chrysotile is handled, all personal samples were <0.5 f/mL. Although data not were only provided for a few workers at each location, Richard Klinger have stated that locations monitored represent the highest CAF usage areas. Table 7 - Worker exposure at Richard Klinger sites Category of workers No. of workers Max. exposure/employee (h/day/year) Booragoon, Perth, WA - CAF production Raw material preparation 4 h/231 days/year 6 Calendering 4 h/231 days/year 10 Finishing 4 h/231 days/year 4 Stores 1 h/231 days/year 5 Gasket cutting 3 h/231 days/year 3 Maintenance personnel 1 h/231 days/year 5 Laboratory staff 0.75 h/231 days/year 1 Melbourne, VIC - Gasket production Gasket cutting 6 h/231 days/year 16 Spiral wounding 6 h/231 days/year 10 Stores 3 h/231 days/year 6 data provided by Richard Klinger 8 - Asbestos air monitoring data (1989 - 1996) at Richard Klinger, (Melbourne plant).* Year Location Sampling No. Concentration type samples (f/mL) 1989 Spiral wound gasket na na 0.04 area 1991 Industrial cutting shop personal 2 limit of detection static 2 < 0.01, 0.01 Handcut area personal 1 below limit of detection static 1 < 0.01 Stores personal 1 limit of detection Spiral Wound area personal 2 limit of detection static 2 0.01 1993 Cutting shop na na 0.04 1995 Handcut area personal 1 < 0.05 Press personal 3 <0.05 Press static 2 0.01 guillotine static 1 < 0.01 Packing area static 1 < 0.01 na = not available * data provided by Richard Klinger
chrysotile is not handled, all personal samples were <0.5 f/mL. Although data were only provided for a few workers at each location, Richard Klinger have stated that locations monitored represent the highest CAF usage areas. Table 7 - Worker exposure at Richard Klinger sites Category of workers No. of workers Max. exposure/employee (h/day/year) Booragoon, Perth, WA - CAF production Raw material preparation 6 4 h/231 days/year Calendering 10 4 h/231 days/year Finishing 4 4 h/231 days/year Stores 5 1 h/231 days/year Gasket cutting 3 3 h/231 days/year Maintenance personnel 5 1 h/231 days/year Laboratory staff 1 0.75 h/231 days/year Melbourne, VIC - Gasket production Gasket cutting 16 6 h/231 days/year Spiral wounding 10 6 h/231 days/year Stores 6 3 h/231 days/year data provided by Richard Klinger 8 - Asbestos air monitoring data (1989 - 1996) at Richard Klinger, (Melbourne plant).* Year Location Sampling type No. samples Concentration (f/mL) 1989 Spiral wound gasket area na na 0.04 1991 Industrial cutting shop personal 2 limit of detection static 2 < 0.01, 0.01 Handcut area personal 1 below limit of detection static 1 < 0.01 Stores personal 1 limit of detection Spiral Wound area personal 2 limit of detection static 2 0.01 1993 Cutting shop na na 0.04 1995 Handcut area personal 1 < 0.05 Press personal 3 <0.05 Press static 2 0.01 guillotine static 1 < 0.01 Packing area static 1 < 0.01 na = not available * data provided by Richard Klinger
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