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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 0000 DOC#: NG032 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Industry Recommended Practices [Draft] - For Handling and Applying Asbestos-Cement Products R U C O C T -H T D o Kes: r r FCP. HA'GLIYG JL'CD APPLYING AS5F3I C S - C M i r i PLCG'JCGG 13! l':L ~ T V ;n Ai.G CC' .STPliC:iO!! L':d s:? .it s 1*; . ; \ r . `-j, !tv- <_Y ' > ** 7- < ^ ffi _ . . % > * ; - < \ . X* , A 1 .. i A/ 1<-1>. . P re p a re d 07 o t ' r u p.-o z c t s a s o c ia r V conn; is EnEOD'JCTICK ......................................... 3 H O C ISST E F U rG ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .li s ' lPPii.'G, iw::d l i:io a ;;d srciiAG? ..............................................................................5 FAE3ICATiai AKD APPLICATION RESPJPJilOP.X k q u i? :t ::t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,, 7 Tlirefc R&jox* p a in ts to keep in jrlnd in toe h a n d toe tend applying o f r..8toriaD 6 containing a sb e sto s: ..Keep dust to ft r t o i,m :.t . . . . . . ..'ear approved re s p ira to rs wren exposed to first Si . lioo.'ic.keeptof'. at a l l tin e s. 3 'J -u f r* Th8 discovery and production of hundrecs of n a tu ra l and sy n th e tic m aterial in clu d in g asbestos-cement products has developed s p e c ia l p ro te ctio n equipment and p ra c tice s end should be csr.ployed by a l l in industry'6 Manufacturers of asbestoo-conent products have fo r years been taking p ro te ctiv e erasures to elie; in ate exposures to the in h a la tio n o f crust to i t s workers. The handling end a p p lie s tier, o f ashes io s -c e n e r t products is very d iverse ana ranees free. the i n s ta lla tio n of a sin gle piece to extensive opera tio n s in v o lv in g c u ttin g and machining by m echanical Gtruipmento V h ile cara should always be e x e rc is e d , a p o d a l precautions are necessary when dusts are generated as the re su lt o f saving, d r illin g or other a iu d la r operations R e sp irato rs should be v o m . The Asbestos Cerent Products As30ciatu.cn recccnends the fo llo w in g p r a c tic e s fo r h ir e lin g and applying usbestos-cer.ent products in the b u ild in g and con s tr u c tio n Indus trieDo Contractors and a p p lic a to rs sue urged to study these re c armended p r a c tic e s c a r e fu lly ;.nd to see to a t they arc observed by a l l workers handling asbestos-cerent m a te ria ls. I t i s in beet in t e r e s t c f both tuployer and erplcyer to see that a ll. sa fe ty re g u la tio n s end p r a c tic e s are s t r i c t l y observed and en forced . f" "] ;' * i 3G 12 o - ^ HOUrr.KTT^VlG An organized housekeeping progrsr. should be r-aintained in a l l areas and on a l l operations at a ll tines. A r s ja r source of dust i s free, loose m a te r ia ls , scrap and debris d istrib u te d throughout the job area and dLsin te rra ted by tr a r p lin g or., running ever, e t c . huch o f i t can be e lim in a te d by e x e rcisin g simple good housekeeping p r a c t ic e s . S p e c ific standards and p ra c tice s designed fo r providing s a fe f clean and orderly vorking con d itio n s should be d e fin ed . E f f i c i e n t sup e n d s cry co n tro l, planners: of bystiraid-C cleanin g plus day to day fo llow -u p ana the b a sic requirements fo r dust co n tro l and in ju ry p rever.ticn c 36-11-1 --u\ * ?\ si'irriN G , a::d sio ia o t Under norr.nl c o n d itio n s , u n it ic e d h a n d in g tuil storage s-sbestos-ce: .ent products in clu d in g ro o fin g and s id in g '.in g le s , f l a t and corrugated sheets| asbestos-ceraent pipe, e tc . should present no problems i f the s a fe t y p r a c tic e s and r e g u la tio n s are observed and en fo rced . When handling; In d iv id 'u a l p ie ce s o f f l a t and eorrugated asbestos sh e e ts, care should be taken vhen p la c in g one sh e et on top o f the o th e r to avoid cre a tin g dust and breakage. I f breakage o f asbestos-cesient products occu rs, broken p ie c e s o f n a t e r i a l should be clean e d up and disposed o f to a v o id d is in te g r a tio n by travelin g on, running over, e tc . H andling and &to r ape o f bags c o n ta in in g a sb e sto s f i b e r , ecr.en ts, e t c . p re sen t no p r c b lc n , p r o v id in g bags are unopened and not broken. Open or broken bags should be repacked, re s c a le d cr c i s eare'ed to p rev en t d u st d is tr ib u tio n throughout vo rk in g aj-ca s, S p i ll a g e should be d e n n e d up 5medi ately* -5- 3 G113 =' in gi3$22ffl*K3SS FAh:{ic:.ri3: apd a?. Lic-.'ri' V.her. moving a s b e s to s -c e r .e r .t prod ucts to the fa b ric a tio n s i t e , ir.civ id u a l pieces sh o u ld be han d led v d th care to a v o id d u st. _ ana from of m aterials -nd F a b ric a tio n o f eusbesCo3-cener.t products in v o lv in g c u t t in g , d r i l l i n g , s a v in g , e t c . , should be car.e in a manner th a t w i l l m inim ise d u s t. The use o f p ro p e r m eth od s, t o o l s and equipment w i l l c o n t r ib u t e co n sid erab ly toward dust aba ten an t. Ythen cutting.; d r i l l i n g , s a v in g , e t c . cn a re p e a te d basis w ith power equipm ent, r.cch o n ical dust c o l l e c t in g systems a d e q u a te ly designed to remove d u st fre e . the source should be used. In con fin ed spaces la c k in g exhaust equipment r e s p ir a to r s should be v o m . Never exhaust equipment or areas in to other vork ; JU t a s v. P ro v id e t-asto c o n ta in e r s a t a l l f a b r i c a t i o n and a p p lic a tio n are as t Dispose o f unusable m a te r ia l iu .r ;e r ia ta ly 0 Keep flo o r s and su rfa ce s c le a n . D u st &itd s t a l l p a r t i c l e s cre a te d c u rin g f a b r i c a tio n end a p p lic a t io n should be cleaned u p . Vacuum equipm ent i s recommended fo r t h is c le a n in g . I f vacuum eq u ip r.cn t can n o t be u s e d , v e t dovn w aste m a t e r ia l b efo re sw eeping and s h o v e lin g . K e s p ir a to r s nhrmld be v o m during a l l clean -u p o p e r a t io n s . 36110 u- RESPIRATORI FOTPM1T i tiO Only approved resp irato ry equipment i s r^ear-cended fo r use. The e ffic ie n c y and e ffe c tiv e n e ss of tYS equipment is dependent upon proper care* clecr.in and maintenance* A system atic procedure should ^ established to inaura that this is done. L i s t of approved re sp ira to ry equipment can be obtained fr o :zt U0 Be of Ar.ar ic a 10 E ast hOth St* K e y Y o r k p t . c Y, Standards IO C I6 Institute huerican In d u stria l Hygiene A sso cia tio n H 12 5 Prvost list." o i t , Mi chipar 1.0227 Uo h,, Ir parvient- ch; the In te rio r Gv.". ; mi cf Mines S-.1:k.tcath ^nd E 1V-1 Ci?*3 J h ehs '';1'ihInrtoir )\ Ch