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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML)
DATE: 1934c
DOC#: ML032
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Raybestos-Manhattan Survey Determining Extent of Dust Removal Effectiveness of New Exhaust Equip Vs Old
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2hla urrcy aa conducted on pril 20, 21, and 22, 1936 and la
*uppl*untry to the aurvey sedo In July, 1934*
Thla aurray vaa ado to detonali th extent of duct removal
aocoapliahod by the installation of ne xhauat equipment end th redaaining
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of old xhauat equipment.
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the average count in this room at the ta of the 1934 urvoy ras
3*6 million particles por cubic foot of air* The average count at the \*>
of the 193& survey vas 27 million particle par cubic foot of air
Card Room
the average count la this department at the time of the 1934 survey 7* vas 3*5 million particles per cubic foot of air The average count at the time
of the 1936 survey vas 12 million particles per cubic foot of air
Spinning Eesaxtasct
^ The average count in this department at the time of the 1931 survey
v&s 26$ million particles per cubic foot of air Samples 11 to' 19 indue ive
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vert averaged The average count at the time of the 1936 surrey vas 4 million
particles per cubic foot of air
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The average count in this room at the time of the 1931 survey ves '
3,5 minion particles per eubie foot of air The average count at the timo of
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the 1936 survey ves 23 million partiles per eubie foot of sir
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.oiWBrlnon ni Unti gannir p Surrey
July,. Eennl 2 & ' millons of Xtaet
farticle* per en* ---- ------ ft- air eaaolt
PMPARATX08 ROC IHM
X a V X 5 6 7 a 9 10
cm OTs
1.9 6*2 * ' 1*2 1.5 0*87 7.8 8.1 . 1.3 -1 .3 ,
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27 28* 29* ' 30
5.5 15.9 * 13.2 j '- H
figurona sspabuect *'-
Remplit JSa
Aprilf 19_?6 -Millions of East
Pertlcico por en*
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U 24 44 54 64 74 84 94 104
271 284 294 304 .
1.2 1.3 2.2 2.1
1.5 6*6 - 1*
2.3 5.0 1.9
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1.0 1.2 1.3 , ,1*1. -
21
1.6
114
12
2.1
144
13
1*1 A
134
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0.99
144
15
2.3
154
16
0.93
164
17
8.1 -
174
16
2.5
184
19
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194
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2.4 1.4 0.93 4.9 9.9 6.0 3.1 1.1 1.5
20
0*45
204
0.82
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234
1.8
**lt oa blever broke bile theee empiee ver rnrming in 1934*
Cannar^ noo o f P m t C o m te- jB3Cl
* J a il, 1231 JBualaJfcu Olios of S uit
Partiles por os
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22 24 : 26 43 . 46 46 49 91 SS
6.3 0.6
5.3 2.6
2.7 3.0
SA 4.9
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Bowrls Ha. Millions of Cost
Partiles por es. ft. sir rtTnifi
72k
33 34*
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a 2.3 6.6 2,7 1.2 1.6 1.3
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h ap lM S3 ta 39 la tbo 1936 w rwy do aot ooaporo as ta loeatloa tltb ooaploo la the 1934 n m y .
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iprll| 1936 i h 4 la 1934*
lithodi o f Mapllac ad vu&jttl t w idntleml to thoio
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GENERAL ASBESTOS RUBBER CO.
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ila. .Charleston,
Sample Ko.
Station
Date of
Sanoline
Cu. Ft. lir Sampled
H ROOM
IX 21 3 11 51 61 7A
81
9A 1 101
It H chaser
1/20/36
It #4 chaser
Fooder end of #1 picker
exhaust hood
Feeding end of Oanet
nachino
It fly shaker
fl
exhaust
Vertical fibre opener
11
Floor ntxlng of cotton
and asbestos - ejdiauat
hoods
At shaker screen - load- * lag hand trucks with fibre
At feeder end of cotton
fibre oponer
At conveyor end of #2 fl
picker
37.1 35.8 11.6 36.1 19.8 11.0
9.6
39.0
230 21.2
!' SPINNING DEPARTMENT
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General air - braiders 1/21/36 Building #5
37.2
121
Between 2 ring presses
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Bldg. #5
31.5
13A
Oenersl air - snail
braiders - Bldg. #5
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151
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161
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18A ; v .
191
21
General air - ring frane spinning
.General sir - twister
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Oenersl sir - spoolers
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' General air - spoolers
11
near partition wall,
east side
General air - mile spinning
General air - nule
spinning
Oenersl sir -- 1 spooler Ba chines
20.1 38.5 33.5
33.1
39.5 31.6 30.0
Millions of Dust Particles per cu. ft.
sir samoled
1.2 1.3 1.1 2.2 2.1 1.5 6.6
2.8
5.0 1.9 '
2.1 1.1 0.93
1.9
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6.0
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3.1 1.1 1.5 1.3
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Type of
Dust
Rooarks
Asbestos
Asbestos cotton
Asbestos
Ono nan supplied with respirator
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Asbestos cotton
Exhaust
2 Ben' - supplied with respirators.
Asbestos Exhaust
Cotton
Exhaust - one Ban
Asbestos Exhaust on Bachino conveyor
tergo nachines
Asbestos graphite
Asbestos graphite cotton
Cotton asbestos
Asbestos a
lorn free ring frees spinning,near windowo, north lido.
" 'x T a n fro mile splnnersl four *ooan.
Botwoon machines #3 9u #9 and #10
Betwoen Bachino #9, #1(1 #15 ani #16. .
Exhaust systoa.
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South aisle - between
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Cards #21 and 22
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North aisle - botween
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cards #9 and 10
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Conter aisLe - batmen
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cards |2 and #21
23A 29A 30A t EAVE ROOM 22A 33 31 35 36 37 36 .
Canter aisle - batman
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cards #10 and #29 >
Between cards - #16 and
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#35
Genaral air - wick, rope, * and twisted card rooa
General air - west and of weave rooa
1/2 2 / 3 6
At inspection table -
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woven cloth
At Broadlooa #1 - west
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end of rooa
At loon #17 - brake bands " dry weaving
General air - east end of " weave roots
At broadlooa #10 -- north " west side of rooa
Between looaa #15 and #16, " broadlooas - #15 net warp
27.5
28.3 10.0
31.6 32.2 32.1
39.0 28.8 27.1
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33.2 36.4 35.9 32.3
39
At two tape looaa #1 end #5, " south side of rooa
31.7
PACKING DEPARTMENT
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Genaral air - nolded packing "
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departaant
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General air - rubber coapouod- " lag rooa
31
At Pratt & Nhltnaj grinder
32
At drill praaa
1.6 1.1 1.9
1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 2.3 6.6 2.7 1.2 1.6
1.3
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Station
Between two rubber conpounding Bills General air - rubber compounding room At Pratt & Whitney grinder ' A t drill press
GEHRRAL ASBESTOS 1 ROBBER C.
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LEAD AHAUSES
Date
Cn* Ft*
of
Air Sampled
Sampling
Milligrams oS T ' Lead per Cubie Foot of Air Sampled
Milligrams of
Dead Intake
Remarks
Lead per Cn. Meter in 10-hr. day
Air Sampled
on basis of
' workman breathing
10 cubic maters
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4/22/36
36.0
0.000339
. . 0.0137
0.137
Exhaust
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47.1
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Ai tha tiw af tha 1936 sarvajr tKr axhsust sjsteaa la tha Csrd Sooa
u n aoaplatad# la*V41g szfcauat a tba tersf* fcia*. The* axhaust yiUsi
wri M l es^lital; flalshsd la Jal^ 1931*
Tha Splaalag Separtaant showad a sght ineraaas ewr tha 1931 sorrsy.
tha rat ef prodastioa at tha tlaa af tha 1936 surray vas aoeb bigbtr thaa at
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tha tlaa af tha p m l t u itvnj vith aora taistars la oparstiaa
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2a athar dapartwata tha varlatloa la ao grsater thaa that aaeoantarad
la tha a^tal&a ataosphara*
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Zt la avidaat ira* tha rasait* af thli 1936 sarray that tha geaaral
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air pallatisa af tha Fraparatlaa Basa bas basa Aaerassad, but lt la qasstioa-
alla If th* axposara af ths IsdlTidoal vorfcasa at tha floor alzlag speratleaa
bas basa Aaerassad*
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