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ASBESTOS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION (Limited by Guarantee) 68 GLOUCESTER PLACE, LONDON WiH 3HL MEMORANDUM TO: Member Associations AIA/8/PAC 28 January 1982 FROM: Director General Subiect: Summary of Main Features of Warning Labels Enclosed is a copy of our schedule "Summary of Main Features of Warning Labels" which incorporates all amendments notified up to 15 January 1982. A jB UCC 003712 ASBESTOS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION Summary of Main Features of Warning Labels AIA Information Memorandum No 4/81 AIA/8/PAC 15th January 19B& AIA COUNTRY LOGO (1)_________________ (2) LOGO WORDING (3) 1. EEC Yes Attention (EAC* recomended) Contains asbestos. Observe safety rules. Avoid breathing dust (See Annex 1 for language of concerned country). 2. Australia (James Hardie and others. All States) C o 3.2 Austria ; j. ooo -' Yes Caution This product contains asbestos. Breathing as bestos duet can damage health. Keep dust down. Yes Attention Contains asbestos. Observe safety rules. Avoid breathing fine dust. 4. Belgium (Eternit) Yes Attention Contains asbestos. Observe safety rules. Avoid breathing dust. (In French, German 4 Dutch) 5. Canada (all mines) Yes None * EEC Advisory Council of the AIA, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VOLUNTARY/ PRODUCT FOR CONSUMER COMPULSORY CONCERNED ___________ (4)_________________________ (5)_______________ (6) To suit country and product. Some countries are producing regula tions making labelling compulsory. Varies All possible. START DATE (7) Various Where possible part of label. Otherwise in brochures or on outside of container. Voluntary All unless no work done on them before use. Tie-on labels. Operating Information leaflet incorporating logo and pictures about dust suppressed tools, ' On a leaflet in three languages, Logo wording on back until logo and wording are produced separately. . Separate full warning label on outside of pack age. Logo to be alongside where possible. Voluntary Asbestos cement sheet and pipes. Operating Voluntary Asbestos cememt sheets and pipes, brake linings. Operating Voluntary Raw fibre. Operating COUNTRY (1) 6. Cyprus ' 7. Denmark 8. Finland 9. France 10. Germany AIA LOGO (2) LOGO WORDING (3) Yes Yea See EEC |> Yes Yes Contents asbestos. Avoid breathing dust during cutting. Observe in structions for use. Yaa Attention Contains asbestos. Avoid breathing fine dust. Health Hazard. Observe 5afety Rules (in German) UCC 003714 C7 Cc CO 11. Greece Yea Contains asbestos. Observe Safety Rules Avoid breathing dust ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CONSUMER (A) VOLUNTARY/ COMPULSORY (5) PRODUCT CONCERNED U) START DATE (7) Recommendation to use dust-free tools. The label sizes and colours are as used in UK. The following information has to be attached to asbestos-containinq products 1. "Contains asbestos" 2. Name & address of producer 3. "Observe the Directive for handling dangerous substances. Appendix II Carcinogenic Substances" Exporters to FRG should attach the following label: Enhalt Asbest Arbeitsstof f-Verordnung, Abschitt krebserzeugende. Arbeitsstoffe der Gruppe II beachten. On bags of fibre from Mabe mines by end of 1981, Others in near future. Voluntary Raw fibre. Voluntary Asbestos cement sheets. Voluntary All except asbestos cement. Voluntary Effective 1st April 1982, all products con taining asbestos. Columns 2 & 3 are voluntary but 4 is compulsory a/c sheets & pipes. Textiles (yarns, cloth, etc, as well as packings & com pensator). Operating To start soon Operating a/c products operating Operating Voluntary Initially asbestos fibres then a/c products. By end 1981 COUNTRY (1) *12. Italy 13. Ireland 14. Japan 15^ Netherlands o o ooo-i--<o! cn 16. Republic of South Africa AIA LOGO (2) LOGO WORDING (3) Yea Attention Contains asbestos. Avoid breathing dust. Follow!1 instructions for use. Yes Take care with asbestos. Warning, Breathing as bestos can damage health. Observe the safety rules. No N/A Yes Yea Caution. Contains asbestos fibres. Avoid making dust. Breathing asbestos dust may cause serious bodily harm. Is. f c^ . a 3- - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CONSUMER (4) Balangero mine only on voluntary basis. No-one else using it. Leaflet instructions, when product contains or more asbestos by weight. All exports have label in English. Consumer goods only by 1982 (ie goods sold through shops and similar channels to persons for their own use) -` i ` VOLUNTARY/ COMPULSORY (5) PRODUCT CONCERNED (6) Voluntary Raw fibre. Voluntary 50SS of all products. Compulsory Compulsory a/c sheets. Voluntary Raw fibre. START DATE (7) ' . Operating Operating Operating Operating k Operating "pn r" AIA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COUNTRY LOGO LOGO WORDING FOR CONSUMER (1)(2)(3);(4)(5)_(6) VOLUNTARY/ COMPULSORY PRODUCT CONCERNED START DATE ___________ (7) Sweden on some warning labels N/A 1. FOR YOUR INFORMATION Compulsory All asbestos This item contains asbestos containing but has been processed with products. {` a dust inhibitor which, with normal handling, pre vents the spreading of asbestos fibres. 2. THIS PART CONTAINS ASBESTOS Avoid dust generating hand ling as asbestos fibres are ' dangerous to health if inhaled. Dust producing machining must take place under high power extraction. 3. FRICTION MATERIALS (only in Swedish) Operating 1. Switzerland No N/A United States Coo ooo--1-o^a CT5 No N/A O. O' K co *, Red atick-on label and blue stick-on leaflet with instructions. . Warning notice required as per Federal register "Caution. Contains as bestos fibres. Avoid breathing dust. Breathing asbestos dust may cause ^ serious bodily harm. Voluntary Operating / Compulsory Raw materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris & other products containing asbes tos fibres except where fibres are modified by a bonding agent. Operating 1 United Kingdom YeB Yes Take care with asbestos. Warning: breathing asbestos dust can damage health. Observe the safety rules. Voluntary 90% of all prod ucts on agreed list for Home & Export markets. Operating UCC 003717 ENGLISH ATTENTION CONTAINS ASBESTOS OBSERVE THE SAFETY RULES AVOID BREATHING DUST Annex 1 to AIA Schedule "Summary of Main Features of Warning Labels" (aea item 1) AIA ASBESTOS LABEL Wording recommended to Member Associations FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN DANISH DUTCH ATTENTION ACHTUNG ATTENZIQNE CONTIENT DE L'AMIANTE ENTHALT ASBEST. CONTIENE ASBESTO OBSERVER LES REGLES DE SECURITE BEACHTE UMGANGSVORSCHRIFTEN OSSERVARE LE REGOLE DI SICUREZZA EVITER D' INHALER LA ' POUSSIERE VERMEIDE STAUB EINZUATMEN " ? : -11 "' EVITARE DI RESPIRARE LA POLVERE *' 1 - INDEHOLDER ASBEST F0LG SIKKERHEDSFORSKRIFTERNE UNGDA INDANDING AF ST0V ATTENTIE BEVAT ASBEST VOLG DE VEILIGHEIDS VOORSCHRIFTEN VERMIJD INADEMMING VAN STOF GREEK nPOEDXH HEPIEXEI AMIANTO ` THPEITE TOYS KANONEE AE*AAEIAE AnotEYrETE THN EIEHNOH EKONHE -