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FILE NAME: Visible Dust (VDT) DATE: 1972 Mar 21 DOC#: VDT021 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Article with Cover Letter US' . 4 - ' . .* WTgROFFSCE CORRESPONDENCE 3*FCoiwn.iie*, ` esTH March 21, 1972 r'.i; . . 3C*- V. - ' hi V V c s crs: F i e r i, rierent, Darrell, Dent, Fa.neuf, Fassulictis, rracer, Var. Lurer., t'einer, Vi lco>: Ttcc- to FfGf? _6t;- :.h: ?>*'.i .'T: c s .'.T:r:r"~ rit>rn Attached if a rocc-r.t ar-.icle in the Mar.ville News which is similar these that have appeared elsewhere in the last week on the hazards if asbestos dust. Lr. Eorcv and his brother ran a "shady" hospital i- Bound creek, which was eventually shut-down and they were not granted a permit to rebuild. People who worked there have no respect The J-M plant union, 1 ar. told, has sonslatently pushed this type o publicity and also has r.ade numerous requests to 05KA for inspections cf the Manville plant. They are now urging OSHA to make inspections of other corapanys in the vicinity that utilize asbestos in their operations. Clothing Smocksi coveralls, jackets and pants aeee from spun bonded polyolefin are purchased by J -M from Texier K . Glove Co. Inc., tl.S. Highway 22, h'orth Plainfield, New Jersey. These garments are produced by Worklon ir. Huntington, bong Island, hew ork, and for some reason the direct price from them is higher than the distributer in Plainfield. 1 - Asbestos Level Dust Contre; It it believed that asbestos levels can be controlled to the 5 fiber %H--, TLA'. It is claimed that reduction below 2 is impractical in some ,s operations and the method cf measurement is not sufficiently accurate1 i. tc justify consistent cer.trcl at this value. Work areas where the v , count is 3 fibers per. cc.appear-to -foe ervstai clear to' the naked.'eye >-- ' in normal light. J-M uses a high intensity light beam unit to scan * ` { * work areas fer a quick`deteririna-tiqn- of dust -levels.'"....~~-- -- -- . ftr the Manufactyriilg Managers, 1 an enclosing a cony of the Asbestos Research Council s pamphlet or., "The Measurement of'Airborne Asbestos Cvit Ly the veir!,rant filter vothcJ'" which is specified by OSHA. RECEIVED Pettoll MfcS 2 3 l9?2 rsr- CHARLES F. SIEN GAP 16251 Manager EED