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FILE NAME: PPG (PPG) DATE: 1981 DOC#: PPG101 DOCUM ENT DESCRIPTION: PPG Glass Industry O e y .y ; " K of our seven primary glass plants. Hqually talented members were selected from central engineering, research, environmental affairs, and supply. A plant manager with previous experience as a tank superintendent was selected to chair this important committee. Each A R C member developed a list of asbestos components being used in his home plant. These lists were then shared at the next committee meeting. This procedure was continued until all plants considered their lists as being all inclusive. A summary of the lists is shown below: ASBEST O S MATERIAL LISTING ROLLS 1. Lehr roils and spares 2. Tempering rolls and spares 3. Cooling conveyor donuts 4. Tempering quench donuts INSULATION A project to establish goals and procedures for identification, removal, disposition, and substitution of asbestos-laden materials A SH ES r OS is a broad term em bracing a number of fibrous mineral silicates that diffet in chemical composition. However, for this presentation, I will reler only to the broad definition of asbestos. The current Occupational Safety and Health Adiuinislialion peimissi- blc exposure limit lot air boi neconcen trations of asbestos fibers is two fibers pet cubic ceniimetei, and new limits of 0.5 fibers per cubic centimeter and 0.1 fibets per cubic centimeter have been proposed. It has become desirable to remove ashesn is 11m11 on r alass -niakiim opera 11(ills Iact, our lop management committed to the policy, staled follows: "C o n sid e r Asbestos No l onver .4 vailuhU 3 i> accepting this policy, it means, at 1 4 least in the beginning, that sou must be willing to accept a lossei efficiency of operation. Some replacement materi als ssill not perform as well in a hot environment, and their costs will most likely be hidiet. I laving obi aim'd top management's commitment to eliminate asbestos Irom our glass plant, how Jo we ac complish our goal? W e must first iden tity all components in plant tin contain asbestos lit s, find a substitute material, pit fly dispose o! the used asbestos p, . and then establish a procedure th. ssill _prevent ness asbestos from enter me the plant. ( )ur Iirsi step of ulei it11nation ssas to organize a group of kn.iwlcdgeable technicians. An A s b e s l i !''.`placement C ommiliee (ARC) was I;>n ed ss it h an experienced leptcsentaln Irom each 1. Float bath heat shields 2. Lehr curtains 3. Tank insulation 4. Millboard-- for heat shields 5. 11eat shield curtains 6. Ventilator shields 7. Marinite insulation 8. Regenerator insulation 9. Primary and secondary paving 10. Hue and generator chamber insu lation 11. Float bath roof blocks Port insulation \ 1ill use water hoses Asbestos covered hoses Insulated hoses Asbestos sheathing Air-conditioning equipment Cooler heat shields Burner heat shields 20. Burner covers 21. Fire wall curtains 22. Float bath tin drain pockets 23. Tempering quench shields 24. Ductwork coverings 25. Millboard, boiler and walls 26. Water and steam line insulation 27. Camera enclosures SAFETY EQUIPMENT 1. Asbestos gloves 2. Aluminized asbestos coals, pants, and boots 3. I lot suits and gloves ELECTRICAL ^ .. 1. Thermocouple insulation 2. Thermocouple lead wire J J 'P 3. Wire insulation THE G L A S S IND USTRY/M ARCH 198 1 4. Coals or shields on electrical magnetics 5. Main electrical feeder cables 6. Sindanyo board for bus bar packing gland 7. Sindanyo board for cable spacers 8. Sindanyo board for radiamatic block top plate 9. Sindanyo board for element block top plate 10. FJectrical barriers and separators in switches and starters S E A L S AND G ASKETS 1. Tempering hearth block seals 2. Steam valve gaskets 3. Internal combustion engine gaskets 4. Pump gaskets and packing 5. Boiler seals 6. Boiler manhole gaskets 7. Boiler handhold gaskets 8. Gas \alee seals BRAKES 1. Over-the-road vehicle brake lining 2. Industrial vehicle brake lining 3. f riction discs on chain pulls 4. Idesator brakes 5. Overhead door operator brakes M ISC E L L A N EO U S 1. Swivel and equipment couplings 2. Ceiling tile 3. 1aboratory tools in quality control lab 4. 1Dry mg o\ en in lab 5. Wire-impregnated asbestos cloth 6. Plain ashesioi cloth 7. Asbestos paper 8. Asbestos rope 9. Asbestos furnace cement 10. Asbestos tape I 1. Asbestos sleeving 12. Asbestos mats 13. Asbestos roof material 14. Building material -- transite 15. I loor tile Having identified this asbestos material in the plant, the big job now was to litui a reasonable substitute. Again, each member of the committee contributed available information from his group. Different plants uetc assigned to litui substitutes for specific materials or components. The resul tant list is show n in i he accompanying table. Idle lisi does not represent approval or disapproval of the many pioiliuis listed, nor is it a warranty or guai antee concerning any of the products. It simply represents our ex perience. in /u tn u c d on hi\h ' M THE G L A S S INDUSTRY/M ARCH 19fl 1 ASBESTOS SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS Material Use Asl>estos Product Substitute BLOCK (U 1-TEMP) BUILDING PANELS CEM ENT--HI TEMP CLEANING SERVICES CLOTHING-- REFLECTIVE CURTAINS--FURNACE & LEHR C U R T A IN S -- HI-HEAT DONUTS-- HI-TEMPERA ELIRE ELECTRIC CAB! E (HI-TEMP) FAN BOOTS (HI-TEMP) FLOOR TILE FRICTION M ATERIAL G L O V E S --ASBESTOS HOSE-- HOT \VA rUR INSULATION BOARD MANHOLE GASKETS P A C K IN G --PU M P, T rc. ROM S DISC-- III -TEM PERA ! URE R O L L E R S --(HI-TEMP) ROOTING PELT R O P E --ASBESTO S St ! TYING rilt.KM OCOUPl ES VACUUM CdT A N T T S W IRT --HI T TM P Tl t CT RIC Al ASBESTOS BOARD TRANSITE T H ER M O FI.A K E W/ASBESTOS ASBESTOS INSULATED ASBESTOS CLOTH ASBESTOS CLOTH BRAKE MATERIAL ROCKBESTOS (ASBESTOS) ASBESTOS SYNTHANE G-#HT PYROTEK NICOt.ET METAL , FIBER GLASS THEKMOELAKE W/O ASBESTOS INDUSTRIAL WASTE REM O VAL CO. 11IERM O BEST FREYPEL ZETEX KEVLAR NEXTEL N EX T EL 312 (3M) TUF-TEMP REERASIL ZETEX FBI REERASIL SII.T EM P ZETEX GATNE #396 SCAN-PAC #RF12 SYNTHANE #G7 FUSED SILICA ROCKBESTOS W/FIBER GLASS FIBER GLASS ASBESTOS TILE BRAKE LINING ASBESTOS CLOTH ASBESTOS COVERED M ILL B O A R D ASBESTOS ASBESTOS GRAPHITE NICOLET 405 ASBESTOS Fit LED ASBESTOS INSULATION ASBESTOS Cl OTH ASBESTOS INSULATED Cl FANI NO ASBEST OS COVERED VINYL TILE WOOD CARPET C ER A M IC SCAN-PAC CARLISLE CORP. KEVLAR ZETEX NON1EX COVER STAINLESS BRAID M A RIN ITE XL EIBERERAX GRC NU BOARD M A R IN IT E PYROTEK (G RAPH ITED #370) (CARBON YARN) TEFLON NEW HUDSON HAW S23 TREATED I'YRO IT IEKM-U-1 FUSED SILICA G R A P H IT E ORGANICS ITITER GLASS PNC TIBER I RAX N E X T E L 312 (3M) REERASIL YARN T Id l .ON COA I ED AMERICAN CLEANING TIBER GLAS^LOVER JW ' f ta - 1 5 Elim inate corners. star wheels, and dead plates with [Ja il's curved chain conveyor as your surest line from forming m achine to lehr. Save costs, save time, save products! Reduced handling plus open design of the chain (permitting simul taneous heating of chain and product) cut losses from thermal shock. Available in 6" and 10" widths with configuration adaptable to your needs in terms of length, curves, and radii of turns. Rail's curved chain conveyor w ill fit your plant layout like a glove, and move your products with the sore ness of a glove-protected hand! SIDE VIEW OF LINK A N 0 HOLLER Packaging Products, Inc. R O n o * SJ(X) M uc k .*-> lrxj,,m a 4 /3 0 ? Rh J l / - 747-6 6 /? Of J \7 -747-6687 Frank Breek Tdburg. The Neihe'is' d Telex. 52890 BREEK Ni. Qfuso IINNTTERNATI C ` < MITEO - r-v 1 6 Circle No. 6 on p. 2*1 r -v A ^ ^ U&' Some of these substitute materials were relatively easy to find, test, and place into service. Some replacement items have been extremely difficult to find. Alien an inquiry is sent to a potential equipment manufacturer, he is requested to certify that no asbestos is used in the manufacture of that equipment. If asbestos is used, he is re quested to state its form and its use. This is one method to help control the amount of asbestos that enters your plant. Having found a substitute, the prob lem is how to dispose of the old material. The disposal of all material containing asbestos must be ac complished under the standards as established by O S H A and E P A . Some of the requirements arc as follows: All material must he collected and placed in impermeable containers and sealed. Containers must be appropriately labeled and buried in an approved land mi. Personal protective equipment includes: single use air-purifying respirator, single use disposable clothing, a separate room to change clothing. Most asbestos removals are sim plified by first soaking the material with water and then placing in a plastic bag or removing with a strong vacuum system. The important point here is that there arc requirements to he followed when removing and disposing of asbestos-containing material to pre vent unsafe exposure limits during handling and for years to come. P P G is very proud of its ac complishment in reducing the use of asbestos in our plants. We will con tinue the efforts of our group. Asbestos has been an answer to dif ficult problems in high-temperature wot k for many years. It has often been the predominant material considered. We arc not suggesting, though, that it has always been a perfect answer. Our hope Is we will find other materials that will do as well, perhaps belter. Early substitution efforts usually result in increased costs. W c must ac cent some higher costs to obtain a bet ter environment for our employees. Private industry contends that it can police itself. Perhaps this is an oppor tunity to demonstrate our ability and desire to correct old problems and eliminate potential health hazards on our own initiative. Our employees are the greatest assets w c bas e. THE G L A S S INDUSTRY/M ARCH 198 1 S ,IM 1* t T " _ !!?