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FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS)
DATE: 1974 Aug 20
DOC#: FMS032
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to FMSI from Molded Materials Company, Carlisle Co. RE Respirators
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August 20, 1974
M r.'E . W. D r is la n e , E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r Friction M aterials Standards In stitu te , Ine. Sergen H all O ffice Center E-210 Route 4 Paraanis, NewvJ e r s e y 07652
Dear Ed:
The p a p e r s which you c ir c u la te d under d a te o f August 8 , 1974 r e f e r in g to the r e v i s i o n o f O.S.H-A. Stan dards on "E x p o su re tn A sb esto s Dust" were c a re fu lly stu d ied here.
I im m ediately c a lle d our Chairman, Ik e W eaver, and exp ressed my d is p le a s u r e w ith th e recommendation lim it in g th e u se o f r e s p i r a t o r s to 60 m in u tes in any 8 hour s h i f t , and 30 m inutes in an h o u r.
This i s recommended a s an a d d itio n a l s e c tio n under (d) (1) (v i) which I f e e l would b e s t be l e f t as i s .
The e n t i r e p r o p o sa l i s w e ll p rep ared and r e p r e s e n ts a r e a l i s t i c approach which w i l l sa fe g u a rd the h ealth o f em ployees.
Tours very tru ly ,
MOLDED MATERIALS COMPANY DIVISION OF CARLISLE CORPORATION
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cc: Mr. I s a a c H. Weaver Raybestos-M anhattan, Inc. Manhein, P en n sy lv an ia . 17545
Mr. E. R. Z a c h a ria s
E . H. Wagner In d u strial R elations