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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1969 - 1972 DOC JMA251 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memos - Warning Labels and OSHA Requirements @ AL102691365 AL102691365 AL102691365 Environmental Control Desertment Desertment Research & Meinserine i mmear Ammunt 7. 176 - Manville Hazardous Product Labelliar Insulations Froducts Froducts ave reviewed your letter end attachment dated August 5 1769 sresenting tha eubles of product labelling in your division believe there is a basic decision to be made as to type of products that quire labelling I propose the following guideline Only products that during handling fabrication and installation generate asbestos fiber or crystalline silica contataior dusts in potentially beraful quantities shall be labelled Mo this prida islfoilla ows ed then produsucchtass Tlezbeard Ebany Transics Dey Cements Thermobentos Coloriith Chalkboard Mertnice 15 % Namesia presently labelled inducts such as Mst Comets Albasesi tevanenl is sush as Wilboard fronts Asbeston Falt ino , in a grey area and would need individual review 7 I please have comments from you and copyholders on this approach Ties . I. M. Fener AL104270132 AL104270132 Lavimental Centrel pertant Research & Engineering Center February 17 1969 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL A. V. Dobson Marville Labeling of Insulating Products Health hazard Warning I as set evare of nay written policy concerning the hasard labeling of Manville a products labeled informed second that Mr. Gurnett has requested that I have been shipping bags and calcised asbestos Conceiding materials asbest ber all to be labeled Pronantly the Fiber Division Culita shipping tags are relative to labeling of asbestes fiber is investigating thethpisrobtliemmes Colite Thermobeatre and insulating comesto is shipping bags At in labeled containers I do not know if any consideration are shipped given toward other sabestos containing products such as Marisite Flexboard Flat and Corrugated Transite (M / eY as cai File I. M. Jan AL 104270155104270115042750155 2783 C. P. Vabes - New ... eet 3. Nabal - Magville 221 A. Peases - New York P. 7. Cogsfas ~ New York {liey algune algune Divistes Kasville February Neadquartere - Box 221 20 1969 HM EALA TH HR AZARK D INGPRODUCTS Your letter of February 10 1969 I have been attempting policy with tempest to shest produsto to obtain a formal statement of 3besich becord labelling of *** I am appeading for your Laformation a copy of B.M. Pesuer's Confidential letter of February 17th to see see the subjoss e od @ of the fact that there is no supressed policy with In view Transite thenstone and regards to Parinite FlamboartdakFels ato action at the time on Coloriste I suggest that we labelling of sheet producte B. V. Debon OPTGET Attachment Attachment GHQ Dentet July 12 0372 D. 8. Wingerter 35 LABELING REQUIREMENTS UNDER NEW OSHA ASBESTOS REGULATIONS This will should be confirm labeled our conversations regarding which under the new OSHA regulations M products It is our opinion that the following be labeled with the asbestos warning Register of June 7 1972. A copy is non locked products must label as printed in the Federal attached Locked Asbestos Products Acoustical Products Dry spray type Foamed asbestos Calcium Silicate Sheets Low density sheets less than Et Cements Gypsum joint cements Insulating cements Insulations Low density calcium silicate binders Asbestos paper Low density magnesia binders High temperature blocks & bricks Papers & felts Commercial grades unsaturated ) Roofing felts unsaturated Gaskets unsaturated or not encapsulated Millboards unsaturated or uncoated ') O Stucco & Plaster Dry Dry mix mix cement stucco decorative plaster or uncoated Textiles unsaturated Braided products Cloth Listing Wicks Yarn all divisions carefully scrutinize each We further recommend that determine which if : the so called locked list to of product on asbestos fiber levels in excess any are capable of prwh oe dn ucitnhgey are cut saved drilled fitted the published limits handled in normal usage by our ground machined or otherwise that should be viewed closely customers Some examples of products are . Brake block or clutch facings shipped to another another manufacturer for further machining 2. AC products Nashua line that are shipped to fabricators for further cutting or machining where the customer does extensive cutting 3. Marinite products during installation gasket material that is shipped t^ a customer who 4 Certain cuts material using a band saw subsequently doubt as to which products produce If there is any normal usage we excess of published limits during site tests be requested from E. M. Fenner's eroup fiber levels suggest that in on be carefully considered since the The decision not to label should can be applied of the OSHA citation and penalty system full weight individual responsible We would be to the appropriate divisiondiovrision product manager individual products happy to discuss with the if additional opinions are needed --,---- W. B. Reitze CC R. M. Billings 3S C. L. Stake 35 H. M. Jackson 1S E. M. Fenner AN GHQ June Denver 7 1972 - iA id . a tee ae TO POLICY COMITTEE 3. B. Jobe M. Bail H.J. C. Hesse ... Lindell . 8. Marchant 5. L. Pundsack <eaontee Ivan Sabourin F. J. Solon Jr. A. C. Smith i L. Vanderbeek G. W. Wright M.D. I a. R. Goodwin py. H. May Jr. yj. A. McKinney .. M. Pennes W. P. Goodwin M. M. M. Swetonic ALANIA ^' OSHA MEARINGS immediately which of our press release Attached is a copy made June 7 by OSHA also followed the release on the new asbestos regulations attached industry for d and the We consider this quite a victory everyone in M did at and is a result of the fine job last March Our testimony the OSHA hearings in Washington delay in going to two effect on the time we presented case had a definite a doubt the strong warning fibers and without do with tossing out the on labeling had much to the caution label for loosely- label and retaining only bound products to study and OSHA regulations give us four years the two fiber The new the feasibility of applying decide on operations It It of our manufacturing to prove research standard to uc s etritmeinto ecuduct additional standard also gives the credibility of the two fiber or disprove olonJ