National Archives and Records Service film-vault fire at Suitland, Md. : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, June 19 and 21, 1979 (1979)

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92 j\j.''^\.~]\ Ge ral National Archives Services and ^>J-^l_k_yL\_\ Administration Records Service Washinolon. DC 20408 Dale May 22, 1979 Reply to Ann of : NAb Subject Action taken on the report of Industrial Hygiene Survey of NARS Activities, Archives Building fo 0. R. Maisch / Director, Accident and Fire ■' > Prevention Division Ke have taken the following actions as a result of your survey of NARS activities on March 20, 1979. 1. Preservation Services Laboratory (Room B-1) a. Laboratory exhaust hoods. We have issued written instructions that the sashes must bekept at the closed position and not allowed to be raised above 10 inches during use. b. Eye wash station The eye wash bottle has been filled and instructions have been issued for the bottle to be kept full at all times. 2. Carpenter Shop (Room B-19) a. Inhalation of plastic dust. We have ordered as recoraraended 3M disposable respirators with MIOSH approved number TC-21C-132 to be worn when plastic is being cut. b. Use of methyl alcohol to clean plastics has been discontinued. We are now using a safe cleaner from the chemical Products Company. LEWIS M. ROBESON Director Administrative Services Division