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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1968 Nov 7 DOC#: NG042 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Recommended Practices Booklet with Cover Letter  r Z re g ret th a t Z v i l l b<- unable to atten d the f i r s t M eeting o f the Asbestos -Cement Products A ssociation H ealth & S a fe ty C o u n cil, on Thursday, Koveaber H i, due to Federal A d rlso ry neetin g s fo r the f u l l week in B oston, As Z understand i t , one n f the ite r.s on the agenda w ill be the proposed booklet th a t J ohn s-K an ville and the fo r c e r e o csitte e wish to p u b lish . Z have com pletely reviewed the booklet and hare made- a few reccrner.aed changes th a t nay be o f use to you a t the m eeting next week. The major changes Z th in k you w ill fin d w ill bet C07SR SHEET T itle changed fr e e -"Reesesended H ealth and S a fe ty P ra ctice s" to *Reeee=ended P r a c tic e s " , Removea sectio n headline "For H e a lth 's and S a fe ty 's S a k e ", Changed wording in two o f the three recommendations to sake ite s s store suggestive fo r adriee to b u ild in g and con stru ction in d u strie s which i s the b a sic purpose o f the b o o k le t, ZHTRCDUCTig: - Pace 3 ' Did eonsiaeraole rew ritin g in th is area to change statem ents which could be used a g a in st the industry in compensation or la v s u it e . Have attempted to take "scare" wording frer. the b o o k le t, nOCSTT-rPISO Pare h Have renovec vorcin g such as "excessive airborne dust* and "airborne contam ination" -- d id n 't fe e l th a t th is wording i s n ecessary. 6 H I?:i?:S , H:3LarS AXS STORAGE - Pare $ ~ -'"-Dia eonsiceraole rew ritin g cn th is se ctio n -- again renoving wording such i u "E a viro rscn ta l h ealth problem s", "e xce ssiv e a irb o rn e", "sxosesive dust" J ; n V .*Sn viroirien tal h e alth h a sa rd a ",.. I th in k the rew ritten sectio n s s t i l l , +h1?re"pmoarit*n.i4otanins ot-h+fe thpeurw_p_o_rsieate. uanpd. in te n t-o f the b o o k le t, but-take* out\thj> ,"sca re " . 36-109 A . H. Fay Rccosaencsd P ractices :iooklet : PLAINTIFF'S ' | EXHIBIT I Koverier 7 , 1?CZ Pnge f . FAStlCATIS' ATP AP.IZS.lIg: - Pare 6 Hues oT tin s sectiou. has been rc^rxtten along the lin e s o f previously nentloned ite n s . I fe e l th a t again the purpose an: in ten t is s t i l l hc-.t as rew ritten. RTSPI3AT0IIT SSUIPT^n - Pare 7 Very l i t t l e ciiange here - ju s t resoved "Bureau o f Hines approved resp irato r,' equipnent". Do not f e d i t is necessary th a t the V* S . Bureau o f Uinta be sin gled out as the only approved equipsent th a t could be used Zou are not w riting a fed eral code, you are w ritin g a suggestive booklet fo r people i the bu ild in g end construction in d u strie s. Even in tarltin ? a fed eral code:, the Bureau i s not nsnec o f fic ia lly -- uc only use the uord *3"rnvcd. In conclusion, Z f e d th at I have not ehan-cd the purpose and in ten t o f the o rig in a l booklet too uuch. I have trie d to keep in sird that i t is only c recerrsended p ractice fo r employers and craloyerr in tho building and con stru ctio n in d u stries vto are handling and applying Ashestor-Creest prod :c ir . I da not fe e l th at t s n C assell or the industry sl-ould try to v ritc : erfid t/ code* fo r the hax.dlis" o f Asbestes-Ceseat produets. This is bsisy <?c:.r fe d e ra l, sta te and soartin e s lo c a l govtrase c tg . The C eritte-e should keep in sdnd that ns recent as September 20, Secretary o f labor b ille r s V irtr published in the Federal R e g iste r, proposed ru les o f sa fety and h ealt:. suaaaarca fo r fe c c r tl apply csn trsctc d e a r the " s ls h -ic s lc r ru h iic Gv tr * c ti A e t. Z re a lise that t s is i y not apply ts contractors in the buildir..*: arc construction in d u strie s, but uluat Z an saying i s .....t h i s is a c d c e lin r tV.ru w ill be fo llc v e d by other fe d e r a l, state asd lo c-1 povemsents is p r a .u l-a tin ; h ealta enU snfet..* standards fo r a l l industry. . HlZirs Attzchr.cnt Director at iifr-t . ' a. 3G110 11* ESA T T E m c r ic r s rcF KftrSXSG JL*TD A P ? L X 2 is F r ic s -oe r r : i:w f f i n s : ; : : a: c r .s : .* i u c :i u : ssss s r * ti Fnfparc *7 AS S T cs c r r t n r .-:c r :c tr . * s r a 3G11 * a p i*' - tawJ'ta/T*<i/., F- C 3 IE Z 3 xsrawxma;................................... ..............3 HocsrtrsiQ.................................. ............u. s:irpii:cf ttratr ;.;:o srau?................................... .............. s l mazes;no; ato ii A T ju n a :.................. ............. .............. 6 ;> ETS?IRX10RT KQCPgrrg................. ............ .7 t Three J o r p ain ts to keep i r sln d in Urn kantHiac ca4 appljrinr oT u w .r lA ls cer.t l iar ftsbefttost ...................Keep euat to ft cia lsss. v.ear approved resp irato r* hot exposed to dusU* tein to iA poo4 houaftkerpinp a t a l l tines* 30-11 TT V Tho discovery and production o f fcuadress of nature! and synthetic c a tc ria l including TtVtslno n c in t products has crveloood "1 protection eouipRer.t and p ractices and should be employed by a ll in the in rtu stry. Ksnufacturers o f aflbeato*-oe-ent products bars f er years boon tafcing p ro to etiw arasures to d ln in a tc expo su re to the Inhalation o f o is t to I t s vsrkerc. The han gin g *d application o f acbcstos-ecaent products la very diverse and rcnpci fix e the in * a taU atlo n o f o tin g le piece to extensive o^tr*- tie r s lirrolT tr.f cu ttin g and cachir.inc by Rcehcaiccl duipaeit* V h ile ca rt should alvays bo exercised, aped a l procaution oro necessary tfcen dusts are CcncmWd as tho re su lt a f aavir.g* d r illin g or other a ld la r o p e ra tio n . H ospitalers should bo uom* The Asbestos C e a o t Prodsets A sa csla tlca rscsmer.ds the X o llo d n g p ractices fo r bandUnn and mpplyai?. asbostes oorant products la the b u ild in g cad ext* a tru e tlx i Indust r io s . Contractors and applicators are urged to siusbr these reeaesended p raetioca ca re fu lly sad to see th at they are observed by a ll oosfcers handling aab esto s-eo w .t m a te ria ls. Z t is in b est in te re s t of both cr^jloyer and ecployvr to oer that d l safe ty re -ulations and p ra ctices hr* s tr ic tly obaervod and caforood. 3G123 f H C 'Jm **' 7KG An e r fe r lit i nouaekeepinc profrae should fre BCiaUlned 1a a ll at n c on *23. operations at *11 t p f t , i A r jjo r ouree o f dust i t i r r . loose 8s*a? nd debris die tribute* tr.rouchout tae job txea end d lsin terrau :* by tra sp lia c or-# n s a la c * * c r, etc* Much o f I t car. be cltJ^ n -'-ci *7 cxcrd sl& c s iJ^ le coed housekeeping practice* i B p ed fie Under** end practices decprod fo r protldinc safe elraa and orderly eandr.i: cr*dlU oas should be defined e ffic ie n t uprrrtsory control, plcssinp of ysU r-atlc cleaning pi da? ta d-.y follow-up are the b ad e rcg a lrg ie sts fo r dust centre! cad Injury preecf.tioa* ( t 36-lii f k '. 4 av \r- [v.~7-,.-..i tv J v ^ r.*v .J ;":- 3 -r ' -*-i. c j^r . f i*v**'. *. Sii-T -it. s t t s t s . h/.;s l i s ; ns- tader norrzl ear.dltiass, t s it load i -aidling ad torse* o f asbeatoa-ccriait products including roofing and c ldine d in g le s , f l a t sad corrugated ohaetc, asbeatoo-eescnV pipe, a te . choulu present no p ro file s i f the enfety practices v a regulotlons are observed and enforsed. Vhsn handling Individual picscs o f f l a t and esrugated aaaestos sheets, care eiioald be taken uhen placing one sheet on top o f the other to avoid creatine dust end breaches. I f breakage o f oabestos-ccacr.t products occurs, broke*, pieces e f sater ia l should be cleaned un and disposed e f to aroad dioin t* pmtie r by tr r .-p llr ; or., reining peer, e ta . Handling and storage e f bags ecntsinlng ashes to , fib e r , o e e n ts , e tc . present ro p rob lrs, presid ing bars are mopenrd end net braktsi. Open er broker, bag- should be repacked, rvacslrd or dis carded to present ccst distribu tion ti.rsagi.eui worfelnc arena. Sp illa g e should be cleaned cn ti--e d ia tcly . 5* 3G-115 1 I * . * * > ' **. i ? * >r f- ^ ! y ^ - r * ` 'V * * r- .* . F i K t r f .T i a ' r u /.r . t i c .'.r i a : Visen norlr.r aob?3to*-eencnt products to ana f m . Uie fa b rica tio n a lt e , in d iv id u al pieces c f r .a tc r i:lt should be handles with ears to avoid t e x t u a l cr.^ dust. Fabrication c i sabestoe ccrgst products in v c lv irc cu ttin g , c m iin c # * * v in r, ata , should be cene In a cennrr tt.a t v i l i n ir .ir is c dust The use o f proper reth o d s, tools and equioccnt ^.11 co n trib u ii esnsAdsrately toward dust aba u s im i. Kbsa cottine firm in e aavinc, etc* on a repeated b asir with power er-iiprxr.t, rschan ieal dust c a lle r .u in e s y s U TM adequately esipsrd to rersvr cost irr?. the source should be used lr. confined eoaecs la e h i:*; er:taust eru ip rm t respiratore should be vors barer exhaust equipr.cnt er arras in to ether veri: Frovlde waste containers a t a l l fa b r le e tie ; and c p ,Ile a tier. t r o t s , Blips# c f voiuaatir r * t r r is l lcrseblatcl? Keep fle e r s ar.d surftees d r r n . lK3% and m a ll p a rtic le s ereatrd during fa b ric :-- tier and ap p licatio n should be elsastod t^ Vaster equicoent i s reesncr.ded fo r th is clean in g , vac1 eqtip?.cnt cannot be uetd wet dews waste m aterial before svn-pinp and ehovtlinc uter.ira ters should be wort: curir-c a ll clrsr--t ? operatic.:?. 3S11C f- ; *. _ I  s F r s ? r v .? G ? .T Only approve- respiratory equipment i reecr.- fo r uso The a f f i c i et*ey mn e ffe c tiv e :te s t o f th ie equipment i s p en d en t upon proper c a r e , d e s r .ln and e a iA tce e jic*. a eyater-alie proeeaure or.a-.ld Pc e s U is h c to Insure th at th is is done. L is t o f approved re sp ira to ry equipaent co;, br obtained fr a c i U S of Arer i co Standards In stitu te 10 Last Loth S U Kev fo rk , t ..I . 10C16 A rcrictr. In d u stria l Kyricsc A ca e ca is . 11123 Hrwoot r e t r a it, h ichipas IZZ7 0* S . Department o f the In terio r Sureau of Kines Klnoteenih and Streets U*L, W a sh in g to n , B C \ O I 3CU T -7*