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CHICAGO - defeat 12, 1930
Ur. v. L. Heady.
Vie* President, orrio4.
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 a*a. 2. Foaelbly five additional aoa bare aebeetosls bat aeoesaery
to eoaflra by ellaioal correlation. 3. Serloas aabeatoa duet hasard aador pros*at oporatloae,
that eegstrrtrrss sasr ea2a&pi
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 elr 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 eoaparablo 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 eetong worker* with ooro than five year* expoaurai
Average past coaoeatratloa Tor each Group ttadlAd
Peroeatag* 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
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rinding* to oatabllah the aexlaua aafe condition of aabeatoa la tho air. -PP5T T.ve^trrrr.REn ry flakt
laoac thea ar* aabeatoa. infoaorlal earth, alato. olay, aoapatoa*. aloe
aad 11,
pr. .Cardaer adviaaa aoaa of these ninerale
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hasardous; others era probabiy sat vary dangerous although conclusive proof la laoklogj and a till others have be ibos to ba praetloally harmless.
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pr. Gardner oonalders concentration of u exoaes of flvo Billion parti* olaa par cu. ft. of air haaardeua. Ida following conditions vara fooadi
1* 2 bin la building ffl whero sum ova shoveling asbestos - 2Pd Billion pertidee par eu. ft. air.
3. Inside 3 bln vbara bags of asbestos* olay* ato., vara opaaad and ooataota pushed Into acraw oosvwyors tna oooot ova 33 oillloa particles.
3* Over the opening of tr.a fourth floor through which tha blaa axa aapplied tha eosneatratlon wns 79 oillloa partlelss.
4. concentration vhoro oabaotoa boards ora a awad was 0 Billion particles.
5. TrO*41rc bags with oabaotoa oaoaet oa first floor gave a oocceo* trotloo of 3dl oillloa partlelss. This la highly hazardous.
Cthar basardous count* vara also given.
Tha auBovrjr and oooolusloa froo fir* Gardner's report* looking to proven* tion* liata tha swa who ahocld wear respirators aatll dust conditions are brought withlc safe Halts and gives detail roeoeeecdatlon* oa ox* haoat aystauo* prevention of dust leakage and vacillation.
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2a additl<nF to asbeatoals* there *7* a number of other phpaloal disablll* ties among tha nan sueh aa heart disease* tuberOBloals* s/phllia* etc. There are oaaea with active manifestations of tuberculosis.
Case 273 (lU T*rby) has a anilstoral ehroalo tuberculosis. lossl* bility" of eaaatorliin trwataaot of this man should be considered.
case 344 (fltkowskl). 2a view of the fact that this individual is only 19 years of age* bis condition should bo investlpstod further to dateralno whether troetaeat Is required.
Thera aeeas to bo no suggestion of o slllooals hasard at Jsrsay City. Zt **ay bs allagod* If oasss airiso* that those with tuborouloals have con*
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treated this disease m a result of their oooapatlon*
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1* That iBMttUto (Up* bo taken to provide respirators for tUs>* ma covered by pr. Gardner* e reoasaendatlon* x am suggesting to or* Heads and ur. 2esbert tut tale bo does*
S. That prompt motion bo taken to lest*!! aeoeseexy dust proventlea aad vanilla lien eqalpaeni. I aa also svggsetiug to Ur* Roads acd Mr. Racbert that this U done.
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Cortala aoaod dlsaaooa saob as sereury polsoalag* load polsoalag* etc. eoso osdor tbo Condensation Act of How Jersey* However* silicosis sad asbosiosls are aot sand aad any elalss arising oat of those dlssasos sight bo uador cossaa Iso.
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for dlsescos listed uador tho Compensation hot, as bars unlimited lnsuraeoo protection* Oar lnearnnee for occupational dlooaoo alalso which Bight bo aaoo under eoeaoa law Is placed with tbo Continental casualty Coops ay for the primary coverage of 13*090 for one person or aggregate oIs las of $1S*009 la one year. Our axes so ooverage of 115*000 far one p-ereoa sad 1165*900 aggregate for oae year is insured with Lloyds* If olelas ars filed both of the ouapunlee any eaaosl tho occupational dis ease coversgs*
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1. shat action shall vs taho on notifying the cec who have been essoined of the various dlssasos which they have?
2* ghat uetloa shall wo take la connection with the continuation of tbs osployeeat of our mb who have occupational aad ether
diseases?
3* That aetioa shall we take oa the tubercular cases?
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