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FILE NAME: Teadit (TEA) DATE: 0000 DOC#: TEA006 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Notes and Industry Literature fro m Fernanda Giannasi
FROM: QIFINNBSI , F e r n a n d a
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TO: Dr. Barry Castleman
ATT, Dr. Jennifer Sess
To complement the information, please look at the
observations I did at your speech.......
Only chrysotile is going to be banned in
31/dec./2004.... the other asbestos forms have already
banned in Brazil.............1991 by the Labour Minister
regulation and in 1995 by a federal law 9055/99...and by
a Decree 2350/97
TEADIT informed to the Brazilian Labour Authorities in
the inspection we did in Campinas on 4/7/2001 that they
don't export asbestos gaskets to US...... they are
producing only for Brazilian and Argentinean markets
because the laws in S3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will
be enforced next year for the autoparts(brakes systems,
linings, clutches and pads and friction materials in
general).............The other plants in Austria, Italia and
Houston/USA "were not using asbestos"..............
Remembering that Teadit(ex-Asberit; was part of Johns
Manville)...... and their societal composition is:
ISOFIBRA P A R TIC IPATES LTDA.(the responsible at
the societal contract is Luigi Biancheri - an Italian that
lives in Brazil) + FREE COMPANY(the responsible is:
Edgard Andrew Lynch......................looks like a North-
American ...I am not sure if he lives in Panama)......
other point to consider and it looks like some kind of
"use of fiscal paradise" is that the "societal base" of
the Teadit Co. is in Cidade do Panama /
Panama.........very strange............... not convincent!!!!!!!!
I am including both letters from TEADIT to their clients:
31/7/2001- recomending to their clients to don't inform the
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July/2001 (after my last argument with Biancheri in Rio): recommending to the clients to register themselves as asbestos users and informing the laws to ban asbestos already approved in Brazil........ Last point: Look at the asbestos use I found yesterday
inspecting a small plant.....................Crazy or not? Good luck and keep in touch with the news about the Senate hearing.....
I hftne thecA infnrmaHnn<e r a n ho u se fu l R v e T h a n k s tn
Dr. Jennifer to deliver this urgently to you. Fernanda GIANNASI
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turd Chairman William herd appeared eager to make cars that were more socially
acceptable, I wrote to him to ask if Ford had a global policy to eliminate asbestos. Four months later, alter being asked in a deposition by a Ford lawyer if 1had ever followed up on my original letter, I sent another note to Chairman Ford, When GM Vice Chairman
Harry Fierce had a letter published in the New York Times about " Getting Religion on
Corporate Ethics", 1politely wrote to ask him if GM had a global asbestos elimination
policy.
I have received only tesponses to the effect that, since 1am listed as an expert witness in some product liability lawsuits brought by brake mechanics with asbestos diseases against the auto companies for things that occurred in the past, the companies refuse to answer any of my questions. Though I neither regarded these inquiries as having anything to do with litigation nor w-as I paid for my work on this, it made no difference to the corporate officials and lawyers who have discussed this with me in phone calls and depositions. One even threatened me with some unnamed legal action if I persisted in trying u> contact corporate officials.
Maybe it would help get these and the rest o f the giant automotive companies to stop using asbestos if the US market for cars, trucks, and replacement parts was made
asbestos-free by an act of Congress. If all these countries below can ban asbestos, s-urcly
the US can, too.
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Date 1983
1984
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Iceland introduces ban (with exceptions) on all types o f asbestos (updated
ill 1996)
Norway introduces ban (with exceptions) on all types o f asbestos (revised 1991)
mid-1980s F,1 Salvador buns asbestos
1986
Denmark bans (with exceptions) chrysotile asbestos
1986
1988 1989
Sweden introduces the first of a scries of bans (with exceptions) on various uses of chrysotile
Hungary bans amphibole asbestos minerals
Switzerland bans crocidolitc, amosite and chrysotile (some exceplions)
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1991
! 992 1993
I he Netherlands introduces the first bans (wilh exceptions) on various uses o f chrysotile
Italy introduces ban on chrysotile (some exceptions until 1994)
Germany introduces ban (with minor exemptions) on chrysotile, amosile and crocidoJite having been banned previously. The sole derogation remaining is lor chrysolile-eontaining diaphragms for chlorine-alkali electrolysis in already existing installations, i'he.se will be banned as of 2011.
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1-inland bans all forms o f asbestos including chrysotile
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France introduces ban (with exceptions) on chrysotile
1997
1998
1999
Poland bans asbestos Belgium introduces ban (witli exceptions) on clirysolile Saudi Arabia bans asbestos L ithuania issues first law restricting asbestos use; ban 2004 IJK. bans chrysolite (with minor exemptions)
2000 2000/2001
2001
Ireland bans clirysolile (with exceptions)
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nra7.il - the four most opufc<us states ban ajjheSios as well as many towns
find cities
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Lalvia bans asbestos (asbestos products already installed must be labeled)
Chile bans asbestos
2002
Spam and Luxembourg plan to ban chrysotile, erocidolitc and nmosite
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2003
Australian asbestos bim takes effect
2005
Hungary expects to ban chrysotile E.U. members Portugal and Greece deadline ior Bans Slovak Republic expects to adopt HU asbestos restrictions
Other countries that have banned asbestos, for which ban dales are being sought: New Zealand, Czech Republic, Slovenia.
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Rio de Janeiro, julho de 2001 Ref.: Banimento progressivo do uso do amianto
Prezados Senhores,
C o n t n u e 001
de conhecimento pblico que quatro estados brasileiros (SP, RJ, RS e MS) sancionaram leis, recentemente, banindo o uso do amianto em seu territrio.
Leaislacao atual
A ttulo de informago, resumimos as partes principis de cada lei:
$ao Paulo - (Lei 10813 de 24/05/2001. em anexoV proibe: 1) mediato: uso do amianto em E.P.I.(Equipamento de P roteso Individuai) 2) aps 12 meses: matarais de fricgao e automotivos 3) at dezembro de 2004: todo e qualquer produto contendo amianto. 4) a partir da vigncia da Lei, o nmero de fibra em suspenso permitido nos
ambientes em que sao manipulados produtos contendo amianto dever ser de 0,1 fibras/cm3 no ar (valor este, pela nossa experincia, difcil de ser alcangado sem urna estrutura adequada).
Rio de Janeiro - (Lei 3579 de 07/06/2001V orobe: 1) em at 2 anos: em materiais de fricqSo, automotivos, metalrgicos, etc. 2) em at 4 anos; em todas demais utilizages.
Rio Grande do Sul - (Lei 11643 de 21/06/20011. orobe: 1) em at 3 anos: o uso em todo e qualquer estabelecimento industrial.
Mato Grosso do Sul - (Lei 2220 de 05/01/2001 1
Outros 80 projetos a nivel municpal/estadual/federal esto tramitando atualmente sobre esta matria.
A Lei Federal em vigor, por seu lado, j prev hoje para as empresas que utilizam produtos contendo amianto, as seguintes providencias principis:
cadastro junto ao Ministrio do Traballio; mediges ambientis a cada 6 meses, em conjunto com o Sindicato dos
Trabalhadores; fornecimento gratuito de E.P.I., sua lavagem e troca;
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existencia de vestirios duplos; exames mdicos anuais, com Raio X e Espirometra; acordo com o Sindicato dos Trabalhadores sobre procedimentos no uso seguro do
amianto. (Lei 9055; Decreto 2350; Portara 3214- NR15)
Produtos de amianto e suas alternativas
Em vista desses fatos, gestaramos de tranquilizar a todos os nossos clientes e nformar-lhes que a Teadit dispe de urna linha completa de produtos alternativos ao amianto.
Nossa experincia vem de mais de 15 anos de vendas de produtos isentos de amianto no mercado Norte Americano e Europeu, aonde a substituido j se deu h muto tempo, e na participado na FSA(Fluid Sealing Association) e ESA(European Sealing Association), associades dos fabricantes de produtos para vedado, das quais somos membros Diretivos.
Este conhecimento nos permite indicar, com seguranza, as melhores alternativas aos produtos atualmente utilizados, visando s soludes mais adequadas, tcnica e econmicamente, para cada aplicado.
Solicite imediatamente urna visita dos nossos tcnicos e permita-nos apresentar nossos produtos alternativos que atendem por completo s novas exigncias legis que ora se apresentam.
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Estimado Senhor,
Em virtude dos comentarios recebidos recentemente de alguns clientes, gostariamos de esclarecer alguns pontos ligados ao uso dos produtos de amianto,
O uso em todas as suas formas de asbesto/amianto est regido pelo Decreto n 2.350 (de 15/10/97) que regulamenta a Lei n 9.055 (de 01/06/95) e pelo NR.-15 anexo n 12 do Ministrio do Trabalho (todos em anexo).
O anexo 12 da Norma Regulamentadora 15 do Ministrio do Trabalho, em seu tem 7 define que somente as empresas que produzem, utilizam ou comercializam fibras mianlo 'Tanatura" deverao ser cadastradas as Delegacias Regionais do Trabalho. ~
Por esse mesmo dispositivo em seu tem 10, as empresas que simplesmente comercializem produtos industrializados de amianto, esto obrigadas a possuir "in struyes de uso" para esses produtos, que devero ser repassadas para seus clientes finis.
O M SD S (informa9oes sobre se gu rab a do produto) que fomecemos suficiente para esta finalidade; estamos complementando-o com um folheto explicativo que acompanha os nossos produtos.
Entendemos que todas as empresas que n o raanipulem as fib ras de amianto^ natura] nSo e sto obrigadas p se registrar as D RT, pois isto s se aplica quelas que fome9axn, industrializem ou comercializem fibras de amianto "in natura", carecendo por isto de amparo legal esta pretenso nos outros casos.
Caso sua emprsa, receba urna solicitao desse tipo, seria intressante que faam urna consulta a seu setor jurdiq^ para dirimir qualquer dvida ou contatem a A B R A (Associao Brsileira do Amianto) - T e.(011) 829-5977, e em caso de se constatar a improcedencia de tal solicitao, procedam com as devidas medidas legis necessrias.
CSAR CARVALHO. . Diretor Comercial
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