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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1974 Aug 21 DOC#: RTV017 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: J-M Memo RE Classification of Tremolite Under OSHA Asbestos Standard Conversation with Bob Bacon on Aug 19 Johis-fVlanviHe To: F J S o l o n , Jr, f-M-s Internal Correspondences..*.s`-4eMtye\t* S 4 7<Hfc Data: August 21, 1974 Srem: R P Carter Copies: E. M. F e n n e r .Pile & c . Subject: C L A S S I F I C A T I O N OF TREM O L I T E U NDER O SHA ASBESTOS STANDARD CONVERSATION WIT H BOB BACON ON AUGUST 19 - B o b .Bacon o f R; T. V anderbilt Co. called me on. August 19 to;;.advise/.menfhat;:hev-resdeivodia.,letter^last .week from- .. ;trohn Stender w h i c h contained O S H A 's--opinioh/asSitb' the i" pplipii|E!it^ ' ''/r: / -B o b iradfSte n d e r ":s'l e t t e r ;t o .me;over/theytelephone 'and! -indicated-' th ':he -v/oulll/iiTimediately; sendVa/copy/ to me.- aSr-'-inail, >dertbs.ically `s ta tedin;: hi s i d ttdrv that -iy O S H A 1n Asbe.- StaiidarS.^pplied only' to fibroui- m i n e ra 1s' , and talc con .ningrion-asbestiform: tremolite. is .not - "y., -covered--with ini th' Standard... tiFiije^stxnsticbnrprni::fc^.the-.. .d e f initions contained ..wi t h i n O S H A 's Asbestos ;Standard ./to / 'b ihcldd therein. ; - ' ". ' '/ rdxyedi'irom. Research; -chi&Aikrig'1ouif via'fefSn' ;b f $ i 3 $ f c e ? contrary.. fHowpyer, -Vamderbilt as'ijrei:yihg|:bn :their''ownr- c o n c lusion-that'the trmolite cbntrim'a`-in.>.tHbi'ifrtSiB is "npnriibros:"vi , - ; ` i .As-iypUymayybe aware/ ;AR^iT.';-j>^^derb'ii-,t recen tly b o u g h t .-v :_ Ihti^nationaiiirdidi Bob :Bacon 'indicated that one portion " of {ahilnterna^bhaliaTalc/ doposit '.contains*>a':consider a b l e ... amoun t -of :fibrous :chr y i b t il e ''an d anthophyl l i t , in addi tion t b \containing a.,m h e r o logical/^ ,^fibrous: talc. Inyyiewtpf this finding, ;yandBrbilt intendsysometimein ^aMing^laSeiilbnr-taic tdiiedCfrbm-vth^t'pbrtipn^bfrddTati particular-depbsit. - However, they have noipreseht intention of labeling any other talc. Based on the better which Vanderbilt received from J o h n S t e n d e r , i t . w o u l d , b e my r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t we reconvene another meetings with those individuals who attended the talc labeling meeting on July 24, and recommend that we promptly advise our customers of our intention to label talc and to proceed with such labeling. CRMC- ELS-0045 98 F. J. Solon,- Jr Page 2 August 21, 1974 Naturally, we should first carefully review Stender's letter as soon as we receive a copy. It would also be my recommendation that.prior to our- institution-of asbestos, warning labels on talc, VanS^l^.,;v^b;:t^e^reshltb;'of; our. analysis of their . ; tn3|%^d?^i^^^&ft;b'^onslder app^in^alsl^'larvlabel,.. . In-view, offtft 'above.--developments, l'ee no '.reason'"for s^eci.l;,:feetingv,with-;-dSH&-'as :'wasv-discussed. atf:^e-.Jul^-:24 ^t'aic'& > - ' -- - CRMC-ELS-004599