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1 Safety News containing an article entitled,
Page 232
2 Recognition and Control of Fume and Dust Exposure.
3 They had sections on asbestos, and it
4 stated, asbestos used in the formulation of brake
5 lining is a potentially harmful compound.
6 When you are a member of an organization, we
7 all know, you get the publications. They got them.
8 They got them. 1948. We are nine years before Mr.
9 Grewe walks into Foreign Motors.
10 1949 to 1974 they remained a member of the
11 Industrial Hygiene Foundation and early on they would
12 receive an editorial that says asbestos and cancer of
13 the lung. They get those articles early on.
14 In the 1970s, Ford had an industrial
15 hygienist working for them. They are a big company.
16 An industrial hygienist is somebody who is supposed to
17 make sure that the workplace is safe, right?
18 What does Ford's industrial hygienist do?
19 Recommends not blowing asbestos dust with compressed
20 air hose at its brake research center to reduce
21 exposure.