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April 8, 1969 U.5. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR orBUREAU LABOR STANDARDS Office of Occupational.Safety Room 601, 411 N. Akard Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Arrwu 1969- Mr. James H. Bierer, President Pittsburg Corning Corporation 1 Gateway Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Dear Mr. Bierer: .A recent survey of your establishment revealed that -certain conditions did not meet the Safety and Health Requirements of the Wals'n-Healey Public Contracts Act. t W The Act stipulates that "No part of such contract will be performed nor will any of the materials, supplies, articles or equipment to be manufactured or furnished under said contract, be manufactured or fabricated in any plants, buildings or surroundings or under working conditions whieh are unsanitary or hazardous or.dangerous to the health and safety of the employees engaged in the performance of the contract." .. Ehdoscd is a notice listing those unsatisfactory conditions found, and you should take corrective action immediately. You are requested to notify me on or before the compliance date on the notice concerning action taken to correct the unsatisfactory conditions. Sincerely yours, * Wendell R. Blair Regional Director Enclosure cc: Mr. Charles Van Horne, Vks. Manager, Owentown, Texas THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES. AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. / SEE USDL CCOE-STANDaRD B00KLFT FOR RFFPrPur* NOTE: tfr' P NOT G`J`ViLi NOTICE OF SAFETY AND HEALTH VIOLATIONS NAME OP FIRM Pittsburg Corning Corporation STREET AOORESS Box 3057 - Tyler, Texas CITY Gwentovn COUNTY Smith CONTRACTOR NUMBER STATE Texas ZIP 75701 OFFICIALS CONTACTED * NAME ANO TITLE . Charles E. Van Home, Wks. Manager PLANT SURVEY MAOS WITH Mr. Van Horne COMPLJA DATE REPORT FuRNtSHEO TO James H. Biercr, President May S,1 USOL SAFETY ENGINEER DATE of M. Padilla, Industrial Hygienist SURVEY ? /v* /~.n A SURYEY OF YOUR FACILITIES HAS REVEALED CONDITIONS WHICH DO MOT COMPLY WITH USDL SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE PUBLIC LAW CHECKED. THE CONDITIONS ARE LISTED BELOW WITH REFERENCE TO COOES AND STANDARDS WHICH HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AS THE DEPARTMENT' S SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. THESE UNSATISFACTORY CONDITIONS MUST BE CORRECTED. PLEASE AOV1SE .Wendellregional director R. Blair , on or before May_8t 1969 AS TO THE COHRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. PUBLIC LAW 74*64* WALSH-HEALEV PUBLIC CONTRACTS ACT PUBLIC LAW 66*264 MCNAMARA* O'HARA SERVICE CONTRACTS ACT PUBLIC LAW *-4-20 ARTS AND HUMANITIES ACT PUBLIC LAW*e-JJ3 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ACT CODE-STANDARD REFERENCE CORRECTIONS REQUIRED UNSATISFACTORY CONDITIONS NOTED OH INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE SURVEY 0? 2/13/69 Process Area 50-204.264 No certified first aiders. Ex: Recommend that several employees be trained so that each shift-will 50-204.275, Ind. Vent. ACGIH 5-9S have^qualified personnel to take care of emergencies. Local exhaust ventilation not according to standards. Ex: Local exhaust ventilation system was tested with the following findings: a. Grinder hood, 25-50 fpm at face. ' b. .Feeder at material point of entry, '50 fpm. . c. . Scrap feeder at material point of entry, 50 fpm. d. Sawing ducts 500 fpm at face. Recommend that employer make a study of present local exhaust ventilation with professional advice, to come up to standard. It is believed that present system is below the required capacity. ,:t * THIS document was not A RECORD dpIT'S n,DJiSIRlES' INC- D,D N0T COME from BV PPG^fN^STRIES,^|Ncf ^^^^CATED / SEE USDL CODE-STANDARD BOOKLET FOR REFERENCE 5133 GXi' THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT AboRD OF T',7*- T PrnPQ, mINDuUwST1 RRIlEtSS., me. DID NOT COME FROM- . . .............. ~ ;. - ^IT'.SS^RFLlLFSS-.AANN'lf>VCrAAMNhNtOnTT E AUtH ENT1IC'A71T5E1O*3. ' * ' / ................... . The J^er Table 2 -- The tf&iber of Asbestos Fibers Occurring In Various Ranges of Length ______________________________________________________ - .a . * Semple Ho. Date I9t>3 Time of Day . Description and Location of Sample . wppcf Asbestos Fibers Lengths of Fibers in Microns__________ <100 <50 <40 <10 <20 <10 <5 <1 Process Areas 14 . 8/6 * 3;4Qpm - 3:50 pm Breathing zone at tbe scrap crusher white crap was being crushed. . * (jCT) ' i v/ n> 100 94.2 { 94.2 _85.1 74.6 55.1 21.3 0 20 B/7 12:00 N- 12:04 pm [| Breathing zone at the scrap crusher while 1.0 --100 98.2 96.4 94.6 81.9 51.9 .11.1 0 acrap was being crushed. * As* "* . * * 1 1V' ' ,* * '- 9 ~ 8/6 ` : a 17 8/7 t 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm * *" .*,* 10:38 am 10:55 am ' * ^* *.*, Breathing zone in the scrap and asbestoa feed area. . i . . "i .*'*' Breathing zone In the scrap and asbestos 0*6 .. 'as " . .0*3 ' ; ` 97.7 *. 100' 90*3 ^ 97.3 87.1 97.3 77.5 65.7 *7 . s 97.3 94.6 44. B 75.5 18.4 31.0 0 0 !V*rc': .t 8/7V' feed area. * *. * * ** J k ' . .' .' 10:15 am 10:35 am Breathing zone In the building and take-off 0*2 94.1 68.9 * **' 86.4 83.9 74.6 53.4 17.0 0 5anting Area 2 8/6 8:54 am - 9:02 am area. ... ~V' -i?-.-*: t-', --tv.. - '-.v-;'-i.--' t-*_< % . . ** 1 *< . I . . . t ' -*.. . r Breathing zone at tbe large slitting saw 0.8 \ 96.9 _ while pieces 1 1/2" thick were being cut. . . "1 * 89.4 t ^ l V- " : 83.8 70.1 60.1 . ' .. s" ... 40.8 ' 4.1 0 1 8/6 : 4 V.7 . 8/6 ' 9:18 am- .. f1 --Ik Breathing zone at the large edging saw while pieces 1 1/2" thick were being cut. 't ^ ,. . ... : 0.5 . ^ ' ''''I** ' '*. 100 92.5 ./ . . * 9:57 am - 10:07 am Breathing zone at the feed end of the large 1.7 , . ' ' 98.5 92.5 90.5 89.5 85.5 78.1 43.3 * 79.5 . 69.5 27.0 6.4 0 '4.0 0 t tfl I to I -6` ' 8/6 11:37 am 11:52 am edging saw while pieces 1 l/2" thick were being cut. , Breathing zone at the large edging saw .' : 1.2 98.0 ' * *f * - ' . . r 94.0 91.5 89.0 64.5 1 60.9 19.2 0 while heavy walled pieces were being cut. .. '. I ti l 8 8/8 1 ^*1 . . . u . | vO I I *5 I-- ' 8/6 11 * 8/6' 12:00 N - Breathing zone at the large slitting saw' . . while heavy walled pieccb were being cut. 10:10 am - 10:20 am Breathing zone at the block saw. 2:18 pm - 2:30 pm it! Breathing zone at the wheel cultera while blocka were being cut. CA |A; .Co:. >* : '4A . t r *V<. "/i.*. * - ;i 1.8 j' 99.5 2! v'"` ` 99.0 99.5 94.5 9B.0 89.1 96.0 69.7 80.7 73.8 79.5 43.7 39.2 4.1 3.3 ' * * . 1 ` * * ' * `a .' 99-0 98.0 * > 97.5 97.5 94.0 77.8 25.3 (Tatble continued) 2* * :* * ..it f V*, * , 'Xv/S't- '*1^\1 V 4 ' ,* / . 0 0 0 'OX *r- Substanco o-DltntU Fimmi untl Mints (chnt.^~ Mg. jr Cu. M, x-y Substance * I *. * *r; Mg. psr. Cu M Trlchloronnpthalena - skin Trinitrotoluene akin Uranium (soluble compounds) (insoluble compounds) 5 1.5 0.05 0.25 Warfarin (3-(o(-acotonylboazyl)4-hydroxycoumarln) Yttrium Zinc oxide fume Zirconium compounds (as Zr) 1 " *' 0.5 5 *`*1".`>0 is ;f.-v.s 5 Vanadium {V2OJ dust) .0 5 NCTf:-' (V^Oj funic) 0. 1 not Radioactivity: For purmloalbla concentrations of radisotopcs in air, sue U. S. Department of Commerc National Bureau of Standards, Handbook 69, "Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum Perm: sible Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air and in Water for Occupational Exposure", Juno 5, 1959. A so, see U. S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Handbook 59, "Permissible Doa from External Sourcos of Ionising Radiation", Scptumbor 24, 1954, and addendum of April 15, 1958. - " V.t . Mlnoral and Non-MctalUc Inorganic Duste t^ Q: 0 o-y'i a <*' a "* o. Substance MPPCF Silica Quartz . high (above 50% free silica) 5. medium (5 to 50% froe silica) low (below 5% free silica) Cristobalito (above 5%) .. . ( Amorphous .. '20 .50 .5 ;* !. ,4:' :.i Silicates A r.hi* *1 ______ /tk Mica Portland Cement Soapstone. 'Talc f- * * -5 *< i*/, . m y < .1.. l:.;i fe 50 20 20 ' * 4. 'it? - ` f* fl* f f * . \ s % ' '.-lift.* Tentative - "v't Substance' mppcf.: x Miscellaneous: Aluminum Cxide . !. - : Calcitc .. ... ,,/.*} (t. .r '. Dolomite . V ,; f. Eimestone . ( ,*j*. Marblo ` Silicon Carbide *1*., *s*t v. ...' " Othor Inert Dusts 50 .t 50 ; V:;.r 50 ^ 50.`.;V.;fi.!'- 50. aiv 50 SO.-/*;. V: . # p p ..* Values >- ,t , .. i > 11 itt .* *z, ; Substance . Approx. Mg. 4. , por Cu.M. Substance , Approx. Mg PPM per Cu. M, o s 2: V.-.iUJ.-;-; Acetonitrile 40 . '1 V 70' . ?i < g f. O 2 _ *c- uj ._ Z Q ea,o O i_' z, w -S.Th ^ Z-gj- Ally! glycidyl ether (ACE) 10 Boron oxide tort. Butyl chromate (as CrO,) n-Ducyl glycidyl ether (BCE) 50 Butyl mercaptan Chloroncetaldohyde 10 1 :*# 2;. 4S M. SVv: '. 1 y*4* . 15 0. X 1 : I ; e* *s` ' 270 35 J.n* * 3 . .-11i4*!/ -' ' f- ' Chlorobromomuthano ZOO 1050 WZ fr3- pQ _fc; DDDnV..iP_c,l.,(loO_r_,oO.d..-i.v.Di.ni.m.y. lutphhyo_ls-2p_,Lh2at-e) 1 , Diglycidyl ether (DCE). , 10 55 .t 0Qlcw >f. Dimethyl scctamidu 10 Endrin (1,2,3,4,10,10-hcxa- 1 `I'./.-t 35 . _ . 1. -- O CA h S: b o chloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4a, 5,8,7, 8, tta.o'ctd Uydru-1, 4-endo, endo-5,8-dlmeth- .1. > anor.aphthalene) Ethanol amine Ethyl mercaptan . 0,5 * . 250 ' ; 0.25 1 640 Glycidol 50 Hcptacrlur (I,4,5,5,7,8,8-hep- 150 . tachioro- 3u, 4,7, 7u.telrahydro- 4, 7-inuthanolndune) 0.25 ec-Hcxyl acetate Ketene Methyl mareaptan . 100 I ...... . 0.5 \ . . 50 * 590 . * 240 0.9 -i;. loo 1 -Nitropropans r `'.` 25 ` Pcntaborano Perchloromcthyl mercaptan . 0.005 ' 0.1. . 0.01 .' 0.8 .. Phenyl glycidyl ether (PCE) . 50 a /, 310 ^ Fhoodrin (2-carbomcthoxy-lmethyl vinyl dimethyl phosr . * 1 phate) ' n-Propyl nitrate , . Systox .2.4.5T (2,4,5-trichloro- phenoxy acetic acid) 'Teflon decomposition products (as F) l, 2, 3-Trlchloropropano *' * '25 1 0. I ' ll 0 - : 1 . f'i .. 0.2': i-.* I , > J.; V 10; .1 ..... 0.05 50 300 1,1,2-TrlchIoro-l, 2, 2-trl- fluoroulUane 1000 `7600 . , 513STriurthocresyl phosphate Triphenyl phosphate _ ______________ 0.1. > 7Tb 0023741_l ' X? * .V..., 5! ll.rv.v n. IT. ... WM|laft\ P n..(.,.,-.u ,Kr