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FILE NAME: Asbestos Corp Ltd (ACL) DATE: 1983 DOC#: ACL012 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Legal - Response to Interrogatories CANADA PROVINCZ OF QEBZC DISTRICT OF FRONTZNAC a ffid a v it . I . M. A la in O uluda, W ith o f f i c e , lo c a te d a t 335 ^tley/ T h e t f o r d MinSS /, wQuueeboeecc , C a n a d a , ib_e in g dj u ,l y 3 v o r n , do depose and say: 1. THAT I a a th e S e c r e ta r y o f A s b e s to s C o r p o r a tio n Lim ited in the above e n t it le d action *; 2 . THAT I am a u th o r iz e d t o mah* t h i s A f f i d a v i t on b e h a lf of A sbestos C orporation Lim ited; 4 3 . THAT t h e f o r e g o in g R esp on ses t o I n t e r r o g a t o r ie s o f A sb e sto e C o r p o r a tio n L im ite d a r e tr u e t o th e b e s t o f my know ledg inform ation and b e lie f . r Sworn t o and S u b scrib ed b e f o r e me a t T h e tfo r d -M in e s, Province o f Quebec, Canada, th a s 7th day o f A p r il, ALAIN DULtJDE A contaij s orfeT~of Oaths Judicial O i s t r i c t of Frontenac nf iabawr esj,t: w h i chl oinsa anno tt ai a poreoi ds u c t , w i th9 t ^h.euncwaomr disn:g Caution Contains Asbestos Fiber Avoid C reating Dust B r e a t h i n g A s b e s t o s Dust May Cause S e r i o u s B o d i l y Harm Y C I3 O0 SCO! U n i t e d S t a t e d D ^ p a r i i e n V o f 9 U b o r eSo J i b e d f r U3e by t h e H e a l t h A d m i n i s t r a t i o n p u r s u a n t t o 2 <jrC pP otl0 c^a l S a f e t Y and was p r o m u l g a t e d in 1972. P r i o r 51910.1001. i t i n J a n u a r y 1970, ACL l a b e l e d hao rt#t h a t t l m e and comffle n c i n g the notice: Aa0ei6d ba9* raw asb esto s fib re with m aterial should ss inhalation of p e r i o d s y he h a r m f u l . affix i a t a d *w i c h ^or p c o v i d ^ T ^ n d * ng^fo^Jh."1 I" e? b 9 r o ' Si* " ? L ^ ZJSZiJ.' * ' ^ l T / g^ \ your - 7 " a f 0t h" i sh iras "'.rD^ -sir jsrs^d M ^ V u . V S S . S " 9' but lt 11 * " l b 'l L* tors? ANSWER: B. 1 1 . Does y o u r company h a v e a Board o f D i r e c ys. I c o n d u c t m eBe.t i n1g2s. ? Does y o u r c o m p a n y ' s B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s ANSWER: Yes. meatings indicata ANSWER: Board of B. 13. Hava m i n u t e s o f t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s Daan tak e n and m a i n t a i n e d by y o u r company? i f so, who h a s c u s t o d y o f t h e m i n u t e s a t t h i s t i m e . DYi rees.c t o rTsh.e S e c r e t a r y m a i n t a i n s t h e M i n u t e s o f t h e B. 14. Has y o u r company a n d / o r i t s s u b s i d i a r i e s or a f f i l ia t e s aver manufactured or d istrib u te d asbestos containing products? ANSWER: No. B. 7. Has d e f e n d a n t a v a r b a a n f i l i a t e d w i t h- t h a A s b e s t o s 'T a i n d i c a t a whan y our company was a f f i l this organization. 7 > fflh a t,< i * " b*r tute? s of or afIf so , member o f ANSWER: ACL was an a s s o c i a t s s a m b a r o f t h - k I n s t i t u t e from June 1952 u n t i l t h ? A* b # * t o s T e x t i l e ACL w a s n o t a . . . b . r ootr A xli ' ss TAiilr H y g i ain"e t iSounb c o m m i t t e e . manual or b o o k le t w h ic h ^ a a e r ? ? * 0 ^ s PU6i iSh 0r d i * tr ib u te a that d .f.n d c i l i t ? ?? !*" n , t " * u stn .sa such manual or b ook let in d ie a tf V *** forth th* t i t l e of attach a copy o f h i r ^ o ! Wh#n Xt *** P ^ U ^ a d and A ^ u f l ' Re>Vts ** a S o o ^ o f 7 corPo r a t io n ' ACL is s u e s attached. C Py f * t h * Annu* 1 * * P o r t f o r 1981 i s c o rp o ra tio n aver ^attended**?*07? r In stitu te ? if so id a n tifv ed these m e e tin g s'ad S i t * f o r t S ? ^ ? in d iv id u al wont to such a c o n fs r.n o . ^*Pres# n ta tiv e of your the Asbestos T extile i n d x v i d u a l wh a t t e n d aCh auch Asb.stos T ^ A V ^ n ^ ^ V ^ V th * d' of tne o b j e c t i o n s To mni ni i wblch a r * ln any case s u b je c t to t h i s I n t e r r o g a t o r y 5 f io m :h* l n f o r a a t i o n r e q u i r e d to answer r e v i e w o f p e r s o n a l m m l V *o u r c * 3 wo l d e n t a i l the employees!- S t inn 11 - t h * V l r t a l l y h u n d r e d s o f t h e y a v e r a t t e n d e d . pi[*s * n t ' l n o r d e r t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r m ight n o t be recorded0 " f e t l n ^ a Even th e n , the information i t m ig h t no l o n g e r be 'in e x i s t e n c e ? 3* f ^ rsonne1' B. 35. Has d e f e n d a n t a t a n y t i m e s i n c e i t s i n c e p mt ieodni c, a lmraeisnetaaricnhe?d aI fn y3 0o,f fsitcaet e :o r d e p a r t m e n t d e a l i n g w i t h ANSWER: No. a * th e name o f each such d e p a rtm e n t; b. t h e d a t e s e a c h su ch d e p a r tm e n t was in operation; c. the name, address and job p o s itio n of e a c h s u c h p e r s o n who h a s been in c h a r g e of said department or departments. B. 36. When w a s t h e f i r s t t i m e t h e d e f e n d a n t became aware of o r knowledgeable of any d ise a se or i ll n e s s heVt-rtV*1 WlHt h r c 5 U 3 a l l y r e l a t e d t o t h e i n h a l a t i o n o f a s b e s t o s , a s b e s to s f i b e r s o r a s b e s to s d u s t in any form w h a t s o e v e r ? I n d i c a t e which d i s e a s e d e f e n d a n t became* aware o f and d e s c r i b e how d e f e n d a n t became aware o f i t s a l l e g e d relationship to inhalation or exposure to asbestos. ANSWER: By th * 1 9 5 0 ' s th e U r n J 'a s h s a to s is ," was g e n e r a l l y * n e d ic a r condltTon sometimes o c c u r r i n g i n p e r s o n e x p o s e d t o 100% a e b e s t o e in h e a v y con cen tration * on a con tin u al b a sis over long periods o f t i m e . D e f e n d a n t ' s i n f o r m a t i o n in t h i s a r e a was b a s e d upon hearsay. B. 37. I n r e f e r e n c e t o th e p r e c e d i n g I n t e r r o g a to ry , if defendant acknowledges a causal rela tio n sh ip between a sb e sto s and d ise a se or i l l n ess, s e t fo rth the following information: a. what d iseases or illn e s s e s defendant acknowledges are cau sally related to or a s s o c ia te d w ith exposure to asb esto s dust or fibers; b. the d ate upon which d efen d an t became aware of the a sso c ia tio n with or causal r e l a ti o n to each such d ise a se or illn e ss;