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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1969 May 5 DOC#: NG039 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Proposed Recommended Practices for Fabricating, Handling & Applying Asbestos-Cement with Cover Memo  I C. .i FIDLNTIaL b. Crowell c o ;t(.corx;cndcd Practices Kuy 5, 1569 F . (I. 't e t m a n eel r.. J . K illian A* H. Fay J . .0, Stapler H, A. Berg <b"7 Attached i s a .copy of the proposed liecomaended Practices for Fabricating Handling and Applying AsbestosCement Products in the Building and Construction Industries prepared by the sub committee o f the Health and Safety Council o f the AsbestosCement Products A ssociation . The suo-coevmittee net A p ril 23 in Ttanville, K. J . and proceeded tc work on the proposed JohnaK anrille o r ig in a l booklet fo r the Safe Handling o f Asbestos Ciuoent Products in the Building and Construction In d u stries. A fte r a f u l l day o f discussion end bargaining, the contents of the attached booklet were arrived a t . I t i s my personal opinion that we have su b stan tially reduced the scare problem o f the o rigin al booklet and th is present one i s b a s ic a lly the same a s the w rite r's revision of the f i r s t book which was reviewed by a ll recipients of this le tte r. I would suggest that tho Production and Sales Departments give i t close scrutiny and advise Al Fay of th eir thin kin g. I t i s ay understanding that the booklet w ill he up fo r approval a t the meet in g o f the Asbestos Cement Products Association Tuesday, Kay 20, in Hew fo r k . From what I can gather, the booklet w ill have the approval o f thr Cement Asbestos Products Company, Certain-Teed Products Company, Flintkote Company and Johne-Kar.ville Corporation. I f there are any questions in regard to any item in the book or how the decision was reached fo r wording, I would be pleased to advise. FHZtra Attach. F . H. ZircicratAn Director of^SAfety KOPY KORNEH DIVISION Kcpies, Inc. _ pC.HoA. RbLoOxTTuEs. eNr.C. 282K20 45G35 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOIl FABRICATING HANDLING AW) APPLYING ASUF-STOS - CEMENT PRODUCTS IN THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES I a Prci>nrcU by HEALTH AMU SAFETY COUNCIL OF THE TOS CLIENT PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION : 15G3G I ,  n M 1 t, ill liiTKODUCTlON . . ........................ 3- HOUSEKEEPING.............. . ........... <* SHIPPINC, HANDLING AND STDRACE ........... 5 FABRICATION AND APPLICATION ............................... 6 PIRATOAY EQUIPMENT . . . . V . . i r o e m a j o r p o i n t s Co k e e p i n ntnd In the rubricating horn)ling and applying of asbastn*ccncnt products. .......... Keep d u e t t o it minimum. " \^_J Weor U. S. Uurc-in o f M i n e s approved r c e p l r n i o r a when 1 exposed lo dunte abovo allowable lim its. .......... M a i n t a i n good h o u s e k e e p i n g at a ll times. 0 -15637 / . >i * , yV i S Vhe cJ : . v / c r y a n d p r o d u c t i o n of l.ur.rod:; o f n a t u r a l .mil i . y m h c t i c i .at c-r l.ij b i n c l u d i n g a s b e s t o s - c e m e n t p r o d u c e s h-i.i i n o n e I n s t a n c e . ' ! prompted th e need fo r s p e c ia l pro* wcctive equipm ent and p r a c t i c e s and should be employed by a ll in the industry. M a n u f a c t u r e r : of onbcot o. '.-ci !o*: nt p r o / ' Cr. h a v e f o r y e a r s h e r n c a k i n g a r o t e c civ.? m e a s u r e s t o o l l u i n a t n xpounrcc tu th e In h a la tio n or dust -o i t s w o rk e rs , .ic f . t h r i r a t l n } ; , h a n d l i n g and implying of niibcatOH-rrncnc products u v e ry d iv e rs e and rang from the actall.iticm of a sin g le piece to r.censive operation involving cutting nd ir.fichining by m e c h a n i c a l equipm ent, iii-le c a r e :;l<ould alw a y s he e x e r c i s e d , .ccial jicteaucions arc necii-savy . ii'.n d u s t i . i n ::cess o f n) iowr.lile mits ave /;cuciutC(J as the re h u lt of wing, d r i l l i n g o r o t h e r r.j.ntlar rte'onK, R e s p i r a t o r * should bn r n V_J p f o l l o w i n g p r a c t i c e s .u p r*ew idl'd f o e f a b r i c a t i n g , b a n d i m;; an.) l y i n g o s h r > i L o s * c c i u r n t p r o d u c t i n b u i l d i n g anil connr r u n ton ln- t r i c a . O in c r a r to r ii and a p o l j c a t n r u t o Mtti.ly t h e s e Ccc-.cm.i. n.led e t I c e s c a r e f u l l y e nd t o u e e uhc y a r e o b s e r v e d b y a i l worker.-. f t In bc . t i n t e r e s t .of bocb i.iployt r employe.; t o ucc tliac th o s e vecoiu- Jcd p r a c t i c e s a r c o c r i c c l y o b s e r v e d . J 45G38 k o i`3 ekef.p : n~. An o r g a n i z e d h o u s e k e e p i n g p r o g r a m should be m aintained in a l l aireas and on a l l o p e ra tio n s a t a l l tim es. A major source of duat Is from loose m a t e r ia ls , ecrap and d e b r is d i s tr ib u te d throughout the Job area O dl a Integrated by trampling on, r u n n i n g o v e r , e t c , Much ol i t c a n be elim in a ted by ex crciu lu g sim ple good housekeeping p r a c t i c e s . S p e c ific stan d ard s and p r a c tic e s designed for providing sale, clean and o r d e r ly working c o n d itio n s should be defined. E fficient supervisory control, p la n n in g o f s y s te m a tic cle a n In;; plus day to day follow-up arc the basic requirements for environmncal c o n t r o l and I n j u r y p r e v e n t i o n . 45G39 > S lil? r i..'G , AN D !.;SC . .Vj STOKACF. Under norm.il c o n d itio n s , u n it load h an d lin g and s to ra g e of asb esto s- cement p ro d u c ts p r e s e n t no cnvi- , ron-T.cntal problem s. When h a n d l i n g i n d i v i d u a l p i e c e s o f . ! f l a t and corrugated asbestos-cem ent i l v ^ ' t s , c a r e s h o u l d be t a k e n when p L y in j; one sh eet on top of the o th er t:o a v o i d c r e a t i n g d u s t and b r e a k a g e . if breakoge of asbestos-cement pr l u c t o c c u r s , b r o k e n p i e c e s o f m a te r ia l should be cle a n e d up and disposed of to avoid disintegration by tra m p lin g on, running over, e tc . Handling and sto rag e of bags con- j tain in g asbestos fib e r , 'cements, ' !, e t c . , present no problem, providing ' nags ore unopened and not broken. Open o r b ro k e n b ag s s h o u ld be fc repacked, rescaled or discarded to * prevent dust d istrib u tio n . Spillage : s l ^ ^ d be cleaned up im m ediately. ! i Ir t 5 45G40 i- A. VI CAY1v'`-i Al. e 10 N' UT.cn iMCvIn;.* .ii!>fio5*C('!Di'i' ~ n r o d u c t u i.n a n d i"com t h e f a b r i c a t i o n L i t e , individual pieces of LJCcri-.Io should be handled with care to avoid break ag e and d u s t. Fabrication of asbestos-cadent prod ucts involving cutting, d rillin g , suing, e t c . , should be done in a M n n e r t h a t w i l l minimize d u s t. The ur o f p ro p e r m ethods, toe la and e v - * P rornL I s e s s e n t i a l . 'hen c u t t i n g , d r i l l i n g , sa v in g , e t c . on s 'r e p e a t e d b asis with power eq u ip ment, mechonical dust co llectin g system s adequately designed to remove lust from the source should be used. f a b ric a tio n of aibcotos-cci'ienr. prod ucts in confined spaces require adequate mechanical dual co llectin g ryMterns d e s i g n e d t o c o l l e c t tlu.it a t t h r s o u r c e . Where th e s e Hyiitdm re Im practicable, approved re s p ir a to rs ..Would h e worn. r r f do waste containers a t a l l i .-uri c u t ! on and a p p l i c a t i o n o r c - i s . d is p o s e o f ununublc m a t e r i a l . Keep M o o r s and aoi'fnccH c l e a n . Vacuum .le a n in g equipment lu recommended :o remove d u st and small p a r t i c l e s , l : f vacuum equlpmont is im p ra c tic a b le , /t down w aste m a t e r i a l b e f o r e .weeping nd shoveling. R cu p lrato ra Would b e worn d u r i n g c l e a n - u p pc ra tio n s . i i I .15G-U 6  r.M'ir.vroRY l v U. S . H u r t a u o f M i n e s a p p r o v e s p ir o to r y equipment is recommended r o re . The e f f i c i e n c y end fcctivencss o f th is equipment is pendent upon proper ca re , cleaning J m aintenance. A n y i t t o i l i c pro Jure should he established to l u r e t h a t t i ll 1a d o n e . s^ ^ .f approved r e s p ir a to ry equip nl can he obtained from; Amorlean I n d u s tr ia l Hygiene A ssociation 16125 P re v o s t D e t r o i t , Michigan 48227 il. S. D e p a rtm e n t o f t h e Inter!or bureau o f Mines N i n e t e e n t h and 1C S t r e e t , W a s h i n g t o n , D. C. 20260 N.W. 45642 I I . / *. * ' * Ml