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FILE NAME: Synkaloid (SYN) DATE: October 1, 1968 DOC#: SYN007 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1968 Form letter indicating upcoming change in labeling of shipped bags of asbestos fibre A S w C b l U b LIM ITED \ ------------------------ \ a s o 11i os : h d r i D i v i s i o n 1 P O BOX 1500 - ASBiSTOS. Q u lB iC - U U P H O N t 879 5431 I {; I October h i. 1968 Ger.hemen ! i You w,,, notice that bog nn.ng shortly eachbag of thrysolil Company v* It carry a Ijbcl reading at louowj i asbotios fibre shipped by ir..j C A `U T : O N i Th t hag conian chryioliio asbestos fibre Persons i f Oiod to lb s malor.nl should ulo rsdoquulo proiotlivn dov.cos as m ha'aion ol lh>t malcii.tl ovor long poimils may bo harmlul : I , The laool is intended to remind all n.dutir.al user's of asbestos .that propor handling wul corar bu'e lo -mproved conditions m work areas I P h ,s c a l protection for err.ployoet is provided through the use of safely hals, shoos gasses, a n j o r* .' r,c> cos when cncumslancos warrant Health prolechon is |usl as important a ra should .r .Id Jc appropr.aln practices and equipm ?nt such at collectors, ventilators masks. o tc . to prevent inhalation of fumos and particulate mailer. As yo- "a*, m the past several y e a ri thore f.as boon increasing publicity and m o: :al Hom e '' g -on lo hoalih oilods ol inhaling mdusirial dust and lumos of all kinds Somo su.a es havo m a c J Iho question whoilior odoquato conlrol moasuros are bomg lokon m c e rijn nu,,s' 'l opor.il.ons lo provonl lhj inhalal.on of atbotlot p arlidot Olhnr jlud'OS lu v o shown irsai w n c'o propor p roiodivo moasuros mo Ijskon occupational hoallfs risks aro mai.micod M e J cal research on health questions relating to nsbcs'os is bomg sponsored iho Q uebec Asbestos Mm.ng Association, anq several other organisations lead to a bolter understanding and conlrol ol hca.m hazards asso caicd asbcs'ot pai'cles by Johns-Mnnv..'!e Such retcarcn w..| with inhalation of Unid mom concreto mfoimalion is availablo from the abovomontionod conclude-! ' 11 *1 *' 111 iho bust mloiosl of all concerned that wo placo Lags Cu* '.i'''" >; aspe'.'os to o a c o u ia jo c .u o L l i..>r,q.ij of iho i.bro resoarch. w e havo 11so nbovo 1abol on if you havo an/ q.m-.tions, wo would bo pleased to hoar fron you i:i i Yours very truiy. I