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Hr Thews AUSTRALIAN BLUE ASBESTOS LIB ' 19 OCT 1961 / PERTH W A CHBiJAT *v . -iy*' . \ - ' v .*?*> -'.Jii'tvi;-. .. - Ltd.,Manager. T- ^'`Australian slue Abet< Pty. ^ - WITTEWOOH P.No. 678 . 13tnh October. '11996611.. v. i-?**!-*?--;:- ,-V. .... , v; .*v*- - - '..''aJfeti. Mr, - >;> -yjss; --w--...vr--.kaji:.'!... -- *! POST WHrTntt Mg VBffTLATIOy* ~ c--n written br r The-- following his seating with the representative* of tilatloc a* being of extras* laportaac# aad taka whatever ________pa are ascassary to ostabllah wertna efficiency through- --J&but eiu aad els* aad to co-operate fully with tha Qoierneentg aj7U.voeaen4ti)laaet4ioMni officer uwhh4 i1lea hhse 8isa aa*t Wi*t- -t-a---n----o---e--s. j..t..;..-........................... .......'*2i3 '*''. Following oo Hr thesea* ceeseaftat-.'^^.y^*' " :v a < . "Grave coocero for the future of aesa of our ssployee* ,.;'"-"-Mea expreaaed today by both Or McNulty and Or lathes at a ' ,& --ting convened with asebars of the Kiaae Oepertseot aad' .. '^wAuatraliaa Blue Aabeatoa Pty ltd to dlacaaa waye aad ssans sffsetiag aese lasadlate laprovaseot la worfclag conditions" generally. st.av. "Statistics ware tabled llatlag aese 34 aasee of persoos ...i-.suffering free aebeataale or silicosis believed to be . --.ah . contracted whilst io tha aaploy of Australian Blue Aabeatoa . >'.Rty ltd over th* peat 19 year*. Coaetaat raferaoca wee made by or HcJailty to th# duet ceuat raedlage of 1.000 plus - .. .partlelse racantly recordod by Inspector M--arts of the Oepartsaat of Mlaas aad it was stressed that whilst raedlage .^t.sueb aa thee# prevailad ao iapcovasaat la the general health ' -of tha aaployees could be anticipated la tha fareaeaabla ..-'.future. , - ?.-. ltd&V-h'jj/tS: . 4't The clxoaataaeas leedlag up to tha source of these high. < readings was put to the aasbers of the Health Oepertsaat aad / whilst they accepted th* explanation* they were adasaat that - planned and practical approach to tha problas oust be J' ` . Instituted. . C 4087 P.No. 678 13th October, 1961. To meet the situation It vaa suggested and egreed upon that . (a) - Tha halp of S w Hart and K P Gregory Ltd be sought to overcome tha high dust counts la tha primary crushing station and to substantially raduca tha duat now baiag dlschargad to staoaphara and ultimately finding its way Into tha ' underground intake. " i (b) ' To laaugurata a system of regularly carrying out' -.v a dust stapling programme covering tha antlra working arsa of tha slna and taking Immediate action whara high counts ara notad. :-lTi' To assist with tha latroduetloo of Itm (b) tha -7; Senior Inspector of Hinas la prsparad to sand tha Ventilation ^TCv offlear from his Dapsrtaant to carry cut tha initial survay and sat up tha system to ba adoptad la raiding and recording vJJtv, tha rasults of tha Klonlaatar sllda examinations. it la fait . that should thaaa surveys ba carrlad out on a two weekly 'tha weak points In tha ventilation circuit will bo ellmlaatad and tha undarground workings created as aaliafaotocy-by ' ''.iSV currant standards* r. ' ... .. .fy '.. r> , r.:, ' ; ascend Mating has' tentatively bean sat dean for'tha 11th Jamary (3 months latar) to 'review tha progress achlavad ^vith the achadulad proposals. . J-. -iiSSs '' ' V'_ ^a a starting point for an imediata Imp want we would fapproeiete tha readings listed In Inspector aiMond*sa llaatteesstt T-'H' reportsbelng studied and dealt with without delay. . Yours faithfully, ** ~'r". ' p.s. . "pro Managing Director. .'A' jriV y' * *ro la touch with H p orogory and Co regarding', mothod af trapping tha duat collected Cron yam and we expect km action cu this shortly, if you cannot 5*e5ffT,th* position la the HO 1 Cruabdr station with your own i facilltlaa you oust engage < M Hart to do tha necessary work. : ' 'f .'*' ' ;'V4; ; a*.: C 4088