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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1948 DOC#: ML238 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Fehnel Memo RE Turner Newall in Montreal Kit ITinirui "ir s t- I e e r Zstvz VrcrzLm fo r Croup L i r e a -v re tre o or L i e . ujg r i l l i n g ar:-Vr-> r-n <-~ e * ^ rf. cr *n- r.^~< v ^ ~ h r ^ e TdLo * iH cako record of a easfercrcc i r l'r . K. J . 7rne*c o ffice o:. Ociobcr !?0, 1946 concernine ths Laivatri* 1 besar ir. th rbesios in usiry . P recid i ore Cr.'Vene end O r. J . - I Litan Fehcel, lire c to r o f Ir.i s tr ic i Hy^Iene Laboreiot7 end FieLd Service, end th noftersigr.ed. A fter esR sicoretior o f th aebe-tor itrustr* i r gsrc re i, and b?rd on :*r. F o te c l's rep o rt to 2 r . Perry v ith raspaci io the " `.caar & te s e li Ccr.paiy, l'c rtre e l, v.:ohoc, Canade, erJ avv/ltaentod *.y ovr difrCtssin ith U r. Fehrwl, Kr. fenn r r r eod jtty . i f l t is -oesiM o ben -erbing o r cihcr cen n i ione : i f f i r . tliu naso in 'vstR* for y.vryooeeof Group L ife nnvraneo, th o t th Ti^mer 6 Fegati Cmpen? co*.li be acceptai se e rtesd art rid e '-ith e c i ere astre, p rec ita r&nlred f e r in d u strie l L earda* ConsidusatlocD r .ich reepiud tL is coivclrcior. ?orei 1 T;ir& ara no bac*&lo oP aifcvtoaia cecca 3ir.ct< thu v~?loyvr le follo*ing th p ra e iic e .o f r,ot k irin g orye:* vho a; fcrr^ rly er.ylarc- in tkr. csbestos ia ttijis y os/C& other in .asir.- in rbich tkers is a :n:st. hasard* The dost cocr.t in th p lan t f i l i to v e li Vile the thres**.old s t i-ieh th hasard ectuelS? >gine 1j e x is t. 2 r . Poh t-1 osurod ve iv i in fcio opinion ih*re vo* no aboetos hasard in tH s p lan i. 8 . Chest X-reys o f tho esplcyecs era taker hoth a i the originel hirin.? end e t fregnoni ieten ra la tir-re*,f tc r . Kr. Fehnel io ld va tht% evch Z-rcye are tafeen by a nobile t a i t stic k is brvtght ri k t ir.to tho plcnt and l i i s noi nooeaaaxy fo r th sylogr c t - e ith v r tak. tin o o ff frac veri: or to ceka ay tr ip in order to v eli thacselvea o f tho 2 -rq r cuci ir : tien s ss eo't&only oscure i s a edb*.toa p lan i in th is e s ta ti? 4 . The crplcycr co sto rtin e ovi In thio p isc i vez? c it r a r o o f ibc p o te n tie l hasard and had Ukcc- ad i r e eteo tw e lis ir.'-,t* i t . 5 . Otar or-cricnct en Haybctoj-?iy.b*.tter. fc r the Lii'c rartier. d\ ritvj ih la a t oven yc*r* t T ra te s ha- teon e stisfa c to ty . 6 . Dr. heCorsiell asai rod " r . lan e thf t ir. th*-ir ctr. i<..- or* he f.sb''r.vo* ce**<-*a i r '-hi* cow .tiy, liieh veri: ho has becn seing **or ihe pect ir orf* ycera, they h*'* noi bec chic te find ecy eee cases .vdeping and tb e t lio casos they l w ere *t oh^ing e progression. Tlicrefore heve deci'icd to r.vo'.t the T rrrer & Fo**ll Cv- r-r"7 u i ra te , "a i li f i le * ith th He- Tori: Ciate Xm.vranec JVyeriscr.i e enante ir. ih cle& eification of asbestos n illir g sa i scnuTsctirc o f srb>.;ioc c o ri tn s fe& ric freo tho s'tiin u s etra o f & to fc*er to Scasa O ffice". - 2- It is intended that the T rate vill erty he ecrsiii-red for eeses vtich ere select in every respect and sfcich ensure up to the strict reqvirencnts of the Turner & Hewoll Cospaay case, end that for other eases there ill be an extra preniia of $2 or more. October 21, 1948 tfST/eh W. S. Tfcoaas Group Actuarial Division ii 1 !i 0 n A li D U u h i . N. 3 . PhREY GIONAL SALES rafiiGER O ctober 13, 1948 He: T u rn e r b e r u i l Cerp.asy h o n tr c a l, P .Q ., Canada t'.r. li. P e r r y , H eg io n sl S ^ le s L a n a g e r, t! r . Gordon P f e i f f e r , Croup S uper v is o r , and 1 neat- a v is u lL su rv ey o f t h i s p la n t on T uesday a fte rn o o n . O cto b er 12, 19/.8. . e n.ct t `r . Ju cH so n , P r e s id e n t , vho in tro d u c e d us to H r. A ndersen, H r. A ndersen co n d u cted us th ro u g h th e p .u n t arid th ro u g h h is c o n v e rs a tio n shoved t h a t h= '.--s i r . r a l i n r "..stn th e .iu .ju y d e t a i l s o f to e p l a n t r r o c e s s e s . < <V The p u n n t i s nousod an a o n e - s to r y re in fo rc e d co n c rete b u ild in g Tritn m onitor ty p e r o o f . S a y -.ig n is p ro v id e e x c e l l e n t na.r u r a l i l l u r in a t io n v .h ile a r t i f i c i a l iliu a iiu x tio n i s provided by p ro p erly hung and spaced flu o re sc en t type im p s . i. The f lo o r i s c f co n c rete and n as an a r^ a o f t=n a c re s . Tiio t e x t i l e a e r u r t s e n t i s p a r t i t i o n e d o f f i r o n th e r e s t o f th e p r o c e s s e s . The aan u factu rin .' o p eratio n s com prise: ~ * I. Textiles a . Carding b* K ing o, zplnnin g, ana tw istin g c . ^pOoLIn^ d . V .eavin^ o,f f ,0 V,,-Lae ban d m a t e r i a l and "r"n u f a c tu re oi* r o ^ n e ^ i a i n s u l a t i o n li Cu I c i s i r a J Ol ia b . Ilio .iu g &:" a s b e s to s f i b r e and. a .gne l a `- i c . o t e a . :.r-.rs s u r e io n ...ing o f p ip e cov c r i r .3 d,, S l i t t i n g and c u ttin g to le n g th e . Pscd,-gasp f o r ship,.-ing * ,,n u f a c t u r e o: x.oldifD. t r a '. c l i n i n g a . W eighing'` LJli ` of asb esto s f i te rs b . D is in te g r a tin g n ix in g ar.u bagging C. l i n i n g -\ a t a b in d e rs a::u s o lv e n ts d .'S to u n p resa form ing of brake a d s . e . G rin d in g , d r i l l i n g , and f in is h in g o f bial.e f . Paclcnging o f braf.e l a r i s f o r s rlp a e n t 4. /. o b en to s c e r e a l m anufacture T h is p ro cess i s n o t in g ia u u ctio n . The Machinery i s b e in ' in s ta lle d . ' Tne p ro cess v i l l r rod-ce a ve t re fra c to ry or in su la tin g cement. - 1 . T e x tile Department T h is d e p a rtm e n t he.3 a m e c h a n ic al In m id ify ln g system i n r h ic h h u m id ifie d a i r i s d is tr ib u te d t o th e rooa th ro u g h d u c ts . A ir i s withdrawn from th e room, passed through, th e bag f i l t e r s and re c irc u la te d to th e rooa during th e -winter months in o r d e r t o c o n se rv e h e a t . D u rin g ^ tb e summer months th e a i r i s d isc h a rg e d t o th e ou tsid e atm osphere. * C o tto n i s opened by p a s s in g a t th ro u g h a p ic k e r i n a ro c n s e p a ra te d from th e t e x t i l e d ep artm en t. The opened co tto n i s nixed r.ith asb esto s f ib e r offVne f lo o r o f a balcony a t one end of th e departm ent. ~ ^ A g arn et m achine and a b a ste yarn chopper are used to reclaim r.asto m a te ria ls. These m achines a re e f f ic ie n tly hooded and exhausted. The carding machines a re hooded and exhausted to p rev en t th e d isp ersio n of d u st. I jt.'o d u s t c o n t r o l m easu res a r e a p p lie d t o th e sp ira lin g , t r u s t i n g , and sp o o lin g m achines and v is u a lly no dust, o f a ry ccnseguir.ce, i s g en erated by these m achines. ^ E x h a u st i s a p p lie d t o th e looms and i n some in s ta n c e s th e x.arp i s p assed under a tarter spray. Ho "d o p ed " b ra k e band l i n i n g i s beven i n t h i s d ep artm en t. T h is i s o f extrem e im portance in ev alu a tin g the h e a lth hazards associated r.ith the manufacturing operations in th is departm ent because the "dope" m aterial u su ally contains lead compounds end h a rm fu l s o l v e n t s . The "dope" i s a p p lie d by p a s s in g th e marp th ro u g h a pan o f th e m a t e r i a l . N a t u r a l l y s o lv e n t v ap o rs and le a d compound b e a rin g d u s t s 'a r e d is p e r s e d i n t o t h e v-ork room a tm o sp h ere. I n many reav e rooms o f t e x t i l e d e p artm en ts, a g r e a t e r p o t e n t i a l l e a d h a z a rd th a n an n s b e s to s is hazard v.ns fo u n d . 2 . fen u factu ro o f m agnesia In s u la tio n - The c a lc in in g o f magnesium carbonate (dolom ite) i s done in a ro ta ry k iln in t se p a ra te room. The r e s t of th e processes are v e t and l a s t d isp ersio n i s n e g lig ib le . .. Any m a t e r i a l s p u t t e r e d upon th o f l o o r i s unshed noun a f l o o r d r a in so th e d ry in g o u t and d i s p e r s i o n o f the- d r i e d i--t e r i d , ms d u s t, i s k e p t t o a minimum. The formed p ip e in s u la tio n i s s l i t and cu t to length on c irc u la r sans th a t are veil ex h au sted . ^ 3 anufacutre o f fo ld e d Brake lin in g The w e ig h in g , b a tc h m ix in g , ur.d bagging o f a s b e s to s f i b e r g e n e ra te s some d u st a t th e p im e n t tim e. Although exhaust is~ n p p lied to th ese op eratio n s, to prevent tbs dispersion o f d u s t, th e system i s n o t com plete. U n til such tim e t h a t th e e x h a u st Bystem i s f u l l y i n s t a l l e d , r e s p ir a to r s are fu rn ish e d t o employees T.orking * a t theso operations. The a s b e s to s f i b e r i s mixed v.Ith binders and petroleum naphtha in a hooded and exhausted ch aser. y- r S - 3- t T he b le n d e d r_Lr I s th e n p i t i n t o a u t o c la v e s t c co rc p icte tr.e s o l u t i o n o f th e b in d e r s , s u d I s th e n ico_ued on s te _ r. p r e s s e s t u b e r v>slcn l b a s s iz e d on r r i n i '-rs and fin a lly d ulled fo r the riv e t h o les. The p rin d in c o p eratio n s a re e ffic ie n tly tx u au stcd . A. A sbestos C erent k an u factu re Tills p ro cess i s r.ot in ; red u ctio n a t th is tir.e . A i The ty p e o f n z c h in e r y i n s t a l l e d a r d t h e f a c t tr s e t a v e t ty p e o f c-.rc.-d i s t c >. r.ade I n d ic a te t h a t ih e c a s t re d u c tio n v .ill be L e s t to a sair.iz.in. i'e-olcal S e rv ic e s A v e i l equipped h o s p ita l s ta f f e d by a f u l l - t i r e - r.nrse and a s.art-tiz.-c- .hyslciac. is nointalncd. & I The r.e d ic a l p r o e m , in c lu d e s a p r c u e lic a l c .a n ir.z tio n in clu d in g a ch e st l- r ..y o f a l l em plo y ees. P e r io d ic p h y s ic a l exae i n a t i o n j in c lin in g c'nest h - r cy s a re ab.:_: f o r t i l em ployees on f e e b a s i s o f th re e a o n tn s , si>: e o n th s , and cna y e a r , te-yai.ii:. cn th e uogree c f d u s t e r o care ofT.no ez p lc y c e. I.o a p p lic a n ts fre z com petitive a sb e sto s I n d u s tr ie s o r th o se aeffaicted v iih _ny iv s: ii\_ tc ry d ise a se s are a c c e ^ ta i. C onelusions * Factory Layout and karu:\.cturii.y Processc: T n is I s undoubtedly th e roe aosern ar.n c o n tin e n t. _i d G.. * i_ n t on hue .-.aarican P oten tial. H ealth Hazards The " a n e ra tio n and d is p e r s io n c f -all ty p e s c f c a s t ._rt k .y t to a zir.Iz u z by ty p e s o f ieachir.es c o n s tru c te d so a s to ju-in.rate, a zinix-Uz c f a s s t and by a s c i e n t i f i c a p p lic a tio n o f c-yiiaust hoods to p o in ts o f l u s t c o n e r a tic n . i-o e te .n ti a l n e a ith h a z a rd s o th e r th a n a uiniLvuz o f a s b e s to s d u s t e::yo_ure -..ere fo u n d . p p c o r.a e n d a tio n s On t h e b a s i s o f o b s e r v a t i o n s i_-.de c f tr.u- n e i l c _ i s e tu p ai.d : a r .u fa c tu r i.n j o _ ^ r a - ' t i o n s i n t h i s r i a n t , i n c o m p a ris o n r a t h t h e e x p e r ie n c e ysir.oil ir. su rv e y lr.p s i r . I i a r p l a n t s tiu r ln y t h e ..e a t t v e r . i y y e a r s , I tduI u recon.-.end t a a t th e Group D iv is io n c f u'r.e L'e t r o p o l i t a n L i f e I n s u r a n c e Cora a n y y r a n t t n i s etc.: any a erred ra tin y ir. eu o liay any fo m s of roup in su ran ce. >. \i/ 1 l j J". Vn. ie h r.e l, l^ irrc to r I n d u s t r i a l Lyyidnc L o lo r_ tc ry ar.u F ie ld f e r v i d - l 3>