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FILE NAME: Asbestos Sacks and Bags (ASB) DATE:5 DOC#:ASB0 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:/dEDZZW^ Z,ZZ with Revised Statement - n t..JUUU ,I ., n o o q ' RNATIONALBUSINESSUHT n'nnq t.,JUU..;.- u , ' 44 ,"-.. 161 :247 6313 w p.e1 " - TURNER Se NEWALL MANCHESIER MR. At. p. Ni JQNE LTD. To :-"'----------.------------...L____ ; ,COPVTO .. ,, ~ i ADNJ , " -:I:.b:~a..=.M!::e=:m~~:b_:e:::r:s=_=o=:f.::t.h..e=.:C.;:IlI'!rFr::nr:a==n-='-, ;Comm <I ; , . . \ ... " I ./ " ' . G1m ; IItlruU1ng pt A&ntof tilt. When U'H' trouble l'U.'"oee ID doc};a. at Mr. l'1own.rd's BUqC.Jeet1on we prepared a doClUllGD fol" use in cue ot an approach by the preSB. SU Uy. we have revised. the statement 8J1d 1 now nttac~ a r:.on. your lnfonnaUon.. Iba Instructions lo Mr. ard. are that, 11 approached by the press on th1 matter> he wtn endeavour to contact tnYGelf or Mr. CloqQ.I ltlatrueUona but that, it he 1s unable to achieve such con:.a.c neesary. be may use the statement 11 y, . ': "," ". :?' ',J ,:,!.!"r~~~:~:~i;~,~!'~~~+~: ':. ~'~ I.~ .>. 03/30/00 08:35 TX/RX NO.5374 P .001 . . 3e-MAR-ee 12:26 _ ..... "'~'- """' -~ ....." "'., .. INTERNATIONALBUSINESSUHT 44 161 247 I r, n r, Cl n n n . (; ' . -f tl " l.jULJ UU. lW' '. j ~ . , , - -:-.,'1..=re , ,'!\lrner & Newall Ltd. ~ li~:~ o~er members of the ;Asbestos Industry in the 'C'~ited :':ing:lo:'1l, ha.ve bee:'l .aW2.:te of ::.e , c.~:,.ge:,s of asbestos~s fo!" ve'!"] 1':::..:.y ~l\::2~:""S and '.':ere la:ogely ~!1str\.:.:t.6'ntal in setting up the jcir.~ rc;z0crch boc.y which keeps :::i5 pcssible hazard to he21th ur;.der co!;.stant review. The various companies 1!1 the 1"'&:r: G~ou~ !'2celve asbestos iibre in:':5 cr~de or only partially opt:nec st<1tc~ ;,acked in strong hessian D2.gs~ They have spared no exp.snse over the years in installi~g s?~c~al dust extraction and air p-...:.~-ifi~z;.tion pla."1ts in order to remove from the a.ir the dust prCJ:;lc,::::, by the s',;.bsequent fibre 'opening treatment. The result ~s L;S.~ in some of the facto:-y :area:s the air is purer tha.'t"'). in the atr;.csphere outside; in areas :in wh~ch there is danger fro!T~ dt:st. t'os,)iratory rn~Sr:S are provided, the use of which elirnit.:n.tas any risk. All I!'lanuiact~~ing ,processes are so organised as to ~e.d.uce health. haz.ards to :he :mirJmum. The health records of operatives in T&N comparJes :compare well with those of operatives in the generality of : indUstry. \: .. . \ .. , , " We believe that there is :10 dc-~_::;er to the health cf dcckc.::ts .. : who: handle the hessian. ba']"s cont2..ining crude or partially openec. . asbtstos fr9m our mines, provided t:-.e baqs are not split or bt:.~.st ..",t.. , by the careless use of hoo;~s 0:::- some similar e.ccident. Heavy ~ cor.centralions of dust are '~"1Ekely lir.llass bags are dama.qed in U"js , way. Nevertheless, we a::.'e c.cceler-2..t.inq eXisting plans for the provision of impermeable bags which will) quite apart from any ., health iactorl make this cargo more pleasant to handle. 03/30/00 08:37