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FILE NAME Quigley QUIG DATE 1971 Apr 5 DOC QUIG011 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo with Newspaper Article INTER OFFICE CORRESPONDENC . COPY TO ~ QUIGLEY COMPANY INC SUBSIDIARY of PFIZER INC 235 EAST 42nd STREET NEW YORK NEW YORK 10017 U.S.A. pa / Distribution Below FROM W. Snyder SUBJECT Asbestos Ban April 5 1971 Attached is a copy of a newspaper clipping that I observed in a local paper in my hometown As you know with the environ- mental status of asbestos in the atmosphere etc. the union has been putting pressure to ban the use of same for spraying on area services The enclosed newspaper clipping will give some idea of just how far they have proceeded in connection with this I have spoken with Bill Herberger and Joe Marino in the past about coming up with a substitute in our Panelag for asbestos I sincerely feel that if we can accomplish this along with our Panelag Gun method we could more than likely get into a lot more areas where union personnel could be involved in spraying various areas I definitely feel that in order for us to sell large volumes of Panelag the spray method is still the best advantage we can offer the workmen and contractor due to the labor savings etc. and performance of the material The above is for your information information W. Snyder Distribution Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. D. R. Thacker E. W. Garvin R. J. Demaison J. J. Marino Mr. Mr. Mr. W. R. V. Herberger Cotton Pentiuk FORM 3301.15 6.70 09 1638 ~~ 052 052 30 W 2 At 32 les 988 988 ho T | Asbestos Ban Okayed ~ On Construction Jobs Gannett News Service ALBANY ~ Legislation to control use of asbestos as a coating on huilding and other construction jobs was passed by the Senate Thursday Sen. John E. Flynn Yonk ers said the bill bans use of the mineral which has been blamed for causing death and disablement from lung cancer except under permit issued by the industrial commissioner be No permit can granted he said where local laws har use simon such johs The New York State CIO hailed the measure AFL- Labor opposition to asbestos- spraying led to work stoppag- es on projects in White Plains last year The protest arose from discovery that labor unjon members had suffered re- spiratory ailments and there had been a number of deaths from lung cancer not only among men who spraved asbestos but among other men working in the area Flynn said medical studies show that inhaled asbestos does not dissolve but lodges in the lungs and other bodily organs Spraying allows the par ticles to he carried by winds beyond the construction site and thus be a hazard to the general public If passed by the Assembly and approved by Gov. Rocke- feller the bill would become law on Sept. 1 . 09 163