Mr. Rex. S, Smi th ~ Manager - Technical Services, Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc., j>

1000 Coolidge Street, South Plainfield, N ~J •. 07080, U. S .A.

D~ar Mr. Smith~

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February a, 1973.

Thank you for your letter of February 5.

I have pleasure in attaqhing a copy of Asbestos and" Your" Beal th. Should you require an additional quantity, we will "'''~ be happy to make this available to you at CAN$O .15 per copy, ;.: plus postage. ,'.~

With many thanks for your interest,

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Jo Gossip, DirectoI' of Information Service.s.

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, ASBESTOS HANOLtN~ GuIPEUN.ES·

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Thtl.bt.tH~tin was deVeloped by. the NPCA OccupQtl_r .. H.QJ~h·Task Fo.-oe to asstat .Cn the·· compliance with sectIOn '910.93ci"~ftosN .r:J the. tegulati·onsll!lpf.tlMlnt1na the·()cC\iPCl'" .: tiotKirSOfety cmdH.altn Act~lttMlude.th •. ~kgtOuM .... lltnrtt impo,.dJ,y fn.... '. " regulation as WeU·os methodS for ccrnPnGnce~ these' 'methodij however, en offeted· <is q~' .. :. \. ; ..

su·tdet.,.. arid eac;hmonufactUtel shOtrJd· t)(am'ne C:are.fulty bis oWftspeqifh: r.equJr~ .. , .. : .';, . .,' '~. ',. .. .. ' ~'. .. '." ':, '.~ .. ,":. ::':

ACllON 'REQU'IREO BY YOU - Forward tt.. bullet}n to ttt. ~on or pemuw ~lbt. rer Ycur.~.ty ~na (;GHh Operatloni.. . ..' .

AqlON TAKEN BYNPCA - Th, 'NPCA ·Oecupitionql.H.~tthT~ f.orq.";Ulc~~inue to· mo"ltot OS"X bclIfOns.on Glbest., 'CH1d e~nt when .the :pOint. cmd coati. tMuShY. '. iscJf.cte~. ':: > :).:;'.' '. . -;. '.' ..

OPERA nONS AFFECTED 'I~ YOUR ·CO;w'ANY- Ma",,,fQC~rino,sd.tY <md>Heciitz . ' . . . I . " . :' ".:" ,

STAFF .CoNTAcT; AT NPcA ~ RJchanf'W. Murry, ~t$t~ht Technlcol Director .. .

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Sed~~ f910,,~.oPteH~tlY·d$fi~ ~.toIto inClude·.c~~~tt.; dmOSrte, ctOCidolite, tremolite, ont.,ophylU·te arid actinolite ... (Ncr. that tolc fs· possIbly covered under this reguh2tiqrdF !!!~. See Tab~~ :~~of, the attae.hed telulatl.ons.)

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. Pi'ln.~t~J. ~Ni=elof .m~1~" .xpoW~ • .I';' the codt.in~ manUFacturing i~:~m :~tt' from~<R:Idf.itlg:~tOs. ' DUmping or changing' ~tos 'itltomlxh'9Of thtnftlno tankt or .:: ball.,;tII,$ provides the:·g,.atnt expowte .• · Employ .. · •• pertoimh'o moJntenonce'Vlo& sUch ~ ins~nin9, r*9aJrlng, or removine. of hbestCII t:nsulattng matedal., transtte piping Or siding a~ ro9flngcoUld, also ~ t»Cposecf 'to QirbOrne;. Asbeitos .. .' , . '

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"'EXPOSURE ·l.IMITS

At. Of Juiy 'I, t9n,.Asbest~ ~st cont8"trQtf~ 1.n air.-ShaHnOt.exceed ~ eight;"hour time-weight ~t. of frYe' fibers longer.th"~ five mi:crOns per cubic c.nth,.. .. r of.olr~ . At nofime may the ·c()nc.ntrCltl~.e~c.'ed· a eeiHng of ten fiber.. longer than five micrcnt . p'r cubic centhneter',,' ". .: .: .'., .. ' :" ' ... ' . .... . . . . '.

The et'~h~~'hour' ttm.·~~·f;ht.d .tive~ .. ·' is 'the' ~.~ .. ~~ennatton occurri", ove, a ~Jocl cI-.ight ~ontlrwoul hocns; .. ' .. ,.' ....

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Afte, July t .. f976,. the tlm....w.t.httd ~. 'kr8duc~ from' nve to two fibers longer them. f,Ve micron. per -=\lblc centImeter.' . .

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., ~ Me~~lhw .'typ.~(8Uteou of M~netopprwed) ate ~irM when rile tlMtr wetoht ... weroge or _fn~ concentratIons are recaonobly ecpected to e.xceed M ",crt!' thort ..... tlmathe ~:,' ':,' " ' ,

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7. RetpitQt01'~ bee ~ed by.jtherth8N~ional liu~h;~;b O:~ioriat. Safety .• Health_ "the U .. s. BureciJu ofMlnet~forflhrosil and prMWf1'Ioeoniosif; prodUcing dush~: ' "',,;'"

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A .ch(2~~ cind 'duplieate I.~ke.r$ must be prOvided fer emptoyet!tS e~·tocone.entratf~ wh:~eh.)(~.Qthe time-WeiQhted (!Nerage orthe',ceiling ltm'it. ' .. " r""

S~~ttd~lothi~~ ~:hosc~;<tns; shtlUbe P.r~;~ed:fOr emp1wees e;ed.to c~ittfQtl~ which ,~oeed .the ceiling Hmlt and-ror emplOyees e~ed IA spraying A$bestOs end the. ' demoUtlcn and remQvarof Ame~kM;t1mslatJon.. .' (,

Asbe$tos contaminot-ed .clothmg .toO .,. laundered 'shali be handle!" ii-Healed, 'labeled bogi , (s."seetiO{'t onCautioriSigns tmd Labels}; P.rsons irlVotved ,hollbelnstructed I" proper

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>'T~ emp'oy~r $hall ,F)tc;wi.de (I Ccmpteh~Mive ~~ical. e;(oJn fer all employ"' within 30 days : fC)'loWf,ngthe flrs.t exposure! to Qi'tbome Aib.toJ. FoJ1.O\\Iup mtSdJeat eXQl'nlnatiOm ~to be' ,'~provjd:ed at. 'e!ost.Qnnu<rIly • Exams mUSt include. Chest ?<~tWS and a pu1m~funCtiOti

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MONITORING

E"e~'p'dCe:~'~mpJO\!'~~~t'where As~s~'~xposore$ .~xist are fc)~' sampled to determ~n~ t:heem;;loyees l eXposUr~.; If exposure Hmttt are. e~ceeded, measures must be initiated. to . re9uce exposure'end 'proteCt emp'loyee~ sp tJs to comply with the F.derol ReguIQtlon.s. .

. .;. ,.,.,:. .),.. . ..... .' S~pnng $~n'~c\JrateIY'\'8flect.fhe ~mPlaYeeI5·ex~v·te·dU.riftQ his.work perlod and be e~tlected frOm within the bredth~ng zOne of-the emplOyees. Environmentc:il mO,nitorif19 is at$C> required to define aroos where Q~stos oeC\,IrS Oswell, as ~rsOnnel f!ronitor'in9 I'o'detennine the eight .. h~rtime":;~tghted Qvemge .. ,,· . '.' ..... ' '. ',:

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Sampl~~shal.lbe~ollected 'on Qtn~mbrane filter ,Of O.~mic:rome~t por~ity. mov~ed . .in .an op6n.;.faced filter holder . ' . :.. . ,', . ' . . ' .

So~pl~"~ay be'tak~' ~lth.(I :portable bQft~'rY-operated air ~Ief ~~hed to~~e'~pl~_ll belt or piace.d (n'the work areo~ The pump should be c.ap~ble of drawing ofr through the ftlter Ohl 'constant tate of cit'feost tw,o n"'l'$'.per minot.; For some sourceS ~ p\lrnps and filters, see the lis.t$under .Appe,ndi)(, B. ,.,' ' .

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C~t'i~·~i~'.han .be~~a1f 'locOtiqns w.he .... ·di~~. cOl'1centfo1'io:u'of ~~t~.:·~'::.:' fibers m~ betn ~cess of t~ .. tQbtt~ It",lts., ':See'Fig_ ,: ":, " ;,

Caution .... ,. thall be"Qm~d tO~lt~~jnet. 6(~ ~ateriQI'S~ 'scr'q), waste., :other Produ4ft containingA$be$tOs qnq ~Ni GOOn.r~liw~d e!Qthi:-.; •. See F!;" '2 ' ' .

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~te: ·Cou~I~'·'I~I~·~. ~ ~:q~Jred:f~' ptod'1~" ~ere ,the a.bestOsfib~ 'ho',., , be.n itioOtfied by Q·boncUng O(I9nt" coating, b~erOl' any other moteriolaothOt undor Nmonoble use no' aii'bOume cOnce~tratfoh .fn excesS of the exposure IimitswiH be re~e~1o .,'

EMPLOyeE: NOTiFICATION AND RECORD. K£~'n.:aG ,,' ,.,' ," : ' . . • " n •• • .

:fhe '~~loYer.,~ha'''' ~oti';',~n'wrltintlt' ~y~~: empioY~ f~ndto h"\ie ~en exposed ut ffl'ty ,time to atrbOrne coneentf(itions Of AsbeltO$fiber1 in exc .. ' of ~ eXfX*J\"8 Uft1tts~' " , .. . . " . . .

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~ esf.l.i~~t ~ a~ii'ljng,p~ton'I to Inc:;ludti werle: practJc!fs.t~ ininimi~"3)1;~;rE" Wl'J~ld also IMt'iri orcI8r. ' ", '

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Me<licafie~' of ~niploYee exoil:tinOi'ions ~U$t ~' mair:ttatnttd, for 20 Yeo". . '. ' ", ' . ','

Rec~of pe~nel Qnd'.nvl~me~~i ~nitothi9 sholl be'.riointafned for three v~tM~. ~ . . . . ' .

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Medicol ~.to~ sh~1I be"~Od'e ~tlab'~i' uj)on the 'request of bn ernployea or former' t.::;,p'~~ef. to his physIcian. '

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flGURE t ~ CAUnON SIGN ~ , ASBEstOS DUST ':, (Pt~rifor'W~k fl~) , 'Y' '

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CAUtION

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Breathtng 'asbestos dust , , ~. cause serlous bodHy

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(A wOtk_r oriented, booklet) ,

Natt0rM21,lnst~tu'~. for Occup~lonal Saf~ty and Health , ROtllri 536, Post Offi,ce':8uifdi',;g, ' ' , Fifth and Walnut Stree'ts, . ,C~ncinnatr,' OhIo" 45202 (No Charge ~ Se,;~ self oddre~dm~itin~ ~QbaJ)

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