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CHICAGO - defeat 12, 1930
Ur. v. L. Heady. Vie* President,
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v b*w soaprebenaiv* report of duet condition* la ear Jar**/ city pleat and a report ea the x-ray* of the eaployeoa oeanlnod at'that pleat by ST* Gardner** organisation.
la brief tbo finding* aroi
1* Dia^oai* of aabeatoala for five aaa. 2. Foaelbly five additional aoa bare aebeetosls bat aeoessary
to eoaflra by ellaioal correlation. 3. Serloas aabeatoa duet hasard aador pros*at oporatloae,
that eegstrrtrrss sag? bazasPi
hr. c-rdner point* out that various aathorltioa have tentatively aug-
{led a ooaoeatratioa af five aillloa partial** of free silloa per oublo foot of *lr ae liolta above which a alllcoel* baaerd night exlat. aad thl* value baa aet with eoae recognition.
- There la ao atanCard for aafe ooneentratloa of aabeatoa daat eoaparablc to the value Just given for free allloa duat. However, fir. Gardner quote* the resuita of a aarray aad* la four aaboatoa fabricating plant* and reported la 1933 in Bulletin 42. Dopartaeat of Labor and Znduatry of Feanayl^aia. Tbo laoldeaee of aabeatoala astoag worker* with ooro than five year* oxpoaurai
Average puat coaoeatratloa Tor each Group ttadlAd
Peroeataga of aeh Croup Waving Aabeatoala
44 aillloa particle* per ou. ft. air
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72j (6 out of 11 peraoaa) 27jf (4 15 -.. . j log (2 20 )
rinding* to oatabllah the aaxlaua aafe ooadltloa of aabeatoa la tho air. PP5T r.vesurrr.REn ry flakt
laoac thea ar* aabeatoa. infnaorlel earth, slato. olay, aoapaton*. aloa
aad 11,
pr. .Gardner adviaaa aoaa of these nine rale
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. hazardous; others are probably sat vary dscgaroua although conclualve
proof la laohlagj ad a till others hare be ibos to ba praetloolly
harmless.
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pr. Cardaar eoaaldora eoaoeatratloo of u exeaas of flvo olllloc partiolaa par ciu ft. of air hazardous. Ida followleg easdltlooa vara fooadi
1* 21 bia la building ffl share sum ova shoveling asbestos - 2Pd oillloa particle* par eu. ft. air.
3. Inside /f3 bio vbara bags of asbestos* al*y ato., vara opaaad oad ooataota pushed into acraw oosvwyors taa oooot was 33 oillloa particles.
3. Ovwr tba opening of tr.a fourth floor through which tha blaa axa aapplied tha eoeaoatratloa was 79 oillloa partlelsa.
4. eoeaoatratloa where oebeetoa boards ora a awad vaa 0 Billion
portlelaa.
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5. TrO*41rc baga with asbestos oaoaat oa first floor gave a oocceotrotloa of 3dl oillloa partlelos. This 1s highly hasarUoas.
Cthar basardous eooats ware also given.
Tha auaavrjr and oooolusloa froo fir. Gardner** report* looking to preven tion* lists tha swa who shoald waar rosplratorm aatll dust ooadltiocs airs brought withlc safe Halts ex.d give a da tall roeooeaedatloas oa exhaast aysteas* pravaotloe of Oust leakage ana vsntilatlon.
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2a additl<nF to oobootosls* there *7* a auobar of other phjaloal diaabllltioa aaong tha oaa oueh as heart disease* tuberculosis* s/phllis* ato. Thera are oases with native nanlfestations ef tuberculosis.
Casa giTO (lU T*rbj) has a Ballstoral ehroalo tobereulosl*. looslblllty' of aaaatorluo treetaaat of this oaa should bo eansldefad.
Caao 344 (fltkowskl). 2a Ties of the fact that this individual Is only 19 year* or age. his coadltlea shoald bo invostlpstod further to dotoralao ehothar troataaat is required.
There saaas to bo ao suggestion of o sllloosls hasard at Jersey City. Zt ***7 ba alleged* If oasss arise* that tboaa with tuberoaloals haws oon-
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traoisd this disease m a result of their occupation*
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1* That iBMttUto (Up* bo taken to provide respirators for tUs>* ma covered by pr. Gardner* s reoaaaeodatlo&* x *a sued*sting to nr* Heads and ur. 2esbert tut this bo does*
S. That prompt action bo taken to lest*!! accessary dust proveo-
tlea aad vanilla lien eqalpaeni. i a also suggesting to Ur*
Roads acd Mr. Racbert that this U done*
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Cortala aoaod dlsaaooa sash as sereury polsoalag* load polsoalag* otd.
eoso osdor tbo Cospeaeatlon Act of How Jersey* However* silicosis and
asbostosls are aot cased aad any elalss arising oat of thoso dlsoasos
aight bo uador cossaa lac*
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for dlseacos llstod uador tbo Cocpsssatlaa Act* os bars unlimited lnsuraeoo pretoetios. Oar laenranee for occupational disease alalsa which alght bo aaoo eador eoeaoa law Is placod with tbo Continental casualty Coops ay for tbo primary coverage of 13*090 for oce persoo or aggregate ola las of $1S*009 la one year. Our excess ooverage of 115*000 far one psrsoa sad 1165*900 aggregate for oao year is insured with Lloyds* If olaiaa are filed both of the ouapualos any eaaoel tbo occupational dis ease coversgo*
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1. that action shall we tube oa notifying the cos who have boon eKaninad of the various diseases which they have? -*-
2* ghat uetloa shall we take la eoenectioa with ths continuation
of the esployeebt of our aea who have occupational and other
dleoases?
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3* That aetloo shall we take oa ibe tuberoular cases?
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