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FILE NAME: Uniroyal (UNIR) DATE: 1972 Sept 1 DOC#: UNIR023 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Uniroyal Memo RE Environmental Meeting for Asbestos Dust UW3YAL' TO: FROM : DATE: - / NIROYAL Inc. O*forj 4 R,, ,, ^ n C(njer Midflufiufy, Connecticut 07<5 KH7).mo R* C . Hunt Hogansville Plant ' \e Le F. Dieringer Corporate Industrial Hygienist J PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT OR 7 1 I Septem ber 1, 1972 ^ > r-*> > ,.,V. The week of August 21. 1972 w - rL-... , , ' to p r p g r A m d r e n l^ n m e n tM m .^ L tjT*" ^ 1f f i . f f i H'9*"aViUe Plant , _ . A irborne asbestos fib e r A sbestonP isnt.' A e o n jmidn.rr.-m^ uV^.V;/0"TM1 " 0 T ,Ul* ^ rtiin v*riou> e o re p re s e n ta tiv e perations in.the . . M r,: C . l ! n*?d.*r 1,1y tount o f th is tim e was pent with Technician tn c r ^ i L ' . , . : f Envtopnnienm end Safety . . a ir sam pling a n d M h .it. n'cmlt nng, " acquainting her w ith the o f 39^ S , J 0" ^ teChnl''u em ployed. A total M rs . H e r n d o n . " T " 1 ^ M" ' H tPP- " it N urse, four*! a re reported in the , ^ e i#b*sto* fib e r concentrations duiua^grraamm booottnhtooy^saaammpJle^ location an`id*'c1o*n*cnednptrIat"io*nds lou*nd.P1" " toyout This rep ort contains comments and recommendations based ucon th . VM .ous m easurem ents, discussions and c o M iU o M ^ m y ^ ^ ' 1' 2 TM ~ " f " >* * * *" " P" " 0 M e a t , m at environmental M rborne concentrations of asbestos fibers will be influenced bv the S T^ to ^ S ln ^ T " " " r t o e of *" * 9. - r n ^ . m f i n ^ a!"" *Xh*" t yentU i " "h e re applied, and A * m u s,ra ,io n ' va rious persons said that the large * t o a S E S T i r Wr C ird ROOm " * -- P o n s ld e r^ l. .m ount v is lT a ^ .ir ^ xh*ui,e<1- TM* card was not operating during my v is it id asbestos concentration found in its v ic in ity m aVnot be re n r? =E (2) The asbestos fiber concentrations found indicate that cardino twisung and spuming, operation* which involve machine motion larg e su rface a re a s , generate Lie highest airborne concentrations 50170507 At S carding, S T emplov&mc - mu*t H 2 S T zssx-zr- c a s r :; ,, (3) Although t i , environmental monitoring did not indicate e x c e s s to dote has shown m a t e r i S , ^ , 9 R 0m - P' rS0Ml rations. Unless t t a ^ i , pr0duc" excessive it is doubtful that we can comnhl ^.i t"* " m ,terial handlin9 procedures, in the OSHA standard and we should special clothing, change room loeiJl prom "19a,ed implement the provision of when o x p o s r 'c o n l ^ r ^ d i ', ^ " "**"* found duriitg . standard, the c e i l i n / ' l l bitting In the o n m" e fxber*/cc established in the OSHA " * concentration to which " y "**' ^ * Presently Opening and Blending. It is used fo^tainv?* '*'* ,t0 r *?* room "ext to the . W heelabrator l a d T i L ,, fo r b*lil)s crap asbestos from 'the cedures which generate aclo u d of V? ^ eS manual m aterial handling p ro - T hetaler shouldta " beIt" tdvers the employees. emptying the c ^ i T m . 1 ^ the scrap asbestos. * " " d" * 10^ h eliminate the need to handle <5> " r lth o T u ta TM starting due to lack of s m moment, . s p r - t e - t tim e - leas, a second unit and should be purchased. "" *" T " " 1 " " ^ t n g p re S ^ 1TM^ P 9 ra m will necessarily be slow in o " mpl *r *vxUable " " " *d oi r ' p*i r ' a third on o rd e r. ^ l " 9 i0 r the5e " "* * * * * thre* pun,pi *" *vUable, requirem ents, this program should be directed to- id to W tare th - o . , * operuon Ul*` p resen t, the g reatest concern t o ^ - e l S e d S , ! ^ ! " ' C0" ,r01 ' " 0r" *" n**d*d ' * working toward 911 rage sam ples on all employees by December 7, 1972. condu-in^? W*til- personnel and representatives of other concerns s s m ppiles oo vve^r mth"e ^B-ho^ur 'w' o^rkin5g' period on each^ em*p"lo y" "to a"r'r`Sivseevatertahle so iio so e ( 3) 5 ^ s ^ r e m X t'c v V r 2^ t 'COlleCti n * m " " "* .f tive of a " ore rm " wori l r , -r?I:' pertod wm "* P ^ enta- n--e--u--e-s--s-a-ry,. 0ovv.err7th.e p8-Vhour pperiinoedr nw-illTMHena.ncwtua,,l,, n.ul.mb.er of s,am p^lesa concentration and its ability** h! atmospheric dust " lilty 10 be-counted by the m icroscope. (6 ) The present plan to send Mrs. Herndon and possibly Mrs Him,* , ke as btieosnf *ois ^ini i b.e r is X " " ccxmtina PTroc"edure s"hou^ld be " * Occupational Safety and Hfoellaolwthed(Nt1h0ro5Hug)h- a.`tcTLhreX---- , to anyone on a first M m ^ f S T e ^ 2^ personnel indicates it w U lb T . * '' T*?*"""*0w"M^ethhwNUI1O*S*HP" .th of M^vuie proposal <7> dUri119 "* ri*i' ' *rt.s concerning the 2 r2 = S i- a7rou7nd 7the .1 7 employees eir r" P^ors. neck or were stored When not in such a in use, they hung manner thaVtteT Mr S n X l COTt`m " * d asbestos. The WSP p r e p a y ' X sto s rertsion, 7 r " ptal" " fcr Protection from ' to n dust, should be implemented after suggested D r . J . V e i l s , c ^ X d . Lmit" 10" ta Prepared by ` *J X T ' 7 ! r , " Min0 *h*t " * a u lt of the recent A v e rs e publicity a re J S iTM asbe*tos " the various communication m adias, that i m p l o ^ 7 . t * 7 7 i * `r P " ,b1' knowledge of tbe forthcoming hearing on *Sb! f " 1' 5 C" *' 1 feel " ** im portant that management X TM L X 7 o ' OSHA requirem ents m*l the com pany s plan to meet or exceed these standards so they understand what is X9 " * " hy U " <* " W.U as ailary L ^ s T e y X , 15 ' u X m j u th r "9h Asbes" n P U m ' 1 became quite concerned about and uiS i- m t Presence oi senied " * * on overhead su rfa ce s, on v e n ic a l^ u rfo c ftT * ^ ' *" *0n 0ther horiw>nUj P la c e s , and adhering to t e l ^ accu" ^ e d over a period of at Lhe moment the plant does not have the necessary 50170309 --4- cleaning equipment end that ^ dust can essay be disturbed by air r " ' *** been ordered- s ch settled airborne in . 1W " d vibTM `TM and n u d . contribute to higher environment ? * jCh *ettiecI <*ust can 't help but concentrations. ^ P ,o n ,l monitored Every effort should be used to . . as overhaul the present becomes available, an immediate ,* * |Uipi!1" * well ^ C l e a n e r . As this equipment he undertaken. Until such eau io m an r^ 11911^"*ekeePina program should within lim its posed by OSHA reaulatt * * ' every means possible ---- s j c e s s s e s s : .remove ^ " * Present LFD:ues Attachments ect L. M. Boulware B. D. Bittinger J . L. D o rrie r E. A. M orris B. E. Carden R. P. S prayberry D. E. Dudrow J . D. F o rb es, MD ^ F. Dieringer S C l7 0 5 iO