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J~ Bo McuU Effctir: immediately Manager's Notice OCTOBER 5, 1983 TO: ALL SALES REPS, CENTRAL DISTRICT M. P. KROSNOSKY, MILWAUKEE J. J. MILLER, SAN ANTONIO MR. PHIL TINSLEY, HOUSTON RE: KPA TO PROPOSE, IN NEXT PEW MONTHS. BAN OR PHASE-OUT OF REMAINING ASBESTOS USES ARTICLE PROM WALL STREET JOURNAL OCTOBER A, 1983 (ATTACHED) THE ABOVE ARTICLE IS SENT TO YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION; CUSTOMERS MAY CONFRONT YOU WITH IT. J-M*S POSITION DOES NOT CHANGE. "TRANSITE" IS AN . ECONOMICAL PRODUCT, IT PERFORMS THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS INTENDED, AND IT IS SAFE FROM THE STANDPOINT OP THE END USER. MILLIONS OF FEET ARE IN THE GROUND, AND WE DO NOT PLAN TO GO OUT OF THE ASBESTOS/CEMENT PRESSURE PIPE BUSINESS. E. H. PRONSKE CCj'liV K. CHI, STOCKTON W. G. BURNETT, STOCKTON A, A. VERPLOEGH, STOCKTON THE WALL 8TkECT JOURNAL TUESDAY, OCTORF.R A, 1903 : EPA to Propose, in Next Few Months, Han Or Phase-Out of Remaining Asbestos Uses 1 ^----------- .....................---------------------------------------------'' ' ' ' --1 By Andy Pah/hhc ami Raymond A. Jiwml Denver based Monvlllr Coip,, the major Sialf HrpailttfJ Thk Wau. Nmrrr Iihimw. asbestos products maker, said the it pa ac WASHINGTON--The Environmental Pro tion probably wi-il.l have "vny liltlr Impact tcciton Agency Intends lo propot* In lb* on ua" became the company has been te- Enext few months a tun or phaseout ol as bestos In the few products that still us* II. lacing astiestoa.with such materials at ft- _j*rgla*s. ' EPA Administrator William Ruckflshaiu Manvllle filed for protection under Chap agreed In principle with a package of pro ter II ol the fiMrr.il llnnkiuplcy Codr last posed regulations against the carcinogen year (u ward off thousands of lawsuits front that goes beyond any action the Reagan ad plaintiffs whodalmod Injury di-alb of rel ministration was considering only a 'few atives Irom asbestos. The material cod months ago, agency officials said. ' cause cancer and asbeslosu, an emphy Nevertheless, any such ban would com* sema-like disease that gradually Impair* long after the asbestos Industry-battered i breathing through scarring ol the lungs. by thousands of suits from asbestos workers Manvllle, once known as the largest as and usere-haj shrunk severely. About 300 bestos company In the Western world, re companies once used asbestos In their prod cently sold Its large Canadian asbestos-min ucts, but use has decreased as the danger ing operations. ' ' ous effects of asbestos have become known. In Danbury, Conn., Union Carbide Corp. The U.S. Hurt*ail of Mines said U.S. con said It didn't know how any EPA action sumption reached u high of 795.000 metric would affect Its mining operations In Colo tons In 1973: according to the EPA. current rado, where II operates a small asbestos annual consumption 1* about 127,000 metric mine. Moreover. Union Carbide said. It tons. " "probably won't have much of an effect on The EPA Intends to ban all uses of cer us because our kind of asbestos Is of high tain construction products such as cement purity." Bui the company said Its asbestos pipes, roofing materials and door coverings 1$ used In floor llles and corking materials, that contain asbestos, a fibrous mineral usages Ural EPA apparently will ban. ' used In fireproof materials. In addition, (lie 1 ' Raymart Corp., Trumblll. Conn., asserts agency Is writing proposed regulations that that Its use ol asbeatus probably wouldn't be place a cap on the amount of asbestos used for all other products and set up a timetable affected Immediately, The company said Its for phasing out all bui a few minor uses asbestos Is used mainly in friction tnateri- over the next few years. als. like car brakes and clutches. la the past, senior Reagan administration In a related development, (be Labor De appointees at the EPA have argued that partment said its Occupational Safety and there wasn't adequate scientific evidence to Health Administration will expand work warrant lough action against asbestos. They place Inspections seeklnr possible violations also asserted that tunning or phaslne out ol Us asbestos-exposure rules. The the material would be loo cosily In most In Job-safety agency estimated It will triple stances. and they wanted voluntary action such Inspections to about 700 over the next by Industry bestos. to reduce public exposure to as year In the construction and manufacturing But Edward Klein, director of the office Industries, focusing on demolition sites and that Is drafting the proposals, said the EPA manufacturers wirh records of asbestos vio now considers asbestos to be a "proven car lations. clnogen" that should be phased out quickly. OSHA said It will Inspect demolition site* He noted that Industry has developed a vari that have notified the EPA lhat asbestosde- ety of substitutes. moilllon or removal will occur.