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INTERNAL. CORRESPONDENCE UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION p.o. box k king cmr, ca 93930 MINING AND METALS DIVISION To UNsmo) Division Location Area B. W. Rebholz Metals Division Danbury, CT Copy co R. A. Butler L. A. Crisorlo R. F. X. Fuaarov W. C. Kuryla*-^ H. C. Levinaotan H. B. Rhodes W. C. Thurber R. F. Wolff o> OmgmstinQ OeocArea suokc February 25, 1983 Asbestos Labeling Attached is ay proposed label for packages of "Calidria" Asbestos. I have combined your ideas with Hilton's and added a fev points of ay own. 1. I think this is a good tine to initiate use of the international "a" logo on all bags. Canadian companies have used it for sev eral years, and ve use it on our Sylodex products which go to Europe. The EEC has not adopted the "a" symbol officially, but it is generally accepted. 2. I agree with Hilton that ve should include the vord "chrysotile" in a prominent manner. 3. I firmly believe that the first line item is true for short fiber chrysotile--others may not. 4. We should not say "wear respirator" vlthout saying vhen. Use of respirators should be encouraged, but they are not required unless SiV's are exceeded. 5. We should stress the use of "work practices" as a better means of reducing health risks than "regulations". We should use the nev label on all bags except those used for Sylodex. The Japanese label is their own wording, not a straight translation of the OSHA label. We should discuss our proposed label with Tomoe and Grace--maybe Byrne and Dickson could do this in March. MJ2763 UCC 017904 Mr. R. V. Rebholz Danbury, CT Page 2 February 25, 1983 I would like to discuss our proposed label idea with sene AIA/HA member companies at our next nesting on 3/8/83. Please advise if you have any problems with this. pL- J$mn L. Myers /US Att: AU2764 UCC 017905 FARMING-CANCER HAZARD CONTAINS CHRYSOTIIE ^SBgSTOS FIBfRS * 17 INHALED IN EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES OVER LONG PERIODS 07 TIME, THESE 7IBERS MAX CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM * SMOKING GREATLY INCREASE!LUNG CANCER RISE * AVOID CREATING AND BREATHING DUST * WEAR APPROVED RESPIRATOR AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PER OSHA REQUIREMENTS * USE VACUUM OR WET CLEANUP ON SPILLS * DISPOSE OF WASTE IN SEALED IMPERMEABLE CONTAINERS * FOLLOW RECOMMENDED WORK PRACTICES FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY DO NOT HEUSE PACKAGING MATERIAL Note: Die last line would not be applicable to buli hopper cars A'->276b UCC 017906 2T L My 3-a -83