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Ml CENERAI MOTORS H EA LTH MAI NTENANCE Jun e 9 1949 LeadExposu r es ar e so r ap id ly becoming ser iou s t h at at th e r isk o f "preach in g*1 we ar e sen din g you Bu lle t in #8, which h ear s con sid er able resemblan ce to a Health Main ten an ce Le t t e r we sen t you in A p r il 1947 We hope you w ill r ead t h is c ar e fu lly and u n less you have your lead exposures under con trol as evidenced by lead an aly sis o f bipod or u r in e specimen s, we urge th at you act prom ptly. Our prolon ged u n in terru pted exposure to le ad - th e lon gest in th e h ist o r y o f automobile manufacture^*i s th r eaten in g to cat ch up with u s u n less a l l o f u s, m edical, sa fe t y , and in d u st r ia l h ygien e per son n el, as w ell as management, take immediate act ion to br in g any excessive exposures under con t r ol by en gin eerin g measures o r by t r a n sfe r . We can n ot perm it people to con tin ue working in d e fin it e ly in an environment t h at cau ses h igh le v e ls o f le ad absor pt ion and hojpe to avoid lead poison in g. I f you want our h elp on the jofb or i f you need specimen con t ain er s, l e t u s know* , P . A* P at t y , D ir ect or General Motors I n d u st r ial Hygiene Ser vice