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.. ;%c uji-. r, - r t --P* > ^ ro -toe.' -...... Mfi janesaeiK jw-unffl} Zt was observed in Boob Preform' that accumulated layers of compressed asbestos are allowed to1 collect on the floors in aisles and at individual machines for prolonged periods of time* Xn addition# asbestos dust is accumulating an equipment and overheads throughout the area. As * previously3Siscusbed# a vacuum cleaning program should be implemented to maintain the work area reasonably free of accumulated-asbestos fibers. The Rules & Regulations' state that a cleaning program should pro vide for the removal of'asbestop fibers' before adcumulatlons reach a point'where dispersal would create hazardous airborne concentrations. * l - ..Cl*.* o:.m v L-u uOi.JtVul As absorption .of load'lnto the system through -inhalation and ingestion is enhanced by smoking# the* practice ' should ber pro hibited in production'`areas, ' This' recorruhexiflatioxi applies particularly to those locations Where lead and lead compounds are routinely'bandied,* As a final note#'cross sectional studies have disclosed that the incidence' of cancer Admdng -asbestos" - - workers who smoke is dramatically higher than among the non smoking population, * . , .................. f . ; C'-.i c'_* !: Our' thanks to 'Charlie Mallory, Bob Brown# Charles Curtis and associates for the cooperation extended during the survey, ' v# * ,* * J U;<* *.* * j v* * *. v# * .H * t U . t\ . 4. ' ` 1 9/29/72 s, * $ 4 *w * > . Vr i i T O, i $ f jljj (. w'. C %# 4 . w r **,<** ., * ^.1 u C o >..a SPNY 003355