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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1972 July 12 DOC#: AIA110 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestos Labeling Issues A s b e s t o slof oroeatOTi Association /North America .22 Easi-MOUi Street- 'Mew 'York,. .-N. Y.TD016' [nr) ;.$&f*6B6S July 12-,. 1,972 T&: AIA/WA MEMBER. COMPANIES; AXA/MA ..EF.YX.RONMENTM,- CONYKOE .SQBVCOMMITTEE'. AIA/NA 1BGAL COUNSEL . ;James .Armstrong -- Sendix:Corporation . lb G..Brafct ~ E. K: lorter ::Gompa:ny,,.--l:h:c;, -.- It.G.-.Gabrielson., Jr..* --.XIi.colet ,1ndustries;/ I n c . : Bernard -Gross - American. Bilt -Rite'Rubber Company :0;illLi -GAF Corporation ' It ViJ.-ackson- Johns-Manvilie iorporation- 11 it .Johnson. - Union^'Carbide.-Corporation- -B,--It Hooker " :The Ftartkote Company- C. .A* Neumann - Kentaxle Floors Incorporated' G. W.'Nickel - .Armstrong Cork Company Cliife-rd Seymour The Carborundum.-Company .1 ;,xu..Stetson --Gongoleirm:- Industries,;, Inc-.- pbiliip-'-Weinstrein Evertex' Incorporated: * Eh-Wright.,- MrD* - St* Luke*s.Hospital Gen.t:l,.emii ; Xnadvex"t;er>t1y-, t,he its!..of itgn-3..ocked-in .asbestos'.contain irig products which, was to-,have- been attached to our -July 5 mail;i,r.c -was not-inciudecu Attached,, therefore,,isthe list -as originally prEfsed It has come ho our .attention that. a. .mimbe-r- afyoompahies.still have-:questions- concerning 'whether, certain- -asbestos-- containing- products :-whit]-r they- manufacture should; :or- should mot be labeled;, "The. standard is rather indefinite in that if calls for warning tables-. on :products which :Mduring' any .reasonably foresee able, use'" may create airborne concentraticns of asbestos an excess of prescribed limits- The Occupational. Safety and Xtealth Act itself -states that, tuny standard..' promulgated -sb-atl. prescribe the use of 'labels or ether appropriate -forms of warning -as are necessary- tor insure 'that employees are apprised :of all hasards to which they are exposed,, relevant symptoms .and -appropriate emergency, treatuir.nts ,f and proper .conditions arid -precautions of safe use. or exposure.*** -Quite obylornsly-:.,, the rather- simple <. PLAINTIFF'S :t: EXHIBIT . b< y ijpitif-i.i..AsSseswisCs.,,C.<e-itera Astes-aS("roducJsGk,,. MSI-D6B72 fifed;Wmlmta-.Cwp.,Bi-nftmeCe.- "1 " :waruing. label prescribed ip the regulations does- not meet..aI:1, q f :the er.ite ria des cribg in the !aw.,wh ich -oniy ad.dh to the -problem,- 32aciv company will have-bo ..decide- for itself whether a. particular product requires -a label, -or rot, Obviously, there should "be uniformity on thfs subject,- because1if one company decides to- babel, a: certain product-,, and another -company -decides not to- label' -the. same product,, the batter company w h o a M be placed in --axost tnterabte position, with OS Hi. I t is ;oer understanding' that CSKA is planning to use-the: list- of 'non-ioeked-in- products submitted by .-Dr:.w Fred. tsdsaek -of 3~il at" the .Harc-h bearing as its "iabeting criteria. if -this '.lbst is- followed;, difficulties with--:OSHA shoubd be; fevm.. Nevertheless, there are. .always products: which- do -not fit' any- list,- or -which -may. produce levels tirr.-excess of the ; standard at one step- in the application or handling' -process*For' exampie., th tip id;-cutting' or tr.iiuming- -of .asbestos -ceinerit pipe ini-.ght produce- betels in excess of the. standard.:, but .only fox th-e man;-doing:: the actual cutting: and: only vry intermittently or rcxely,: Thus,,- to'-pla'ce'- a.-warning' label on -asbestos-- cement -pipe would- be-.-quite mis leading it- that it. w-oiiiS alarm' all those- handling" the' product., whet only one man has- a potential excess exposure. Dut r.e-.oosiTie.nd:a-:t:i:n-s- t you su lafeeling- -would fbutB be us Mlows: 1,* Xr the product- is included' on, the- list of non." locked"-'ih- ;pfcStcf-s',-/ it should be labeled,.. 2 * lx a product-is .not included -op the. list of npFi"locked-ib products bu t .y o u consider it to be .-a- border 'line -case, or if the-'.product has .at occasional handling ox' fabrication "prpbiexn,, the :d liewi-pg -opticus are epeir. a.. iabbl;It' and' be -&n the. safe side.. ft Do not: label it and .hope- -SSf ees't question your decision.: eu- Ccbuct tests to determine If the use. of the. .product does indeed produce: levels is excess of' the standard... Chances -are that "More:TM PBISJ065T3 ~3~ most: product uses' of this type will meet' the eight-t.o.ur, "TWA...standard -of five fibers,., and that most problems will be in "meeting the' ten' fiber ceiling standard* 'If tests determine, that- neither standard is- exceeded,, ,s. the product, -obviously need not. b.e:labeled-*- '"b the test results- should, be -kept- in'readiness 1 In case -an-OSHA in spector que sti-cms' your : decision,*' d:* if the night hoar time 'weighted,'-average ..is aboi?t fire' fibers per- ccr then the product should 'be labeled, -e, .If..the ceiling- value, is -above ten fibers per' cc;:r which, is- the more likely-oof the two: possibilities., then- the tise.-of the product..' 'should- -,be examined :"t -deterraii: il) how far :-above ten- "fibers per cc is- the' ceiling value, -2:) does this particnlar'^work. practice or' use- ef the product occur frequenfly, Intermittently, or:only rarely-, ,{;3-}-can the' product "be applied,, cut., trimmed,.:- etc*' in another:, fashion such" that the ceiling level- does not exceed ten fibers per c c , After these-questions- have, been- answered., if will be up to the individual .-company involved, to weigh each'answer carefully 'and to arrive- .at a 'decision based1on the simple proposition': Does- this .prod-net or its- use. place the health of workmen in jeopardy?' Obviously-, if the ..answer is "*fye-s,," the product: '.-sho-fl-d/he labeled. If,. on the. other hand, .you honestly "believe that th answer is "N o l t h e n - you i .should- -not feel, constrained- -to label: the ; product, nevertheless yob must: b e: prepared t o -defend y;oyr position with OSHA. should they '-questioh- it., fbere are -a -.number bf' way.s:that you can place your company in a better- defensive .position should OSHA challenge your" decision not to label a particular product* The basic idea. would be ior you. to alert the purchaser's of this parti,evil ar product' that, one ,r -more . . open a.tion r 5.n trie band -Ilng,'app lic-ation, ! cutting, f t . of: the product might produce levels in excess o:f the standard, '.and that "More- ~4 - precautii'ons should 'he taken* Ibis could.. be' done through .personal contact between -industry salesmen. ..and otis-tomers,,. or in- the form of an instruction sheet,delivered': with, the''order that,'might 'specify certain.-work, .practices or types of machinery- that should be- oused to keep dust levels- low,.- The instruction sheet/for-.example,,,,-.might -say- -nothing more -than ,fPowered- bench -saws without collectors should not be used -in cutting- this product. If this is imp'raciali-e ( -operator.-, should -be providedwith- a U .S . Bureau o f Mines- approved, respirator. An approach :of this -type,, or one somewhat Eimr.la.r-jf would indicate -to OSHA,,- should the question arise.#.-good faith on- your part.. ': V?i,fch. regard- to- the---.coordination, of industry labeling--practitesy if your company- has decided to label a. product, not iscltded. on the attached. notwlockeabin list/. X would -appreciate feeing notified of this -decision and the rationale behind it as soon as possible..# so that, a uniform positron': can be established, with, other' -companies-- in. the industry manufacturing ifee same product.. Xf you have any questions or' problems with regard, to iafeel.ing/please feel free- to contact ns at- any time.- 1'would not advise your asking OS HA.- for a -decision on whether'- or not to label .a certain -product* Almost asstrebly they will tell yon to label any border- -line product./ and. that decision will become' binding" for the rest, of the industry as well. Very truly? yourc-*- Matthew it* Swetonic Executive Secretary Enclosure vpfutsi -oesTS NQS-LOCXED^XIS ASBESTOS-CQin'AIMlUG PRODUCTS ..REQDa.p;rNG:..A WARNING LABEL ACOUSTICAL. PRODUCTS \ Dry spjsay type Foamed-asbestos CALCIUM-SILICATE .SHEETS Low densaty sheets {less- -than SGt/Stn) CEMENTS. Dry -.Gypsum joint cements Ifesulati'-ng ceme nts INSULATIONS. Low density caiciaarn silicate 'binders' Corrugated paper Low density- nagiiesia binders HigL.temperatti-re: blocks- t bricks PAPERS- &;.FELTS C o s m a o r c l a i . G r a d e s 1 f e n - s a t u r a t e d ') Roofllng felts {ur.se.tairated) 'Gaskets iimsataratec or not encapsulated.} Millboards {unsatu-ra-tecl or tm-coated) STUGG0 ,&-PLASTER Dry nix cement stucco Dry mix decorative plaster -TEXTILES- fen saturated or Pn coa ted) Br-aSfeed ppodue-.fcs Cl-Dtl ' '" Listing WidlvS ) yarn ASBESTCS FIBER BAGS. F