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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: July 1, 1972 DOC#: USG084 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1972 Memo to AR Rump from WW Holloway re federal regulations on asbestos 2 not today with the people who ere receivlsg cople of this letter to dlaeuea eetloo necessary with regard to the federal regulations an aobestoe vbleh are effective today* Our canclmrtonc vers at follow: 1* There la no preeent practical mqr to eliminate asheetoa iron the Joist formulas* If It la legally possible ve vlnh to avoid the necessity far trihainwy our formulations as containing aOboctos and therefore hazardous, unleea end until the practice le adopted . \/j the Industry* Ve therefore agreed, that ve would asploy the HATIfiCP service as outside cnaoulteata to evaluate the duet concentrations which occur when Beady Mix Joists era Beaded and itau dry Joist coqpounda are ~ adzed end when dry Joists are Bended* Hopefully, the concentre- tlozrs which occur Is use will sot require labelling. Eowerar, ouraction is this respect will bo determined when we hove the errr-gnn report. (As you know, HAZLSCO is the Keqpear Zneuranee technical a n which ws used for industrial hyglcas surveys at all USA plants during 1971 and 1972)* We also agreed that award should made with Research to evaluate oar best asbestoe-iree iolnt rannound formulaand. ix xu eeenui rrwncmnhiy practical, ve would try to field test suen a formula In the near fixtura In ordar to get aome Job experience with the beet ve have to after act this tin* S* There la a loag H a t of point products using asbestos formulations. Wto hen a complicated determination of whether to nark to eliminate asbestos, to Ihbel the product, or to drop the product tree the line* Because thla Is os Involved product line, ve decided to t u n the handling of this problem over to Mr* MeVay end Mr* Mllcteod for conducting the necessary work with the Research Department to arrive at the optima solutions. 3* 2h ths plaster area, ve decided to ellalaate Audicote end Hi-Lite from the product U s e Immediately. Ve decided to el Urinate Oriental Interior from the product line immediately Oriental Exterior formulation will be lsoedlately changed to a new asbesto fres formulation which has been developed end successfully tried at Sweetwater. If ve have markets whore this formulation is aot suitable, -fi. . r a s it aufrirteaUyprofltshls to p o w any olfisiflust penalty if vs drop the product, ma tin fbnauln dans 121 be fcnedlute and allinclusivo 4. nera era sndber of Industrial crating plaster* containing asbestos, but there are substitution opportunities believed to be enpsbla of aolvlsg tbs problema Ve ill turn this netter over to Mr Lonbe to stud; ad nahe recccncadatlens 'Meanbllo, Nr Carnali bps notified the pleats ustiy asbestos, hers ve sagaci this use to occtlma, tflhsubsit tbclr Authority Bequests far necessary dust collectlaa squlpsnnt If tin XA2XSCD surveys taken earlier luiente they are bora the nsv threshold Units on boatos fiber WBisc oe C C. G r a u 1/ R. V B n t * v #138*1 J*. J MfflsMOhlin #151 - X 8. IW -U9 170-6 tJ S A - J 9 U bb Cbxnell