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co* Mr. W. R. M cA l l i st er , I m per i al D i i March 8 , 19A6 Ser vi ce St at i on Equipment Company, Lt d . 101 Ha3son St r eet Toronto 6 , Canada A t t i Mr. C. M. Konvalinka Gentlemen ua er e i n r ecei p t o f your l e t t e r o f March l i st , i n q u i r i n g regardin g Canadian Fed er al or Pr o vi n ci al r egu l at i o n s governing the p osi t i on where l ead n am i n g p l at es on gaso l i n e pump.) should be appl i ed . Truro i s no r egu l at i o n , but v*e have an underst anding wit h the Surgeon General i n W ashington and w i t h t he H ealt h A u t h or i t i es i n Ottawa t h at ve w i l l be r esp on si b l e f o r t h e maintenance o f t he neces sar y warning on pimps d i sp en si n g gasol i n e t r eat ed 1 t h t et r aet h y l l ead . The Surgeon General u t the. time he i ssu ed h i s r ep o r t , 'which was Movewber 3 0 , 1928, recommended t h at t he si gn be w i t h i n t he l i m i t s o f four and f i v e f eat above t he ground l ev el *nd t h at a si gn be main-,. t ai ned cn t he f ace o f each si d e o f t he pump at which d el i v er y; c o p l d . . " be made. **' ,-dv Si n ce t he above r ep or t was i ssu ed , us you know, t h er e has been a gr eat change i n t he d esi gn o f puaps, p ar t i c u l ar l y i n r efer en ce t o t he h ei gh t . For t h i s r eason wo have not r equ i r ed t he puap nark ing t o be pl aced at any d ef i n i t e h ei gh t on t h e pump, but sp eci f y t h at i t should he pi eced as high as p o ssi b l e wit hout i n t er f er en ce wit h ot h er u t i l i t y f eat u r es oi* t he pump co t h at i t can be c l ear l y v i si b l e t o anyone approaching t he pump t o purchase gaso l i n e. h'e ar e at t ach i n g u copy o f our gen er al Rules and Regul at i on s i n r egar d t o l ead warning si gn s. I f you r equ i r e any f u r t h er i n for m at i on , p2eas f ee l f r ee t o r equ est i t . Very t r u l y you r s, IMT/h En el . K 0009308 VJ. M. Turnley