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FILE NAME: Drywall Spackling Compounds (DWSC) DATE: 1973 July 23 DOC#: DWSC006 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestos Pollution to J.T. Allen Jr. from C.M. Howard Jr. FEB-24-1994 14:20 FROM TO 12145201101 p.ai "\:-<lA<.ivv;V s;- 5 *\V -- .."TO: #149, .cci . '^i'47-2, R. P4 Entz '..f c"*' ;#151, :K, s, fFreemanl^^ir ' `7 #151, ^ K -E. Mayrnard V'Mllstead v^cv ^ V- .;' .A - / #991-P, ; :G. F. "Kk.uUJlLi1CcJkC. -.V/tS- wfVj* -'T, Allen, 'Jr.. f'/V ;v! ` `- A viwi^)if FP.OW: " #147-2/." ^'-'Ct H. Howard, Jr* SUOJECT: -ASBESTOS POLLUTION. V`:'>!*7 \v'?V/' <* l y j *' ,'^T^Y-"1 !* *'".' V*-''rji Y *v\ - ^ y D '&!* == ^.rT= =iTTrr~ r=r = = r: " -- :L " -7-- .... - - - : ..........J 4 '& 3 = f q 7 T ' ?:During the past month, the manufacturing homes division of ,: VV'.V;. Westinghouse Corp. contacted us with information that s o m e ^ ...... . ,7{"\:lv.v.V^two-thirds of their factory work force had walked off the, job. The charge was that Westinghouse was exposing them -v^.i.'iu.Vtto a health hazard as indicated on a caution label of our :' DURABOND joint compound. Our reaction to this was to offer^ Westinghouse an asbestos-free DURABOND formula - a more costly formula, "but one which had been successfully field tested. Westinghouse1s reaction to this was to accept the ,, * non-asbeetos formulation and to fire an agitator and the entire work force that left their jobs. ' * U'; Meanwhile, Westinghouse has asked that we place the fol- . lowing statement on the shipping documents of any future shipments of non-asbestos. DURABOND - - - . '.V'>' i .; .i .. ;'.; .' . !;:>?: O' . Seller (Supplier) warrants Hut an y' nnd at) work performed and/or equipment delivcied to Wcstinijliousc or its dejiyncc^/.^ J under this purchase orrivrjsubconiroct) shall comply with " all retiuiicmcnu of tha Occtipational Safety and Hi;V 1 ` of 1970. as' the same may be amended from timo _ .............................. and includira .ill regulations adopted pursuant to such Act, '. 'y . anti shall comply with all requirements of any applicable . hcafth or safety statute or rcyulatioo of any state or local 2 government ageyey having jurisdiction in the location to 5f which strr_h i;(tuipment ir. to hi; lorf nr such work is to "1 '.* '' ^ */ .V . '.',.*'. 't?x. ' I ? .. . V V : | * - . - > ; V . - ; . : "/ u.bn fierlornicd pursuant to this aiirectncnti *. v Ar y- : -yr . ; v " , ;\ J Woule you please render us an opinion on' any potential, legal pitfalls in accomodating Westinghouse1s request when shipping them - - ' '' ' ':>' .v. # a. Non-asbestos DURABOND, or b. Asbestos containing' DURAB the Caution Label. CMHin s'* V**.v * , V-* '` * . \ ~ i > **.* . i HA : ; . ' . """'dV' ..*5' j-.< V .' 1 - > . : ' ` Q . - * < < / , . ,< -*O-"it/, r .v i- f , 2 .v : - ; < V- * . 1 * r. ' * * i ' *' " * 'r * . #u>.-7 r .v ;' ^ ^ T *"rMur f i ' ir/l *r A ^ I a lA r is M ' / l J rM/ sAv T rO ' ^ ^ -.'.o <y i-n;