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FILE NAME: General Electric (GE) DATE: 1972 Nov 22 DOC#: GE187 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Use of Asbestos and OSHA Considerations DI nednuvesrt,r iaGIlIQP ro d u cts D epartm ent November 22, 1972 MEMO TO FILE GUESNEEROAFLAESBLEESCTTORSICANCODMOPASNHYA CONSIDERATIONS Roth and B a rtle tt spoke to Mr. James N elson on November 22, 1972, w ith regard to above su b je c t. Mr, Nelson is concerned w ith the p ro d u c t e x p o su re w ith G eneral E le c tr ic cu sto m ers. He i s in Scocnhceenrenctaanddy , MNr.. YEd. DAeckDri.s Srteevs pe oAn snidbelresonfohr asanythein -phuobulsiec hpreoablltehm s caused by the use of asb esto s. Both these gentlemen are in New York C ity . Mp or-.licNyelstoon eslitma tienda teth aa st b tehsetores wa carso nsso cthoerpbooraatred . proAntouthncisemdenatten, orth e P la s t ic s Group has made t h e i r own d e c is io n to e lim in a te a sb e sto s from p l a s t i c compounds. A lso , th e IMD Group has decided to p hase i t out o f in s u la tin g ta p e s . In b o th cases th e se GE D epartm ents made th e ir d ecision s based on t h e a s s o c i a t e d w ith clean-up equipment. ' . Minr-.h oNueslesonprotabllkeme d. toWhtehne thlaeyrg emaskteeaam f iteulrdb ini ne s pt aelolpaltei ownhothheayve anreo concerned about its use as lagging, but the General E lectric lawyers whaovrek itos lddontheemuntdhear t c othnetrira cet xwp oitshureo uitss idmeirnsimaanld s itnhcee ptrhimi sarylagregsinpgo n s i bn oi lrmi t yallywobueld ar eUstti lwi tiyth. thIe e xGpelnaeinraeld Etloe cMtrri.c Nceulssotonmtehr awt hJoMwaoluslod is moving in the d ire c tio n of an a sb esto s-fre e lagging so th a t th is problem should be minimized. ^ ro '^ W e ^ E T ia -C ^ ^ ^ t^ w ith our current position and the present sta te of technology. Mr. N elson w ill check w ith these two gentlem en and le t us know. W. H. B a r t l e t t c c : W. C, Roth MT-LIP-000070