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FILE NAME: Asbestos Cement Pipe and Sheet (ACPS) DATE: 1966 Sept 1 DOC#: ACPS081 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to English Electric Co. Lmtd. RE Asbestos/ Asbestosis RO/JBD let uepteaber 1966 R. C Blatohor Eaq. , Owitohgeor Insulation Engineer, English Electric Co* Limited* Stafford# Dear Sir, v>o hero been Informed by Ur D Lewis, our Birmingham Office Branch Manager handling Electrical Insulation Products, that you have been In touch with him regarding the possible health hazards faced by your employees engaged in the handling end naohlnlng of asbestos-based products This subject is one which has been under review over many yeara and our recommendation to oustooare who purchase aebeatOB cement products for the purpose of cutting and finishing on their own promisee is that they should study the Asbestos Industry Regulations, 1931* obtainable from 11.U.3.0. at 2/-d per oopy* Briefly, these Regulations require that where e person Is engaged for olght hours or taore per week In the dry cutting, sawing or grinding of materials oontelning asbestos, suitable duet extraction equipment must bo Installed and respirators must bo worn* The equipment must be of a standard approved by HU* Factory Inspectorate Wo suggest therefore that you obtain a oopy of this publication and think that you will find that the contents will answer your enquiry* Yours faithfully. J* B4 MAh