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MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W.

DEC 07 1977 INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Q?

To From INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Distribution C.

INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM T- T.

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR PROGRAM MANAGER 1.

7 9.1.3 Company C These data are based on limited plant experience in Implementing Research and Development recommendations.

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Gary Jones D.

HILL AND KNOWLTON, Inc.

Special Communication Angiosarcoma of Liver in the Manufacture of Polyvinyl Chloride Three reported cases of angiosarcoma of the liver serve as an alert to the probability that this condition may, in some instances, be causally related to employment in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride resins.

r.j. weaver B.M.Zwicker R.B.Downey DRA FT __ ~ '2/11/74 t Possible Questions and Answers - Osborne Letter 2/6/74 t' 1.

VINYL CHLORIDE AND CANCER, A STUDY IN PREVENTION \ Sunday night in a blizzard in January is not the normal time for a high-level corporate conference.

Manager's Notice No. 922 January 23, 1974 Subject: NEWS RELEASE The Company made the following news release shortly before 10:00 a.m. today; AKRON, Jan. 23 -- The B.F.Goodrich Company today reported that it informed Kentucky health officials and the Federal National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health that the Company is investigating whether the cancer deaths of three employees in the polyvinyl chloride operations at its Louisville, Ky. plant were related to occupational causes.

William Gillette John Bora Gloucester J__ B recks ville RStD CenteJHE B.