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FILE NAME: Uniroyal (UNIR) DATE: 1959 May 3 DOC#: UNIR014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestos Operation, Discussing Visit to Hogansville Plant IMITED STATES RUB3EH COMPANY ""lYSO"* DiMBrr UR" 3 5 1959 TO; FROM; SUBJECT i Mr JL C,, Unit: HORftWSVTUJi PLUM* W M G r a ff Safety Section Asbestos! Operation T h is its to re p o rt to you on the v i s i t to th e Hogtmstville ELumt during th a waek o f March 30 made by w# id Ms\ Sands Our p r i n c i p a l In t e r e s t during th is v lt t i t m s to r tr d .w .pdn the recent derelopuent w ith romspaet to the Asbaston d o s t asqaomrniu You w ill r e c a l l th a t we had arranged e a r lie r in the year f o r a m eeting with r e p r e s e n ta tiw s o f Jota-" i t o Y i l l e m d ic& l and sa fe ty p e r s o n r s l to exchange inform ation on c o n t r o llin g a sb e sto s tkat* This n a e fin g le a d to a conference in Hput i l l i n l a t e February -with jabera o f th e T e x t i l M v is it Stw if to r e n te r a l l th e phases o f t h is pKshliKtj the h e a lth ,, e n g in e e rin g and the austrlalL r e la t io n s a sp e c ts as w ell as the economic pres o f the problem. I t t h ia m eeting i t m s agreed th a t i t would be a d v is a b le to bring in Dr Kenneth Sm ith ,, M ed ical D ire cto r o f Johns--M an xille t c c o n s u lt with Dm Wells o f Neuman. I t m s fu rth e r agreed that i t would be h e lp fu l to attempt to co r r e la t e our dust count as collected w ith the rm lg st itapinger against counts . made on sam ples taken simultaneously w ith t i e rtandard fcn irg sr equipment The q u e s tio n o f p o ssib le variation s in sam p lin g procedure m s raised d u rin g the Joim s-M e.m d.lle meetings With r e s p e c t to Dr Sm ith's v i s i t , we l e f t imrnn. a t Netraau at the home o f Dm W ells t o co n fe r th ere and to review q u e s t!e n a b le 1-r a y film s , arc. the gememmm m e d ical problem Dr* Smith returned to New Y c r l the follow ing day We henre sin c e c o n s u lte d w ith him on crux return and a s e p a ra te m e w ill be prepn:m&m on t h i s phase o f the problem On the q u e s tio n o f co rrelatin g the r e s u lt s fo u n d by the tu t tmmst sampling p ro ce d u re s, Mr Sards remained in H o g a n s x ilie on Thursday arm M inay to p a r t i c i p a t e w ith Mr Guy and the S t a f f o f one S t a t e D ivision c f n i u s t r m Hygiene in sim u ltan eoiisly sampling the a i r n d th the two instruments a t v tr in t m lo c a t io n s through out the isbeston P la n t. T ie sam ples were taxon to A tie n te n the fo llo w in g day, fo r counting. We r e g r e t t h a t we have to report the r e m i r a o f th e c o u n tin g work done during t h is v i s i t eeumot be re lie d upon and show er a b s o lu t e ly no c o r r e la tio n c f any k in d . T h is a r r e a r s to be the r e s u lt o f time p r e p a r a tio n o f th e samples The S ta te D iv is io n ; c f Industrnm. Hysmene p e r r m -- u el expressed th e ir w illingness to repeat t i e s te s ts urdir conditions v iL in would be b e tte r controlled A, C,, I d m k 2- May 1, 1959 As to our in sp e c tio n o f the Asbeston o p e ratio n i t s e l f , we made the f o i l cu in g observations 1 In the opening and p ick in g departm ent, the dust exposure during; the preparation o f the bed mix i s w r y severe* This process should be enclosed mad exhaust v e n t il a t io n ju w id e d * 2,, Gnrai, housekeeping needs to be irrproved* JlceurulAted dust or w a lls , equipment, m ehines and f lo o r s tsnphMiaies t h is need* I t as recommended th a t th is dust be removed toy vacuum cleanin g in s te a d o f blowing,. 3,, The " Qaw renw Dpartaient should fee more com pletely is o la te d from the Asbeston dust exposure by keeping the doors closed Outside v e n t ila t io n should be provided to t h i s department* A* In g e n e r a l, v e n tila tio n equipment i n th e Asbesten p lan t is show in g v is u a l sign s o f d ete rio ra tio n For t h is reason and to m i n - ta r n t h i s equipment a t top e ff ic ie n c y !, & c m strin ge n t m in tem m ee program should be adopted* 1 t e s t i n g procedure o f the in d iv id u a l d u cts should be set up as a c o n tr o l on the e ffic ie n c y of th is equipment * This may be accomplished by the use o f the s t a t ic pressure measuring device which i s p a rt o f the Telometer a ir - t e s t in g apparatus * s 5 A smoke t e s t showed th at the e x p e rim e n ta l enclosure a t french sp in n in g proved e ffe c tiv e in c o n t r o llin g dust produced in t h is o p eration * This type of co n tro l sh o u ld be used in rin r spinning also* " J 6 A mandatory resp irato ry p ro te c tio n p r o p s has been set up fo r ce rta in operations in Asbesten, E rvevers th is inspection indicated not o n ly th a t the equipment urns n e t alw ays worn, tout tir o that th e se re sp ira to rs needed b e tte r mat mt stan ce* I t is reccmended t h a t a c lo s e r observation in e n fom ersrrc be Etude by the sup ervisors and th a t a p erio d ic cle a n in g, r e p a ir in g and s t e r ilit in ;? oroeedure be s e t up* Operators should be d i s c ip l in e d fo r f a i li n g to wear r e s p ir a to r s where required* " 7 . In the weaving area there was e v id en ce c f excessive water on the f lo o r s near the loons as a r e s u lt i f th e present method o f spra;;T.nr the warps* I t is recommended th a t b e t t e r con trol be m v id e d to e lim in a te the hasard of the wet, s lip p e r y flo o rs* " 8. H ir in g t h i s in sp ection several o b s e r v a tio n s were mats witch in d r eated th a t employees ant superviseurs were la x in the use of p r o t e c tiv e equipment ant in t h e ir work h a b its* The problem o f r e s p ir a to r y equipment has a lre a d y b e e r mentioned* g lr y e e s were seen to be in d iffe r e n t to the need f o r p e rso n a lly avettin g dust in h a la t io n and also caking u n n ece ssa ry e n tio n s trie b prtdu.ee dust* T h is was e s p e c ia lly widest in op-wLmr end picking cra n tio n s* 0 0 rJ i As a resultj it is suggestec that an educational program ae in^ stituted to create an awareness of the need for protect!..--, th e ir own hearths 9 Finally, vns feel that all levels of impends ion in the ilsbeston " Mill could play a nore. active part in following up the ttintemnc programs already established and in properly instructing employees in the use of protective equipment and following tip on its proper usage. . The fo llo w in g observations ere rn.de in an in e en _..le te in sp e ctio n M i ll and some o f the observations a p p lie d t o a l l m i l s , the uta--r 1 M echanical Hazards ftmerema sever hasard e x is t throughout these s u d s dus 1.0 unp;uarr>. ed or n o o rly guarded f- b e lts ,, h igh sped f l a t b e lts j, sprockets enr,^ gears ,, it, program should be s t a r t e d t o remove these hasards through the in s ta lla tio n o f properly d esign ed guards., The worst exposures such as the card lin e V -b e lt d r iv e s lo c a te d over the mair, a is le s h r th e S tark M i ll and the V -b e lt d r iv e s o f the exhaust fans lo cated r t head le v e l in the bs.ser.ent o f th e A soeston M ill should/u giveii t --ran, p riority. 2 . The f i r s t a id room in the S ta r k K i l l should he kept looker a t nidQ, ^ t i n e s . The key should be made th e r e s p o n s ib ilit y ef or resig im i.e e person on each s h i f t . The f i r s t a i r rooms o f Stark anr A*best on e in need o f p aint. 3- Use c f Compressed A ir Compressed a ir should not be usee h e r c le a n in g c r u d e s . in ^ o p iirs.^ was a ls o observed blowing o f f m c h fu e r y uuthout eye pres-ration., ea g le s and face shields should be r^puured io r tiu= epera-- n. 1 . U nloading Asbestos lags from Bex LurpLJ-flff..ALpKfel A r a th e r h igh v isu al dust co n ce n u ru h rm as observed^in .re im loe-- L o f asb e sto s bags fr r r box c a r s . ~t m i d be advisable take a e r i r u ^ atm ospheric te s ts c f asbestos h u rt i n t h i s area ic deterh ne th e ^ b^ - o f dust exposure. The u n lo ad in g core" should be require ,,o wear ,, a to ry equipment. 5 . Uare house Power Trucks Kone o f th e l i f t trucks nou in u se in uhe uureheuse are p ro tecte e w ith overhead guards. Because c f tone ran ger o f ,,.-s.hL.nr cartons ^ d u rin g stae-'nc operations ,, e l l nrmurna should be tccuppe w ith d m OOOlh A, C L i n k --A, Ray 1 j 1 95 V t&eh&ble overhead guards These: should be removed only when op e ratin g in low c e ilin g areas 6 Dock P la te a S u ita b le magnesium dock p la te s should be obtained to l i t a l l u n lo ad in g lo c a tio n s where power trutska are used* 7 The bean h o is t is being l e f t ewer th e main a is le ,, in tw istin g when not in use This h e is t should be out on the side track 8 X-Bav Room V e n t ila t io n should be provided f o r th e X-r&y dark noon X-ray le a k a g e t e s t s should be made in d e sig n a te d arises about and around the X -ray room Mr. Sands end I very much appreciated the on perh un ity to review these pro blems a t the P la n t and e sp e c ia lly the o p p o rtu n ity to p a r tic ip a te is. the gen eral S a fe t y C o r r itte e Meeting on Wednesday,, A p r il 1 s t , De alee want to thank you and your s t a f f fo r the co u rte sie s extended in th is v is i t . j ccs R* R, McGee - Hognnsviile John Alexander - Hognnsviile J, E,, Sullivan - Winnsboro R,, 0 Harrington - Virnsbero ,, E. 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