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FILE NAME Quigley QUIG DATE 1973 Jan 9 DOC QUIG024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Industry Warning Information DESTO \ OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH REPON CORPORATE SAFETY DEPARTMENT NO 59 DISTRIBUTION SAFETY JANUARY 9 1973 CONTACTS arene tere eae USE OF ASBESTOS PRODUCTS Consultation with OSHA has suggested that irregular occasional short exposure to asbestos products particularly of a fibrous composition does not require adherence to all provisions of 29 CFR 1910.93 e.g. elaborate medical program and records Protection of personnel commensurate with the exposure is necessary Interpretation of these principles leads to practical policies on handling asbestos products First any use of loose fibrous asbestos should be discontinued new uses of asbestos insulation should be avoided Existing asbestos insulation if covered should present no hazard Removing of such insulation if on an irregular maintenance basis with only occasional exposure may be conducted with necessary safeguards such as approved respirator ansd eye protection of such work giving circumstances and duration should be kept for each exposed Record employee Occasional and molded use of bonded asbestos products including corrugated board Transite asbestos gaskets may be continued with proper safeguards site drilling cutting or sawing will require approved respirators Interior work should be provided with vacuum take Shop machining should include an effective hood All provisions of 1910.93 and any future amendments and revisions must be observed for work not classified as irregular in the responsible judgment of the management involved Use of asbestos garments should be confined to bona fide thermal protection Asbestos gloves should not be in general use For normal high temperature occasional discontinuous use respirators should not be needed with limited use of asbestos gloves Incidentally personal use of asbestos gloves for home barbecues applications should be judiciously limited These gloves and all should be restricted from availability to children availability ovens asbestos similar garments Further references on this subject are available from Corporate Safety REFERENCE FDA - CFR Part 191 191.9 Federal Register 9/26/72 page 14873 Page 1 of