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FILE NAME: Dana (DAN) DATE: 1998 Aug 6 DOC#: DAN003 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: BC Notes A u g -0 6 -8 8 10:08pm From-COPYCOP COOL IDGE CORNER +6177381626 T-277 P .01/07 F-687 FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET / 1295 BMKon S t B rookline, MA 02145 (17)731 677S FAX (17) 738 - 152 TO Address : Date:. (Xm-j f , 9 Co.f~/ A/w ri Telephone No : Fax No _____ Comments. 'Vie - vy/-^ t? 7h ` /U f f i = ;) A ru* 'JA, ///ji&,a i /U From : Address: Telephone No : ,. , r\ iK j D [ u / !/ y - A i i. h ____ < 4 \\ <f\ OF ( H /-1 U . A l/ ' ^ 1 j \j T4>. t ( S ii- 3 1 2- V 7 / V Number of pages ( Not including this page ) ( f~i <- y When sending transmissions to this Fax N um ber: (617) 738 - 1636, Please include a complete cover page with all the necessary information in order to quickly forward to the receiving party. If this transmission is not fully o r legibly received, or you need m anual assistance, please call: (617) 731-6775 CSR's initials ; 08/06/98 22:13 TX/RX NO.2456 P.001 A uy-06-98 10:09pm From-COPYCOP COOUDGE CORNER +6177381626 (JU>7 by 7 T-277 P .03/07 F-687 based on m e understanding that asbestos is narmful to the health of workers and to environment at large as well. Labor safety inspector Giannasi has documented the cases of 36 workers who have died from exposure to asbestos on the job. The problem is that at the time, Barelll left his position as Labor Minister and that his successor, Marcelo Pimentel, refused to sign the agreement. The use of asbestos is not illegal in Brazil. The GM case, according to Giannasi, involves the communication of false information to the PR T and a lack of compliance with Annex 12 of Regulatory Norm 15, which requires that asbestos users inform workers and final consumers of asbestos-containing products of m e risks to which they are exposed. The medja relations office of GM said that the company had no comment on the subject. The Dana company, however, promised that the industry [Berman query: Is Dana referring to the auto parts industry as a whole or only to Dana?] [END O F DIARIO POPULAR TRANSLATION]