Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Seml-Annuol Testing In I Texco Clinton Mills conducted semi-annu Occupational Safety and Health Act The company retains Texcon. Inc. < ing. A team of trained technicians visi age-looking devices called vertical eli measure 15 microns or smaller that The company, in most every mani exposure limits that have been set f< In yarn manufacturing, (opening to Exposure Limits) at .2 milligrams pe milligrams per cubic meter of air, ar milligrams per cubic meter of air. It is almost impossible to understan standard. For instance, think about t illustrate what the "standard" would Texcon technicians, using their air s elutriators for a minimum of six hou strategic spots throughout the desigi collect the smallest particles which a ^KB^-jJir ? ^ "*s W*li/^ / \ ^^r-. .? /iy<y| r **" fiR***"' ** / I I \ i\ H , \ \ + 11 t w->i% i Jj U\vi \ $ *? ' M ? * \ , M?, ' 4 B-U V/ t j HI f ; ^ Progress in Conducting Di al dust monitoring to assure compliance with the during January. af Greenville to perform the actual dust monitor ts each place every six months and utilizes space jtriators to collect particles of cotton dust which may be present in a work area, ifacturing area, is within the OSHA permissible )r the industry. slashing), OSHA has set the P.E.L. (Permissible r cubic meter of air; slashing and weaving, .75 id warehouse, wastehouse and nthpr arpac id the small amount of dust acceptable under the wo grains of salt in a large refrigerator. This will I look like in yarn manufacturing areas, sampling techniquesand equipment, operate the rs on each shift. The elutriators are located in lated work areas. The equipment is designed to ire to be respirable The elutriators also capture 44 J *** " rP^jj r 4, ^ ,% ^h u . :/ A // ist Sampling S other harmless substances which may be process. Each cone-shaped cylinder is attached to elutriator cone at the approximate height o vacuum pump draws air through the bottor employee breathes. As air is pulled through the elutriator, it pa at the top of the cylinder. A filter in the cassi which are 15 microns or smaller, and the larj the cylinder to the filters. At the end of the testing cycles, the filter talron Ia a IiKnrifnm u<Kava lunv.. iv u IQVVI a lUl jr TTIICIC 3CH3HIVC CICtllUI I which cling to the filters. Once the filter weights are determined formula is used to calculate individual exposu their exposure levels. Various work practices assure employee health and safety compliar Over the years, Clinton Mills has spent and to assure employees of a clean, healthy and Page 5 r " ,J^^j ^PQW^B ?f J W JU J j ^k ^jOT / J*\f5!5E53HM^SIllr ,y?x&i / m studies present in the air C jring the sampling i a support which places the end of the \ the average employee. The machine's n of the device the same level that an sses through a special cassette attached ?tte picks up only those particles of dust jer particles fall out before they move up are removed, collected in a series, and ic measuring devices weigh the particles and averaged, a special mathematical re limits. Individuals are then apprised of and protective equipment are utilized to ice with the cotton dust standard, continues to spend huge sums of money safe environment.