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A one-page memo of February 11, 1954, from R. A. Cimiotti at Johns-Manville's Division Headquarters to H. M. Ball, C. B. Brown, H. M. Jackson, A. J. Maahs and others, confirming decisions made at a meeting the week before. All Transite gas vent cement can labels were being returned to be imprinted: "CAUTION -- This product contains material which may be toxic when taken internally. Avoid breathing dust." Future Ring-Tite lubricant labels would say the material had "characteristics similar to those of strong soap" and that prolonged skin contact "may cause irritation."
- Author
- R. A. Cimiotti
- Published by
- Johns-Manville
- Date
- February 11, 1954
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 11791 · asbestosclaims.law/library/11791
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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What it shows
The Ring-Tite wording follows Dr. Kenneth Smith's advice two weeks earlier that any label should state the hazard and how to prevent it (Smith to Maahs).
In Johns-Manville's chronology
Johns-Manville's own chronology of what the company knew describes this document as follows:
R.A. Cimiotti writes H.M. Ball, Hugh Jackson and others on 2/11/54 of caution label which was to be placed on all transite gas vent cement lubricant cans. Not an asbestos containing product.
Editor's note: J-M's description says the gas vent cement was not an asbestos-containing product. The memo does not say what the cement contained.
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“R. A. Cimiotti Memo on Caution Labels for Transite Gas Vent Cement and Ring-Tite Lubricant.” February 11, 1954. Johns-Manville. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 11791. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/11791.
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