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FILE NAME: Asbestos in Hair Dryers (HD)
DATE: 1979 Apr 9 DOC#: HD016
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to CPSC from The Gillette Co. RE Special Order - Portable Hand-Held Electric Hair Dryers
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Soro Fleschner Attorney
flia of Ihy G#n#*ol
. A pril 9, 1979
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The Gillette Company hudiHol'Ibwf Swildwig
to>*oa, MauodiuMn 03199 (i17)'01-7000
. O ffice of the Secretary
Oonsuner Product Safety
- Third Floor
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; m i - 18th street,.N .W ,
.Washington, D.C. 20207
sp<*-ta) Qrdar Portable Hand-Held E lectr ic Hair Dryers
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le tte r is-'in response to the Cannission's S pecial Order far. Submis sio n
' :^ ? V o f Tnfffnmr ig i ~dated-March 29, 1979 to The G ille tte Company , Appliance D ivi
' J- ' a im . The in farraticn requested i s se t forth as f o llo a :
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State the name o f your firm and address o f your p rin cip al place o f
business."-Specify whether you are a manufacturer, importer,- and/or
private i ^w1qt- o f portable hand-held e le c tr ic h air dryers (dryers).
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The G ille tte Qurpany .
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Prudential Tower Building
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Boston, MA . 02199 ..
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Vfe are an. is c r te r o f ]/>jViI hand-held e le c t_r_ ie h air 'd~r'yLoeL isr.v - '
2. a. j i e asbestos m aterials new being used in dryers ywnr firm is menu- .
facturing, i ngc rtin g , or labeling?
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No.
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b. Are these
m aterials i s the nozzle lin in g , w ire insulation,
motor in su la tio n , or other locations vhere asbestos i s exposed to th e '
dryer's a ir stream?
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Sot applicable.
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-3. a. Have >tnq m aterials been used in dryers ywir f irm manufactured,
, . Imparted, or labeled w ithin the la s t ten years?
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Yes.
b. Are these asbes t os m ateH als in the nozzel l inin g , w ire in su lation , motor in su la tio n , or other location s where asbestos i s exposed"to th e dryer's a ir stream?
Yes.
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