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FILE NAME: Drywall Spackling Compounds (DWSC) DATE: 1974 Feb 15 DOC#: DWSC008 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dept of Labor from M.M. Key, MD - Asst. Surgeon General February 15, 1974 Mr. John H. Stender Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20210 - :....... ;......... . - * *. ' .. . - - Dear Mr. Stender: . . I;, % It has come to ny attention that chrysotile asbestos is on in gredient in many speckle and taping compounds and that asbestos .levels between 3 end 13.7 fibers/cc are produced during sanding of taped dry-wall Joints, Furthermore, chest X-ray studies ox tapers conducted at ilount Sinai School of Medicine show o huge percentage of fibrosi3 among tapers. Details of the analyses .. . .. end studies are given in the enclosures. * I era asking that OSHA's Target Health Hazard Progran for asbestos be alerted to this newly recognized exposure, which can occur in . the nixing of the taping and speckle compounds as veil as in the sanding of the joint seams. Sincerely yours, * - Marcus M. Key, M.D. Assistant Surgeon General Director Enclosure * * cc: Messrs. William A. Duval, John Alfarone, Felsing Drs. MeHartin, Selikoff, Wagoner Mrs. Foley ,HI0S11 Regional Program Directors \