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.C- , r\X -*-V --Li t* NORTH CAROLINA t>TATE BOARD OF HEALTH . . - RALEIGH : "i. V.; ; ^; *- - * .%*. ,i, *. ' .'! i i*a /< - , ` *' *?, <* .i-v ':"':-July` 15.-1966' - r^MJ- / -^ , .fl* - : * /V* ' 9' - ` 'vir.w-v%:> Vr-- <*' -C". OV- ><>* Mr. Jiin^s-P. Killer, Personnel .Manager : y ,H. 1C. Porter.Company,-Thermoid Division. V.... Box 10516 Charlotte, North Carolina . ' . ' K . 6 "' " . *. -Is M ' : ; Dear Mr. Miller:".' ' . "C,?? 'S-v- -V"' --.-!: 'll MV'K w:- r This -is.written to thank you for-your ,letter..of. July, 13, .1966,..'con-'. .pa ceming the clinical history statement made by Mr. Walter F.` Chastain . , ;;v v \ .V during his examination at Western North Carolina Sanatorium, -Black ' ' .n'-i'; "Ifountain,. North Carolina,'.April 18 - 21, 1966,,, I assume as a physician J .this 'is similar'tcirnay personal' opinions I have'" had exp ro s 3 o d; 'to - ns' ln":> :'iw C : '1-'' clinical" practice and ere heard'by., physicians seeking , work', and, personal health histories,. Ibno of us can.challenge personal opinions. ' Hence, " Mb Mr. Chastain's expressed opinion "that tho dust in the plant has been ' ' M. worse in the past year or more.'' was' accepted and recorded by .the obysi- .* . ` . ciaiiat "the tine. '....... ; " ' ' ; "r" ** - ' ' Personal opinions which cannot be verified by scientific methods if tho latter are available for the purpose nomally should cause no great V'. _r" -w concern. For example, at this instance, I would suggest that you again ' review, end show to your Plant Manager, Mr. Gallagher, copies of the most - ; recent Industrifd Hygiene Sui-vey nade by one of our engineering staff, ''' , October 5, 1965, and reported back to you late October, 1965.,_as well ` . as the copy of the Public Health Service-State Board of Koaltb joint In- , ' dustrial Hygiene Survey results forwarded by Mr. John C. Launder, our .; Chief Industrial Hygiene Engimsr, erw letter dated September 3, 1964, . to th.9 then Manager of your Plant, Mr. J, T. Griffis, _ -. - -- While none of us ever admit that we are eutiroly -satisfied, and . -'r '- -. >- none of us would b3 gratified, if we can attain improvement in an al~ . ' i-l.", ready improved circxmstance. In recent years our dust sampling- at your V ' b plant lias been encouraging. So much so that ye find few evidoncos that V'-. the counts exceed normally., acceptable lovcls from the ." safe health" r ^\'c 'viewpoint. That is not to say that Porter and wo wlll/continue 'to strive ' ' '''7'. for oven future improvements, c-. . ' .; j. 2- - I doubt that I need say any sore }oero, but if I have not roa3surod you, you or Mr. Gallagher could let iut know. Both of you will b9 happy that I have discussed this with Mr. Lunsden. Vo think you should just filo this letter for any futuro reference, ' ' ' ' .. ` ` * * -K* '* ; . ' 'Bast personal wishes to you and our regards to Mr. Gallagher, ' , ' ' Sincerely, . ' .. ' ,t ,, ' 'wLw:jjD 1 , ,. ' V. L. 'Wilson, M, D., Chief Occupational Health and Radiation ; , , Protection Section ; " : ''v " *" \" :......... STATE EOAIiD Or HEAIAT-i OCCUPATIONAL `iSALTii SECTION RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA ( LUST SAMPLES COMPANY: H. K. Porter Co., Inc. ADDRESS: Charlotte, N. C. SAMPLES TAKE!'i Oil 10-5 196 5 BY C. B. Bro-.ai in H. L. Byrd (SIC-). SUBMITTED TO LABORATORY ON 10-7 1965 BY CB3 . ( NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD Oi' HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SECT 101! RALEIGH, N. C. ' . COMPANY ADDRESS: H.K. Porter A Co. Charlotte, N. C.. SERVICE REQUESTED: P"st Count __ SAMPLES TAKER OR: 0ct- 23 i 1968 SUBMITTED TO LABORATORY ON: 10-2A-6S DATE OF ANALYSIS: 10-25-63__________ ANALYE ED BY: Mary Ann Price________ BY:_______ H L- Byrd BY:_______ H.L. Byrd_____ DATE REPORTED: ll-A-68 FOR LABORATORY USE LABORATORY NO. ON REMARKS OR NUMBER SAMPLE DESCRIPTION 8192 8193 819A 819? 65 /. 0 0 L 75 I'&C 7 80 . 95 S 37 B1 n nk 10 min. 10 min. 10 min. ' REMARKS ` Oil. to 20 ml. Di1. to 20 nl. Di 1 . to 20 ml . Oil. to 20 ml. RESULTS IN 0.3 A-l ~3 - 7 JJ A. 0 n N'*. 1 c MARKS: REPORTED BY: MeOrenor (( NUiTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF Y. Lii! 'OCCUPATIONAL JLEALT H SECTION RALEIGH > M . C. COMPANYM. V.. POP-TPR OO.________ ADDriESS : K . r.________ SERVICE REQUESTED: DUST COUNT SAMPLES TAKEN ON:____________________ 6/28/68___________ BY: ii. L. BYRD_________ SUBMITTED TO LABORATORY CM:_______ 7/1/68_____________ BY: H. L. BYRD__________ DATE Or ALA LYSIS:____________________ 7/2/68_____________ DATE REPORTED: 7/2/68 ANALYZED 5Y: MERLE CARR -" FOR LABORATORY USE ( LABORATORY 1 w------- 6273 \/ 627A / 6275 /errs l 1/ / / J ./ 6277 6278 6279 6280 NO. ON c;v Li T . .m 2?-:h:- 1 0/-Jsr'; O. . 0 !-v r/. 4/ i7-' -7 26l-;^ .. y.-io 0 y3 r, p %> 21 REMARKS OR DESCRIPTION 10 pin. 10 rr.ir.. 8 pin. 10 Pin. 10 pin. 10 pin. 10 pin._ 7 pin. V/ / V 6281 6282 265 D-5 10 pin. 8 Pin. 6283 1> ' 0 01 2A3 *'V 257 977'1' Blank Plank REM-'.RMS Uil . Lo 20 pi. Dil to 20 pi. Dll . to 20 pi. Pil . to 20 mi. Dil . t.n 20 pi. nL-s* 1 . to 20 p1. Dil . to 20 Pl. Dil . to 20 pi. Dil . to 20 pl. Dil . to 20 pl. Dil . to 20 pl. Dil . 1 0 20 Pl. RESULTS IN GROSS COUNTS (i7%) (73) (ED (Ti!*) 15-6 - , 5 r /T. 1 13.2 n /4. 7 26.8 - c, - 7 (,, . s 13-7 - . 5: //, . ?. 25.5-, Sr. ISO "(tX) ' 2C.1 - , 5 -7,,f. / (u 0 CoX> A3) 15.L-.S--/;; A 9-7 .S- ? , A .10.8 -.5= /O, > 2i`* 0 0.`3 . 5 ; Z 5. 5 0.7 REM ARMS: *->" duplicate: SAMPLES TAMER ITi H. X ro: >TLR REPRE5IMT/.Vi TJ. IV.TJU RESULTS TO BE COMPARE REPORTED DY: USTUNG CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA TECHNICAL MEMO NO. M- /.T HATE July 1?68 TITLE: Dust Counts, Carding Department FCRr I f Harold Jonos ' ` :^ . - '" Counts in million particla3 per cubic foot of air, Patroled with the midget inpinger in the working area within, the operator's breathing zone. '* ' . ' j. I Maximum count allowable by N. C. State Boat'd of Health is () M. P.P, C.F. j TEST RESULTS: ! ' '! K '------------ ' .I I . . . i . S a mol e -No. '- . . LOCATION' .. *. \ .. : ` I : M. P.P. C.F. A S'i 0 <! I i .* . i`, B H C ! ' " I * l '. ;; . il Cards 1 through V~> - ' n4 Cards 16 through 28 Blending Machine' . # f123 *68 * gM !:$ I I 5'-Bh/'r j -3.8 D Roving Winding : 3.2 Samples laboratory atmosphere for control purposes 0.3 * These two sampling were made simultaneously with the N. C. State Board of Health. Kr. H. Byrd has promised to mail his test results so that vs can compare methods. 1 .m \ t } : .. > Approved by ^ J? D. McCluer ' lM .. r t\ - *i,, i fr t *, ccx ,. . ; n . -.i Messrs: . .- ' 3 . Harold Jones J. P. Miller Calvin Edwards J. D, McCluer `Dewey E. Childers ' i. . i, , j ;. * lv' r>-; ' * r *' -r i- t