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FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1974 DOC QAMA027 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memos & Info RE the QAMA Task Group on Naturally Occuring Inorganic Fibers ASTM Committee 34 MarshMarsh QUEBEC 30AMA ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION TESTING RESEARCH LABORATORY UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE SHERBROOKE QUEBEC TEL B1-569-7431 - Ext 287 J1K ZR1 Tel 819-565-3659 11 March 1974 1974 151-74 x To Task Group on Naturally Cocuring Inorganic Fibers ASTM Committee 34 Gentlemen Enclosed is the agenda for the next meeting of the Task Group on 18 and 19 April 1974 at ASTM Headquarters in Philadelphia Pa The following members achieved in preparing was assigned to them are the expected report upon portion of the criteria the progress document that Mesure A. Harvey & T.D. Oulton - E. Fenner - T. D. Oulton & G. Gagnon- Dr. P. V. Pel&nDa r.rM Grimard - M. Cossette - Dr. P. V. Pelnar & Dr. M Definitions Work Practices Enviromental Measurements Medical Introduction Grimard E. Fenner - Biologic Effect of Exposure - Environmental Data and Control Meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the meeting location will be posted in the lobby of the ASTM Headquarters h1 Encl Yours very truly Tharaal Counte M. Cossette Recording Secretary Task Group on Naturally Occuring Inorganic Fibers ASTM Committee 34 00850 AGENDA Third Meeting Task Group on Naturally Occuring Inorganic Fibers ASTM Committee 34 Time 18 and 19 April 1974 at 10:00 a.m. Place ASTM Headquarters 1916 Race Street Philadelphia Pa U.S.A. BUSINESS 2. Discussion of Assigmenta Work Practices Environmental Measurements Medical Introduction Biologic Effect of Exposure Environmental Data and Control 3. Limitation of the number of Task Group members 4. Other business 5. Date and place of the next meeting 00851 7434 : Va - 30-0S04 30004 3004 30004 30004 30030004 04 30004 30004 30004 30004 30004 31 DEC QUEBEC ASBESTOS ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION TESTING RESEARCH LABORATORY UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE SHERBROOKE QUEBEC THIOCOSERENOISCOGEIK Tel 819-565-3659 JIK 2R1 14 December 1973 Dr. S. Holmes 704 73 a Chief Physicist . TBA Industrial Products Ltd. Box 40 ; Rochdale England OL12 7EQ Dear Dr. Holmes At the last meeting of the Task Group on Naturally Occuring Inorganic Fibers of the ASTM Committee 34 on Occupational Health and Safety Aspects of Materials Physical and Biological Agents I was directed to invite you to join our Task Group We are presently engaged in the production of a complete criteria document covering occupational health and environmental control for the asbestos industry and for other naturally occuring inorganic fibers This will be a concensus document AanSdTMit will be submitted to the OSHA for consideration when adopted by Enclosed are statements covering the scope of our Task Group and that of ASTM Committee 34 for your guidance year It is expected that the Task Group will meet twice a year at a USA location central to the membership North USA If you choose not to become a member Membership in ASTM Costs accept service as a consultant to the Committee you may Consultants have . ntoo voobtleigiantiCoonmsmittotepeaybfaelelsotosr to attend meetings but have no right Should you be willing to consider service with our should be most happy to welcome you aboard so that produce can be true concensus documents Task Group we the standards we Yours very truly NC Encl , M. Cossette Recording Secretary Task Group on Naturally Occuring Inorganic Fibers ASTM Committee 34 C.C. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. A. A. A. Miner Chairman JHM 00852 7634 QUEBEC : 231231 LCOVOA LCOVOA LCOVOA ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION TESTING RESEARCH LABORATORY UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE SHERBROOKE QUEBECJ1K 2R1 XXXXXXX 297 Tel 819-565-3559 13 December 1973 701-73 To Subcommittee Representatives of the Task Group on Naturally Occuring Asbestos Fibers of ASTM Committee 34 Gentlemen At the last meeting of the Task Group on Naturally Occuring Inorganic Fibers the following members were delegated to attend the the Subcommittees listed hereunder meetings of SUBCOMMITTEE Definitions Medical Control Test Methods DELEGATE A.M. Harvey M. Cossette E.M. Fenner A.A. Winer Toxicology Safety ; Date Collection Liaison G. Gagnon G. J. Foy T.D. Oulton H. H. Kaufman - T. D. Oulton Editorial ~ AFFILIATION R.T. Vanderbilt Company Inc. QAMA Laboratory Manville Corporation Department of Energy Mines and Resources of Canada Lake Asbestos of Quebec Limited Department of Natural Resources of Quebec Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation GAF Corporatio-n- Inactive Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corporation No representation Would you please send me a brief report covering the meeting of the subcommittee to which you were delegated covering only business of interest to our Task Group so that this may be appended to the minutes of our meeting If no business concerning our Task Group was discussed please let me know that this was the case Yours very truly M. Cossette Recording Secretary Task Group on Naturally Occuring Fibers ASTM Committee 34 Materials Commitice Commitice Commitice The recently Committee officers of ASTM's Committee Committee 204 Toxic Materials and oy met mixcomnative structura structura mind tu subcommittee ulicen . gang of allicers also captured the possiniay of calising a representative of organized labor to serve as second vice chaimman of the committee committee During organizational organizational meeting of Commitice -34 in early October 166 penans voted overwhelmingly to establish the committee and voted unaniinously to elect Paul D. Halley director Environ- mental Health Services Standard Oil Co. Ind and president of the American In- dastral Hygiene Automation Automation as Chairman committee Additionally the at- tanding members members voted unanimously to elect Dennis P. Bridge manager Environ meatal Control of PPG Industnes ^rst chairman Richard M. Graziano die rector and chief inspector Bureau of Explosives of the American Association of Railroads recording secretary and Howard Fawcett of the National Acad- any of Science membership secretary The scope of the committee as_ap- as_ap- proved at the October meeting is Tha committee shall be responsible for the development of occupational safety and health standards including test methods classifications recommended practices and definitions which will be responsive to Sections GB 5 } and c 3 af Public Law 1-503 the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1670 for individ- or familifameilises of toxic materoir ahalrsm- ful physical or biological agents Consid- eration shall be given to 1 identification levels methada 2 exposure including safe of and environment and medicaofl personnel examina tions 3 treatment including symtoma iologyiology and first aid 4 control including amneering protective equip amneering personal precautionary precautionary precautionary methods warnings warnings labels storage transportation hand- and disposal and administration administration including record keeping and registry The otivues of this commitee shall of Mitteus ASTM of Argus y prea the juris excludial from ne cantailag mules theme Voceate 9 D CHOGO TO ACI sete eee wom ewe e. 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