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FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB DATE 1978 Mar 31 DOC ASB019 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter from Raybestos Manhattan RE Caution Labels ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATION aybestos R Corporate DIVISION and Manhattan Trumbull LOCATION TO Mr. R. B. Sims March 31 1978 Because inhalation of asbestos fibers can has compelling reasons to provide caution with asbestos containing materials cause disabling labels and work and fatal diseases M practice instructions The company has a moral obligation to warn its customers that improper handling of its products may generate hazardous airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers and it has a duty to comply with government regulations Failure to provide such information in the past because of ignorance of the hazard has resulted in enormous potential financial liability Caution labels are placed on packages of Automatic Transmission Plates because abrasion in shipment can cause containing dust to accumulate in the packages Lined brake shoes are rarely ground in the field but when they are excessive airborne dust concentrations can be created if proper precautions are not taken In addition brake service mechanics are exposed to containing dust when removing used brake shoes and must take precautions to avoid inhaling it By providing caution labels and work practice instructions to protect our customers from asbestos disease and product liability claims we are doing our the company from best future