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Pittsburgh Corning Corp rati n P. O. Box 3 57 Tylor. Texas 757 1 January 17# 1972 Asst* Regional Administrator - Compliance U. S. Department or Laror Occupational Safety & Health Administration Suite 600, Texaco Building 1512 Commerce Street Dallas# Texas 75201 PROGRESS REPORT - CITATION OP ALLEGED OSHA VI OUT IONS Item 1 - 29 CTR# 1910 134 (b) (10) New personnel will be given a physical within 30 days or hiring* Note* Due to t. rapid turnover or new employees# the Company is not giving pre-employment physicals until an employee has been employed prom xm to four weeks* Item 2-29 CFR, 1910 134 (a) (1) Three open air discharge vents on air cylinders or large saw have BEEN PIPED INTO CEILING AREA* CORRECTED ON OAT ATTER INSPECTION* December 10# 1971* A fourth air discharge vent from an air cylinder ON THE LARGE SAW HAS SEEN PIPED INTO THE ATTIC AREA# CORRECTED December 10# 1971* t All open doors on East side, of plant building are kept closeo ano SIGNS ARE ON ORDER TO BE POSTED IN THE AREAS AS SOON AS RECEIVEO# CORRECTED DECEMBER 10# 1971* Use of compressed air to blow off cut insulation pipe SECTIONS AT ENO OF CONVEYOR HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND THE PIPING HAS BEEN disconnected* Corrected Oecember 10# 1971* Compressed air is no longer being uses to blow, off equipment* Suction tubes have been installed overhead and flexible hoses now vacuum'* the equipment* Installed January 9, 1972* Solid back up block for block saw has been redesigned ano will be THE NEW BACK UP BLOCK NOT BE USED* COB N I N G Item 2 - 29 CFR 1910 134 (a) (V) - Coht. All feeders i-h use have seen sealed on the back side* Date completed January 15, 1972* Open inspection plates are being Kept closed and FEEDER OPERATORS HAVE BEEN SO INSTRUCTED* ALL MISCELLANEOUS OPENINGS ON SIDES ARE BEING SEALED* THIS WILL BE COMPLETED JANUARY 29, 1972* A REGULAR SET SCHEDULE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AND WILL BE FOLLOWED FOR INSPECTION OF VENTILATION SYSTEM TO PREVENT PLUGGING* JANUARY 13, 1972. Item 3 - 29 CFR 1910 141 (a) (3) (tl) Housekeeping practices have been changed* A* Work areas arc cleared immediately after use* B* Fiber and oust is now "vacuumed" up into the main Dust Collector* C* Three suction downspouts have been installed in the Finishing Department for use with flexible hoses* January 9, 1972* Other oownspouts are scheoulco por the Batch and Production areas AS SOON AS THEY CAN BE INSTALLED - THUS NO COMPRESSEO AIR WILL BE USED (IN-PLANT) TO CLEAN OFF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT* PROPOSED OATS op completion January 23, 1972* The susject of properly worn respirators in the plant has been 01SCUSSED WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKMENS* COMMITTEE* THE UNION (OCAW) HAS ALSO BEEN AOVISEO THAT EACH EMPLOYEE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO CONFORM TO AND OBEY PLANT SAFETY RULES ANO REQUIREMENTS UNDER OSHA ANO THAT FAILURE TO 00 SO COULO RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION INCLUDING THE PENALTY OP SUSPENSION OR DISCHARGE* JANUARY 10, 1972* PITTSBURGH CORNING CORPORATION CEvH/em t C. E* van Horne Works Manager Plant 7, Tyler, Texas NOT C *># r