Document k6LVd5dMrgMn7OZz4xJVgEQwy

Te N .* f " S. C. Endcrs D. P. Glazier Plant Manager Industrial Hygiene **; ASBESTOS SURVEY inter Company Correspondence c l 2/b/7-1 Assembly Trenton C'. mic* l l > $ l ' Personnel Ofc Chrysler Ci" ti r 117 15 During the months of October aid November, 1971, the writer conducted a annual survey at the Trcton Chemical Plant, .is n-quir- d by Sccii.-n I^IO. a of the Occupational Safety and Health Ad:; ini ji rations R".les and Regulations The res ilts of the survey are list.. <1 cut *' e .ttachcij data s' c.-ts m-positc t; cor responding job description. San pie ( 20) indicated an e.: p! y..e e.\pos .re in wcess of the curr-uit a.-'" -tos standard at the pr f testing t 1 hut on t! Mo Par line. Additional air sn: ; '.os taken at this work station, (s.-e .'.l and 22 on ti e data sheet), indicate an averace asbestos fiber concentr ' 'o -, i ich is lo*.;r than the present standard, but higher ti 1:1 the l'? 7b sta ru it is .widen th ;t local exhaust ventilation will bo required at the proof te = : e -t lion in order to m.-e-t the l '*7n threshold limit value. It should be noted t'-.at Si : pi. s 1 1 l) n-d ( 1--) .re also i r. . aC'-ss of tine l'? 76 star*.! ar n-o inspector on ti e =* 1 disc hrak.- p "J gri: d ;r line 1 Sa mv-le 2 1) used a knife-like instrument to sc r a pe ti e ' t'- e finis'- d dim ' r 1 .* pad. This practice . is rot observed on ti e ?>:_ ic t fcri: dc-r In- ' s, 1 -d it :is recommended that this e n pic ye e dis co.-.ti -1 : t. e .: - c .rf:..- pv'i . t v. as 0 h s r .d th -a t ti e employee lo*. !i:-.g the ' . -1. -r 1V.; . .<d _ r: ('. r I in p.. rfc-VA.il dry sweeping of S'-.eStOS dust v ich 1.'! a .- .1 :l.-* 1 . r ti e i .rid r. Dry sweping of asbestos dust is : arohibited. ' ' C 1 m . cleani ng -. f a sb.- :tos w aste material will pro ve nt e :<cs s i\ . airbor--.. v . i.t c it ions 0:: a sh. -f . s d ; st. The major area of concern. Products Building at the sV 'cist loading and weigh. - , two fiber per cubic cent;:: h- .d capable of providing = r- -n-.irr-d at the lea-'nine - Inter of Hove:-b-.-r 2', i i'r<.-r.ron <Z' ; r 1 A ' !. 1 . a t 'r.e F riction t .r.d lo-digo 1: i.\-.-r r-. *. S *i,mpie (42 ), skip lc s me pin. .-. x. * in ..- VC e S S 1.! tl '-1 ! 6 i.! mtail ti-.'- . . f * n. 0 \ -.. rhe id slot -tvpe : c :. t re ..-l city ': 1 1 et r mir. .to is . - ip ' -iats. 1 ~ . f.. P. CJc r ilik 1 s \ir sum pi s obtained ! . .asbestos cor.ee ntr \t:o .1 s lis it value. Ti c. - 4 lei: basis for 1 period ro-: : " v c l :i_e : i.-n.-r indicate airbor *..* to 4 tin s T-- 0 irr-. :.t asbe nos ti res-...Id ;g ; r -tic..-, is rf .*rmcd or. an ir.ter. .; ;t -.- s . Ti e <:: ; Ivvc.* perforn.ir.g this op-er-tl . S, C. Enders 2- - 1 2/../T4 vic.-irs an air purifying type respirator. In terms ol' OSHA con-.pliance, this type of respirator is sufficient for average airborn concentrations of asbestos >ib.v < hich are reasonably expected to exceed no iv.ore than ton times the current tandard. Personal protective equipment may be used to achieve compliance with Sictii" 1 *> l . ')3a during t' e time pc ri-vj necessary to install engineering octrois. Industrial Hygiene Services recon mor.ds the following control n ois-ires for tl e *4 lodige: 1. Enclose ti'.e *4 lodige mixer duct work opening in tl o floor of the mezzanine. 2. Regular vacwm cleaning '.? the mezza-ire area a>d the *4 lodige mixe r. 3. Sealing of any leaks 'om.d hi tl c -4 Iodic? or its corresponding d sr.tv. o r;<. 4. Consistent use of ti'.e car-, as c .rtiius already present at the exit of th.e *4 lodige ductwork. All of the rem.nit ire asbestos r c . :a v'.t r"> tie ns '.'.ere found to be below present ar.d future requirements, '.'o rr :ti - >- action in recou.n ended for these areas. \' 1 T' ' -i'll A l-- ) D. P. Cltz hr !::-! it t l Mmiist r.d C'.: D. Benson R. F. Dowers D. L. Esc- Ibach J. A. Lardie E. R. Lombard N. McCall urn O. A. Sattelm cic r f Asbestos Survey October and November 197*' Job Do sc ri p t i- -n Current O.S.il.A. Standard l7b O.S.il.A. Standard Friction Products Building (1) Personal air .-ample, ! Sipel operator \sl>i"-ii>>. Fiber C m i c < . I rat ir.is 5.0 2.0 0. 11 (2) General air sample, lay f4, hetveen s*'! and s*2 3ipel Maclaines (3) Personal air sample, ,sl hot press operator, (hot press oper ators also transfer disc brake asbestos to the Bipcls) 1.09 (4) Fersonal air sample, -2 ?ipcl . perator 0.78 (5) Personal air sample, 2 '.ot press operator 1.13 (6) Per; - -.3 1 air ; ar.p 1 e, = 3 'ip el operator 1.15 (7) ?eri- r.a 1 air sarplo, -3 ' t p re ; s op ;::ator 1.61 (3) Prs. n a l air amp 1 o, = 4 ' - T1 -V ora tor 1.28 (?) Ferso r.al air sample, ' t r i s j.* c;: at'. r (10) F e r 3 :3 l a. c ,, 4- ^r '* .J* , -tF 2i.-rl si.. r (ID Per - a 1 i r : i.r.p 1 ? -7 2ipel :perit'..r (12) Personal air sample , -7 : t p re ss i rater (13) Fcrssr.al air iar.p!', -a ;:-.iat:r 0.62 0.63 1.28 0.64 0.C3 Asbotos Survey October aiul November lq74 Job Description (14) Persona 1 air sample, weigb.-up (15) Persona 1 air samp 1e, veigh-up (16) Personal air s amp 1e, Bay F8, oven leading and unloading (17) Personal air ~ imp le, disc 1 sake shoe in-poccion Aj-bo-- c>' ? liber C-mu'L :"si i ns ,r ''.JI 1.12 1.43 0 (18) Personal air samplo, Cvcltveld Assembler, loading and un loading; pre -cleared brake shoes 1.38 (l?) Persona 1 air sarplo, C'-a-p Grinder *152774 (20) Persona l air s arn le, pr."f test ing, rio'.ino #152775 0.53 5.14 (21) Fe r sona1 ji r - imple, pr of testing, repeat of (20) above (22) Persona l air samp In, pr.if testing, repeat of (20) above (23) Per sc -a l air ; a;.-.;) 1 e, loading *1 di.-c br-Vo ; ad grinder 2.20 0.93 0.32 (24) Fere- -.a L air va-pU, in-' -ct.r ?n *1 ci-c brake pad grinder 1 ine (25) Fers "el air s i. pi-?, l .i ' i '.g *3 -it sc b ra-.e pad grimier 3.10 3.31 (2b) Farsonal air s amp 1c, i'-pcct:r :n *3 disc brake pad grinder line i 0.81 (27) Central a i r *7?!,, *3 disc b r Av ps-i ,1- 5, pillar directly id . :c-:t to . 1* 0.17 * A i b e s t: s fib ar c : nci-nt - r . length) ~.:c . jbic o.' * ; -.re giv.-n in fibers (greater than 5 microns in f u'r. Data jncii. Trenton Cbcr.-icnl Plane Asbestos Survev October and November lQ74 123) Personal air sample. Tennant Sweeper operator (29) Persona 1 air sample, loading #'* OD grinder (JO) Persona 1 air sample, packer for &'* OD grinder - Fiber i. ;n- 1 1 .Ob (31) Porscnal air sample. packer for *'-> OD grind., r (32) General air '-ample, Pay ?3, pillar . car 5 OD grinder (33) GeneraL air aa.-ple. Pale.r.y, directly bc-tveen 2 and i3 ball and jrr>.r mill s 1.2) 0.03 0 (30 Personal air *a..pl-:, r line, stacking conventi brake Li nin.gs pri.-r to - v .a f- rr.i:vg 0 (33) Personal air s u p le, : v line, stack: ' c-u.venti .nal brake li lings prior t . .t-n forming (3b) Per*, r.a 1 air p! :, -aw !i:.-', -tacking e...Vv t: nal brake li nings after vvu f.r.ing (37) r e r 3'. r a l air ? a: [ 1 -, transfer : f brake Hni...- , fr :a the extruder, to tie 5 '.ling p-ro.-:, t.- : o 0 0. ' 0 0.1 i V 38) G-neral air * .tr p1 :, a\ J?, :irectly ..i;,ce t t *1 extruder t! e 3'3) Persona l a r , K 101 co ii-c V f - !I .I * .\ it e 11 s liter c : lengti.) p-.r cubic * i* t r lit r t: a:i a -'crib i Job Description Data Sheet Trenton Chemical Plant Asbestos Survey October anil November 1974 (90) Personal atr sample, *'* Lp hoist loading (91) General air sample, ba Icon y during skip hoist Ua'ing of #1 Lodige mixer (*2) Personal air '.ample, s x i p hoist Killing 11:d -..eig'-up (93) Personal air sarple, ; i- 'ist !. adir-.g and veic'-up (99) General air sample, . tJ ,cv to =1 .. >: r. ru i r r duri-g cicip hoist loading f .-4 ?. . ige mixer (93) Personal air ' ample. (or p 1 ypc vf.i r s a ; `ins "9 L. <!igv mi,-', r, ; r) ('*) Pers-nal air --r,r..pl, repeat of (93) ah. v.. 1 log "4 Ldige riser, Cbir.ical Building (.-3) Pe r-si air s.-.. p'o, ' g " iy t ! ..or (vV) General air -a.-plo, !: ail -,i e r .in . t -.a t i Day 1 . :.r (:Q) Personal air -j;*p'.-. f c A ! i i ' h Lbl f vi r ri; j i 1 ' 3 .'}* 2.. ' a.:3 '..32 23.42 K-.23 0 0 0