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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1974 Oct 9 DOC#: RTV193 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to RTV from NIOSH RE Request for Relief from Asbestos Standard for Talcs - Denied 9 9, 1S7 . ctpbcr * i 9` * '9 > ' . 8 9 A * 9 0 15 ? I-ir* B. Vanderbilt , President . . * C h i d Executive Officer K T* Vanderbilt Company* Inc' -30 Hinficld Street . - ' '-Korvelk, -Connecticut 0S855. 8 : _ * ' 9 $e*5* a Tsant Hr, Vanderbilt oi* h This is in reply'to your letter of September 2$,, concerning your request for relief from the asbestos standard for your talcs containing non~fibrous rcnolite4 actinolite? and anthophyilite. Ky letter -of'Au gust; 6. stated that non-fibrous or non-ssbestifom adhrais such' a's non-asbestifora;treaolite .are not within the scope of the asbestos '5tahcard:ar.d, therefore, the' provisions of that standard do not "'apply -to talc containing; hn-asbestiiora minerals,' i .. -. K I Q S H fIs currently .conueting s thorough ;investigacin into the o:act minerals: to vhlch' talc workers vere exposed .iiL tiiose studies where Asbestoses or other adverse .medical effect's were fou Pending the receipt'ndyevaluation by OSEAyof the report by NIOSH on this investigation,; if you have^scientific evidence that the naturally occurring talcs, prior ted processing by nillir.g or. crashing, do nbt contain -fibrous or asbestifora tremolite,. antbphyllit'ei actinolite or other, asbestifora m i n e r a l s y o u .- SB}'certify to-your customers chat the talc does not coutain ficbes.tos, "; i ; , * . ' -Fibrous, asbesclipra minerals such as f i b r o u s t r e n o l i t e means naturally occurring ashes t i c m cierais which prior to or after crushing and iprocessir.Si- contain.fibers cade up of fibrils. Sincerely8 . - , ; John H, Stender John H, Stender Assistant Secretary o Labor CRMC-HT-TALC-000263