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FILE NAME: Niagara Insulation (NIN) DATE: 1960 Apr 29 DOC#: NIN002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter THE BUlUDlNU XtCUSTET EMPLOYERS OF NEW OMC STATE ALBANY Originated IMS NBJ YORK 31 workman* Co/ Safety Oreup w ^ glil Chureh St. ^ " * e w lo ik 13, N.Y. worth 6-2050 Group Minsrara Safety Man* ament CldQKy April 29, I960 Hr* Hay C. Brain Hla:'n Aabaatoa, Xne. 2 Washington S treet Biffalo 3, New York Dear Ray Aa returning the nstlea of Deallion la the Cavsnagh Case and aa enclosin'* a report by Hr. Qreanfleld he reviewed the foot a t i Nr, Qreanflald la head of ouiCClalas DepertMatapand incidentally, in ny opinion ia ana of the eoa t _ exparlanoad Workmen' O n g P M o a Olalna exports La tha SUta of law Iork e ^ -- ih i twenty eight years as a a f tlM t to the Director of Olalna in tha State I s M lK F u n d , during which tie s he h s n d im h la n ran in e into handreds af n illiena of d ' Ife Tha foraar SUta Fund Cla&na DLraator 1 now Oral n of tha tfortBaan'a Ompmaation Insurance Board. 1 suggest that you road hia report and do hat yod oan to follow tha safety nsndstion oontalnad thi a . unfortunately, ttii.?,? a eery aartoaa dlaeaaa and is practloally lnenrabla. Particles of aabnatoa once lacetied cantinas th e ir alow, inaldloaa tlasua daatruetlan through tha yaara, even though exposure nay long hare tarninatad. I f tha exposure la alight, aa in nil guarded p i n t s with assailant ariiaost r a t i lotion and usa at adaquata aaak protection, laauffleiaat aabaatos 111 be * so ita d to doatroy a v ita l mount of lung. Aocording to nadleal experts tha nTernga expoeure before the tppaaranoe of the disease ie 13.5 y sa n . I t l i very rarely foiad with loss than five yai secure but rapidly iacraaaai afte r this duration and beyond tha tanth year tha likllhoed of aabaatools la exceedlngly^^^^ Since the Worloeai'a Ccaponaction Lav Aikaa tha l u t a llo y s . f a r whoa th a n was injurious expos liable for fiall payarat of eoapanaatlaa, l i la Important to bo oaloctlTt la hiring w g p l in i i ha hero boon a paaad to hanrful duat with othar aaplsyoaa for I r a parlada. 1 foot, i f Carranagh had l e f t year anpL^ mm la 1958 and had b a e ra i l l while working for aaathar la the o r a ay for saran l neatha whan ha had boon arpaaart to harafhl oabaotoa duat, i t la lik e th a t jeo aid ha aoaapad lia b ility antirely o r a thoagh hla anpaaura fo r you laotod a s y yaara. I t a y bo a ll to heap la s h d , la la of tha abova aad tha aiilaiad report, that you j la tilling an aqplqrwa ha haa worked fo r o eanpotltor eith er la your area or la the aane ladastry 1 thar areaa, bo aoQulrins a p a l a ti a l o o ra a n tia a aaaa. -- jiWOs^ikC.)' S i Hlay.ara Aabaatoa, Irte* -3- I p r il 29, 1 9 j ^ r t nifiht ba ary worUmhlla oonaldarirv. phyaleal n a a ln a tlo n han h lrln g aueh an aploya* ao th a t you ay nofc ba atrle k a n wlth tha ooat. Tha l a i t aployar la tha ona vho paya* Thla aaa ay a l a r t othara ln y o n r.w ^lo y and l f yon haar of any fu rth a r M tlT lty ragardlng tha a tte m a y ho rapraaanta tha daeaaaad. t weu.ld som atara your advialng aa ao th a t a aay taha atapa te p ro tao t your In tern a ra . Parhapa you 111 now andar*tand hy 1 aa ae ln ta ra a ta d ln doinr, th a reaareh on tha oaaa hleh ooourrad p rio r to th a tin a a bagan to aar<r<* y o:. Balng amad lth tha fa e ta 111 a t la a a t g ira ua an opportani *y to km hat va ara up agalnat and do *m rythln* lo our potrar to pravant tha raearranca of th la typa of olain. paraonal ragarda Slnearoly, SAFETY HANAGQCTT QOMPAl, INC. JMLinlb *noa. eet Mr* F. C. Wopparar F ro n tar na. t Aabaataa loo. Jaek M. LoraU