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M IV R 3 SO I S' /ATTN GAIL ' 'I 'ON, /.MTN ; KAiP !'; M" l : < , A I i l i J"HM it i fiML'L in iu-,K R / a fit I hi..3- LI. AVI is JANUARY RS , 1'.J: i 1": i.,A I ! '.'I Sol I ' LASILRN REGION I -LANK ni.in-Y - SOI I I I iWF. S I KE G [ON ; 'HI I H 11 :l S BI..KGL R i UNTIL RI.GO'M RLX M".AVi_;:-; - Mt.il IN IA IN 131 G I "N S /! ' a E~fAa// PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT CT-222 l-R; I L."YD AMBLER - VALE ELY FORGE RF: I" PA PROPOSED KAN "N ASBESTOS PRODUCTS AS YOU MAY BP: aWARE, THE. ITS. [ MV I IS iMIiLNTAL PRv/l'FC I" !'uM AGUIK ( FRA ) i I.'-,' Ai IN"i.l| h.U-.D AlinlliLL PROPOSED BAN ' 'i i Cl K I A I i! ASBEZ'i OS -Ci 'll I'A.i.M IMG F Ri 'lit.H : TS , INCLUDING A/'G PILL, I In I' ML.';l AIITI..; BECAUSE THEY PoNF A UFALTH HAZARD, B' ! T AS AN i U I XTAl.. STEP U-i AN l:F!-- - R I To l i M T T USE (,'F ASBI ''X'. IRERS IN THE U.S. Nil:. IN ' 'I it V A AIL -Ei - .Al WHICH wll :-rPUBETSHED IH THE FEDERAL REGISTER WITHIN THE NEXT fEW DA .. AT IHAT TIME M-N I !<T PARTIES WTI..L HAVE' on DAYS Tw oR'IEm. ONCE IT HAS BfT-'i I PUBLISHED IN THE REGISTER WE WTU ' .'>111All A! TRoPK IA T F RCSPoNSE AS IN OI.IR OPINION, ERA '' I:: UK ITiG IS TOTAIi I HNJHS HTI ED AND WF ARE STRONGLY uPPO'.UiiG THIS [EF'oRT- AM. N'lOl I [RTF', i iR S'SITACIS FROM THE NEWS MEDIA OR AM' OTHER PHRI IC PUTT TV Ri I AI T VE To THIS MATTER, Ml )GT BY (X.IF'AMY I "I SR: . BE' Rri-TRRTD TO DOTTEF WACKERMAN, VALLEY E-iRGE nlTH;R, ir X I IMS 11 'M 'K h i . BASED UPoN i ,i ipREIIT PRACTICES, WE BELIEVE IT IS SATE TO MANUFACTURE AND USE A/C PIPE. IN FACT, MANY AGE NC I! VS, ; NCI DOING [HE GOVERNMENT, FoR MAN V YEARS HAVE BERN STUL.OING THE riFAI. Til EFFEl'N'T ASSOCIATED WITH THE ! ISF OF A/ T'. PIPE AND i I if RE I No I V IDF I ICE: NT ! H-IOl. WDE THAT THIS PRODUCT PORES A HAZARD IO pliBI. [(.: HEAL I'H . I'TR "VFR A DLi.ADE, i :F R T A i'H TFED AND HIE A/C PIPE J'NDI IS-TRY HAVE IA RED :. i A' > INTERESTS THAT COMMERCIAL AMD INDUS i R : Al USE OF ASM : I' 'R AND A/C PIPE BE AS GAFF AS SC TENT TFT CAI 1 Y AND I-CONOMICAI I ( ' I -V I B!. E . THE INDUSTRY HAS ACTED RESPONSIBLY, i TIN ANJ ill::- AMD i'oHLR A/C PIPE UAiVoi Al: i! !R[ RN NT' T ONLY HAVE RECEIVED JAii 2 4 1986 CTD033478 complied with various federal and state laws regulating the USE of ASBESTOS, BUT HAVE BETTERED THEM. TODAY, AS YOU KNOW, THE MANUFACTURE OF A/C PIPE IS VIRTUALLY A CLOSED SYSTEM: ASBESTOS FIBER HANDLING AND PIPE MACHINING ARE AUTOMATED; PROCESS WATER AND SOLID WASTE ARE RECYCLED; STATE OF THE ART FILTRATION SYSTEMS ELIMINATE 99. o% IN AIR DISCHARGES TO THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO, DETAILED WORK PRACTICES HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO CONTRACTORS AND INSTALLERS op A/C PIPE. THESE PRESENT PROVEN METHODS OF CUTTING, BEVELING AND TAPPING PIPE TO INSURE A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT. ERA'S CURRENT THINKING CLEARLY IS NOT BASED ON SOUND SCIENTIFIC JUDGMENT. YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FIGHT THIS ATTEMPT TO BAN A/C PIPE AND AVOID THE UNNECESSARY LOSS OF JOBS TO CERTAINTEED EMPLOYEES WHOSE DEDICATION AND LOYALTY IS VALUED BY THE COMPANY. AS STATED ABOVE, PLEASE DIRECT ALL INQUIRIES OR CONTACTS FROM THE NEWS MEDIA OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC ENTITY RELATIVE TO THIS MATTER, DIRECTLY TO DOTTIF WACKERMAN. WHEN QUESTIONED BY DISTRIBUTORS, CONTRACTORS, ENGINEERS, OR MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS, PLEASE MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY FULLY AND COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND OUR POSITION A'-' ST A T'FD ABOVE*......f.F ' ANY < >P Y('l l-HAVE ANY -QUESTIONS OR 001 i! US.U.'H-------------REGARDING THIS TWX, PLEASE CALL. ME IMMEDIATELY. I..A./CMB CC: F. TIMPE J. DOUGHERTY D. WACKERMAN J. McGINL.EY v R. GRAY MMMM CTD033479 CertainTeed Corporation p pe and Plastics Group P.O. Box 860 Valley Forge, PA 19482 (215) 687-5000 July 25, 1979 Fellow Workers: As you are aware, CertainTeed is extremely concerned about any threat to your safety and health. Especially in our asbestos operations, we have tried very hard to implement every precaution to maintain dust levels substantially below those mandated by the Federal Government as being safe. We are pleased that for many years now all our plants have operated in this fashion and we are continuing to reduce our dust counts even below their present levels. Regardless of all these precautions, there is still one further factor that we can do together to reduce the odds of any of our people developing a problem. It is now pretty well substantiated that smoking increases the potential probability of difficulty among asbestos workers by a factor of 90 to 100. However small a potential risk may be, multiplying it essentially by 100 makes it much more significant. You have probably heard that some of our competitors have absolutely forbidden smoking in their asbestos operations. We do not believe that such an approach is necessary for our people. We do believe that if our people are informed and assisted they will make their own best judgment on their own way of life. Consequently, we are inaugurating a Company financed professional "Stop Smoking" program for all of our asbestos workers and their immediate families. Jim Heil and Dr. Lawrence Mellon, our Manager of Health and Safety and Medical Director respectively, will be holding meetings with you soon to fully explain the program. Knowing all the potential dangers of smoking, not only to the lungs, but also to the heart, we strongly recommend to you smokers that you enroll in one of these courses and successfully kick the habit. We will do everything we can to help you; we know it is not easy. Good luck in your quest for a healthier, happier life. Best regards, William A. Krivsky Senior Vice President CTD033480 ^r' p-*m ' .'-!G 1 6 1979 FROM THE DESK OF . . . W. A. Krivsky Copies to: T. Dougherty J. Heil L. Mellon L. Ambler J. McGinley CTD033481