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FILE NAME: Asbestos Cement Pipe and Sheet (ACPS) DATE: 1983 Oct 6 DOC#: ACPS138 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE A/C Pipe, EPA Proposed Ban & Wall Street Journal Article with Article Attached - J*M Manufacturing Company, Inc. Rocky .Mountain Sales Representatives OCT 111933 Internal Correspondence !*e. October 6, 1983 Har.k J . J o n e s A. Verploegh, Stockton W. G / `Burnett / Stockton File Chrono A/C PIPE The attached article appeared in the Kali Street Journa]^|^^ 10/4/83. As the article states, the EPA plans to p ropose^^ a ban or phase out of asbestos containing products over the next few years. The position of J-M Manufacturing and AC??A has not changed. That is; we feel there is no problem with the use of A/'C pipe for the transmission of potable water. We feel the reco>T<nenced work practices for the handling of A/C pipe are sufficient to create a safe work environment. HJJ:jd Attachments D 002178 SC-JMM-2524 S2SfC EPA to Propose, in Next Few Months, Ban Or Phase-Out of Remaining Asbestos Uses c- ; 3y Anpv ? a=ztot. and P-asmos? A. JOSEPH the material would be loo rcstly te most in [ 5 t .w o f T m . W *U . S ?**:?. J o v u n a . stances. and they warned voluntary a.-fion WASHLVGTON-Tiii S e w r-stai Pith by industry to reduce public exposure it as [wetwr. Agency intends to propese te the bestos. . ;ev :arr.:h3 a bar or ptease-oai ol as- 3m Edward S ite . (Srec-or ol the office :?5 5r. the products -ha: sSS ese te is drafting the proposals. said me BfrA bow tor.s~.aers asaastos to ae a 'preven car ? Aim teistriior IViEiim Suckelshatis that should be chased out au>cidy. ^ mi i . i iij i i :t?.j a is r lie suestes te .'_rjry-capered I asbestos with such materials as 5- by ffvxsazds of suits teem ashen s workers | M.r^>iss_ a te u ssrs-k s h rtri H-.-ersly. About 300 MshvfiSe Hied ior prolecTioB under Thapcrnipc.ies ent? t>:c isbsr.es te. their pred- ter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code Iasi uns. but use bar decreased a- in iszger- year to ward off ti ersands of lawsuits from o-js effects of ashesies have te--_T.e known platetiSS who ciiitr.ed injury or death o! reiThe V.S. Bureau cd fCte.es said V S'con- ! a_h_v..e.s.....f.r.o..m.. ssfertos. The material can saisp&JE rescbH a high of T5,s*j0 m in e *ciU fc'er and astesissSs, an emphy o.j^s is ;?73; accu'-fteg u the EPA. curr. sema-like disease that gradveliy fct-pates zxsoa: 'cuim;-'.i33 is stee: '' >'>-: mr=*eric .b.vetkng tervugh stirrir.g of the lungs. The EPA la.iu ls ic car. aS .sa of car tate ccEStevccn predicts suet 2S cement pipes. r:-:rr* T-ate.-teis as Ejot cnveitgs teat ciclte siter-ss. a Sbrues mineral used r. Sreprt-of rr.ste.iais. la addition, the M ar-ille. --s-ce knewn as the largest as bestos cemyssy in the 'teestern world, re cently sold its large Canadian asbestos-min ing operaticras. * ' In Banbury, Cam.. Union Carbide Carp. agency is riling promised r e r - i'-'-i* that place a cay -m tee amcan; cf asb-.stas used , ior aS ether products and set a r a n efsb le. al: ter. a ier minor uses ! ibe next few years. 1 1 the past- seat* Seagjp scrrdnistraaoc appointees at the EPA have argued teat 'there wasn't adequate scientist: evidence to ; warrant tough acSon agates: asbestos. They also asserted teat banning or r*~ ` said it didn't know bow any EPA aciirr. would affect its mining operations its Colcradc. where St or-rates a small asbestos mine. Moreover. Union Carbide said. r. probably won't hav- much ol an effect or. us because our kind of asbestos is of high purity.* 3ut the company said its asbestos is used in floor tiles anc corking m atenao. usages thai BPa apparently will bar.. Rsyrnirk Corp.. T r^-bih. Cost--*ssr that its use of asbestos proostey -ouidE't x affected imniediately..7he rompary said ns asbestos is used tr.airiy in Incticr. mater.ais. like car brakes sad cluicbes. In a related fir-eiepmenu the teawr Dr p-ji-ment said its Ocrpar.na! Safec au; Hesite- AdtrdciStrator. wfS e.'.pans --tr;:- place luspetv'O.is see'-ur. pcusibU '-iciaticr.? of 1 asletM-expMore rules ~n; It-b-safety agency rr^.-nated it ill- inoir such testtciitins u- tea: TOT: over tee hex: year it the sn sstrjriu s and asr-afaftariBg tadustriis. It-rcsteg on ieniolltscr sf.as arc manuiaulUiers its re-.vrds cf as:t* -.s nr- iatwss. f QSHA said it will tesp-uct dinVjiiUrr sitethai ha-.-e aotiSed thr SPA that asteaos demailUon or removgj will occur, prev-i-iusy. CSHA inspecti.rs often ditej" know test possible asbescos-.-Jie ciolstians a: suer, sites because the work was c-<r.cle^d quiddy. The cooperative effort with lb? EPA is to last six months. to tee 2979s. the government b ased cer tain sprays containing asbestos used for te- .irr.Vr sulatinr. asd decoration of new L-uiicir.gs. And ft? EPA ordered schools to perform ssfety checks to determine if fibers from as bestos te.s'jla'don posed a health threat tr. students. Breenliy. the EPA has been under increasing presmre from lawmakers, ente r.'fjV;inia: groups and cancer expens at other federal agencies to crack down on fu ture use of the material. 0 002^79