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A short memo of January 26, 1945, from F. G. Lippert at Johns-Manville's general headquarters to Dr. Kenneth Smith at Asbestos, Quebec, answering Smith's December 19 letter about men having trouble breathing while cleaning bags of "Blue or C & G Fibre." Lippert writes that none of the plants checked had "ever run into this difficulty" in their bag sorting and cleaning departments, and that one plant did not clean the bags at all but sold them for junk. He suggests the employees be properly instructed "on how to clean the bags and that if the condition persists respirators be used."
- Author
- F. G. Lippert
- Sent to
- Kenneth Smith
- Published by
- Johns-Manville
- Date
- January 26, 1945
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 11390 · asbestosclaims.law/library/11390
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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In Johns-Manville's chronology
Johns-Manville's own chronology of what the company knew describes this document as follows:
Lippert reply to Dr. Smith about workers experiencing breathing problems cleaning jute bags full of asbestos, recommends respirators if problem persists
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“F. G. Lippert to Kenneth Smith on Cleaning Bags of South African Blue Fibre.” January 26, 1945. Johns-Manville. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 11390. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/11390.
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