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LOCATION POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS DATE APRIL 10, 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE . I, Industrial Hygiene, Page 1 1. Have you elected to have the respirable asbestos fiber sampling and/or counting done by non-Alcoans or by Alcoans? Discuss. To be performed by an Alcoan. Asbestos fiber sampling and counting Is done by a Technician assigned to Environmental Control. 2. Has the initial workplace environmental monitoring survey been conducted? If not, discuss. There is one location where asbestos containing material (marinite) is worked. This work is performed irregularly and the area was monitored in November, 1972. Other areas are checked upon notification by the maintenance department. Checking has also been done in pot repair building during Hi-Temp* cutting and pot shell dumping. *A11 future purchases will be either Skamel or asbestos-free Hi-Temp. 3 Has the initial personal monitoring survey been conducted? First personal monitoring survey made November 27, 1972. Copies of . -all survey reports attached. Casting and potroom usage and exposure is generally of such short duration as to make meaningful measure ment impractical. As we are notified of an exposure an attempt at 4 DoIfmiyou' psLante'have the specified sampling equipment for both types of surveys? (Regulation does not seem to specify a difference.) Presently four Monitaire pumps are available. Adequate supply of membrane filters is available. 5. If you plan to conduct the surveys and/or count fibers with your own people, are they presently capable? If not, what are your plans for reaching competency? Yes, the technician is capable. He is also signed up to attend the "Sampling and Evaluating Airborne Asbestos Dust" course presented by the Environmental Management Branch, Division of Training of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, on June 26, 27, 28, 1973, In Cincinnati, Ohio. \ APC 003749 LOCATION POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS DATE April 10. 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE Industrial Hygiene, Page 2 6. When is your next semiannual survey scheduled? Since the use and handling of asbestos containing material is done on an irregular basis, the sampling is performed whenever Environmental Control personnel are notified. 7. Estimate the man-hours necessary to conduct your next survey, including counting. Approximately 12 hours per month (average two hours total per sample). 8.. As a result of your observations and/or tests, have you identified areas which exceed the current standards? 1976 standard? There are no areas which exceed the current standards, based on an eight-hour time weighted sample. There are no areas which exceed the 1976 standards, based on an eight-hour time weighted sample. 9. Have you made provision for keeping the records of personal and environmental monitoring for at least the required 3 years? .. Yes 10. Have you had requests for access to such records by employees? No 11. If your plant has operations which require the use of approved (for asbestos) respirators, are such respirators in use where required? Yes 12. How would you rate your plants' general level of compliance in the wearing of respirators? Good APC 003750 t LOCATION POINT COMFORT OPERATIONS DATE ' APRIL 10. 1973 ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRE Industrial Hygiene, Page 3 13. List the specific types of respirators in use and make comments as you wish about each. Dustfoe 66 - Best accepted by employees. 14. Do you have areas where caution signs should be displayed? No How many? None Are signs displayed now? No 15. Ptjjh+JZL Have you established procedures for approved disposal of asbestos wastes? Discuss. Presently asbestos fines waste Is collected In plastic bags and large blocks aa& placed in Dempster Dumpsters. Plans have been made to set aside a section of the solid waste disposal area for burying the asbestos waste'. 16. Do you have or foresee the need for providing special cloth* ing for any of your workers because they work with asbestos? If so, discuss. No 17. Do you have or foresee the need for special change rooms and double lockering? If so, discuss. No. All employees already have two lockers. 18. Do you have or foresee the need for special laundering practices? If so, discuss. No. APC 003751