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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1977 Apr DOC#: RTV225 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Bondex Telex Requesting RTV Certification of Talc Being Asbestos-Free # RTV Response ' \i " O" i : A o V V ; sii 3 7 U 3 :i i : i ze:s T 0 2 0 CI *ED IN A O4 A 9 IL 11 T*'< 7 ! 3 4 6 3 2 9 4 0 R . T . 7ANDE93 I L T COTp A\'Y , . I SO NOSWALY CONNECT IC J ' ' ET 7 . - * . 9E ' J3L10I7V A L E A S E SATED 4 P R [ L 1 / 1 9 7 7 . WILL YOJ CE^T-Y TALO AS BE IMG 9SYX -REE Or ASBESTOS' LEASE TELE* RE = LY TO J.-C. NE'YET- SONDES INTERNATIONAL* INC ' --- TELE* * 9 5 5 4 1 3 > -, . \' NN.'' END ~ V 'ACCEN TED - : - C3COI AN'SBAC* - O R 7 1 0 4 6 3 2 9 4 0 L> 3 LT VAN ENLK A .. ,_y. Jr r *a BON - 01 '2 fsov DC'IT V o c i I d i c s t'ereth - , C7- IN TRA-O RG AN IZAU O S MEMORANDUM A.wars p-gvii* adi' ess t? .z* *e^y is zo s*~t . SU3 ~ r ~ _ E'lea-se U-Ss a separai? io- aaci s'-S.jt --eatd D52-2T T h is i s br.e a r t i c l e 1 :oade r e f e r e n c e t o nr ^ t e l e x t h e o th e r d a y . Vie are spending a Tot o f aar. hours tr y in g to form ulate around th e V an d erb ilt T a lc . In new o f t h e s e r e c e n t f in d in g s do you t h in k we w ould b e s a f e in continuing to use Mytal 200? 3CN' -0 "'^ 3 2Z 5 - =EE" s ; 3w i_*' CC'v^-- --^ Cw" w6555 A c ' 1 ' , ~~~' *:: rss 3w*. ; m t : s ' C* ?9 iT O ur To'c Customers Gentlem en: The hollowing o ub lic?*y release nos been sen* to a ll !ndus*ry ` rede ourna's- O SH A SAYS IN SU FFIC IEN T EVID EN CE O r ASBESTC5 IN R .T . V A N D ER 3ILT T A L C , DISMISSES C A SE. A T L A N T A , M arch 2 5 . -- Tne Deoortment o ' Labor "ics dismissed a cito*ion brough* by O S H A against c customer o ; the R. T . V a n d e rb ilt Com pany, I n c . , o ' N o rw a lk , C o n n e ct!c u *, in w hich it w o j alle g ed that ta lc supplied by V o nderbii* contained asbestos. A cco rd in g to the reauest for dism issal o repa'ed by O S H A , ` he S o lic ito r o c Lobor , C arin Ann Ciouss concluded fha* the charge lacked sum icien* e vid e n ce *o suooo't the ci*a *io n . Tne V a n d erb ilt custom er, a *iie m anufac*urer in r lo r 'd c , was ci*ed !os* Augus* ror vio la tio n o c ` he O S H A Asbestos Standard desoi*e ` he Fact 'ho* ` he ` a !c used m his ` i'e hom uIcH oa was ce rtifie d by V a n d e rb ilt os being rree o f asbestos. The m anufacture' con` es*ed the c !* a ` io n . As ` he case progressed to w ard ` r ia 1, it was disclosed tha* personne' in O S u A 's Sal* Lake C ity laboratory had, w ithou* the bene'!* o f D 'e lim in a ry iden` ! f ic c ` ion *es` , made ` he assumo` ion tha* the V a n d e ro ilt *a lc contained fre m o 'i` e osbes` os Subseouen* go vernmen` labora ` or y studies re ve ale d O S H A had in su ffic ie n t e vid e n ce ` o c o v e an asbes` os v io la t io n . 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"* / ' G ent lemen * r iI^ w in c o u b !!C i* v re ^ s c je ^os b e e n sen* fco `'one ' o u ' i o s C 5 H A SAYS IN!SL,c r'C ISN 'T EV ID EN C E Q - ASBESTO S IN R .T . VA N D ERBILT T A L C , D ISV ISSES C A S E . A T L A N T A , March 2 5 . -- T ie Deoo-*men- c 1 Labo- has dismissed a : i ' n ` !sn brought by O S'-'A ogainst o customer o: the R. T . V o n d c b i'* Company, or N o rw a lk , C o nn ec` ,c u ` , in whic^1 i* was a lle a e d Ac* ` ole suoo'ied by Vonc'erbi11 c o "` cin ed csbes*os. A cco rd in g ` o t-he recces* for dismissal preocred by O S Y A , ` be S o lic to r o; Labo r, C a n n Ann Oouss concluded *ba* the charge locked su ffic ie n t e vid en ce ` o suppo -` ` "e c itc * io n . Tne Vande-bi It custom er, a tMe n c n ir c c N r e '1 ` o - a r :a c , was c i ` ec cst Aucus* "0` v io ia ` 'on of the O S u A Asbestos Standa-d desoi` e ` bo -cc* *ba* ` ^e *c'c usee in ms *i ie ` 0-m'j ic*ioo was c e 'tiT e d by V a n d e rb ilt as being : ree of csbes` o$. The m en u fcctu 'e r congested ` he c i ` a ` io n . As the case progressed ` oward t r ia l, tt was disclosed ` h c ` oersonnel in C S H A 's S a 1* .e k e C : ` y lobor a ` ory had, w itho u ` ` he bener i ` of p relim in ary iden` ii ic c tio n ` es` , made tne assumption hat the Vande-b! 11 ` a la contained *rem o li` e asbes*os. Subseauen` governm ent 'cbo-a` ory studies -eveaied O S H A had in s u "'m e n * evidence ` o orpve an asbes` os v !o !a` io n . Coon r e v i e w of these i a c ` s, ` he at*o 'ney for ` he Deoa-` men* or Lcbo' -commended d's~" ssc' o r ` h; e 'e ^ o n . * 'V - 'J ' v d r r - i 'v V sur _i_ sx` v i? . y , #---i z - no ,*- - " BON - 0" A 7 * - '* - * '. _ .* "_lr K c i y u s s s n c f <ec 'm + s e c s n c fl*ne -nw *ic* c 5UA "CS w' ''C'CW i r v o ' ^ ^ " Vcicc'bi'* *c c . 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