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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1977 Dec DOC#: TALC196 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Conference Agenda & Attendees Occupational Exposures to Fibrous and Particulate Dust OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO FIBROUS AND PARTICULATE DUST AND THEIR EXTENSION INTO THE ENVIRONMENT The Mayflower Hotel Washington, D. C. December 4-7, 1977 Co sponsor Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration United States Department of Interior SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH J&J-0018040 JNJ 000338821 I S u n d a y , D e c e m b e r 4, 1 9 77 5:30 P.M. RECEPTION AND PRE-REGISTRATION FOR PARTICIPANTS AND ATTENDEES (Cash Bar) Monday, December 5, 1977 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION 9:00 A.M. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS G r e e t i n g s f r o m S O E H and Scope' of C o n f e r e n c e Dr. Joseph Wagoner, President of SOEH STATE ROOM 9:30 A.M. SESSION I - M oderator: S p e a ke rs: 1. FIBROUS MATERIALS IN THE OCCUPATIONAL AND NONOCCUPATZONAL ENVIRONMENT Dr. Pred Pooley, University College, Cardiff The Nature of Fibrous Minerals in Man's Environment Dr. Arthur Langer. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine 2. An Overview of Inorganic Man-Made Fibers in the Environment D r . Morton Corn, University of Pittsburgh 1 0 : 0 0 a .m . s e s s i o n ii - M oderator: S p e a xe rs: 3. Cu r r e n t c o n c e p t s in f i b e r p a t h o g e n i c i t y Dr. Raymond Shapiro, NIEHS, North Carolina Animal Model for Inhalation Exposure to Talc Dr. j. c. Wagner, Llandough Hospital, Wales 10:30 A.M. C offee 4. Current Concepts in Asbestos Fibre Pathogenicity Break Dr. J. M. G. Davis, institute of occupational Medicine, Edinburgh 5. Morphological Aspects of Biologically Relevant Fibers Dr. K. H. Priedrichs, University of Dusseldorf 6. Translocation of Asbestos Fibers Through Respiratory Tract and Gastrointestinal Tract According to Fiber Type and Size Dr. Patrick Sebastien, Service Hospitalier Universitaire de Pneumologie , Paris 7. Fiber Dimensions: Their Significance in Deposition and Clearance of Inhaled Fibrous Dusts , Dr. Arthur Morgan, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell 8. Chronic Exposures of Hamsters to Asbestos Cement Dust Dr. Alfred P. Wahner, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories J 1:00 P.M. PDaniseclu s s io n : Dr. Fred Pooley, University college, Cardiff Dr. Philip M. Cook, National Water Quality Laboratory, Duluth Dr. Jack Harington, NIEHS, North Carolina Q uestions from the Audience j I I LUNCH I J&J-016041 JNJ 000338822 f 2 : 3 0 P .M. 3:30 P.M. SESSION III - EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS MINERALS Moderator.- S p e a k e rs: 9. Dr. Irving selikoff, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Mortality Patterns Among Asbestos Workers Ms. Cynthia Robinson, NIOSH, Cincinnati 10. Family Exposure to Asbestos and Subsequent Disease Dr. Henry A. Anderson, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine 11. Asbestos Disease and Smoking Patterns - An Overview Dr. Rudolfo Saracci, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon 12. Coffee break Overview of Research on Mechanisms by Which Asbestos Could Enter Drinking Water Dr. W.H. Hallenbeck./Ms. C.S. Hesse, University of Illinois, School of Public Health 13. Non-Occupational Indoor Asbestos Pollution Dr. Robert N. Sawyer, Yale University 14. Monitoring and Measuring Airborne Concentrations of Asbestos Fibers Dr. Gerald Chase, Johns-Manville Corp. 15. Unbiased Estimates of Coefficients of Variation for Asbestos Counting Mr. Nelson Leidel, NIOSH, Rockville Panel D iscussion: Q uestions from Dr. William Johnson, Dr. Marvin Kuschner, the A udience University of Washington school of Medicine, S.u.N.Y. 7:00 ?.M . RECEPTION AND SOEH AWARD BANQUET Speaker : R ecip ien t: Judge Miles lord Dr. Irving J. Selikoff CHINESE ROOM EAST ROOM Tuesday, December 6, 1977 0:30 A.M. SESSION IV - M oderator : S p e a k e r s : 16. EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF INORGANIC SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND FIBROUS MINERALS Dr. Jon Konzen, Owens-Cornlng Fibergias Corp. Mortality Patterns Asking Fibrou3 Glass Production Workers Dr. Philip Enterline, University of Pittsburgh 17. Mortality Patterns and Occupational Exposures Among Mineral Wool Production Workers Mr. Gregory O. Ness, NIOSH, Cincinnati 18. Panel D iscussion : Workers Exposed to Wallastonite Through Mining & Milling Dr. Brian Boehleeke Dr. Anders Englund, Bygghalsan, Stockholm Dr. Frank E. Lundin, Bureau of Radiological Health, FDA Questions from the Audience 10:15 A.M. Coffee Break J&J-0018042 JNJ 000338823 t T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 6, 1 9 7 7 10:30 A.M. SESSION V Modera to r Speakers : - : 19. TALCS CONTAMINATED WITH OTHER MINERALS Mr. Richard Lemen, University of Illinois Morphological Characteristics of Amphibole Particles Dr. William J. Campbell, U.S. Bureau of Mines 20. Occupational Exposures to Talcs Containing Asbestiform Minerals Mr. John Dement, University of North Carolina 21. Respiratory Morbidity Among Miners and Millers of Asbesti form Talc Dr. John Gamble, NIOSH, West Virginia 22. 23. 24. Panel D iscussion: Mortality Patterns Among Miners and Millers of Asbestiform Talc Dr. David Brown, NIOSH, Cincinnati Stomach Cancer Among Rubber Workers; An Epidemiologic Investigation Dr. Steve Blum, University of North Carolina Biologic Tests of Tremolite in Hamsters Dr. William Smith, Pairleigh Dickinson University Dr. Arthur Langer, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Dr. Paul Kotin, Johns-Manville Corporation (Questions from the Audience 1:00 P.M. 2:30 P.M. 3:30 P.M. 5:30 P.M. LUNCH SESSION VI - Modera to r : S p e a k e r s : 25. NON-FIBROUS TALC Mr. Don Spatz, United Cement, Line and Gypsum Workers Mortality and Morbidity of Talc Miners and Millers in Italy Dr. Giovanni Rubino, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Turin 26. Occupational Exposures to Non-Asbestiform Talc in Vermont Ms. Maryanne Boundy, Harvard School of Public Health 27. Respiratory Morbidity Among workers Exposed to Non-Asbestifonn Talc Dr. David wegman. Harvard school of Public Health C offee 28. B reak 29. Mortality Patterns Among Miners and Millers of Non-Ashes tiform Talc Ms. Sherry Selevan, NIOSH, Cincinnati Animal Model for Inhalation Exposure to Talc Dr. J.C. Wagner, Llandough Hospital, Wales 30. Consumer Usage - Dr. Arthur Panel D iscussion : Dr. Hector Dr. George Q uestions from the Audience of Talc Rohl, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Blejer, City of Hope Medical Center, Calif. Wright, C o n s u l t a n t , Denver, Colorado ANNUAL SOEH BUSINESS MEETING J&J-0018043 JNJ 000333824 i; i W ednesday, 8 : 3 0 A .M . D e c e m b e r 7, 1 9 77 SESSION VII - Modera to r : S p e a k e r s : 31. NON-FIBROUS ORGANIC AND INORGANIC PARTICULATES Mr. James Wolfe, International Molders and Allied ' Workers Union Mortality Patterns Among Foundry Holders and Coreoakers MS. Betsy Egan, NIOSH, Cincinnati 32. Lung Cancer Mortality in a Steel Foundry Dr. E.S. Gibson, Dominion Foundries and Steel, Ltd 33. Mortality Study in Iron and Steel Foundries Dr. Patricia Breslin, OSHA, Washington, D.C. 9 :30 A .M . Coffee 34. Break 35. Occupational Morbidity Studies Among Aluminum Workers Dr. Bertram Vi. Carnow, University of Illinois Cancer Mortality Among Workers m Beryllium Production Plants Dr. T. F. Mancuso, University of Pittsburgh 36. Cancer and Respiratory Disease Risk Among Individuals in the Beryllium Case Registry Dr. Peter Infante, NIOSH, Cincinnati Panel Discussion . Dr. Janette Sherman, wayne State University Dr. Brian MacMahon, Harvard school of Public Health Dr. J. William Lloyd, United Steelworkers of America Q uestions from the Audience 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 3:45 P.M. LUNCH SESSION VIII - HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE M oderator : S p e a k e r s : 37. Dr. Warren Muir, Environmental Protection Agency O S H A Regulatory Action Mr. Grover C. Wrenn, OSHA. Washington, D.C. 38. M E S A Regulatory Action Dr. Aurel Goodwin, Mining Enforcement and Safety Adm. 39. E P A Regulatory Action (to be announced) 40. Coffee Break 41. CPSC and Consumer Protection Dr. Alan M. Ehrlich, Consumer Product Safety Commission FDA and Regulations Concerning Talc and Asbestos Dr. Armand Casola 42. International Implications of Fibrous Materials - Export and Import Problems Mr. Barry Castleman, consultant. Office of Technology Assessment DPainseclu s s i o n : Dr. R o b e r t H a r r i s , Environmental Defense Fund Dr. Paul Kotin, Johns-Manville Corporation Q uestions front the Audience C O N F E R E N C E S U M M A T I O N 8 C O N F E R E N C E C 0 - C H A I R P E R S 0 N nr.. J o h n D e m e n t , u n i v e r s i t y o f N o r t h C a r o l i n e J&J-0018044 JNJ 000338825 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS Henry A. Anderson# -M.D. Ht. slnal School oi Medicine, New York Hector P. Blejer, M.D., D.I.H. Director, Occupational Health Dept. City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California John M. Dement, M.S. Industrial Hygienist/Doctoral University of North CaroLina, Public Health Student School of Betsy Egan, Epidemiologist NIOSB, Cincinnati Steve Blum, Ph.D. Research Associate in Epidemiology Occupational Health Studies Group University of north Carolina Anders Englund, M.D. Bygghalsan, The Foundation for Industrial Safety and Health in the Construction Industry Stockholm, Sweden Brian Boehlecke, M.D. Chief, Clinical Investigations Br. Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSB, West Va. Maryanne Boundy, M.Sc. Industrial Hygieni3t Harvard school of Public Health Patricia Breslin, Sc.D. Chief, Division of Statistical Studies, Coordination and Analysis, OSHA Philip E. Enterline, Ph.D. Professor of Biostatistics University of Pittsburgh Alan M. Ehrlich, Ph.D. Assistant Deputy Associate Executive Director for Health Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. K.B. Friedrichs, Dr.-Ing. ^ Institut fur Lufthygiene und Silikoseforschung University of Dsseldorf David Brown Epidemiologist NIOSH, Cincinnati William J. Campbell, Ph.D. U. S. Bureau of Mines College Park, Maryland Bertram W. Camow, M.D. Professor and Director Occupational and Environmental University of Illinois, School Public Health, Chicago Medicine of Armand R. Casola. Ph.D. Chairman, PDA Asbestos Work Group, Bureau of Drugs, FDA, Rockville Barry castiaman Consultant. Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, D.C. Gerald Chase, Ph.D. Johns-Manville Corporation, Denver Philip M. Cook, Ph.D. National Water Quality Laboratory Duluth, Minnesota Morton Corn, Ph.D. Professor, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh John Gamble, Ph.D. NIOSB, West Virginia Edward S. Gibson, M.O. Director, Occupational and Environmental Health Dominion Foundries and Steel, Ltd..Canada Aurel Goodwin, Ph.D. Chief, Health Division Metal and Non-Metal Mine Health and Safety MESA, Department of Interior William H. Hallenbeck, Dr.P.H. Assistant Professor. University of Illinois Medical Center, School of Public Health Jack Harington, Ph.D., D.Sc.fLond.) visiting scientist. National institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina Robert H. Harris, Ph.D. Associate Director, Toxic Chemicals Program, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C. Carolyn S. Hesse, M.S. Technical Assistant,' State of Illinois Pollution Control Board, Chicago Peter F. infante, D.D.S.,Dr.P.H. Epidemiologist, Industry-Wide Studies Branch, NIOSB, Cincinnati J.M.G. Davis, M.A.,Ph.D. ., Head of Pathology Branch, Institute Of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh william M. Johnson, M.D. Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, University of Washington J&J-0018045 JNJ 000338826 Jon L. Konzen, M.D. Corporate Medical Director, OuenaC o m i n g Fiberglas Corporation Giovanni T. Rubino, M.D. Institute of Occupational Medicine, Turin University, Turin, Italy Paul Kotin, M.D. Senior Vice President, Health,Safety and Environment, Johns-Manville Corp. Marvin Kuschner, M.D. Dean, School of Medicine S.U.N.Y. at stony Brook, New York Arthur linger, Ph.D. Environmental Sciences Laboratory Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Mew York Nelson A. Leidel Chief, Technical Evaluation and Review Branch, NIOSH, Rockville Richard Lemen University of Illinois, School of Public Health, Chicago Rudolfo Saracci, M.D. Epidemiologist, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, Prance Robert N. Sawyer, M.D. Head, Preventive and Occupational Medicine Yale University Patrick Sebastien, Ingenieur Hygieniste Direction Departemenfcale dee Affaires Sanitaires et sociales, Paris Sherry Selevan, Epidemiologist NIOSH, Cincinnati Irving J. Selikoff, M.D. Professor, Dept, of Community Medicine Director, Environmental Science Laboratory Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New fork J. william Lloyd, Sc.D. Epidemiologist United Steelworkers of America Judge Miles Lord U.S. District Court for Minnesota Frank E. Lundin, Jr., M.D.,Dr.P.H. Chief, Epidemiologic Studies Program Division of Biological Effects, Bureau of Radiological Health, PDA, Rockville Brian MacMahon, M.D. Chairman, Department of Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health Thomas F. Mancuso, M.D. University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health Arthur Morgan, B.sc. Group Leader Inhalation Toxicology Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell, United Kingdom Warren R. Muir, Ph.D. EPA, Washington, D-C. Gregory 0. Hess, Epidemiologist n i o s h , Cincinnati P. 0. Pooley, Ph.D. Reader, Mineral Processing Oniversity College, Cardiff Cynthia Robinson, Epidemiologist industry-wide studies Branch, Biometry Sect. NIOSH, Cincinnati Arthur Rohi. M.D. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York Raymond Shapiro, Ph.D. Ass't Director for Toxicology Coordination National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina Janette Sherman, M.D. clinical Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Department of Oncology william B. Smith. M.D. Director, Bealth Research Institute Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, N.J. Don Spatz United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers John c. Wagner, M.D..FRC Path. Consultant Pathologist Medical Research Council, Pneumoconiosis Penarth, S. Glamorgan, Wales Unit Joseph Wagoner, S.D.Hyg. Special Aas't for Occupational Carcinogenesis Office of the Ass't Secretary of Labor for OSHA, Dept, of Labor, Washington, D.C. David Wegraan, M.D. Harvard School of Public Health Alfred P. Wehner, D.M.D. Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Richland, Washington James Wolfe Director Research and Education International Holders and Allied Workers Onion, Cincinnati Grover C. Wrenn, Deputy Director Directorate of Health Standards Program OSHA, Dept, of Labor, Washington, D.C. George Wright, M.D. Consultant. Denver, Colorado J8.J-0018046 JNJ 000338827 CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE Conference Cochairpersons: Mr. John Dement University of B.C. Mr. Richard Lernen University of Illinois Mr. Donald Spatz United Cement, Lime Workers 6 Gypsum Dr. Jon Konzen Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. _r Dr. Paul Kotin Johna-Manville Corp. Mr. Bert Cottine OSHA, Dept, of Lahor Dr. J. William Lloyd United steelworkers of America Dr. Lawrence Plumlee Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Arthur Langer Mt. sinai School of Medicine SQEH President President-Elect Dr. Joseph Wagoner Dr. Eula Bingham STAFF: Sandy Zimmerman, Executive Director Jean Culler, Associate Director for Publications Denise Duddleson, secretary SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 1 7 1 4 M a s s a c h u s e t t s A v e ., N.W . Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 785-8177 J&J-0018047 JNJ 000338828