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FILE NAME: DuPont (DUP) DATE: 1964 Nov 2 DOC#: DUP025 DOCUM ENT DESCRIPTION: Trip Report, G.J. Stopps, Asbestos M eetin g Held in New York > \ \ O I '<! ) . Ifore fiber 2 , 196* - C (c. c. A D 'ALOK20, K.D. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT K 11*0C c.: r- v I am e n c lo s in g a copy o f ry t r i p re p o rt on the asb e sto s p e e lin g h e ld in Hew Yor*c. e e tin g u n d erlin ed the f a c t th a t d ise a se s due to asb esto s are no lo n g e r c h ie f ly found in workers in * * ~ * * ^ * d c < -eE g n t e x t i l e p i l l s where the r is k s have been reco gn ised a g a i n s t . Tne r is k s now are among the secondary S ; rS tne m anufacturers and d a t a l l e r s o f i n a t a t i o n , v.,* ~ isks are h ig h e s t where the environm ental cor.utt*ons are l e t d i f f i c u l t to c o n t r o l. Such. Jobs as the rap p in g ou of*oid~ insulation or the B lxin g o f dry ingredients fo r *gbstoB cement must r e s u lt in the production o f a d u s t } , asbestos-con tain in g atmosphere. In such ' w e l l - f i t t e d , r e s p ira to r y ' p r o te c tiv e d e v ice s are the ost e f f e c t i v e means o f p r o te c tin g the worce^s. Tre Du Pont Cocpany spends between 5 to 7 per cen t eoot o f new c o n s tr u c tio n on in s u la t in g m a t e r ia ls , much o f wnich conla?ns n ^ s i o . Roughly 200,000 pounds o f are used cverv year and approxim ately i 0 per cent o f th is i S u l l t l o f W i t h tt . of not d if f ic u lt to v isu a lise a rea l health hazard e x istin g ju st in t h is one use o f a s b e s to s . Eeeau.e o f tha Ions tlc e la g fro flr te x p o u r a to ^d l.aMEnr tt Uo r y(thdeis eeaes.ne pp er oriboldta l ai s lti oa bt l eJO to> *g*r;*o]w. i. n ^ s i1z e , ti ni iue H p i" l c 2 a r l y true o f the nylon p la n t , which .S ' or a .O e s to s I n f l a t i o n on t h . l r ^ h . ^ have been : J Ul * fo r them ieivea and pM nt to the S I H ' f S r S d i S - t S 'l S i l h S ^ u n S t l o n a tu d le a on a l l T i e r . S lp S .a d to a d e f in it e r l .k o f r e .p lr a to r y damaga. 1 '1 C. A. D'ALONZO, **>. 2 - Noveober 2 196* Asbestos exposure o n ly t < i^ t u d le * t h r o a h w t 4the*C oop*nj. attention to p ^ o r ^ ^netlon .tud^. t ^ ^ tatl of an ; , , 1U are feeing cade a g a in s t th e a i r o f th e worlc ^ r i n r ^ T u f e , ^ 6^ or ln eiien e^ o f^ eh ro n ie ^ " S iw S m tr il^ a n e .. card io vascu lar dleeaac In c a a e ^ r e o e -v ln g ^ ^ e f ^ ^ .^ could o l S S - i . > having p u l s a r , be a s tr lo u a one fo . tne tlo n gasp .,,o n e , u t us o f a l l r.reoLien i * to Know tne puifion^-w w *..,< n~ s ta tu s o f a l l employeeb in the im * w ^ n o " t a b a s e lin e pulmonary fu n c tio n c-.-loyees : b documented. a d if f ic u lt position i f v a lu a tio n the Company wo' , diacnosed ln en * E?loyee eh ro n 4c pulr.onary' disease s f - S laved no p a rt in i t s ggfeSgtiSfe a - . t f ^ l e V . a ; the i * ; SSney than would be ? o- a t r i a l period of fiv e years. I s h a ll fee g la d to p re s e n t a co n crete proposal along these lin e s . O RIG IN AL SIGNED BY G. J. STOPPS 0C.h i'e7.f StPohpypssi,olofcg.yB. S,e.cSt.ion GJS/dyb Enclosure )\ ' -fe