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FILE NAME: Allied Signal Bendix (ASB) DATE: 1983 Feb 2 DOC#: ASB088 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: M em o RE Asbestos Training Program Internal Memorandum Date February 2, 1983 To D.L. Carter Letter No. From Judy Trew Subject Asbestos T ra in in g Program F ric tio n M a te ria D iv isio n Cleveland, Tennessee Attached is a compiled lis t in g o f the re su lts o f the Asbestos T ra in ing Program, to p ic o f the January supervisor sa fe ty meetings. A ll questions and/or comments are grouped according to the immediate supervisor. A train in g roster is also included, id e n tify in g a ll employees who have p a rtic ip a te d in t h is y e a r ' s program. As o f t h is date, the fo llo w in g people have not submitted a completed card to the Safety Department: James A lle n Mark Bacon George Bowers Tony Davidson Charles Eads George Mason James Maynor George Mi 11saps James McClain MacArthur Sharp Thomas T o lb e rt David True The fo llo w in g people are p resently on./a leave o f absence and w i ll req u ire t ra in in g upon return ing to work: . _ James. L. Davis Venda G a tlin Marie Higgins Betsy P ri ce - I f a d d itio n a l inform ation is needed, please advise. \ Jud^ Trew; Attachment cc: Fountain Houston Mull Renner Skidmore Spillman Willig i PLAINTIFF'S I I _ EXHIBIT M -_ . W\A/MI ID D U V ' I Q n /I . Internal Memorandum Date February 2, 1983 Letter no. Page 2 ASBESTOS TRAINING ROSTER Adams, John A lle n , Catherine A lle n , Clarence A llen, Harlin A lle n , James B. A lle n , K. Ricky A lle n , Sharon A llis o n , Joe Anderson, Janice Anderson, Ray Anderson, Steve Anderson, Timmy Angelone, Frank Arms, Eugene Arp, David Arp, Keith Arp, Max Ashmore, Henry B ail es, Gerald Bain, James Baker, Paul Baker, Ricky Bandy, Jack Barber, E llis Barber, C liffo rd Barker, Dwayne Barker, Scott Barnett, Louishes Beaty, Ernest Beavers, Alton Beck, Jimmie Beerbower, Michael Bellamy, Charles Bennett, James Benson, Louise Berry, Hoyt Beshears, Barbara Bigham, W illiam Bishop, Betty Bishop, Climmie Bishop, Jerry Black, Clarence B la ck w e ll, Thomas B la ir , Lakayra Bookout, Winfrey Boling, Charles Bormann, Russell Boston, Randall Boyd, Jack Boyd, John Bowers, W illis Bram lett, Elmer Bram lett, James Brancefield, Larry Brannon, Joe Brannon, W illiam Brewer, Clyde Brooks, Belva Brooks, Edwin Brooks, El van Browder, Edna Brown, Duie Brown, James C. Brown, James 0. Brown, Lester B ryant, Tonya Bryson, A lle n Buckner, Randall Burdette, Betty Burdette, Luther Burgess, Donnie Burke, Ju lia n Burnette, Charles Burnette, William B u rris, Dorothy Caldw ell, Danny Cal fee, Kester C a n tre ll, Brenda Carlton, Jimmy C a r r o ll, E. Kenneth C arro ll, Sheila Carter, Brenda Carter, D.L. C asteel, Tom Cates, Jerry Cates, W illiam Caywood, Jewel Chadwick, Lamont Chadwick, John Chafin, James Chambers, Don Chastain, Linda Clabough, Jackie Clark, Phil Bendix Clingan, James Coe, David Coffman, Pauline C ollins, Jerri Cook, David Coulter, Dick C oultry, Joe Cox, Ruth C raig, Reuben C ra n fie ld , Vernon Craven, C lif f o r d Crawley, Leita Crenshaw, Carl Cross, Burch Cross, Floyd Cross, Jack Cross, Johnny Cross, Michael Cross, Robert Cross, Roy Cross, Ruth Crumb!ey, Anna Ruth Crumley, Jimmy Dalton, Bonnie Davis, Clara Davis, Ernest Davis, Randell DeLuca, Ed D i l l s , Clyde Dodson, Greg Donnahoo, J.B . Douglas, Kenny Douglas, Robbie Dunn, Louis Dyer, Frances Dyer, Lee Roy Earley, Melvin E lk in s , Ed Elrod, Jerry Ensley, Don Erwin, Doris Erwin, Laverne Eubanks, John F a lls , Mary Jane Fannin, Hoyt Fle tch e r, David Flowers, Liz Internal Memorandum Date February 2, 1983 Page 3 Letter No. ASBESTOS TRAINING ROSTER Floyd, Edgar Floyd, Joe Fountain, Jim Fowler, Steve F ra z ie r, Kenneth F ra z ie r, Lawrence Gamble, Luther Gammill, Charles Garner, Roy Gaston, Kenneth Gates, Charles Gates, Maurice G a tlin , Robert Gennoe, E liza b eth Gibby, Gerald Gibby, Judy Gibby, Larry G illila n d , Brenda Goins, Edward Roy Goodine, Dennis Goodman, Frances Goodman, James Gray, Arthur Gray, Ernest Green, Maxine Green, Paul Grissom, Dennis Grubb, Jack Guffey, Jackie Guffey, John Guinn, Thomas Hale, Betty H a ll, Palmer H a ll, Selma Hamilton, Sandra Haney, Selva Harden, Jo Ann H a rris, Mike Haven, Frankie Hembree, Scott Henderson, Charles Hendricks, Henry Henry, Eddie Hensley, Joe Herron, Judy Herron, Maynard Herron, Teresa Hickman, Clyde Hicks, James Hicks, Nancy Hicks, Sheila Hodgson, Jim Holder, Wayne Hood, B i l l y Houston, Juanita Howard, C urtis Howard, Ernest Howard, Michael Hudson, Richard Humberd, David Humberd, Tom Humphrey, Juanita Humphries, Charles Hunt, Thomas Hutson, Herb Hutson, W illiam Ingram, W illiam In n is, Tommy Jackson, Alvin Jackson, Lamar Jacobs, Mike James, Sydney J a r r e t t , Sam Jeansonne, Frank Jeansonne, Karon Jenkins, Steve Jenkins, T. Frank Jenkins, W. Ed Jin k s, David Johnson, Johnny Johnson, Merle Johnson, Stephen Jones, Clyde Jones, Gerald Jones, Martha Jones, Patty Jones, Richard Jordan, George Kelley, V irg il King, Morris King, W illiam K irk p a tric k , J. Marvin Kirschmann, Paul Kyle, Bobby Kyle, Johnny Lacy, V irg in ia Lamon, Randall Lane, Glenn Lane, Kermit Lawrence, Clarence Lawson, Charles Lawson, Eddie Lawson, Edith Ledford, Jack Ledford, Winston Lewis, Scott Lewis, Shirley Lin e r, Steve Lowe, Bobby Lowe, Roy Lowery, Eunice Manis, Gerald Mantooth, Timothy Markstrom, Bruce Marshall, Larry Martin, Barry M artin, Glenn Massengale, Kenneth Massengale, Ronald M assengill, W illie Massey, Doyle Mathews, Dab Maynor, L e s lie Mayton, Linda Melton, Henry Melton, Linda Melton, W. A lfre d Messer, Jo Ann Michaels, Cecil M ille r , A1ice M ille r , James Ed M ille r, V irg il M illia n s , Timothy Moats, Letha Moore, Betty Morgan, James Morgan, Karen Morgan, Ronnie Morrow, Lloyd Morrow, Penny Moses, Dennis Internal Memorandum Date February 2, 1983 Page 4 Letter No. ASBESTOS TRAINING ROSTER Moses, Johnny M ull, J.B. M ull, Jeanette Myers, Irene McBroom, Carolyn McCleary, Cecil McCleary, Freddie McCleary, Mary M cC lellon, Dave McClure, Freida McKenzie, Mike Nix, W illiam N o rris, Daryl Ogle, Sarah Osment, Judy Owens, Timothy Pace, James Palmer, Joe Parks, Arthel P a rris , Linda Parton, Nancy Parton, Terry P a tric k , Ron Patterson, Debra Patterson, Ronnie Payne, Gerald Payne, Winston P e ll, Nancy Perry, Robert P h illip s , Jean P h illip s , Ronald P h illip s , Sophia P ie rce , James Plumley, Geneva Poe, Ron P rice, Phil Prock, Bobby Ramsey, Calvin Randolph, Je rry R a t c lif f , Stacey Rayburn, Tom Redd, Anthony Redd, Frances Redd, Sam Renner, James Renner, Joy Reynolds, David Rogers, Dean Rogers, Hazel Ross, Steve Ryans, Glenn Sampson, D a rrell Sanders, Je ssie Sartin, Neil Scoggins, S hirley Scott, Helen Scotton, Timothy Shahan, Bryan Shahan, Johnny Shahan, L .J . Shahan, Oneeta Shamblin, Richard Sharp, Randy Shelton, Wallace Shipman, Nathan Shoemaker, John Shultz, Edwin Shutt, Joe Simpson, Doug Skidmore, Jim Slaughter, Linda Sloan, Darlene Smith, C urtis Smith, Dewayne Smith, Freddie Smith, Luewona Smith, Regenia Sneed, Tammy Southerland, Edwina Spillman, Rick S ta n fie ld , Gary Stansberry, Kenneth Stepp, Mac Stepp, Thelma Stevison, P h y llis Stone, Don Sutton, William Swafford, Clarence Swafford, Hazel Swafford, Helen Swafford, Jimmy Swafford, Martha Swafford, Walt T a lle n t, Kenneth Tanksley, Donnie Tate, Austin Taylor, Eddie Taylor, Kim Taylor, Jeanette G. Taylor, Jeanette V. Taylor, Robert Thomas, Ruby Thomasson, Mary Thompson, Daniel Tidw ell, Hall Todd, Bobby Trew, Judy T r ip le t t , Charles T r ip le t t , Michael Tucker, Sheri Tucker, Tom Upton, Frank Upton, Rosia V a lle jo , Joe Vaughn, Oscar J. Ware, James Ware, Je rry Welch, A.W. W ells, Sandra W ells, Shirley West, Claude W estfield, Isabel! Westmoreland, Tommy Whaley, Bobbye Whaley, Robert Whaley, Susan White, Regenia Whitted, Ralph W illig , Ralph Womac, Johnny Womac, Robert Womack, James Wood, Marcia Woodby, D ru c illa Woodby, Wayne Woods, Mary Woods, Rebecca Wooten, Aileen Wright, James Wright, Vicky Yarber, H ilt Young, Bob Zius, Mike H W M I I R P H Y 1 RH47 Internal Memorandum Date February 2, 1983 Page 5 Letter n o . The questions w i l l be referre d to as #1, #2, etc. in the fo llo w in g comments by employees. The questions are as fo llo w s: #1: Have you read the whole booklet? #2: Do you understand the health ris k s associated w ith breathing excessive concentrations o f asbestos? #3: Do you understand that smoking increases the health ris k s connected with asbestos? #4: Do you understand that you w i ll have to fo llo w ce rta in work ru le s set by Bendix to protect you? #5: Do you have any questions about what you have read in th is booklet? RANDALL LAMON Charles Boling: here now? #5, yes. What is the r is k fo r people who work Bobby Prock: #5, yes. Why do Bendix employees have to read a booklet about asbestos and health? What becomes o f the questions and answers by employees about asbestos a ft e r they have been signed and turned in? Can asbestos corns, asbestosis, cancer o f the lungs, and mesothelioma become a health problem as a r e s u lt o f one asbestos fib e r ? Why were the la s t questions by employees never answered? Tom Guinn: #2, not com pletely, #5, yes. Was not informed about the health hazard when I was hired on 4/15/68 nor provided w ith protec t iv e equipment to keep me from becoming contaminated with asbestos u n t il OSHA was implemented. Clyde Brewer: #2, not com pletely, #5, yes. Why w asn't I informed o f the p o ssib le dangers o f asbestos back on 5/21/68 when I became an employee o f Bendix? Why wasn't I given any form o f p ro te ctiv e devices to wear to help protect my health? Why has the company only in the la s t few years begun to inform us o f the p o ssib le dangers and only, in t h e ir words "in excessive amounts"? What is the d iffe re n c e in 1 fib e r or 10 fib e r s working into the lungs and causing in fe c tio n and diseases? Is time instead o f the amount, the thing the company has on t h e ir side and the reason fo r t h e ir previous lack o f concern? Why does the company always give us inform ation about our health and safety in b its and pieces instead o f laying i t a l l out on the table? John Woodby: #2, yes. When I came to work at the Bendix Corporation on 7/19/65, I was not informed by Bendix that asbestos was harmful to my health in any way. I found out asbestos was harmful to my health some years la t e r a ft e r watching several programs on te le v is io n about asbestos being harmful to your body. W\A/MI I D D U V - I Qi\A Q Internal Memorandum Bendix. Date February 2, 1983 Page 6 Letter No. Tom Casteel: #2, yes. Commented I d id n 't know the health ris k s o f breathing asbestos in 1970 when I hired in . Mac Stepp: #2, yes, but commented "now, but not fo r the f i r s t 10 years I worked in i t , " #5, yes. Why were we not informed o f asbes tos hazards when I f i r s t came to work here? Why did we not have re s p ira to rs or dust c o lle c t io n systems on machines? Bendix was made to put caution signs on a l l cartons leaving th is pla n t. That was the f i r s t time we were r e a lly aware o f the dangers o f asbestos approximately 6-8 years ago. Even up u n t il then we were not to ld * o f the r is k we were taking when working in asbestos and were not furnished any p ro tective equipment. This is o f concern to me be cause I have worked in i t fo r almost 18 years. I t is not what we are exposed to now that w orries me so much as what I was exposed to in the past, when Bendix did not t e ll us o f the ris k . W illiam Nix:^ #2, yes, "now", #5, yes. I understand the health ris k s associated w ith breathing asbestos dust now, but what about the years I worked at Bendix before I was informed o f the ris k s ? I wasn't ad vised o f any safety precautions concerning breathing asbestos dust back in 1970. Why weren't we to ld about the hazardous m aterial then? C u rtis Howard: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d . #2, marked yes but commented ! I do now, but not when I started to work here." DAVE McCLELLON: Roy Garner: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d . Jimmy Carlton: #2, yes, commented "I do now, but 10 years aqo, I d id n 't." 3 HERB HUTSON: Maynard Herron: #5, yes. When washing asbestos o f f your hands durinq a work day, where does the fib e r s go or does i t remain in the water to the plant o r go to the r iv e r to be inhabited by w i l d l i f e and other people? WALT SWAFFORD: Dean Rogers: No s p e c ific questions asked except he commented he doesn't understand the purpose o f the card. JACK BOYD: Johnny Moses: #2, yes, #3, checked no, #5 was not answered. Comments noted on h is card and w ritte n by D.L. include the follo w in g : "Had meeting to discuss protective measures to be in it ia t e d with working in an asbestos-related environment. Answered questions and explained what Bendix was tryin g to do to make the working areas safe. Johnny Moses attended the meeting but did not ask any questions." The card was signed and dated by both D.L. Carter and Jack Boyd. U\ A/ I \ / 1 I I D D U V 'l V r\ a Internal Memorandum Bendix. Date February 2, 1983 Letter No. Page 7 Ray Anderson:_ #2, unanswered, #4, no, and #5, yes. Commented he had seen on te le v is io n where asbestos was a ffe c tin g workers' ch ild ren and wants to know what the hazards are to our fa m ilie s when we work with asbestos. He d id n 't know r e a lly what questions he had. He also talked with D.L. and also attended the safety meeting. Edwina Southerland: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d . DAB MATHEWS: Jack Cross: #2, checked yes, but commented he d id n 't know about i t 14 years ago but he does now. Glenn Lane: #2, no, but no comments noted. Irene Myers: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d . W illis Bowers: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d . DAVID COE/GERALD GIBBY: Frank Angel one: #5, yes. Why is i t on some machines, when the dust c o lle c t o r goes o f f they make you run the machine, when the purpose of the dust c o lle c to r is asbestos control? Mike Jacobs: #5, yes. Besides the d e fin it io n -- what are asbestos corns and are we su sce p tib le to them? Is medical treatment required? Lester Brown: #5, yes. I s t i l l feel more can be done about things than is being done! I feel there should be lid s on 'a ll organic dust buggies so dust c o lle c t o r hoses can be hooked up at each machine. C linton Beaty: #5, yes. Why is i t on te le v is io n programs they say breathing asbestos f o r a non-smoker is the same r is k as contracting lung cancer as a smoker? David Cook: #5, yes. T e le v isio n says one thing about asbestos and t h is book says another. Charles Gammill: #5, yes. Wants to see D.L. about his questions. James C. Brown: #5, yes. On d isc briq u ettes, asbestos is airborne when mix hose sucks mix in the machine. On equipment req u irin g res p ira to rs , when the re s p ira to r is taken o f f , yo u 're s t i l l breathing asbestos. HILT YARBER: Frank Upton: #2, no, #3, no. H ilt commented he tr ie d to explain. Je rry Randolph: #2, yes, but commented he d id n 't know about asbestos when s ta rtin g to work in 1968. Clarence Black: #2, no. No comments lis t e d . Gary King: #3, no. H i l t commented he explained. Joe Brannon: #2, yes, but commented "I do now but not at f i r s t . " When s ta rtin g to work in 1968, there was no danger to dust exposure, the way the company looked at i t . Je rry Cates: #3, yes, that is the reason why he q u it over 2 years ago. Scott Hembree: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d . W illie M assengill: Commented we should have been to ld in 1968. Internal Memorandum tendi Date February 2, 1983 Letter No. Page 8 BOBBY TODD/FREDDIE McCLEARY: Greg Dodson: #1, no. No comments. Je rry Ware: #5, yes. Commented dust c o lle c t o r on g rin d er 6-37 and 6-41 i s n ' t working properly. Joe Palmer: #5, yes. W ill re s p ira to r f i t c o rre c tly with a beard? Rosia Upton: #5, yes. Dust c o lle c t o r hoses on the a lte c d r i l l s need rep la cin g . Hoses rub against the metal extenders on the con veyors and wear out. Johnny Shahan: #5, yes. Mix room employees are going to the cafe t e r ia covered with mix. Roy Goins: #5, yes. Dust c o lle c t o r on the grinders i s n ' t working properly. Steve Liner: 45, yes. Central vacuum on briquette presses is shocking employees when they try to clean up. Eddie Taylor: #5, yes. What is being done to lower the asbestos exposure on 15-15 and 15-23 cure presses? Luther Burdette: 45, yes. What is the status on the dust c o lle c t o r system f o r the oven rack loaders? Richard Jones: 45, yes, but no questions recorded. HOYT BERRY: Elmer Bramlett: 42, no, but no comments lis t e d . Ruby Thomas: answered questions, but refused to sign. Paul Kirschmann: did not answer questions, and refused to sign, Edgar Hoyd: " " " Larry Marshall: " " " . Mike Henry: " " " Gerald Payne: " " " Ken Stansberry: " " " Ken Frazie r: " " " Danny Caldw ell: " " " . Mike T r ip le t t : " " " Gerald Manis: James Clingan: Tonya Bryant: " 11 " " " " 42, marked yes and commented * I also understand that Bendix in Cleveland has such a c o n tro lle d dust count that is below the standard safety le v e l." 45, unanswered. MARY THOMASSON: Eunice Lowery: 42, no, 43, no, but no comments lis t e d , JIM CHAFIN: El van Brooks: 42 no, 45, yes, but no comments. Internal Memorandum Date February 2, 1983 Page 9 Letter No. O .J. Vaughn: #3, no, #5, yes, no comments, refused to sign. V ir g il M ille r : #2, no, #5, yes, no comments, refused to sign. Bryan A llen : #2, no #5, yes, nocomments, refused to sign. B i l l y Hood: #2, no, #3, no, #5, yes, no comments, refused to sign. Roy Lowe: #2, no, #5, yes, no comments, refused to sign. Ken Massengale: #2, no, #3, no, #5, yes, no comments, refused to sign. Johnny Johnson: #2, no, #5,yes, no comments, refused to sign. Ernie Howard: refused to sign Wallace Shelton: refused to sign James Bennett: refused to sign TOM RAYBURN/ROBERT WHALEY: ' Randy Sharp: #2, no, #3, no, no comments lis t e d . Don Ensley:^ #2, no, #3, no, no conments lis t e d . Mike McKenzie: #2, no, no comments lis t e d . L .J . Shahan: #2, no, no comments. Lamont Chadwick: #1, no, no comments. Scott Lewis: #5, yes, no comments. Johnny Kyle: #5, yes, no comments. Joe V a lle jo : #5, yes, no comments. SALARY: Shelia Hicks: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d , Nathan Shipman: #5, yes, but no questions lis t e d , Jim Hodgson: Commented there was no mention o f asbestos being a health hazard when we came to work here in 1964, Je rry Bishop: #1, no. Jim Chafin: Commented I came to work here in 1970 and there was no such thing as a re s p ira to r and I worked in a r e a lly dusty place (mix room). Randall Lamon: #2, yes, but commented I do now. Hoyt Berry: Comments include "I came to work here 10/25/64. No on to ld me that asbestos fib e rs could present health problems. We did not have the dust c o lle c t o r systems we have now." GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE SAFETY MEETING FORMS: When you open the doors to take out and brind in the oven racks, debris blows a l l over the f lo o r . Is the company looking fo r a way to stop t h is problem? What does the company do when an operator has a 1.0 fib e r / c c reading or higher asbestos level and the problem can not be located? The old "green" type re sp ira to rs we wore in the mix rooms and other portions o f the plant were confiscated and taken out o f c ir c u la t io n , why? Were they safe? How w i ll the "Gobbler" aid in helping keep dust le v e ls down? Take a ll precautionary measure against Internal Memorandum Date February'2, 1983 Page 10 Letter No. breathing asbestos dust. Q uit smoking. I f you don' t smoke, don' t s ta r t. When the heaters and make-up un its have been.turned o f f , they need to be vacuumed before turning back on so they won' t blow dust, making i t airborne fo r us to breathe. How would the company know i f you have mesothelioma in the abdomen when they only x-ray the chest area. A lo t o f questions were asked about asbestos th at I could not answer. -(Dab Mathews). Some employees asked why don' t people who have shower time use i t when the company pays fo r i t . Why are people smoking in the re ce iv in g o f f ic e . Replace broken or worn out vacuum clean ers. Other employees are dropping scrap on the flo o r when they are on t h e ir way to the hopper truck. The importance o f taping a l l torn asbestos bags and cleaning up s p ille d asbestos was discussed. The b e ll on the batch ovens in d is c rings too long before anyone comes to turn i t o f f . The d isc inspection department would appreciate anything which would help. Respirators and p ro te ctiv e equipment should be worn in areas where required. Some employees want to know i f the company has any kind o f cancer insurance. Some o f the new employees have the impression that they do have t h is type o f insurance. Employees are s t i l l complaining about the dust coming from the outside hoppers when bags are dumped in to the hoppers. Employees want to know why the old er employees w eren't informed o f the hazards o f asbestos when they were f i r s t hired. Dust is coming up in to the operator's face when castings are being emptied out. HWM UR PHY 18053