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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: June 1, 1972 DOC#: USG082 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1972 Memo to DS McVicker from R Gillette regarding industrial safety precautions 1 I' . : L .A . #9G1*- T. M. Su p p le L .A . #9GI - p. B. Thompson ' I i ^/' j ' / /^ yt1j L .A . #9G1 - D. S . M cV icker L .A . #961 - Roger G i l l e t t e RECEIVED JUN 12 1972 I n d u s t r i a l S a fe ty P r e c a u tio n s - Tape and J o i n t Compounds Ju n e 2 , 1972 W h ile a tte n d in g th e S t a t e F ir e M a rs h a l1 f i r e t e s t program - P r o j e c t C o rrid o r - I had th e o cca sio n to t a lk w ith Mr. Robert C u lie k o f the Drywall Industry T rust Fund. Included in th is conversation was M r. Marvin Sm ith o f th e Gypsum A s s o c i a t i o n , and Mr. Howard v.aitm sn o f K a is e r Gypsum R e se a rch and D evelop m ent. ' Mr G u lic k advised th a t th e re have been re c e n t d iscu ssio n s brought on b y t r a d e unions r a is in g q u estio n s about th e i l l e ffe c t s th a t could p o s s ib ly be encountered u s in g j o i n t and to p e compoiind sy stem s. M r. G u lic k in d icated th a t documentary evid en ce has been introduced by n vd io ai personnel th a t andicoteo over approxim ately o fiv e year period o i tim e , th a t wor.accn c u b je c te d to se n d in g j o i n t systems recorded o high rate f iung cancer attrib u ted p o ssib ly to the asbestos content o f th e fib e r s used in th e variou s jo i n t compounds. M r. G u lic k was in th e p ro c e ss o f p r e p a r in g a l e t t e r to a l e r t menufa c t u r e r a o f j o i n t compound to be prepared f o r any in te r r o g a tio n th a t m ight ensue. Gr d v ico d t h a t hG *>uld send a l e t t e r in c a r e o f Mr. b m ith o f th e Gypsum A s s o c , who, in t u r n , w i l l r e la y to a l l o f the gypsum m anufacturers In a d d itio n , fir . G u lic k w ill also inform the ^GLU^e r s 0j- j o i n t compound system s t h a t are n o t n e c e s s a r ily members o f the Gypsum Ag s o c . . T h is memo i s b e in g s e n t f o r in fo rm a tio n u se o n ly in the attem p t to e l e r t rno persons concerned o f the impending problem . RTG/mj