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FILE NAME: TIL DATE: 1980 Oct 28 DOC#: TIL024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestos Waste on TILO Grounds 5/13/2016 P rintD ocu m en t the travelers MEMORANDUM date October 28, I960 to leoonnt Exsoutlve Lao Hollanus, SAM 2NG. H.O. Subitoti H3YN0LDS ALtlHXMDM BLDG PRODUCTS COMPANY (TILO) Stratford, CT Industrial Hyritna Conemg Laat Mr. Sd Hadrvilovicr, Plant Enginetr, expressed bob* oonoern to us mat the laat survey regarding possible health hisards from the flbor gl^ee Aiafc vhloh 1 being producedin the shingle nanufaoturing operation. There hate bien a nusiber o?dsrmltitle cress reportan ames xju# pfcsga vas In, ~~ stalled left terina. '.71th the ovina Qf.HA. ooneem about possible health TSSards aesooiated with inhalation of this duct, I feel you should bring thin up vlth your corporate headquarters oontaots. There baa aleo been a new blower system installed vhloh In used for the limitase "transfer. Itrwis gnjurtmd ut m Mist thu sau yatea operates at ddlble~levels awroflttO~DBAl At the time of our survey, this equipment vas not in operation burnir this' is ths date, there oould be a severe exposure to rapid hearing loaa of a trauaatlo nature. Another oonoem I have with this aeoount from an industrial hygiene standpoint is from the asbestos fiber dust end debris which la still Igyjgg on the beams JLr 4b* Ainminm Products Warehouse, in *lao a lot 0 asbestoe ba-gsa material burled In the land behind the plant. Our concern 1"* vith ths OSHA" requirement that employsts exposed to asbestos be notified. Does this apply to employees who nay be digging or dumping ooxsp in this landfill area? from an anvlranaental hasard viewpoint, the insured It dumping most of their solid westf behind ths plant. Certainly from a pollution standpoint, this could not ba olasaified as accidental discharges. There are numerous asphalt spills around the asphalt stills which oomblned with dll and other petroleum based pro ducts wash into the brook vhloh goss through the property. I'm sure if the Beriroementel Protection Agency ever oast in to take aoil and water samples, they would find something to be oonoexned about. Z don't know if the Reynolds Corporate Industrial Hygiene Department did any sampling in these aseaa or for the aebestoa fibers in the Aluminum Products Warehouse, but you nay* want to obeck on this. should be sampling 1 the breathing tone of. the granular Poos JmMmLdual apanda half .of his workday in am elevated area abov^$^$iptt..llne breathing* in limestone duet* asphalt femes and Ged On a different subject, Z would be interested in obtaining the services of a boiler and electrical specialist to review the operational procedures for auoh of the plant eoupmsnt. I strongly suspect that many of th equipment operators have Inadequate knowledge about the safe operation of the equipment. They have already burned up one of their boilers which only leaves then one operating boiler. Should they lose this holler, the plant would have no recourse but to shut down. They recently destroyed a superheater* Ohs asphalt stills appsor (oont'd) * e i S av.M . iato-m am . . . "RMC450002Q01945 http://eclipse/#Retrieve/view/504a3bfc-572a-4bfe-9c69-a6050115c8e1/index/1/page/1074 1/2 5/13/2016 / P rintD ocu m en t Reynolds Aluminum Bldg Produots Co. (TXI0) 10/28/80 that they have not undergone any equipment updating on safety controls inoe the 1930's. The recent electrocution/Drought to light the inade quate knowledge many of the plant maintenance people have about electrical safety. Hr. Ladsvilovicz infoned ua that the only employee out there vith an electrical background is himself. Given these factors, the physical con dition of the equipment, and apparent lack of proper training or background from any of the operators, there could be a serious accident involving this equipment and injuring employees. Such a survey also might be beneficiai from a public relations standpoint vith tits oorporate people. Zf you have any oucetlon, give me a call VELtjcl co: File William E. lischeid, CSP feglneering Account Manager http://eclipse/#Retrieve/view/504a3bfc-572a-4bfe-9c69-a6050115c8e1/index/1/page/1074 RMC45000200001946 2/2