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September 13, 1971 LEE e. GRANT, M.O. Medical Director William M. Johnson, HD. Department of Health, Education and Welfare National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health 550 Main Street Federal Office Building, Room 7033 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Dear Dr. Johnson: The folia ` file, in -' J ---------- ' 1. 2 ' 3 4. 5. 6. V ?f*nt;( 7. Errviriroonmental Survey Sumnary, Asbestos Dust in Port Allegany Unibestos 8. List of all Pittsburgh Corning employees who have or are now working in Dnibestos production from February, 1964 to August 27, 1971; .9. List of Pittsburgh Corning employees x-rayed in April, 1971; 10. Memorandum of J. R. Murray, Personnel Manager, port Allegany, to All Employees, dated August 23, 1971, Subject: Use of Respirators; 11. Memorandum of G. B. Bcjtera, Port Allegany, to All Guards, dated August 26, 1971, Subject: Duties of Guards Relative to Respirators. -------------- 0T'*V -I 1 BB 0007611 | w'iiiiam n. "Jonnson, Page 2 Ss*Dtember 13, 1971 The following reports of studies performed at the University of California (Berkeley), which you requested, are enclosed. Please keep these reports confidential until after the authors have had an opportunity to publish then. 1. "Dust-Producing Potential of Construction Materials" 2. "Dust-Producing Potential of Construction Materials, Phase II" When I receive a copy of Dr. Hurst's study of the Tyler employees, I will send the same to Mr, Martin C. Wukasch, P.E. Director, Division of Occupational Health and Radiation Control, Texas State Department prHealth, who will forward a copy to you as he advised in his August 30, 1971,. Jotter oo yoji. . In my opinion, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation has her outstanding sense of responsibility in the matter of its a^tesl mtaining thermal pipe insulation, both toward its-own employees and cfcosi oyees in the insulation trade who must install and tear out such m^k^riaj in their actions leading to the decision to manufacture an asbestosv-freeXherroi 1 pipe insulation. It is also my opinion that it wou e if*\the best interesta^ both the Tyler and Port Allegany Plants' employee the^ffemporary Va^iCree requested under O.S.H.A. by the Pittsburgh tion were ju^ticed to enable time for transition to the asbestos- In meetiaSJj^tltet I personally just concluded with the Pittsb g employeesr^ork^jjgyin unibestos and their Union Officers in whi in detaiJ^utK^he hazards of asbestos, the Variance Request s fom^3Tea^Wg under O.S.H.A., all appeared to favor the compa ons' in connediVc^with the Variance Request. It is hoped that a fayorab1 ponse to fffe^pittx&frurgh Coming Variance Request will be forthcoming sistanjj|getret)ry for Occupational Safety and Health. Lastly, Allegatiy in >ij u bl^ I would appreciate a copy of your trip report on Port copy of the various forms to be used by the Morgantown people ith the examination program. Sincerely, LBG:lc Enclosures cc: Mr. C- P. Olm' Mr. E. W. Holman Mr. M. Wukasch Dr. L. Balzer Lee B. Grant, M.D. Medical Director THIS DOCUMENT ---- n&l PPU <r, v '1 i-ff_0007612~T Tad Sorgesoa Erasure Bstnssrog* nr tsippiac *xd wxE&esxm rwsnaa. September U, 1971 to perhaps clarify oar poeIrian ngu^Ut the wee of raspirator* *hi handliar feibcrtoe la tha aereboesa km Z MQMt we publish tha following guidelines 1. ftdtr fcsrwal ocedlt iooe ( the batllat, storage and werehna*ing of wndanaged cartoee of fhfhaefra pm**t eo sigplfleast health-safety -pToblee*. Z. If cartoos ere broken or dwagad while Valbaato^ 1* being toadied, If then -*' ere ctptamd cartoee ec looaa place* of ItafhagrrX* laying erooad the aorefeoeee, the followlag steps should be taken! ! . Xf spillage occurs, debris should ba cleaned ap lnadlately with thoae f-oople doing the clcan lag wearing approved respirators, b. Vban cleaning spillage, nsgiua qprlgnant should ba used to pick ap dost and saall particles. Again, people doing the cleaning should s approved respirator*. e. Zf repacking Is dooe, approved respirator* should ba won ablla performing this function. Please let es have poor opinion on the above so chat we can proceed-to In*tract your people-reierdlig the bm of reeptratera. " llso, hr. lee Oraat la his trip report, newt 1ms thaTiberant'ettucttce la Plant 1, Wills eentlonlag year participation la the tear ffhe `area, ha also indicated thst^. rectsnffMlatloa u eada fee Increase the-faa-eepa^f so that ZOO linear fast of -TZ air par moots la polled eeroaa tha face 'Jot thapetet booth. Z know we disooaeed Or \_j this, bat It seen* a eoaree of ectloe la eoeeeaary, as tha feats aay com la and j4- H" tales laed-air apln la tha area laeledlag tha bench roee. Again, let we have ^ reaolve the ft 6. f, Oregory hick O OO j BB 0007613 1