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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1974 DOC JMA173 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Dupont Tyvek Ad with BC Notes 7/6/98 7/5/98 Dupont Tyvek Ad DuPont wanted to advertise J.M. Manville Plant use of Tyvec safety clothing in protecting workers and their families from asbestos J.M. was not pleased to receive this publicity it's not clear if ad ran or not 1974 a DM Manville To F. J. Solon Jr. - 4N Internal Correspondence Date Nov. 18 1974 Copies Subject P. Kotin M.D. - 4N G. W. Wright M.D. - 4N N. B. Reitze ~ 4N A. C. F. Finkbiner III - 5W C. J. DeBiase - 4S W. F. Goodwin - 1W DU PONT PUBLICITY RELEASE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - MANVILLE TEXTILE PLANT The Du Pont Company has requested permission to issue a publicity release on the use by Manville at our Manville Textile Plant of protective garments made from Du Pont Tyvek spunbonded olefin Representatives from Du visit Manville Plant to a publicity release was pictures Pont were given permission to determine if in their opinion warranted and if so to take Enclosed is a letter from the Public Affairs Department of Du Pont enclosing the release they have written and the pictures they propose to use Also attached for your information are copies of previous correspondence with Du Pont on this subject May I please have that they request your comments and criticisms our reply by the first week of Note December ESTABLISH1E8D02 E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & CompaNY INCORPORATED WILMINGTOn DelawaRE 19898 PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT November 15 1974 Mr. Edward M. Fenner Director Technical Environment Affairs Greenwood Plaza Relations Department Denver Colorado 80217 Dear Mr. Fenner The attached article on the use of garments of Tyvek spunbonded olefin at the Manville plant in Manville New Jersey is being submitted for your approval The article has now been approved by our press office marketing management and the Legal Department Composite proof sheets are also enclosed The three photographs we are considering have been marked with an X These three were thought to show the garments to best advantage and would accompany the article when it is sent to editors When final approval is received from Manville the article will be sent to selected publications in the safety medical and industrial areas If you or your colleagues have suggestions as to where to you would like to see this placed please let me know as soon as possible I am also sending a copy of the article to Smuul at the Manville plant and will clear with him graphs that are decided upon before their use Mr. Daniel those photo- I would by the first week may want to phone appreciate receiving your comments of December In order to expedite me on this at 302 999-2414 on this article matters you Sincerely . IN Sb tehl Anne L. McIntosh ALM khw g Sew ASBESTOS MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY PROGRAM INCLUDES PROTECTIVE CARMENTS OF TYVEK Well ahead of schedule in meeting the 1976 standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the Manville asbestos plant in Manville N.J. nevertheless provides extra employee protection with garments of Tyvek spun- | bonded olefin Contra Contra By meeting the 1976 standards we are under legal Contra obligation to provide clothing to our employees says Dan Smuul i the plant's safety director However he explains we feel that we have a moral obligation to protect our employees their families and society fromany exposure to a harmful level of asbestos fibers Onoef the ways we can do this is by issuing protective garments | of Tyvek Manville the world's largest manufacturer of asbestos fiber is well aware of the potential hazards in working or coming in contact with this material When asbestos is mined milled or processed in manufacturing plants dry fibers become airborne like dust particles The principal danger is prolonged and excessive inhalation of asbestos dust resulting in lung and other respiratory diseases Dust which often collects on employees clothing and skin and in their hair may be harmful to them and possibly to others outside the plant To minimize the chance of infection OSHA has developed certain guidelines for the safe manufacture of asbestos The methods used to control the dust level include sophisticated dust collecting systems combining power exhaust fans duct networks and filters special methods of waste disposal innovative wetting and dampening methods and protective clothing and portable respira- tors Once the desired operating levels have been met as in the case of the Manville plant some of these methods clothing may be legally eliminated such as protective Prior to 1972 employees working in the textile operation at Manville wore paper garments over their regular clothing While these garments reduced the possibility of dust and fibers being carried outside the plant they tore easily and replacements were often needed within several hours Once a garment tears it no longer offers maximum protection With several garments being issued each day to every employee in the textile operation this works out to be quite an expensive proposition explains Mr. Smuul In 1972 the plant decided to test garments of Tyvek spunbonded olefin a Du Pont Company product The durability of this material convinced the plant's management to switch to coveralls and pants and shirt combinations of Tyvek A woven product Tyvek displays exceptional tear resistance and tensile strength Unlike their paper counterparts garments of Tyvek can be worn from one to two days in heavy machine operations and up to a week in lighter work areas before replacements are needed Garments of Tyvek spunbonded olefin can be worn in ee those situations where OSHA requires the use of protective clothing te whe They offer improved protection compared to paper garments against penetration of asbestos fibers and fibers will not cling to the garments At the Manville plant where a wet manufacturing procesiss used to keep dust levels down the garments of Tyvek also help to keep the employees dry while protecting their street clothing The durability of the garments of Tyvek is directly translatable into cost savings Supplied to Manville by the Worklon Division of Superior Surgical in Huntington N.Y. the pants and shirt combinations cost about 1.25 and the coveralls 1.54 This is slightly higher than the cost of paper garments but the garments of Tyvek offer better protection and wear at least three times longer than paper After several day's wear the old garments are disposed of in plastic containers which are sealed and marked hres according to OSHA standardansd buried in a special landfill New oe garments are issued by the plant whenever needed or requested a e 4 # # # # Note as a to the Editor Du Pont manufactures Tyvek spunbonded olefin raw material only and does not make the finished product Protective garments of Tyvek are supplied by Worklon a division of Superior Surgical in Huntington N.Y. Du Pont Phone For further information please contact Anne L. McIntosh , Company Public Affairs Department Wilmington Del 19898 302 999-2414 t uf j / : ; . , i : - e TY ae mental Rae tes oS fl fl oe e Age \ Pee | t el 4g ~v Cr a ree ~? me sewn 2 5 ~. tee oy Z^' er { oe ty 1 4 ' } 4 + . " v . . wee er we eee , . . 5 oi , : . : a i . a ' ; , j er. he as me . x . ' . %seh! an) Se Ne - =e sateen cpa iter. een sw ae peaks lai 14154 POND ESTABLISHED 1802 E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY INCORPORATED WILMINGTON DELAWARE 19898 TEXTILE FIBERS DEPARTMENT : Centre Road Building June 20 1974 302-774-1 979-290 4994812 4994812 9 9-240 999-2400 99-240 999-2400 999-2400 999-2400 Mr. Edmond M. Fenner Director > Technical Relations Environmental Affairs Department Manville Greenwood Plaza Denver Colorado 80217 Dear Mr. Fenner I enjoyed our conversation yesterday and hope to talk to you again soon As I mentioned I would like approval to visit your Manville New Jersey plant and assess their usage of garments of Tyvekfi spunbonded olefin as a possible case history As the manufacturer of Tyvek Du Pont has conducted laboratory and field tests to determine the effectiveness of this garment material in protecting workers from asbestos fibers Our test results reported in the Fall 1974 edition of Insulation Hygiene Progress Reports indicated that Tyvek has a definite contribution to make in this protective area I would like to reinforce our test work with a case history of actual garment wear at an asbestos site Such a case history would be used in appropriate trade publications to further introduce the Tyvek protective concept to the asbestos industry might Depending on the nature of the final story the history be considered for a product ad An actual endorsement of also Tyvek by Manville would not be solicited nor would copy be written or published without your explicit approval I hope that this project will be in line with JohnsManville's position of leadership in the asbestos hygiene field and that it will thereby gain your approval Your plant work in this field and your support of related research IIHPP is quite commendable and hopefully could also be included in case history copy Thank you for your cooperation to date in this effort I anxiously await your reply Sincerely SPUNBONDED PRODUCTS > NOMEXfi MARKETING DIVISION RWS Robert Robert SanSan Robert W. Slavin This Letter Is Typed On TYVEK SPUNBONDED Olefin SM Manville Internal Correspondence To E. M. Fenner From W. B. Reitze Copies Date July 2 1974 Subject DUPONT TYVEK I am not sure that the clothing that we are using at Manville Textile is made from Dupont Tyvek but I suspect that it is am not really that enthusiastic about letting Dupont use our textile plant as a basis for promotional information I think it is important that we remember the do fact that while our employees wear protective clothing at the textile operation it is not mandatory that they do so We are below the federal 2 fiber limit and therefore the wearing of any protective clothing is not mandatory If Dupont should choose to use this information with appropriate pictures and so forth it might give the wrong idea to the general public Even if the above limitation did not exist I would not be overly enthusiastic about letting another firm use our operations for advertising and promotional purposes W. B. Reitze WBR O OM M bun, sot Pn ane| Manville Manville Internal Internal Correspondence . To From Copies Subject C. J. DeBiase - 4S 7 Date July 8 1974 E. M. Fenner - 4N File & C DU PONT CORP Lave PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - MANVILLE ASBESTOS TEXTILE PLANT Manville Asbestos Textile Plant has been providing for its workers protective clothing made from Du Pont's Tyvek olefin fiber The attached letter from Mr. Robert W. Slavin of Du to visit Manville Asbestos Pont requests permission Textiles and assess our usage of coveralls made from their material as a possible case history I suggest that permission be granted for Mr. Slavin to visit Manville Textiles but that no further steps be taken until we have a written proposal from Du Pont as to their publicity plans Rs far concerned concerned concerned concerned is O.K the Division Division is as The proposed proposed proposed proposed visit visit visit visit Attach Stridevi Stridevi Stridevi Stridevi Stridevi Stridevi Stridevi StridevSitridevSi tridevi StrideviStrideviStridevi Sve Sve Sve Sve Sve Sve t 7 U UM M Manville Manville Manville I'N Internal Internal CorrespCondeonce rresponCodrreespnoncdenece To A. W. Jung - Manville Date July 10 1974 From E. M. Fenner - Denver Copies File & C (( ph Subject DU PONT CORPORATION - PROTECTIVE MANVILLE ASBESTOS TEXTILE PLANT CLOTHING As the attached letter from Mr. Robert W. Slavin of the Du Pont Company to me indicates they wish to visit your asbestos textile operation to discuss our usage of protective clothing The reason for their request is that the garments we use are made of their Tyvek olefin fabric and they want to assess the situation as a possible case history I also attach a copy of a letter to C. me with approval from S. Lane for this J. DeBiase visit from I have written to Mr. Slavin recommending that he contact you directly to set a mutually agreeable date for his visit A copy of this letter is attached Attachs 3