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SAFtir & Fir.E Pr;u;LiT,j;i fc, REf. TO i J3V 2 71S72 AM ANS------------------ PM 7| o| 9|iojmis|.i| aj 3 i+i^i a J. B. HOWARD il l I I I I I l l it ENGINEERING SERVICES SUPVR. & R. W, WcIIman C. R. Edwards L. R. Redman J. L. Sparks - J.J. Young, L. C. Bentz - File Clinton, Iowo October 19, 1972 ASBESTOS DUST CONTROL A review has been made of the requirements, procedures, and equipment needed to comply with the Occupational-Safety and Health Act regarding exposure to asbestos dust/ -T-he--4-aw-dea-l-s-wl-th* the fol lowing major areas: ^ '<r> i> f'-re/ / / t*// Ct'/y /t, (1) Permissible concentrations of asbestos fibers (2) Methods of compliance (3) Warning signs & labelling (1) Monitoring (5) Medical examinations (6) Record keeping 1 - Permissible concentrations of asbestos dust jThe limit of occupational exposure to eight hours of asbestos dust ^.3. .SVe. i .must not exceed five fibers longer than five microns per cubic --' Leentlmeter. (Concentrations above five fibers but not to exceed v.A 0 f/*/I yo.r, t(i- / <2 c. ten fibers are permitted up to fifteen minutes/hr.) . \ --_______________ __________________ Z=rr^J~Z r j *,, c., // *" J To determine what the asbestos dust exposure is in pipe coverer's work areas, a 9L4g work order is being processed to purchase a Bendlx Cl 15 Personnel Monitor. This sampler is recommended by Frank Fuller, ESD, and is available thru the Polymer Intermediates Dept, of the Company at a 10% price discount. Delivery Is estimated at three weeks. 2 - Methods of compliance Reducing the creation and dispersion of asbestos dust Is the best method of compliance. To achieve this reduction the following Items are proposed: A f Wearing of respirators by all maintenance personnel when working with (or In the immediate area of) `312 fr*. *) . S*T/i 7\) asbestos insulation material. To implement this proposal, six H.S.A. Dustfoe H 77 respirators and appropriate filters are on order (November 1st *> 7- *// W--*n a \\ /V, d--eli--v-----e-----rryit)e. lOcWfc. j t/. -JVor ^ f c/./lr esfr.O A Provide a separate room, complete with a separate CsSerct/iiy \ exhaust system, for the fabrication of asbestos <5/ Tie 7"oj+* rueAa-nn/ i Insulat ion (see attached sketch) . This "aasbestos / / '/ / 'Ur Ayp t fl-ttjirvf**rt i room" would contain lockers for each pipe-cover's * *"'cr ^ .coveralls, a Torit down-draft work bench, and new *<*+' s/.-x/r At 'x.^/ j/t'i *,^</ <" y bond saw ($ 700) . The lockers would he vented to i A(Vc cv iv-/ the room exhaust system as would the work bench //<<> </E'^'./' .Vj and band saw. SV*/c-/tT//iri . -'> /.x /r /o ir sAt . ,v V elUi-J. f*/( Tl\J s, or Cci/tr'j (ct K fttfr* Ar^. .`Ad // cAtc./i. //ro-r uc/u-t -- it.-/ 'Jen t K U.J AWI CD '//)/ i:/. //<? (S^/T Mc/v'r"L inV _/ * /'! .`s ^ //s ^ DUP 0903016