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FILE NAME: Georgia Pacific (GP) DATE: 1974 May DOC#: GP064 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Magazine Article - Asbestos Danger Cited & GP Cover Letter ieorgiaffecific ^ intracompany memo to Mr. G. E. W ilson ' from 0. E. Burch subject ASBESTOS - JT CEMENT PRODUCTS location location date P o rtla n d P o rtla n d May 1 7 , 1974 A tta c h e d a p p e a re d i n th e W alls & C e ilin g s magazines, May i s s u e . This is th e f i r s t tim e I have seen a c tu a l cases re p o rte d . OEB/m O .E .B . CC M e ssrs: C. W. L e h n e rt - T ig a rd Lab J . Hurd - P o rtla n d M. F in k - T ig a rd Lab ^ D." C. Cork i l l , P o r t l a n d ^ end IS U P b U * A Sleeper? The construction industry had lit tle idea what was over the horizon when the Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed by congres: In due course, OSHA develop' into a major source of concern /or all co n tra cto rs. Everybody's/fo r safety, of course, and few thc/ght passage of the federal law v ould make very much difference in con ducting a business. It's made a \ 'hale of a big difference. Congress has created anothe bu reau which hasn't received a great deal of attention. Maybe it /on't have too much impact on cons tion. On the other hand, it coul come a bureaucratic giant affec almost every business. It's the Consumer Product Safet; Commission, which b e l i e v e s the home is second only to the automo bile as the most dangerous "product" on the market today. If CPSC is all that worried about homes, why not offices, warehouses, and all build ings? The Commission reasons that since it has jurisdiction over appliances, it follows that it has authority over wiring. The wiring's attached to structural framing, so that too must come within their jurisdiction. By any type- of wall and ceiling con struction. Perhaps it won't happen. But then, whoever thought OSHA would be come so important? Asbestos Danger Cited Taping and spackling compounds used in drywall finishing may ex pose workers to dangerous levels of asbestos fibers, according to OSHA officials. The warning followed an exami nation of 17 members of a New York City painters' local. Tests showed the lungs of nine painters had X-ray evidence of fibrosis, or excessive se cretion build-up in the lungs. Employer groups and unions are being asked to alert workers to the potential hazard, said federal safety authorities. Moosbrugger Passes Longtime iaWCC member Louis J. Moosbrugger died in Lake Worth, Florida, in February. He founded Northwestern Plastic Art, Milwau kee, in 1923, and developed the Nu Stone system of simulated stone masonry executed in plaster. North western Plastic Art it Nu-Stone Co lne., is now h ead e d by his son, Robert. When fireproofing with Zonolite MONO - KOTE for the best results use \ "K" BALLS Made especially for Nathan Kimmel, Inc. Longer lasting urethane materiel. Will fit Thomsen end Essiek plastering guns. NATHAN KIMMEL, INC. 1213 South Santa Fe Avenue Los Angeles, California 90021 (213) 627-8556 Paper-backed diamond mesh CECO Kraft paper-backed Self-furred asphalt-backed A sphalt paper-backed 7 M - , , , , (...... in It it h : .. w. * \ : )'<!!> It :f I t t i j ' ' - l- ** t* * MAY 1974 BVfl<3 f c a ! l S A V E M A T E R IA L , T I M E A IMO M O N E Y T H E C E C O C O R P C R A T I O M 5601 W. 26TH STREET, CHICAGO. ILL. BOSSO