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FILE NAME: Niagara Insulation (NIN) DATE: 1960 May 4 DOC#: NIN003 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter NIAGARA 'InAutetfio* PwSEtf/j / A i b t s f o s ^ l o . f Site. (.'l.n rldiiti 5ftST ' / i n i miiiiitii it., m m i i. n i tiii May 4, 1960 Johna-Manvilla Sales ' w , Jackson Build inf, 220 Delaware Avenue Buffalo 2, New York You will recall we previoualy diacuaaed with you the problem of duat from J.M. inaulationa and the very aerloue effect it waa having in our meetings with aebeatoa workera. One of our fomtar men died Aug. 8, 19S9 and the cauee wee found to be aabeetoaiii. Since we endeavor to keep informed we asked Safety Management Co. to check this out for us and attach hereto a complete copy of their report for your perusal. One ain,rle factor cauaas ua concern and that is the statement that the Last employer must bear the full burden of compensation. We recognize the haserda of our Industry and do provide aafety equipment to e s M W t l t . Here however la a problem mueh to large for a company ouch as oura yet the problem la likewise youra and the problem of all other insulation nanufaetdrara. tfe do not feel we could petition the Vforkman*e Compensation Board to change the w.o. law which mgkds the last employer fully responsible for the liability. We do feel the menufaetuerers eduld approach and probably resolve the problem. Xt aeama to us that if the dlaaaae la built over a period of years and, If each employer paid compensation premiiaas on the employes, then when the liability oeeure It samaa right eeeh employer should share the burden, not the last employer alone. NIAGARA ^nAuatitei 'P'r.G&cte < l.nrlaini w. ti j / 12 II MSIINITON II., IIFFIIO 3. IF* TDII M n y 4, i960 ""> mphnalae the point, our conservative timet; ?f th> cost of na -aim now charged against us is in excess of $20,000.00 ,du on 27.00 Der week for the lifetim* of the wiJu- plus ."nL expenses ana settlement paid. rh:3 .t one cn in ci-.e -'ot too not oniy on ou consumer perhaps re surely could be more, perhaps ma it future. At some point there la 1 Inut on the part of the m a n u f a c t u e r ana thru product Liability. We are specifically interested in k n o w i n g if y o u have had this proDlem iisewhere in the U n i t e d S t a t e s ? W h a t y ou have done -* are d a i m in relation to asbestos d u s t in yo u r products and if somehow, industry wide, something can be d o n e to r e m e d y the inequity of the liability. Please give thia your consideration and early reply. Your^ very truly, N IAGARA ASBESTOS GO.'I I NG RGB/sm Enel.