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rom an K --tm m .*.!. INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE gAyCorporrtow 5 37; owe Karch 2, 1972 TO LOCATION FROM LOCATION SUM6T: :*. 7. J. Laskoskl saw ;ork Hr. I. E. Matthews Vermont 00 Messrs. F. T. Cocpagua - X I. y. Darrell - 3. T. E. FTaser - a, r. T. Gedettin - 3. 3. L. Jordan - 7t, J. Gilmore - 7t. D. Sldred - 7t. ASBESTOS DOST C02TB0L - PACKAGING Haft the following letters* The Dow Chernies! Co., Plaquamine, La. Cram Pacl&ng Co., Morton Grow*, III. General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Haas. ftv England Insolation Co., Caxtoa, Kaaa. l/lhfTL * " The problems of hSTrillng aad shipping asboston fibr# in a manner that Hill not produce dost art znmrous and in maqjr casss coepllcated to ttaa dagrtt ipere it would'not ha practical, aithor physically or economically. To arris* at a propar solution to all casta will ba tins consuadag aad with our limited staff could result in additional aid fro* sngimariag consultants. VBLth all this in Bind, and with tba hops that w* do not find oursalvas in castor! aad packaging (sort than w* art currently exposed to) w consider the following! i 1. ttiat art tba regulations in rtgard to shipping and handling of asbastoa fibre? 2. If wa art required to uao a dust fra* package, than dasalop om and standardlsa on it for all grades of fibre, wbereser possible. 3. Calculate the coet of this package and datarmim who la to absorb ths cost. Talcing each of tba four inquiries separately, I have tba following comments! The Dow Chemical Co., Plaquoaiae, La. Uh are currently using a wren poly bag for Hooker #1 k Hooter #2. tie wax* using a poly liner in the burlap bag* (Kaiser) before we shifted to the wosen poly. Sow w* are shipping all in poly without liners. Mb could go buck to using poly liners in the woswn poly bags. Ths extra charge was #5.00 per ton to take care of the liners anl extra labor iorolead. 9tis is not, bowweur, a couplets answer as the liner is soaetlms broken whan the bag is put through ths beg flattener. As for ths 7K5 fibre in emprussios pacted bags with a poly slip coeer, w* do not hare an tnsar to this problem but it In under study by Jin Oilnor*. Cost nay be an inportast factor. Cram Packing Co. SO do not har* anr answers to this nethod of packaging, howerer, it is under study. GAF 11261 INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE OAPCOtpOMdOft 70 t0CATw MOM loommh Hr. 7. J. Xaskoakl 3w fork It. 3. Matthew* Tamest . ,ffl March 2, 1972 ee Page - 2 - * AS53SXOS DOST COOTECL - PACKAGES General gactric Co. Tram what w* know about balk handling, I would say. that it would be oat of the question, either by track or rail* To the best of knowledge there is only one or two Canadian producers that are shipping aiy fibre by bulk* IK has oce oust wear that takas a seres group fibre is bulk, by rail* Tbs equipment is exponaira os both ends asd according to sone of JMs personnel it should cot be considered unless there was at least 5,000 tons per year iarolred* They also stated that it was a real headache and they wished soaeone else had this cuntoner. I have also bees lsforaed that Philip Carey la shipping aose fibre In balk. Our present thinking is a assi-bulk package that is a container and would hold 1,000 to 2,000 lbs*, that css be sealed and handled with a fork lift* 2s think this would bs tha eost practical way and we are proceed! ng along these lines, 1w gagland Insulation Co, 3 know of no producer that Is shipping fibre in this kind of a package. The bag they were referring to was experimental. If it ever becowea practical, special equips* ct will be necessary. will follow up on this, both with tbs bag eaoufactarers and the asbestos producers, to Ixy to flai out asm information. At present aiy stadias that are being made on this probias are being made by our present etaff, mostly Jin Oilaore, therefore, with the liaita. that we have the answers to all thaea questions are not going to be Imaartl at a but we will keep plugging away. DM/tt X, 5. Matthews GAF 11262