Open notch in the plywood of scaffold planks.
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June 9, 1978
Mr. John N. Roche
Product Engineer
R. D. Werner Company, Inc.
Post Office Box 580
Greenville, Pennsylvania 16125
Dear Mr. Roche:
This is in response to your letter dated May 30, 1978 concerning our recent interpretation and recommendations of portable cover to solve the problem of an open notch in the plywood of scaffold planks.