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F-2S3 R .V. 2-*7 UNIROYAL, Inc. OXFORD (Location) March 21, 1974 TO: Mr, M. J. Klelnfeld Naugatuck Chemical FROM: D. E. Dudrow, Corporate Manager Safety and Plant Protection SUBJECT: PVC Attached is a statement Goodrich has sent to their customers in Canada, It calls to their attention that the various GEON resins contain vinyl chloride monomer and that it may be present as a vapor in the atmosphere of the customer's workplace. We recommend that you consider the necessity of making a suitable statement to our customers. DEJD/maz Attachment cc: R. E. Lowell W. D. Harris URL 14630 INTERCOMPANY CORRESPONDENCE URL 14691 B.F. Goodrich Canada United EXECUTIVE OFFICES* RITCHENEft.ONTftfttO, M2B ft >* PH ON K (5 1 f> >7ft 2-3G ft 1 February 21,1074 Ur. H.D. Glenn. Uniraytl (10S5) limited, P.0, Cox 120, Piece d'Afmcs, Uontred 126, P.Q. Deer Mr. Glonn, 0 Anracry 23, 1074, a public statement was released by Tho D. F, Goodrich Company in Cio United States concerning an investigation of tho deaths of threa employees at tho CFG Lc*j!r.:"3, Kentucky plant from o rare form of livor cancer, and tho posoifclo connections between theeo end their wefft over a number of years in our PVC polymerisation operalions. later search of aroilablo medical records revealed that two other employees hovo died fren tho ms cause, cniposarcqma of tho livor, ono in 1DSD end one in 1SS4. Another caso ho been reported of en employee st3l living. At the time of issuing the first statement on January 23, B. F. Goodrich provided cl! cvcIlcMo drte to the KentucJsy Department of Labor, representatives of tho Federcl Occupational Safety cad Kat!;h Administration (QSHA1 end to tho Notional Institute of Oecupatlono! Safety end Health (K103M), These trendas ere currently investigating theso cores, ero carrying out industry - wide cpldrmfelo^cd Mtfdlos, end oro in contact with European governments with major PVC industries. Tho company b oosdmiing to coagarato fully with theso cganctss. ^ (o Ceaeda, inweticativo checks of date at our two Canadian plena (Shevrlnigan, Cucfecs end Ntesara Falls, Ontario) were instituted immediately. Provincial hcclth authorities wero informed end enytoyecs craro briefed on the situation both verbally and-by written notification. Medical check Ops Of OB CFG Capeeb employees working in tho plants will bo eo ordinated. Also cooperating with govemmonts on on international basis ero 10 producers of vinyl cMcrfds monomer and PVC under sponsorship of tho Manufacturing Chemists Association, 1025 Cenncctfcjt Aeenuq, Ctafcfergton. D-C. 20009. This group is sponsoring lengthy and in depth tosicclo^cai nd epkbtntotattal studies on vinyl chloride end worker*. As yet no dofhrito connection has boon established between angiosarcoma caes end cny cf tho wmm 60 ctenricata which may have boon used in potymorizotion of PVC or its compounds c: tho LoubvElo plant. Vinyl chloride monomer, a chlorinated hydrocarbon, is a primary rtrrpcct duo to the feet it fs a major nrr material of high volatility ter which employees hovo prctctly had the pcstst axposuro. It cfcmdd fee pointed art that our studios of medical records at other plants hero revealed soshaft)? esses. Wow taro been reported in Coneda. I 2- - - A5 yon runy know, som.i residual impolymcrteed vinyl chlorido monomor remctos in cemmsTCts! polyvinyl chlcrida pc'yncrs and coirfrciir.ds. Yho lovols In Gcon resins, plastics end lr.tcr.es rcn^j from undstccfnt'a leva's to those high enough to suggest the pcsrlblf?tv yehln '."''.ZT *#' ecrsor?:rr?rrr, n c'sscd ctcroga 07 in toms pToecrsing stripy rush es henterj r.rivirm f .i A< r*o cro in no ppsition to dotenrino if the marmot in which resins end compounds used rrJ reared in your pkn? conrtstoto o potential problem tlneo these operations oro not under cur centred Wo do, liewat'CT, rudest that you rcviowycMT cwn operational procedures end toko oppropriefta eatlsn. 1 Wo rjoa'd li!*o to point out that the pretent investigations cro confined to polymer|yrtvn_c-::a tiers whero the cmcur.t of vinyl chlorido, the starting monomer, is"muchhighorthen it wcidd to In eny process wo knew involving finisher! polymer or compounds. ii It fe not the infant of this memorandum to cfoto that tho cause of enciosereoma cf tho liver b onpesttfo to vinyl eWerfeb mcromor but to point cut to our customers thetfmr,1^rrr{'~Vhrr:y 4 pfjhi^trw ntctcrtol romoin In thgjrclymor in unchanged f3?m_cnTljhntjtJs cnoj"?_t,har `'crr;cd t 4 phamreois. *"r i Wo wi!! do our host to hoop you informed on this subject cs investigations proceed. i < * Sincerely i M. E. Deiloy Vico President, Marketing Commercial Products * i' 3i ) URL 14692 *