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... OSHA ALERTS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO NEW HAZARD - Employers and employees in the construction industry were served notice on March 27, 1974, by the Occupational Safety and Health -Administration that the sanding of joints on dry-wall construction is potentially hazardous. OSHA says that the asbestos fibers contained in spackling and taping compounds used to cover dry-wall joints may expose workers to more vapors of asbestos fibers than are pexmissable under the OSHA Law. OSHA field staff personnel have been alerted to this potential - hazard and will' be adding it to their list of inspection items. - catst (Taken from Construction Industry Advancement Program of Eastern New York bulletin.) ' tataetssenntssam ; y'-i v: ' V ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA 'Seattle Northwest Chapter 1200 WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH - AT 4-822B'* SEATTLE. WASHINGTON 98109 ' A AOOAAO