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<fflfflfltt> ______ /io EL I. du Pont dc Nkmowco S ComShy WlUtUMTON, OBLAWARS -^A * @Jm*\ ^ 4/ju^ OCt H. D. Boy R. X. -: V. C. WO c. j. Adel J. A. Do Luca C. J. Lanraaoe, Jr. KNOiNnmiM FIELD PROJXCT WABMItg S. KRXVATGB a. X. BOB I. N. 3XANAX3 I. BARLOW, JR. W. Kill J. C. LAM, DXR. A. D. DAX J. P. MOZAOONK p. j. nooks V. B. CARTBR, JR. W. J. POfBBMDni C. B. KITCHXLL, JR. X. y. RDM C8B9R7 RW CXRCMWmi XLOKXKK ROW KADUOX Auguot 29, I960 M. D. LCTOMPULD J. t. SARXSf y. C. BATLIB I. y. RBMZLB v. b. awn I*. Ml TAM i. J. ysxm A. t. TRBWCWI W. A. SAMAB8 R. I. SATIS S. T. KXXBQK B. MOTQN, JR. NAT NXNPHI3 NIAGARA PAI OLD HICXOKS PAULIN RXPADNO 8ABDIX 8A7AXXAH aXAPORD SPXUANCS VICTORIA WASH. WORK WAZNBSBORO SAyiTT vo were exceedingly fortunate recently to avoid a aajer injury duo to An ooeurronoe at oao of our aitoo. A place of tbo oaat iron radiator of a stationary air oeanrooaor blow out araaiat a un'a faoo and hittins blx in tbo shoulder. Tbo following information pertaining to this laoldant la fumlahod far your guidance. A (askot on tbo blab prooauro aids of tbo aempresaer waa blew out allowing air to pass book into tbo lev prooouro ataco. Tbo operating engineer aotod that althcufh tbo gaega on tbo lov prooouro aido vas fluotuatint botuoam 35 and AS lbs. varaua a normal operating prooouro of 50 lbs., tbo relief Tales aoa oponlnt ond renewing prooouro. Tho prooouro on tbo air rsoaloor aaa showing as 50 lba. Tho following things ooro wrens a oafoty standpoint and contributed to this aeeldont. 1. Ibo cast iron radiator bad Just boon reeeiwed book from a radiator abop abort it bad boon cleaned--but had not boon bardrootatlaalXT tooted, 2. Baootljoo in tbo past on attaapt had boon uado to repair tbo east iron radiator by welding. OOV 0918034 DU 031593 -2- 3. Qm radiator bad a patch plat* bolted to it. A. 9m low pressure gauge was not of pood quality and had not roooatly boon calibrated. 5. A cover oror tha internals of tho relief valve was aaalod but tho adjustawat to tbo rollaf valve was not saalad. 6. Tho rollaf valve had not recently toon eallbratod by tho prepor group. .7 Tba equipment was 10 yoaro old nd rooantly had roqulrod oensldorabla rapalr. 8. Hoot Important, a aaohanlo thought ho was out on tho rollaf valvw but was actually raisin* tha rollaf proaoura. Subsequent tost ahovod tho valve to be sot at 68 lbs. Inotoad of SO lbs. As a rooult of tha above laoldont and oonaldoratlop of adequate safoty prooautlons to ba takan on all equlpnant, tho folloning prooadura will bo plaood in offoot at all oonatruetlon altos. A safoty ohaok list mA data will bo Maintained for ovary piooo of aalor aqnlr--it, both owned and rantod, attaobod to tho individual plaoo at all tines. mi oboek .Hat will show for aaoh individual plaoo of equipsnnt:- uhat la to bo inapootod Whan it la to bo lngpoetod Mbs It la to ba Inapeotsd bar Khan It was inapoatod Who It was inapootod by 9m Division Safoty Offloo will aupply you with foxna, holdara, idontlfloatlon of what is oonaldorod major equipment for this purposo, a broad Hat of safoty inspection itaau and nsooasary additional instruotlons. laoh Job aftor oaroful roviow and oenaldoratlon of eaeh piooo of aqulpnant will nates ths dstexnlnatlon of tho W, what and whan, in addition to tho gaasral safoty inspection data furnlahad by tha Division Safoty Offloo. Z wish to call to your attention that this inspection is strictly a safety laapootlon and should not bo oonfuaod with nalntonanoo lnapootlon. Theoe inspection cards will bo rovloood poriodlcally by roprooontatlves of tho Control Safoty Offloo for adequate eevorogo and tho proper carrying out of those Instructions, then a pises of equipment la transferred tho inspection card win aooonpaay tha transferred piooo SLti B. B. Lewis, Asst.Mgr. DUP 0918035 DU 031594