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Babcock &Wilcox February 28, 1979 Wilmington, C. 28-01 Telephone- '91S) 751-5010 Dr. R. B. Finch, CAE Executive Director and Secretary The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street New York, New York 10017 Inc. Dear Dr. Finch: Sub: Safe Substitutes for Asbestos Containing Products used in Boiler Manufacturing Industries. At Wilmington Works, we are involved in the manufacture of steam generating equipment. We are'looking "for safe and satisfactory substitutes for asbestos containing products such as asbestos millboard, packings, ropes and gaskets. Has ASME done any studies or plans to initiate some action in this area? Your input will be very valuable to us. Thank you. Yours truly, k- ikct t C-t?'-- K. C. KOCHHAR, Project Engineer KCK:el The Babcock & Wilcox Company / Established 1867 AMERICAN BOILER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION SUITE 700 AMBUILOING 1500 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22209 703,'522 7250 April 17, 1979 Mr. K. C. Kochhar Project Engineer Babcock and Wilcox P. 0. Box 1730 Wilmington, NC 28401 Dear Mr. Kochhar: ABMA has not instituted a study for satisfactory substitutes for asbestos in boiler products. It has been discussed however, in the Product Safety Committee. Minutes of the last several maatings-reviewjng this subject rmation. I hope this is helpful. i-j. /uu iuuiu nanl w a>uSSest additional input to the Product Safety Committee please feel free to contact me-; Your representative on this committee is Oscar Fisher from your Barberton office. You may wish to contact Mr. Fisher and ask him to provide for additional discussion in the committee. Very truly. WHA:dj Enclosures W. H. Axtm&n Executive Director