Document 65evRn3z69RmK2q5MQvv2jJOR

FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1970 Dec DOC#: NG058 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Trade Journal Article - 1970-The Year Review [ASBESTOS} the year in review 3V7C5 Ins Ih-cu at) active year for the Asbestos Indiisin. Ecology is ii]jcrniios>t in ltur minds of all people and imtrli effort is being put forth in die scare]i for ways to improve the environment of min. Eor instance, in response m I"resi dent N ixon's message to ll^c Congress in which he said die task of cleaning tip out environment calls for a total mobiliza tion of all of ns-- involving governments at every level and requiring ihe help of every citizen- -the ll,S . Jk-parlmeMl oi die Interior sponsored a " National Environmental Pollution Conference ami Expos tion'` with the hope of coming tip with some productive answers In the scare]i for new and more efficient methods, approaches and terhimpies for winning Ihe bailie for a bctler nationI environment. 'I'llis is not a new licit! of endeavor so far as ottr Industry is concerned. I;nr many years the A sliest us Industry J*as hern tvnrking toward altering its technitpics In control and vu im lh eliminate dust al the mines and at the manufacturing plants. These efforts are non* living extended to include dosl suppression at constriction sites with the ultimate aim of improving ihe environment of Iwith the worker and the general public. Many cninpanks are tuny enforcing regulations and encouraging Iheir canpovccs al the job silo to wear newly* develojicit, effective respiratory eijiiipmenl to combat the hazards uf dust pollulanlv lin k s of good housekeeping an* j :iho being virrgfhenc4 and no* tiled in cMiilaiia drr.J aI liie construct on site nlul |ti prei'rut Ms release lo llic alinotsphete. Enws ami recommendtl John are being issued not only b) indnslry bill also by Irrde associations and governpienl agen cies, hollowing is a href arcounl of wlial lias lawn i cm tried , in A S K K S T O S during llie year concerning environmental . and industrial health an*I safely, I ENVIkONMENTAL/WDUSTktAL HEALTH 6 SAFETY A researcli team Void the Medical Encuhy of AfrGitl ih tiir r s iiy conducted a three-year survey into the health of workers in Quebec's risljeslns mining industry. Among the findings of the study s dial at present levels of dust ex)H>snre in m-ruEm nshcrtns mills, even df) years employment Page 3 A59WTOS -- Dembr would pmhahly itr,i carry any measurable risk of lung can- J he results arc- tMircuiragiug in that they suggest the risk ol coni rarluig respiratory earner is virtual Ey confined to levels of dns< expasnn chicli arc coturnihide, if not already con trolled, in nm.si ('aitudijn asbestos mines and mills, The study was supported hv substantia. 'grants from the Institute of Omipaiiiiual ;m<) hhiviroiuiit'iUal Health of the Quebec A s - . best Mining A spinal ion as* well as from the U .S. Public I ieallh Service anti formed jurl of an international research program coordinatili he thr limoli Internationale Gontre le Cancer. 'nr i \sran h program will amlinue, with Asbestos Industry sup|irt. for another live years, The l `\S\ Pi futrfMi'tti of Health, Rduattion and IVeljdre awarded a lirMw;ir giant lo :he University of Nevada for a study of the 4*A|ueo\ Surface Chemistry of Asbestos Min- m lsT * *( The itiaufathm Industry Hygiene Research Program continued to issue its quarterly Insulation Hygiene Progress1 Reports, Included in the reports were such items as (1) th testing of syslenis designed to reduce dusts produced as ft result of rutting molded insulating materials with hand saws; \2) field lest ing anil sitbseqnflnt utilization of a new plastic brig for shipping mixing nsijestos cement; f 3) the pro mulgation id iniviim orders governing the spraying,, on con- stniclimi sites in New York City, of any insulation material f containing adorns; mid f-t) a study of conditions existing hi coMiH'iiiou wiih m mbit inn work on many types of ships, Mount Sinai School of Medicine sponsored an historical frrsl in ornipatimaal inedieino liy presenting a ionr-day post- . ymdriate course on all aspects f [lie health rflVti.s of nabcato, ` An p4i )r-npatioMai Health Program" was approved afld_ rui agrremeiii was made for its iniplenrental ton -by the Triti- ; di*ei of the H Tcstrrn Slotes Asbestos f calili Plan. The " I Ieallh ft Safety/Grumci!" of the Asbestos Cement Products Association ts actively engaged in initiating, de veloping and diivifing studies and puldie relations programs v designed to Imfnlfy promote and foster sudi health and safety policies and programs for the a^hestos cemcnt industry as will lend to appraise mid resolve ;iiy health and safety problems 1peculiar to that industry- The Council recently published a ASHESTOS -- Dwembrr 1*70 Pad* 3 pamphlet mi " Jiccotnmeiidcd Practices for Fabricating, J [antiling fine! Applying Asbestos-Cement Products in the ihuklmg and Construction Industries/' lli e Sprayed Mineral Fiber &ianitftn-tttrers Association issued a statement advising that New York City regulations for spraying ad t 'ns fireproofing materials on large build* ings are being followed fully and carefully to keep ashestm diet from spreading into the air at construct ion sites. S&, KM A issued a revised rode of work practices, for ihs mem ber companies and Iheir cmpkwer.s, designed In further injm m 1 the sife hamlhug of asbestos-containing products in feuded for spraying. The i `.S . IhiretMi <>/ Mines is conducting Federal inspec tions and is enforcing; as of July dish Federal health and safety standards for opera Irug noii-enal mines, ftH A Hroup Ltd. jhi hlislted a comprehensive anrt in* formative description of the formation ami activities of Jhe "` Industrial Health Luil, V X 9 A W V ' \ *iuler the new Asbestos Regulations now in force in the I'nited Kingdom, the proleiiioo of workers from industrial disease which might arise from the inhalation of asbestos ihtsl became a statutory obligation wherever asbestos nwlrrials are used in such a way as fo j;ive rise lo Ilie emission of dust dangerous to die health of employees. For the assist ance of those concerned with control of working conditions in accordance with flic Ashes! ns Rrgii Fatinns, Ihe Km*ironiftrjifa! (drill'd (ommitlee oi 11* ftArWocM K vse4treh (\uns t il prepared a series of eight " ConlioJ and Safely (brides/' ^Asbestos.: Health iV a n lin in hi Industry" is the topic of the dflli hi a series of booklets entitled "Health & Safety At -Work/* prepared by the department of fintploymenl roof /Vridueik'ity ami the ( WibW O ffire of In formal it*. Condon, I\i inland "`The Asbestos Rule'* wilf take elTecl Ju ly 11. l rJ7l, rherrbv making IdiwenAttud the lr?.r Slate in Australit} ft> introduce a Rule coni rolling work with asbestos'and to |rr *rut the miilpal ionnl disease *'asbr -.losis/' Tire { `ttmnlutxt Institute of Mining and Afehtlhtnty printed various articles in the (T\l Hulfelm concerning ihe rmilrnl of dust. Among them art-: " Kibmus Host Iis Measurement and Control/4 "Dust-- Sampling Research ami its Applicn- Pf 4 ASBESTOS Dnci*mbr 1970 TORINO ITALY ~ i ASBESTOS CEMENT REQUIRES EXPERENCE We offer ffto# vperfeirce wg got by constructing and sefr ting operating 50 lompicfe, plant* off over Ikt world* SLURRY PREPARATION j Automatic dosctyo o f the o ibesfo i mix -- Pioamale osb*stot transport -- A tb n la s fibre procotsing by Kollergonc -- p W m alic transport and autom ate dosogo at cement -- Surry prop* arolron by turbomixer -7-- Norm al and forced feed -- Hydro* piriper -- Water recuperators, PIPE PLANTS . .= ' ' . ' V 3-d-5- mis. pipe machines --- Mom. diameter* 50 to '500 mm*. . with fully automatic equipment -- Automatic ood semiautomatic loaders lor pipe machines -- Centrai con frot- boord -- Pipe ma* turino conveyor and tunnel -- - Automatic foiiiei for o ib ttlo i* cement pipes and joints -- Automatic texting presses for pipes and joints. S H m PLANTS Variable speed sheet machine* with 2-3-4 sieve cybdert >-- ' Automatic cuffin;/ bench and pnetwnafre corrugatori -- Stacker -- Sheet moturrrr^ tonni?f -- Rotating and bridge type Dsstacfcer -- Aloufd hrbricoior. We ore noi onJy a Consulting office bui we bave feceir coirsimcf/tig ex"ciiislvef/ machfnes for Ihe asbeilatice meni ndusry for 20 yeors. R. C. M. ____ Coeso P. Colfella 85 - Tel. 23.3B.23 - Coble odd. ERCIMTORINO I Telex 21307 - P.O. BOX 468 T0100 TORINO