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3700 Koppers St.. P. O. Box 1318 Baltimore, Maryland 21203 Telephone 301-368-7000 CNVIftONMCNTAl CLCMCNTS CORPORATION Subsidiary of Koppers Company. Inc PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT June 18, 1976 Aluminum Company of America 1501 Alcoa Building Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Attention: Mr. R. C. Cook Subject: Electrostatic Precipitator Your Order No. EN232033BR Environmental Elements S.0. 370775 Gentlemen: Enclosed is a memo from bur Mr. A. R. Trimble which discusses the OSHA regulations for handling asbestos rope~gasketing. This memo confirms an earlier conversation with Mr. Trimble of^some months ago. C If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call me. t Very truly yours, WJM:ccg William .J. Meier Contract Administrator Air Cleaning Systems 411084 1553 mvmQNmmm. CORPORATION it.it v of K/^ipi'f. Company. Inc Interoffice Correspondence To. . ,v W. 3. Meier -.fe .^Location. ACS Contract Administration From. A. R. Trimble I nratinn ACS Design Engineering 1 ' ' ^ ^Asbestos Rdpe Handling' ` RefsfAlcoa, 370775 ' : ' Date 3une 11,1976 . mi i^We^repK^to' Alcoa's request for assurance that the handling of asbestos rope I||gasktihg5a?ftfi<^^^^ be in violation of OSHA, -regulations. ?--y ^iic'Asbestos1 gasketing is utilized during the erection of precipitators in''two First as a hard rope gasket, precut and shop installed for access door seals. Since't;^^' " ^l|Av there i? no field cutting for this application there will be no violations. Second as ' * . coiled, soft vasbestos rope for flange type gaskets in ductwork and similar applications;^ It is this second use that is in question. f We ;haye^9ntected the^cting'Area Director for OSHA of the U.S., Bureau bf`^^. ^. ? L^bor; Mrs.jL^R. Anku,'and requested an opinion. We described the material and^-'//.';^,/. f^^tjr^its usej specifically that-the-necessary quantity would be uncoiled, cut with a knife'' Ankufstated /that -OSHA/regulations were quite specific as to the size and^p|pSf^;' ^i|>quantity of ^asbdstos fibers permissible at a work site. Also the only way -to. positive there is no violation is to conduct air quality tests at the site. She stated That the Federal Government did not maintain a consulting service but she did not |^|si ~-M .iff .'^Umm. A. AUa 1?A I i.h AW. am -A- mil aJ mm. mmmm a. m Mn ai <) + a n MB MMM.aiMA l%i oUn mti mi . 2t5fc4*T- k J believe there would be any violation in the operation described. She suggested we -contact the Maryland Division of Labor and Industry, Occupational Safety & Health, Consulting Services Section for an opinion. The State of Maryland's./- Occupational Safety and Health Standards for general industry are identical to the^v-^ViJj;/- -' Federal standards. . Sf {S%|'.*' ' ' 8fev. At a. - -'^fc^-WSSp-sjWCjfivV - --** >' * .... -1'''- We have contacted the above Maryland office and it is their opinion'that the'^f?^?j)54 . described operation would not be in violation. \ * `. * We have had no problems at our erection sites to date regarding cutting and handling asbestos gasketing materials and..would not anticipate any at the Alcoa .... site. t ( _fiJL { ART/cmk '...... cc: A. R* Trirrible X. Ronald Trimble ,i'#' tl/V -J -? : *. Fbrm 70^1- .it-' 411084 1554