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Or* D* B Lo t THE SAFETY 3I6T3EBB August M) 1942 Confirming Telephone An investigation of the above subject re-reals thats 1* ;,!r* been employed by Goodrich prior to 1934* leftSlas ro-hired 7/lS/l934. 2* Tic has been engaged in the process of Lead Silicate from 5/19/1942 to O/d/1042, the latter of which-was the last day ha has worked with the exception of one day in which he was off , namely July 23 (Claimed sore feet)* ( 3* Sine h was absent for a period of over 1 Says since 3/2/42* his record card was referred to the Labor De partment* 4* About one week prior to Q/z/42, ho told Kr# Filler that his feet hurt and which T!r* Miller assessed was from standing a great deal and sot in any my directly associated with materials used in the process in which he was engaged# Lre definitely sad no claim as to cause* 5* Before working in lead silicate operations* he was em ployed iaitho same building at Plant 3 - (315) in the washing of sj^nthetio rubber and was absent from o/li to 4/25 due to illness* according to his record card. S* The lead silicate operation consists oft (a) '"eighing 30J* of lead acetate taken from a drum into ascreen box on scales* Drum* box* and scales arc inside of a ventilated booth and in which any dust arrising is drawn out of the back of the hood and away from the operator* (b) The box is hung on a drum and dissolved with water* (c) Silicate of soda is made up in another drum* (d) There is also a pump on each drum and the solution from the two dr ms is then pumped into a third drum, mi:ced and precipitation then takes place* (e) The solution in. the third drum is then pumped into an Dr* B. 3. Lew :'G* "2" Case of 150 gallon tank and then onto a screen filter to a dryer pan into cake form* - This operation has been carried on for years and has not affected the health of any operators engaged in it* IT also never consider ed the aspect of this process as serious, nevertheless, and perhaps as an extreme safeguard, safety regulations in effect in other bonafide lead operations were applied at the onset of the load silicate operations and have boon in effect ever since* Theyconsist oft (a) Providing and compulsory use of respirators in addition to weighing' and dust removal system* (b) furnishing clean coveralls at c crapany expense (e) Lro eating or tobacco chewing is permitted* (d) Sulphur soap to. detect any lead deposit on the skin is provided and used* (} Operators are provided with excellent bathing facilities, hot and cold water, towels and double lookers and a 15 minute time allowance, all at company expense* (f) Regulations are enforced* At a recent nesting, Thu C* Smith, Union Committee nan said, he had seen the day before and told '-'r* Smith that he had Jus^^etumed from Cleveland andun^^iis doctor there said he Imd sustained a case of lead poisoning* 7ie told Smith that he had not had the clinical reports S^yu^btr<yQ~er* Conclusions The writer 5ms observed these operations many times and to the best of my knowledge, and regardless of the opinion vre have had as to the re latively minor health hazard, the lead safety rules were always in effect and carried out# 'O r p> * Pi/yti! U^a^oJLrLcjL, f q Jl JLzP hr Pt (jj} "iJPjJ'' Utr pfay irrouz* 0016^44 . /tLQ-A/L>.~r-S-ac-hPneider n __I S-_ #/' A-^o Q~zySK. ............. [rytr SW-dJ-*. Ac TL^c ^-j l -SI V A-J.j t