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' GEORGIA-PACIFIC PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION TOt FROM] suRjccn IMaill C. V. Inhnart 4S3TP8 FICI IK jom CCWKTOS CO: Mr. 0. f. Burch Portlnl Mr. T. V.' llelurdi - tlgard Mr. T. 8. Mfrtf Ford DATA 19, 1973 LOCATIONS Detroit Bale* LOCATIONS Tigard Ub ID . 1 will try to rnapood co your cu*tonera' concern about aaboatoo fiber pronptad by our labeling of joloc ayacoo baga. Thia eaucloo labal la required by cha Oeaupadoual Safocy and Boalch Adnlalatratlon (06HA). We have a1waya uaod aabaacao flbar la our Joint ayacoo producta, ao If cbaro la a hazard, it la ao dlffaraot Coday chaa It boa boon la cha past. Tha hazard la tha lahalacloo of aabaatoa flbar. Tha dagraa of hazard would dapaad ou cha coocoatracloo of aabaatoa flbar la tha air and duration of axpoauro to that air. Tha Health problaaa asaoclatad with aabaatoa have occurred la altuatlona where worhara have been expooed to high coocaatraelona of aabaatoa flbar over a period of yeara. Joint coopouada contain relatively aaall parcaatagaa (2-8X) of aabaatoa flbar. OSHA haa ia^oaad a nuobar of atrlagant staadarda on planta where producta are oaaufacturad containing aabaatoa flbar. Theae Include llaltatlooa on the concentration of fiber in cha air, procedurea for handling cha aabaatoa flbar, uaa of protective device* (reaplratora), periodic nodical exaalaatlone, and labeling of all producta containing aabaatoa fiber. 1 an not aware of any OSHA regulatlona for tha uaa of loloc ayaean producta. However, It la recognized that there la aooa axpoaura during tha nixing of dry producta and the Bonding of Jolata after tha Joint compounda have bean applied. Tha level af aabaatoa fiber, concoatratlon at thoao tinea la not preaeatly known. The lnduatry la currently plaaalag caata to dataralaa the level of airborne aabaatoa during the aiming and aaadlag. la cha aoaatiae. It would probably be edvlaable for worhara engaged la theae operation* co wear raaplratere. Once nixed or wetted, tha aabaatoa fiber la not anbjdct to becenlag airborne and, therefora, la ao longer hazardeue. For exanple, ready alxad product* would proooat no probloo other than perhape the aaadlag. : PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT 1 I 0.71Z t RECEIVED by JUN21 1973 dmsion SGP 0007489 Hr* Joha Wood>--11 2 Juao 19, 1973 # Oaa aeiutloa of tho Mkucoi fiber ^nblta for oil coaconad U eo ellalaata it froa our produce * M ere niapd la a prograa to fftad ways to do tfala* Our flrot effort* wore with Jolat ayatao toaturoo hocouoo wo folt the apny application proaaotod com apodal problooa* At thia tloa wo an about 901 aoavortod to aoa*eabeetoa toxtun fotaulao. Vo an now dlnctlag our attoatloa to our dry aad ready aired Jolat coapouada. Z hope thla laforaatloa will aaewor our cuatoaors' quoatloaa coacanlag the poaalbla hatarda of aabaatos fiber aad the actloaa bolag takoa to alialaot* or alalalso thoaa haaarda. CVLsala SGP 0007490 ;crc'"-rt:cific Corporation Box 306. VardvUlo B*nch X),Nw^wy06620 606/569*1100 iS.t 2? ^ i in-: i-:\ i;nim;timis. 'nti;NTv yj,, mtmv. M'M'stp*. vn% *^ SpacMmg may harbor c.angerops asbestos level . By FRANCES CERRA New York Times Service I NEW YORK -- Doit-yourselfm ! wh<r repair their own plaster or plas terboard walls should be aware of reit-* -search indicating that some I K'M->only available speckling : >-ni:vH!nds contain asbestos, a subs` "v- that has been linked to fatal a 'cvs and serious lung diseases. The Environmental Sciences Ijbovtnry at Manhattan's Mount Si:ia: Hospital under the direction of Dr. Irving J. Selikoff. recently re'msed the results of tests of 19 k -"Js of snacklc that had been pur chased in New York City. Five were fo-.-Tv! to contain appreciable amounts of asbestos. (Some of the samples were duplicate brands bought at dif ferent times.) According to Dr. Selikoff. the union nr Drywall Tapers and Point ers of Greater New York called his attention to the possibility that the sparkle might contain asbestos. John Alfarone, an official of the union, said some of the members became ill and were found to be suffering from asbestos-caused diseases. ___ a paste and when any form of spick-. .lets sanded. Dr. David Rail, director of the'Na tional Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, said it was doubtful . that someone doing a small amount of sparkling work at home was in any danger. But he said that some one redoing the watts of an entire house might be taking "an unneces sary risk." Extensive research on the results of long-range, low-lev^] asbestos exposure is in progress, be said. A spokesman for U.S. Gypsum, the manufacturer of one of the spackllng brands found to contain asbestos, said the company was phasing out .the production of spackles with asbestos. A spot check of several Manhattan paint stores found cans of U.S. Gypsum's Texollte, which con tains from 6 to 10 percent asbestos, still on (he market. Also found was another U.S. Gypsum product catled Durabond Paste Spackllng. which . was labeled: "Caution: Contains asbestos fibers. Avoid creating dust. Breathing asbestos dust may cause serious bodily harm." THE OTHER PRODUCTS found by Dr. Selikoff to contain asbestos were 'Pert A Tape, Metro and Arvon The Perf A Tape was counted twice b> Dr. Selikoff. because it was pur chased and tested twice, only in-'972 or earlier, and later in January. 1974. Products found to be without asbes tos were Red Top. Muralo. Patch Paste, Schalk. U-G-L Cerfex Kex.. N w Kex and Dap. Dr. Selikoff cau tioned that the products on the mar ket today might contain different ingredients. Persons wishing to minimise any risk should use only paste spacklr and should wear a mask when sand ing. Most labels on spackle products do not disclose the consilium's that went into them. ' AS A PSSULT of Dr. ScllkofTa findings, he said, his union members' wilt no longer work with any spackle 1 that contains asbestos, and will only sand ti'c dried spackle If they are I provided with masks. The asbestos in snackle is released Into the air. acj J c--ding to Dr. Selikoff. when the dry J i '--n-s if*- mixed wds **-.V.cr to make ICc-. ch(d SmcJfty Cork^f/ v $!} SGP 0007491