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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: August 11, 1961 DOC#: WRG212 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1961 Letter to Zonolite Company from Western Mineral Products Company regarding June 14th letter (WRG207). `A','v I ' ;cxri b \ \ AT* i# .. ' W . ^'-v, '. $;.;/>. < f/-'^2l*'r,-.'i 3 u ' f l U V l * 1 I N G f 11 l C G iFes/ srn nera' m r1 * 1 g 4 * f . > t 4 s ? i s Products Company < 7 2 5 O L S O N W H v O i l A l H I C H V/ 4 Y M i M fi E A P O U $ 2 2, /.' 1 N N e S 0 TA * L 2 ? ; < <,, -1 * G G 3 : 0 v * ' . * :; 3 = ? . c v . * C U PAATT r 3 *S H O E S ' August 11, 1961 Mr. E.D. Lovick Zonolite Company P.0. Box 607* Libby, Montana Deacc* Earl . ' Your letter of June 14th, concerning the dust problem at the mine, is most informative and we sincerely appreciate your sharing this information with us in such complete detail. We are particularily appreciative of the effort you are making at the mine to reduce the du3t content of the ore. If an effective improvement can be made at the mine, in reducing the asbestos dust, this will of course benefit every plant that receives the ora and will minimize the hazard to hundreds of employees in the various plants. It would interest you to know that we have been requiring new men coming in to our employ to have a physical examination, including chest $c~rays , before they 3tart to v.'ork for us. Thi3 has been in effect now for several years in Minneapolis. We have further en couraged our employees to have frequent x-rays taken at the mobile x-ray unit, sponsored by the T.3. Association, so we are gaining some history here concerning exposure to vermiculite dust. ' We will now share the information from your letter with our insur ance carrier and ask them to again bring their equipment into our plants and check the quantity and kind of du3t. Vie have been rak ing respirators available to our plant employees for some time but ------- not-- demanding- th; fc--they-be-- worm--- Wo-will-- now tighten-down on -the--- - matter of employees handling ore wearing respirators. : '' \)1- c : i i s 1 < v ;1;\ roj* O i* i A r I -i o p t 4 r $ i n M I N N E A P O L I S * O A rt A *-\ 1 1 -v a y k s e 0 ; ` i v c i -2 - Thanlca again for year help. I'n sura none of us want to contribute to a health problem for any employee. Sincerely, WEST3RM. KIIfiSRAL PROI/UCPS COMPANY capikm C.A. Pratt . Vice President \ t ,