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FILE NAME: Kentile (KEN) DATE: 1968 Oct 24 DOC#: KEN035 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Confidential Memo RE Use of Asbestos - Certain Employees Must Wear Dust Masks V STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL October 2lj, 1968 TO: Mr B . C . Bernhardt Mr. F . A . Reynolds Mr S . E . T a l lo , Sr PROM: V . J . GentSlo SUBJ: Use o f Aabestoa The su bject o f Asbestos! has again been given prominence in m edical a r t io le s and has been brought up by our oh exposure which oould cause expensive occu p atio nal d isease claims While we f e e l th a t our present exhaust s y e te w . I f o p e ra tin g ab maximum e ffic ie n c y * way be adequate according to guide lin o s e s ta b lis h e d by the In d u s tr ia l H y g ie n ists r g ^ u lB a t j^ ^ we are not a a l l c e r ta in th e y are adequate enough to prevent harm ful e f f e c t s , du> to fa c t that standards rela tin g to allow able J5 in airborne dusts have not been estab lish ed in the in d u stria l use or the productn I t was f o r t h is reason th a t Management did esta b lish a mandatory pule to the e f fe o t th et eaota employee oomtng In conotaut co u taet u lth op han dling aeheatoe (aoale area, banbupy, pigment, elean-npe) must wear Bureau o f Mines approved dust masks a t a l l times W ill vou p lease advise whether such dust masks are now b e in g worn a t all^ tim es by employees a f f e c t e d . A ls o , w ill you p lease advise the method you employ as a fo llo w up t o enforce the rule ^ N a tu r a lly , you w ill not d iscu ss the m atter o f A ebestosla w ith the Union or men working w ith asbestos VJO:og eo: Mias G. Vi. K e lly Messrs. J . L. Koloyski P . Weimar W.Peyton SP366461 SP366461 ' ' N YCA L019117