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Oct. 7, 1937.
Department of Labor,
Division of Industrial Hygione,
80 centro St.,
Now York City.
Attn: Dr. Leonard Groenburg, Executive Director
Gentlemen:
We have your letter of September 27th transmitting
to us reprints of the New York State Industrial Bulletin rolative to
the subject of "radium poisoning" and its prevention. T/e have road
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 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 speal more specifically with reference
to a few rules which you have enunerateds
Rule #2. Our experience indicates that examination
by dentist and physician at least three timos a year is probably moro
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 sane is adequate However, a new concern engaging in this in
dustry should probably have its employees exemined more Trequently until
the health standards and hazards have been more or lass established.
Rule 17. Tie provide separate hoods for weighing our
luminous material, such hoods being provided with artificial vontilation
and other conveniences for quickly and easily weighing o.t material.
Vie do not require the use of rubber gloves in this op ration, 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 feol that there
is any dangor of the material impregnating either the clothing or hdnds of
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