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FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY) DATE: 0000 DOC#: GY071 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Index to Docs 1-70 from Goodyear Liability Binder Vol III GOODYEAR LIABILITY BINDER VOL III DOC. #___________ Document Description GOODYEAR INTERNAL INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL HYGIENE DOCUMENTS 1 Regulation 247 (Harmful Exposure), "Regulations for the Prevention and Control of Diseases Resulting from Exposure to Toxic Fumes, Vapors, Mists, Gases and Dusts in Order To Preserve and Protect the Public Health," Legal Requirements for the Prevention and Control of Industrial Public Health Hazards, Division of Industrial Hygiene, Ohio Department of Health, 1946 (Adopted by the Ohio Public Health Council February 16, 1946. Filed with the Secretary of State, March 1, 1946. Effective January 1, 1947)(This Ohio State Regulation effectively puts Goodyeaer on notice as of 1947 regarding the dangers of asbestos. It states in pertinent part: "(2) The concentration of dusts, fumes, mists, vapors, or gases, in the air breathed by employees shall not exceed the following maximum allowable concentrations for an 8-hour daily exposure: .....MINERAL DUSTS, Asbestos, 5 Million particles per cubic foot." hi the "Explanatory Note" section at the bottom it is made clear that asbestos monitoring is to be accomplished in a professional manner: "(2) The sampling and analysis of contaminated air and the interpretation of the data in relation to the stated maximum allowable concentrations shall be done only by technically qualified and competent persons using methods approved by the Ohio Department of Health.")(emphasis added). 2 Letter, Dust Sampling, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, 7/31/47 (limestone dust sent to Saranac Laboratory) 3 Letter, To: Medical Department, Industrial Commission of Ohio In Re: Claim of Carl Mileo, 7/31/47 (limestone dust sent to Saranac Laboratory) 4 Letter, In Re: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., visit of Division of Safety and Health, 5/4/48 (page 3 describes asbestos found in sampling of sand debris: "Men are required to go into this collector after it is shut down and shovel the fne asbestos dust from the floor inside the collector into trucks. They do not wear respirators. This is a definite asbestos hazard and should be eliminated. No man should be allowed to go into any type dust collector when cleaning if they are not supplied with approved Bureau of Mines dust respirators. Men are required to shovel asbestos from trucks into the mixers and again inhale some of the dust. The writer was informed that within a few months this operation may be changed to automatic filling. There are exhaust systems on the mixers but the shoveling operation causes the exposure")(emphasis added). 5 Letter, hi Re: "Survey of Dust Conditions in Plant #1, Akron," Division of Safety and Hygiene, 2/13/49 6 Letter, In Re: "Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio," From: Division of Safety & Hygiene Industrial Commission of Ohio, 3/17/49 7 Letter, In Re: "Survey of Dust Conditions in Plant," Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, 4/3/49 8 Report, "Report on Claim No. O.D. 5022-22, Howard Wohnbas, Decedent, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.", Division of Safety and Hygiene, 1/27/50 9 Letter, In Re: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, From: Division of Safety and Hygiene, Columbus, Ohio, 5/50 10 Letter, In Re: Claim of Harry J. Novak, To: Medical Department, Industrial Commission of Ohio, 12/13/50 11 Letter, In Re: Claim of Harry Kliner, To: Medical Department, Industrial Commission of Ohio, 5/7/52 12 Letter, In Re: Claim of Franklin V. Mest, To: Medical Department, Industrial Commission of Ohio, 11/5/54 (dust samples sent to The Saranac Laboratory) 13 Letter, In Re: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, From Division of Safety and Hygiene Industrial Commission of Ohio, 9/8/55 14 Letter, From: United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America, 2/24/59 15 Letter, In Re: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene, 3/18/59 16 Letter, In Re: Claim of Curtis Vaughn, To: Medical Department, Bureau of Workman's Compensation, 3/24/59 17 Letter, In Re: Claim of Ralph T. Foy, To: Medical Department, Bureau of Workman's Compensation, 7/28/59 (mention of American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) 18 Letter, In Re: Claim of Delphia Weshier, To: Medical Department, Bureau of Workman's Compensation, 12/16/59 19 Letter, In Re: Claim of Ralph [?], To: Medical Department, Bureau of Workman's Compensation, 2/27/60 (claimant worked as PIPEFITTER in plant, Akron, Ohio) 20 Letter, In Re: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, Pliofilm Production Areas, The Industrial Commission of Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene, 9/29/61 21 Letter, In Re: Claim of George E. Young, To: Bureau of Workman's Compensation, 6/4/62 22 Letter, In Re: Claim of Alert B. Johnson, To: Bureau of Workman's Compensation, 12/6/62 23 Letter, From: State of Ohio Department of Health, Re: "An Industrial Hygiene Investigation of the First Floor Cement House, Dept. 137-A, Plant 1, Building 31, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio," 1/25/63 24 Letter, In Re: "The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio," From: Division of Safety and Hygiene, The Industrial Commission of Ohio, 10/19/64 25 Letter, In Re: "The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company," From: Division of Safety and Hygiene, The Industrial Commission of Ohio, 10/21/64 26 Letter, In Re: "The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Plant 1, Department 137-A, Cement Department," From: Division of Safety and Hygiene The Industrial Commission of Ohio, 10/27/64 27 Letter, In Re: "The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 245-A, 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 "Asbestos," 7/72 35 Chemical Plant" From: Division of Safety and Hygiene The Industrial Commission of Ohio, 10/27/64 Technical Instructions, "The Sequence and Operation of the 1965 1968 Model Diaphragm Curing Unit (For Delco Type Air Sleeves)," 2/6/63, Revised, 1/24/68 Letter, In Re: Report from Visit to Air Spring Curing Department, From: Walter A. Schirmer, P.E. (Safety Engineer) To: Leo C. Chervenio, Manager, Corporate Safety Program, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 9/10/68 Goodyear Memorandum, "Industrial Hygiene," 10/10/69 Goodyear Standard Practice Sheet, "Subject: Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Public Law 91-596," 9/3/71 (This letter states: "The Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 became Federal Law on April 28,1971. The act provides that all employers furnish a place of employment `free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm' and, comply with standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor.....The Company will comply with the law to the fullest extent.") (emphasis added). Letter, In Re: Claim of Charles F. Sudman and Widow, To: Legal Section, Industrial Commission of Ohio, 2/25/72 Letter, To: Mr. Harry M. Mclnemay, Chief Industrial Hygienist, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 3/27/72 Goodyear Medical-Industrial Hygiene Manual, Excerpt: Goodyear OSHA Implementation Letter, From: C.A. Johnson, Director, Occupational Health Services To: Plant Personnel Manager, Plant Medical Department, 7/25/72 (This memo implements OSHA regulations: "This information is to be inserted in the Medical-Industrial Hygiene Manual and in those facilities where asbestos or asbestos-containing materials are used, the procedures for work practices, personal protective equipment, monitoring, labeling and medical surveillance must be started immediately. Each facility must carefully survey their operations for their use of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials...")(emphasis added). 36 Letter, In Re: Compressed Asbestos, Gasket Sheeting, From: The Alan Packing & Rubber Company, 8/22/73 (This document advises Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company that Compressed Asbestos, Gasket Sheeting is not classed as hazardous asbestos material under OSHA and therefore, "Asbestos caution labels are not required on compressed sheet.'^(encapsulation theory)(emphasis added). 37 Letter, In Re: Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Metal Products Division, From: State of Ohio, The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 12/3/74 38 Health Hazard Evaluation Determination, U.S. Department of Health, Education, Education, and Welfare, Center for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Report No. 74-59-217, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., St. Mary's, Ohio, 8/75 39 Letter, In Re: Claim of Ruth F. Griffin, From: State of Ohio, The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 10/6/75 (asbestos exposure due to brake manufacture: "On July 30, 1975, a visit was made to the B.F. Goodrich Company, 500 S. Main St., Akron, Ohio to check conditions under which the claimant had worked.....The claimant did not wear a respirator and as far as known did not have one readily available. The company stated that special asbestos mat fabric sheath coverings were used for brake `boot' tubes for earth moving equipment.. .to eliminate brake friction heat and prevent cracking of rubber. This began in 1959-60. The claimant last worked this department in 1956. Asbestos was not used elsewhere. Although not positive, the claimant believes she has worked with asbestos fabric.....Working with brake shoes, which contain bonded asbestos.. .as previously described certainly may entail an asbestos exposure. Acute heavy exposures were improbable as air hoses, grinding, or buffing operations were not known to be in the vincinity. However, the claimant may have been exposed to a consistent low concentration...for over 7 years. Asbestos is a remarkably toxic substance causing a pulmonary fibrosis, asbestosis. One or several acute exposures are thought to be enough to bring about the disease, of which the symptoms and promulgation may lay dormant for years." (emphasis added). 40 Letter, In Re: Claim of Addie Metheney, Inspection of Goodyear Facilities in Akron, Ohio, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety & Hygiene, 3/29/76 Letter, In Re: Claim of Addie Metheney, Inspection of Goodyear Facilities in Akron, Ohio, From: State of Ohio, The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 7/19/76 Memorandum, "Subject: Use of Asbestos - OSHA Standard 1910.93a," From: Mechanical Engineering Section, 9/15/76 (This memo refers to PHASE-OUT of asbestos: "I have been instructed to provide information to Mr. Burkatt relative to discontinuing use of and the handling of asbestos for health reasons.") Memorandum, Use and Disposal of Asbestos, From: R. G. Cummings, Manager Corporate Safety and E.J. Burkett, Manager Corporate Environmental Engineering To: Plant Manager, Goodyear Plant, Decatur, AL, 12/6/76 (This memo details Goodyears in-house precautions when removing, working with, and disposing asbestos products. Employees are to rope off area and place WARNING SIGNS in the area) Letter, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, To: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, Attn: R.W. Modrell, Manager Corporate Industrial Hygiene, 12/76 Letter, From: Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: P.J. Brown, 1/3/77 (This letter alludes to the PHASE-OUT of asbestos: "As you are aware, there has been constant activity by OSHA and NIOSH over the part of several years to continue reduction of personnel exposure to asbestos.....Implications of this trend are obvious, i.e. future uses of asbestos and asbestos containing materials will become so restricted as to makes its' application infeasible. Substitute materials must be utilized to replace asbestos.")(emphasis added). Letter, In Re: Claim of Charles Neptune, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 2/28/77 Letter, From: Univ. of North Carolina, To: Clifford Johnson, Medical Director, Goodyear, 3/16/77 Letter, In Re: Claim of James H. Coffey, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 4/8/77 Study, "Lung Cancer Among Rubber Workers At The Goodyear Akron Plants: A Case-Control Study," Report Prepared for The Joint-URW-Goodyear Occupational Health Committee, by Elizabeth S. Delzell, M.S.P.H., Occupational Health Studies Group, University of North Carolina, 12/77 (The North Carolina researchers wrote: "a causal association between occupational exposure to asbestos fibers and lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma has been well-demonstrated." Report goes on to describe Selikoff s study. No evidence exists that Goodyear had ever disavowed in any manner this report prepared for, reviewed by, and presumably approved and disseminated by the Goodyear Health Committee and Goodyear)(emphasis added). 50 Memorandum, "Use and Disposal of Asbestos," From: R.G. Cummings, Manager, Corporate Safety and Industrial Hygiene Services To: Plant Managers All Goodyear Domestic and Subsidiary Plants, 10/12/78 (stating in pertinent part: "There continues to be a great deal of concern on the long-term effects of asbestos exposures even in the very low levels of exposure.")(emphasis added). 51 Memorandum, From: J.W. Coonan, Manager-Engineering, To: R.G. Cummings, Re: "Asbestos" (Stating that it has eliminated asbestos use in the plant except where no substitutes available. Requests "Corporate Study run on handling problems of gaskets and packing.")(emphasis added). 52 Letter, From: Univ. of North Carolina, To: URW-Goodyear Joint Occupational Health Committee enclosing final report GY-24 "Environmental Survey Report, Tyler Texas," 5/6/80 53 Carcinogen Registration Form (asbestos), State of California, Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Industrial Safety, 3/3/81 54 Memorandum/Standard Practice Letter, Use and Disposal of Asbestos, To: Personnel Manager, Decatur Plant, 6/24/81 55 Letter, Re: Claim of Emma L. Mace, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 7/20/81 56 Letter, Re: Claim of James Priest, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 1/26/82 57 Memorandum, "Asbestos Handling and Disposal Training Program," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manger, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, Training Managers, 1/26/82 58 Memorandum, "Asbestos Training Program," From: "J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Safety Managers, Training Managers, 1/26/82 59 Letter, In Re: Claim of Donald Lusby, Sr., From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 6/29/82 60 Letter, In Re: Claim of Shelbie Cook, From: The Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety and Hygiene, 9/30/82 61 Memorandum/Safety and Health News Bulletin, "Asbestos Exposures from Motor Brakes," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, 1/31/83 62 Memorandum/Safety and Health News Bulletin, "Personal Protective Equipment for Asbestos Removal," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, 2/4/83 63 Memorandum/Safety and Health News Bulletin, "Asbestos Handling and Disposal Training Program," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, 4/19/85 64 Memorandum/Safety and Health News Bulletin, "Revised OSHA Asbestos Standards," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, 1/8/87 65 Government Document: "Asbestos Standard for General Industry," U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA 3095, 1986 66 Government Document: "Asbestos Standard for Construction Industry," U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA 3096, 1986 67 Memorandum/Safety and Health News Bulletin, "Asbestos Standard Update," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, 2/23/88 68 Memorandum/Safety and Health Bulletin, "Clearance Samples for Asbestos Removal," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, 7/22/88 69 Memorandum/Safety and Health Bulletin, "OSHA Asbestos Excursion Limit," From: J.L. Holtshouser, Manager, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, To: Industrial Hygiene Mailing List, 10/21/88 70 Letter, From: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene, Response to Inquiry regarding safety issues, 10/23/90