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FILE NAME: Colonial Sugar Refinery (CSR) DATE: 1935 DOC#: CSR193 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Workers' Comp Claims Information * / S u b je c t: Wo rV v*r *,a Comp one a 11o n Ac t P.ejrpu8 : 1ndu8 t t i a U P r o >ceasoo^and D isease3 Ar i_si ng Thorefro/u Other Departments'". Numbers. v . -|. ; Previouo Papors aee P.H. 7132/21 . Further papers see P.H 57-39, NOT TO BE W R ITTEN ON. t1 i t Go v ern m en t o f We s t e r n Au s t r a l ia . tiatMct'rJjUMirbtuiaMt?(scilitaU 4 Cool^ *tekl*UrMounk)ct . WrUiacaM!?< D L . e p a r t m e n t o f a b o u r or O m c o f Ch ie f in m fc c t o r facto h icf 24 Mo.t.IM,O.F.O..II*.. M J ames * t* eet. PERTH. WA. th n.y, v.k.S 5J. 1935. lu replying p io u s quoi* nmi. IH,- CUuiilSSlUlER OF PUBLIC HEALTH. ri 7 \\*jV !t-y ra Suggested w.edical uxamin-tion of certain aii.i-Aoyces in Asbes- / . Oos Works. __ lo le oie^randum of t,na l ^ L t ? ^ K at H2daordie^slhA lsvb.Aes*tlonsuWurotr,kles c1o0me-sy wwithheitnherthetheprwoovriksio^nrsioromf cidu c wtnonrtkert.sie mCoamnapgeenrsaotfiontheAcWt.orks Iist ai sw,arheowihe-vter^anyr eOpioserutse or w01* " an r is in g from h is occupation in the works i s possibly compensa table anu that the Worker is entitled to choose his own medical adviser. He (Ur. Witzag) has no ob jection to Bny of his employees being medically examined. 2 o_ ,, r. .. C* k* Wood of u Banksia ierr^ce, outh Perth, who has been employed at the works for lu v ;c nfUSn,,tw decessaiy, a f t e r 5 years, to consult boctor ,.il sun J?? th Pert,h; Wood as experiencing loss of appetite 1 i f f ln cl,1<3 t,> nJ coughing pnd was very subject to col^.s. L..ring the past f iv e years ne lias re^uir^d anu ruc-ivid i.edic- ai attention on numerous occasions and t i m . l v li-.- i,.n t m te rva ls. ^ He was advised to drink milk in -u^ntitis4 a,,d a concentrated form of cod l i v e r o i l "H alivol*. un one Ciccas- ion, in tne absence of lus usual mecixcai adviser, nu .vas m - forwc-d by ~r. xu ir tlv>t his JjLnuss was probably duo to t10 nature oi his employment and he advised him to le -'v t i t . , , , ^v-ds uf 7 woolley Street, iXys.-' tui has boon empluycd m the mixing and blending room for lu - ana states^ that he-has not found i t necessary to consult a" doctur. _ He, however, as a precautionary measure, drinks 3 DOtlle of milk each day at his *ork and jso s olivo o i l i r - c i ' at home# ^ w' 18 " -s/ers oi welshpool was employed in the works for 1 1 years nd found i t necessary to leave .his employment about months ago on account of i l l health he stated that his health appeared to be s u l i e n n bfo~re*slv e ly with his continued employment. He escribed uis an symptoms as similar to those described by wood. he did [ " t consult a doctor since he Le0an to f e e l improve...(;t -med i a te ly he l e f t his work at the factory nt.u ins only d isa b il ity now i s 8 continual huskiness. E. King of dooewood i - r a d e , u v ^ r v - i was employed i n the m i l l f o r * y e a r s and U l t 3 y c - r s - g o ' wtiac. he s t a t e s h i s h e - i t h c o m p l e t e l y b r o k e down aim tin.- ... a t t r i b u t e d to t h e h ea vy worm and t h e o u s t l a d e n atmos. n u r t h e D e s c r i b e d h i s symptoms ns t h e snw.e a s t u o s c d e s c r i b e d by Wood and f l y e r s . He n - s i n h o s p i t a l f o r - c o n s i o e r a b l e p e r io d ano w-s Vjkr'ted by u r . Heyward. i t is understood nowever, th a t n o * s u f f e r s irom a c h ron ic wait tr o u b le . oy* ' : . ' y`b - 2- j_.n h is previous rep oTrht ewtewroe mseenlemcteendtiolnoerd tbhye Ifnolslpoevctiongr Lreloaosnoenys 1. Thceoyntwineurealalymonegngtahgeedoilnd evsteryemdpulostyyeespraoncaeswseesre; and 2. Whoaodggaaprdpeaanrsd tiot bweasi lulndaenrdstoloodoksth adrtawnvannsd nad tiollnleeasvse. work on several occasions through partm ent to ensure thAectcioonllheacstioanlreaanddy dbiesepno satalkeorf; bdyustth aiss dfaer baseinisg pinrastcatlicleadb leat anthde snfacextohrayu.st system 'of v e n tila tio n is nov. comments and advice.-I sh all be glad to receive your fu rth er \ l i . k h <* v ' i it* . ww > V.i 1 . I ,i'V- % CHIEF INSPECTOR OP FACIuiiluS. uGruociuvuueur.. nment of -W----e---s- t----e--r-- n ai KUvelUuu th. _ . Department of Labour Au st*rb*M,L.,IA, . Bo* Ho. ft . O.P.Q., Ptrth> A`` nmttt** 'Z f t * M. PJtbU C.ur Ii.rtcro. of TrASB'/S, CH'r 0 r " C* ' 3 J ames streeot,r Factories . Perth. W.a ., ..?3 r / 5 u5$ L In feplyin- please quote........ 1 J8 /J Jt S. *(. / UN UN IH COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH. dated the 24th May la st^ re lftiS * * ? memorandum to you bioe.ltoa. xWaomrkl,noaftlLlais;soras.r tJJ .nr aSSoi^to^ane W^ ?,, 5S'U!?et.einste`25?m,eEd'* vieanlcea, , 1 l osht amlal bhea vp^laodu r i fc ovLnua nwUiilid J d nCo !*i.e a rly ^ vnevre-n- /CHIEF INSPECTOR OK FACTORIES. /- 'X r., 6 u EA.li 9 3 /3 3 . 30th Ju ly , 1 9 5 CHIEF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES. Regarding your suggested examination of certain men engaged at Hardie*8 Asbestos Works, I have to say t h a t, a ft e r co n sid eratio n , I have oorae to the conclusion th a t provided you have required a l l p o ssib le means of preventing a dust nuisanoe a t these w orks,there i s no o bject in th is Department examining old employees who may have su ffered from co n d itio n s p re v io u sly e x is t in g . These man, and any future ones s u ffe r in g from occupational trou ble should, I th in k , choose 'th e ir own Doctor under In d u stria l Disease Compensation conditions. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH. UHD 9 3 / 3 3 A.EMS, THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES* li 1 5 th iia y .19 3 5 . employees at A eb eeto s^o rk a 11 % h e re t flr f exa? iila tion of h lo h requ ire eertoua oon eld ea?lon " 8<" ' <` r a l p0ln` 8 Compensation Pneumoconiosis i s under the Workers a r is in g from The schedule hinowh eavleart iodne s^ofrOrAhflh!!m08P*t 0n88aiS0 nr e*alnlyd the cond^ i o n pneuraooonlosiB, quarrying or ?nl 8 tone c r ib e s " y process o f mining o r cu ttin g o r crushing us being an in d u h tTM in which the d isease i s compensata b le . ^ industry d e sc rip tio n ? ? J eSht bf f ^ 08 000,0 ^ e r such a 5 S i . w m. i s * ? r i i i : . f or uny oondiu n srr inform them o f 0 " fin d in g s" U ' CBUea- <> " net r>nnan 1 + a * ^a Te they y e t found i t neceseery to pick out t h e a e I w o f o f a m i n e t ^ n T 6 y " 1 " 8`>88` r bthelfeoroe aegeoinagndfudrltha eLr'. e ^ e ^ U e f ppeerrntaTpps f with the empl^oyer M. tinr, . . Meanwhile, you should take a l l possible dust prevention* Proce8e aafe ^ o m the point o f view of C01iLlls..I o j2 'W P U B LIC H LTH. r / ,, . C. -n,.,rntbelr,h lc#,f*4r,f,ur*h#rr>;:!f , . Tm NMENT t J ^ S T E R N AUSTRALIA. F. 4 S. 47,. . . * " *r9t tbf m r. D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o u r . ............... ^.u^Bvo. KsV?r.^M1. B.r.o.. r ,,, J CB/S . OF,,OFC5ICJAFMINCSSFCSTCfTtOCCRTO,FFACT^,, Perth, w .a .....f i f e r f p r i l . . 1Q ^ , I" rq'l/ing pie <|goU'. V' 7/"?. i / r fir 'foo-nyc tUtohrre. ieLLsu.;Rng.Las,.nrUalsnendrdeLwuen^tnhtder' cu7r-e'Tyiii,li h Vn7M.V"kf fe'eu-1c0icts";fl-o'xij'nSstA0psSebce:tsnotor"s'JosLftirsyt\ mReencttoarpipese,arps uoftclipshagide 9inx_London in 7 9 ^ ln 'tthhee1lfo-ol'lnonpni:n<gi0,'0str otef- . Ha.,xsm.in^^tion of Lfrifc dnt* r*rTi _, . a .`Si5 i!l,w" ` of - *`~Aus s K .;r3" ll fib r o s is re la tiv e to Length of ^ i o v m e r t -7 1 . et' c ' * 2lsopJredTpSfeir?biordoss i sraonmgcinmpgu frmomn u-s nanUdylo v^e r u f th . o 95 se , .. Oi1 itO 20,2 n -d<J ;, bLeen e.i.: lo y- j 105 ttoo 914yea"rs -_ end 2105 ytoear19s &"over_ 32 52-.155>= 55-6^; w e1r1e M a i IfMjn te d tt e o . 9> M n a s 1 am aw are we o f James Hnro ie ,i>ve * Co, u td ., . 1V,.T- ienmvpelosytiegda tainodn scoamrpearcaatrirvieeldy oonnly ainfen^ hca,"V?<beff ft-r?--o21--"-er--nr'd- aprloecnegstsheys. period1in h at'lx u"h fb e vrel^\iTOwc ^O as the onr.geroulos: %* ! 01 th is iie-.a*rtm>enrt ^ont tihre&faSctouryi srel'err'-d to' *r'\ 7 y S i S t S r i ^ g S l R T ^ EKF* gg& S& & Shops Act onoer which persons employed iS n h ^ t ^ ' - 7 the interests of the concern-, d: : m the industry generally, you would !>=,, t- 7 i 0 .- . 7 . ' "T. J .7 ' 7 r.el erred to to be medically si-tnuinod n they >/.. -7 7 7 ',"7 1 1 ;oay u C p c s s iu it II L;'.e u 15 C i S J 1'- C vsiow.,r.ernnl et s si t ,dantogearor ruasn goef ftoher these viorLers to t | rj VC: I h i s department i s airo-Kiy p r o c e s s e s e n m o d on m '..ho : ''C I O 1 7 . at ion i n the f a c t o r y o of; t aUm^ ot i o n to s o r j r o t.ie i nr v 1 i*:: * 1: a .<4/ - 2- d isp o sal O dust generated in the factory. * I C I .*-*. COPY T OciJii&fcLiQPi l'l JLaj gf e S. U 64", ' . THE FACTORIES ANO SHOPS ACT, 1920. THE CHIEF IH3PECT0R. - 7 ..21935& f the 1 have to report an inspection undermentioned faotory premises. made on . 62 m. - 11// 1250., V l 6 . 2/ 17. 2/ 18. 4/ 19 , The manufacturing propose. faotory may be. Fcoornvtehneiepnutlrypodseivsidoefd thinisto infovuerstidgeapotirotmn enthe? as follows - 12.. BWleenigdhiinngg eanndd mgriixnidngingKiothf roamweanstb. estos. \ \ RCoultltiinncg atondspizree,ssminogulidnitnog sahndeettrsi.nming. is emptied by hIanndthfreomf irbsetgsdeinptaortmlaerngtethgerinrodwingasbpaenstoasnd reduoed to Uve^m allest possible p articles. I t is then shovelled out and rubbed ^roug! as estitelivneg, frrooomms"hinichthiet n^ext build in g. B From the se ttlin g rooms the asbestos is 1at5h0e mlrboisxl.elidnogwf iathsbwesattoesr ^to 9r^ i t/ fis8U^presi^eld/'7mitnhptoouans(Jsbheoesoetzotesss., iinstUc th is stage tmheaomhiantee,riwahl,ereKhloh is now 1 / / 8B rea lly j e t and any ^ o n dr?" or nearly so. Sandf SarSe Sre?ad'y. for"dUelivAerya. " "* Moc,,Br ah ostosis.^-irns ^itTs Tmsa,i.nve.^ryilndiecfainl ifteealyt-art 2. 5 & s v s n j r s r t u s ^ 3- That in th o se c ^ tia r e i f p r e s ln t 'if t h f a d v e n t at- S S S r . ' S t S i . . pSruolS. in .P P - -c the naked eye. ' .'. A. . m - 2- . Between anployera & Inapeotora of Methods for the Suppression of Asbestos Dust". (England)it is suggested as a oralterion, that where there i s v i s i b l e long fib re there i t of neoesaity, much f in e r dust, and that methods for it a suppression should be considered at this stoge. 5 . Table 3 o f the medioal report shows tthat the incid ence of the disease increases with the length of employ 5 -9 ment and that from years the group incidence i s as high as 2 5 . 5. . The number of employeeo and their length of employment as apportioned among the various depart ments ii) this fa cto ry are as follows - 1 . Blending and grinding I / I 7 . 1 m. employed 10 years. 4 2. W eirin g and mixing nu - 1 m. employed 10 years. 43 .. . 3 a* from 3 - 6 months. Rolling and pressing into sheets) 45 m. A ll wet methods Cutting to size,, moulding eto.. ) used in these process- 5 as. No employee en gaged for any length ` of time. * Sowing corrugated shoots - 1 nu Einployod 6 years* 6. Other Departments - labourers, e tc. - 10 m. The Company hss been in existence as manu 14 facturers fo r years and very few of the employees hove any great length of se rv ice . The groat majority are em ployed either outside the faotory altogether (labourers e tc .) or in the wet prooesaea, where the danger i s praet- 5 i o a lly n i l . See'ta b le of the main report. . Those persons who have been more than 5 years employed i n the industry are as follows - 14 Mr. W. C o l l i e r - Foreman, years. %hose work dour not necessitate any but the b r ie fe s t contact with the dusty processes. 2 20 10 . Mr. C. W. Wood - Banksla Terrace, South Porth. years. Employed fo r 6 years In the blending . and grinding m ill. This man ha9 been attend ing' Dr. tfilson of South Ferth and appears to be su ffe rin g from the e ffe cts of asbestos dust. 3 3 10 G, Evans. 36 .Woolley t. , Baysweter - years, em- ployed in the weighting.end mixing department. This man i s employed i n a very dusty process 123 and a t times has found i t necessary to leave h is employment through i l l n e s s , which i s a t t r i b uted to .the e ffe c ts o f.d ust. 4 J Morrisey -- 6 years. Hinployud spasmodically in Vna outting and sawing department an d : arently Buffering no i l l e ff e c t s . Summarised the investigatio n reveals - 1. That in the following processes, " in su fficie n t quantities to be e a s i l y atmosphere - 1. Blending and grinding. 2. Weighing and mixing. 3. Sawing of corrugated sheets. dust is visible guneratuc In the 52 S . That, guided by the medical raoort . i.j .. iasM a G* EV8ns^appear in a marked degree from the e ffe o ti o f ' Recommendations. T^tbjji^Thnt -aftrlv jiotion^ba fc< S.-;?MQ.8SeS a a in d i qf$ot?e~&ti thQ1 tv, ^ P lo y e e s ln dioated be requested to submit themselves to medioal examination. 80.1935*1 (Sgd) R* Mooney. INSPECTOR.