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FILE NAME: Thane (THAN) DATE: 1981 THAN047 DOC#: THAN047 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Carey Canada Acknowledging Studies Showing Airborne Asbestos Links to Asbestosis CAREY CANADA IN C Dr S i r : :?y, - '< ^ 3 4 :# I t haa bean and co n tin u a l co be th t p o lic y o f Carey Canada to , to encourage *d proneta the ca fe uaa o f O m r'asbestos l i b * . Vo ac Carey Canada l e e . ara making avary e f f o r t ,co e lim in a te a a b e s to s -e s s o c ls te d d la ta a a a anong a l l y a tso n s who may' %*'"a*ipoiad co a sb a a c o a / flb a r I amployaa* who ara axpoaad on c ^ i c ^ o W . t o a ir born# aabostoa ( l b o r . Thla l a , va fa a l an a c h ie v a b le geei|^jpara7'Canada In c* I s f o l l y piapatad t o do le a pare and your d ir e c t aftd'cOncinulng a f f o r t a ara e q u a lly t a a c e t l a l In order to accomplish th is b ilt c c ^ e . / /Vtnldem lo letlcal atudlaa IndleA^a that expoaura to elevated concenttatlone f of airborne aabaat oe fib er^ia'aaaoclattd arlth a ~ a fsn lllca n tly lncraaeed rlak o f davaloplm aabaittOale.' cancer of the lung and maaothalloma (a fa t a l cancer of th t cheat ntjabdominal ca v ity ). There also I s some indication from unconfirmed studies that there might be a greater Incidence of cancer of the digestive .t r a c t 'i n 7perone axpoaed to emcesalva amounte of airborne aabtitoa. In edditlom^.etudlea indicate that aebestos workers who smoke have a algnifl<Smf;ly^increased chance of co o tra ctla g lung cancer. M ttjF F A SwH> tm5Hpm*srts* ef CaefWemiUkejr Order, f n l q a mA.T, *Cm* fsefNtewrtSw0.^CaVi..iJee7ctoMomConmty. MO, T H A N 010510 CARiT C A M D A I K > 7*t 2 C ir iy C r n i i Zac. l i i t i n examining m i m of lapteving t h i y r t t u t l o f I t o ovo employees ic<] It cvncm aro' employee. Concerning the la t t e r , vo urge th at the o f poor o p l o j i n who a r t or m j ho o p i i d l to aohoitea duet aa d e s p e c ia lly those employees who n o V i, Vo v i n i l t h it la h il a baa tea fib ers u j cause or centributa to aaboatealf .w l^ioaolVly to c a tta in type of cantor. To balp infora poor em p lo yeejo fth e b u lt h r is k , Carop Canada la c . haa placed an arp coded label on i t s bag o f aabaatoa. This la b o l. vbicb taboo tbo oaiatiag Occupational So ftty u 4 E aaltb Administration (OSKA) varmlog and adda m m additional information) road as foUovot j.*,. C A U n W ^ '^ V r CONTAINS ASBZSTOS.f l l d f AVOID OLEAiaO DWT 1UATBINC ASBZ5TOS DOST K A t CADSt SXN20VS 10DIIT SAXN, ZNCLVDDi(i CAMCtH AND ASUSTOSIS. i? dust is c m T O / jiit S o iii r a o s o to n x s KAT1MAL SEOUL USI ADtQOATt >A0TXCT171 DZV1C1S. SH7KD1C CWATLT INClUtASU^lU' A lSt OF StilOUS 10DU.T AXX. I t la potaibla that thtrt ti'in p jio X *oa who u y V* ovpoaod to a tb to t duat who w i ll eot aaa tbla la b a lV ' Btcauto of thla problam vo hart praporid a booklot (a copy o f which io a ttach ad ) which eutlim aa the p o to o tin l h ealth hatarda aaaociatod vitlT-aobootoV and th* precautions which thould h t taVoa by your esp lo ytao . Wa Sii^eogly utga you to raviaw tha m aterial e a t f o r t h l a the V eoU at aod t o 'a c tlv a ly OT|anisa and aupport program to t r a in your amploytaa In tbo pTOpaV handling and uat o f oabaatoa fib a r . I n out opinion, tha attachad booltlat f o n t an in te g r a l p art of ouch a trainin g pro gran . Ve auggtat th a t you- havib^tha VeoVlat d is tr ib u te d to your aaployoa* and ua your baot offdTtajifo aaauro that tbo booklet la road and that it o a d v ie a to fo llo w ed . y$Jjra*ualilAf, uodtr aeparata c o ra r, a nunbar of co p ie s a f tha b o o k la t. .T b o ririivno chatgo fo r tbaao bo o klets and i f a d d itio n a l c o p ie s are o* d a d y la a O a inform w . To acbirtv^tbi* 'goal of alladnating aabaotoo-rolatad diaaaao, maeh vorkpLaea in which aabaatoa fib a r la uand should conform to tha hlgheat fa a o lb la le v e l o f inddatirinl bygiaae. I t la important that proper paraonal protnetiwo dayicoa b o'avallab la and usad wbn necessary. Alas your coapliasca w ith applicable OSBA and other govnscncal requirements ia a oaceaaary atop la th e-protection of your o p lo y te a * h e a lth . Ve confidently expect th a t you y i U 'cavae workplaces under your co n tro l to so comply. m >j.m c^efc-war * .1 Oidir.MtdiU^CM ^ Jt</koonc. oral, Jackson Coemty.Md CaoeHeL N b C V . /) T H A N 010511 t tA C r C A W * * l* 3 A> ' '**Z* C v \ - - V/' V fa a l that you tbould coaaidar l t tout obligation f fm i bo w ic b iM pour aabaatoa product* et tb i >fcon d m > "aia< ptopar h an d llat In stru ctio n *. fatployaa* o f ycur cu*touatiliii' tthhi e n a ip ca a d to i l r t m i a a b tite * f l b a r . Va aak that yo^Jfw bta n o t | jo u r cuatooara informt la program* to aducata a i l coeafma4:bout tba r l l k l la working with aabaato* product* and tba atap* to ba-takaa to ptotaet aach vorkar*a btalth . Alao, va w ill oaka copia* o l oui booklat a v a lla b la to than upon t a r a i t . -.: a- 'i..-.-.v3'r -r*i.' F u r th a r , va aak that 70U o b tain and atu d/ O copp o f tha O ccu p a tio n a l S a f a t y and B a a lth Act and OSHA r c g u la c io e a p a r ta io io | to a ab aato a in ordar to dataraloa your oblitatlona^t^t4|^in4*r. f I f Caxay Canada to e . can ba of fy rtb a ^ p ia ta o c# in tha aa la p o r ta n t n a tta r a p la a a a la t ua know. , y oura CAXT CANADA IHC. "' :? AXB:te h 'C 'c -''" W: ^ 4 ;;^ A .I . Bagcoatoaa Vlca-Praaidant - Karkating * Salaa Sab), m SdpaWtiM af Caafldtadaky A Ordar. a*, mtan -AA Grm* Jtifrm o rm , m mLf JaHrw* C*aalJf,MO, Cut Na. T H A N 010512