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Ford- Duty to Protect Workers
Liberty Mutual memo to Ford Dealerships Presidents from R.G.
Rosslip and T.J. Slavin, December 29,1975.
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An alert concerning the potential
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beta recconste m a otefli) prcihiclap tonrd to tte health ef tteta tte <o-
bile (u erst fa executes newnt* over lew period of vies# Parity tbs lest
fc* Ktnt heaver, pttentlsa has bean rssia oa the derelepsst of cenccr of
tbs itfOB sod otter
tmi fpiloteng exposure to nbnto* (ut
An slcrt eonecrofog the poteotlsl health hazard for person* ousted to nteetot <lHm tin tenrlelop ef ester vehicle fcrtte ted clutch sttcebllot vat lowed by lbs Itotltal InitIt*to for Csenpsttcael tefetp end NnHh so Aajntt $, 1p76. nesi c1t:d ferr cotss of rare cswtteltol tnm la prusa vte r eteejte In dobs lovuTvlep brolp Mrtklnp. tbts rora typo of **atar ta fete metno* mute tb lues or iwxch coses I Is tfi.OCO tfatfes Ia tte eoaeraimtelMo* tvt one cted* of cat ectcitot setwn found itet at (1 eot or 10) this tfP* of (fitter* Afhastos olto causes leap #ri and e a ebo tcprel Is 90 tines rare llfcely to pot Iwp esnoor.
foil extent of estestcwoletcd Vitesse < teste scrvleiop pcetssMdl' Iwra teeaute this greap tel otter tefer* tees syittiatleelly rttefrt, C: Cast coosorttrai(oos esitorcd at opvttleas* such ej b1c.-<nt ef eoictbOe fcraho ecte^ltcs, grlcdfog of used true* beet* llnfeps* brvelllao of t> brvte IlsfnQfi esd mtnfe of cn veto teste Unices* together with otBalb; , trz&t 1o nrsena se cepJoyed, offlrao the eeevtsHy for effectively cealretling
tha
At (resent v d Ml test esoplots Infwwtlw s hew ouch enftsarp* if *. * te totcrotcdi sod so It u taportut to elfetmt* exposures tacwm cectlblt ud olstalio those *tfcfc esawt be eltetoetPd. Bcconendtd practices are listed teles.
Vatr fceb1rtort
1. taring brste servicing* sa air porlfylng mpfrstor, tfthef
ett or **tb
replaceable psrtlcvlsts ftlwsCs). as snroved by tta fUtioml tostltolfi for
Occotetloeal Safety ate (teelth SlOSfl steald ba tors during oil prece*ris
tlorttno with tte rcssnl of the ttecH end tacViSlijp ruu<Jb'ir terlrn trav
val clutch servicing* sscb a respirator cheeld ta tan dertnfl react*? and
elesolrw of tte dale*. rmsere plsu nd taxstte ossablg te dcrlno Itr
ttelle lion of tte ocw clstth atStfbly. Milt should olio Incites cry iretng or
rtvetloe epersdent.
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moforvefticie brake andcluteh ase^mbfies was issued by the / flatjonal Institute of Occupational. Safe^ andMealth on AugustS/ilSTS NlOSH citedi four cases cerate . mesotheiia tumors in persons who were employed in jobs involving brake sefyicin^. -. At presentwe do not have complete information on howfhuch exposure, if any^can be
toteratedi ind it is impoitent to eliminate exposures whenever
possible and minimize those which cannot be eliminated'
Recommended practices ale listed below."
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