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A one-page memo of March 14, 1978, from H. B. Moreno to Dr. Paul Kotin, copied to Dr. W. R. Paul and managers in Europe. At a plant review in Belgium, J-M had discussed a "No Smoking" ban at its asbestos-cement plants at Mol and Ghent; managers favored it but said the best way to a complete ban was to enlist the unions. Up to then, Moreno writes, they had no information "except the press releases we have made indicating that people who contract lung cancer 'always' are smokers," and he asks for fuller material to present to the union.
- Author
- H. B. Moreno
- Sent to
- Dr. Paul Kotin
- Published by
- Johns-Manville
- Date
- March 14, 1978
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 11423 · asbestosclaims.law/library/11423
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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J-M bans smoking in its asbestos operations.
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“H. B. Moreno to Dr. Paul Kotin on a Smoking Ban at J-M's Belgian Asbestos-Cement Plants.” March 14, 1978. Johns-Manville. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 11423. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/11423.
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