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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1975 May 28 DOC#: ABX261 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Confidential Letter to Mr. L.W. Moore, Rayloc, RE Lawsuit Against Raybestos & Caution Labels i \ 1 Personal & Confidential Mr, L. /. Moore RAYLOqr 4200 Gordon Road N . W . Atlantik, Georgia 30336 May 2, 1975 Dear Toby; v The other day I read in the "W all Street Journal" where Raybestos was being ' - sued by 163 em ployees due to the fact that they were not properly notified of the hazards of working around a sb e sto s . As you know, we cten cil our segment boxes an a warning of th is hazard, a s fo llo w s:- . ' . .' . ' . CAUTION CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBRES . AVOID CREATING DUST BREATHING ASBESTOS DUST MAY CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM I know you have taken steps to protect your people; however, it comes to mind " that you may have some responsibility to your custom ers and might consider including this same caution on your boxes or la b els. This could also be used ' a s another strong reason for discouraging field grinding of brake shoes by the Jobbers and/or brake shops. * 'o ' . Should you have any further questions or comments regarding th is , wo would be happy to d iscu ss them with you, . ' . ' - Sincerely, B cc: R . G . Lengele: I suggest that this be passed on to your other Rebullders, HRJ - . /m o . Harry R, Jo n es, Soles Manager c c j M essrs. J. Cox - Rayloc S . S. Conway, J r / E. R. Kipling - Rayloc ` P, ,H. Grim^ ^ * > ' Rl` E/Nelson , ' A, F. Schmaltz I