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FILE NAME: Asbestos Textile Product Use (ATPU) DATE: 1984 July 2 DOC#: ATPU020 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: MD Division of Labor and Industry Press Release - Ban on Protective Clothing Made from Asbestos news DU-10-84 FROM DOMINIC N. FORNARO, coMmanoNn or l a m b and inductbt STATE OF MARYLAND /T STANTIIENT or LICENSING AND REGULATION DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY urn FOR IMMEDIATE PFT.F-ASE; July 2, 1984 CONTACT: Andy Alcarese Senior Industrial Hygienist (301) 659-4196 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING MADE FROM ASBESTOS Today the Maryland Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Dominic N. Foroaro, reminds employers of a new law regarding the use of protective clothing made from asbestos. The 1984 Maryland General Assembly mandated that effective July 1, 1984, employers "may not purchase any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing for use by an employee" and that "an enployer may not require or request any employee to use any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing that was purchased after July 1, 1984". The law also prohibits the sale in Maryland of any item of new or used asbestos protective clothing. After July 1, 1985, the law prohibits the use or possession of any new or used asbestos protective clothing in any place of enployment. During the period between July 1, 1984 and July 1, 1985, if an employee uses asbestos protective clothing, the employer must inform the employee of the associated health hazards, as well as maintain records and provide respuratoryiprotection under certain circumstances. For copies of the law or additional information, call the Training and Education Office, Maryland Occupational Safety and Health at 659-4164 or in Maryland toll free 1-800-492-6226. # # # 0b~l EXHIBIT 66