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FILE NAME: Westinghouse Pennsylvania Archives (WHPA) DATE: 1959 DOC#: WHPA002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: WH Sharon - Punch Card with Asbestos Documented as 'Insulation on the Resin1 Westinghouse Sharon 1959 punch card with Operation/Hazard/Control Measure matrix, asbestos documented as insulation filler "on the resins" Ml G ION COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH D iv is io n o f I n d u s t r ia l H y g ie n e COUNTY o a tin house E lectric Corporation ADDRESS PLANT NAM ALPHABETIC PLANT INFORMATION RECORD PROOUCT OR SE R V IC E 1 o o trical Transfor^nra PERSON NTf R V lE W E O mea rcS lirnan, S afety S u p erv iso r PHYSICIAN NOllVI 1 SI9J [OCNTIST NURSE ead \?u rse P lan t H tspensary - 7 o th n r n u rse s aro on duty a t v a rio u s tim es durigo one) otooiiu 3WTOTYIIH SAFETY SUPERVISOR INDUSTRIAL HYGIENIST INSURANCE CARRIER Janes MeOilman* plus S afety Committee p o ich er, tfestln^houoe S lo c tr ic and lifg . C o., pgh e lf Insured LEGAL OWNER Corpora RECOMMENDATIONS Iff badges f o r m edical X -ray. 2) In d iv id u a l p ersonnel r a d ia tio n dosaci rncords and s o c ia l s e c u rity numbora fo r inodical 7 -ra v REMARKS rvoyort rm.-ry 10 month.a by tho company1:) I n d u a tr i a l Hvriono Pori odio .varyay3 a lap made f o r now o n o ra ti on a bv t h i s dapart. or a l l employees being contemplated X-ray te ch n ician i l l do X-raying u nder su p e rv is io n o f D: a n o e tion OATE R. S. Burke LIST HAZARDS AND CONTROL MEASURES ON REVERSE SIDE CONTROL MEASURES OPERATION uildin>T 2: ac lo g ra . ning of 2 l5 0 K V P . 2 0 VA - u n it. w o ld s . '(-ray h-- io d ica! is o' o n s a rv : - - HAZARD Stray Radiation U^y) .tray Radiation CONTROL MEASURE S h ield in g - Femora c o n tro l Personnel re c o rd s, Film Badges, Distanco iro n source to othor workers. Sams as above .Iron oxido fumes Ozena bon Monoxide Oxidos of n itro g en U ltra Violot lig h t lu o rido fumo3 amo a a a rc -voiding regular stool but Rlckol Carbonyl Silicon carbido dust M ijillS ? jfrh sus t fono a t c e ilin g y/aldinrr s h ie ld s Gloves, Protoc viva Clothing Same an a rc weldin'-- re g u la r s to o l G eneral a i r ri; lnt.1nn Far defenders I r a i n t sp ray l- P la tin g o f ilo ta Is j P otei su rfeco preparation 1__________ _____________________________ 1______________ Ckr mo p la tin g - Stool dust ed booth exhaust V entilation.__ Air sn -iH eH b la stin g hoods F ro to ctiv e clothing F aint pigmont m ist Exhaust ventilato ri hnnth. Xylol vapors R espirators. gloves. D ornatiti3 (Xylol contact) . Caustic mist .'richlorootftylono vapor bulphuric acid mist Local oxhaust side slot. water coolor Local oxhaust N itric acid mist Local oxhaust Oxides of nitrogon lo cal oxhaust Phosphoric acid mist sodium cyanide m ist Local oxhaust Local oxhaust oxhaust i'/a to r m ist ------------------- -- ----- -- w - *VJ-- V->> V u ______G eneral a i r d ilu tio n Chromic a c id m ist Dor in a t it i s (acid contact) Local oxhaust v en tilatio n P la s tic d isc on su rfa c e R ospirators. gloves, p r o to c ti /o c lo th in g Gen e r a l v e n t ila tio n onorai vont i la t ion .pai lb COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH Div isio n of Occ u pa tio n al H ea lt h COUNTY <eC~ PLANT INFORMATION RECORD S t o c k N o . 5268.3 area coot PLANT lie s tin g h o u s a E l e c t r i c Corp o ra tio n ----------------------- TM0HI" M aterials & Process Development D ep t., Power Transform er D iv isio n a d d ress A69 Sh a ro s v ille ^ Y a m ift--------------------------------- --- employees.:, ----------- Sharon, P en n sy lv an ia / / V > IPRODUCT OR ifR V lC C Pro cos 3_dy3lopins nt & routino te stin g of in coming ro&tt r i a l s PERSON in t i Rvtrw ro PHYSICIAN IDENTIST f u ll tim e a t plant dispensary l*ON JS A FET Y SUPERVISOR Mr. James McCliman, S a fe ty S u p e rv is o r_________ a3jitoOorufx14) Speicher, Westinghouse E le c tr ic , P ittsb u rg h INDUSTRIAL H YGIENISTW 1304 *314 INSURANCE CARRIER LEGAL OWNER Corpora tio n , W estinghouse E l e c t r i c Company, P itts b u rg h RECOMMENDATIONS remarks The pla n t a l so has a q u a lity c o n tro l dep a r tment. P e rio d ic .v is it.a J b y __ I n d u s tr ia l H ygienists from W estinghouse. Accompanied by Mrs. Sandy Wolfgang; # r , __Sheppard__and-hl3--89ctifiii-chleJLA lL hftd.s cheduladjuektinga^__BisL_8i>9fik_ia_ in d iv id u a l room su p e rv iso rs on o p e ra tio n s . No r a d ia tio n o r ra d io a c tiv e m ateri i n J t h i s d ep artm en t.__Bo...alloys_handlecLon_& ccasion.__ HQweyer>_ th i3 _ c o n sia ts_ o J bending and shaping c o n ta c ts . No o p e ra tio n perform ed on Be a llo y which could -produce a p a r ti c u la te ! -- Preplacem ent And p e rio d ic p h y sicalar'p erfo n n ed " on personnel includes x -ra y s. Asbestos has been tr ie d as an in su la tin g Inspection M RS< N N H DATE Rw.T. R ichards LIST hazards AO CONTROL m easures on r e v er se sid e r s u r 'v c f CO NTRO LIIO HAZARDS See attached HAZARDS i*<53tinRhou9e Klectri^mpany, Sharon, Pennsylvania Remarks (continued) j n ^ v ^-_ jc*-/-. ., Insulating properties oo s ilic a is used m ostly. This department does no research, but rather process development from techniques developed at research center in Pittsburgh. Isocyanate and pclynrethanes not presently used for insulating but may be on the way in . O p eration Hasard Control Measure Resin Lab: Mixing, molding k curing epoxy's, melamines, ureas - vapors * mists dermatitis toluene vapor Lab hood fo r mixing, enclosed and exhausted ovens for curing, lab tlled safety cant for solvent storage, personal hygiene and gloves. Chemical lab: Mixing and process testin g o f resin s Mixing do Lab hoods, personal hygitne, gloves Wet chenlcal analysis Various dusts, vapors, m ists and gasta ODV, lab hoods '-V ''if. E lectrical Lab: \vvN'.v-`* I y - > ' - A E lectrical testing of transformers Machine Shop: none apparent r *. , c >, ' , . ' t ,C i - <M' lathe, m illing, d rillin g Various ferrous k non- GDV, occ. exp. boring ft sawing ferrous natal dusts, polyethylene, Teflon k nylon dusts, cutting o i l mist k decomposition products Stand A surface grinding Be alloy shaping Metal k A1j0j dusts - Cu dusv GDV k oco. exp. GDV, oco* exp ., see remarks Electrical Insulator A Mont apparent transformer Ilfs testing Paint Lab: Corrosion testing Ssparats rooms ytiiiP'v J Spray painting Miso, pigment m ists, toluene, xylene, HEX, MIRK and acetone vapors LV hood occ. exp. Westinghouse E le c tric Company Sharon, Pennsylvania Operation Hazard S alt spray Weatherometer Acid & A lkali dip Welding Lab Arc & Mig welding le ss than l acid it alk ali mists derm atitis Acetylene welding Control Measure Endes ed Enclos ed GDV, occ GDV, occ. ex p ., automatic dipping personal hygiene LEV hood, Face sh ie ld and protective clothing occ, exp. Brazing Cu fume, CO, CO2, heat IR, "Handy Flux" - m ist (Handy Hannon Co.) (N.., N.Y.) P ilo t P lan t Used by a l l sectio n s Hot & cold te s tin g of bushings Ovens enclosed and exhausted, cold uhits are deep freeze type (no entrance possible) Belt sanding H etal it SiC. dusts 1EV - a i r re c irc u la tio n in s ta lle d p r io r to I 96I occ. exp. Resin mixing, degassing it vacuum molding Epoxy re s in s o f a l l types, silic a fille rs anhydride type curing agents, some amine curing agents, derm atitis A ll enclosed it exhausted, USBM dust r e s p ir a to rs #2166 fo r weighing and handling dusty m aterials, gloves, skin creams it personal hygiene Steel cutting - nibbler Salt spray testin g Enclosed Annaling furnace (NjO it H2 atmosphere) Enclosed and exhausted Occ. exp.