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FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1977 & 1978 DOC BRK063 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Internal Letters - Raybestos Manhattan Corporate Trumbull TO Mr. M. Q. Scowcroft February 16 1977 has come up as to whether or not occasions the question to the effect that On several can or should make statements Raybestos be used safely if properly handled our products can Unfortunately we cannot use the word safe simply because we do not Science has not yet been know what a safe level of exposure isbelow which disease will not able to establish a level of exposure has lapsed to permit epidemiological insufficient time modern well controlled ,,, occur because working under studies of occupational groups ,,, . conditions we must not use the word safe perhaps we can devise some the basis of Although to indicate to customers that on kind of language field tests we have conducted M dust suppressed textiles can be to airborne concentrations in handled without exposing the worker proper work practices are observed excess of OSHA standards providing be rather awkward such statement would probably I realize that any effective as a sales tool but I don't see and perhaps not very that we have much choice in the matter documented ahead with such an approach field tests it is intended to go should be carefully usedused as a basis for making a statement documented preferably by an independent testing laboratory of work practice instructions for reducing I am enclosing a copy This is included in the asbestos dust during brake servicing with other car catalog and is distributed along Rayuestos passenger about brake servicing procedures naterial to persons inquiring You will note that the word safe is avoided John H. Marsh ~, CC Messrs R. B. Sims I. H. Weaver ~ Drs H. C. Lewinschn own, J. J. Magenheimer | q tet Md Nee Lealend MM M M Corporate Corporate DIVISION } | Manhattan Manhat Manhattan Mananhattan Manhat an Manhat an Manhat anManhat anManhat an Trumbull Trumbul TrumbullTrumbull LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION 1/1/8721/1/872 ( PLANIH's PLANIPH'LsANIH'PLsANIH'sPLANIH's 2 > 1/1/8/72 1/11/8/72 1/11/8/72 804 March March 31 1978 asbestos fibers fibers fibers can cause disabling and fatal fatal diseases / compelling asbestos asbestos with with with with government government government potential financial liability its its customers that airborne concentrations concentrations concentrations of asbestosasbestos has resulted in enormous enormous enormous , dust dust dust to Plates Plates Plates Plates because accumulate in in tthehe field field but when they are excessive In In airborne addition addition addita iod n dadi ition adt dition ai dition o addition n , brake concentrations service shoes shoes and must take taketake take precautions pprreeccaauuttiioonnss precautions precautions to our our customers instructions instructions we are from asbestos related related related disease and doing our best 23 CC Mr. O. Pearson ..Mr I. H. Weaver ry 11