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FILE NAME Manville JMA
DATE 1975-1978 DOC JMA198
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION James Hardie Docs Part 1 of 2 Letters Memos & Media Article
Manville Corporation
Greenwood Plaza Denver Colorado 80217
Hoalth Safety & Environment Department
397
March 18 1975
S. F. McCullagh M.D. James Hardie & Coy PTY Ltd. Research & Engineering Centre Box 219 P.O. Granville New South Wales Australia 2142
Dear Dr. McCullagh
Dr. George Wright has asked March 11 1975 relative to
me to reply to your letter of
our OSHA and MESA standards
The Office of Health Standards in OSHA presently is reviewing and probably rewriting portions of the present asbestos standard that was promulgated on June 7 1972 We are hopeful that they will not lower the future 2 fibers per milliliter TWA maximum allowable concentration We anticipate that if this allowable level is retained its implementation date will be moved forward to between July 1 1975 and January 1 1976
Our Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration chosteo
adopt airborne fiber levels from the OSHA emergency standard
of December 12 1971.
There is little difference between
the two standards
letter indicates
maximum number of
except that the MESA standard as your specifies the maximum time period and
occurrences for exposures up to the
ceiling propose
concentration a 2 fiber per
of 10 fibers per milliliter level
cc and does not in the future
MESA has not indicated whether or not they plan later to adopt the lower fiber level In my opinion they will If they don't there will be two standards
Asbestos mines and mills are under
while asbestos using manufacturing jurisdiction of OSHA
the jurisdiction plants are under
of MESA the
If you require additional directly in Denver
information
please
contact me
Very truly yours
Edmund M. Technical
Fenner Affairs
Director
CABLES AND TELEGRAMS
FIBROLITE SYDNEY
TELEX ---- 22467
SYDNEY W. 2001 TELEPHONE - 2-0279
CHAIRMAN
JAMES HARDIE ASBESTOS LIMITED
ASBESTOS HOUSE CNR YORK AND BARRACK STREETS
SYDNEY 2000
Mr. D. Poutiatine
Johns Manville Corporation
PO Box 5108
DENVER
COLORADO
80217
USA
Dear Dimitry
Thank you for including me in the party to Main River which I enjoyed enormously
I was about
also glad to have had the opportunity of talking with
the future prospects in asbestos marketing
you
I hope that you will be able to come to Australia this year and
will be glad if you will let Athol know as soon as your plans begin
to firm up
We look like having a massive tourist visitation here
in November and need time to wash the glasses and get in stocks
With best wishes
Yours sincerely
J.B.
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pan
Reid
JM
JM Manville
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Sales Corporation
Special Sales Representative Fiber
Caryl Ranch
Denver Colorado 80217 303 979-1000
Cable Address Johnmanvil Denver Telex Johnmanvl Dvr 454404 Johnmany Dvr 45705
September 28 1978
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Mr. Athol Higgins
James Hardie & Coy Asbestos House
Pty
York & Barrack Streets
Sydney N.S.W.
Australia
Ltd.
Dear Athol
quite Confirming my telex of last Wednesday I shall arrive in
Sydney early on the morning of Saturday October 21
I expect
quite tired and therefore will want to -
spend a quite weekend without bothering anyone Please
do not ruin your Saturday by coming out to meet me at
an ungodly hour
Menzies
I still remember quite well the way to
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Most regretably we have decided that this trip is much too brief and hectic for me to bring Irina all that distance even though she would have enjoyed tremendously seeing all of you again Maybe a better and more reasonable opportunity will present itself at some future date
my Since visit will be quite brief I was wondering if I
could review with you and your people once again the
general asbestos and asbestos cement markets in your
sphere of influence Also I would be most interested to
go to your plant and research center
I don't know whether
all of this can be accomplished in one or two days, but I
have left enough time since I will be leaving Australia
around noon on Wednesday Please plan my stay if you will
and leave me a brief message in the hotel for my arrival
I have inform
not
him
answered John Reid's letter of my intentions With all
but the
assume
best
you
will
Sincerely yours
D. Poutiatine
General Marketing Manager
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Asbestos Fibre Division Division de la fibre d'amiante
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79-5431
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June 13th 1978
7Asbestos House York & Barrack Streets Sydney N.S.W. Australia
ATTENTION Mr. Ron K. Willington
Dear Mr. Willington ^'
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Several weeks
thin layer of
ago we had a
soot covered
small fire in our warehouse area
the exposed surfaces of the piles
As result a
of asbestos
a
bags Rest assured that there was absolutely no damage or contamination of
_ the asbestos fibre inside of the bags
Consequently we have undertaken the major job of cleaning the soot off
these piles This is a major task and will take a few more weeks to complete
Every effort is being made to insure that the pallet loaard e s as clean as
possible .
Some of the asbestos which was involved in this situation was specifically
produced for you and hence we felt you should be notifieodf this situation
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter
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Internal Correspondence
To | From
J. D.
P. E. R T. Hucks
JUN 5 1978
Date June 2 1978
Copies Subject
M. W. Harris J. R. Cran
VISIT OF MR
JUNE 12 13
& MRS FRANK
14 1978
PAGE
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HARDIE CO
This letter will confirm agreement with each of you regarding arrangements for this visit
Monday June 12th - With Asbestos Fiber Division
1. K. Whalen will provide transportation for Frank Page from his hotel to World Headquarters Will arrive at W.H.Q. between 9:30
and 10:00 A.M.
pe ? The Asbestos Fiber Division will host Mr. Page for this day
2. Mrs. Irina Pontiatine will arrange to entertain Mrs. Page for
the day
.
3. Moke Harris will host Mr. & Mrs. Page for dinner and arrange
for return transportation to the hotel
Tuesday June 13th - With Pipe Division
1. Transportation > Tentatively by helicopter to W.H.Q. to arrive
at 9:30 A.M. Taxi or Courtesy Car from hotel to M hanger at .
Stapleton
2. J. H. Swensen will arrange for Conference with Marketing People and Production People in Pipe Division
_
J. H. Swensen has arranged for one of
in the executive dining area Arranged dey F.Pundsack C. Sulewski and others
the private
to have . for lunch
5.
Mrs. Swensen will arrange to entertain Mrs. Page for the day
Wednesday June 14 - With Research and P.D.D.
1. Transportation - K. Whalen will provide
,
between 9:30 and 10:00 A.M.
Arrival at &
2. R. T. Hucks will arrange for tour of Research
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D. Poutiatine
Page
June 1978
3. R. T. Hucks and K. Whalen will arrange for Conference and discussion of Research and Development projects
4. K. Whalen will arrange for lunch
5. Mrs. Whalen will arrange to entertain Mrs. Page
Mr. 6. K. Whalen will arrange dinner for
transportation to hotel
& Mrs. Page and return
Thursday June 15 - Departure
K. Whalen will arrange any necessary transportation
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Manville
Manville
Correspondance Interne Internal Correspondence
To D. Poutiatine - W.H.Q. 2-14 From R.D. Mallory - AFD Asbestos
Copies D.M. Kelleher - W.H.Q. 2-14
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Date May 22nd 1978
D. POSTIATINE
MAY 30 1978
AFD
HARDIE Sujet
Subject JAMES
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
Your letter of April 21st 1978
We have investigated the customer's complaint that the grade markings on his trial container of SP5R28 High Density Blocks had been on pulpable tape The tape used by Fibre Development personnel was advertised by the supplying company 3M as being Repulpable Tape They had used this on previous trial shipments of UNK bags and High Density Blocks without complaint
We are sorry if the tape did not actually prove to be as soluble as the UNK paper wrapper on the High Density Blocks
Industrial Engineering have finally contacted a supplier who will provide us with a water soluble patching tape made from our UNK paper and coated with a water soluble pressure sensitive glue Trial quantities of this tape are expected within 3 weeks When they arrive we will request Fibre Development to use this tape on all future trial shipments of UNK material I hope this is satisfactory
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CABLES AND TELEGRAMS
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TELEX- -
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JAMES HARDIE COY Pty Limited
ASBESTOS HOUSE CNR YORK and BARRACK STREETS
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BOX 3935 - - PO
SYDNEY NSW NSW 2001 - TELEPHO 2-N 02E 79
APH 696
SYDNEY N.S.W. 2000
4th May
1978
Mr. D. Poutiatine
General Marketing Manager
Asbestos Fiber
Manville Sales Corporation
Caryl Ranch
DENVER COLORADO 80217
U.S.A.
Dear Dimitry
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Thanks for your letter of April 21st
I also was sorry I
missed you when I rang from Vancouver I had nothing in
particular to say but would have enjoyed a chat As it
was Lutz filled me in on some of the things happening in
your part of the world
With regard to the wrappers on the high density blocks of SP5R28 the Brooklyn Plant Manager who spoke to Wally was not seriously complaining The matter is relatively unimportant on the quantity of fibre we have bought packaged in this way but thanks anyway for your explanation which has been passed on to the people at Brooklyn
We were pleased to see John Swensen Wally Volwiler and their colleagues We hope they gained more from the trip than hospitality would have provided From our viewpoint it would seem that the visit was to our mutual benefit and is another expression of the spirit of operation that exists between our two companies
My next trip to Vancouver will be in mid June but at this point in time I don't intend going anywhere else in North America It is a fairly busy time for us so that I will make the trip as short as possible I will certainly give you a call while there I am always interested to get your views on the supply and demand situation and what you see happening to the market for the next
few years
Kind regards to Irina and yourself
vie
WV
Yours sincerely
athol
A.P. Higgins
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General Manager -
Production & Procurement
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April 21 1978
Mr. A. P. Higgins
Coy James Hardie &
Asbestos House
Pty
York & Barrack Streets
Sydney N.S. N.
Australia
Ltd.
Dear Athol
a was
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finding out something about how your
busin is egosinsg
High Density wraping Blocks which As it happens Wally Volviler and John Svensen have mentioned
to me some of the highlighotfs almed Aust torAa usl tri ala ia
where as usual they were
Wally also passed on to me
a
over
over
of
the
your
hospitality which
NalbouNralnboeurnbey us in our shipme
ttoo will skip a ccoonnttaaiinneerr tohart These 258X8 258X8 suposed ssuupppoosseedd DDeennssiittyy BBlloocckkss
wrappers showing Grade SP5R28 va used
of Grade Paperbestos 15
will bos
designation
the Mill personnel decided to cover with a tape made of non-
The
Manager
was rather thought ooff the Brooklyn Plant it it
ridiculous
of
WKaalllly'sput
a pulpable thought on pulpable paper I agree
James Hajfiile
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April 21 1978
Could I ask you to assure him that as soon as he decides
to purchase we will
from us
High
Density
Blocks
in
standard quantiftes
provide the blocks in the proper water soluable
papar vrapping
the fact that
In the meantime what more can I say than
we all admit that for once we weren't
smart ! and we apologise for the unnecessary inconvenience
inconvenience
When is your next trip to the States If you cannot come to
Denver I will stay glued to the telephone waiting to hear
news from you
Best regards
DG.enPeorualtiMaatriknegting Manager QELS:
Asbestos Fiber
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Internal Correspondence
D.D. Poutiatine
2-14
volwiler From W. E.
Copies
J. H. Swensen
Date April 19 1978
Subject
As I mentioned to you during our Australian visit the.
factory Manager at the Brooklyn Melbourne Building Products plant of James Hardie complained about a nonpulpable tape on paperbestos bags Attached are two samples of the problem tape Please see if steps can be taken to eliminate any such tape use in the future as it does create production problems for Hardie
I'd also appreciate it if you'd write them so they'll know the problem is being handled
Thank you
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