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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1970 Apr 15 DOC#: NG033 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Confidential Memo RE Asbestos Dust & Recommended Safety Practices 1 National G ypsum Company INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE sssmatfl A* Doigos Sttbject Asbestos Oust Dot From S* Koch Clarence Center Carter . F? Badg. J ",i? Carlson, .. soaburg Turner LojsBiach V I^-Astcteasolnc o * E. teaaiw rdU iagton g*. L. Klcrnan _ Hew Orleans* J* Darsare cc: S. J. Killian L. B. Crowell S* 0* Skinaar A* H. Fay J* B* Proctor J* G* Stapler H. A* Berg E* H* Baker R* B. Gill C* R* Ncwlck St* Louis A* C Olsen % Savannah V. Abram, Shoals R. S* Coleman Thetford Mines K* C* Grichsa YJcstv/ego Gold Bone p' April 15, 197c F* H. Zicsers; Attached is a copy of the `Recommended Safa Practices fer Handling Asbestos Fibor". This pamphlet published by Johns-Karelllo is made available to anyone handling J-K Asbestos Fiber. It basically statoi the safe practices that J-M enforces in all their plants* It is well written without using scare tactica, and I would recommend that each Plant Manager study it carefully and apply the recommendations to the handling of Asbestos products in their respectivo plants. This department recently received information to the effect tint the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists lias reces* mended to all Federal agencies that tho Threshold Limit fer Asbestos bo reduced from tho present limit cf 12 fibers per milliliter create: than 5 nicrcn3 in length to 5 fibers per milliliter. This drastic .reduction would lower the impieger method of 2 millions cf particles v' per cubic foot of air to less than 1, and makQ"ir.r7inger nothods of counting dust almost impossible. This new recoccusdaticn will be in effect very shortly under the vralsii-Kcaley Act and other Federal and State regulations, Tho responsibility of meeting Threshold Limits of exposure to any dust is the responsibility of the employer. .Recently `Robert D. Gidc Director cf the'Office of Occupational Safety, U. $, Department of Labor, said - will be lei t to individual cor.aerics tc hire their j. ejnnnsnag ana consulting cherts, but the Federal government wil * *? in sceurrv- correctivo measures whenever poesiblo.- COPIED BY ELF BISC _/* Asbestes Dust April 15t 1970 Gidel siso esdd - "Special knowledge is needed in determining the proper control measures and protective equipment and devices to bo used v:hca hazardous substances are used or generated* Access to sue: knowledge cast bo provided either by full tice staff employees, con sultants, cr persons specifically trained in tho subject area. Certain recognised agencies test and approve equipment and devices fer U3G in specially haeardcua situations* Persons competent to evaluate and proscribo appropriate approved control procedures and devices must be used to assure the meeting of tho intent and purpose of tho laxt*m Fren the above statesents on reduction of the Threshold Limits, tha statocsctc of Qidel, the tiaticnal attention that ia being given to esvrenrontai health and tho new occupational compensation lavs that arc being proposed for tho payment of respiratory problems, it be comes obvious that tho immediate importance cf ccmpliance *-= Kttiena! Gypsum plants mast rato a high priority. It is the suggestion cf this department that each pJc&t th . zs cot m *rs Attach* UISC