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FILE NAME: Kaiser Gypsum (KG) DATE: 1972 Oct 5 DOC#: KG019 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestos Labeling and Cement Sacks
K A I SER C E M E N T 6* GY P S UM C O R P O R A T I O N
INTER OFFICE MEMORANDUM
As Per A tt a c h e d
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date O cto b e r 5 t 1972
i ik.n J. C. McCoe
SUBJECT
ASBESTOS -V LABELING PLASTIC AND PUST1C GUN CEMENT SACKS
J* E. Toomey, a t the r e q u e s t o f Jim P a rk e r, a d v is e s a F e d e ra l R e g u la tio n w e n t ^ i n t o e f f e c t J u l y 7, 1972 r e q u i r i n g l a b e l i n g o f a s b e s t o s - c o n t a i n i n g p r o d u c t s . F o r t h i s re ason he urges immediate co m p lia n c e f o r any K a is e r cements c o n t a i n i n g a s b e s to s .. He a d v is e s , "The ca u l o r - l a b e l sh o u ld be a p p li e d by s t e n c i l , sta m ps, s t i c k e r s , o r w h a te ve r may ! e the most con v e n ie n t means f o r pro m pt c o m p l ia n c e . " The la b e l s h a l l s t a t e :
CAUTION
Contains Asbestos Fibers Avoid C rea tin g Dust
B r e a t h i n g A sbestos Dust Mc^y Cause S e rio u s B o d i l y Harm
Im m e d ia te ly below the. la b e l b u t n o t n e c e s s a r i l y in l e t t e r i n g o f the same size, in s e rt "Above label is in compliance w ith Federal Regulations re la t ing to O c c u p a t i o n a l , S a f e t y , and H e a lth S ta n d a rd s , 29 C F R N 9 1 0 .9 3 a ."
cc: Ken Merrigan Riverside Cement Co. Joe Dobrowolski California-Portland Cement Co.
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