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FILE NAME Keene KNE DATE March 12 1968 DOC KNE009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION 1968 Mar 12 Memo on Brochure on Recommendations for Handling Asbestos H BALDWIN BALDWIN wee EHRET HILL NJNJ HILL TRENTON EHR TE RTENTON TRENTON BEH hpaetinaner aan AE AE 004901 rm 004901 aey et ee ~ 4 OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE o - . . . - Mr. Lee C. Jenne Date 12 March 1968 Re NIMA - Recommended Health Safety Practices - Publication For information and action Subject publication is a 16 page brochure prepared by NIMA Committee on Safety and Health which recommends practices for handling and applying Thermal Insulation Products other potentially injurious materials to containing asbestos and protect the worker This brochure is apparently designed for distribution to contractors but it does not necessarily limit itself so The brochure has not yet been distributed Pages 11 to 14 inclusive of this brochure deal with sprayed types of insulation In general the recommendations may be appropriate when applied to our Industrial Sprayed Products but they are excessively restrictive and unwarranted if applied to our SCS Fire Protection Line Particular points which deserve review and question in light of the recent SMPMA sponsored test program are Spraying Areas Application 1 Other Workmen Cleaning ^ 1 and 2 and 2 entire section The listed items and sections are attached This subject is to be the topic of a discussion with John Barnhardt NIMA Cliff Schekler M and Bert Levine Asbestospray on 12 March 1968. Bert Levine will be representing SMFMA in this discussion HEW copy M. M. Wilson P. Erney H. Wittkop H. E. Wilson a - 4