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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM: DATE:
PLANT PHYSICIANS PLANT SAFETY DIRECTORS
E. C. Irby, M.D.
January 4, 1973
Cole, R. E. Hughes, J. S. Kinzey, J. M. MacMillan, Mansur, D. B, Mortimer, R. B. Newman, J. E. Nichols, Sansonetti, Bob Sasser.
I am enclosing a memo which I have recently sent to all of the plant managers and which I believe you will find is self-explanatory. Needless to say, if you can think of areas which might show high asbestos counts I would be very much interested in knowing of them.
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E. Claiborne IrJ6y, M.D. Associate Medical Director
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TO: FROM: SUBJECT:
PLANT MANAGERS E. C. Irby, M.D, Compliance with OS
January 4, 1973
Within the next several weeks our Industrial Hygiene Depart
ment expects to have the capability of doing asbestos counts on
air samples. This is being set up in conjunction with the
Metallurgical Research Department. I am enclosing a Xerox copy
of the asbestos regulations as published by OSHA in the Federal
Register.
As you can see, the Act was effective as of
July 7, 1972, and allows for 5 fibers per cc over an eight hour time
weighted average. This will become 2 fibers in 1976. No employee
shall be exposed at any time to more than 10 fibers and then it
goes on to specify the methods of compliance and protective equip
ment.
At this time, we have no asbestos counts and no serious estimates as to what the counts might be in our various asbestos using areas. Since personal sampling devices will be needed and there is a limit to the number of counts that can be performed, we feel the first order of priority should be at the work station of the carpenters in our cast houses where asbestos is machined and in the areas where asbestos cement is handled. To this end, our hygienist will be doing some studies at McCook and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company's hygienist plans some studies in Arkansas and Alabama. We also have plans to measure levels in the area where asbestos insulation either is being removed or installed as insulation for piping. If there are any other operations which might exceed the levels in the areas described above, we would very much like to hear from you and place these also at the top of our-priority list.. When we have sufficient measurements to be reasonably sure of our asbestos levels, we plan in conjunction with the Safety Department and Engineering Department, to help advise you concerning any measures which might be necessary to comply with the OSHA regulation. In the meantime it is hoped that the obvious portions of the Act will be complied with, such as using wet methods where possible, keeping asbestos bags closed when not in use, and disposing of them promptly when they are empty, and using all means of ventilation and exhaust which might be available.
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Tabli 0-2
Uaterlal
8-hour time weighted average
Acceptable maximum peak above
Acceptable
the acceptable celling conceutra-
ceiling
tlou (or an 8-hour shut.
concentration-------------------------------------------- -----
Concentration
Maximum
duration
Bentene (Z37.4-1969)...................................... 10 p.pjn........
Beryllium and beryllium compounds 2 mS-/M*..........
... 26ig./M*........
(Z37.?>19:0).
Cadmium lump (Z37.5-1970)
0.1 mg./M*.... 3 mg./M*........
Cadmium dust (Z37.5-1970)
0.2mg./Ml,
Carbon disulfide l Z37.3-1968)......... ............ 20 p.p.m........
Do.
Carbon tctiachionde (Z37.17-1967)...... ........ 10 p.pjn........ ... 25 p.pjn........
any 4 hours;
Ethylene dlbromide 1Z37.31-1970)
20 p.p.m........ ... 30 p.p.m........
Ethylene dichlonde (Z37.21-1969)------------- 60 p.p.m........
___ 200 p.p.m....
any 3 hours:
Formaldehyde 1Z37.16-1967)....... ,,.............. 3 p.p.m..........
... 10 p.p.m........
Hydrogen fluoride (Z37.28-1969)....... ............ ....... do..................................................................................
Fluoride as dust (Z37.28-1969)_
2.5 mg./M*...........................................................................
Lead and irs inorganic compounds (Z37.ll- 0.2mg./M>...........................................................................
1969) Methyl'chloride (Z37.18-1969)........................ lOOp.p.m........ 200 p.p.m............... 300 p.p.m............5 minutes In
any 3 hours.
Methylene Chloride (Z37.3-1969).................. 500p.p.m........ 1,000 p.p.m............ 2,000 p.pjn.........5 minutes in
any 2 hours.
Oryano (alkyl) mercury (Z37.30-1969)......... 0.01 mg./M *... 0.M mg./M *...........................................
Styrene (Z37.15-1969)............................. ........ lOOp.p.m........ 200 p.p.m............... 600 p.p.m............5 minutes in any 3 hours.
Trichloroethylene (Z37.19-1967).................... ____do....................... do...................... 300 p.p.m............5 minutes In any 2 hours.
Tetrachloroethylene (Z37.22-1967)................ ....... do....................... do...............................do.................. 5 minutes In
any 3 hours.
Toluene (Z37.12-1967)..................................... 200 p.pjn........ 300 p.p.m............... 500 p.p.m............ 10 minutes. Hydrogen sulfide (Z37.2-1966)..................... . ........................... 20 p.pjn................... 50 p.pjn................10 minutes once
only 11 no
other measur
able exposure
occurs.
Mercury (Z37.3-1971)...................................
1 mg./lOM i
Chromic acid and chromatea (Z37.7-1971)
___ do *___
Tabie 0-3--Mtnebal Dusts
Substance
Mppcf Mg/M*
Aerodynamic diameter (unit density sphere)
Percent passing selector
Silica: Crystalline: Quartz (respirable)...............
250 < lOmf/M*
%SlO+6 %SiO*+2
Quartz (total dust)...............
30mg/M*
Cristobalite: Use M the value calculated from the
count or mass formulae for quartz. Trldvmite: Use H the value calculated from the for mulae for quartt.
Amorphous, including natural diatomaceous earth........... ..
%3iOt+2 20 S0mg/M*
%StOi
Silicates (less than 1% crystalltne silica): Mica........................................ Soapstone............................. . Talc fnon-asliestos-fcrm)... Talc dihrous). Lse asbestos
limit ................................ Tremolite (see talc, fibrous)
Portland cement................... Graphite (natural).................. Coai dust (respirable fraction '--
less than 5% SIO*)................
20 20 20*
80 15
--------
For more than S% SiOj........... .......... ......
2.4zng/M* or
lOmg/M*
Inert or Nuisance Dust: Respirable fraction............... Total dust..............................
%810rl-2 15 6mg/M* 50 16mg/M*
Note: Conversion (actors-- mppc(x35.3-milllon particles per cubic meter
-- particles per c.c. Millions o( particles per cubic loot of air, based on lmplnger samples counted hy light-field technics. 1 The percentage o( crystalline silica in the formula Is the amount determined from air-horne samples, ex cept In those instances iD which other methods have been shown to be applicable. i As determined by the membrane filter method at 430xphase contrast magnification. Both concentration and percent quarts for the appli cation of this limit are to ho determined from the fraction passing a sixe-sclector wuh the following characteristics: Containing < 1% quart!', if > 1% quart!, use quartz
limit.
2 90 2.5 75 3.5 60 5.0 25 10 0
The measurements under this note refer to the use of an AEC Instrument. If the respirable fraction of coat dust Is determined with a MRS the figure corresponding to that of 2.4 Mg/M> In the table for coal dust is 4.5 Mg/M*.
1^1910.93a Asbestos.
i (a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, (1) "Asbestos" includes chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinollte.
(2) "Asbestos fibers" means asbestos fibers longer than 5 micrometers.
(b) Permissible exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers--(1) Standard effective July 7, 1972. The 8-hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any employee may be exposed shall not exceed five fibers, longer than 5 micrometers, per cubic centimeter of air, as determined by the method pre scribed in paragraph (e) of this section.
(2) Standard effective July 1, 1976. The 8-hour time-weighted average air borne concentrations of asbestos fibers to which any employee may be exposed shall not exceed two fibers, longer than 5 micrometers, per cubic centimeter of air, as determined by the method pre scribed in paragraph (e) of this section.
(3) Ceiling concentration. No em ployee shall be exposed at any time to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of 10 fibers, longer than 5 micrometers, per cubic centimeter of air, as determined by the method pre scribed in paragraph (e) of this section.
(C> Methods of compliance--'1> En gineering methods, (i) Engineering con
trols. Engineering controls, such as, but
not limited to, isolation, enclosure, ex
haust ventilation, and dust collection, shall be used to meet the exposure limits
prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section.
(ii) Local exhaust ventilation, (a) Local exhaust ventilation and dust col lection systems shall be designed, con
structed, installed, and maintained in accordance with the American National Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Systems, ANSI Z9.2-1971, which is in corporated by reference herein.
tb) See 5 1910.6 concerning the avail ability of ANSI Z9.2-1971. and the
maintenance of a historic file In connec tion therewith. The address of the Amer ican National Standards Institute is given in 5 1910.100.
(iii) Particular tools. All hand-op
erated and power-operated tools which may produce or release asbestos fibers
In excess of the exposure limits pre scribed in paragraph (b) of this section, such as, but not limited to, saws, scorers,
abrasive wheels, and drills, shall be pro vided with local exhaust ventilation sys tems in accordance with subdivision (il) of this subparagraph.
(2) Work practices--(i) Wet methods. Insofar as practicable, asbestos shall be
handled, mixed, applied, removed, cut, scored, or otherwise worked in a wet state sufficient to prevent the emission of airborne fibers in excess of the ex
posure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section, unless the usefulness
of the product would be diminished thereby.
(ii) Particular products and opera tions. No asbestos cement, mortar, coat ing, grout, plaster, or similar material
containing asbestos shall be removed from bags, cartons, or other containers in which they are shipped, without being either wetted, or enclosed, or ventilated
so as to prevent effectively the release of airborne asbestos fibers in excess of the limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section.
(iii) Spraying, demolition, or removal. Employees engaged in the spraying of
asbestos, the removal, or demolition of pipes, structures, or equipment covered
or insulated with asbestos, and in the removal or demolition of asbestos in sulation or coverings shall be provided
with respiratory equipment in accord ance with paragraph <d> (2) (iii) of this section and with special clothing in ac
cordance with paragraph (d)(3) of this section.
(d) Personal protective equipment-- (1) Compliance with the exposure limits prescribed by paragraph (b) of this sec
tion may not be achieved by the use of
respirators or shift rotation of em ployees, except:
(1) During the time period necessary to Install the engineering controls and
to institute the work practices required by paragraph (c) of this section;
(ii) In work situations in which the methods prescribed in paragraph (c) of
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tins section are either tecnnica.Iy not feasible or feasible to an extent insuffi cient to reduce the airborne concentra
tions of asbestos fibers below the limits
prescribed by paragraph ib' of this
section; or
1 iii i In emergencies. i iv) Where both respirators and per
sonnel rotation are allowed by subdivi
sions in. iti'. or mi' of this subpara graph. and both are practicable, person nel rotation shall be preferred and used.
' 2) Where a respirator is permitted by subparagraph 'D of this paragraph, it shall be selected from among those ap proved by the Bureau of Mines. Depart ment of the Interior, or the National In
stitute for Occupational Safety and Health. Department of Health. Educa tion. and Welfare, under the provisions of 30 CFR Part 11 137 F.R. 6244. Mar. 25. 1972'. and shall be used in accordance with subdivisions ii>. up. 'iii' and uv> of this subparagraph.
< i j Air purifying respirators. A reusa
ble or single use air purifying respirator, or a respirator described in subdivision
ui> or 'ini of this subparagraph, shall
be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits prescribed in
paragraph ib of this section, when the ceiling or the 8-hour time-weighted aver age airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed no more than 10 times those limits.
ui> Powered air purifying respirators.
A full facepiece powered air purifying
respirator, or a powered air purifying respirator, or a respirator described in subdivision > iii) of this subparagraph,
shall be used to reduce the concentra tions of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits pre scribed in paragraph (b) of this section, when the ceiling or the 8-hour time-
weighted average concentrations of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed 10 times, but not 100 times, those limits.
i iii > Type "C" supplied-air respirators, continuous flow or pressure-demand class. A type "C" continuous flow or pres sure-demand, supplied-air respirator
shall be used to reduce the concentra tions of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits pre
scribed in paragraph <b) of this section, when the ceiling or the 8-hour timeweighted average airborne concentra
tions of asbestos fibers'are reasonably expected to exceed 100 times those limits.
i iv i Establishment of a respirator pro
gram. <a) The employer shall establish a respirator program in accordance with the requirements of the American Na tional Standards Practices for Respira tory Protection, ANSI Z88.2-1969. which is incorporated by reference herein.
b. See 1910.6 concerning the avail
ability of ANSI Z88.2-1969 and the main
tenance of an historic file in connection
therewith. The address of the American National Standards Institute is given in 1910.100.
'o No employee shall be assigned to
tasks requiring the use of respirators if.
based uoon his most recent examination,
an examining physician determines that the employee will be unable to function
normally wearing a respirator, or that
the safety or health of the employee or
other employees will be impaired bv his
use of a respirator. Such employee shall be rotated to another job or given the
opportunity to transfer to a different po
sition whose duties he is able to perform with the same employer, in the same geo graphical area and with the same senior ity, status, and rate of pay he had just prior to such transfer, if such a different position is available.
13' Special clothing: The emulover shall provide, and require the use of. spe cial clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for any em ployee exposed to airborne concentra tions of asbestos fibers, which exceed the ceiling level prescribed in paragraph 'b' of this section.
(4) Change rooms: <i> At any fixed place of employment exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in ex
cess of the exposure limits prescribed in
paragraph <b) of this section, the em ployer shall provide change rooms for employees working regularly at the place.
<ii) Clothes lockers: The employer shall provide two separate lockers or con
tainers for each employee, so separated or isolated as to prevent contamination of the employee's street clothes from his
work clothes. (iii) Laundering: (a) Laundering of
asbestos contaminated clothing shall be done so as to prevent the release of air borne asbestos fibers in excess of the ex posure limits prescribed in paragraph < b) of this section.
(b) Any employer who gives asbestoscontaminated clothing to another person for laundering shall inform such person of the requirement in (a) of this subdi vision to effectively prevent the release of airborne asbestos fibers in excess of
the exposure limits prescribed in para graph (b) of this section.
(c) Contaminated clothing shall be transported in sealed impermeable bags, or other closed, impermeable containers, and labeled in accordance with para graph (g> of this section.
(e) Method of measurement. All de terminations of airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers shall be made by the membrane filter method at 400-450 x
(magnification) (4 millimeter objective) with phase contrast illumination.
(f) Monitoring--(1) Initial determi
nations. Within 6 months of the publi cation of this section, every employer shall cause every place of employment where asbestos fibers are released to be monitored in such a way as to determine
whether every employee's exposure to asbestos fibers is below the limits pre
scribed in paragraph <b) of this sec
tion. If the limits are exceeded, the em
ployer shall immediately undertake a compliance program in accordance with
paragraph <c) of this section.
(2) Personal monitoring--(i) Sam
ples shall be collected from within the
breathing zone of !he employees, on membrane filters of 0 H micrometer po rosity mounted in an open-face filter holder. Samples shall be taken for the determination of the 8-hour time-
weighted average airborne concentra tions and of the ceiling concentrations of asbestos fibers.
ru) Sampling frequency and patterns.
After the initial determinations required by subparagraph (D of this paragraph, samples shall be of such frequency and pattern as to represent with reasonable accuracy the levels of exposure of em ployees. In no case shall the sampling be done at intervals greater than 6 months for employees whose exposure to asbestos may reasonably be foreseen to exceed the limits prescribed by paragraph 'b' of this section.
(3) Environmental monitoring--id samples shall be collected from areas of a work environment which are represent ative of the airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers which may reach the breathing zone of employees. Samples shall be collected on a membrane filter of 0.8 micrometer porosity mounted in an open-face filter holder. Samples shall be taken for the determination of the 8hour time-weighted average airborne concentrations and of the ceiling con centrations of asbestos fibers.
'll' Sampling frequency and patterns. After the initial determinations required by subparagraph 11) of this paragraph, samples shall be of such frequency and pattern as to represent with reasonable accuracy the levels of exposure of the employees. In no case shall sampling be at intervals greater than 6 months for employees w'hose exposures to asbestos may reasonably be foreseen to exceed the exposure limits prescribed in para graph (b) of this section.
(4) Employee observation of monitor ing. Affected employees, or their rep resentatives, shall be given a reasonable opportunity to observe any monitoring required by this paragraph and shall have access to the records thereof.
(g) Caution signs and labels. (1) Cau tion signs, (i) Posting. Caution signs shall be provided and displayed at each location where airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers may be in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph <b) of this section. Signs shall be posted at such a distance from such a location so that an employee may read the signs and take necessary protective steps be fore entering the area marked by the signs. Signs shall be posted at all ap proaches to areas containing excessive concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers.
(ii) Sign specifications. The warning signs required by subdivision <i) of this subparagraph shall conform to the re quirements of 20" x 14" vertical format signs specified in IS 1910.145(d)(4), and to this subdivision. The signs shall dis play the following legend in the lower panel, with letter sizes and styles of a visibility at least equal to that specified
in this subdivision.
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Legend Asbes'os________
Dust Hazard
Avoid Breathing Dust___ Wear Assigned Protective
Equipment. Do Hot Remain In Area
Unless Your Work Re quires It. Breathing Asbestos Dust May Be Hazardous To Your Health.
.Vofation I" Sans Serif.
Gothic or
Block. 3,i'' Sans Serif,
Gothic or
Block. U" Gothic. >4" Gothic.
U" Gothic.
14 point Gothic.
Spacing between lines shall be at least equal to the height of the upper of any two lines.
(2> Caution labels--(it Labeling. Cau
tion labels shall be affixed to all raw materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, and other products containing asbestos fibers, or to their containers, except that no label is required where asbestos fibers have been modified by a bonding agent, coating, binder, or other material so that during any reasonably foreseeable use,
handling, storage, disposal, processing, or transportation, no airborne concentra
tions of asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b > of this section will be released.
(ii) Label specifications. The caution labels required by subdivision (i) of this subparagraph shall be printed in letters of sufficient size and contrast as to be readily visible and legible. The label shall
state:
Caution
Contains Asbestos Fibers
Avoid Creating Dust
Breathing Asbestos Dust May Cause Serious BodUy Harm
(h) Housekeeping--(1) Cleaning. All external surfaces in any place of employ ment shall be maintained free of accu mulations of asbestos fibers if, with their dispersion, there would be an excessive concentration.
(2) Waste disposal. Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equip ment, and asbestos-contaminated cloth ing, consigned for disposal, which may produce m any reasonably foreseeable use, handling, storage, processing, dis posal. or transportation airborne concen trations of asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section shall be-collected and disposed of in sealed impermeable bags, or other closed, impermeable containers.
(i) Recordkeeping--(1) Exposure rec ords. Every employer shall maintain rec ords of any personal or environmental monitoring required by this section. Rec ords shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years and shall be made avail able upon request to the Assistant Secre tary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and to authorized representa tives of either.
(2) Employee access. Every employee and former employee shall have reason able access to any record required to be maintained by subparagraph (X) of this
paragraph, which indicates the em ployee's own exposure to asbestos fibers.
(3) Employee notification. Any em ployee found to have been exposed at any
time to airborne concentrations of asbes
tos fibers in excess of the limits pre
scribed in paragraph (b) of this section
shall be notified in writing of the expo sure as soon as practicable but not later
than 5 days of the finding. The employee shall also be timely notified of the cor rective action being taken.
<j> Medical examinations--(1) Gen eral. The employer shall provide or make available at his cost, medical examina tions relative to exposure to asbestos re quired by this paragraph.
(2) Preplacement. The employer shall provide or make available to each of his employees, within 30 calendar days fol
lowing his first employment in an occupation exposed to r.irborne con centrations of asbestos fibers, a compre hensive medical examination, which shall include, as a minimum, a chest roent genogram i posterior-anterior 14 x 17 inches), a history to elicit symptom
atology of respiratory disease, and
pulmonary function tests to include forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEVjh.
(3) Annual examinations. On or be fore January 31. 1973, and at least an nually thereafter, every employer shall provide, or make available, comprehen
sive medical examinations to each of his employees engaged in occupations ex
posed to airborne concentrations of as bestos fibers. Such annual examination shall include, as a minimum, a chest
roentgenogram (posterior-anterior 14 x 17 inches), a history to elicit symptom atology of respiratory disease, and pulmonary function tests to include forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEVin>.
(4) Termination of employment. The employer shall provide, or make avail
able, within 30 calendar days before or after the termination of employment of any employee engaged in an occupation exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers, a comprehensive medical
examination which shall include, as a minimum, a chest roentgenogram (pos terior-anterior 14 x 17 inches), a history to elicit symptomatology of respiratory disease, and pulmonary function tests to include forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV, ,,)-.
(5) Recent examinations. No medical examination Is required of any em ployee, if adequate records show that the employee has been examined in ac cordance with this paragraph within the past 1-year period.
(6) Medical records--(l) Mainte
nance. Employers of employees examined pursuant to this paragraph shall cause to be maintained complete and accurate
records of all such medical examina tions. Records shall be retained by employers for at least 20 years.
(ii) Access. The contents of the rec
ords of the medical examinations required by this paragraph shall be made available, for inspection and copying,
to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, the
Director of NIOSH, to authorized physi
cians and medical consultants of either
of them, and, upon the request of an em
ployee or former employee, to his physi
cian. Any physician who conducts a
medical examination required by this
paragraph shall furnish to the employer
of the examined employee all the infor
mation specifically required by this
paragraph, and any other medical in
formation related to occupational ex
posure to asbestos fibers.
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1910.94 Ventilation.
(a) Abrasive blasting--(1) Defini tions applicable to this paragraph.--<i) Abrasive. A solid substance used in an abrasive blasting operation.
(ii) Abrasive-blasting respirator. A
continuous flow air-line respirator con
structed so that it will cover the wearer's head, neck, and shoulders to protect him from rebounding abrasive.
(iii) Blast cleaning barrel. A complete
enclosure which rotates on an axis, or
which has an internal moving tread to
tumble the parts, in order to expose vari ous surfaces of the parts to the action of an automatic blast spray.
(iv) Blast cleaning room. A complete
enclosure In which blasting operations are performed and where the operator works Inside of the room to operate the blasting nozzle and direct the flow of the
abrasive material. (v) Blasting cabinet. An enclosure
where the operator stands outside and operates the blasting nozzle through an
opening or openihgs in the enclosure. (vi) Clean air. Air of such purity that
it will not cause harm or discomfort to an individual if it is inhaled for extended
periods of time. (vii) Dust collector. A derice or com
bination of devices for separating dust from the air handled by an exhaust ventilation system.
(viii) Exhaust ventilation system. A
system for removing contaminated air from a space, comprising two or more of the following elements (a) enclosure or hood, (6) duct work, (c) dust collect ing equipment, (d) exhauster, and (e)
discharge stack. (ix> Particulate-filter respirator. An
air purifying respirator, commonly re
ferred to as a dust or a fume respirator, which removes most of the dus,, or fume
from the air passing through the device. (x) Respirable dust. Airborne dust In
sizes capable of passing through the up per respiratory system to reach the
lower lung passages. (xi) Rotary blast cleaning table. An
enclosure where the pieces to be cleaned
are positioned on a rotating table and are passed automatically through a series of
blast sprays. (xil) Abrasive blasting. The forcible
application of an abrasive to a surface
by pneumatic pressure, hydraulic pres
sure, or centrifugal force.
(2) Dust hazards from abrasive blast
ing. (i) Abrasives and the surface
coatings on the materials blasted are shattered and pulverized during blasting
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