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Subnet. Occupational Safety and Health - Exposure to Airborne Asbestos Fibers - Request for Surrey typo lattftr- Strong Recommendation dat. May 30, 1979 distribution lists: ESA and 1-13 if: SR 79-05-398 related ln#rj. _ othtr: to: Assistant Vice President - Support Services Copies to Medical Directors and Safety Coordinators from: Assistant Vice President - Support Services @AT&T Arner;can T*tesr`*-j i' : "eteqraon Co'T|3ar> 195 3roda.viv New York. N Y. 'ZCZ: Phone '2T' 393 93CC PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT d:rtotiQtv Requests comprehensive survey to determine in Bell System owned and leased facilities. *k sprayed-on asbestos Section 29 CFR 1910.1001 of standards issued bv the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires ail employers to establish and maintain an effective program for protecting their employees against asbestos exposures which may be above acceptable levels. As a result of this standard, there is a need to provide guidance to the OTCs so that they may develop and implement the programs needed to assure compliance with the current OSHA Standards for asbestos. 3aseline environmental studies conducted by the Environmental Health and Safety Department of 3ell Telephone Laboratories have shown that there are two categories of asbestos usage which -nay potentially result ir. employee exposures which may be above accept ' levels: 1. Motor vehicle maintenance operations on brakes and clutches. 2. Operations in areas where sprayed-on asbestos was used for fire proofing and heat insulation. Instructions contained in GL 77-0"-22- and EL "'9-03-045 establish pro cedures for protecting employees from asbestos exposures while performing maintenance operations on brakes and clutches in company-owned vehicles. However, at present there remains a need for guidance concerning emo leveein facilities (owned and leased! witn sprayed-on asbestos. In order to develop guidelines which are hot'", meaningful and real is: ic. there is a need for basic informat i:o. concerning the extent cf sprayedon asbestos in 3ell oyster facilities. As a result, each ETC is requestto perform a comprehens ive survev of all t'-eir facilities ' owned an: leased) to identify al 1 buildings wr.icn aooear to have sprayed-on as-est Although bulk sample tests are not requested at this t Lme, the OTCs might choose to do some sampling for corroboration. NOTICE Not `or ute or disclosure outside the LLA 000070 L This request supersedes a previous request for data (GL 77-04-133). The 1977 data was accumulated within a very short time frame, and the information on leased facilities was generally incomplete. However, each company should review this data to determine its completeness with respect to owned and leased facilities. This might simplify and expedite the present request for information. A form is attached which must be completed for each owned and leased facility. Also attached is a transmittal sheet which requests the total number of owned and leased locations in that company. Each OTC should establish and maintain an official record of all facilities (owned and leased), with and without sprayed-on asbestos, since OSHA may request this information some time in the future. The survey fo.rms, one for every owned and leased facility, could serve as the OTC offical record. For your information sprayed-on asbestos was used extensively in con struction during the period from 1958 to 1972, after which it was baaned by the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition it was employed primarily in low-cost light-weight construction. Within the Bell System this means it would, in general, not exist in equipment buildings since this type of construction is not employed for these facilities. However, asbestos was probably used in a number of administrative buildings, which may be company owned or leased. The likelihood is that it was used extensively in leased buildings built during this period, and these facilities presently comprise approximately 23% of all Bell System space. Thus, a comprehensive survey of leased facilities is essential. THE SURVEY PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES A COMPLETED FORM FOR EACH BUILDING WITH SPRAYED-ON MATERIAL AMD THE TRANSMITTAL SHEET WITH TABULATED RESULTS, SHOULD 3E FORWARDED TO AT&T 3Y AUGUST 1, 1979. Since the survey data will be used to design models for evaluating employee exposures to airborne asbestos during typical work procedures, a formal solution to asbestos compliance will not be available until 1980. However, interim guidelines will be issued in the near future for use where it is desirable to proceed prior to 1980. Each OTC should identify a coordinator for the survey and he/she should contact the AT&T coordinate on this issue, N. J. DeCapua on 201-221-4934, as soon as possible. 5. R. Col I is Assistant Vice Preside Suooort Services LLA 000071 ASBESTOS MATERIAL INVESTIGATION (See instructions in ac companying letter SL- ) COMPANY: BUILDING DATA SECTION-- BUILDING NAME: IDENT: NO./AREA CODE: BLDG. AGE: SPRAYED ON MAT'D: YES NO BUILDING ADDRESS: TOT. NO. STORIES (Above grade): PRIMARY FUNCTION(S): SO. FOOTAGE (Aoorox.) NO. ASSIGNED EMPLOY: TRANSIENT EMPLOY. DAILY (Approx.) COMPANY OWNED: (or)* LEASED: YRS. REMAIN. ON LEASE: IF LEASED: Entire Bldg. Telco Partial Bldg. Telco'___ Define Telco Portion (Years) (Circle) *N0TE: Asbestos information only related to Telco portion of leased buildings. ASBESTOS RELATED INFORMATION-- SPRAYED ON MATERLAL PRESENT YES NO If Yes: Above Hung Ceil. YES NO On Col./Bean/Gird. YES NO Other (Explain) YES NO INSPECTED BY: DATE INSP : TELE. NO. RETURN THIS FORM IMMEDIATELY TO: (OTC Survey Coordinator) IF SUSPECTED ASBESTOS MATERLAL WAS PREVIOUSLY TESTED, PROVIDE FOLLOWING INFORMATION-- ASBESTOS CONFIRMED: YES NO DATE 0? 3ULK TEST __________ TESTING COMPANY: TELE. NO. _________________________________________________ AIR TEST: YES NO DATE(S) OF AIR TEST ____________________ IE YES, RESULTS: TESTING COMPANY ________________________ LLA 000072 AS3EST0S SURV Company: Survey Coordinator: Owned Facilities Total Number Number with So raved-On Asbestos Leased Facilities Total Number Number with Sprayed-On Asbestos Return this form and copy of survey form for each, facilit'with sprayed-on asbestos to: Ms ole Av e n u e LL& 000073