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FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY) DATE: 1964 Oct 19 DOC#: GY024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Government Inspection Results , . .-..B R a S Id OP SAKT? ATO BXOXEtt ' . r-.vts DiDCsraiAL com asszov op o h io . : October 19, 19$V The Goodyear T i n ft Rubber Coapany Akron, Ohio 1) On September 15, 196b visit v u sods to the above naaod coapany to check various conditions involving industrial health, st the request of the Union. The coapany also concurred la the request,' . . . 2) Contact was aade 1th Robert Wanning, Safety Director; ?. J. Beasley, C h a i m s of Vloe Chalrean of the Union StahfoeUtnyiCoonaSaalftteetey;Cvoa.nLi,tteUee;dwoHr.thL,. Rnaford, Sec retary of the Uhlan Safety Condtteo; J. O. Rlokstta, District Pleat Manager, Pittsburgh Plato Class Coapany; Charles Ralgle, Ralaten- aaos Chodeal Baaiatenoe Coating, Pittsburgh Plate Class Coapany; R. K. Rubrlght, Hsaagsr, Engineering, Float C, Goodyear Tire ft Rubber Company. 3 ) -The oospeny aanufaoturea rubber, polyurethane, ahecicala and other products. 4) PM W T C - SfRAI PACTTIHC The ooapeny has been spray painting toilets In Plant C with an epoxy resin* They use an airless paint spray gun. They apply approximately 8 dlls to the surface being coated. Following is an analysis of the paint used.: a? guasT- Pigemt ........... ............ .......... Tltanlua Dioxide 89.0* Silica and Silicates 11.0* bo.3* 100.0* Vehicle......................... Non-Volatile ......... Polyester Resin ......... 100.0* Volatile ............. . Aroaatlo Hydrocarbon ...... .... 15.3* Xylol .............. ..... 68.5* Ethyl Calloeolve Acetate ........... .... ....... 36.3* 4 3 .7* 100.0* 100.0* 59.7* 100.0* b. Curing Agent: Non-Volatile....... Epoxldizod Oil 100.0* Volatile ............................... Aronatlc Hydrooavbons .... 79.3* Ethyl Celloaolve Acetate...... 20.7* 54.4* 4 5 .6* ______ 100.0* 100.0* The two Ingredients are d x e d In a 50-50 ratio before applying. ^*.7 'Ji ,,_. . **. fiJtot w- s a s * * - v * '- `'-i..- . -A typii! looker-mow is approxlwstely .15' z 9* x 9*. It . requires fro* eightto ten gallons of. ths paint to oover on* lookermow sad,this is dons in-about wight bourn. Thom is a fan in the m o w "to circulate tbo alp in tbs m o o during painting ..and soon air spills out tbs door." In o m looker rooa that mss . oarefnllr studied, the araa outsids tbs door w approxiwofcaly . 75* x 75*. x 20* to.the oolling. About'20^ wsko-up air is usad in besting this raw. Zh other words, sight to ten thousand oublo foot of air per oinuto issddsd* Exhausts in other parts of the building m e m o the acceess air so the building la actually under a vacuus. There as, of course, pocketing of point mist and vapors outside the door of. the woshrooa that wos being painted -' ; - ' r ** * ^ ` . * . '* Two or three persons a m used on a ores in spray painting . toilets. One person does the spray painting-sad another wixoa .the paint and sees that everything goes well. Rio third person, of oourse, stands outside the looker, rooa door. Before July 1, eaployeee cosphlned about undus exposure. to lets and Topers . . and this ooflpeaystopped rall `Operations until atioh tine as a ' qualified industrial .hygiene engineer- finow tbo State of Ohio oould be ealled in. Employee* originally wore a gauze type re spirator for spray painting, but they had aocess to other types of respirators, suoh as a chemical cartridge respirator which would have been woreeffective; Employees were eventually provided with an air line.rubberized fabrlo helnet, aeaufaotured by tho Chioago Bye Shield Cowpany and an tea High disposable paper suit; It should be Mentioned this work is done only over the weekends. Ths suits would be used coaoe snd than discarded. 5) The threshold limit values of sobs of the ingredients used a m as follows! XKOBEDiBfTS THBESHOLD LIHIT V1LUES (Parts per m i l o n ) Aroastio hydrocarbons .......... 500 Cellosolve acetate (probably ethyl) ....................... 100 X y l o l ......................... 200 6) It is probable that the threshold Halt values are exceeded in the rooa where the spraying Is dose end Just outside the door. However, employees both inside and outside the wsahrooa have aooees to airline helnets and/or ohewloal cartridge msplrstoro so they should be adequately protected.- This Is aalntenanoe work; not production work. How much spray painting of this character will be done la not known. However, it is potable that all washroom throughout the entire plant will eventually be spray painted. One employee doing spray painting complained of respiratory irritation. It should be pointed out that there is no evidence to connect that irritation with his occupation.' The diagnosis on this oase is reported to be allergie bronohltls. 7) ^ No rococncndations are osde with mepeet to spray painting operations. ; 8) PLANT C - DEPA3TKFWT 0?0 - POLTURBTHAKS CPBIKG In this departDont polyurethane seats for autonoblles and crash pads arc node. Tflis oowpany has wade numerous testa for . .. . ^ ^ ^ -.. ...... . .. _ . r^T olylsw r Misocy*nato,1(TDI anreport; th a t.*ha threshold li* l* ** -: - ^ ^ ^ Y o f c tn x g h w v ^ tf c lM ^ j B M W ^ ^ iw l^ 'J w w W r - U - ;^>i^*'tiii?S--Bo*t mtrnx^r:.--TB.po.dzlTi--iwj^lf:.^Uv``i^X-vWi. j n 1 v ,o4rigi'n;. .-:*-\.-.;*_.*-' - rCl^S^' '-fi -v:-v.v'v->*-.pproaakir ? - -; ~t1 oxhausfeed toy. the pro-. . pr Unit (cfm)^vEeplaoe- 'cmnj'^X'.tbo- uaaef:Jlt ^eomo* - -' ' " ....... " "" i o T -T*> earning :___ ___ ______ ___ ___ ____ __ ___ . _ ._____ _ _ . _ . bydrogenv..ehlorlde,IlBCI.) domingfrom another.plaatlo^ proeeas^iihtthe__ ; same,plant?,^Indi<ar.tb` ordreoms thevihg^marf-oOelingrfans mer* v sti uprmt diffidentrlobatlons:to-blo* tha aocuaulted fog\fro* *' ; V.-.- - v -rv 11) rTh TQofSbP;tbrJatlldlag-'was'Visltednnd lfc.wwaobserved that; ..- < tha staek.ofrowhr4rogaachlarid sorsbbera extended'only >approxl- - mately. fct*>le.faat>-aibovqf.that.nooff - On; t^e.,data t; this visit', .. there m a a -strong northeastrwid.Bd,.the/visible vapars'or ait- frow tha sortfbbr.tanks-dropped loathe roOf,-.within twenty. or - - thirty' feet or itha ptaoka^ Tha effluent Continued .to drift- along tha roof a distance of 250.faatswher*ttak.lnlet. for tha-ventl- . latioa systen for^the- entire plant ara located-; >,Incidentally, this .a eu ideal time to visit-the plant becausethe northeast wind made conditions as bad. as any aver enoountered in tha plant P.1T except, posslbly,'inr.the,wintertime^/when.the windows are dosed. . . . v-v; 1 2 ) ' Thirty.d^for^tthotiaand effc:mre^a&ded'ta.tha^polymthane curing area^ Tb"company*pisnaMoprovidf anaddltional eight thousand ofs of .tempered.replacement alr-j'V/'' *.v . . 13) Ammonium ohlorlda la a-nuisance material and no TLT has been sat on it by the American Conference of. Governmental Industrial Hygienists. It is not conrldared toxic and as abandonee of it baa been enoountered in.the galvanising. Industry without canslng any apparent ill effects to employee#;'". .. It is suggested that:. Tbs height of the ataeka. b o ;inoresed as ouch ss possible, end,'- ifv possible/ the.-disaster at "the .point-where they^are discharged*.be deoreased so as to forca.tha effluent higher intothe air. This coepany provide replacement sir ea they had . planned, . , PLABT C - DEPAETKEHT. 056 -- SEAWffiO (CSKBHTXRC) BOOH . m \ ."./'[/ y' * ' .*my , - , -.In this roow'Rinate han:Hiseiles are uenufaeturad* `The rooa was approximately-15* x 40* x t M to the oailisgt ' Vbr exhaust ventilation is prortddi^Howerarji; there .are -two wlndoss.' About three quarts of 'Lthluen iS'Used\per;weefco.'T5i>l,ucno Is a hydro carbon which has a threshold'lihitLTalue of about'ZOO-'pp'.- '1 -\.i `-.---r * ' '- ..;;i .'... * 16) The engineering department lS/lh the process'of -providing . local exhaust ventilation hy'imeans' of 8** diameter flexible duot, together with an appropriata hood. -The Velocity-ofthe air in duct about 1500, or 2000-fpsri- ..'K-7 ->*( ?... .V % V * j:- AmjT' ^T* r .v.ri- ,-..r V * '