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FILE NAME DuPont DUP DATE 1972 Aug 7 DOC DUP110 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Phillips Petroleum Co. from Shell Oil Company RE ATSM Committee 16 on Thermal Cryogenic Insulation ios om. : 6 | Y, Wes SHELL ENGINEERING COUNCIL _. SHELL OIL COMPANY - . ONE SHELL PLAZA mo P.O. BOX 2463 Y HOUSTON TEXAS 77001 . August 7 1972 Dk TELEPHONES CHAIRMAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY 713 220-4688 713 220-4779 Mr. F. J. Heller Phillips Petroleum Company 8A4 PB Bartlesville Oklahoma 74004 Dear Frank * Re ASTM Committee 16 on Thermal and Cryogenic Insulation Committee Attached is of 16 and a copy of the notes on my July 13 meeting a follow letter from the Chairman with the Executive and As outlined in the attached we feel that there is a need by insulation standards 1 which identify hazard potential as related to users for consensus material composition 2 which provide recognized accepted work practice for of insulation and 3 for practical handling installation maintenance levels The present focus is on the asbestos site monitoring of dust exposure as to the hazard potential of substitute hazard however there is some question standards organiza- naterials We feel that there is need for one of the consensus tions to have a continuing surveillance of these materials The 16 Committee and general interest to be a suitable forum for user producer regulator appears since the 16 officers have indicated interest . ssorganizations to work together and of the activity on behalf of chemical we propose that the MCA consider support industry insulation users to are the first of the emergency Since the OSHA asbestosmatreergiuallastioanrse involved we feel that it is standards and since engineering and encourage that user's needs be recognized and that users support idmepvoerltoapnmtent of consensus standards and procedures needed meet regulatory . ; criteria 7 . Mr. F. Heller - Oo _ -2- We in Shell Chemical will follow the 16 activity with interest but . { " not necessarily visualize that we would be primary industry representative since duPont Dow Phillips and Union Carbide are already represented on 16 MCA contact might best be established through existing members ee . | - Very truly yours Member MCA Attachment CC M. M. Hoover Manufacturing Chemists Association with attachments a Nemours THIS FOR A. F. Jones JC a COPY E. I. duPont Nemours & Comp, any Inc. with attachments ; reress * seeces -