FILE NAME Special Asbestos SA DATE 1978 Aug 10 DOC SA009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to News Radio 78 from Special Materials Inc SPECIAL MATERIALS INC 3628 WEST PIERCE STREET MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN 53215 PHONE MILWAUKEE 414 383-2020 ' 800-558-0604 TWX 910-262-3106 1: asbestor related August 10 1978 WBBM News Radio 78 630 North McClurg Chicago IL Court Gentlemen On August 9th at approximately 7:40 AM you had a news story regarding a law suit against Manville Corporation with regard to asbestos fiber When a news service is giving information out with regard to civil law suits I think you have an obligation to be a little more careful of your facts You stated for in- stance that test results on laboratory animals has proven that asbestos causes cancer I am very closely involved in the asbestos industry and to my knowledge there have been no tests results on any laboratory animals which have any indication of carcinoma as a result of asbestos exposure If you have information to the contrary I would appreciate your letting me know of your source The United States government has commissioned a number of studies on test animals with regard to ingestion of asbestos fibers all of which have been negative I know of no other test animal reports which have been brought to the attention of us in the industry If negative information with regard to mation was available I'm certain that of it asbestos we would test have inforheard Very truly yours Robert A.

FILE NAME Packings and Gaskets PAG DATE 1972 DOC PAG025 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Newspaper Article - Asbestos Rulings Held Inadequate ASBESTOS RULINGS HELD INADEQUATE Cancer Authority Says Many Workers Face Death By FELIX BELAIR Jr.

FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1977 Dec DOC PAINT054 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal eeeU:ae eayee Mite S LIE NE SEA aa ITs ntentce ve ae Vii - cage speatic- DEFENDANT'S LEGAL LEGAL EXHIBIT LEGAL cage speatic- Vii speatic- STATE ALL 10054 ALL Black BROTHERHOOD OOFF PAINTERS BROTHERHOD PAINTERS PAINTERS 05 On the Cover IBPAT craftsmen renovate Milwaukee's venerable St.

FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1979 Apr DOC PAINT063 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal Apr 1979 Part 2 Health & Safety Taking the Message to the Public Frank Burkhardt IBPAT research director advocated IBPAT's involve- ment in health and safety issues during a KWGN program aired last month in Denver complain Appearing as the guest on the station's Right It program Director Burkhardt faced questions and from two interviewers Greg Guinan KWGN vice president and public afmanager and Eric Schmidt KWGN news anchorperson Noel Jordan of Denver University's Mass Media Department moderated the hour program Burkhardt supported the need for stances is deciding who will live and who will ie The methods employed by gov- ernment in benefit analysis were also hit hard by Burkhardt They do not take into account the hidden costs he pointed out to the interviewers and to the viewing public A Mansville vice president has estimated that occu- pational health problems are costing the United States public 35 billion dollars each year he explained And 108 billion will be spent caring for those who will die of asbestos diseases in the union vs. union health and safe ; ty cost and protection Burkhardt indicated that non- union workers fear job loss which makes them less likely to about health and safety issues Con- sequently most OSHA complaints about health safety issues are against union contractors This puts a heavy burden on the union contractor while the worst offender the union contractor can use inadequate worker protection as means of cutting costs : Burkhardt would like to see sanc stronger health and safety standards for the nation's working men and women and advocated the im- portance of IBPAT's own efforts next 10 years alone he added But these figures do not find their Iway into the cost benefit analysis of the government to strengthen the worker's hand through research education and The inflationary impact of health and safety regulations that supposedly make products too expen- tions against contractors who do not provide safe and healthful work Using benefit analysis . . . is deciding who will live and who will die sive is also stated emphasized Burkhardt who provided examples from the paint and allied trades in- He or support for those who do also feels that more stringent en dustry switch forcement of OSHA standards in the management cooperation Burkhardt criticized the Govern- ment Services Administration GSA and the Office of Management and Budget OMB for efforts to institute _.

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