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J J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc. Hocky Mountain Sales representatives OCT 111S83 Internal Correspondence eats. October 6, 1983 Hank J. Jones .1 f< A. Verploegh, Stockton W. G J 'Burnett f Stockton ...-^.File Chrono A/C PIPE The attached article appeared in the Kali Street Jourr.a ^ 10/4/83. As the article states, the EPA plans to propose a ban or phase out of asbestos containing products over the next few years. The position of J-M Manufacturing and ACPPA has not changed. That is; we feel there is no problem with the use of A/C pipe for the transmission of potable water. We feel the recoiTir.ended work practices ' for the handling of A/C pipe are sufficient to create a safe v.ork environment. HJJ:jd D 002178 EPA to Propose, in Next Few Months, Ban said it didn't know how any EPA action would affect its mining operations m Colo rado, where if operates a small asbestos Or Phase-Out of Remaining Asbestos Uses \C-4--63 mine. Moreover. Union Carbide said. r. probably won't hav- much of an effect or. us because our kind of asbestos is of high purity." 3ui the company said its asbestos \ 3y And'. Pasztci. And Ras most- A. Joseph j 5-.c/*of Tkl 5-r*-*ii.T. Jovrna,*w the matena] would be loo rosily in most in is used in floor files and corking materials, stances. and they wanted voluntary action usages that EPa apparently w-jr bar.. ; WASHINGTON--The Env:rc.-..-er.:ai Pro- by industry to reduce public exposure to as Ray-mark Corp.. Cor.r... assrts j vectior. Agency intends to propose ir. the bestos. that its use 0: asbestos prooabiy wouidr.'t oe -.-xt few mcr.ths a ban or phase-out o' as- Bat Edward Klein, director of the office affected immediately.. The company said 11? t?s in the few products that sill use it. that is drafting the proposals, said Uie EPA asbestos is used mainly in Inctic-r. rosier.- now considers asbestos to be a "proven car als. like car brakes and clutches. -;?A Air-Js:ra:or IVtillsn: Euckelshaus cinogen" that should be phased out qu-CKlyT _i~r?<3 ir. principle with a pccl;age of pro He cotec that industry has oeveiopec a vari posed r--ulaUcns against tie carcinogen ety of substitutes. Vna; g.>es beyond any action the Reagan ad- " rienvar-based Manvi'Je Corp.. the major r.iniitr'-.tion =-23 c'-nsidermg only a few asbestos-products maker, said the EPA ac- T-mhs ago. agency officials said. Son probably would have `very little impact Nevertheless. any such tar would come on ti" because the comnsay has been re- lor.j after the asber.es iccuscry-ci.iered I p]2C-ar asbestos with such materials as 5- b\ tb.-xritsarr..ddsi of suits L-cm asber. s workers : Ir. a related development, the Labor Dr p-.rtment said its Occupational Safety a:.r Health Administrator, will expand "work place inspections see'-ung possible 'Mc-iatiC-ns of is asbesros-exposare rules Toe job-safety agency rstlmsted it will tnrL such irspecti.sis it- about TOf; over the next year in the ennstr-jeriu-r and mar-ufacmr.ns arri usseerars---haasi shrunk se'-veerrse.ly. ,A\vb>ou:t 300 j yM-a.m"-ii'lule ffil;e>d-i t;onr- ip-r.ovt-e'nct,i-o,n- iumndduerr .C~hhsap cr.r.par.ies once used aster.es in their prod ter 11 of the federal Bankruptcy Code last ucts. but use has decreased as the danger year to ward off if ousands of lawsuits from industries, focusing or. deno'.TJor sites anc risncixctu.-ers vith records .e vit iations. / ous effects of asbestos have k-.ur.e known plaintiffs who claimed injury or death of rel OSHA said it will inspect dt-niolitscr site- The L'.S. Bureau of Mr.es said L'.S' con- ( atives from asbestos. The material can that have notified the EPA that ashes'os de sumption reached = high of TK.KO metric ' cause carfcer ana asVstosis, an emphy molition or removal will occur. ?re'.-;->es:\. tops ir. IJ73: sccc-iing t: the EPA. current sema-like disease that gradually impairs CSKA Inspectors often didnif l-tr.ow- about annual 'enfemr-tio?. is about LU.vOC metric .breathing through scarring of the l-ur.gs. passible asbestos-rule Violations at suer, tens. ` ' ` MEE'-ilie. once knows as the largest as sites because the work was comp',free The EPA In.ends ic ban M uses of cer bestos company In the Western world, re quickly. The cooperative effort with the tain entst.-uotten p-ducts such as cement cently sold its large Canadian asbestos-min EPA is to last six months. pipes, rotting irateriais ar-i Zjot coverings ing operations. In the 3S7fts. the government banned cer that certain bsb^rss. a Sbrcrus ir.inertai , In Danbury, Conn.. Union Carbide Corp. tain sprays containing asbestos used for in- 3ed m Drop-oof materials. In addition, the }-- ' 'h. 11 .'.J * i--_ _ - -- v * agency is writing proposed regulations that sulation and decoration of new tuilctr.gs. place a cap th.e amc-sr.; of asbestos 'used , ior all cer products and set up a timetable , for phasing out all but a few minor uses' ever the .next few years. i In the past, seao: Reagan sinuaistrstior. 'appointees at the EPA have.argued that 'there wasn't adequate scientfgc evidence to; warrant'tough action against asbestos. They j also asserted that banning or phasing out And the EPA ordered schools to perform safety checks to determine if fibers from as bestos insulation posed a health threat ir. students. Recently, the EPA has been under increasing pressure from lawmakers, er.vi '.riTiirntaJ groups and cancer experts a: ' other federal agencies to crack down on fu ture use of the materia'. - OO^79 D