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FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1978 DOC TALC014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE NIOSH Study on Talc Deposits in the US MSHA MSHA MSHA MSHA MSHA MSHA MSHA MSHA MSHA MSHA OCT 02 1978 . MEMORANDUM FOR J. K. WEST FROM SUBJECT THOMAS J. SHEPICH Sgd Administrator for Metal Safety and Health T. T. J. S. and Nonmetal Mine NIOSH Study on Talc Deposits in the United States The attached letters from NIOSH Subdistrict who participated in deposits in the U.S. are copies a study by sent to operations in NIOSH to characterize your talc The reports to the Cartersville Plant and the indicate that the samples analyzed from their asbestiform minerals American Talc companies did Company not contain Samples from the Southern Talc were found by NIOSH to contain Company and asbestiform the Pioneer Talc Company minerals This indicates a potential for worker exposure to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers . : Ty; \ ! Have we sampled the Southern Talc Company and the Pioneer Talc Company for worker exposure If not they should be sampled as soon as possible and the results forwarded to this office If have been sampled please forward a copy of the results the operations If you have any questions concerning Kraft of the Health Division this matter please contact Diann Attachments ; CC Horst S. Gottschalk bcc ARF A. Goodwin Health Division Safety Division Mr. Wei Diann Kraft : 732 MSHA Files 535 Code 3030 t MMH 9-26-78 732 5830Z FILE COPY Surname Surname Date ve emenceny 3: 9/27 \ 9/27 9/27 N: arramore | 9/27 i 5 ; eR LM -