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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1979 June 28 DOC#: ABX111 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo from Abex NY Office RE If & When to Notify Employees of Overexposure to Lead, Asbestos, etc. NEW YORK OFFICE [ ^PLAINTIFF'S ^XH03fT : 'A B -10.4 June 28, 1979 F . W. Enoch, M.D. C. H. B orch erd in g A ttach ed h ereto i s a su g g e ste d w rite -u p i f and when we have to n o tify employees o f overexposure to le a d , a sb e sto s, e t c . gest. I am su re th e re a r e s e v e r a l ''add o n s" th a t you can su g What I am t r y in g to convey to th e employee i s th e re i s p o t e n t i a l h azard to t h e ir h e a lt h b u t I d on ' t want to sc a r e them to d e a th . We re c o g n iz e our r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o : 1. Provide a work environment th at i s not hazardous to the employee?s h e a lth . 2 . A le rt employees to any p o te n tia l hazard. 3 . Comply w ith th e law . T h is, o f course, i s not an easy task because to elim inate c e r ta in harm ful m a te ria ls from products o r p ro ce sse s may be lik e try in g to tak e the liq u id o u t o f sou p. I f s u c c e s s fu l i t i s no longer sou p. T h is b e in g th e c a s e we then have to e it h e r en gin eer the e x posure to the harm ful to s a fe lim it s o r change work h a b its to reduce the exposure to sa fe lim its. When you g iv e me your changes t o t h i s ''n o tic e to em p lo y e e s" p le a s e don' t be so te c h n ic a l th a t no one bu t you u n d erstan ds it. I s o lic it the input o f a l l p a rtie s being copied. /d A ttch . CC: M e ssrs. L . F . Keenan E. F. Potts C. B. M allory ' AZ D. K. Rennie ABEX-198 SPNY 003708 SCF-ABEX-2260