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.Retyped copies (originals not clear) October 30, 1972 ATTACHMENT 5 TO: 3. C. Lofland FROM: 3. C. Warner ASBESTOS OUST Status: Chambers Works, Engineering Department personnel are handling and using asbestos containing materials, which through dusting could constitute a health hazard as respirable asbestos dust. Law On Wednesday, Dune 7, 1972, the Federal Register, Vol. 37, No. 110, published the national law on this matter. It appears as Title 29 Labor, Chapter XVII - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor. Part 1910 - Occupational Safety and Health Standards. Standard for Exposure to Asbestos Dust. Interpretation: This federal regulation is interpreted as requiring employers to do certain things to show compliance. Some of those things are becoming urgent on a time basis. 1. The initial standard exposure limit of five fibers per c.c. of air became effective Duly 7, 1972. 2. To determine the degree of compliance, employers are required to monitor environments and individuals between 3une 7, 1972 and December 7, 1972. Recommendation: It is recommended that each Engineering division review all uses of asbestos containing materials and report each use for evaluation as a potential dust exposure httzard. where a potential asbestos dust exposure hazard does exist, a monitoring program must be established to determine the degree compliance within standard exposure limits. If any excessive exposure areas are found, a compliance program should be established immediately. 7* Jill, g An official record keeping system should be established and made v1 readily available to Management for reference on such occasions as a' visit from OSHA Inspector. The Technical Services Section will assist each Engineering division with potential hazard evaluation anc setting up a monitoring program. 3CW:ee DUP 1121923 DU 056340 J. V. Flynn, Adm. Bldg. A. L. Linch, Medical Div. J. C. Lofland, Adm. Bldg. ATTACHMENT C November 22, 1972 J. P. Patnovic, M t C Office E. Xaley, M & C Office Froras J. jC\^^^n^r'-i/vA^ministration Building 0I COMPLIANCE PROGRAM FOR ASBESTOS * The following two 'phase program is recommended to meet OSKA requirements as outlined in J. C. Warner's letter to J. C. Lofland, dated October 30, 1972. Phase I is an overall effort to bring all areas into compliance. Phase II (Advanced Monitoring) is aimed at accelerating the accumulation of information required under OSHA Regulations, by December 7, 1972. JCW:smh JUL 9 JOSEPH J. h sf DUP 1121924 DU 056341 COMPLIANCE PROG PAM TO?. ASBESTOS Phase I 1. Evaluate Potential - Each Area and Central Crafts Group to list all uses, and sites, involving asbestos. Send lists to J. C. Warner, General Coordinator, Administration Building. 2. Quantitate Potential - J. C. Warner to identify those jobs and sites where exposure potential is felt great enough to warrant monitoring. A monitoring program to follow with J. C. Warner working with Area and Central Craft Coordinators to monitor selected jobs and sites. 3. Establish Control - J. C. Warner to work with Area and Central Crafts Coordinators to establish controls or make changes to meet limits, if necessary. Phase II Employes. an sites involved in handling Thermal Insulation White Goods (Calcrum^Kaylo 20 and Unibestos) have sufficient exposure potential to warrant an immediate monitoring program. Advanced Monitoring Program - Asbestos General Program 1. Monitoring Two kinds of Monitoring will be done as follows: a. Personal Monitoring. Samples are collected from within the breathing zone of the employe. b. Environmental Monitoring. Samples are collected from Areas of a work environment which axe representative of the air which may reach the breathing zone of% employes. 2. Permanent Sites One permanent site, the Lagging Storage Room, should be monitored. 3. Typical Jobs Three typical jobs shoule be monitored. Dismantling Thermal Insulation White Goods. b. Installing Thermal Insulation 'White Goods. c. Disposal of Thermal Insulation White Goods Waste Material. 11/22/72 JUL 9 DUP 1121925 DU 056342 aa:jiiTrnnWBigte^aM WPii|P|li i Hi ADVANCED MONITORING PXOSrjJi - ASBESTOS DETAILED PROGRAM 1. Kinds of Konitorir.a a. Personal Monitoring Engineering foreman, supervising employe to be monitored, will visit Dr. A. L. Linch, Medical Division, to obtain the device and to receive instructions on its operation. The device is a Bendix Micronair. Engineering foreman will explain the device to the employe and show hire how to wear it. Engineering foreman will adjust the flow rate of Micronair as instructed by Dr. Linch. ' At completion of the sampling period, the foreman will return the Micronair Unit to Dr. Linch for removal of exposed filter. Dr. Linch will have the exposed filter analysed and the cost charged to the job code furnished by the Engineering foreman. b. Environmental Monitoring Engineering foreman, supervising the location to be monitored, will visit Dr. A. L. Linch, Medical Division, to obtain the device and to receive instructions on its operation. The device is a Bendix Micronair. Engineering foreman will install the Micronair ir. the prescribed location and adjust the flow rate as instructed by Dr. Linch. At completion of the sampling period, the foremen will return the Micronair to Dr. Linch, for removal of exposed filter. Dr. Linch will have the exposed filter analysed and the cost charged to the jcb code furnished by the Engineering foreman. DUP 1121926 DU 056343 2 2. Permanent Sites The Central Crafts Coordinator and J. c. Warner will select the spot inside the Lagging Storage Room where the Micronair will be placed. The initial proposal is to pick at random one-day in each week for a period of six consecutive weeks. Additional sampling will be influenced by the results of this series. 3. Typical Jobs a. Dismantling Thermal Insulation White Goods. On small jobs, less than one eight-hour day duration, personal monitoring only is recommended. Conceivably these jobs would be insulation removal to replace a gasket or renew a valve. Here the sampling period would be for the duration of the job, and with the Micronair on the principal employe doing the job. On large .jobs, requiring all day or more for one or more employes, both personal and environmental monitoring is recommended. Conceivably these jobs would be insulation removal on a long length of piping, or on several pipes in one location, or on one or more vessels in the same location. Here the sampling period would be for the full time the employes ere on the job, and with the personal monitor on the principal employe doing the job. Another Micronair would be set up to monitor the environment in the vicinity of the job. The initial proposal is to sample fourteen dismantling jobs in eaeh category, large and small. Additional sampling will be influenced by the results of this series. DUP I 121927 DU 056344 -3 b. Installing Thermal Insulation White Goods. On installation work, it is proposed to select at ranee- two employes a week for seven weeks, and do personal monitoring on each for the full time on the job, preparing and installing Thermal Insulation White Goods. Additional monitoring will be influenced by the results of this series. c. Disposal of Thermal Insulation White Goods Waste Material. Employes engaged in cleaning up waste material from Insulation White Goods, should be equipped with a personal monitor for the duration of their job of collecting and depositing Waste Material in airtight bags. The initial recommendation is to sample seven waste disposal jobs. Additional monitoring will be influenced by results of this series. J. C. Warner 11/21/72 DUP 1121928 DU 056345