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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1974 Jan 29 DOC JMA244 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo - Labeling of Talc Products Tremolite in Talc wos UM Manville Internal Correspondence . To J. A. McKinney From W. B. Reitze Copies Dr. G. Wright M.D. F. L. Pundsack Subject LABELING OF TALC PRODUCTS Date Jan. 29 1974 This will confirm my remarks made at this morning's meeting 1 We are currently not labeling any of our talc products which contain between 5 and 35 tremolite asbestos 2 It is my belief that we are in violation of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act as found in Title 29 Chapter XVII Part 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards published in the Federal Register Volume 37 No. 110 June 10 1972. This section states in brief that any material that contains asbestos fiber must be so labeled We should also note that within the last two months the W. R. Grace Company has been cited in the state of Washington by OSHA for marketing vermiculite which contains similar percentages of tremolite without proper labeling on the bags < fl W. B. Reitze WBR