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WESTON WAY WEST CHESTER, PA. 19380 PHONE: (2151 692-3030 TELEX: 83-5348
To Companies responding to Weston's Questionnaire
Enclosed is the Questionnaire your company provided to Weston for the Technological Feasibility and Economic Impact Study of the Proposed Asbestos Standard.
As we indicated when you were initially contacted, your company's data were kept confidential. Now that the Weston Report has been released to AIA/NA members and participating companies, we no longer require your your questionnaire.
The questionnaire is being returned to you for your ultimate disposition. Weston did not copy the questionnaire. The work sheet for economic impact
(Table 3"2, Page 3S in our Report) for your company has been destroyed.
It has been our pleasure working with you on this study, and Weston appreciates the cooperation you have extended in compiling data to complete our questionnaire. If you have any comments please contact me.
Very truly yours,
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Manager, Occupational Health Management Department
CAPCO JEN 0016774
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CE.UEXT ASBESTOS PRODUCTS COMPAXY
2144 Highland Aiiaiuc, South * P. O. Box 3435 / Bu nungliam. Alabama tj52<)5 * Phone 2t)5 " 333-7281
W. H. BEASLEY Vice President>Controiler
January 12, 1976
Mr. Kelly M. Peil Roy F. Weston, Inc. Weston Way West Chester, Pennsylvania
19380
Dear Kelly:
Please find enclosed the completed industry questionnaire regarding the asbestos study for AIA. As you recall, we agreed to make one report that would include numbers for both plants. You will notice I am attaching the flow diagram with the numbered steps for references .
If further information is desired please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
WHB:mf Enclosure
Manufaxturer of Axbcstox-Cemctit ami P. I'. C. Pipe
CAPCO JEN 0016775
ROY F WESTON INC WESTON WAY
WEST CHESTER,PA 19380 PHONE (215) 692-3030 TELEX 83-5348
ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION/NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY QUESTIONNAIRE^1) (2)
Company Name Plant Address
Cement Asbestos Products Company 2144 Highland Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Corporate Affiliation Name of Plant Contact
ASARCO Incorporated W. H. BeasleyTitle Vice President-Controller
Phone Number (205) 933-7281
Note: This cover page will be detached from the remainder of the questionnaire to insure confidential handling of all information.
(1) For assistance in completing the information in this questionnaire, please contact Mr. Jerry l. Hebb, Roy F. Weston, Inc., phone (215)692-3030.
(2) If, for any reason, you do not choose to participate in the study by completing this questionnaire, please return it directly to Mr. Jerry L. Heb at Roy F. Weston, Inc.
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I. General Product/Process Information
1. Which of the following industry segments best describes the asbestoscontaining products in your operations? (Check more than one, if appropriate).
x Asbestos Cement Products (pipes, sheets, siding shingles) Asbestos Paper Products (asbestos felts, latex sheets, underlayments, electrical and commercial papers) Floor Tile
Coatings (roof coatings, caulks, sealants, paints, adhesives and undercoat ings)
Friction Materials (automotive linings, disc components, blocks, clutch facings) Gasket, Packing, Sealing Devices Joint Cements Asbestos Reinforced Plastics Asbestos Textiles Asbestos Drilling Muds Asphaltic Paving Distribution/Resale Miscellaneous (Specify)
2. Which of the following categories best describes the operation at your plant? (Check more than one, if appropriate). 3. X Manufacture a product where raw asbestos is used. What tonnage of raw asbestos do you use per year? 14,000 tons b. Process a product which already contains asbestos.
3. In reference to Question I, for each industry segment, give the specific asbestos end product(s) (siding, pipe, etc.) manufactured, handled, or used at this location and the annual volume of each (in pounds, tons, square feet, etc.).
Industry Segment A/C Products
End Product (s) Pipe
Annual Volume
32,000 tons - Ragland 38,000 tons - Van Buren 70,000 tons - Total
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4. What was the aggregate sales value of asbestos containing products manu factured at this plant during the last five calendar years: 2 Plants
1971 1972
1973 1974
1975
$ $ s
$ $
6,500,000 8,000,000
10.000.000 14.700.000 13.000.000
5. What was the level of capital expenditure for plant improvement and expansion of production facilities for asbestos containing products during the last five calendar years? (Include capital expenditures for environmental control, plant improvement and expansion).
1971 1972
1973 1974 1975
$ $
S ? $
2,000,000 500,000
100,000 300,000 700,000
.6 What is the total plant employment at this location?
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274 IjO" J.L.j'tAU ^
7. Give the approximate percentage of the employees whose asbestos exposure
falls in the following categories:
a. Continually in the work environment (operating, production, materials
handling personnel)
201
b. Frequently in the work environment ( maintenance, supervisory
personnel)
54
c. Only occasionally (less than 5 times per week) in the work environment
(management, engineers) 10
d. Never or very infrequently enter the work environment (secretaries,
sales personnel)
9
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I I. Contro! Technology/Cost Information
9. Provide a brief description of each step in your operation as it relates
to asbestos handling or movement. Interest is primarily in the location
of dust sources (bag slitting and dumping, sanding/finishing, etc.)
and in dust control at these sources (hoods, etc.) rather than in the
production equipment. A block flow diagram is suggested. There should
be one such diagram for each product group and/or process used. In
clude raw materials entry and finished product handling. A blank page
has been inserted at the end of this section for the block flow diagram(s)
and description (s). If additional space is needed, please attach extra
sheets.
(See Attached)
10. Has control equipment been installed at each step or combination of
steps in the block flow diagram(s) where asbestos is released to reduce
worker exposure to airborne asbestos? Yes X
No
List control equipment in use:
Step
Type of Equipment
Date Installed
1
Respirators
As Need<;d
2
Baehouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
3
Bashouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
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5
Baehouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
6
Baghouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
7
Baehouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
8
Baehouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
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10
Baehouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
11
Baehouse
Raeland-1965 / 1971-Van Buren
11. What is the total cost of control equipment listed in Question 10? a. Capital cost (installed) $ 250,000 b. Operating cost (annual) $ 100,000 (Note: give horsepower, exhaust volume, etc., if operating costs a re unknown.) c. What effect has this equipment had on your process, product or production rate? _____ Minimal
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d. Did this equipment increase or decrease the plant/process energy
requirements (electrical power, space heating, etc.)? IncreaseX
Decrease By how much?
12%
12. What process modifications or work practice changes, if any, were
instituted to reduce worker exposure to asbestos? __________________ Vacuum Cleaners, Housekeeping, Method of Handling
a!Capita! Cost (installed) $ 30,000 b. Operating Cost (annual) $ 5,000 c. What effects have these process modifications or work practice
changes had on your process, product, or production rate? None
d. Did these process modifications or work practice changes increase
or decrease the plant/process energy requirements? Increase X
Decrease By how much?
2%
13. Have the control equipment or work practice changes reduced air borne asbestos levels in all of the work areas? Yes X No _____
List the ranges of asbestos fiber counts in the work areas involved:
Work Area See Flow Diagram
_________ Range of Asbestos Fiber Counts
Before Modifications/
After Modifications/
Changes
Changes
14. Have the control equipment or work practice changes reduced air-
time-weiahted average exposure to airborne asbestos in all of the work
areas? Yes X
No
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Work Area See Flow Diagram
Range of TWA Asbestos Fiber Counts
Before Modifications/
After Modifications/
Changes_________________
_______ Changes
The present asbestos standard sets a maximum allowable Time-Weighted Average (TWA) exposure of 5 fibers/cc over an 8-hour period. This, by statute, will be reduced to 2 fibers/cc in July, 1976. The proposed standard would reduce this level to 0.5 fibers/cc at some time in the future. If you have already reached 0.5 fibers/cc at each step where asbestos is released into the work place, please go on to Part III; if not, please complete the following:
15. At each location where asbestos dust is released, do >u jfeel you have installed the "Best Available Technology?" Yes X - time 6 No
Best Available Technology (BAT) is defined as control equipment, process modifications, work practice changes, or combinations thereof, which have been demonstrated to provide the most effective control or reduc
tion of contaminant emission.
16. if not, what do you consider the BAT to be, and how effective will it be in reducing airborne asbestos at each location? (Can be control equipment, work practices, process modifications, or combinations thereof).
Locations
Estimated Asbestos BAT Fibers/cc______
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17. What is the expected cost of BAT in terms of: a. Capital Cost (installed) $ b. Operating Cost (annual) $ c. Plant/Process Energy Requirements, Increase ________________ Decrease d. Personnel Requirements, Increase Decrease e. Process/Product Effects, Increase $ Decrease $ Explain ______________________________________________________________
f. By what date could BAT be implemented?
18. If the Best Available Technology does not reduce worker exposure to
a TWA of 0.5 fibers/cc and a ceiling of 5 fibers/cc at all points,
provide your considered judgment on the possibility, cost, and timing
to develop new technology to achieve this level. What approach might
be used?
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19. If the proposed 0.5 fibers/cc level is adopted, what action is foreseen
at your plant? IaJ
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Industrial Hygiene and Health Information
20. The existing and proposed standards require certain industrial hygiene practices where workers are exposed to airborne asbestos below the established TWA or ceiling levels. Do you (provide cost data where available):
Cost/
Total Plant
Yes No Man-Year Cost/Year
a. Provide preplacement employee
medical exams?
X $ 9.
b. Provide annual employee
medical exams?
X $50.
c. Provide termination employee
medica1 exams?
X ___ $ 2.
$ 2,500. $13,700. $ 550.
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Yes No
Cost/
Total Plant
Man-Year Cost/Year
d. Retain medical records
(20 year period)?
X ___ ______
e. Maintain records of employee
exposure to asbestos fiber
(3 year period)?
X ___ ______
f. Dispose of waste materials
which may contain asbestos in
sealed containers?
___ X ______
g. Provide caution labels for
all material containing un
bound asbestos?
___ X _______
h. Provide initial monitoring
(sampling) of the work place
for airborne asbestos?
X ____
$1
i. Provide periodic monitoring
(sampling) of the work place
for airborne asbestos?
X ____
$3
Negligible
$ 275. $ 825.
21. Certain provisions of the existing regulation require add i t ional indus trial hygiene practices where levels of airborne asbestos exceed TWA of ceiling standards. Where these requirements apply to your plant, do you:
Cost/
Total Plant
Yes No Man-Year Cost/Year
a. Have a respirator program
(for use in certain work
situations or emergencies)?
X
b. Provide worker rotation where
employee is unable to func
tion normally while wearing
a respirator?
c. Provide protective clothing
(for employee exposed to
asbestos greater than the
ceiling 1evel)?
X
d. Provide change rooms (where
special clothing is required? X
e. Provide separate locker
facilities (where special
clothing is required)?
Provide laundering of special
clothing?
S- Post caution signs (where
levels are greater than the ceiling or TWA levels)?
X
X
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$1. $ 275. $1. $ 275.
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22. Oo you employ a company physician? Yes _______
If yes: Full-Time ; Part-Time Part-Time hours/ week
No X
23. Do you employ an industrial hygienist? Yes
X
If yes: Full-Time X; Part-Time Part-Time hours/
week
No
24. Who performs your medical examinations (clinic, resident physician, etc.) Clinic and Local Physician
25. The proposed standards expand the scope of industrial hygiene practices into areas such as: shower requirements, regulated areas, expanded respirator programs, and employee education programs. In general, how do you believe your employee will react to such practices? First-, some resistance - then will accept whatever is necessary to
rnmplv or be protected.
IV. Economic Impact Information
26. Considering individually the major products manufactured at this location has implementation of asbestos exposure control procedures and industrial hygiene programs affected the cost of these products? Yes X No If yes, specify:
Products Pipe______________
Implementation Cost, S/Unit of Production
Increase
Decrease
_______ 2%________
__________________
27. Have you experienced a shift or change in product sales due to the
cost impact described in Question 26? Yes _______
No X
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Products
_______ Sales Change, S/Year
Increase
Decrease
b. If sales have decreased, has the demand been satisfied by:
Yes
Other Asbestos Products
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Asbestos Substitute Products
____
Imported Asbestos Products
___
c. Which of the above has had the greatest impact on your sales?
28. Considering individually the major products manufactured at this location,
do you expect the future implementation of SAT control procedures and
expanded industrial hygiene programs to affect the cost of your products?
Yes X
No
If yes, specify:
Products Pipe
Implementation Cost, S/Unit of Production
Increase
Decrease
Unknown
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29. "Would you expect to experience a shift or change in product sales due
to the cost impact described in Question 28? Yes _______
No X
a. If yes, specify:
Products
Sales Change, S/Year
Increase
Decrease
b. If you expect a sales decrease, will the demand be satisfied by:
Yes No
Other Asbestos Products
___ ___
Asbestos Substitute Products
___ ___
Imported Asbestos Products
___ ___
c. Which of the above would you expect to have the greatest impact on your sales?
30. What is the typical age of production equipment in use at your plant in your particular industrial segment?
Segment A/C Products
Typical Production Equipment Age, Years
0-5
5-15
15 - 25
25+
5-10 yrs.
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31. In your opinion, with the implementation of 8AT and the proposed OSHA standard to control worker exposure to asbestos, what portion of the existing production equipment may continue to be economically utilized? (Consider the portion of capital equipment retained as a percentage of the total production area investment).
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Less than 10%
10 - 25% 25 - 50% 50 - 75% Greater than 75%
_____
_____ _____ _____ ____ X
32. Within your community, which estimate best describes the portion of the total work force employed at your plant?
Less than !0% 10 - 25% 25 - 50% 50 - 75%
______ ____ X ______ ______
V. Information Regarding Manufacturers/Fabricators of Asbestos-Containing Products
The proposed regulations apply to every place of employment where asbestos, or a product containinq asbestos, is manufactured, processed, packaged, stored, applied, used, or otherwise handled. It is extremely important to our assessment to include estimates of the number of people involved as your products are ultimately used and the possible asbestos exposure levels of these individuals. Insofar as is possible, kindly provide the following information:
33. Who uses the asbestos-containing products you produce (construction industry, auto repair garage, fabricator, etc.)?
Contractors in construction of watermains, etc.
34. Describe how your products move from your plant through the final con
sumer
Primarily common carriers - trucks and rail
35. Estimate numbers of people and what levels of asbestos dust exposure, if any, may occur at each step (from further processing, fabrication, installation, etc.)? Minimal
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36. Provide names of your customers and appropriate trade association so that Weston might obtain more comprehensive information in these areas
ATA and A/C Pipe Producers Association
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