Document RJXb6EN9B4Jd3gB16k7jRbvv8

FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1977 DOC#: RTV232 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: RVT Memo to Their Talc Customers RE Talc Certification vs n - r wr = " =TC C . n c vs,A_ * , CC n s LCT : v " 0 6 5 5 5 ! i i *A ^ [C k -t:* tv* ri '~t * r At f p c : c ~ 5 i4;5 1C 7` To Our Tele Customers _ - S.bject Tek Certification Gentlemen. In letter from the U. S. Deccrtment of Lcbor, doted October 9, ;9?4 ; we were c ^ i h o r . c e d to c e r t i f y t hat our t al c o' cduc^s aa not c o n t a i n asbestos. Tt ' s r e c s c - c o i e move was followed by OS HA Field A'enorcnoum - 7 4 - 9 2 , which atremated to clcr .f y *ne o i f r srences between csbestfior.m and nan-csbest r a m minerals. Dr . ,`A c t i o n w e m , ' ne mcs` ' s c e n t Assists <W.--r e t a ry of L a b e on he: :b c* O S H A , i n a r m e d us in a l e t t er r e c e i v e d j c o u c ~ y 24, ' ^ 7 7 , that th ' i c u ' n a r i a o ' i o n has ~aw o e t '" r es c . nded end the F i e l d W i e n c r t n C j t i ncs cee*' c a n c e l l e d , Tnese rr.ost r ec e nt r ul i ngs w e re maae (us; o n e r to D r . Cor n' s r es i gn at i on end mean we ore no il o n gc e r in a ao s t f i on to c e r t i f y t hat our t a l c cr oducts da n o t c o n t a i n asbestos ev e n t ho ugh t he y are comoosed o f the some non- osbest i form r v - e ' a l s oracsssed t he some os cl weys. We c e unable to excslo.n this unwarranted reversal of po lic y cssu-ed we w i l l a c t i v e l y coaose th's i n ju s t ic e with, cl I the t ech ni ca l i s . O u r talcs have been the s - b j e c t a : t wo O S H A cases duri ng the : l i t i g a t i o n . One cose i e n ; i - s u n r es o l .e d and m the order one the G t h e i r esoesres c e n r e n f o n c * c c c c e o ' e d a set t l e me nt v-ruch v cs net e- y C o H A / b j t y ou can be ' a l ege! r , e:cos a v a i l a b l e *o St ye 3' v, h i ;ch ha v e c o n e to ched down from Asbestos Standard. W'e t hank you need c o r'si d e ' C ' i on end s u p p o r t . 5 i ncere !v , R V A M D cRS'LT C O V ~ A N Y , I N C . -< rr? c(x . ut * i-* -tc-- t- t- 'w'c * s 30N - CIVS