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FILE NAME: Thane (THAN) DATE: 1975 Jan 15 DOC#: THAN020 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Industrial Sales Bulletin to All Managers RE Asbestos I BULLETIN' TO: ALL INDUSTRIAL MANAGERS FROM: PH IL K IZ E R - KANSAS CITY SUBJECT: ASBESTOS Ja n u a ry 15,1975 - R e ce n tly a T-H b ran c h was c ite d by OSHA f o r non-com pliance w ith F ed eral R eg u latio n s concerning th e h an d lin g o f a s b e s to s . The c i t a t i o n was u n u su a l in t h i s caBe In t h a t no f in e s were a ssessed and no v is u a l a s b e s to s co n tam in atio n was found. The c i t a t i o n was g iv en how ever, because th e OSHA r e p r e s e n ta tiv e was inform ed th a t th is branch d id handle a sb e sto s and had no record of having, given physical exam inations to warehouse employees. By th is example you can e a s il y se e th a t we a re u n d er the gun, and th e degree o f s e v e r i t y i s up to the in d iv id u a l OSHA r e p r e s e n tativ e. With th is in mind, John S ig le r in d ic a te s th a t he fe e ls as long .as we provide p ro p er r e s p i r a t o r a p p a ra tu s , keep a l l p o s s ib le a irb o rn e asb e sto s contained, and r e f r a in from re-packaging o f broken bags, th a t we a re com plying w ith th e s e R e g u la tio n s. In o rd e r to keep a l l p o s s ib le a irb o rn e a s b e sto s co n tain ed we must o rder asbestos th a t w ill be warehoused a t any o f our branch warehouses in sh rin k -p a c k p a l l e t s . Futherm ore a f t e r we re c e iv e sh rin k -p ack ed ______ a s b e s to s we w i l l no lo n g e r o f f e r a s b e sto s in le s s th an p a l l e t q u a n t i t i e s . Shrink-pack and p a lle t charges w ill Increase your co st fo r asbestos ap p ro x im ately $12 to $16 a to n , th e re fo r e th is in c re a se d c o s t f o r h a n d l ing asbestos w ill have to be passed along to your custom er. I am e n c lo sin g a copy o f th e F ed era l R e g u la tio n s concerning th e - handrling_joi ashes.tea. for:.your review . I f you feel, th a t your, handling. o f th is product does no t comply, please co n tact John S ig le r fo r advice. Sincere^, P h il K izer T.226-J JKskc attachm ent