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Jaxxt 1966 J6ha Baysr CtdaXadar> Vlcfcarahsa 4 Tsft 1*12 Street E*w Tcrfc, Sen Tort 00035 - Soblectx Asbestos Health gasard Poblidty Peer Jchat Attached la a copy of tba letter I discoseed vith yea by f*oos last Friday* ehich Is the first instance efaere vs base learned that ctbar trades hate refused to work os the ssm floor vbere our products were-being applied* 1 believe it is Iterative that Sprayed ffinaral Fiber ^gzafScturera Association* 2dc* develop s standard official statement of policy t&lch- soy be saod by any of the soakers should cuch a coaditifin arise os eorfc they are dying* end I voold sr rr- you to have a draft of .such stateoest prepared so that it eight :. re as a basis of dlscasdoa st our iacoditlca reeling os bso 17th.......................................... Very sincerely* STAT23 JCC22AL PBCCOCTS CCKPAHY JFT/deo Jl Pi Verfaalaa* Executive Tice President cot & H. L* lavice - - Asbastospray Corporation ar* H Vittkcp - Salchrin-Ehret-Sill, Iaa, Hr* A# 2* Singer - - Ssith . Ecaalsr Coaspeiy J. F. O'Rourke -- F. M. Stumpf ^ ^ iMtan UNITED STATES MINERAL PRODUCTS COMPANY Ciwirrt Offie* Md PU STANHOPE, NEW JERSEY 07*74 -- ^ WT-tJWJ A> rA. jqj c*6,*i CAPCOINSUU N*w Jto* 3, 1566 ' Hr* Alton Enu, Project Hanagqr Huber, Bunt & Hiehols - Frank Briscoe Company, Joint" Venture Cleveland Fbdaral. Office BoUdlng Fact 5th and T.aVr<<j Cleveland, Cfcio - v;?^. ': Scar Hr. Svanst , la reply to the telephone request of 25r VUlian Weiner, ve ore to -ccrpfint on the questions raised concerning the possibility of health hazard thought ty aceas persona to result frora exposure to the spraying of the odneral fiber 2 being applied for fireproofing at the Cleveland Federal Office Building* -- There has been sane publicity recently vith respect to the possible effects of exposure to high concentrations of asbestos dust* Although the studies have bees under vay for years, no final reports or findings have been released. Apparently, the probability of a health hazard exists only in those situations where thfsre is exposure to asbestos dust over.long periods, probably sary years, and in places where there Is a high dost concentration and ventilation is lacking. Ifcae of these studies are related specifically to spray vrinoral fiber products, nor to our CAFCO EIAZS-SH32I2 Type B being used on this Job* Our CAFCQ materials are specially treated during processing irith dust control agents* Bust concentration-is `fbrthor adnlaized by the Introduction of atcaized: sater sprays as the fiber leaves the hose* The livelihood of any eericas ccmcgntratloa of dust particles would be only .in the immediate vicini ty of the spray gun* For that reason we caution applicators to veer suitable dust masks, since they coy be working under these conditions over extended periods of tine* We doubt seriously that any hazard exists for other vorSoaen on tha sane site vho are not actually spraying fiber* We hare no knowledge of any apuyer or vorknan using CAFCQ saterial or of any person exposed to it ever baring been afflicted with a respiratory ailment caused by cur fiber or process* Va ham been informed by tha other members of the Sprayed Mineral Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc. that, similarly, they hare no knowledge of any case of respiratory illnsaa being caused by the use of their spray mineral fiber products* Of course, if a particular workman is unduly sensitive to dust, he should also vesr a suitable protective mask* Such allergic tendencies would be exhibited in the presence of most ary dust, such as fiber spraying, concrete harooring, plaster mixing, floor sweeping, and tha like. * We believe'this answers the quootiens raised, and ve vill be pleased to furnish such other informstion as ooy be required. Tours very truly, imiED QTATS5 MEERAL FRGDUCT5 CCMPAET JFO/deo my / S--->- ^ - /- V.'.i JoKn F* (MEourko, Vice President - (< *4 *!< HOMtn l> <( IM tO lMvU0*.((lMtUI(4S .4C*i^C, <tOUI*C V\i< 4 C(*Ut <) / Cf C/C0 or *00wCft IM <U(n<QiiK. lASwu # tSv^<(.r 4<ewiicM. **