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FILE NAME: ICI (ICI) DATE: 1967 Mar 15 DOC#: ICI030 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo Z llL o - l- Rochdale U r. A .C . Uazrn p le a : /v^ A.2/UAR A ll Branch O ffic e s ACM/ 3 f i l e 15th Uarch 1967 gC aT a L t d . and C . B . O . B , We h a ve r e c e i v e d r e p o r t s t h a t c e r t a i n o f f i c i a l s a t tooth th e ab o ve a r e concerned about th e h e a lt h h azard s o f u sin g a sb e sto s and are s e t an fin d in g s u ita b le a lte r n a tiv e s w h erever p o s s ib le . W ith th is seems t o bo c o n f in e d a t th e moment to t h e i r F a in t s D iv is io n b u t n a t u r a lly might sp read to o th er D iv is io n s . H r. W ilkin son o f N ew castle O ffic e has seen a U r. Slmes a t D illin g h a m who t o l d Mm t h a t t h e i r m e d ic a l a d v is e r s had' come t o t h e c o n c lu s io n t h a t w here I t l a t e c h n i c a l l y o z / e c o n o m ic a lly f e a s i b l e I n s u l a t i o n m a t e r i a ls w hich do not c o n ta in a s b e s to s should be u s e d . U r. Elmea confirm ed t h a t th e r e was no a c t u a l ban on th e u se o f a sb estos and o f co u rse P ain ts D iv is io n a re not g re a t /users o f clo th fo r In sulation purposes. W ith r e g a r d t o C .E .G .B . we h a ve r e c e i v e d a cop y from them o f t h e i r S to re s Standard and S p e c if ic a t io n w ith a r e q u e s t t h a t we sh o u ld l e t them know w h ich asbestos item s cou ld u * replaced by g la ss fib r e m a terials. T h is f o r th e moment h a s been d e a lt w it h b y s u g g e s t in g th at U r. U orant v i s i t s then to d iscu ss the s it u a t io n . The p o in t seems t o be th a t th e a n t i- a s b e s t o s a t t i t u d e a t p r e s e n t i s more p r e v a le n t t l t h c e r t a i n o f f ic ia ls and should not Involve to any la r g e extent T.B .A . m a te ria ls . The em phasis appears to be an a sb e sto s m a te ria ls UBod f o r I n s u l a t i o n p u rp o ses and so f a r th e q u a l i t i e s w ith w hich we s u p p ly Z . C . I . on c o n t r a c t th ro u g h W itty 4 W yatt do n o t seem to be a f f e c t e d . This Is a ra th e r abbreviated w o ttin g out o f the s i t u a t i o n and wo w o u ld I lk a you to know so m eth in g o f c o n t i n u e d ........... / Kochdalo - 2That I s g o in g on and we knor t h a t I f you cone acro aa any e rid o n e e In y o u r t e r r i t o r y o f th e name s o r t o f th in g T lth I .C .I . or C .E .G .B . or anyone elae fo r th at m atter you w i l l l e t u s know a t o n c e . f i \v