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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1949 Apr DOC#: TALC005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: IHFA - Industrial Hygiene Survey of Esso Standard Oil Co. \ i PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT EXX 97 LU N FW EiV W T i . B5~U INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, Inc. 4400 F IF T H AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SURVEY of the Baton Rouge Refinery LO UISIANA DIVISION ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY Baton Rouge. La. February - A p ril 1949 EM001605 V. Table u EZPOSDRES TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS JUDGED TO BE WITHUI SAKE UlOTS Butyl Rubber _Butyl Rubber `Finishing Building Butyl Rubber Reactors Alcohol Plant Anti-freeze production in Alcohol Area. Paracril Plant Methyl chloride 1b v ic in it y of reactors and in fin ish in g building. Safe usage 'by reason of process control, ven tilatio n , n^ d a ily air analysis. Talc dust at packagr-fn^ Alualmaa chloride exposure is controlled by wearing respirators Inhalation of acetaldehyde is at present prevented by use of respirators. Methyl alcohol exposures are con tro lled by informed personnel and natural ventilation. A c r y lo n itr ile -- in con trol rooms and in fin is h in g b u ild in g beyond coagulation p o ts. Light Oil Treating Plant Shell S t i ll Batteries So. l and No. 17. Ii0- 2 D. & s . , Bydrogen Sulfide Becovery Unit ^etra Ethyl Lead Blending Plant Lead-- mist at ground le v e l from aeration in doctor regeneration. Hydrogen su lfid e exposures s lig h t in receiving houses. Leakage of hydrogen su lfid e is e ffe c tiv e ly prevented in the process equipment. Tetra ethyl lead-- sa tisfa cto ry control measures are practiced. ---- ^ > * - V L 5 >* S contact is u nlikely in prese mode o f han^T i n g , Procesa and niech* anical workers in these areas. Packers Process workers in the reactor area. A few process work ers in alcohol denaturing. Process workers and p ip e -fitte r s assigned to the area. Machinists, pro cess workers, except attendants at latex and co agulation pots. Process workers at ground le v e l. S t i l l operators and helpers at the u nits. Blending plant em ployees, machinists, p ip e fitte r s , and laborers. EM001615