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FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1974 Oct 9 DOC TALC467 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to RT Vanderbilt from Assistant Secretary of Labor nin beret wieewemtnedetey ay nie Feare we Heys, pengmtan ane wires ALBA ere eH Se tae ES epee . eam = : , aan . So a> '. rr] _ Specifications Specifications . Specifications Specifications , Specifications Specifications Specifications : OY COPY we a eS October 9 1974 at o | a Mr. H. B. Vanderbilt cee res 7 Officer _ President. oe Chief Executive R. T. Vanderbilt Company Inc. a oo, oo, Boe a Pe te a ot 30 Winfield Street So Connecticut Norwalk 08855 a ae i. Dear Mr. Vanderbilt co oo ole, of This is in reply to your letter of September 26 concerning your request for relief from the asbestos standard for your talcs containing fibrous tremolitetremolite actinolite and anthophyllite August asbestiform fibrous My letter of 6 stated that fibrous or minerals suchas asbestiform trenolite are notwithin the scope of the asbestos standasrdtandardand therefore the provisions . of that standard do not apply to talc containingcontaining noan sbestiform ne minerals conducting currently NIOSH is a thorough investigation intotha exact minerals to which tale workers were exposed in those . - studies where asbestosis or other adverse medical effects were found evaluation by NIOSH by Pending the receiptreceipt and OSHA of the report on this investigation ifyou have scientific evidence thatthe ae naturally occurring tales prior to processing by millingor ce, crushing do not contain fibrous or asbestiform tremolite 0 antophyllite actinolite or other asbestiform minerals you may certify to your customers that the taledoes not contain . asbestosasbestos : . Fibrous tremolite asbestiform asbestiform minerals such aas s fibrous means naturally occurring asbestiformminerals which prior to or after crushing and processing contain fibers made up of fibrils . Sincerely // John H. Stender _ oe, . . ve .John H. Stander Assistant Secretary of Labor| oO a Lo an 000266  yo PY PY October 9 1974 Mr. H. B. Vanderbilt | President . Officer - _ Chief Executive Officer Inc. R. T. Vanderbilt Company Connecticut 30 Winfield Street Norwalk 08855 . Vanderbilt actinolite anthophyllite September Dear Mr. This is in reply to your letter of 26 concerning standard for your talcs for relief from the asbestos your request containing | non fibrous tremolite tremolite aand ndanthophyllite standard therefore and the provisions the scope of the asbestos not to talc containing containingasbestiform of that standard do apply to minerals iscurrently conducting conducting investigation into investigation in thoseinto NIOSH mineralswhich talc workerswereexposed were a anteg thsteudeixesactwhere asbestosisor other adverse redical effects report by Tab a found OSHA of the by evaluation Pending the receipt and evidence that you haveprocesing scientific or antelrinae NIOSH on this investigation ifpriortoprocessing by milling anto- Ae the naturally occurring talcs fibrous or asbestiform tremolite other BG dled crushing , donotcontain or minerals you may actinolite asbestiform Seley phyllite minerals tremolite Fibrous fibrous Le such as to after Ue asbestiform asbestiform means minerals asbestiform prior kicks te erie Oi ere +S + occurring naturally asbestiform | Sincerely s/ John H. Stender John H. Stender Secretary Labor of Labor Assistant 000155 hone Mr. 11. B. Vanderbilt . ge 7; - - President a ce _ . Chief ExecutiveOfficer re 2, . R. T. Vanderbilt Company Inc. Do oO 30 Winfield Street |. So an Norwalk Norwalk Connecticut 08855 Dear Mr. Vanderbilt o. . a pO mo, oe of hi actinolite anthophyllite This is in reply to your letter of September 26 concerning your for relief from the asbestos standard for your talcs request containingcontaining nonfibrous tremolite and anthophyllite asbestiform stated minerals My letter letter of August 6 that fibrous or such as asbestiform asbestiform fremolite are not within the scope of the asbestos and therefore the provisions provisions standard calc containing asbestiform asbestos apply of that standasrd tandard do apply to minerals ok ee ye oe XIOSH iiss currentlycurrently conducting a thorough investigation into the tale workers were expois n tehod se were other adverse medicaleffects found . that OSPAofthethe report by NIOSHNIOSH the scientific evidence crushing do not rads - antophylliteantophylliteantophyllite actinolitecustomers other that may certify to your customers , := Asbestos Pibrous asbestifor minerals naturally occurring asbestifo 7 and crushing processingcontain asbestiiorDinerals you the tale does not contain +S mineralsminerals which prior to or after fibersfibers made up of fibrils s John H. Stender pe Vie ge - . Labor Stender John H. 3 oe . oo ae Assistant Secretary of a oa a mo, 000153