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FILE NAME: Scotts (SCTS)
DATE: 1981 Jan 20
DOC#: SCTS008
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: CPSC Letter with Results from Sample Collection - Laboratory-Compliance Summary Attached
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Cleveland Region*! Office 55 Erievtew Plaza Suite 520
Cleveland,
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(218)522-3888
January 20, 1981
PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT
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Mr. John P . K ennedy, V ic e O.M. S c o t t & Sons - A. S u b s id ia ry o f ITT333 N. Maple
M a ry sv ille , OR 43040
P resident
& General
Counsel
Dear Mr. Kennedy:
On 7 /1 8 /7 9 an i n v e s t i g a t o r from t h i s o f f ic e c o lle c te d a sam ple (E-860-1705) o f S c o t t 's T u rf B u ild e r Lava F e r t i l i z e r , 27 - 3 - 3 , n e t w e ig h t 27- 3 /4 l b s . , which was subsequently screen ed by our la b o ra to ry fo r a sb e sto s c o n te n t.
D ispersion s ta in in g c h a r a c te r is tic s were found to I n d ic a te a tra c e amount Df c h r y s o tile a s b e s to s ; no q u a n t i t a t i v e a n aly ses w ere p e rfo rm e d .
We r e g r e t any in co n v e n ien c e to you re g a rd in g th e I n o r d i n a te d e la y i n receiving th is inform ation.
S in c e re ly ,
Paul E. P h illip s
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SC-0008571
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1. AREA OFFICE
C le v e la n d 5. ESTABLISHMENT NAME
O .M . SCOTT A liD SONS 7. ESTABLISHMENT ADDRESS
333 K. Maple M a ry sv ille , Ohio 43040
9. PRODUCTS INSPECTED
Turf B uilder F e r tllr e r products
INSPECTION--INVESTIGATION COVl.^'HEET
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3. DATE
4. REPORT NO.
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7-18-79
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a FIRM IDENTIFICATION NO.
8. RELATED FIRMS
S u b s id ia r y o f ITT
to. OTHER REGULATED PRODUCTS
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z2 M . PRODUCTS INSPECTED $ | , o r - [.{ a p T ._______
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14. SAMPLES COLLECTED
Rk . 95 It S o ld . 90 X E -8 60-1705
17. REASON FOR INSPECT/INVEST.-DOC. REF.
STI 79-0276
b. OTHER REG. PRODS. s N o t g iv e n
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18. EMPLOYEE'S NAME D uV ayne K a p e lls
19. TITLE In v e s tig a to r
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2 t. ENDORSEMENT
In v e s tig a tio n was i n i t i a t e d to determ ine th e ex ten t o f a sb esto s contam ination in th is firm s v erm lcu lite products.
In sp ectio n rev eals th a t the firm i s aware of p o ssib le tra c e contam inations w ith
asb esto s and has i n it ia t e d an in -h o u se program to d im in ish employee exposure to
asb esto s and as a c o ro la ry to d im in ish
exposure to free asbestos in
the verm lculite product.
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T e s ts by S c o tt (a tta c h e d ) i n d ic a te no f r e e a sb e sto s in th e f in is h e d consumer
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Sample E-660-1705, S c o tts T urf B u ild e r , was c o lle c te d .
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72. ENDORSER'S NAME Harry J . J e ttk e
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SUMMARY
This lim ited in sp e c tio n was done under STI79-0276, concerning a sb esto s contami nation in the firm 's verm ieulite containing products.
C re d e n tials w ere shown and a N o tice o f In sp e c tio n given to H r. John ? . Kennedy, G eneral C ounsel, who s u p p lie d m ost o f my in fo rm a tio n ,
Mr. Kennedy e x p la in e d t h a t th e f ir m 's f e r t i l i s e r pro d u cts c o n ta in v e rm ie u lite , which i n i t s raw m a t e r i a l s t a t e c o n ta in s some a s b e s to s . The f ir m , in co -o p era tio n w ith OSHA. and EPA, h a s b e e n w orking t o low er employee ex p o su re to a s b e s to s .
1 asked Mr. Kennedy i f any t e s t i n g was done on th e f ir m 's f in is h e d p ro d u c ts. He su p p lie d t e s t r e s u l t s (E x h ib it A) which show t h a t w h ile sm a ll am ounts o f a s b esto s a re sometimes in th e v e rm ie u lite , none i s found in th e fin ish e d product. Asbestos te s tin g was done under u se s itu a tio n s and no asb esto s was found
Mr. Kennedy s t a t e d t h a t th e r e was no consumer hazard-. I e x p la in e d S e c tio n 15 o f th e CP5A to Mr. Kennedy and s u p p lie d him w ith a c o p ila ijro n o f CPSC's law s.
E xhibit B contains the firm 's catalog w ith the v erm ieu lite containing products
in d ic a te d .
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Sample E-860-1705 was c o ll e c t e d c o n s is tin g o f fo u r approxim ate 27 l b . bags o f S c o tts T urf B u ild e r . Mr. Gary Sm ith accompanied me on my cample c o ll e c t i o n . Each bag was opened by th e firm and two pounds (approxim ate) removed fo r th e ir d u p lic a te sample. The se p a ra tin g was accomplished in th e firm 's lab o ra to ry .
SPECIFIC STI QUESTIONS
1. Form ulation - S p e c ific d a ta n o t given. The Turf B u ild er i s a v e rm ie u lite base ( c a r r ie r ) which i s h eated which causes i t to "pop" s im ila r to pop corn which g iv e s m ore s u r f a c e a r e a f o r a b s o rp tio n . The chrmic a l - n u t r i e n t por tio n Is th en sprayed on to th e v erm ieu lite.
2. V e rm ie u lite I s r e c e iv e d from e i t h e r : a . W. R. G race Co. L ibby, Montana
b , American V e r m ie u lite Co. South A frica
3. Ho f r e e a s b e s to s i s p r e s e n t I n th e f in is h e d p ro d u c t a c c o rd in g to Mr. Kennedy.
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6. So s ig n ific a n t com plaints have been received on a sb e sto s problem s w ith th e firm *s p ro d u cts. Examination of the firm ' s f ile * confirm ed th is statem ent.
Mr. John Kennedy r e q u e s te d t h a t he b e th e f ir m ' s CPSC c o n t a c t . `
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