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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT / FD1JH inter Office Trnml*len end Chl Oivlelon Starling Ail* Plan) November 3 1950 7c: L. '..'ebeke Centra! Lab Century Drive Dearborn CC: J. N. Poet Dr. M. Lechner H. J. Adeny R. D. Byrom Subject: bequest For Industrial Hygiene Services The purpose of tr.is commuri cation is to inferr. you of a need for Industrie! Ifrgiene Servicer . .i to as you initiate e request for services froa the Industrial Hygie. Deoartner.t. . As a result of a communication fror. District Committeeman, Lawrence LaVerr., on October 5G> 19&C, it is requested that air samples be taken in Dept. 33 on the driveshaft balancers located at bays N-36 to N-hl. He has exoressed concern about the quantity of asbestos in the air from the brakes on the balancers. /l!e;edly, tr.ese brakes contain asbestos and aay create excessive exoosures to t.ie oaler.cer cr era tors. Ve currently nave sever, err! eyes operating balancers on the dayshi'ft. Tnese machines 6pir. tr.e drivesn&ft at a high RPK; detect the out-of-balance condition; 6top the driveshaft; we!c or. weights; retest; 6tot> driveshaft; and hang or. conveyor. It is estir.atec eacr. machine has the brakes ecolied approximately 1,000 times in ar. nour Emit. If you have any furtr.er questions about this request, pleese call the writer on tie line 667-57L1. Suoervisor .vice6 fit Safet; Sterling Axle Plant SCF-FORD-2163 8006 0065 PRODUCED BY FORD