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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1946 Nov 29 DOC#: GAR086 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Proposal for Preliminary Survey for Asbestos Textile Dust T*' O i { In d u stria l Hygiene Foundation ]|i|00 F i f t h Avenue T ittoturgh 13 Pennsylvania - iro ro s A L yob : b h u m ih a h y it je v iv for a b b e t o :; t f x t i : rrTirurE O b je ctiv e ' The o b je c t o f the p relim in ary survey .'euld be to c o lle c t data from approximately a dozen plants in the asbestos in d u stry , as ou tlin ed a t our con feren ce here on November 6, covering the fo llo w in g s u b je c ts : I , F h y s ic a l and m echanical c o n d itio n s r e s p e c tin g dust aDd dust c o n tr o l equipment, I I . G e n e ral nature- o f reco rd s c r ex p e rie n ce r e s p e c tin g a s b e a t o s is , I ' l l . Fresen t m edical and h y g ie n ic s e r v ic e s and e n g in e e rin g p r a c t ic e s , and p ertin en t related m atters bearing upon the o v e ra ll problem . Based upon the fin d in gs from th is prelim inary inventory o f the in d u stry , , a report w ill be prepared fo r presentation at the June meeting o f th e Asbestos T extile In stitu te . The Report The re p o rt w i l l summarize our o b s e r v a tio n s , on an in d u stry -w iae b a s is , end w i l l p re se n t comprehensive recommendations f o r a program o f a c tio n d esign ed to improve du st co n tro l and'-physical working co n d itio n s in the in d u stry . The r e p o r t w ill d e n i, f i r s t w ith e n g in e e rin g problems o f d u st c o n t r o l. In p a r t ic u la r , i t w i l l in d ic a te the a n tic ip a te d advantages to members o f the I n s t i t u t e from an in d u stry-w id e study end s y s te m a tic , o b je c tiv e review and ev a lu a tio n o f dust c o n t r o l procedure in order to make the best ex rerier.co c f in d iv id u a l companies more u n iv e r s a lly a v a ila b le 2nd am l i'.-able to th e in d u s try . The rep o rt., o f co u rse, would be e n t ir e ly c o n fid e n t ia l and th e s o le property o f th e A sbestos Textile In stitu te . If Procedure In the performance o f th is prelim inary in v e s tig a tio n i t is planned to spend an average o f one day in each o f the d esig n a te d p la n t s , which we understand may be 12 to 11;. The Fo u n d atio n 's M edical D ir e c to r w ill ta k e p a rt in tho study in several p la n t s , p o ssib ly the Fhiladelphia-N ew Je rse y a r e a . A few dust counts would probably be made in each p la n t . ' In th e p re lim in a ry survey i t would be d e s ir a b le , i f a u th o r iz e d , to c o l l e c t inform ation re s p e c tin g each company's insurance c a r r ie r ana the te c h n ic a l serv ices a v a ila b le from th is sou rce, as w ell os inform ation re s p e ctin g the C t c t o H ealth tv- - v r t n r t f r S t i * i f><* S r\ r r \ r b nr/',') n n d 1hr> nri-Tva n v <: r r . l f t i r,TV*i i n 7." ' t b t h n f p r - f f V . p ro p o sal fo r P relim in ary Survey fo r A sb estc i-ztaic Institute - 2 M edical aspects o f the project should include at le a s t prelim inary inform ation on m ed ical r e c o r d s , lo c a l ro en tgen ograph ic f a c i l i t i e s and com pensation laws governing the variou s ju r is d ic t io n s . ..... The approxim ate c o s t c f the p re lim in a ry survey is estim ated a t from $3,000 tc $3,500. B e sid e s th e tim e o f the F o u n d a tio n 's s t a f f members in v o lv e d , t h is emount would in c lu d e a l l exp en ses, as f o r tr a v e lin g and la b o ra to ry a n a ly se s The procedure o u tlin e d here has been proven p r a c t ic a l by i t s A p p lic a tio n in ether in d u stries, including the U .S . Potters A ssociation , the N ational In d u s t r ia l Sand A s s o c ia t io n , and to some extend in the. r e fr a c t o r ie s in d u s tr y . Meanwhile, s im ila r p r o je c t s have been a u th o rise d by th e G rin d in g 7/heel lla n u fa c tu r e r a A s s o c ia tio n and by a segment o f th e g la s s in d u s tr y . November 29 19ii^