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2 PLAINTIFF'S I EXHIBIT ! 31738.00 TO Messrs. F. D. 3auce D. F. Calliari F. S. Daly R. M. Gordon R. A. Jam J. F. Maclachian R. R. Moalii X. S. May 5, -1S73 Many of ycu have probably seen the enclosed article distributed nationally by the Associated Press cn April 27. It should be given.careful attention because it points to an area where industry is especially vulnerable to third party suits because of lack of knowledge on the part of workers of hazards associated with the materials they are handling. As workers In snail business are core apt to use poor work practices because of lack cf knowledge of occupational hasards, the likliheed of occurrence cf injury cr disease is greater than in larger and rare sophisticated operations. The Barel Case established beyond question the duty of manufacturers to war:: of hazards. Assistant Secretary Stender has repeatedly and forcefully stated that manufacturers have the obligation to ecucat: heir customers in the safe use of their products. This is not an CSHA :sponsibility. It is questionable whether a caution label-such as that required by the OSHA Asbestos Standard is sufficient warning in cases where a significant hazard can exist. We know free the results of our own field tests and those conducted by Mt. Sinai personnel that high dust levels can exist ;.in brake service shops. Instruction sheets have been distributed to all Grey-Rock and Raybestos distributors of friction materials describing 1 proper 'procedures but we should naka certain that these instruction sheets got down bo the mil shops where they are cost needed. Wo should also uaka certain we have adequately covered other areas vhc asbestos-containing products nay be processed in such a fashion as to cause unacceptable dust levels. PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT wv-ohqc.1 CLislci?ir& John K. Marsh Disease Found\n 23% of Small-Bu sines'^ Workers \> : WASHINGTON'. April 27 in the study included chronic health and afcty sub-commit-' :<A?!--A study dons for the respiratory disease due to tee. Representative Dominick: ; Government his found that one asbestos and other fibrous-like.V. Daniels. Democrat of New: lout of every four workers in dus: in work areas; loss of Jersey, said that the results of i sample of small businesses hearing due to noise; eye cata-jthe study were "shocking, re- employing from eight to 150 racts from infrared radiation. dealing a possible horror storv peoole has art occuoationally and increased lead aosorbtion;^ national proportions.*" derived disease and that 39 per cent of these are not reported as repurred to the Libor De* jc dis,,se .jpartment. | The study was done in the On lead absorption, tthhee rree.-*;in-"drefpwthe mhaeddicsala:sisutricvseyfroomf thaen:l port says. If exposures ean-^iman's W0rker3> the^ wouid) Unue. senous illness may result;^ iat a J andl the long: range imphcamms;and ,TOnic 'jUness as horT1.! | state of Washington and Oregon j~ad nSn!n,f^n? is canditiens in the sweat) I by the University of Washing the blood is unknown. "Theishaps of the last century," Mr. ' ton for the National Institute extent of such conditicnsmanj..j5 saici_ 1 of Occupational Safer/ and among the employed population!'" stucy ^ conduc;ed bj health. It is to be published in are no where available,'" the tween 1972 and 137-t in three-; about six weeks. re2?rt 5ays" ... ,, industrial areas of Tacaroa andl Seme of the diseases listed The chairman of the House Sea:ti. Wash- and Portland, j 7 ~~r ~ " "Qfg- ind an agricultural areal (of Yikuna. County, Wish. \- J- ' X