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FILE NAME: Asbestos Cement Pipe and Sheet (ACPS) DATE: DOC#: ACPS0 KhMENT DESCRIPTION:> from MA Dept of Labor to Johns-Manville !0- ,r;fe /),=A ~,-~ IN YOUR RE:PLY Rt:f'ER TO FILE ry.f ._:31.,fe,'~lllllt6/lll'Mild: uf&IJJaa-f::tJcl(J, @;N1l'l111e11baj!:dttJ(,n11d,.fiuJ1Jlni:J., (; lJ uJ SttdtOIV cyteca(tnlio11ntf'Y(}j'lt'lle, 39 f8~tit()Jl, !lll'eet, !JJ(JJ/()/V (}2//6 ------- August 30, 1973 Mr. Richard Goodwin, President Johns-Manville Corporation Greenwood Plaza Denver, Colorado __,, \V ~~,;, 1../ 1,...-, Dear Mr Goodwin: As you may know, this division has made a number of studies of asbestos dust and fiber exposure of workers in your Billerica, 1assachusetts, facility. It is apparent fro~ relatively recent Ji~epidemiological in.fornation that industry and the industrial hygiene profession have underestimated the potential of asbestos fibers for producing injury. While most continuous exposures to asbestos fibers are at manufacturing facilities such as yours, there are many exposu.res among the users of asbestos products, which, while typically intermitten~ are also typically uncontrolled or, at best, inadequately controlled. We have recently had occasion to measure asbestos fiber concentrations at plants whe_re _:--'"';;...P..i...~ b::>ar1..,:;-:.~-".'"'.i.:'~~_:,s0.....,.~d- by drilling, sawinq- , and....-even i1andlin-o. - 6 ) ~ = ' . ' c c : - .c., ~ ._:,.",,:-,,1..;...~ - - - , ,,.-. _ 1 _ _ , ; , ~.-. exccc;_~ n t.h9..c:1r'!":;!\i,_f'~:.r)._,;5j;~?;~-2-.:..1:m~~~~~j_,_;_g.;;:-ft, -r!:o highest: va . ue we f have . recora-.!U dbei11ar:.::1 .~..~,::_cc_ s s,.o_i..1.0._0 _::.':~ ::. -.,~'.!."-s:..-o-e-::r-0:r:.-!illi- 11.ter o aJ.r:., as O?pose to tnc pc:ri.,-::.;;io... 1..; ,., ~-...:::r-'-u or 1:iveo We-bei.ieve tnat this fact warrants a further investig::ition of asbestos exposure among users of your Marinitc products. We would, therefore, appreciate it if you could send us a list. of yout custoners for this material in Massachusetts. This inforraation would be used solely for the purpose of investi- gating possible areas of har::::i..ful exposure to asbestos fibers among workers and taking the neces_sary action to elimin~te such exposu~e. : I this particular procedure is not practic~ble from your standpoint, we would appreciate any suggestions you can make as to how we could proceed in this matter. HBE s /? ,Sit:;;..;;_ Very truly yours, I.I...,,/.,_.,,t,y<,.~7 _.,,_ ... Hervey n'. Elkins 'Director r- .