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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1977 DOC#: RTV208 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Articles About Dangers of Asbestos \_ ' i ' '' - M ' , i : " r ` f IlfF DEALER, FRIDAY, APRII 29, 1977 . J*|w.*..w*,. , Ruling sp re a d ^ , b u r d e n o f lo s *' - o- n 7b<a nd ' oS - f' / r 1r r r t}s j *i '* J> * M* - j| *1)* 3 p r o d u c t s \ w i t h \ a s b e 6t b Few , ' 'f J, 4 WASHINGTON - T h i U S Consumer , Prodorl Safety Commission yesterday de * dared that three consumer products ronf talnlng cancer< juuag a* bestos are *' baurd to the public Commission members Th*e I commi! ior 'action comes' monti* aller publllhaft Undings jhat some pU sitr patching, tpackllng, compounds contain high le v tis oi akbesloa and ) l nonti iJic iAI alter firepU c 11 iihes repot led (hai ar conialninf ssbea Wa MIINCiTDN *-- A lederal judge ruled yr*|erd sy that the Cdmumer Fntdurl Salaly Comnnulnn a c in i arbilrarlly and rapnclou^ ly " In binning only Ihe t ile of rhlldian't . ' m jh lw ea r treated with ,1he Jlam e retarding chemical T rlj , r , f i, U S District Judge George Hurl said Lb# i t i n should also apply to the ukejbf the cfctral j o jI Itself -- a suspected c a n c e r-fifin g agent ? and lo any ' fabric, yarn or fiber dHitalnihg t r u which j| used or intended lor use In chit rouU ool agree however, on the best way to bon their sale, thul allowing the goods |o remain available on sal until further iaril on is liken , r`-' The commission also directed Its ala Tf !to begin work on driermining Ihe erlent and nature or asbestos in consumer prod nets, a move that could lead to more I| c r j l , sweeping ban on III use fos were being sold. 1 ' , \ r Both were cibed hasaids yesterday by lbe commlaslonj a l wai any IremollUc talc containing aibtrioa The talc u used in puttlef and tpKklldg compounds All three tubatane were bmughl before the commlaaion for arltonlby ciUsena or outside grogjtf, dop ile an rp rll H i t commission V__s ;ta77ll jtj*m" oT_I ccaltlir rn^g1ffoorr A'-r imimmmeaddiiate "action ,,dren'i wearing apparel ' 'The ban should apply''whether Ihe fabric, or fiber la cut, uncut or already Inoorpo- T ja lt d In children's apparel," Judge Hart laid X H r |a v e Lbe rornm lsihn ID day* 1o comply frith hli order Fa ilu re to do so would result In an Injunction against the ban, he raid The tflecl of Ihe judge's ordrr Is U> spread Ihe burden of low c m H by Ihe cuniryilarlon April I order which recalled from itore thrive* all children*! nightwear Pealed wilh I Till 1 Representatives ol Ihr nations $4DO mil * lion sleepwear m duilry rbaiged lhal Ihe ban | unlaLrly pen allied Iheir ronipim e* with an . eallm iled (IOD million Iota In revenues and a lots of thousand* ol jobs I lla rl agreed bul hr k it open Ihr qursHon i |o what e ilen l all parties - rhem iral firms ' leahle and apparel m anufarluirrs and relid I eri - should share liability s !d e c la r e d /^ward a sweeping ban on many asbestos Containing consumer gondj 1 , With one commissioner absent the commission spilt 2 1 on the beai way lo end the Me of the three products Two Commissionen favored a quick ban ander Lhe Haurdous Substances Act mtb provi slant lor dealers to repurchase goods from romianera The two other commissioners favored achon under the Consumer Prod' uct Safety Act, a more time consuming step taking perhaps months before l ban take eifert They said Ibis would itand more rigidly In Lhe la ce of I r g li challenges -1* 1 H azard o u s a The artificial ash used in gas burning fireplace! can be removed eip erts say, bu l c it e ibould be taken not to stir up dust Dr Robert Sawyer ol Y ale U iw rru - ly recommends wetting ihe aih down wjih h m iilure of water and some deltigrnt A prayer can be used lo apply lbe nurture Alloa It to lit (or a while and then scoop it Into a p la ilif bag clo s^ h e bag and put it out with other trash * ^ Sparkling compounds afrkady ipplird should be left alone -- sand or dn turb It, be and PainhM Aao help to Re duce asbestos erposur^^1^ f ' S5 r-0 "NOS i 1 4 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Fnda>. April 29, 197: = Judge Orders Cost Consumer Agency V otes to Ban Asbestos < Qf O R efu n d In Spacldinz, Other Wall-Patching Mixes j Spr 'pjidto A ll Makers By aTT*,.L.STHrt Jc?IUf*U JJA// Reporter I said commissioner David Pitu "Tog dont WASHDTGTON-Tbf Consumer Product . have to look at the rata Just look a; the Sslety Commission vnted to ban the us of i people ' - la spackling *nd other wall-patch- i The agency's actions came is response to lng compounds . petitions from public-interest groups a It ilv> voted to ban asbestaa, which It private dttoen.# . . Mid is * proves cancer-causing agent, Is Imi tation togs ta d ashes used in pa-burning fireplace . - . . -- _ And It ordered Its staff to study whether it.should tu n asbestos is other products, such u brake Unlnfa, wsllboard, floor tiles, textured paints sa d modeling d ay -^Ttie ' commiaiiati spilt two-to-two on whether the harmed speckling and gas toga should be recalled sad 12 refunds should be ordered. This Issue could be resolved next week when the fifth cosualsalooer.- Law rence Kosher, return* from vacation. - Asbestos is used tn speckling compounds as a binder to prevent them from, cracking, when ^they*- dry However, speckling manu facturers have been rep lad ac asbestos with other mfctfnls over the past several yean,' 1? Natural Resources Defease Council asked the commission to ban speckling com pounds asbestos. saying cooaim- ers were being exposed to asbestos when the material was being applied to patch walls or being sanded. The health research group, a Ralph Nader organisation^ separately peti tioned the agency to ban the use of tremoll- tic talc, a harm of asbestos. Is specking compounds Both petitions were approved by Jour-to`ero votes. ^ ^ Rachel Scott, a freelance writer from Overland, K ins . who currency works for the Environmental Defense Fund, asked the commlsskm to ban gas'loga made with as bestos The asbestos glows in the gas flame to burping ember*. *,~*v*. *. and today about half of the wall-patching ' The Natural Resources Dclense Council * mixtures on the m arket don't contain &abes-' also asked the eommlaaiA to baa other eon CCDS, - f J ~ ` ^ - ' K 'j r r i * ' ' --V " sumer produets that contain a**1 * ^ The - ^ Asbestos "la probably (roe of the most commission tu n e d that question over to Its well-documented Unde substances around." staff and told ll to report back soon. B-v o t i . i S -a tr- Jn ra ,'*i. S 'a f Ret^-'e* WASHINGTON- A federal Judge ordered the government to spread the cost of rehmd^ lor garments heated with the controversy flame retardant Trls In a victory lor apparel makers If S District Judge George H art told the Con sam er Product Safely Commiaslen that It couldn't require children's garment menu facturers to bear-the sole cost of refund? that It ordered be paid to consumers who re turn children garments treated with Trls which has been linked to cancer He gave the a g o c y 10 days .to come up with a new order that would spread the financial burder of the refunds among ail companies involvec is the manufacture of the clothing, the fab rtc, the yam and the flame retardant Itself The'ruling came In a suit filed by tht American -Apparel Manufacturers Associa tton,':iwhich.aougbt to ,p ro te ct children'' sleepwear manufacturer* from the consequences of the commission order ' Judge H an aaid^that the commlssJor acted- " arbitrarily and eaprtciouaiy" when fi Lasuea.iu partial .recall u d refund erde: earlier this month. The commlaaioo ruling said that " manufacturer*" would ultimatel> be for paying the refunds, but it w a s n ' t ' a r * r*pec2flc , A 1 ^ 'JIh e oommlsion\doesn.,t,p la a to appeal the e n t e r . . ^ `4. ' i;.t ^.T he Judge' order appear* to m eet the strenuous objections o the apparel industry which feared^ irreparable harm If the com mlsai&jj's'iroflsjd Jorder w asn't modified M any of these concerns were voiced earllei in the day before Congress.- ; , -Va ` in hearing* before a House small busl ness subcommittee, many apparel m aker described their economic problems if the T n o rd er was to stand T- - -" 'One manufacturing official, Anthony Wol lira, vice president of August T Nielson Co AHentownJ Fa., said he has already closet th e ' company's two factories, idling 12 workers. mjvZ leaving only iO people to re celve Tris-treatad goods being returned b: j retailers ' - ! ` Still tiwther. Jack Brownsteia, preaiden I of Waterbury Garment Corp, Waterbwy Conn., said that unless there's a change L* [ the commission order, 'T il close the plan J ! in short order I'll go out of business " Rep John Breckinridge (D , Ky ), com j mlttee chairman, called the ruling an ' un ^consclenable act " BON - 0^57 b o n g e * in r stl ? p" ' A f 29/7 7 DOUG ' h a v e : n o t y e t s e n -c y s e e n o = - - r c i A L c ^ s c r u l i n g 3 j i l a i e s t n e h s r a a e r A R T I C L E ONL ^ AD (35 TO C Q N ~ V I O V . i BE MOL I I E I A L C A r AO TOR- `' L E A S E ADVISE (CHANGEOVER ' DATE: rn " 1H* . . NON TRE-mO L I T E T A L C AND SO HE D0 NT 'o I S S A\ir A L I S T 0 - A L L OUR R R O D U C T S ' - C O N T A I N I n G A X * T A L C - A L S O r 0.-1 S R I V E R O-iAd CHANGEOVER ' TOMS ^ ~ RIVER ; BAN MAY OR D AT E AMI>'rN A')E O f O J R R R E S E n I I A L C - WE ARE D * < A D V I S I N G * *E ^ ' " TO R E r E R A L L ' A S S E 5 T 0 5 I N 5 J l R I E S TO T H I S Or r I C . 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