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FILE NAME: Raybestos-Manhattan (RBM) DATE: 1978 July 14 DOC#: RBM037 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo to All RMFM Employees RE Coming Press on the Dangers of Asbestosis TO: ALL BMFM EMPLOYEES On A pril 27 S ecretary C alifano of the Department o f H ealth, Education & Welfare issued a statem ent concerning shipyard workers' exposure to * asb e sto s during World War I I . At the time o f the announcement, S ecretary C alifano d ire c te d the Department o f HEW to e s ta b lis h a Public 'Awareness Program on Asbestos Exposure. As a r e s u lt o f t h i s Program, th ere w ill be considerable comment in the p re ss and on ra d io and te le v is io n concerning a sb e sto s exposure in sh ip b u ild in g , co n stru c tio n and other i n d u s tr ie s . I t i s im portant fo r you to understand th a t workers in shipyards and on co n struction s ite s were exposed to extrem ely high dust concentrations. In most in stan ce s d u st c o n tro l equipment and re s p ir a to ry p ro te c tio n were not provided and work was freq u en tly c a rrie d out in confined spaces which greatly increased the risk . % In c o n tra s t, in our m anufacturing p la n ts you are p ro tec ted by ex ten siv e dust co n tro l systems, re sp ira to ry equipment and medical su rv e illan c e programs. I f you have concerns about asb esto s exposure or m edical s u rv e illa n c e , a d d itio n a l inform ation may be obtained through your Supervisor from the Environmental A ffa irs or Medical Departments. P lant Manager