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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT DUP-732 E. I. du Pont oc Nimouns & Company Wilmington, Delaware tm TEXTILE riEERS DEPARTMENT October 21, 1970 taglnserlng Department Lonviers unwi tun On Iby 6 and 7, 1970, laaba11 Laboratory sponsored a company-wide iTtmr to diacuaa the health offoeta of Inhalation of asbestos tad mass of Maturing and controlling the potential haaerd. As a result of tala meeting, eortaia agreements were made la regard to aabeotoa doat erlterla, sampling techniques* and rsceamsadationa on tha us* at protective equipment. This Information N< transmitted to oar Textile fiber* plant* in a latter dated Iky 22, 1970, entitled, "Asbestos Doat Control.* Along with thia latter, we distributed a aamial developed at tha Old Hickory plant la lovcmhcr at 1969 which cowered the subject of asbestos duat control la conalderabla depth. lecaose at tbs hnsnrds of exposure to certain asbestos duat particles, aanagsaeat is coneeraad with tha proper control of thia enwirrwerr*1 haaard. Ve bare been questioned by im of our planta as to when an fngl nearing Standard will be written cowering rec asmmild asbeatoe dust criteria, controls, sed protective Matures. I bnve discussed this question with tho chairmen or Standards bglneers at tha Air Quality, Process Insulation, and Safety and fire Protection Inhrnnmlttees tad discover that acne of these consider aabestoe control within tbs scope of their charter. It would sewn that control of aabastos dust should be an Item of high priority in tha protection of ths health and welfare of our splayesa. Ve, therefore, rerimnaml that you review the charters of the various Standards Subeonalttees and, if you feel as we do, that this subject be aade an active item for 1971. V# will be glad to furnish any background lafamatloa that wc have an thia 1object that tho selected subcoMittse any require. MUHrACTOKOO DimiOB 1. A. signan Division 214 1 MH/btc jaS C~-C INC* *0 * . / NO ows- DUP 0901568 DU 022964