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Oct. 7, 1937.
Department of Labor,
Division of Industrial Hygiene,
80 Contre St.,
New York City.
Attn: Dr. Leonard Greenburg, Executive Director
Gentlemen:
We have your letter of September 27th transmitting
to us reprints of the New York State Industrial Bulletin relative to
the subject of "radium poisoning" and its prevention. Tie have read
the part pertaining to "radium poisoning" with considerable care, and
with one or two minor exceptions, I am glad to state that the rules
which you have specified are being observed in our plant.
There is one additional safeguard which we have pro-
vided that in our opinion is important, and that is, each operator is
provided with an individual hood with artificial drift to remove the
slight amount of radiation which is being emitted by the preparations
used in the treatment of dials, etc.
I should like to speak more specifically with reference
to a few rules which you have enumerated.
Rule #2. Our experience indicates that examination
by dentist and physician at least three times a year is probably more
than is necessary. At the outset we had our employees examined semi->
annually, but the pertinent information disclosed was SO negligible
that we have them examined every nine months to one year and believe
that same is adequate. However, a new concern engaging in this in-
dustry should probably have its employees examined more frequently until
the health standards and hazards have been more or less established.
Rule #7. We provide separate hoods for weighing our
luminous material, such hoods being provided with artificial ventilation
and other conveniences for quickly and easily weighing oit material.
We do not require the use of rubber gloves in this operation, as our ex->
perience indicates that the work can be done without getting the material
on the hands, and with the ventilation provided, WJ do not feel that there
is any danger of the material impregnating either the clothing or hdnds of
- 2 -
Department of Labor
Oct. 7, 1937.
the indivual.
Rule 13. Work tables are provided with enamel
tops which can be readily cleaned daily, or more often if indicated.
Rule #21. Inasmuch as our girls'work benches are
provided with individual hoods covering the operations, such hoods
being provided with artificial ventilation in a direction away from
the operator, there is little opportunity for the material to get
into the hair or on other parts of the operator. For this reason
we do not require the use of caps, although each operator is provided
with smocks which are periodically laundered.
Very truly yours,
HHBarker:DK
Vice-President
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"ocrText": "Oct. 7, 1937.\nDepartment of Labor,\nDivision of Industrial Hygiene,\n80 Contre St.,\nNew York City.\nAttn: Dr. Leonard Greenburg, Executive Director\nGentlemen:\nWe have your letter of September 27th transmitting\nto us reprints of the New York State Industrial Bulletin relative to\nthe subject of \"radium poisoning\" and its prevention. Tie have read\nthe part pertaining to \"radium poisoning\" with considerable care, and\nwith one or two minor exceptions, I am glad to state that the rules\nwhich you have specified are being observed in our plant.\nThere is one additional safeguard which we have pro-\nvided that in our opinion is important, and that is, each operator is\nprovided with an individual hood with artificial drift to remove the\nslight amount of radiation which is being emitted by the preparations\nused in the treatment of dials, etc.\nI should like to speak more specifically with reference\nto a few rules which you have enumerated.\nRule #2. Our experience indicates that examination\nby dentist and physician at least three times a year is probably more\nthan is necessary. At the outset we had our employees examined semi->\nannually, but the pertinent information disclosed was SO negligible\nthat we have them examined every nine months to one year and believe\nthat same is adequate. However, a new concern engaging in this in-\ndustry should probably have its employees examined more frequently until\nthe health standards and hazards have been more or less established.\nRule #7. We provide separate hoods for weighing our\nluminous material, such hoods being provided with artificial ventilation\nand other conveniences for quickly and easily weighing oit material.\nWe do not require the use of rubber gloves in this operation, as our ex->\nperience indicates that the work can be done without getting the material\non the hands, and with the ventilation provided, WJ do not feel that there\nis any danger of the material impregnating either the clothing or hdnds of\n- 2 -\nDepartment of Labor\nOct. 7, 1937.\nthe indivual.\nRule 13. Work tables are provided with enamel\ntops which can be readily cleaned daily, or more often if indicated.\nRule #21. Inasmuch as our girls'work benches are\nprovided with individual hoods covering the operations, such hoods\nbeing provided with artificial ventilation in a direction away from\nthe operator, there is little opportunity for the material to get\ninto the hair or on other parts of the operator. For this reason\nwe do not require the use of caps, although each operator is provided\nwith smocks which are periodically laundered.\nVery truly yours,\nHHBarker:DK\nVice-President"
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