Document 6B2297o6kjL2RGYNmxoR89dyd

FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: 1973 Jul 23 DOC#: USG001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo to JT Allen from CM Howard re asbestos pollution  v>*\r.. .. .A CC! ti',-.*: " . /' i / $ / 'V TO: #149/ J. T. Allen/Jr. * & i -y"-?# ^fr;1'r j- -yTi.'. 'i FROM: ' #147-2, :/ fC. M. Howard/Jr. U0JECT. ASBESTOS POLLUTION. ////.. , i4 ' V - ' : ft# -. #147-2, R. P, Entz #1 5 1, .... .' ' K. S. F reem an ^A ^iJ #151, ' E. Maynard #170-5, .-. J. R. Milstead i-.v&v: # 9 9 1 --P, G. F . Ruliclc #S?3r /During the past month, the manufacturing homes division of,, /./ Westinghouse Corp. contacted us with information that s o m e / ( L two-thirds of their factory work force had walked off the Z 4'1 ;/ job. The charge was that Westinghouse was exposing them / . - ^ ^ ^ o ~a health hazard as indicated on a caution label of our DURABOND joint compound. Our reaction to this was to offer Wcstinghou3o on asbestos-free DCTRa r o n d formula - a more costly formula, but one which had been successfully field tested. Westinghouse1s reaction to this was to accept the = non-asbestos formulation and to fire an agitator and the entire work torce that left their jobs, Meanwhile, Westinghouse has ashed that we place the fol- l o w i n g statement on the shipping documents of any future s_rh. i* pmentj s ofrz non-asTb.es- tj. o^ s_ DURABOND f S T m iv n r v x m - - :*v . ` ' i *. 3! ^ V a [ . \ c' :/ *| .. I / " / 1 1 - Sulli>t (f.jp p lic rl wnrrants thol a n y ' arul 11 w o ik performed af)UA>r Ci1Ul(irnt?m iirliven:cl to VVvitin^Jioobc or ti dcjiyncc, under this purchase orrlvr^ (suhcontract) shall com ply w ith ail ronuiicm oidi ol ihr? O ixupational Safety and HealtihhA^cctt. of 1970. ivi the same may h.c amended from tim e lo t im e ' and includir*f| ;ilt rorjuLitifvfm .'irlnplrii pursuant to suchhAAcctt., . ami shpll com ply w ith all requirements of any applicable , health, nr* <.afuiy statute or' regutaiion o f any state orllo c a l ; g government agegey having ju risd ictio n in the jo c a tio n to ^wh;li ynrh iiuipm ent is to he ship;rf or such work is to u.bo fierformed ptimii*nt 10 this apinemunt- ` - , . . 1 *1 t .1 * - . 4* 4 ^ . / ., / Woule you pleaae render us in opinion on any potential, legal pitfalls in accomodating Westinghouse*s request when shipping them - \ 06M