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HKPOu? OH PKKhTYThAhY StTKVEY OT LQfclv. fiHOS, COMPali Y PLAN? .:. i\ preliminary survey of lb Lowe-firos. Company, plant was made on'April .2 ?:- as a result.of this inspection plus I n f o r m a t i o n bleb vsas freely Vivien by the technical staff of, the company, a chart which lists the indicated studies,- has been - prepare!. Pup: to tho complex nature of the solvent .-and-'thinner'; problem, I. e. wide, variety of handled and substitu tions due to scarcities, .only the'mor toxic materials h-ave been choson for- study. Some tests are inciioatod for lost toxic .material,*--, morel; ar a corttrol -aasure,- since we: belisysi.that'- " ' some Imofe'lod;.,- should he available as to their.magnitude in the y or- ui a'u<-.i".. - ; The..intileated study would have to be spread over an, extended period-, certain phase being handled only after careful ..planrxlnp;.-1ft order, to, yet=, representat! vo exposure. Thus It r;i ue wlcei to go lay so.Ti-j studios until- such, time- that regularly- uses z'-iitorlaX u at-o e./ain available', since i'no latter woulo rore nearly represent the normal Iony-tens .working '-conditions, fbabstituted: materials hsieht be -Included;- if their-, toxicitios ; ' warrant the study and If the- quantities' mr& largo ana if it. is expected that tney trust be used: over- a 'eonsi&erable-. perioo of timn. Tn&raforc,-.it .will bo, noted that an additional ton per .. cent has bear. ndmoQ to the actual teats listed. In tbo chart. This will, permit ''the- inclusion of such special'samples as noted' -above o r permit the taking of certain other., samples as may be required by changing conditions... ., if 000384 6 ' on Prollniinarv Sn?sy of LowPros. Company Fiant--------h -- ----------- - --""---------- " ` " 1 "-- ' It .'would be- best to start the survey.w ith the lead,' dust* u.-.\ silica; studies and to 'follow these up with the other phases curing'such periods'when management expects the operations to bo normal.^ .. . In addition to those studios'of the ftuner and dust certain of the men who appear to have the most hazardous . xp'o're '.should 'have'-iiisitstl'clinical studies ' : ; The operators exposed to benaoX and ethylene dichiori.ae in the 'compounding of paint remover, and the 'men accustomed to fillInn -the pan't rernover conteiners, should -be -c&rofully /'. ;'Xi^ineelO'.'for ' evidence-;' o f a p l a s t i c anem ia.. The f o i l cml u g men ' h ^bfthu hv: fclodd ;;a n d '-urno e x a m i n a t i o n s f o r l e a d ; t : p p a i n t . ; m ix e rs l: Bul.ld.lnp; ip 1 th l o n g e s t - s e r v ic e , th e 'm i x e r s i n the la c q u e r' p l a n t s- and a l l "ear u n lo a d in g and .'warehouse- w orkers T he f o llo w in g men s h o u ld have stores c h e s t X -ra y s f o r ' . p n c u ^ o n o h - o n lc a ia 5 n i l c a r u n l o a d i n g anil w a r e h o u s e w orkers. ' ' . f;p..ThiS.c.-ci'in.lcal studies! are in the nature ;of- h ; '!' ... . 3i.-~ pile curvoy * Jh, ehculo not 1:? inferred that, we would corif:.i r trv.ch lir.i c>v.: etuni t r. on bo few men as r?i-ovi&In& adequate iseciical supervision of. the plant 1 1' .' J Cholak, Ch1 K' ?< Ryder, '5 May J, I9I1.6' ., /<U n00384.7 3 : PROJECTED t m i i r f &T loss T?Hs.':;co)i^rrv FLHT : Source or Department- Decoription of Sample - :' Detrsinailon -. - . Humber . faint Semovor Paint remover oompoimding Faint remover compounding . ' .. . '' > ''' Lacquer thinner biondini* -- ` Lacquer thinner blending --Lacquer thinner blending'. . Lacquer thinner blending ' ' ' A ir -. f-oraci- (100} .; ... . ' A ir Ethylene hlch.lori.de (100) ' Air -; '- -, 4 '''V . .' - '- ' Ethyl Acetate (or substl- tute) (100-4:00) . Air Aroma ties.( X y l l , Toluol, sto 4 (100-200}.-. .. : Air Butyl Alcolici (50) . A i r e01-oh (200-5-V;} -' 3) Test .-blen 5) oper ) bo sc 1 thia 2) Qm- ) atltn } fore 1) .atlo ) pain ) used -) ' ease ) -toxi 2) ''Discussions- -the room used for above purpose is bout; 20- x- lJp--:K;-l$.-..fet 'and.contai .oa'ft |5.'gallon irixlng. -tank,for cbnpcamiing paint rnKovivr fc^o be throe/.tlaio-s per webk. 'filling operations last all day , Lacquer thinner is blended I n .two 5-50"3*'lotL-tart# ... lacquer thinner storage tanks in the- lacquer plant. ''lending !.& daily operation*' v rmover tanks a rc provided-ith exhaust s j p . toms . -Locquer thinner blending.'tanks/are 'top, but air .1* displaced into tbo roo*: One of,the -ditflenities in determining'.'.j ' teat 1 dee to substitution as a result of shortages, Formula -are chanyod. dependin and the need for testlag' .these compounds should -depend on tho- projected length of e x marked in parenthesesunder,"ciefcer:ination1' -five ranges which 'cover thb su%^|..tutb;;^ -v la motion (50)j. butnon-, a substitute for butyl ;.tscet>,!:to',"v2-.Q0,- -In uaking;udgkdloho -ketones mould be Itw-pod.and ftpared -/as tue moefc toxic t h e -c?v^: v o n ld. egply for fcb arosmtlca or verione aubstl. fcutoa ncauntbriv-o. ..in'.other '.'ai.-ntr. Projected Study at Lowe Brosu compfeny Plant continued ; 4. . - : Description .. O 0-0 Source or Department of Sample ' .- 0 Ontermination 4' 'artiinh falling ;: v Air . Acrolein (1-) . . 5 Aer r-ae cuti lng o 51,a im.n the orhn /j*rnl#h boiling :'arnlsh boiling ' ' ; Air Air ile-1c -Athv r 1de ) - Tdtl ' o o . o :}.;,",; i anhy Pht'-mllo AnhyOrido) co*b that thinning room V / . "" -Air Aremati (200} ' o Xylol, Toluol) ' : <i Filtering and clarifying' To Air Ar'crhtics' (20-Q.j . V (Xjloi, oluol y 1; ! Tr o o.C l gen bnll kott Trowhil Tfiag odn' ih#s blsta rllllng. cana and drums i-*. Filling- cana :fcftd crur A i r --OU - . rmatliS: 1200:) 0V;;Or :O-v . ; . . V, ..4 -yyi.o 1" i -To1u o l ) ' : ... :'' y- - Two levr ate Air . '' ' . . o f ;-o - . V -, .. : :T-.atrlo`-' ( fnJO} - --..y - y .y - , " , , : a g,',.-- '. ;., ...:.;..v,V"-., . '. -TOO r. . ' . ! ; v;v 2 . ' ,.:On:@ --Ouapsfe of o discussions The- acroleln' hasard- le- au 'cO to ba nosfc pronou'nceO;-on wlndy CSy sfek gas.es back Iftto fcho crklng aro. r-rnqu-crit o r o .rtit''Jv^ori -.n/ccdr on Ore ir & f & curve y no uhploa&t odor or- rye ,lr-r'tat 'en Otus nnt'v.i-:- r' ' n *. r '.'.raro 1 .-t.lo dust traefea, A uuafcy uirnosiO-ore la -ro'Ouoo'O']n ros !.? < ;\F1 ".OTu!s .Odj'atl.orf la" oa lr t m opeo .shd for'a total of Sibout..f hour.c dall/v. ' mar'-OnStO-;&h8 and the re f p r o j e o t e f l I t e S aM i m S s s u m x X i a a i 'M r t ) " !ratl ; . Source o r Department . D escription o f Sample- . 1 Lacquer and Enamel P la n t ' , '' : Pa term in ai ion-' . '- Number Color mixing Color Mixing ' '. ' - Diectrostatic .'Prue!pii/ahop Dust ' Load <C.l$ Dust Count ; v ;--?T'- Toluidino (0 r.g./il^'-) , ? 1) 1} `? I' ,,bile Vj iihile fthifee color -mixing : Electrostatic Load . 1) - S'hile Procipitator; Dust Count ;- J D....?- -: 1) C.encjt ball Kill liecircstatic 'Lead iO.XD !**/;&) : 1) -Prin Precipitator Dust Count - ' '... :- 1) , opova Loading Dust -. i'rae Dliloa - - .'' 1 ' Princ opera Thinning and blending) ' ) ' '. Air Pilling - ). . .' ' ' . .- . - Tylol, Toluol (200) . 5) O&ne } .- i n s f Acetates-' . ;. 5) - vario .- .- . ' - . ^ ..... space b: ' ' -. . " -D - .'vente Sm 11- batch operatIon section {thinning, shading, tiM filling) . -r , ' Handy agitator and - '' " ' efea'dinr, tanks ' .."' AlV A.hr .Byloi, 'Toluol-. ' \ T 35 ' sanaa Acetates' '. -.-?T? ? ? f !;5 -or le XylolToluol??-..A .?'.???;To ; 2 5 pSootab'e-. '.' -'?lb .- ;.:) irmc Ball mills - ' . : ', Air X/lol, T ' i-*1 ::::1 ;7 ;1?efo:f A'AOCtfitO. . ?-,....,D-:T\'T??T- -TV .2 5. ..A..?OppL^ D iscussions In this- p la n t, mixing o p e ra tlo n s-a re inInrm lfcterr-tpjpit/dpnsist of sm all c a p a c i t y o f ha t o l a r g e pony m iner's b e i n g 'J O =?.vll-on? e a c h *-- a;!' rotes i n e x h a n s t e j j o f e q u ip m e n t a r o n o t . phis c h i e f h a z a r d . I s D u s t . . ?ho c-" o J;D w ?ttr> . t f t . t a r o o c c u r -ilia. Thinning, hltruiln:';, and fillip?;' is--.carried' au'bpifkrt^egf^f.J.-.l.arhar' capacity are hanciloo frcN.f-ano floor* level Ota ti'iit on ax-u.TLpQiL contains ono roll-.-r mill .providoti' W) th tr ca:?d--.>yoxhouis1 to i n'o yyl '1.'.. '".i'o tank3 :fume stack, are covered, but vnooiny nrc free to ozn-apo - The sh&din,y, fchinnln,;, r:d. f l l l l n f ro c-., -'O' '% 'VO1 Iff nt ' , >r ,.r\ onon Jru?.-. o f l o v e r th e f l e e r en d th e a c o l a t o o d o r vms --utb .neVW *^ r A ;'i ..tr..:- i h o r l>oio,W:?(t;h n :* t - : -r: ' ... ; d ' r ,r. 5 * <"> t - o.f . < . 1f ---0003851 iiote:rmlT.atil-, : -, *h!*bdr -1 i r - ' ft ' r 3a*ft I i l l ' ftra.t !r ns Hr? f.nl dry or aub^etd-,- o.f a throngU hn/od <I^ora in the wood top$ laid over tan h 'roinnap vapors 4 r w .uuu45fc -xpouwres in the shading and J'IJltsp room .are of i-shori durut ttara tu rn rwcl io study_ this exposure hero* The handy_-agitator a,isd:,,shadi.n.g' t...a...n.k W - n,.w3-tl# urea-shou. ld be utdied au. indi. cated abo ve* &, tlilrmpr storage.-jt*V4-H *n ,r >i:n n, -Ir^P 'kV~1.*T*U V .1 fk, %if ft/i'- ar# not Included in this study since exposure to poromhoi ir very liraited In fch^pa : dolor Card -Division I Painting and drying Air .-Xylol :. -. Z: /two:' '. -:ori - . er i roll :; j Painting and drying Air P'errzina 500 } I :, ; One ,' p tri Shading Air Xylol V--'P V; iXari - ltOhelacP_ohnuoostiUPonuns. -f -, tc alr.ontnr.ri ' ' npra, to ... rirnr-t -; -,- : P pp .y:. Va :---- rp:.i*n a v o ;nr! a Tu apphah r -rAaAnpnrtipt;.i-cnp 1 ' ' ' '** ' ' ' `1 > * ' '' v * r r- r U tin u o u s d u rin g : the' arfcr;rnGann o f c a r d ' iW latlh /p ,. . .. t-aa : aaaaaa,;, ' '-'Vi'.;,-- -at-, ' ; - =" ; .-.nt-A.-Ka Tftlnt ^nd Rripgol tttlldlRgtf;U ;:n- -- . : : ' . . , . ..,' ' : '-- : ,"a / . ' n , ; - .r s - n - r ; 1 `V'p i-v . ' a' vrw-rvrr ns'T:.h -;- - . ; - . . - -*- -, - - ' - r i , , - - . -- :A A r n : : A n n A h Paint fix in g / '/ , Floe tro u t>.t i c lo a d 3d) '.;. - "h. A - Nat.Tninits : ...... 'A*"> )* -, Paint nixing ,Aplter Pnatp (lead -a P ..-;:-np ">.vprn-(';ro;o..ri,i,T;ca ) i 1.Iho ') f4tv ;,) C..i.(;- n p a , . - - : ;. - 'P;'-" - ' ';,p'.. - AAA A>. ;;,v - ; / /' A - ,, A A A ,, A '- ' - A , -1" ' )v '. . ..'Pip ,V...,5 ' C-C M ) n>1 )' "' ' ) . 'hu-io D e a e r i pt-iors Souroa .or Department of^nESTM. 1 paint and Knarcel Bulldtnr, 14 continued Paint grinding .. Air , IHsfcer^iition Xylol heupjno Thinning, shading, and filling Air T h i n n e r o r Be ri5i i n e 5 Ku-nbor 1) Dep 1} use r lv .Ren .lie posw :is.hf IO- Dep T&fc shea .t st. tV oper eiip Small order plant; Tool cloaning A1r* Air Thinner nipoanr; M b s ine .Vai' 'Sho 1 ..Co ..Pt D iscussion The . c h i e f ha? r r In the p a i n t ends?el d i v i s i o n a p a o a ro d to be; t h a t b e a r i n g a n d s i l t e d o u s . A l t h o u g h oa eh p i x e p * l o c a l l y .occ'haue.t, :' I t aeens- a d g l s a b sa m p le s t o c h e c k t h e i r e f f i c i e n c y and t o cronp a r o n V iY aineu in. an.- .rit- e x h a u s t aya tots liad b e e n i n e t a l i e d . I t k u no t i c o that; uno:;y ': i u . l a t e r a l eXaimausst't and i t s l i g h t b e i s i s e , i f e q u a l l y s i s a d f i x e r a can b-o fcnxt*q4V" td d o oe p a rs those- ido S acks b e i n g throw n -on p i l e n e a r b a l i n g m achino s e t o , an ari t o ; r;3 vphpif? '"to;- d u s t a l o u p e rs e a a b o u t th e r i x i n g roon* T h in n er odors were n o t iine(ti':f.rtsPdp# b u t 'the..- m agni a r e a s h o u l d be o b t a i n e d a s a c o n t r o l J o r f vst ' u r s ::r f l t r e act; .fdnihtp;'tp.sfc . . l e a o l p g h i l normal conditions. , . . .. dd.. ; '' . r o t a t e d S tu d y * |& *g. R t o s . c o n tin u e d i>acript3sa Source or Department , - of fample,--':' -'intermination k ' huwdjdrb ! Car Unloading and S.tfoaj Car unloading . Electrostatic teed ' '-.. Froolpi to.ter ' -:d'"::. Car unloading . Blocfcrostatle .' Dust-Count .- -. '" , ' Free!pita tor Z "Only being : - 'Shoui ..o-. Car unloading " -'- - Bust - ; Rules / ;; : ! H , r-or m OCiir Warehouse - Warehouse $arehouse - . - ; Electrostatic Loud ., - Free Ipits,ter boat .. .' . - ' Rafter 'dust- , Load - -- . '';- -:-'' . ..v-,-'-. ..- ' :" . . .. Rafter'dust : --suica.-; ' - k::kf'V, o . .} . - .Du.rl &) :stovi y i) Storage in basement of paint building Elsebroafc&t-lo Len& . ;-:::Free!pitdtsr - Storage in- 'basement of paint building- ' . Electrestatic 'on*' C-:r*ut; -, Precipitator...: v d -Storage in-basement V- ". :; .d n i i t ; ,- ' ' "!15ca of paint bii3.Xd.tng .'/'!i.'.-.ip--v,v.D- :z y y ) ) ,i) > ) "p . Duri Ufeggo r-.b"- ;,--);.^.p il- 01souss'lons Th hasard" here " Is ehto fly & m l.-..arid 'lead .fi;-pfet'lsypX'ld: cine* 'KmJttf-atorl i moving 'o f broken b u g s, sw eeping, .e tc ." ill- , g iv e - 'ris e .to ttu d tf ^ a rs d l biona. ..' h'Mi .bck the h&sard shou ld .bo checked. S to rsg d ' ln\btt-!rent o f puifti'-?1?u5:-|.d.iag..-ga.?- ^.1?idpao4 -" 1 S I'll L ittle house duet Is was not generated Inspected#' here beca-u-ae-' tisfjlal. are' a t &ck.3rbj tp-ilfs.which but:In fo rr& tlo rr in S Je s te sf 13 al ro v e on* o f bi-g,ou jd o to riu l area ' g iv e s r i s e to d u s ty c o a l i t i o n s altvae.-rfp;'.$ k Id sdto i ,'u 3 c.c ? > -a- ho '.mual