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FILE NAME: Reynolds Metals (RM) DATE: 1980 Oct 28 DOC#: RM062 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo to Account Exec. RE Reynolds Aluminum Bldg Products Co. [Tilo] RE Asbestos Hazards & OSHA Concerns 5/13/2016 PrintDocument : r f THE TRAVELERS MEMORANDUM date October 28, I960 to Account Executive Loo HoKsbus, SAM ZNG. H.O. Subjects HSYROIiS AWHIB01! BUS PP.OUUCTS CCHPAKV Stratford, CT Industrial Hvrlens Concerns (TILO) Lott Mr, Id Radzvilovloz, Plant Engineer, expressed soot onoera to ue feat the loot survey regsurdiag poteiblo health hazards Cron tfaf fib er slags dusfc which It being produced" in the shingle asnu?aotuxlng operation, T hin hart 'Estn a cuaSQr of derm ltltls csgss reported ftAV `pTdddia vas'Tn^ stalled la s t surlanr. With tht crovin? Qf.HA concern about possible health TSIsards associated vltb inhalation of this duct, I f t t l you should bring thin up with your oorporate headquarters oontoots. there boo also boon a now blowor system ln ttallod vhloh in ustd for the i n a staM trum fo r. Tr e at rouartod trs nn Uiat tttia ntu a t dldlble X o v ls at'uuM/ltiU iJHJu At tht tin t of our survey, this equipment vat not in operation burnr th le' ie tht east, there oould be a i m n exposure to rapid hearing loot of txauastio nature. Another oonotm I hart with th is account iron an industrial hygiene standpoint is from the aabsstoa fib er dust and debris which is s t i l l Tavimc on the besas J p 'tha Aiw Jm Products Warehouse, .foyra 1 also a lo t of asbesxoe ba-gea aatsrlal burlod In tht land bshlnd the plant. Our conotm 1* with tha OSHA ~ requireasnt that employees exposed to asbestos bs n o tified . Boss th is apply to employees who may bo digging or duaplng coxsp in this la n d fill ares? From an eoyiraaoental haaard viewpoint, the insured la duaplng moot of th eir solid waste behind tht plant. Certainly Iron a pollution standpoint, th is could not be a la se lfltd as aooidental discharges, Those art musoxous asphalt s p ills arorcod tbs asphalt s t ille which combined w ith d l and othor petroleum bassd pro ducts wash Into tha brook which goto through tht property, I'm sure i f the BnrlrooBoatal Protection Agency ever esse in to take so il and water samples, they would find something to be oonoemed about. I don't know i f the Reynolds Corporate Industrial Hygiene Department did any ssapling in these areas or fo r the asbestos fibers in the Aluminum Products Varebouts, but you may want to fiheck on this* area a b o ir Bsbould be sampling 1 the breathing acne o f. the granular ___ poos ItrttfaKldual spends h a lf .o f h ie workday in an elevated La.Une breathing in limestone dust, asphalt ftames and Ged On a different subject, Z would be interested in obtaining the serrloee of a boiler and e le ctrica l sp ecialist to review the operational procedures fo r auoh o f the plant equipment, I strongly suepeot that many of the equipment operators hare inadequate knowledge about the aafe operation of the equipnent. They have already burned up one of their boiler? vhloh only leaves than one operating b o iler. Should they lose th is b o iler, the plant would have no recourse but to shut down* They recently destroyed a superheater The asphalt s t ills appear (oont'd) m e t * v, t-7* v j -a . *se v ^^45000200601945 http.//eclipse/#Retrieve/view/504a3bfc-572a-4bfe-9c69-a6050115c8e1/index/1/page/1074 1/2 5/13/2016 / PrintDocument Reynolds Aluninua Hidg Produots Co. (TZLO) 10/26/80 thn% they haw not undergone any eouipoent updating on safety controls tino* the 1930' . Ih recant electrocution/brought to lig h t the Inadeunte knowledge many of the plant maintenance people haw about e le ctrica l safety Hr. ladzviloviez infoned ua that the only aaployee out there with on tiectrlo el background is h la se lf. Given these factors, the physical con dition of the apuissent and apparent lack of proper training or background froa any of the operators, there could be a serious accident involving this quipatnt and Injuring eoployeei. Such a eurwy a lio night be b en eficial froa a public relations standpoint with the oorporat# people* I f you have any question, gire ne a call* VBLfje l o sim i ' William . Lischeid, CSP togineering Account Manager http://eclipse/#Retrieve/view/504a3bfc-572a-4bfe-9c6&-a6050115c8e1/index/1/page/1074 RMC450002000Q194S 2/2