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InJjw VtM'i* Mr. 0. V. Sagripanti Blent Engineering Repoarch & Engineering Atfaa Personnel and Orgenlietlon staff 16 November 1983 do S. P. Pant, M.D. R. M. Quarles Subject: Aebeatos Containing Insulation---- Body Engineering Building During a recent investigation of a duet fallout complaint at the Plastics Laboratory on the Body Tooling Aids & Prototype Department, I obtained a sample of the insulation in use on the fan station supplying thiB laboratory. Because we have recently found asbestos in insulating materials UBed at other buildings in the Research & Engineering area, this sample was analyzed for asbestos content. The Bample taken was found to contain asbestos) therefore, employees with potential exposure such as pipefitters, pipecoverers, and heating-cooling engineers or technicians should be made aware that thiB fan station is covered with asbestos insulation. Further, other fan station and insulated surfaces in the Body Engineering Building should be presumed to contain asbestos until proven otherwise. Excessive exposure to airborne asbestos fiber and dUBt may cause serious, irreversible adverse health effects many years after exposure. These include asbostosis and cancer of the respiratory tract, chest, and abdominal cavity. The long latency poriod between exposure and when disease may develop emphasizes the importance of preventive industrial hygiene controls. Steps must be taken to assure that employees with potential exposure to asbestos are aware of these health effeote and proper precautions are taken to eliminate aebeetoe fiber inhalation. These include wet methods of dust suppression, use of effective respirators, vacuuming, local exhaust ventilation, debriB contain ment, and protective olothing. Discussion of aebeetoe toxieology and control >4othod(i arc contained in IRAM Industrial Hygiene Bulletins No. 4 end 4b, the OSHA aebeatos standard, and Plant Engineering Letter 60-1. OSHA, as of 4 November 1983, baa promulgated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for asbestos of 0.5 fibers greater than five microns in length per cubic centimeter of ail'. In addition to controls that went into effect at the old two-fiber ritandwd (i.e., posting, isolation, and protective equipment) employees muBt be trai.'v.d relative to sebaatoe health hazards if they will be exposed to aebeetoe coneoutrations exceeding th ETS. i b' Attechmsnt H. B. Liok, Industrial Hygiene Associate Industrial Hygiene Section Employee Health Services 8006 2016 SCF-FORD-3388 PRODUCED BY FORD INDUSTRIAL HTGXENE SECTION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ATTAINS EMPLOYEE HEALTH SERVICES Body Engineering Building Ten Station for Plaetice Laboratory 12 October 1983 FAN STATION INSULATION Material Percent Composition Found Ciuyaotile aebeetoe 58% ANAI.YSISt Polargraphic analyBiB by Ford Central Laboratory DATA RETRIEVAL NUMBER: HBL 2106 8006 2017 PRODUCED BY FORD