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VCM Plant June 12, 1973 Conoco Chemicals Continental Oil Company P 0. Box 605 Westlake. Louisiana 70669 {318)882-0550 CHEMICALS RESEARCH JUM 151073 Dr. W. R. Gaffey Director of Health Studies 2180 Mp]via street Berkeley, CA 94701 Dear Dr. Gaffey: Enclosed is the questionnaire requested by your firm. If you should have any questions or need additional information, don't hesitate to call Sincerely, Plant Manager VCM Plant is Enc BCC: / F. Kennedy! vvc 000005^55 Tabershaw-Coopsr Associates, Inc. 2180 Milvia St., Suite 104 Berkeley, California 94704 Manufacturing Chemists Association VCM Epidemiological study Plant No.*? 1. When did this plant begin work involving vinyl chloride? Jan., 1968 2. What is the approximate size of the current work force, exclusive of secretarial and office personnel? 92 3. Approximately how many of these are employed in jobs in volving some exposure to vinyl chloride? 79 4. Please answer the appropriate one of the following questions about your retirement plan. a. No retirement plan b. Voluntary plan, begun in _________ July. 1947 c. Required of all employees, begun in _________ d. Now required, formerly voluntary. Voluntary plan begun in Required plan begun in Remarks: 5. Please answer the applicable questions below about retention of records. How long are personnel records kept a. for those who retired but were not covered by a retirement plan? b. for those who retired under a retirement plan and have died? c. for those who quit or were discharged? d. for those who died while employed? Indefinite!v x Indefinitely x vvc 000005456 Tabershaw-Cooper Associates, Inc, page 2 6, Do the personnel records which are retained contain a record of job titles and dates of job title changes for the individual concerned? 7. Please list the job titles in the current work force which involve some exposure to vinyl chloride. Yes VCM Plant Job Title Plant Manager Plant Superintendent Chief Process Engineer Safety Director Environmental Engineer Process Superintendent Mechanical Superintendent Process Engineers Mechanical Engineers Chemists Lab Technicians Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor Instrument & Electrical Supervisor Shift Foremen Chief Operators Operators "B" Pumper/Loader Leadmen Mechanic A Mechanic Helpers IIH Classification Laboratory Supervisor Lab Technicians Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, Electrical Monomer Supervisors Monomer Operators Monomer Operators Tank Farm Operator Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, Mechanical Maintenance, Mechanical 08 09 11 10 15 13 13 22 10 10 10 vvc 000005457