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FILE NAME: Raybestos-Manhattan (RBM) DATE: 1978 Mar 31 DOC#: RBM035 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: RBM Memo Stating Asbestos Fibers can Cause Disabling and Fatal Diseases Corporate DIVISION KM Trumbull LOCATION TO: Mr. R. 3. Sins HI* 0 %0^ j Cf-- March 31, 1978 Because inhalation or asbestos iters car cause disabling and fatal diseases, R/M has compelling reasons to provide caution labels and work practice instructions with asbestos containing materials. * The company has a coral obligation to warn its cuscccers that inproper handling of its products cay generate hazardous airborne conoectraticns of asbestos fibers and it has a duty to comply with government^ regulations. Failure to provide such in formatics in the past, because of ignorance of the haoard, has resulted in e n o m o u s potential financial liability. Caution labels are placed cn packages of Automatic abrasion in shipment can cause asbestcs-ccntainins packages. ;mission Plates because to accumulate in the Lined brake 3hces are rarely ground in the field but when they are, excessive airberr.a dust concentrations can be created if proper precautions are not taken. In addition, brake servii ce H-* i*4 cs are exposed to asbastcs-ccn raining dust when removing used brake shoes and must ,t-:ke precautions to avoid inhaling it. By providing cautica labels and work practice instructions we are doing cur best to protect cur custom:ers fron asbestcu-related disease and the company from future product liability clains. * - y as -ICC: ;,Dr. H. C,, Lewinsohn "Mr. "J. 0. Pearson -Mr.- I. H. W e a v e r / ^ 4T John H. Marsh