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' Westinghouse Electric Corporation F E B M 7 SouinBaronOafnDuiia'i r.jnsiarnr lBSioCaniJiSniSOSrotSs7tB9aW7r1W 24:92, February 3 , 1975 Dr. V. 8. Papageorge Manager Environmental Control Monaanco Coopany Organic Chemicala Divlelon 800 North Llnbergh Blvd. SC. Loula, Mlaaourl 63166 Dear Dr. Papageorge: Attached you w ill fin d a H a t o f quaatlona that have been aaked by, our employea regarding the uae o f Znerteen. Mr. Garry Wilburn, our Engineering Manager, f e l t I f theae quaatlona could be anavered you would be the son to anawer them. Va have h ad ,In the peat,workplace seating with our employea explaining propar uae o f Inarteen and t o llin g them unlaaa i t la conaimed, I t preaenta no re a l danger to them. In enaverlng theae quaatlona, hopefully we w ill gain such needed knowledge on Inarteen end how to preaent i t properly to our employee. Thank you fo r your h elp . Very tru ly youra. S ta ff Supervisor Farsonnal Xalatlona c e : CaoTge Bvlsdoa, Marvin Bowling tidftN 000026 in n i ?42 191 Monsanto ' 1 ............ ............................ W. B. Papaeeorge_______________S t. Louis____________ B2SK *T I IW IJlC f March 18, 1975 ^SSTIKGHOCSE^)- Inerteen cc C, Faton . P. Wheeler ^j-Woo* t*C M < 4 TO V ------ ^ R . R. Ford - 1D70 Attached la the o rig in a l of a le tte r addressed to Mr. Dan A. Albert o f Westlnghouse South Boston V irgin ia . The contents o f this le tte r have been reviewed with Dave Wood and I t was agreed that the le tte r be delivered b7 you personally to South Boston giving you an opportunity to discuss with the Westlnghouse representatives the proper approach that must be taken In presenting th is Information to avoid undue concerns and misunderstandings. W ill you please deliver th is le t t e r as soon as p r a c tic a l. Q . V. B. Fapageorge /pd ` 001345 GBRN 0C40 c < 'i V 1 Question: Doe* Inerteen hive pem inent e ffe ct on the human body? I f to , what type o f permanent damage and how long a period of tine, doe i t take for th l to develop? I f not, explain why i f poaalble. ' 2 . Question: Several hourly eeployei have mentioned recently chat many chemicals such aa lnerteen cause a e e rllica clo n a fte r a prolonged use. Ia this true? 3 Question: Since lnerteen e ffe c ts birds and other animals, i f there is no re a l e ffe c ts to human beings, how do you explain i t to employes in such a way that they w ill understand why i t can k i l l a bird end not a human? 4 . Question: I f an employe s p ills lnerteen on his clothing and la te r takes the clo th in g home to be washed with other cloth es, w ill this have any e ffe c t on he or h is fam ily end should ha carry his clothes home be be vashed7 5 Question: Qnploye* carry lnerteen home on the soles o f th e ir shoes and complain quite e b it about the e ffe c t lnerteen hee on wearing out th e ir shoee. Is th is e serious problem? t f l ll lnerteen in the soles end leather o f shoes, over long period of time, heve an e ffe c t on the feet end skin since the shoe is the only p rotective equipment we wear on our feet and the lnerteen penetrates through the leath e r. 6 . Question: There la one employe In our plant who had no problem whatsoever with lnerteen years ago. A fter s ix years o f using, now when he works in lnerteen (which is e pert o f his Job) he develops a sw elling on the inner bleep o f hie l e f t arm, only in one lo ca tio n . Could th is be from lnerteen or not? I t goes sway as soon as he gets out o f the ln erteen . le is sim ilar to the e v e llin g a fte r taking an in je c tio n . 7 Qua*t ion: Are there hand cleaning solvent m aterial* that we should be using whan working in lnerteen to eoet our skin before working in i t end to wash i t o f f a fte r va fin is h working in it ? Please give your recocnendstion. Our e ^ lo y e s working in lnerteen ere not able to use gloves sines i t is ss assembly are a. Even i f they could, the lnerteen would destroy the protective glove. I f there era any questions we heve not brought up that you are aware o f , please include in your consents, or any other Information you can give us concerning Che proper use of lnerteen. Enm?A3 GfiRN 0 0 0 0 2 7 192 Monsanto MON1AJVTO WOUITKut CWMCALf CO. S0t .0L *a.tiali.AMaiari|iRy n| ]1laMvar* P : C3I M 4 . I 000 'MBurr* MOCCU Pebruary 26, 1575 X* Hr. Dan A. Albert S t i f f Supervisor Personnel Relations Ves doghouse E le c tr ic -Corporation Box 290, Highway 53 West S c .th Boston, V irg in ia 24592 Dear K r. A lbert; Z have received your le t t e r dated Pebruary 3 asking us to respond to a l i s t o f questions. Since these questions re la te to human-health considerations, I have asked our ` Medical Department to prepare the response. You should be hearing from us sh o rtly , either from my o ffic e or from a representative o f our Medical Department. I f I can be o f further service please le t me know. Sincerely, . VB?:pd f:\ l6 V. B. Fapageorge Manager, Product A ccep tab ility Specialty k Process Chemicals a it al M M iiaii CaatfMv SBAM OOQOt In n i244 193