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So, I wonder if it would be agreeable to yon, Dr. Rhoads, to break at this time and then Thursday perhaps we can give you a certain time, like 2 o'clock in the afternoon, to complete the questioning on this subject that we are on today.
Mr. Ingram. Mr. Preyer, out of fairness to the witness, we did receive the OSHA response today. If I might, I might read it into the record to allow the witness an adequate opportunity to respond to it on Thursday.
Mr. Kindness. Mr. Chairman, I would move that the letter be made a part of the record and copies he made available to Dr. Rhoads.
Mr. Preyer. All right.
Without objection, so ordered.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration WASHINGTON. D.C. 20210
Office of the Assistant Secretary
19JUNI379
Honorable Richardson Preyer Chairman, Subcommittee of the
Government Information and
Individual Rights Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Chairman Preyer:
As you requested in your letter of May 4, 1979, a survey of the nitrate film facilities of the National Archives was conducted by Occupational Safety and Health Administration staff. The facilities at 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, and Building C located in Suitland, Maryland were visited during this survey.
The full report of findings is being prepared at this time
and will be provided to you as soon as it is completed.
In the meantime, the following major findings are provided:
1. The physical structure of the film laboratory, its location, and the deficiencies in fire suppression and fire exit requirements, could cause serious harm to both Federal employees and the public in the event of a nitrate film fire in the laboratory.
2. The laboratory processing, the film load, and its handling are such that it is possible to have a serious nitrate film fire.
3. Although the decomposition products of nitrate film are known to be toxic, there have been no industrial hygiene surveys of exposures to Federal employees who work with the film.