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FILE NAME: Railroads (RR) DATE: 0000 DOC#: RR021 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Recommendations Covering Rules & Instructions to to be Observed by Employees Handling Asbestos RE COliEKD-nTIuNS COVERING RILES aND INSTRUCTIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY EMPLOYEES HANDLING ASBESTOS;______________ 1. Respirators should be furnished by the Company and orders issued that they should be worn at all times when handling asbestos. Attention is called to some of the specific instances vhere respirators are required. Loading or unloading shipments of nixing asbestos. Removing lagging from boilers. Removing lagging from pipes. Breaking up or grinning asbestos. asbestos. 2. Before removing lagging from a boiler, either locomotive or stationary, asbestos must be sprayed with water sufficiently to lay the dust. 3. Lhen possible, lagging should be removed at night or when there i; the least number of men working in the vicinity where the asbestos.is being removed. 4. Grinding asbestos causes excessive dust. The grinders should either be equipped with exhaust systems or removed from the State of Illinois. 5. Each employee required to wear a respirator should be furnished one for his inuiviuual use or one that has been sterilized if previously used by any other person 6. For additional comfort and cleanliness, each re spirator should be equipped with knitted contact pad to fit between face and the respirator. 7. Foremen should make periodical checks to see that respirators fit properly, and to note that they are in good condition. 8. Foremen should be held responsible for seeing tha respirators are ro m in accord;.nee with instructions, 9. It is suggested that the above recommendations be commuuie.ted directly to the foremen involved. Publicity on the above might suggest the making of claims.