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'FROM E. B. PARKER ROCKDALE WORKS May 7, 1973 TO MR. R. C. HINKLE PITTSBURGH OFFICE ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE Attached you will find a completed copy of the captioned document. It describes, as best we can, our situation today. If you have questions, please let me know. EBP:ak Attachment Copies: , ' " F. P. Bergeron, H. A. Bower, B. M. Starner - Rockdale A. E. Menke - Rockdale H. N. Mueller - Rockdale A. G. Clayton - Rockdale D. D. McGregor - Rockdale E. C. Remaley - Rockdale J. 0. Tesh - Rockdale T. J. Randall - Rockdale fiu.i f-'A ALCOA ARu 00/0/2 r-49* (v -*) kK LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS DATE May 7, 1975 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE . I. Industrial Hygiene, P<age 1 1. Have you elected to have the respirable asbestos fiber sampling and/or counting done by non-Alcoans or by Alcoans? Discuss. To be done locally by Rockdale Works Laboratory personnel. 2. Has the initial workplace environmental monitoring survey been conducted? If not, discuss. Partially - Brick shed, Marinite sawing and Marinite machining areas have been sampled. 3. Has the initial personal monitoring survey been conducted? Partially - Samples taken at brick shed and in Marinite sawing and machining areas. ' 4. Does your plant have the specified sampling equipment for both types of surveys? Yes * 5. If you plan to conduct the surveys and/or count fibers with your own people, are they presently capable? If not, what are your plans for reaching competency? Yes 4 ARO 007073 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS DATE May 7. 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE Industrial Hygiene, Page 2 6. When is your next semiannual survey scheduled? July, 1973- Initial survey is to be continued within next month. 7. Estimate the man-hours necessary to conduct your next survey, including counting. Approximately 100 8. As a result of your observations and/or tests, have you identified areas which exceed the current standards? 1976 standard? . No, to both questions . 9. Have you made provision for keeping the records of personal and environmental monitoring for at least the required 3 years? Yes - All Laboratory test records retained indefinitely. 10. Have you had requests for access to such records by employees? No. . 11. If your plant has operations which require the use of approved (for asbestos) respirators, are such respirators in use where required? No such areas have yet been identified. Respirators are used where need is suspected. 12. How would you rate your plants' general level of compliance in the wearing of respirators? Tests to date have not revealed any areas where respirators would be required. ARD 007074 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS DATE May 7, 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE Industrial Hygiene, Page 3 13. List the specific types of respirators in use and make comments as you wish about each. See attached respirator selection chart. . 14. Do you have areas where caution signs should be displayed? ' How many? Are signs displayed now? None have been identified as yet. When initial surv^is complete, appropriate signs will be posted. ` ' 15. Have you established procedures for approved disposal of asbestos wastes? Discuss. Will follow OSHA requirements. 16. Do you have or foresee the need for providing special cloth ing for any of your workers because they work with asbestos? If so, discuss. . No - Expect to substitute other materials for asbestos wherever possible. 17. Do you have or foresee the need for special change rooms and double lockering? If so, discuss. No 18. Do you have or foresee the need for special laundering practices? If so, discuss. No ARD 007075 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS DATE May 7, 197? ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE II. Medical, Page 1 1. Have you Identified the areas where'respirable asbestos fibers do or may, exceed the OSHA limits? ' Yes .2 How many individuals haveyoufound to be subject to the medical and monitoring provisions of the regulations? Forty (40). *' 3. "Have you conducted the first round of medical examinations, including chest X-rays, pulmonary function tests and clinical data including smoking habits? No a a. Number of employees examined in first round: None b. Scheduled date of next annual examination: None i 4. Are you conducting the preplacement examinations on indivi duals who will be exposed to asbestos fibers? No How many such preplacement examinations have been made since the regulations became effective? None 5. How many subject examinations have been made upon termination of employment? None - ARD 00 '076 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS' DATE May 7, 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE . II. Medical, Page 2 * 6. Have theresults of examinations been evaluated? No . 7. Have you encountered any problems in gettingindividuals to undergo the examinations? ' No 8. Have arrangements been made for -keeping the medical examina- tion records.for 20 years? . Yes 9. Have you had requests for examination of the records by any of those persons who are given legil access? No j i #I *{ ; . ARC 007077 . >? LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS DATE_________ May 7, 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE III. Compliance, Page I 1. List here a summary of the areas at your location which are now of concern because of asbestos. Estimate the dace of compliance witit Section 1910.93a, paragraph (b). If costs can be estimated, note them. No extensive cost study is required. Estimated Estimated Work Area Compliance Date Cost Mechanical Maintenance (Bldg, hk) (Bldg, kl) Ingot Department (Bldg. 3*0 . 9 months after RFA for new facilities is approved. $104,700/m 12-1-73 - Date by which all No. 352 cement should be flushed out of the system. -0- Potlining Demolition and Removal 2-1-76 - Date by which all asbestos pot insulation should be flushed out of the system. -0' 0 007078 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS__________ DATE May-7, 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE III. Compliance, Page 2 2. List here (or attach sheets) the asbestos-bearing materials in use at your location. List briefly the uses for each. . If such Information has been prepared previously, simply attach copies. . Material Marinite Uses . Properzi spouts. HDC drop-in troughs. Trough dams. FDC ingot casting pot shells. FDC and HDC mold headers. Asbestos Pipe Insulation Asbestos Cloth Asbestos Packing Asbestos Washers Asbestos Paper Asbestos Rope Steam pipes . Pot cover electrical insulation. Transite pipe joints. Fume duct joints. As pad cover when changing pot plyggers. As "back-up" material for gaskets. Water pumps and other equipment with packing glands. Insulation between superstrucutre and pot shell. " Pot linings. Various insulation needs. Gasket between siphon and siphon head Trough joints in Ingot. Ring furnaces in Carbon Plant Bus trenches in Potrooms. ARD 007079 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS DATE May-7, 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE III. Compliance, Page 2 - continued 2. List here (or attach sheets) the asbestos-bearing materials in use at your location. List briefly the uses for each. . If such information has been prepared previously; simply attach copies. .. Material Thermocouple Wire Insulation ' Asbestos Gloves and Mittens Transite Pipe Millboard Asbestos Fiberboard Silvabestos Asbestos tubing Uses Thermocouple leads Employees in Ingot, Potrooms, Carbon Rodding and Atomizer All pot fume collection ducts from"superstructure to main fume duct. Pot step insulation where step and bus touch. . Portable handrails used by Potlining crews in Lines 7 and 8. Insulation between pot cradle and pot shell Insulation of Properzi spouts Insulation for bolt-on pot poker roller brackets. ARD 007080 LOCATION DATE ' ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE ' III. Compliance, Page 3 3. On succeeding forms entitled "Asbestos Compliance Status Sheet", discuss each work area of concern. Group identical areas. The form is Intended to provide a history of progress as more information is added in the future. T.OrATTQN ROCKDALE WORKS ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE STATUS SHEET Work Area(s): Mechanical Maintenance - Bldg. and Bldg, kj Material (s) containing asbestos and the operation which causes fibers to be released: Marinite machining (Bldg. 1*4); Marinite cutting and sawing (Bldg. 1*7) General plan for reaching compliance (e.g. substitution of materials, wet working of materials, engineering controls, etc): Centralize these operations so that all work will be performed under controlled conditions. . Date 5-1-73Status: RFA in Pittsburgh for approval Date Status: Date Status: ARO 007082 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS ASBESTOS COreLIANCE STATUS SHEET Work Area(s): Mechanical Maintenance - steam pipes plantwide. Material(s) containing asbestos and the operation.which causes fibers to be released: Asbestos steam line insulation General plan for reaching compliance (e.g. substitution of materials, wet working of materials, engineering controls, etc): Seek substitute material for this operation Date 5-1-73Status: . Purchasing Department is seeking substitute material. Date Date Status: Status: i I ( ARD 007083 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS . ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE STATUS SHEET Work Area(s): Potlining Demolition and Removal - Building 27 Katerial(s) containing asbestos and the operation.which causes fibers to be released: . Johns-Manville Superex insulation General plan for reaching compliance (e.g. substitution of materials, wet v/orking of materials, engineering controls, etc): Johns-Manville is now supplying asbestos-free insulation. Estimate that since 2-1-73/ no asbestos insulation has been installed. Estimate three years to flusf) old potlinings out of the system. Date 5-1-73Status: . No new linings installed with asbestos insulation since 2-1-73. All dumping carried out on 12-8 shift during period of lowest area population. Date Status: Date Status: ARD 007084 LOCATION____ ROCKDALE WORKS ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE- STATUS SHEET Work Area(s): Ingot Department Materiel(s) containing asbestos and the operation which causes fibers to be released: .' Asbestos shorts (Johns-Manville No. 552) Used in packing trough joints. General plan for reaching compliance (e.g. substitution of materials, wet working of materials, engineering controls, etc): Replacing No. 352 shorts with No. 375L which is asbestos free Date 5-l~73Status: . Purchase of No. 352 has been discontinued.'Requirements being filled with No. 375L. Date Status: Date Status: ARD 007085 LOCATION ROCKDALE WORKS ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE STATUS SHEET Work Area(s): Ingot Department Material(s) containing asbestos and the operation.which causes fibers to be released: * Old trough*linings containing asbestos shorts must be demolished before new linings can be installed. General plan for reaching compliance (e.g. substitution of materials, wet working of materials, engineering controls, etc): Substitute Johns-Manville 375L for Johns-Manville 352. During, transition all trough linings will be soaked with water before demolition begins; Date 5-1-73Status: . Purchase of No. 352 Cement has been discontinued. 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