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TO: Safety Directors m jet: MMfc.

In cases against Manviile Carp, a leading producer of asbestos, i: has been conclusively determined in the courts that asbestos materials art unreasonably dangerous as a natter of law because asbestos fibers cause ssbestosis and mesothelioma and because adequate warning had not been given by Manviile Corp.-4 The asbestos-related products lia bility claim is usually adjudicated at a trial in which the issues are decided by a judge and jury.

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IVogressIve pulmonary fibrosis leads to cor pulmonale and respiratory insufficiency.

However, alky lation of nucleic acids is not a common feature as pcrchloroethylene (2b|. ami probably trichloroeth ylene (as discussed in |24|). do not lead to defined alkylation products at nucleic acid bases, much in contrast to compounds like vinyl bromide |3()|, vinyl chloride (1(>--12) ami vinylidene chloride (17. 32|.

Evidence that benzene in gasoline produces detectable concentrations in the ambient ail- as high as 10-20 p g / d in urban areas (8, 9 ) makes this potential consequence of traffic density worthy o f evaluation, along with the contribution of motor vehicles to enviroiiniental lead and hydrocarbon levels.

Notify the plant Environmental Protection Department, ext. 3144, to ensure enough lead time for governmental notification.

It scans likely, however, that adoption of the proposal vould lead to increased exposure to liability on the part of companies involved in hazardous wastes.

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (U+J!

BIPIN H.

FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC., EAST 210 ROUTE 4, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING of the FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC.

The validity of underlying data depends on accurate recall by respondents. iMisclassification of sub jects can lead to over- or underestimates of risk, depending on whether cases are im pacted differently than controls (1, 2).

Worker injuries--Applications ofcriminal liability by George A- Peters t is a common belief that safety specialists have as their Ipnmarv work objective the prevention of incidents that could result in personal injury and property damage.

Schedule 3,6 SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURES June 18, 1984 DTH 000067273 .1 WITH RESPECT TO ALL PLANTS, PROPERTIES AND PREMISES; The Environmental Survey, the Environmental Status Report (Schedule 16.2 (ii)) and this Supplemental Disclosure discuss matters of environmental concern about which Conoco has spscific knowledge.