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Uu-i-'i-'i MAY 1965 UT]3/3 U.S DEPAF iMEMT OF LA30R Woihington RECORDS AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE I HEREBY ATTEST, That the annexed copy, of each of the specified number of copies, of each documen listed beIo is a true copy of a document in the official custody of the Department of Labor. 1 copy each of: Transcripts from March X*,15,16, and 17 Comments and hearing exhibits of: W.J., Nicholson, American Petroleum Institute, D.A. Holaday, Brand Insulation Inc., L.J. Bibri, B.J. PhillipsCCertain-teed), M.W. Borow, J.D. MoranCFlintkote), F.L. Pundsack(J-M), J.W. Rawlings, W.M. KancockCDow), W.K. Hesse(J-H) E.H. Fenner(J-M), E.J. Killian(Nat. Cypsum), Cemurt Asbestos Products Co., M.M. Key, C.E. Best(HCA) SIGfhATU'RE AND OFFICIAL. TITLE DIVISION AND BUREAU OATE Daniel Jy Marsick Technical Information Specialist Docket Office/Technical Data Center/Occup. Sfty & Hlth Adm/ U.S. Dept, of Labor 7 Sep 78 1 HEREBY CERTIFY, That Daniel J. i-iarsick____ vho aignea the foregoing attestation, is now and was at the time of signing (title) Technical Information Specialist and has legal cusrody of the official records of'the United States Department of x therein ted and that full faith sod credit should be girentohis act as such. IN WITNESS THEREOF, I ______ J. J. Lafranchise_____ jjuly designated by the Secretary of Labor as Authenti cation Officer of the Department of Labor, hare here unto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of Labor to be affixed this _ZiiL day of September ^ 78^7 VAuthentication Officer // Department of Labor VJASKInGTC;:, 2.0. Conference Keen 3 Zntc-d o psrCir.er.us 1 Auc i C or 1 l?th o- Constitution Avc-.. V.?rohin'-ton, 2.0. Xhurr.ray. March 16. 1972 The stove-erCitlod - iEtter came on for further heerin, pursuenfc ';o i c-c^rc, ?h 9:00 o'cloci:, z .is., Thursday, March 1: 1972. EETC-PX: /.rrrrrJH M.- corxEzr.a, Hearing A?ri_-AiiitCX; ( Ac heretofore notec.) A??r?J-:OON SESSION (2:00 p.ra.) EXAMIMER GOLDBERG: Gn Che record. Mr. Fay and Mr. Swetcr.ic -- excuse -2, is Doctor 7etrick in Che rocn? All right, Mr. Fay and Mr. Sue conic. MR. FAY: My nams is Aloert li. Fay. X as Vies President of Che Gold Bond Building Products Division of the Kn Cicr.nl Gyps tun Company in Buffalo. Ket; York. I ae appearin here today in my capacity as president of the Asuestos Information Association of Dorth America,, located in New Yor City. The Asoestos Information Association is comprised of twelve c the nation's largest miners, manufacturers ana importers of asoestos and asoestos-containing products. The memocr companies of the association are listed on a fact sheet, which X will suurtifc with ray testimony. As an introduction to industry testimony that will follow, I would like to orieifly sketch for you a general picture of the sine and scope of the asoestos industry in the United States, the types of products produced, the nunoe^ of people employed, and other factors that will help position tl asccrtes manufacturing industry in the economic and social structure of this country: I should mentioned uefore proceeding that the 172 manufacturing side of the industry, and does not include detailed information on industry using finished asuestes products, such as the construction industry or the insula tic. application and renova1 trades. -Asbestos is the generic name given to a group of inorganic hydrated silicate minerals that have one common attribute, namely, the ability to be separated into relative soft, silky fibers. The three most commonly used varieties of asbestos are chrysotile, crocidolite, or blue fiber and smosite. It is important to note that chrysotile accounts fc more than 987. of the total annual United States consumption of asbestos. In the past, crocidolite and acosite were used far core extensively in the United States than they are todav The leading producers of chrysotile liter are Canada and tha Soviet Union, with smaller deposits being found in South Africa, Rhodesia, China, the United States and Italy. Crocidolite and amosite are mined almost exclusivel in South Africa. The total annual world production of asbestos is u around 4 million tons, with Canadian production accounting fo about 337. of the total, and the United States about 37.. The properties-of asbestos that give it commercial value are its fibrous structure, the great tensile strength of the fibers and its resistance to high temperatures and to 175 jus's2 ths total economic value of the asbestos industry to the nation. \;c firmly believe, however, that the Arthur D. Little Company economic study now under way, will show it t: be substantial. For example, it has been estimated that th: insulation trades alone involve 40,000 men who spend at leas a quarter of their time working with asbestos-containing products, ether employees whose livelihood depends at least to some extent on the use of asbestos-containing products include other types of construction workers; siding, roofing and- tile installers, pipe layers, salesmen, distributors and dealers in asbestos products. It is impossible to calculate the total income derived by these workers from the use or sale of asbestos-containing products, but it is certainly in the hundreds of millions of dollars. If one adds in the value of services, machinery, re:: materials and other commodities purchased by the asbesto Et.wU.-.ti-- Curina ^.4iC>isea^h yea^. sc_ use in the pmocuction o-. shipment of finished asbestos products, the total economic contribution of the-industry to the nation1 s economy v;oula reach, perhaps. $3 billion, and would involve,to cone degree the livelihood of at least half a million wage earners and thei:: families. J7e believe the economic and social contribu tion of the asbestos Industry to the nation is substantial. In addition to the many and varied lifesaving 175 technological society. For these reason^., the establishment of reasonable and feasible occupational health standards for asbestos is a matter of great importance, not only to the me: whose health we are trying to protect, but aloe to the Indus-, and to the country as a whole. Our industry is cooperating fully with the Arthur I Little Company in the economic- study they have been retained to make by CSKA. VJe arc all working hard to develop precise figures as to the potential economic effect of the proposed regulations on our industry. To date, we have been able to cake only rough estimates. In general, they show a cost to the industry of approximately $200 million in new equipment to comply with the proposed standard of two fibers per cubic centimeter in those sections of the industry where we believe a two"fiber standard is technologically feasible. The proposed regulations would also produce a loss in sales of a'c least $400 million because of the labeling requirements and the shut down of operations where two fibers is techno logically unfeasible. A number of companies have already indicated that they do not believe a two-fiber standard is feasible in cany operations, and that if such a standard is promulgated, they will close down those operations immediate! rather than spend millions of dollars in a vain attempt to achieve the unachievable. The loss of jobs will be sub stantial. II YesCerday, there ucs a statement cade here that i ere plant car* izeet the standards , then all can. This is no true. There are vast difference:s in the various canufoccur: industries and the dissimilarity calces it iceossible for one to duplicate the other. Or.e other point. Yesterday, it was stated that snaking substantially increases the risk of disease. Since L'e are all concerned about the health ox those associated with this business, we would like to recommend that the proposed standard should prohibit smoking during working bcu on the job and that the warning signs required to be posrc should prominently display "no smoking." Precedents for thi. exist in regulations at the Department of Interior, for cnaxipie, in uranium mines. In closing, it is our hope that C-SHA will take all of these considerations into mind in developing the standard: If this is not done,* it could '..'ell spell the demise of at least half of the asbestos industry in the United States and ir. time. perhaps,_all_ of it. Thank you. Hr. Goldberg. I want to submit two exhibits. This exhibit is a list of the members of the Asbestos Association of North America. IfhlHII'sHl* GOLDBERG: The list of members of the