"MODERN PAVING TECHNIQUES W/ ASBESTOS FIBER " 1960s JOHNS-MANVILLE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION FILM 99054
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Published 2020-04-11
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Johns-Manville presents a 1960’s color movie called "Modern Paving Techniques with Asbestos Fiber in Asphalt Mixes." The purpose of the film is to show how asphalt can be strengthened through different mixing techniques, including using asbestos -- a natural fibrous mineral that was later banned due to its terrible health effects. Asphalt presented significant risk to workers prior to the 1970s when asbestos was commonly added to asphalt used to construct roads. Asbestos added strength to asphalt which was especially important in colder climates where roads break down more easily. Workers who constructed those roads were put at risk of inhaling asbestos fibers. Today, workers and residents who live near these roads may be at risk as older, asbestos-containing asphalt roads are broken down for repaving.
The film opens with a car driving down the highway. Different roads are shown, 1:00. Traffic in the city, 1:20. Weathered roads that are cracked, 1:47. Potholes, 1:55. Different defaults in the asphalt are shown, 2:05. Pothole at a bus stop, 2:18. Plane lands on runway, 2:35. Old car on mud road, 2:50. Old Model T Ford car stuck in the mud, 3:00. Cars get stuck in 1 lane traffic, 3:15. Old footage in the city with cars buzzing, 3:40. Modern road with heavy traffic, 3:55. Asphalt being laid and flattened, 4:15. Asbestos is added to asphalt and laid on the ground. Ratios of asbestos to asphalt are shown, 4:41. Adding asbestos causes no loss of stability, 4:55. Asphalt is mixed, 5:03. Asbestos is mixes from bags into asphalt, 5:22. Asphalt is laid by crew and rolled, 5:50. Asphalt mix is flattened, 6:08. United States map is shown – over 150 authorities are evaluating asphalt pavement, 6:30. The Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos Quebec, Canada, 7:00. The Jeffrey Mill, 7:18. Asbestos fibers occur in veins in the rock, 7:31. Individual asbestos fibers, 7:38. Asbestos under the microscope, 7:55. Floor tiles, 8:17. Roofing with asbestos, 8:25. Roof decks, joint fillers, bridge planks, 8:40. Large trucks, 9:03. Trucks go up the mountain, 9:32. Johns Manville research center, 10:05. Scientists test asbestos properties, 10:24. Representative from Johns Manville research center, 10:35. Asbestos graphic, 11:00. Scientists administer tests, 11:10. Man talks to camera, 11:34. Weathering tests, 11:55. Cracking tests are administered, 12:25. The scientists run varying tests on asbestos mixed with asphalt, 12:50. Test results are revealed, 13:00. Pavement sections made under laboratory control, 13:30. Wheel machine goes around on a turntable to test asphalt, 13:50. Durability testing, 14:10. Man continues to talk to camera, 14:40. Test strip in Manville, New Jersey. Constructed in 1959. Side by side with standard pavement is an asbestos/asphalt surface, 15:15. Side by side comparisons of standard asphalt versus asbestos/asphalt mix, 15:35. Cracked asphalt, 15:54. Side by side testing results, 16:10. Thin overlays, 16:24. Tight impermeable asphalt surfaces, 16:45. Beautiful neighborhood roads, 17:05. Fifth wheel assembly, 17:18. Wet roads are created, 17:30. Men lay asphalt for a bus stop, 17:51. Extruded curbing, 18:00. 340 degrees Fahrenheit, 18:15. Durability. Bridge decks, 18:40. Coal patch maintenance, 18:48. Vinton A. Savage, Engineer of Primary Highways of the Maine Highway Commission, 19:20. Mr. Savage speaks to the camera, 19:45. Paul Martin, General Crushed Stone Company, Easton Pennsylvania. Mr. Martin speaks to the camera, 20:30. Mr. Curtis B Watrouse of the Peckham Road Corporation White Plains, NY. Mr. Watrouse speaks to the camera, 21:25. Asphalt is rolled, 21:51. Men working on the road, 22:10. Asbestos helps to reduce weathering, flexural fatigue, raveling, flushing, shoving, rutting, 22:27. Highway scene, 22:40. Use asbestos for heavy duty pavements, joint fillers, cold patching, curbing and thin overlays, 22:50. Johns-Manville, Paving Engineers.
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All Comments (20)
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"Asbestos requires no special handling" Oh. Ok.
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Narrator: "If these techniques provoke a smile today, what will our present techniques look like 50 years from now?" 50 years later: If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to compensation.
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That guy splitting bags of asbestos is definitely dead.
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Adding asbestos makes EVERYTHING better...roads, flooring, insulation, salad dressing, underwear...the list goes on and on. Oh asbestos, what would we do without you?
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I do litigation support, meaning my job requires me to be present at a number of depositions and witness (often victim) interviews. I'll never forget one gentleman and his wife. He was near the end but came into a conference room for his testimony which required 2 days since he could only go for a few hours at a time. At the conclusion, he addresses everyone in the room and thanked us for being so kind. He said this not only to the legal team representing him, but also the opposite side who had grilled him about any and every possible exposure he might have had from other sources. He wished us all his best and hoped we would stay happy and healthy. He slowly left the somewhat quieter room. I found out he passed away just a few days later. What else can you say after witnessing that...
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5:09 The poor guy is literally cracking open a bag of asbestos dust and dumping it into a hopper without a mask or any type of breathing protection... just his bare hands and a pair of overalls. I can imagine he was probably dead from respiratory failure or lung cancer by age 55.
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Having watched this, I thought of the "joys" of living in the Gary-Hammond Indiana area in the 50's and 60's: Asbestos from pavement with asbestos additive Asbestos from the automotive brake linings Asbestos in floor and ceiling tiles Lead from the vehicle exhausts Lead in the paint High percentage of adults participating in unrestricted tobacco smoking Plus all the toxic chemicals belched out by the local refineries and steel mills. (This provided beautiful sunsets.) It's almost as if some diabolical science experiment was taking place measuring the resilience of the human body.
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Somewhere a lawyer is looking at this like it's porn.
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The most 1960’s thing I’ve ever seen - Just Add Asbestos! ;)
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Asbestos in roads. The best idea since lead in gasoline!
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I'm getting mesothelioma by just watching this.
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my uncle used to work for johns manville in the 50's and 60's and 70;s He used to come home from work every night covered in asbestos fibers at one of the LA plants. Last time i saw him was in '03 before he died of mesothelioma.. After working all those years, he lost his retirement because of the bankruptcy. He said the company owner or one of them would come in sometimes with a young bimbo on his arm. He said the guy pissed away the company with all the bimbo's. He was pretty bitter about the whole situation. He only got a small settlement from the lawsuit
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When the guy was tearing open asbestos bags and dumping it in I about died. Asbestos is amazing stuff, too bad it's so dangerous.
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We must all do asbestos we can.
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All the men in this film, or their loved ones, may be entitled to compensation.
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The bestest highway is an asbestos highway.
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"To the eyes, the asbestos mix looks like standard mix, to the lungs of this guy doing the mix..."
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There's something soothing about watching these old informative films.
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OMG. The dangers of asbestos may be slightly exaggerated today, but watching that guy cut open and dump bales of fiber into the mix is horrifying.
