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FILE NAME Corning OC
DATE 1966 Oct 24 DOC OC127
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Health Hazards - Kaylo
Mr. J. M. Briley Toledo F. H. Edwards - Toledo
HEALTH HAZARDS - KAYLO
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October 24 1966
Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.
J. W. J. B. D. W.
Wayne
J. F. F. R.
Overman - Toledo
Murphy - Toledo
Ladd - New York Johnson - New York
Vyverberg - New York
Winnert - New York
On October 5 1966 Wayne Johnson wrote to you describing an asbestosis claim filed in Massachusetts Mr. Ted Brody of the New England Insulation Company brought this to Wayne's attention stating that Dr. Harriet Hardy of M.I.T. had become interested in the case
It was alleged that the claimant had handled and cut Kaylo insulations for a number of years and had acquired asbestosis I have called and calked to Mr. Brody who had relatively little information about the claim or claimant except that his disease had been diagnosed as asbestosis and that Dr. Hardy was inquiring about the type of asbestos used in our products
Mr. Brody's primary interest semed to be in acquiring more information about the health hazards incurred by insulation workers His interest stems from the fact that he has recently been elected chairman
of the Health and Safety Committee of the I.D.C.N.A. and he and this or-
ganization propose to establish a very active health and safety program
He has been in touch with Manville representatives and several of
our sales people and was hopeful of setting up a meeting to discuss health problems in the contracting field before the first of the year I explained that I believed that such a meeting could be established
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with no difficulty
Mr. Brody stated that
thing more Johnson to
for us to determine
do at this the amount
he did not believe that there was anytime as he said he would contact Mr.
and type of asbestos used in our Kaylo
There is no question that Dr. Hardy or any other interested , individual could determine answers to both questions by analysis of our product Consequently it would seem advisable to provide this information to either Mr. Brody or Dr. Hardy
Again I would like to recommend that we seriously consider labeling our Kaylo products in a manner similar to that now being done by the M Corporation on their containing calcium silicate
products
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7. H. Edwards
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