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FILE NAME: Foster Wheeler (FW) DATE: 1948 DOC#: FW018 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Report - A Health Survey of Pipe Covering Operations in Constructing Naval Vessels with Cover Memo s 11 i ! ni 'i n * J: h '! K* B SS v rt7 ,3! U i!sl18Sss' af-fKi =* Ci 3 3 * *-31 v -\ .* t ( ( rv a. h so -th s t s v r r o r fife : coycuBc cpsaATiott i s ccsstrcci: : ww-L tcss-z s R illip P rloksr, Chief Health Consultant, V. S. fcritinj Cornisai;a falter t . F lichr, L t. Ceetdr. VC, USSR, A sst, Chief Health Consultant F rederick v. V ile , J r , L ieut. H(s) WHS, H ealth Consultant H ebert L. Cade, Li a t- H(S) U5XH, Health Consultant As I n d u s tr ia l h e a lth in sp ectio n of as ia p o rta n t Hary Contract Yard, t ; Bath Iro n Works ^ 'c f Bath, Uaiae in d ic ated th a t dustinese f r a a a iib e lla r.isus p ip e co-reriss operation* eaa aoneiderable and a C m of the eapley** had - i appeared to he a ib e sto sie . . th is i s a 11-fecma in d u stria l discais caused -y only os th in g --prolan5<5 breathing of esbeetos duet. The c lin ic a l n an ifer tlo n s are shortness o f breath and *3 tan an al ch e st p ic tu re by x -ray. l a L- dushr th e d iieaaa i s o ften disabling, but i t ia cuch le s s freipiest than s ilic o s is . *i~ which l t r s ry properly la classed, ' I t was not f e l t th a t experience i a a a iaa lo yard was enough to J u it if y gsaeral s ta tsa e a ts on working conditions ia other ysrdo, sad c c rta is ly m ; ' causa fo r ala ra . b u t the re a u iti warranted cheek-ups elsewhsrt. A ccordi:;! t th e d ire c tio n o f th e Bur eaa of Ships ^ rrsegcnecii core sad to orsri. by ch est x -ra y the pipe oorerare i s to Hery Yards, Boston and Sroeklyr, two e e n tra n t yards, Bathlaheo Fore Riser and Hen York Shipbulldi p ; C c rtrr i.. P ennission era* obtained to use dust ospoxure data t r o t the C. S , 2ary Y srt, s o u th , S. H. Sran*r a tj one were aade of th e -eerkiag conditions in o lu d is j vst c? o f the a i r breathed and sicreacopic and ehenicsl analysis of tho dust i t " - : . . We co u ld point out th a t th is proosdurs 1 the c u s t o d y c=o in n a H a ; ouch eu rrey s o f cocupttional d ia e tie s --laedieal exsiaination of th e workers and o *-'-v o f th e n a tu re asd concentration of th e eortasdnante i a the a i r b re a th e i. th i : re p o rt is a digest of our findings. - 1- B lctcry e f A xoslti V jU w sit, * co d i I r e n 'r i l l e s t f T r itb l eonporitic o . 1 th j t o t r i e r -> f o r a Mb*to f ib r* aln*d l a Rhodesi, io u th l f r l t i , * .* b ` Tb* cbrlott* r**e f a r th nid tu e f *eit h i t snd p lp av erias l n dstsI ork i r * t i 2r th n * d o a d u e tlr it/, l i ^ b t right itrs E g th cd r .f r s s te r ia * * . Khn th f l t sad pip e e r r is j* * r * f l r r t dT*lep*d, r w * t i l i I td ld ln t ti 1i sndr th* V n h icg taa T r u t j of U ritrid e a l a tonasg, ad vry pouad eT#d i i t t h s t s u ih aor* srieer, gw* r jaouaitica fo r * g irtn aiiplicM U St. t saf a th ia s of Rare s s s s s i ep#rtioa f e r tt 1 gbt IcT o lr ! ia ln * u l t i u ia a e it* yip* eoT*rtBg righe hont 11 pc u c ii p, r p-ijiic fo o t, r i t h te e p e rstu r W a lt s f TB0. s a^ * r d ta g s * U with rig h t e f 18 potmdi pr n i e f * o t, a i t h in sp e rriu re H a l t o f CC0. High te a p a n tu r s s c o d i plp ooTriBg veigh* haut 18 poucd pr *nhls fc o t . eccpsr.d to U pound. p .r suhle f e s t fer eihw Mgb tapereiure ic ju la tio o .. B.cs-aso e f t h . lcr aand u ctiv ity nd th* M g h .r te ap eretar* l i e i t e f th s c o rita typ, 1** f sed be caed i s ecssbinstiaa eoveriag th * a eth er typ ef laeu lstiea* . . th dr*iopa*st o f l a s s i t f e i t e ta r te d l a 19S4 bea exi*td tc .eur* th .r* * l iM u U tle a lig h te r l o rig h t od th*ts*XlT w * f fle le t thc th * tt rl l* (biseke cd *cKfe f t *brtee hlm fcrt*) hioh ' th e c b rin e u d ob itrsrjnrr t u r t l e . 5h ***7 ppraw d typ irr l* p d hy ^ c u f i o t u r . r l a i . Pt . d , . r 1954. O rlg irs lly e i t e w W .4 ooly f o r tu rb io : . 2. .U litiofl. Sr , / (n.iiUUBC c f tU t m . f itti * . rAl=* rto. m a l t* 4 t0 t U t t , *troyr* 4- u . vMft b*A s a w " 1 ,-u w ,. u i t l a l 4**trcy*r. fe.for. t>* T t r . , *11 th7 !** * !* w tto t tia . 1W5 ^ irly 1 9 . , W1 a i t .r la Pip ooTrt*& *11 ti to oIt ,,,,A l*** laro**4* 1* i o * 1 lB at*r +v . -ay ifa-o tu riaS Pre b l _. j a j7 . " ^ - 13 ' - * **" :mMOt i -- * *- * b t T*l**l* * irB* - ^ of ^ m t.r-r.p .1 ^ l m ** ^ ^ -- - * ^ of ^ ^ l3 ^ ^ u i x t l a r of old M ^ . ^ ^ or -- " * a . i t < * * * 1* h. r t =r x t t h i t t t a s rtr* M ^ 9*! * ..u * ^ ai ` ^ t%Tt 6 f * M l^ 7 a j ,, M rfl* - - W * * 1 - W f f 0 t ^ . f S. W " J - - -""T r ; : ; ; a x trc s* ^ HSb ^ "-- -- ,, * kt*at Bi aer* i rC=i * . **>. - " " - w "dr . : : ^ ji l a &** -- "** ( l ` i.` ^ ' Doaorlptlcn of Oporatlna tn i PorUar, Environweat ' ^ * *btt>*i* r .s u l t s fra brsathinc asbsiio flb*r* o f r*ltTly lene len;rih, ,w h u 1B to 75 sieron*. l i i s not onus.d by brthins #bcp?d up abitc* filwr* o f ws or to alern u hw b**n ts ry elsarly daontr*td'bT p r. U fr. C*nber ir) o f th * 5*r*o> laboratori!. Thsrtfor n ar eenewnsd ith th prsssne* le -Ir of sbasto fib o rt blob sm b Btta * ausi Badar lon pc*r of th ordinary 7 il:rj cp j, ' But th* olin lo al plotur ama mmlly b* em plioat! by thm prss.no* of d iiio si- e*wi irti, m fora of anorpbroe 's iile , hioh ss em** silieo si and Lt preoaily a or* s t r i m i h .a lth risi- tma aabsstoi. Jlnothtr dust *idob my b* p rw .n t is **$si*, WjO. is in n r y ezzzzz t * h ta t insttlito r and l s b arai . Tb.r*far sur scaly., S.etioo 17, ir* ioni to indicato ho sueh fibrosa t;-? of beatos dust i s p r.*ct in thm a ir brsathtd, ho uch aillo* is proseo*. (*- o s c ia lly as dlatonaewMi* .m rth), and to a tth *f th* to rn issi Eridiet* ?i>r* l r ~ rfd# SJ3u 0STw03ftt:#5. Tlsr* w . f r . Tdoiit r .f .r t c .a in this r.p o rt tc tho u of ` appresod rospi.-m- t w s . Ih* ipproral is 5T*n by tto 0 . . Bar* of tona* fo r industri*: r* # ? ira to rs *hieh * r. Intanto to to ora d * ja ti reh ooodition u theas d ip i e t to protset th **ar*r {issi ln to lia s barmful p a r titi of dustj *"**- 11 asbestos snd siilo . Bspirators *r* n s w popular ith o ri b.caus l f thay a r . .f f e c U r . thsy atoiy e f f .r a s litto m ilia r e to to n tto n g . t o t thsy do ?r . r . 3t dust lnhalstlon and tto * 0 b and actually a r . us.d in p rs t.n tn : dwt tn h a la tio s in a y pianta today. Both tory and M eriti. C o=issloa to ta p r e s a d th * us of dust r*spir*tr for *p*eltl job* in shipyarei. - 4- \ r fip * c o rsrio j nay b d rid ed ia to n d i f f . r . c t o p .riiie n * a* f s llo ^ n 1 Leyise oat and cu ttin g ,r,r 2 . Band o u ttin e S. S w ine and pr? oratio n of toot-, and jao k .t " . Cna.nt Ixlog h. th>ldlPS S. -flrlsdins 1 m I n r ta lla tlo n oa board hi? 1* Lavine m it and c a ttin g Roll* of .!>..to* iw u la tia s r l t X. virar??:d ni w n l U i ra I*C. layout ta b i, or on the floor of t h . hop. Thi. U rie l. with th . PC typ* known .* t t t r m l l c t so .it , 1 th .n wH w*ttd 1 * '**-' sp ray , Th* Rat r ia l 1* w r k .d in to n . ia r .d U o n . *nd e a t w ith ro tary L c t r i o W .aw. Th. out o eticn . * r . r o ll.d up and *`- h .r o .o d or taekad in th tor*roon. . D*ttlly on to th r * . w ork r *=playd t th i* cpsratiW J. E" h a n d lin g unw rajnis; =<* * 1 1 1 * 1 * t h . ,ab.to.. eo n aid arsb l. te * t b u t app.ar. to * . t t l . readily. A > T TM i.r should >* w * f i r w .t tin down t h . n a t t r i a l u * M Sh r .lo e lty pray w ill t i r ? dut. Oz:o w * tt4 th e handling ad o u ttin * of t h . U r iti t i r . ri* to U t t l e r t r - . - s d a r t. A il of t h . yard, w .t le m t h . a t. to . aa d.erihd bere. Th, Brooklyn Hary T trd ha an .la b o ra t* a a te a rt y*ts fo r t h . io y r .t ta b i , i h . aat i r * to ? of th i* t a b i , la o o r.r.d 1- 11 p r t f s r r t i e s i :r.-o-.r.: Which t h . air i . h a a tr f. T hi. t a b l i i* n t t M , M y le r* . * * tw o-third of t h . top i t . r . r e o r.rsd with tari! e d rosa a i r I 6* *x).>utod Utrovch th o V .tr th lr d . 'a il)# no vlosUy e r o tjxielty oMurwnonta cr * * d . on th i* iy * t# a , d n ta ^ r e a .n io d la te r in th . r r o rt indleni# th t th ic octroi h .d arlc.d #fr*ct in r.duslr-c th . <hat w uat. ' 2. B u d ** c u ttln . . A r tw d w d W * *ueh 4 i* found l a ooKrSdai *hop la t*d ta e-jt *b**to* i w u H t i t a b l o t i . ad board* la t o d ir hat. Thi* c . r a tic a g iv r i # t a lie-g moant o f lir - b c r a d u rt, t t o f *hioh i ttl# * lir*)y. X o ra u ly th c r * i* on)y a# o * * a t h l i o p .r a titn a t aay es s lo s n u c b a th i* i a to r y d u . t y o p . r t t i e s, th . ba=d * *hould b s o lo ;ri i n * ru e s by lt .lT and hould b* #dpp#d ***> 4dqot# lo c a l #xh*ut tw. I i t i e n b oth 4bT# es b o l * th sa tif c is . Becsuss of th s a w h u d c a l d ir f ic a l * l e 1c o n tin t th i Xhnuit pro p erly . OB* T t h . dust * i l i * ? l= t t )9 s c r u t e r hoald th sra fo r* ww #o pjroT.d d u it r* p ira ts r. ,Lir ~ - 3 . Sln fid t>rntrtlen of boot ta ! jiohat Ir. t i t o p srtio n J a e i . t es-r.r Cor ts.1t* d pip jo in ts a ra f a b r is u a d . Xh. noric n a i . t , of e o ttla c b.tM d o th a ith b#ar.. ?nddin6 t h . j V # ts ics M 0. i t . or th- lM u lctin r. M t t f i s l . ad * "i= S ^ " i r .or T h ... c p trstio o .U ri* , to l y l i ^ t r a t of _7i*ibl. * c t acd a r n tlla tlo s d rs .a ira ta ry p r o t.f tio a s r . n tlth .r r n t i r . d a w.<L T ^ rc i* r u u tU y lw .,'* s b * r of r k t r doing th i* o p r a tio a la os* 1*.*C* * * . 4. Cin.pt ai s ia ; . ' For p ro tec tio n aad to * 1 **. ap p o a ru e. th i n f l a t i o n oa b s tr i :> i* Kuolly eoT.r.d w ith r # e t n ta ln in s * ^ t h p.ro.ntac of .*.**" rlV src* m '- i t i n s , thn pruper a t of t o r i* .d W ta th . dry *b*.to. o ^ s a t i tiorooohly . c i t t * # h o .. 0 . . i * l l y =*11 * * * of . .b .to . o = t * r . * i* .d in a pll IU. a tro w .l. C on.idar.bU * t i . ra l.o d * h th 3 . r ' o * i *pod into the ixia*. " * darin to# ^ C .. >-- <. - . ->- * - - - * - "'7 ' ' ,, ,, , ,, -- r - 'f , ~ ; _ . * -* * r -- - -- *"- * " ,tt" " ' P , t r 0 trpHi of M b,,te, lD`UC4t* * * * * " ^ LY 1 .1 M r* > V i t y eovot. dlltCBtC*OU* * 'TM "* 6 B.- *l!oldi=! . , . M i!3 e . , . ^ * u ` " t " i"" u u " " " * . _ i t l p I w . * r ~ -- -- , t o t * t f " ' " " ' ry M * - * - " *" -*-- ,"tl" ` tta` " 7 " ' :i - - - -- i . r ,.< * t . i r ^ 4*4 ` " r f ,,l a *1*. *-P,. ,.. . * u - n w ~ ^ -* - : : "* " "7 i 2m_wi -B.M" eU* o1is1 i,*, rse q; - i r s - . . . . / ' s , Oriaamr S .,.r .! .hiW -< - --- -- -- .x , - -- -- - - ---- iie *| ef ar*fbriC 4 1,` " S l," ` ..... "J-~ z z z : ' > ~ ^ 7 7 ;..., 4 . 4=,, . . . * - * - - - ^ *" - * r f h s u s t p H 15 i4 kpjreT4 iu " r* * p ir te r w n *>T ** 7. " ^ ^ 7 .,.,, u .,, There ere BU^b*r oi ep . .ip- j a * y r h * ! ^ aro'iod r . n l . . p r ^ " 4 f " "*' 4 K t h - ? ' .........." " " i - `i i " _j P*?*1 154 3 " ... V aovrd w ith prf*brictd etica* , *hleh nc u it* t x *cc head ring te * ' -* t th *6110 . R**dy a ix e d oeat l* pplid to f i l i la *fee ad g ito % asotbar f is lib . Sm ln*uJtlojj 1* wepped iti * !u eloK t b c le th f-.r r.r.a w r *tr e n ti . The only np.T.iien & *i predve ed. du*t ere th wrap-ilac ad p^onlin^ n f e titi nd th* in* e f cticm*. T ia r ly *11 o f th c w w r M titi ea b w d hip *r in v o lted la th i* r a r i , Ilth o u sh te -r t ef i t i t eeac7trtd l a th saehinoiy spie*. Uu*ll;r th g r* t r Bucbir of pip* c o r w w i werk oo b o tr i hip ni r l tif * ly f** a i a th bop. Th* t p i a j e f shrker ra*sa f r M or ^ *an dsi35 1 sr`l l '` job i a . li-ria* .?e* to u w a y u t * . r i y or th ir ty a norkia* oa t . a cr " cr job* l a th * r la r e e . t c f o w j r shurt T s til tlo a 1 s l t e asce on"bord hip for pip cov*rin{ ad r s i y fu - of th awrJccr* *ou- r e tp ir tto r o . B ictui* of th -r*rid te r r f pipe eovtrin; oat r i t i om la iliip c~ ~ v * r t o . t . . r.en-rnl ,xhau=t Y .n til tio n 1* tn b . ^ f e r r o d . I f t h . oennr.r-or. i , U r t a , u d iw t . " l a e i a . reo, f i* . *1? 8 * ? ^eur ir* 1 , l l scrrprtnat, e h * llr in C pe*. t. to f t a ir * * S i* r hoirr er rqaird. - 6- N U . Unte r i t i * 0*o_4 A. ' ,tJ tl. ,1 .. . i* ' t * - > -- -s* * ria i .i . * * *= " i " U ` : l t ' 1 '"P"'4' I>'* **" ^ , t o " a . n th .t u .. 'Th. t . . t a " * r " . - ? " ,m tl1 ^ d , did c . .U .T * l. . . p l r * t o l " w ' `f d,, Ta 1 . - --- F -- ... .. ,. - - - - p A d U r n o t ( = ? > . " > . > a " * " tI;` -- n - : M * ; 5K f " f c ,! * ................... ..... o ^ . d .0 = . - -- * - " *" ^ Shdpi - T * ' ' Ta ,, T o I i . J h * -- TT " * * " " " = t" . . r t l . a . . a in . . "T > ^ " m rlP - 9- TABLE I TEA?. 1933 1934 1935 .938 .33? 9ie S3S I V 341 ?42 143 BOSTON XATT 7A?D 2 Destroy,** 2 * 2 * 6 |>=T.r0 y#r, 2 " s - 5 " 25 Destroyer Escort BROOKE NAVY YARD * POniSJCWH 8AVT u a > 2 Sutoifirine .1 a 1 Cruiser H 2 Destroyer 2 a ' 1a 1 Cruiser l 8 a * m* l a 2 1 t e t t i shirt 3 a Sa 1 " 3a KCT XRK 3E1?B'JI1DISS 1 C ruiw H 1" 8 E rrH isii FOSE Km?. 1 $ruiar f. 2 5s-troyrr 3 Destroyer 1 . 3 Cruisers L 1 Cruiser K 4 Uertroyrrs 1 Creicar H Destroyer: . -' 1 Carrier 2 Jteoireyor: 2 atilssfcip 1 Cruisers L a Carri or* 2, 1 Cruissr L 2 S itila : tip 2 Cruller:; L S Csttrcyar; 3 Carri sra 4 Cruissrn a 2 Cruiior : 12 Destroyer 44 6 Oortreyvrt 1 * 3 2 Carrier* 1 Csrrier L ' ? Cruisers H _________________L 8 arsi Haety L 3o ti't Li;;hi 2 Cerriar 2 Cruet.* 2 2 C roi.'rr: 2 -- 111 -".r-r.... .. iJX U lt (* . ir ~ re p * lle a t) P refabricated Section (molded ml b lo c k ) batto clo th R o to lile Twin* JUtjebtoe Yarn ' Jbeatca paper .ate* hoard U b e tto i ent table i . a im u a v oy uateriaj-s used ax each yajui per uqhth Kut> York dhlp 40(000 aq. f 1 . Fora Hiver 6f32& li)* f t* . [Brooklyn . 0,000 iq . f t . r rta o o u th 2,000 q. f t . 1' - 3,300 aq . f t . . 16,000 aq. r t . - 1.760 eq. f t . IB .800 U nar r t . 16,700 linear f t . 1,100 aq. f t . 115,000 linear f t . 260 aq. f t . 51,700 aq. f t . 40,000 aq. r t . 106,600 aq . r t . ' - B o a t 68,200 aq. f t . - ' 600 aq. f t . 1 9 ,9 0 0 Un*u * ft. 76,600 aq., f t . 4 ,,000 q. f t . 160 aq. f t . 57,600 lb. 5,603 tq . f t . 30,600 lb . ISO l b . 5,600 aq. f t . 6,000 aq. f t . 15,000 lb . IZO lb . 2,700 lin e a r f t . 14* 400 IU* U. rr^ o .l tto n cf J T 5 ,f . i n s.n TM 52 F 5 . f r i f t .n t-- t . ) . , - t i... t* . ? " tart" " "f ih# felloin* eoupoilUoni '. ^ S illo * ( O ) p erw at islw s................ f < T*s * Iroit ex id i ( r ^ O j) p e rw a t w i w ...........4S* llp.0*iua o x l i . (KcO) P e * lnI*um ....C.O Typical ixlysi* s i tS ^ Df fib ra s lo C*corx^ u , t " * t b a l t d bolo S iilo (SiO j).. V ignali (VtO).***** .latina (A ljO j).-* " fu rrio oxido (r2^3 farroua oxide (?*0). Sodino oxde Ccobixtd 'o ito r (jO) Chrxio tile .39.05J . . . . . jtsoi.lt 50.24/ ,40.07> . . . . . . . . . - 3 * . . S . 5r\. j Z .il 7.S0f> 32.C0 : . k .: 4. A-3*f 3.50; . . . rr1--.ty w<tb S lty S jeo i* l tio sx t -*-? R o r e r o r e so* I to lene w lll w t t o l y w .a n r j r r f t u . 2 ,, , . . . 1 . * * - '*" * - *" * b r l , M U " , , ,, i or . . . a .o? a * '**" " ,u - " *" r U ^ t . . -- 1 - *-- - " tu . u r to - * ** 1,1 ~ t . rir.2 * ^ " W" ' " *" " " ' ' ..... "* - 12 h f o r a p ie fia tnd s i l i c a . Tii* amounts of these n x to rlU i used to foro th i* irfu re therefor* would bo 6 u U ito t. t3 ^ chrysi t i l o u b o i o i and B4 V% te o iltn ' . V Tho** te f ib r e s d i f f e r In ly i s t h e i r chysdcal e h a r a c te r iitie i. C hrytotile i* capable o f belns reedily separated into ry fin * fibre* w ith o ft e llk y fe a l, whrraae ano*Ite i harsher and r e t i r e * or* ta l p u l i t i l a t o f ib e r ! to i t . Co* a u th o rity ha* s ta te d t i n t the c h ry to tile ht the fic o e t in d iv id u a l fib re * ,' awl s o li te th e c o a rse st. Because of th is diffarenoe r j c a y a ia a e t a decidod decrcas* in th * nunber o f re ip ira b le fib re* ( te lr* 200 a le r o n i i s le if th and S B icrons in d is a s te r) whenever so m ite i i yed iu prefereaea to ehryttrtil* aebestoe. - 13 - f ir\ ^ I I I . Pipo C o d i n g r a s i l t t i s e n t.In d T id u n l Shipyard ' 1 g . 5, Bury Y .rd, Brooklyn, B. T. . ` Z h tio ur* BO h i working In th* hop und 700 a t a on bord *hip. V Th shop 1* diridd l a te fo u r in ro s a ri U y o u t, 5**inc, CvnerA, w d Storne od Bond ocabln.d . . t h th o p tio n o f th C o n tri Rons, th * door* bt***a th* rot *r* n a m tily l . f t opta. Ih work in th SowiDg Roto c e r a tit i s o r tly of fa b ric a tin g ta i ,o r I n 6 t*1t boot* n i Jeekot*. A ll th e w t u*d on hard ahi? i* *isd i n tho C**at Boom. Th.r i* no *h*ast n til o tio n fo r U fa th Ztrziz- o r C .nent Room. I h . bonds- * julpp.d r i t i . f l . l l h l a t tu b . ove th ta b i and *n h e u l t wound the blad belo* th Iff* ta b i . Ih Uyout t a i l o i quipptd P ith xhauit V stilU on doicribed bOT*. Xhr i r so s h tu s t T anti l i t i c a applied or board hip fo r pipo c o p r in e and no w k e r s wr found n*riB r p lr to r;. 3. g . S. M*vy Tard, Borten, Hai*. th e r i r t 04 * ro rld n e in the hop nod 4B7 s t a on board hip. a .hop i di Tided i a t o tao ro a n i, on. o f which o rin a ri ly fo r torS* * " c a r ie r a i griad isg u i band ** a ttis e op*r*tion*. *h only *eh*nie*l * " - T o rti l a t i on ln th . .hop H p ro rid ad fo r th . jr in d lr j, dxin end bend * oproiorj nd I t ln d .q a * t.. In th*. o th rr root U yoat, c u t t i s t ta d w la r dea w ith i o l l amsrt oT po. . r . .. o.--. p r o rid td by opta window on both *ida of th rocs. Tfork on board hip i* t* t ouppli.d with sh .u it T o r tila tio s . Ko w b .i to i worker war* found rin g ro p ir* to r* . - 14 - rv o >, C. V- 3` S*y Tard, rer$.sag u th . V. H. . TKr* ar* S man i n tti ahop and 35 #n worHag en boerd ahip. Th hep ceesiata of oae la rg a layout ro m w ith txs tller cubislaa, es* Tsr a*ing and en fo r e o ttin g and i u u , ja ra tad tr o th n*ln laycvt roca y chlckan ir p a r titio n . A r s a l l ax h au it hood i* ud i a th Uyout r o e r t e -xhu*t oerk e w e n tla s eparatien mly. JU1 otfcar r a n ti la tio s la to ral d r a f t . Th#r i t an a l! ro c a In ao th rr b u ild in g *hr baad m e e a ra tte is . *r don. Th bind e p a ra ta r i* th only worhr t r i n s a r a a jir a ts r . of th basto in a u la tie a i kapt in a atocle rana in th ird b u lld irp . 2 . Bthieha 5 ta l Ce, Fer ltlra r T trd , Solncy, th* Thsr ara 8 en in th hep and 160 aan orldcg en b e trd ah?* T ito c e r e r a s eparation* ara dona in to hopa. l a th * c a la os, bocta aad * e l s t i f e r pipe m ira s ad conneetions aro fab reatsd aad eurplu: mtnrial la . Jn th j a a l i s r hep, Isy su t and r a tlin g of n c a it* , a ta r ra p a lle n t a c e rito tnd f i r f a l t i* don*. Thr i no shauat r a n t i l t t i o s in a ith a r ahap or th pipe e c ra ria j oaeration en board *hip. . A ll th bastas eaiat i t a i i ; sin:> trtr.nt en board ahiy. Th* c rly *orkr who m r J tn npproaad duet r r ^ i r ' t r r i i ti can he cuta th t 9 typ* e f ates!*., Thre i no baxd * e u t tin i r f eabastna in thi vard E, V* York g h ip trn ild in t C ore.. Candan, B. J Thare ara 61 an orlciBC i n tha ahep and 1S en board ahip. Layeut, o ttiu g and caaeat sdxing a r a dona a t tea and c f th ahop. Dust r a s p l n t c r i a ra ecoaaienally r o rn during thaa procaduras At th a ether and af the shrp - A t h . fa b rio .tio n o f boot. ja c K .t. and old ar* don.. A 11 w s t of h fo b rio tio ri 1 dons on board hip. . R to rto l i s s t ith band * in s so p w ste r o w rf i i * o ^ n t s r w r , . ap n ro r.d t a t r . ^ t o r . Th. dust froTM t t i . 1 , lo t u n d .r th . f b l - which e.tc h o . only . p a rt of t h . t a t fc*"a ti tbi. . ' * T h.r* is - s o * a o t T n tll* tlo n in t h . hop. o th .r th an fo r th . tie d ,, J w . f o r t h . f i t . . t o * t " *" ` " ' i *" * " a t r lp t . , . of o . m , t " . l ~ - t * f i n * - > a * . 1 . , . t t r t pip- " l " ` " * ' ^ l s " ! : a " dnrisK t h . eoad s h i f t . - 16 - JV* I n a iv i * o f S o - t l i d fru ii and fruii Counta Th*r* a ra J a U b llih a ii.f ig u r a i f a r p a ra la tib la or afa d u rtin a ia l s p ip cever lo g ep aratio n a. frraasaan a t a l (*) i n th e ir 6aoprhaa*T atudy of 1 ti *brto* t a r t i l a in d u itry auggaat 5 i l l i e n p a r t i c i o r t o t a l d it ai th raa h o ld fa r th a t ia d u itry . Va th o u li I l i * to p o ist cui th * t th b o a to , t a s t i l a and b a .to a oip* n arin g ifcduatriei d iffa r widoly l a tJir hai ardi o f'd a rt axppiur. In ta x til pianta w le tra uoually continua a t apo lil o jo ta * i t h f a l r l y coni U n t duat rpesurai f e r iosa y aa rs, b a ra , th * pipa eovarar nay ro ta ta batuaen thop aod th ly and fresa a n a li to a r ia ahi? e o rn a rla a s t i u ith a n i da T a ria tio n l a duat rjo iu r . I n c o u tra a t to th a t a r t l l a ao rk o r, th* pipe e tn e r a r 1 a a ta r ia la d if fo r a a rk e d ly ir. th a lr a r ta s ts a e o s ts a t, ranglng froa SS/. R id ia tit (10-15? b i r t o a a o a ita (95? a a b tito a ) . Khan aabeatoa c ia n iti c c sta n largo aarusta of d i u ten te eolia oarth th a ra la ro iu lta rrt a illc o a ia hatard as in d ic o ta d ab ate. In ren erei a fae l th a t duat eouata b a i 5 n liic * partici** per cubie f o o t by looiw atar in d ic ato good duat co n tro l. 0sr fig u ra i in Tabi 3 e t r i dotorainod by th Eoairat.r and w>t r i ih th o ianinvcr inatrunent uhi eh i# coasaoalj ud in rtudiai of a ilie o a li rio .-., Wa uaad tho Koairater b attu te i t 1 lig h t. aaaily porUbla s i U3* roccrcs Thleh cn b b.pt ic d a fin ita ly . U ia iadieatad in Tabi* 4, tha d u a tia it c ^ e ra tio ra =re buoi ae cutting, canoni n i ring, and in a ta lla tic a on bo*ra ahip. . - 17 - & TADLB 3. AJtAXYStic CP SETTLED DUST AilP KW. 3*JJ?USS 9U tO t Ei 1o W*?C? s l l i l J l o n p rtlo l A i*.i o o r J u it p*r cu b ic f o o t of #-4 :a Poroor.t lo ts than 10 Microns by count M H r. ' OPERAtlOK tjivouC rA C u k tin r 3 3 3 i n* 3sr u 4 s w w & d v u a 2. S 1 8 u *y H 6 u a 3 o j a 4*a *3 ' U1Vo 6 1O5 s Tl o i M 4i b& H W K. Hi V O fe o 1 f3 n I A 1 U 1 1 Boitei) 8!> IB 6 12 2 26 10 2 Brooklyn 8(1 10 a 12 t r 40 IB 18 7 F o rtc ao u th For TUwor " " " S w i s ii u lur> o r tbi i:w York E h lo , 09 9 t r 9 JJtfiu- i k __1 __!L .us_ in 4? n 05 so 6 10 t r SB 2B 1ft S4 -JtSL i. oL. i ,,tr. -IB -1 4 - -IQ ., t r 20 14 16 4 D ust C ounts (UPFCF) Tots! Oust Isb ssto s Dust 44 -* V M D 3,5 - e . t l.s - e.s o.a - io.7 i l Oft 6 .1 0 .2 1 . O.SO 4.2 0.01 - 0.6 7.1 0.06 - 4 .0 - r r r r v H TTTFT" & i 0 .3 6 '0 .2 3 2 .3 17.1 * 25.2 20.5 1.13 - 4 .3 0 2 . IB Va 4*2 . M i0 l 1 *, a.7 6. 0*6 7 . 7 .5 - 52 4.6 > It Cutti.ru; w ith Band tw Boston Brooklyn portioouth ... Vt* York S h in -________ _ lloH l.r.r. >i---*"--- ow'jir;:ui lli,* Yo'-k CI*i.\> Fo r TH v n r 09 s 7 e t r 48 IS OB 4 5 B t r 8 61 !)B ^J) 2 _ tr _W 4 j. 3U 1 "1 fX 3 t r x.i'0tjM6'Mrri**-(j*~oiriI,rr***.7*'-r--t.-r f 70 4U 1() 12 24 12 10 ' 12 2 11.0 - 1 4 .S Z 32.4 - 45.6 24 1.2 - 30.0 _ 3 ia .2 - km t 15*1 39s5 13.1 73 - / 0.10 - 0.14 2.9 - 3 .2 0 - 2.5 .9 - 12.8 0 .1 2 3 .0 1.1 8.19 0T - 0. 6 .0 - 0 - A\ 4.3 - It narujOo>mimwii i <wrna>au. TAfllJS S. (Sht Z) m iT S E S OF c-TTU W3T UIP Ajn SAUPUES /" ' __________ CTEi rrcp * U U o n p rtio U * r duct ptr cubio fo o t of lr. OP2U210H --r r l *30 Bottom Broofclra P crtdcuth For R irr Sn Ycr'i S h ip . iiord 8hle 45otoa oofclya Portscouth For* ?i.Tr V* Yor'c Stilp, . . . T/UBLE S. (S hact 5) AII1LTSES OF SETTl-g) WIST JUKI AIR SIPPLES fo rcen t le i* tha 10 U lorone b / nout ' Duct Count (IffPCP) 1 3 Sw O ** -4 r-- : a z- aO m 5 -4 O * UK *U a s O *4 M H M hu o 1 8 6 a* i a : w -fi. <~s 8. vs--* M ri m U fl $ O 0 5 si * S fwf> 1 "4-- T o ta l Duct l l b i i t i i Du t O {h -- jj------------U M * b VS 9 - 4* O . 4oJ Taj O 6 s i h U * JQ m v U c .mc s us a ? S $ . USO w^ K tu U9 0.2 - 24.6 10.0 0 - 1 . 4 0,08 .02 - 0.3 1.6 - 3,5 2.4 0 - .01 .01 0 - 0 .6 1.4 0 .8 - P .7 l 3.9 - 10.9 4 9 .0 - 21.6 2 .0 6 .0 14.2 .06 -.2 0 - .OS 0 .3 4 -1 .7 .14 6.2 - 7 .6 .02 O - 0 .5 .6 3,6 - 7.9 . JIC 68 - 2B1 142 11 M . 4 -1 0 2 .0 126 0 - 0.17 < l 3 4 U fi.* l 0.02 0 - 0.03 g-ft J1j.1t .* ^a7f ia 8.4 - 27.0 11.8 0 -0 .7 0 . S y.S7 * ifi 8 .0 - 22 .1 n .o 0 0.21 O.OI -fVl..n 1*/i- . lis 2 5 .3 -8 9 .0 49. 1' 0 .2 $ -2 .3 8 1. 1C _JS - fi. B c -4 c . OPS?JOM VABIX 4. CCUPARJSCO! OF PUSTI HESS OF VARI CilS 0PB1AIIOU3 III -- Mn -nmwi~~mn--rrnrr- BOSTOM BR00JO.TH FOUS IUVF3I UPPCP MPPCr VffPCF Total Asbastet Duit Dust Total Dual Aabeetoi Dust Total Dust Asbestos Dm t EABI1 SHIPYARD mar torx SHIP. W*F T otal Aabssto* Oust bust u t i C uttitx: ' Saw SutllBG c a r i T sort c a tio n pt 12.xlc rtlnS r a l ?.soq hop A t * r a ja J tip ATrc-a (1.1 15.1 4. 31.0 50.0 10.0 30.0 142.0 (1.35 0.12 . 0.03 0.2 0.4T 0.0E 0.25 0.02 4,2 0.23 30.8 3.0 --4,8 0.1 84.0 1.7 | . --. 2.4 0.01 26.9 1.0 128.0 2,0 10.6 (1.63 i 6.0 0.03 | 32.0 0.01 - 6.0 0.02 7. 0.23 11.0 (0.03 20*6 73.0 11.4 41.3 2.1 6.19 0.62 2.1 14.2 0.8 32.C 2.6 4S.T 1 .1 UOTEi IffPGF : H ll l i o n p a r t i c i p a o f dual p a r c u b ic T out o f *AP. PORTSMOUTH KPPCF . ' Total Dust Asbaatos Dust 7.1 13.1 64 2.3 1.1 C.36 -- ' a.o 0.14 6. 1.0 'll. 0.3 N V. fadlcol Flcdias ' The inoidiao of a a b a ito e la aeng pi? eoaarar la datam ioad by c h e it i - r y j [ I r i s i n ta b i 5. Th# r l a t i 03 h e**on yir* of araosuro i n i pcr- s t u b o t a l l i i Includali In l i b i * 6 . Bua to frequant tu rn o T ir o f ih p y ard workcri and th langth of t i n i raq u ire d .t i-ra y 1 lir g r auabir of o rlcin , th t nicbsr i-rayod nsy not tqusi th rnaher of pipo cola ra ri At I n f o r i Ship. n -n y o w a n -Acid of e ra uho hiv* l f t th* y w d A ll i t Brooklya fa p ip i e c i a r i n u n neri n -riy * i. At Boston th a <B x -ra y ad eu t o f d i ir a i l i older Ben o rx icj in th bop. Scota of D isio p ip a 00varar hiTa had p ra-ah ip y trd axperianoa in tha basto in iu a try , b u i th a ta b la i i r a b ita d ic la ly on ih ip y ird azpoiuro. At KewTork 5Mp, f o r i w t p l a , th Albatea Shop a e tia ite d t h i t bout n e - th lr d o f th o r pipa eoraro ra h id oricid w ith basto* afor* ecalai to tha yird. . ' Th ono caia of id n a e o d i i b e ito i l i t Der Torlc Ship bd aoricBd l a o-.i lab sto ioduatry f o r 2S y a ir* bofor occlng to norie In tha yard At Tt.-t- S i ver th to c u t i o f f id a n ti b ollori* bd oriad 22 y e n ad JO ycc.-i i t pi? coviriaj in th a ir yard. - A ll o f th * -r y f i bea u iad i n th *hr>7i d ito are f i r i t r e id by ro - {enologi i t i o f tha L'ad c i l B a p irtae n t i t th a Sevy Terd i, by Or. Look* i f - T erk S h ip ., ind by S rs . T r - i Jfcnlsy ia d J . E. i k r i w i t y a t Tori R iTir. 1= i d i l l i c a 11 o /th * f i l m ere sciciBod by oca o f th uthor {?. B. f . 5. D r. IT. C. D raaiiu , U .S .P J8.S. * Jdcd enough to aL io th thre p o s iti-., p i l l a i i n i ha graad n th a d lsg n o a ii. _ . - 22  r\ Sinos s s ly th r s s *orfc*r*ko u t o r th * 1074 x-rtyod hd x s b ito ils , i n j rc l, 0[ th* thr* l*d b*n * pip* coer*r f e r or tl**ji 20 y>r*, l t would Rpp<w th t u b i i t i i pip* e o w rin l t * r l tir ly ii* occupation. Ho**r i t * u * t b. r*wMfc*r*<I th * t th*** en roitd onf, th m rio u * opr*tieo3 or p lp * d o r rln ad wer a o t oontim iily *jmood t a h iili e o a e e n tn tio n * of *sb*to* dut ** round t a b ia d i n ow ttiae ad c*nct n ix in t h* M d* l u S ctio a I r*ltiY to^ *xh*a*t v en tila tio n nd r M p ir ttc r y p ro te e tie a *r* th r fo r* ef v*iu d*pit* th l* low irx id ta e e t - 23 - f siu m ac Sdito TAliLE 6. IKabar of Pino Covoror* 6B1 lin: [DUCOE r- AJhESTOSIS ALCHEI PI I-E COVBiatS Mntb*r X -r y * i U'.iaber o f Ct* o f 6uibi>sto*la U iuix.1 K deret A&vab0 # 4 48 0 0 0 Brooklyn 760 For* Rlwir 166 642 0 ........... ' t ................. 168 0 0 0 2 o . K"> York C hip. 174 198 0 i le ta li 1683 1074 0 2 ' i i' HOTSI X -ray* f roa th * Part*aouVij Uy Yerd w ore n o t vai l u t i n l s TABLE 6 ATI jKSiaP BETOCT 133373 OP EgOS3HE ACT XBCIDngE CT A52SS7CS:S Trt la Pip Cortrlnr, I n t o tr y 0 -2 2- S 5 - ID 1C3 5 1 - 3 e * -ta n (JJ i7 * o te d (P ro e a ti * (2 r p oiti B rseklynC A X iectod (?er n tst* (D eposed T ore R i-re rU n e c te ii (P e rie trt s (E x p o sed Sr T o rk Ship(A X fectd (? I 24 225 0 n' 26 & 0 0 OS 13 0 0* 435 0 oi 113 0 0? 10$ o 055 6 V 0 0 o,i 'f* 67 22 0 0 0? c> 5 s 0 z 0* 2 t^ ------------------- 45 17 0 1 os r* TX. s ,Tt~~^rv tr>d ConcX<iion* ... U T .H .. = > < i * - > - " ` MUr* ' ,, .a l a t i t a t i b a r d t i p . tfc. d a t i a t ?'" " . rh. .ta d 5 p a r ti . dbW b .'d l . W < 1 - * " > rrctllrtloc to c f . U 1 d.t e s r .e .c tr .tio ii l a . Suh * * t a t r . l 1 1 d a . ? t ,, d t o a t i a p l ! 1= P i t ' b` d T , r "U ' "` - 1 . I h . l a i d - b . . t . . i . f -- " >" * 0 l i . ~ b . f t K ... ! . . . a d r b r d , t a t . . >*> " * * `0,i 1= . i Pr _ - a r a . . . . * * . 1-- < * * -- " * *** P` I< 1* n o t t dJ06roa* oecoptioa. ' 4. Th ishaurt E tila ti : r^?ii u to the .tyoct tad e - t . b l . Brootm d.crd ^.d ly th . < - > or thi* * * * - s. S ia . - t . r a p .l l .t t a * b. a tt.d , to a s ratil.ti .-. t . .pii.d d ,i i.n = t * " a ,f , u ` - 26 - '* {or tk * ir o x a.U * U * *> **"""" t Iork M jM IA U i ' > r f S h ip V a im ^ ^ * - l0 rk 51111 Bp. r . t l r | to Ttrd w u d . I L - .- -- -- " rpor.Uott* * " 1W * ._ 4 n,ioU O t t i 1 i#r Itia ,trU ^ t * . B u i , S r c o ^ , * K r t " "" T,, r t a i St e U U t c t B j * ' * " ' *" * r . c * i ~ ^ . K U ,, J(s, w * . i -- " * * " * ' - - ***" * , m n . B , ,, , T * *u -- > " M " .* " " c i to U o o t . - E* t ^ c o to - ia t 00*t t t lo n j V* & , l r T ** IT baold lik * ^ , . * .m ~ o , UV.HT >-- = ,^ U d d u ii &=?! ^ t r ' w ch w l tira " w ef Jjj thlp y" '** , 1nmUrt o f ^ * l t 8 pi?* o o ^ r i a s 1 * d,T*lBfI" -n * ry . Itftforpncoc : (1, . t - a* * * ' " i n ,U " ' r' *' I" R*jort . . r K bu< ~ l> f t W M f. _ C0,, r l . s . . sth , m -- . . . " w fs,, * . R .;lo ,,l B - * # lii io B . PhildpH.*, P** T C -* - - " ' * C"U t C~ w f t f ' "i" " *""v*' 14r,b' ,, ,r/ to .1 . < * - " i " " "* S t S t i j - Corrty ean etrn ln lite to i i - u = . A. I , I f t - . " 1 * * " " ** " r f """ Y" il. T. 1938 . . = . . ' -- ' ' f t . = m . t o u . f t . rftft 193C b * i" " " ` T " * . t ~ **"- f t f t , . ! . . P - * -- * tt> " " 1 5" " n " t ' " t `' ' >M(. . i * * . * * 1 ,. * " " m t Tork. S. T* 2