPORT ..,, Single copies 10 cent ELMER F. ANDREWS . Industrial Commissioner HOL T.L HOA LLAN ND D . . . w.. ew . Editor ~ Vol 13 .APRIL 1934 No.4 . . - ne - + S:CAFFOLDS ^serere or fatal accident often stimulates an employer to an interest in prevention What recommendations had ben urged upon accepted warmly accurred him and previously without success are now even exceeded after a disaster has It is a pity that employers can not be stimulated to interest themselves in prevention before rather than after the fact What characterizes the seeing capable etfeient employer from the impotent and harassed is that the former aims to provide against disaster rather than pay for it when it occurs because if care is not taken disaster will occur ASBESTOS rocky What is asbestos It is a unique substance of formation which resists heat water and wear It can be opun woven or molded into any necessary form There are several varieties silicate of magnesia containing various proportions of Breathing the dust of this sub- stance is bad for the health just as the breathing of almost any other foreign substance is deleterious Workers ho have to handle asbestos fibre or material should avoid * far as possible breathing the dust and employers should take care to have suitable ventilation in places where briestos dust is generated It is quite probable that the disease resulting from the breathing of asbestos dust will be similar to that result- Ing from silica If that be so manufacturera or handlers of asbestos products might begin here and seut trouble because of the fact that like disease can be prevented is no cure now to pre- silicosis the . ONLY AN ACCIDENT oe As the watchman was making his rounds in the eren- ~~" So he found a worker lying dead on the road under the Daveyor Nothing can be done for the dead nothing for the sorrowing family but what was the cause Some- thing thing may be done to prevent such accidents in the future Let us look at the situation We may find the conveyor guarded a worker improperis instructed or na Improperly Improperly elements given instruction not heeding elements that make for fatalities it Here are the three Here are the conditions we of life if remedied make for safety and the preservation Employer here look to safety in your plant The conditions Further Further see that your worker has excuse eton Probable Probable Probable Probable ed=liyt for know tate Re _rds guards mainly mainly the pranod atned cthteion Soa tics and provides prevents from taking Arise aying FI urtdhiedr see that Sysour afety habie worker HC has no excuse employeen lato of is provides worker mainly but it also , against z bint dangers common may which The total amount of money expenditure represented by the 40 plans of construction work on factories mercantile establishments and places of public_assembly public_assembly as submitted during to the Department's Division of Engineering February month of March was 564.497 In the amount was 692,113 and in March 1033 331,900 the total ' The plans that were received included three new factory mercantile buildings twelve buildings to be used as estab- lishments and five to be used as places of public assembly The new factory buildings represent a total expenditure of 245,000 the new mercantile buildings represent an outlay of 108,150 and the plans of the new buildings to be used as pinces of public assembly called for an expenditure of 25,000 The total amount of money represented in the pians relating to factories was 355,057 for mercantile establishments 154,050 and for places of public assembly 54,760 The plans came from 20 counties of the State Niagara county submitted four plans calling for an outlay of 180.600 Westchester county submitted eight plans call ing for an outlay of 110.350 Dutchess county submitted five plans calling for an expenditure of 51,700 Orleans county submitted one plan calling for an outlay of 45,000 Fulton county submitted three plans calling for an outlay of 41.000 Nassau county submitted two plans calling for an outlay of 33.260 Erie county submitted seven plaus calling for an expenditure of 22.387 Sullivan county submitted two plans calling for an outlay of 22.000 During the month the Division examined a total of 75 plans Of this number 43 were approved 17 were disap- proved and 13 were examined in connection with petitiona for variations Of the approval plans 22 related to mer- cantile establishments 10 to factories and four to places of public assembly Of the disapprovals nine related to mer cantile establishments five to factories and three to places of public assembly i i Details of plans are as follows . en ne New buildings Factories ...ce.ccceesecee cess Alerations ...... ccc eee ce cere uence. Fire escapes ........cesecceeeeorcees Elevators 2... cee cc cec s ccs csnsescees Plans | Cost 3 9 1 245,000 85,400 000 5. 14,887 18 355,8 355,8 Mercantile Establishments mo, New buildings ......cccccceeeceeecee Alterations ... cece ec ea cere cre cce Establishments 12 8 108,150 2. 43,400 Elevators cc cv cevec cvec sse ecac ce 1 2,500 i a 21 : Places of Public Assembly New buildings .. 0... 0. cece cece ees 5 Alterations .... ee cecee eases cence 3 Exits tee 2 Poet tena a eee eee neeeeaes 154,050 25,000 29,500 200 10 7 March Plans by Counties Albany oo... ce Mc arch e Plans e es sere 2 Broome ..ccce cece cece cccace see seeee 2 Cayuga w..c eee eee e ee eee tas eeeccene - Chemung ..... ce. cece. eec el eee es eee Dutchess scceeereeerceeeseuecceneee Erie | ........--.2-. sev ee sees seesees Franklinto. Fulton wot... 0.0 0c ...... peat 0. ce cc lec ewe esas neces cece cee 2 1 5 7 1 2 ~. Monroe 1 2.0... 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