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FILE NAME Manville JMA
DATE 1977 DOC JMA507 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memos RE Dow Asbestos Construction Products Ban
UM Manville
To
Paul Kotin
From
S. R. Heath Jr.
Copies
G. E. Parker File
Subject
DOW CHEMICAL
Internal Correspondence
Date
November 1 1977
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Earl mentioned recently that Dow Chemical has ~ banned the use of asbestos products in their own construction We have fairly regular con-
tact with Dow Chemical and do a reasonable a-
mount of business with them
I would be more
than happy to bring this to the attention of
their general sales manager
Could you please give me any further information
you you
might
heard
have concerning this particularly where
it and I will see what kind of a response
I get from them
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S. R. Heath Jr. jmm
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S. R. HEATH 2-12 PAUL KOTIN M.D. 1-06 FILE
NOVEMBER 4 1977
DON CHEMICAL - YOUR MEMO OF 11/1/77
ENCLOSED ARE COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE I RECEIVED FROM J. F.
SLOAN CONCERNING DOW'S BANNING OF CONTAINING PRODUCTS
I HAVE WRITTEN TO A COLLEAGUE OF MINE AT DOW CONCERNING THE
BAN WOULD
BEFORE YOU CONTACT DOW'S GENERAL SALES MANAGER LIKE TO DISCUSS SITUATION WITH YOU I WILL DE IN
I THE
OFFICE ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 7 AND WILL CALL YOU AT THAT TIME
MA Manville
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Internal Correspondence Correspondence
J. Hulce 1-03
from Paul Kotin M.D. 1-06
Liptes
File
Subject DOW AND IBM BAN ON ASBESTOS PRODUCTS
Date November 16 1977
As you already know I have been in touch with Dr. V. K. Rowe at
Dow Chemical and he has assured me in
1977 that Dow has no corporate policy
a letter dated November 9 banning the use of asbestos-
containing products in applications where
In fact Dow is
substitutes are
continuing to
not available
use asbestos
or are
inadequate Dr. Rowe and we are getting an
has asked for the answer for him
source
of our
information
Also { have had a conference call with Cynthia Pruitt Director Environmental Health and Safety and Frank Read Corporate
Industrial Hygienist at IBM concerning the list of materials
to be avoided that was circulated by IBM in the Poughkeepsie area Ms. Pruitt explained that the list is an updating to locations of materials regulated by OSHA which require special handling and monitoring and their use at any location necessitates
coordination with the hygiene group to ensure compliance
A letter of clarification will be sent by IBM to all subcontractors
in Poughkeepsie
Ms. Pruitt also
who received the
promised to send
original September 7 letter a copy of IBM's explanation
to us for our information Ms. Pruitt emphasized that it was not
IBM's intention to ban the use of any material only to
emphasize to locations that certain materials require special
precautions and industrial hygiene evaluation
will keep you informed