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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD) DATE: 1979 May 17 DOC#: HD047 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: CPSC Press Release - General Electric Hair Dryer Response Accepted by CPSC Media Relations Media Inguiries 202/634-7780 FOR RELEASE THURSDAY MAY 17, 1979 GENERAL ELECTRIC HAIR DRYER RESPONSE ACCEPTED BY CPSC ' WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 17, 1979}-- The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the General Electric Co. today announced agreement on a program for voluntary correction of hair dryers contain ing asbestos insulation. . .. While the Commission and GE are n o t in agreement as to whether . ,, Jj|Ch hair dryers present or could present a health hazard, and while . GE does net believe that i t is legally required to undertake this program, GE has urged its distributor customers to return hair dryers containing asbestos to GE and to advise consumers of the situation. GS. will retrofit all units capable of being retrofitted with a non-asbestos insulator. For those units that cannot be readily retrofitted, GE has agreed, at the consumer's option, to exchange hair dryers in good operating condition for a suitable replacement or apply a depreciated credit against the purchase of other merchandise available at authorized GE small appliance service locations. -MORE- GEGIE 00081 -2 - Concerned consumers should' bring their hair dryers to their nearest authorized service location or should call GE, toll-free, at 800-421-5822 for information. GE small appliance service locations are listed in the yellow pages of most telephone books. Hair dryers should not be brought to GE retailers. . The model numbers of the hair dryers containing asbestos, are as follows: . ' PRO-11/511S-05 PRO-10/5115-013 STC-l/lA U H -- 20 PRO-6/52JL2--005 i PRO-5/5110-013 HD-30 UH-31 PRO--4/5109--001 i 4 PRO-3/5107-011 PRO-2/SlOa-O 05 HD-5.6 '. HD-54' ` HD-52 PRO-1/5105-013 PB--1/5113--005 I < S D -4/ 5 1 0 1 -- 013 \ SD-1/2 STC-2 HD-51 . HD-63/63SS H D - 6 3 S S / 5 0 6 3 -- 008 HD-53 HD-20 HD-55 ' GEGIE 00082 -3 - * . Anyone wishing to verifymodel numbers may contact C P S C 's toll-free Hot-Line at the following numbers: in the Continental ti.S.r 800-638-8326; in Maryland, 800-429 8363; and in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin islands, 800-638-8333. -30- im w w n tsB V B B v GEGIE 00083