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FILE NAME Caterpillar CAT DATE 2016 Sept 27 DOC CAT048 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Unpublished PPT Presentation Missing Pgs 1-6 & 10 9/27/2016 TRANSACTIONS of ELEVENTH ANNUAL ANNUAL MEETING q INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION OF AMBITIGA INC NOVEMBER 7 1946 pon * string abele Hipations Chemical Chemical the dune if cezard sioni sioni kinal be AAKKULATOR Medical Department Directors 1927 to PRESENT B Harold A. Vonachen I Charles Asbury Donald Crane j Mm Stephen Goldman Medical Department Directors Harold A. Vonschen M.D. Caterpillar Tractor Co. Corporate Director atCaterpillar 1927 , President ofAAIP1948-1949 Retired froCmaterpillar 1964 uationuation the expoureshould be based on the knowl- limit Some indication obtained by noting the layer present rd se 2 time kos elapsed since they were last cleaned If macaping months or a year and there are no vla^>blepuffs of dust macaping from the operation it is probable that the ed is sutlafactory In the case of asbestos dust however and this f' | holds with even mare certainty for dusts bigh in free p silica contht e te oxionlit mit is so tha the t only dust deter- safe procedure is to have recourse to actual minations This is especially where the injurious condition is not immediately evident bat requires yyeeaarsrs to develop as in the case of asbestosia 9/27/2016 | Medical Department Doctors Retzer ---- Asbestos = Toxic Dust - |)mtamer Several years ago two new Torrit dust colleatore -13738 were ionfstcaolllledecctonsioderdr Recently frombrake befafnidcileinnitngtsype dust to collect asbestos considered toxie a in a drop effective Lanta Saerie Stand ta iavetaat ee :* | Ee. male rare ome CATERPILLAR Decembe29r63 To | Patris TW WF ie 4914 Bill Putter TRACTOR CO Milwaukee Milwaukee Medical a BES br Copeeteer plant physician Dgrl.aga austilhiocarit unless Our Betljak Betljak recantly discussed our fiber glass dust probles wiwithth a medical axthority indicated that fitar partialss as such are not fal they sontoland abrasivo natey sus^no asbestos Our fiber glass particles have beter b^'enmaalysed to datartina their contrat Will you palsuas conduct a chemical evaluatim to dchoptho e dschi opotsii tioon n of our material report of your Cladings send . a acd A sample of our fiber glass dust is attached 1 \ a sous sttach ~ ate Cohan Cohan Cohan aos ORAL TESTINOWY Mr. Chairsen nembers of the panel v nazas is Free Fagalking I joined Caterpillar in Paoria in 1937 after receiving a degree is Conical IA- gineering from Puzdra University I have been working as friction materials for over 20 years Presently I direct the Research and Developa nt programs for commetallic materials including friction material in the Research Department I have bond ^ muber of the Amer"~ Smociety for Testing Materials subemafttman Friction Mato is aloca 1957 Caterpillar is plaused to have the opportunity to appear before the Board today We have ein manufacturing seilltina in the state and are the largest private employer to the State of 131inate ufth over 41,000 dam plays We are vitally interested in the efforts of the Illinois Pollution Control Board to guard the health and aova cont October 19 1971 9/27/2016 The Caterpillar product line includes primarily earthmoving equipment All of this equipment utilizes asbestos brake linings and it is for this reason that we are concerned with Section 702 of Part VII of the preposed Regulation : S " : There are reason for out concors Asbestos is and in all types of brakes in all Caterpillar machines barkuso it has outstanding safety and durabilty In spite of many youre of tmearch there are no hoova nafa substitykes for asbestos brake linings for our type of equipment I would like to acquaint you with a fow types of machines other than the familiar track ecuctor If all evidence indicates the need for asbestos brake controla fox uputatiom Caterpillar would further that reasmable threshold Limits of fiber be scientific formosable fact and formosable formosable pernomel based on ) procedures Test which the of fibers must also be developed skich are understandable monstable and maliaris Place the burden on the facturar to design his product to meet reacccable attainable etanderds == don't just prohibit the wme of submtos for brakes } . . As early as 1937 Caterpillar was conducting research work to identify operating characteristics of all known types of brake lining material It is a eR necessity that Caterpillar Caterpillar Caterpillar provide itsits customers with the best performing and safest brakes vos- sasbalbele So f^l a material sunerior to asbestos tyre that fulfflls fulfflls duty all the requirements needed for the heavy brakes required ol earthmoving equipment has not been found > Asbestos dust called killer WISNESDAY WAURIDAN BE WISNESDAY OCIBIR ont ae OOH RL , Asbestos dust ralled kilter at l^aring There is no doubt about it .. nsbestos dust is a killer if it gets into your lungs ae we . ad * : 4 | 9/27/2016 t 3 TRACTOR 7 77 = ert eee ca if wv see betaine And manag^ Sea alarme^ promen cota MAGLAJ oe Saa os s e 4. Warning labels most be affixed to each box of asbestos 7. All servicing and maintenance employees must wear approved respirators and follow approved health and safety precnuklons | H iap a rat tste ah s tnd hem be seo 1H sad need ca ke MSAAR ee 1145 muss based popely cth Lord CAT +020041 01 arable arable dans evikgation that it received his first asbestos rustled workers conipassativa conipassativa eladni fruen a Culerpallar employed in 1976 July 15 1971 East Peorla cus i rTheiqsuired labeledas failouse failouse bage and lo~ Regulation dubaal^s and debris somurals Tim that material proper disposal mont be mad placed plastic failouse CAUTION Contains Arbustos Fiber May Jang Jolly B^<n -- i began then placed is PE tube sad sent to reclamation began 111 abertos should studied used ha carefully require certato to to determine if subret- regaletkoos certato procedures Axceeds Axceeds 2 Elbers longer 3 micromecare per cubis antimetar Elbers migh ndaverage of air for 8 hour These procedures require average of clothing sad the maployee special : special anal recorda malatarned above program are somplicated and clae coocusing and sive ta tha mai"t e suurch for @ substitut^'ataxial added 11 9/27/2016 M A Ohba oedipal A 20 Rockwell Britomational February 17. IN7 ' 4 ae vl. Tomotor Corporation 2111 Tyler Bind Onto 46060 Attention Me Mmiaas, Alsistent Buyer your Reference letter conversing basto ofof January 33 , 19/7 to su Hr Gleaso Our lining any of confidential Free 1-T4ha0ir-53 specificationsspecifications confidential vendor do not supplied us relinquak the specifications specs for considered considered Year 1 de supplied to us If there is on accumutation of Italy It used begged identifstiaetess contracts there contracts contracts as that Tandill madistaly Caver and cartons dipose of it properly which is for If we can be of further assistance feel free to call upon va Very truts yours Divis Recent Recent Sea H. Baliability 6b et J. Gleason - C. Mayer Medical MedicalGey's . aon 7 AS Corsaron A te Fospae CCaannaaddaaLuLd udmaida " " et"e" Canada A Cogent Frykter Frykter Conaios Frykter Frykter February 11 1937 we 03 Kines Tower Corporalien 71LI Neptor stapling carde to longer of Jugusty 51 destes stapling 117 STRIKTLINS of Oblik ^sguisenest 1910 1001 s / 642 12 and 3 GOS 75 442 Seaba to be and type of asbestos for the Seaba Batagy is rosatdered thakka sed This net la discloud angy of SAM Report 756141 Vakieli Speration Speration Dep^rt 49 04-263b v^/tch Brake and Ctures 18 18 obersted If additional Infosation I contact w de cat kicitate Teclosure ? ' : ene . , rome - 3 Because of the severely derrimantel health effects that can occur from the inhalation at asbestos tibora a reevaluation of this work area should occur as soon as possible in order to confira these lower than expocted results On a statistical basie confidence can be placed in these airborne concentrations of asbestos and subsequently employee's exposures if more samples were collected It should be well documented that no exployze is being exposed to sabestos The following recommendations are also offered 1 Hemoval of asbestos gasket material by wirebrushing should not be performed out in the open workroom The possible van of lou volume velocity exhausted tools to remove the asbestos gasket marazial should be investigated for such situations 2 A13 asbestos debris in the work area should be classed The cleanup of sabestos aliould be performed by vacuum clearers or possibly wat cleaning methods Compressed air at dry sweeping should never be used 3 Asbestor Fitors abould cover be allowed to accumulate an explore's clothing If asbestos fibers do accumulata on clothing this clothing should be vacuumed Clothes should never be clemed by blowing or ahaking asbestos fibare fras the clothing Asbestos contaminated clothing vorn home can result fa aubertos exposure of members of employee's family Circumstances auch un this should defintely prevented Ue of coveralls or protective clothing should be Lonsidered 1 All asbestos gasket debris is the engine disassembly area should be clemad immediately The cleanup of asbestos should be performed by vacum clemers or possibly vet cleming methods Compressed air or dry sweeping should nevAT be used Asbestos debris should Muviza be allowed to se imulatain any work area 3 4 ) Removal of asbestos gasket material by virebrushing should not be performed out in the open work area The possible usa of low volume velocity exhausted cools to remove the asbestos gasket material should be for such investigated 17/0 DATE NOTERET NEVER Asbestos fibers should NEVER or body It be vacuumed fibers Clothes should asbestos fibers acumlate acumlate employe's clothing 1 be allowed to accumulate on employee's clothing do accumulate on this clothing should never be cleaned by blowing or shaking off the Housebould contact with asbestos ing is this reason the with associated use of minerand coveralls such as from asbestos contaminated cloth- related minerand risk to For or protective clothing should be considered Employees in the disassembly area should be strongly encouraged to shower at the end of the whift 5 Madical surveillance should be airborne asbestos continued for those employees exposed to 6 NIOSH certified respirator for use agnfust containing dust should be worn whenever the bias below the worktables on the disassembly booths are emptied at the end of the shift A vacuus should be used to collect the asbestos debris that falls to the floor when these bins are amptied 12 9/27/2016 General Asbestos in all its forms is considered a serious respiratory hazard Individual fibers are invisible to the naked eye and their small size gives them prolonged buoyancy even in still air Unlike most chemical carcinogens the mineral fibers persist in the environment almost indefinitely and when present in a building space open to its occupants represent a continuous source of exposure re 1 er KIOSK Respiratory Criteria Criteria for from Airborne Asbestos Protection Fibers Recommended limit of Worker Exposure In 1976 NIOSH recommended that OSHA lower the standard to 0.1 fibers those longer than 5 micromitars per cubic centimeter of air the lowest concentration at which fibers could be reliably monitored by contrast microscopy In transmitting the revised recommendations to OSHA W10SH made the following comments Because it is not possible to specify a safe exposure level for a carcinogen only a ban on the use of asbestos can ensure complete protection against this mineral's carcinogenic effect Therefore emphasis should be placed on prohibiting the occupational use of asbestos in other than completely closed operations and on substituting other products whenever possible Asbestos should be replaced where technically technical y feasible substitutes with the lowest possible chronic by toxicities WEAR AN APPROVED RESPIRATOR IF UNABLE TO AVOID DUST Ase For effident and more environmentally safe gasket re- moval efident parts to be cleaned must be soaked ina hot tank or jetspray deaning and themajonty of the gasket material scraped off before using the metal conditioning dtihseclaTrhgeerhoptieccleesanicnagn sboeluteiaosnilsyofptuelnlsedthoeffgaosrherlreemmoovveeddby hand scraping Use the metal conditioning disc to remove the remaining gasket material and any buss on the surfpor ... ...... fightly contain asbestosand grinding a percentage of gaskati used en dry asbestos gasket material can cause airborne asbestos fibers in the acceptable exposure standards as of October 10 1978 7 sat 13