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FILE NAME: W estinghouse (WH) DATE: 1953 DOC#: WH010 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Safe Practice Data Sheet - Asbestos Castleman File: Westinghouse w/c = with cover letter or memo If DATE = 0, undated CD-ROM Document #:WH * 0 DATE article from medical journal article from trade journal article from newspaper published government report government inspection results unpublished or internal report unpublished presentation from conference letter memorandum industry advertisement or sales literature industry warning labels industry recommended practices meeting agenda meeting minutes membership list legal document HWBB-888*>798 SAFE PRACTICE DATA SHEET A -20 ASBESTOS s_* Asbestos is used in many v ar i ed forma such aa board, cloth, fiber, rope pack o ing, sleeving, tape, twine, yarn, aheet, and in o th er numerous c o mh i na t io n a. The anner of storage depend# upon the for* o f a a h e s t n i . Where the a a h e a t o a may poaaibly he in a looae form during s t o r age, a d u s t y c o n d i t i o n coul d be produced avniddedp. r o p e r v e n t i l a t i o n a h o u l d be p r o s l i g h t l y h i g h e r c o n c e n t r a t i o n may be pp ea rrmt iictlteesd pbeurt cmuubsitc nof ot oet .xceeTdhes1e0 Mmaixlilmi oumn Allowable Concentrations apply to re peated nr recurring daily exposures. Wl ehsesre haasr mb efsutlo sd umsatys , bet hme ixceod n wc ei tnht r aottihoenr of af c at osrb.e s t oTshe d uasstb ews tiolsl dbeu s tthec ocnocne nt rtor aUt iionnr caannal ybzei ngd eatierr msaimn epldes.by c o l l e c t i n g _ d PROPERTIES f lg - Non-flammable. SKIN IRRI TXT IOR - A s b e s t o s is u s u a l l y not s'skin irritant. EX PL 0 S IOH - N o n - e x p 1o s i v e . PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BREATH 1gfi - D u s t f r o m a s b e s t o s ma tief r iiat 1ai smayb rperaotdhuecde ain chs ruofnfiicc i elunntg cdoisnecaesne t r a t i o n s over a period of years. In some p e r s o n s , t he d i s e a s e may d e v e l o p much more r a p i d l y t han in o t h e r s . The concentration and p a rtic le size of the dust will also influence the number of years of exposure required to produce the disease. In any case, exposure even to high concentrations of asbestos dust mfoorn tahsp ewr iioldl onfo ta pferwo dduacyes tohre evdeins eaa sfeew. P( 0a.r0t0i0c0l 3e9s ilna.r)g ecra ntnhoatn g eatb oiuntt o10thme i csrmoanlsl sl umnagl l api ar r taiacclae s t oa r ec a uf as re bdealmowa g et.he Ss ui tceh wd uhsict hs , i showv ei sviebr,l e hatvoe tphae r tniackl eeds eoyfe.a lMarogaet rt aon gien voi fs i bali et e. a wI thicihs voanrlyy ft rhoem f ivnies i bilne visible dust particles that are effective in producing asbestosis. AREAWHCEONNTIATINIINSG NHEICGEHSSDAURSTY CTOONCWENOTRRKATIIfONASN AN AIR-LINE RESPIRATOR OR HOSE MASK `MTH OR WITHOUT A BLOWER MAY BE USED he a i r - l i n e r e s p i r a t o r ahoul d have b t . 15 l b s / a q . i n . p r e s s u r e . Care hoc ! ; be taken so tin t contaminited sir doer not e n t e r the hese for the hose mask. For medium dust c o n c e n t r a t i o n s , the esqt auinpdpaerdd wiatlhl fdi lutsetr r8e8s8p3-i6r,a tmoary b8e8 8u3s-e5d,. Fa i pl treerdse t esrhmo ui nl de d bes c hr ee pd lualcee dor a cact o ar dnyi n gtimteo breaching becomes d i f f i c u l t . All r e s p i r a t o r s and replacement parts should have the Bureau of Mines approval which i s i n d i c a t e d by a l a b el on l a r g e r ps ma rat1sle rorp aPr Mt s#._______ ( a p p r o v a l n u m b e r ) on PRECAUTIONS Where people any b re a th e t i e d u s t , t he Maximum A l l o w a b l e C o n c e n t r e ' i on i s CONATAIPNEIRNSGONANSHEXOTURLEDMENLOYT HEIGNHTECRONACNENATRREAA 5 million p articles per cubic i'ioi of sir, unless the exposure is for Iras TION OF ASBESTOS DUST FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT ADEQUATE PROTEC t ha n one hour p e r d a y , i n which o u s t a TION. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION C0HSULT MEDICVA!'LEt ORL 'SADFOEUTBYT DEPARTMENT Printed in U.(.A. SAFE PRACTICE DATA SHEET A - 20 l-J-IJ P 1 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COgP.. I N D U S T R I A L H Y G I E N E LAB. E A S T C 3 1 1 1 o S 8 P I T T S S U R G H . PA. PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT s J - f i " un / AUTOMNES WOIBK PRODUCT O . SAFE PRACTICE DATA SHEET A - 20 ASBESTOS I C 0n t i nuert ) OnFidiS MUJI-LLAIOiRN-sPtAtORTPInCrLNESfltOFreOUeSxTcePeEdRedCUfBoIrC VPEERNITOIDLIACTIPOHNY.STCPARLpr&EORUytfl>NRAETPIOLANCSSMHEONUTLDANBOE RMEAYPEABETEADCCOORMCPLOINSHTIENDUOBUYSCOEMXPPLOESTUERLEYS.ENCTLHOISS MWAHDOEWROYRKTH1EHMEMO^J^OREEPAISimREfPTEA0TEDPEORRSORNE*S ING THE SYSTEM OR BY PROVIDING ADEQUATE OJRRING EXPCBWCVTO ASBESTOS OUST. V priai* U U.l.A. COXSOCT XSD ICSELX ogIX SADFCEOTtTY D E F A tT M St SAFI P1ACTICX DATA t.i.u - - SHUT A* 20i