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FILE NAME DuPont DUP DATE 1972 July 17 DOC DUP111 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Shell Engineering Council from York Research Company Francis A. Govan Chairman 16 oe YORK RESEARch Corporation : Ss ONE RESEArch Drive STAMFORD Connecticut 06904 saeesee. yo. d July 17 1972 Mr. R. G. Jobe Secretary Shell Engineering Council P. O. Box 2463 . Houston Texas 77001 Dear Mr. Jobe made We appreciate the effort you in meeting with our committaened discussing the problems arising out of the recent laws on asbestos To summarize the action that 16 intends to take 1. 16 has already agreed to ask each of its subcommittees to investi- gate ways and means of including hazards within their specifications FE 2. Mr. Hoopes and myself will contact those sources of data on techniques a methods and procedures to mitigate the asbestos hazard . 3. 16 will produce a compendium of these reports and publish them for use by the industry 4. At our Ottowa meeting Oct. 15-18 which will concentrate on the asbestos will encourage anyone with an interest 1972 we problem to join will form a task group other than medical and with us on this task group 5 I will formally request ASTM for measuring ambient air levels best techniques 22 to develop realistic test methods and work with OSHA in publishing the Thus 16 affecting hazards has the agreed to bite the insulation industry bullet and will coordinate activities in regard to asbestos and similar I hope to see you again soon | % Best regards mau . cc W. Hulse - ASTM Hdqs Francis A. Govan P.E. . Chairman 16 .001350 .001350 .001350 .01350 .001350 .001350 .001350 TEL 203 " 325-1371 DIRECT N. Y. LINE 635-6378 ng eee re me m EE ee eee > eb Ree ren mm veeetreremanre errame : cars rer Sr erme * wee