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Chicago, votobsr 18th, 1937 Ur. H. 0. Yoorbsess Referring to your two letters dated Sept. Cist, file 1-032, having reference to your previous letters of July 14th and August cathi Tour loiter of August Cuts heading ne GMA Circular 2660 eovers tl* use subjoot as tie report you seat mm with yours of July 14th exsopt that the report contained In GUA Circular 2680 cnbodiea the latest revisions of zeecewsridotlOBB Is eonneotlos with the Illinois Occupational Disease* lot sith respoot to rules and lostruetloos for tbs prevention of aebsstosls, sllleosla aoO lead poisoning respectively. Tor ready reference 1 sttseb eopy of ay Joint letter anted february 15th addressed to all concerted on the E&XT sad Alton, vitb copy to the euporvleton, concerning this subject and handed then a copy of two ebeets setting forth reoccvrendatloas covering roles and lnstnietlans to be observe*! for tbo prevention of slllocsie end esbentosls, frm vbloh you will note they wore handed those eddreeced for their porsonsl information and wave not to fce posted or givon out butthooo oddroasod were to cae that tha enployeeo are properly proteeted while perfuming the various elasslfloatloisof vort onuserated thornin. Pi thin the next weak we will have eenploted a surrey of all engiuo, bouses, ahapa aod cr.r departzenta on the U&OOT eud Altos from which we have drawn a floor plan of aeoh rnginehouse, shop, etc.. Indicating thsroon tbs sxaot loostl on of each escUlna, cuoh as eaery wheels, fumeees, whether colre, oil or gan-fired, babbitt furcnees, wood working swohlcee, eta., also point epreying feollltles, esodblnetlng facilities, oto., frea which prints will be sade and e complete set furnished ttr. Chinn, chnlsr.au of the Katinny SngLneers and Shop Cosraittoo, as requested In GiU circular 2603, Will send you e oot of theeo prints for your isfaraatlon and file. When a ooaplote sot of tbeeo prints Is available I will then delegate one aan, preferably eheuleal engineer Eenlff, to visit osoh engine* f bcuse, stop and oar dopsrtnent and. thoroughly faalllnrix the rapervialon sed each osployee performing the work that night Involve esbestosls, silicosis or lead poisoning, after obi oh X will give you cy final report end reocmasndetlone in the event it lo found that we ohauli do sooething more in the way of providing additional protection for the oapLoyees perfoiolng the .v> various classes of work nbloh eubjeot then to the hazard a of slllos, asbestos or lead dust, and ezpoot to have tbo entire Better oaapleted within the cant thirty days. O.U.house CUB