John H. Marsh to F. S. Daly on Claims That Resin-Encapsulated Asbestos Is Safe (1976)

A one-page Raybestos-Manhattan memo of November 24, 1976, from John H. Marsh to F. S. Daly, headed "Weasler Engineering Company." Customers had reported that company personnel had told them "there are no problems with asbestos if the material is encapsulated in resin." Marsh wrote that such statements "should not be made," because surface dust is common on most asbestos-containing friction materials and machining them "will generate airborne concentrations in the breathing zone of workers if precautions are not taken." Staff were to be told "not to make statements that cannot be substantiated by published material."

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Johns-Manville's legal department indexed the Motley 1,000 in 1984. Its index describes this document as follows:

J.H. Marsh memo to F.S. Daly, 11/24/76, entitled "Weasler Engineering Company." Marsh states that certain R-M customers have said that R-M personnel have reassured them that "there are no problems with asbestos if the material is encapsulated in resin." Marsh states that such statements should not be made, because "surface dust is commonly present on most asbestos-containing friction materials and the machining of such materials will generate airborne concentrations in the breathing zone of workers if precautions are not taken. R-M personnel should be instructed not to make statements that cannot be substantiated by published material."

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This is document 647 of the Motley 1,000, from the set the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's records facility certified as true copies, pages CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002231 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-002231.