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Bulletin //553 CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE November 2, 1981 Because of a few irresponsible manufacturers around the world the reputation of the entire asbestos industry is needlessly being damaged. Our adversaries are seeking out the poorest performers and are using them to embarrass and harass our industry. To counteract this threat the Producers Advisory Panel of the Asbestos International Association drafted a "Code of Good Practice" and all asbestos fibre producers around the world are being asked to adopt this Code. Carey Canada and the other members of the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association have accepted it. It reads as follows: PREAMBLE "The Asbestos International Association is, from medical evidence currently available, confident that asbestos fibre and appropriate asbestos-containing products can be handled and used safely with little or no risk to the health of the worker or the general public. Accordingly, the Asbestos International Association recommends most strongly to every fibre producer in the world that they subscribe to the following code of good practice." CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE The responsible use of asbestos fibre is the individual and collective commitment of asbestos fibre producers. Each producer subscribing to this code undertakes to inform its purchasers that, by careful application of the Asbestos International Association's recommended work practices and control procedures together with appropriate engineering controls, wherever necessary, reasonable regulatory limits on airborne asbestos fibre can be met. RECEIVED NOV 12 1381 GIBSON HOMANS LAB. SAMPLE DEPT. drvmon _nm ^/nlter /o jim vj/alter company .. .a Page 2 Code of Good Practice (Continued) Each producer undertakes the responsibility of packing and shipping asbestos fibre in such condition as will permit safe handling, it is then the purchaser's responsibility to ensure equally safe handling upon receipt of the fibre. Products which, in manufacture, handling or use, do not enable these standards to be maintained are not considered to be a responsible use of asbestos fibre. If regulations do not exist in a particular country, purchasers will be apprised of generally accepted world standards as a criterion to be applied. If, after being apprised by the fibre producer of the above policies a purchaser fails to comply or take serious and planned efforts to achieve compliance, each producer shall take such further action as deemed appropriate to effectuate its commitment to this code. Among the action to be considered is the refusal to supply asbestos fibre to such purchaser. We are confident you will agree that collectively we are only as good as the poorest performer. The poorest performers must be encouraged and helped to improve. Our industry cannot afford the loss of reputation by a few. CAREY CANADA INC. A.H. Bagenstose Vice-President - Marketing & Sales AHB:tc