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ETHYL CORPORATION CHRYSLER BUILDING NEW YORK # 17 Ju n o 2 0 , 1944 C ir cu lar Le t t e r No. S-40- 44 Su b je c t : S. M. IX Handling Flu id in La b o r a t o r ie s COPY FOR MR._____________ L i t e r Can Sh ipm en ts TO ALL DIVISION MANAGERS Gentlemens . As m ost o f you r e a l i z e , t h e r e h as been a c o n sid e r a b le in c r e a se i n th e number o f l i t e r can s o f F lu id u sed w it h in t h e o i l in d u st r y an d by o u t sid e la b o r a t o r i e s , C u r r e n t ly , a ch eck i s b e in g made on sh ipm en ts t o c e r t a i n p o in t s. However, in or d er t h a t we may h ave c lo se r c o n t r o l over a l l sh ipm en ts an d u se o f F lu id in t h is form , th e follow in g procedure i s to be adopted: 1 The M an u fact u r in g Departm en t w i11 sen d n o t i c e s o f sh ipm en t o f Flu id in l i t e r oans in d u p licat e to th e d iv isio n o ffic e s fo r Flu id sh ipped t o p o in t s w ith in th e r e sp e c t iv e d iv isio n s, 2 , At t h e tim e o f each q u a r t e r ly b le n d in g p la n t in sp e c t io n (where Flu id in lab o r at o r y oan s i s u sed a t th e in sp e ct io n p o in t ) p le ase check t h e name o f t h e in d iv id u a l t o whom F lu id sh o u ld b e se n t an d n ot e t h e name on t h e fa o e o f t h e q u a r t e r ly in sp e c t io n r e p o r t . Th is sh ou ld b e t y p ed d i r e c t l y u n der "W here a r e can s st o r e d " un der la b o r a t o r y . section , . 3 , I n sp e c t io n s sh ou ld b e made on o u t sid e la b o r a t o r i e s a t r e a so n a b le t im e i n t e r v a l s , suoh i n t e r v a l s n o t t o exceed one y e a r . The q u a r t e r ly in sp e c t io n r e p o r t form oan bo u sed a s a method o f r e p o r t in g t h e se in sp ection s, , 4 , As p a r t o f t h e in sp e c t io n s p r o ce d u r e , p le a se make an e f f o r t t o t r a c e t h e movement o f t h o F lu id from t h e t im e i t r o ach e s t h e Receivin g Department a t any p a r t ic u la r lo cat io n u n t il th e tim e i t r e a c h e s t h e in d iv id u a l t o whom i t h as been co n sign e d . Th ere i s e v id e n ce t o show t h a t c e r t a in d e la y s may en su e an d t h e r e b y r e s u l t in p o t e n t ia l m ish an dlin g o f F lu id , 5 , New u se r s o f F lu id w i l l b e in v e st ig a t e d I n d iv id u a lly a s in t im e s p a st . I f you an d we approve sh ipm en t t h e fo r e go in g p r oced u r e i s t o be put in t o e f f e c t a s i t may a p p ly , 6 , When F lu id i s n o lo n ge r r e q u ir e d a t an y p o in t t h i s in fo r m at io n sh o u ld be n ot ed on t h e in sp e c t io n r e p o r t , t h e r em ain in g F lu id sh o u ld be d isp o se d o f an d a d e sc r ip t io n given o f th e m eth ods u sed fo r suoh d isp osal, ~ 2' 7, At your n ext r egu lar con tact a t lab o r at o r ie s u sin g Flu id , p le a se in d ic a t e on th e r e p o r t form th e e st im at e d number o f l i t e r can s o f Flu id to be u sed fo r the en su in g p e r io d o f a y e ar . Th is c st im at o can bo shown un der Lab o r at o r y se c t io n on t h e lin e un der "Empty Cans P r o p e r ly d e st r o y e d ,"' Very t r u ly yours EKL:ob 0 . B. LEWIS 0009892