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FILE NAME: Philip Carey (PC) DATE: 1963 May 23 DOC#: PC030 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to PC from Dr. Mancuso, Consulting Medical Director .V ^ V * \- (o f. l < .-t V * l* y 23, r 1963 *, V* ' **'$`i* y w*v>*vv* :.Huf**-i.*, f- *->c.'. A *,** V , `>*V; l;jr, l>. .T. 'Knipfva, Ijln h t `r n n :i" u r ' i \i.' C-b>?'S%*<`k,Vg,.>4*. ^..' A ' ' . \ -,' - * .` - . ' s - A , . - i i S I ' VjV, / j .* tt 'no ;.')iii.:; Carey l-.nnuJncturi-noA on! a n y 'A ':: * : ' L o c k lM rJ, C in c in n a t i 1 3 , u h io ` \ ' - i ' " ' ' / '" h ^ n " - -'/>* D ear K j:, Knio*n*a.; " .. ' . r 9^ . . ' ; In a c c o r d a n c e ^v.-ith y o u r r c r u o s l:, I m ,; p r o v id ; , you i/JLth, bacay, round tints rsx\ s p e c i f i c ec o:.j.:c*.r>d a t i o r.s , vfii.ch vo.vo. d is c u srs*seodci inn th a .: , j o i n t conresar.ciia v i t a y o u , h r . K a r l U ric -; and h r . L o u is f c c h sUt cciln*. -- . v *-v T :'P )V ? v y'r L ' * * ,, **/*x > A n a t io n a l rn/ovo:K;3r; io ciu vclo p in ^ r e l a t i v e to the. p a te n t i n i cvt3 h:U i:u l c ilie c t a o:: a fjbc-3t o 3 ai\i asboator* ri'eriucte 7 h i s st*c_l/j r c a : ^ * 1 ) A s r v i.c tiv o Jy re ce n t s c ie n t if ic : rcu o rir. in ih<y;la:vi, Gorsany t e .ir ie a end th e United S t a t e s , shovlnp a ctvoiv; a s s o c ia tio n betuoen a sb e sto s . . yI - -4* ''Vw' s*a`V*'- , .-i / * *'' c 'bv * -.;.->Srof'f'i-t*si\?h*) f 4a -;K *s$-t*: MK*'T >"'vav.IV-.*xKoa*''JirvAn.l.l ' . p: t*. * ' - ``'k 1 1' 4?%$ rA `` *' . end lun;;, ca n ce r and ir.fic o t he i i .-..a (e a r .i.a i) o f th o .Jc u r n an:i p erito n eu m . T h is i s au je e n to d by th e t e c h n ic a l vroahi`.e a se s o f th e stu d y conducted ' :A t - A A l 0 ' ..v.r-?y.*' by Che* I n d u s t r ia l lh/;,.icnu fo u n d a tio n ( a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e A sb e sto s In d u s tr y ) curl th e o p in io n o f v a i l q u a l i f i e d perso n s tim e tho e lu s io n o f a "n o p n e iv e " a s s o c ia t io n o f a s b e a t o s ic and lunp ecu >- 1 g not r e a lly ju s tifie d in Uhls rep o rt. \ vk These various s c ie n t if ic re p o rts, tho 1ii.-.itutionc of the In d u s tria l Ilyyie.uo re p o rt a; id o th e r u n p u b lish e d d a t a , vv.ro rev lo v e d and d is c u s s e d in a i c.'utiny in K ash in .-.to n , I>. C . , v i t h r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f th e a s b e s to s in d u s tr y end th e 'J . i>. f u b l i c h e a lth sec-v ice o v .v o 1.1 y e a r epo .end th e . A*k*".m?V need fo r e x te n siv e resea rch e:-;.-raseau. J.. J. Piani; !hum -er Y bc.b-hU p C,.i i:y iV .nufacfnring, Company L ocaland, C in cin n ati 15, Ohio -2 liny 23, I93 2) Sho fo d e r a i govcrnir-cntal stu d y iw,; o f f i d a l l y launched (a lth o u g h n o t - ' m l p u b l i c l y announced) by th o U. S;. P u b lic h e a lt h S e r v ic e , D iv is io n o f O c c u p a tio n a l U c a ltn , o f th o a s b e s to s i n d u s t r y i n th e U n ited S t a t e s , * :' .... . _L ............... . ` ~ ~ r ' . -w n leh -w ill In c lu d e .ccraprci.ierjsivo p e d ic e l, e n g in e e rin g , chem ical and s t a t i s ti c a l ev a lu a tio n s and stu d ie s of tho cork environm ent of r e p r e s e n t a ti v e s i t u a t i o n s i n th o a s b e s to s induoC xy, The govern** ''.a.v,vjtv :'tl* ' ; :VvVI , !i m ental in v e s tig a tio n a t p re se n t i s in th e te c h n ic a l developm ent stogo i and p r e p a r a tio n s a r e u n d e r way f o r f i e l d s t u d i e s i n th o a s b e s to s . . ; ` in d u stry . . ' > . ` ' , ' ], rj:cnrr.!:.'A Tio':;i i E s ta b lis h an in te r - in d u s tr y A sbestos R esearch Program on a xuxtlonal and in te rn a tio n a l b asic f o r tho developm ent of a coordinated p lan of re searc h to ' meet th a needs of in d u stry ; to e v a lu a te p re se n t aid p ro je c te d pxoblems; and t o e s t a b l i s h th e .means o f i d e n t i f y i n g and l i m i t i n g th o p a r t i c u l a r h a z a rd s involved. . Although co o p eratio n v ith s ta te and fe d e ra l agencies i s n ecessary and d e hbi f e e S'5 fi*5 V 1'vMft ' -*'J* . : 'i., s i r a b l e j, th e a s b e s to s i n d u s t r y sh o u ld bo i n a p o s i t i o n to ra k o an in d e p e n d e n t ju d g m en t, based upon i t s own a p p r a i s a l and ro s e a r c h o f th o s i t u a t i o n and t h e f a c t o r s in v o lv e d , s i n c e t h i s jucLyr/or.t may leave v e ry s e r i o u s im p li c a t io n s re la tiv e to the plans and o p eratio n s of tho asb esto s in d u stry . A f f i l i a t i o n v.'i t h i n d u s t r y and r e s e a r c h a s s o c i a t e s i n E urope and A f r ic a r l t h s i m i l a r i n t e r e s t s and c o n c e rn s , mould cuiko por-alblcs th o b e n e f i t s o f th o s e e x p o ric n e e s find av o id d u p l i c a t i o n ; make p o s s ib le tu 3 d c n .a rc a tio n o f S p e c ific arenas of re s e a rc h r e l a t i v e to p a r ti c u la r q u e s tio n s ; and t.ha d e Yolo,.meat of a u n ifie d approach to tho s u c c e ssfu l c o n tin u a tio n o f a s b e s to s rW-SlfX ' m* ."rtb .*.7v:itE**ta'i - 3V-4,' o p e ra tio n s e f f e c tiv e ly c o n tro lle d mrf accen ted by th e consumer in \n rio u 3 c o u n trie s. l . ' v , L , , J . '.i n ., . ' i i , L ' i ; . ' - . . ' .' . a u n v o r Vita i'fcUS,. c.-ivoy Jbuvufacluriri:; Company Lackland, C incinnati 15, Chio . Lay c3if 1>63 Tho a s b e s to s en v iro n m e n ta l ha wil'd o con d e f i n i t e l y bo c o n t r o l l e d . However, th e lack o f c o o p e ra tio n o f o th e r a sb e sto s in d u s tr ie s o r th e con- . ' - - i ; / - ; ; tim m tio n o f an o ccu p atio n al, can cer exposure in a p a r tic u la r industry, v;Ill,V ^. . .` ^ -> " ' ' y. - ' p. i n Conu3 o f p u b lic re s p o n se and consum er, r c la t io r .3 , a s v e i l c c lav/ s u i t s , ml U ork n en 's C om pensation, a f f e c t a i l o th e r a s b e s to s o r r e la t e d i n d u s t r i e s . I I Develop a "positive*1 approach to consumer guidance would tak e se v e ra l form s. i i,-\:. . w . i - - ` s ' t a) Tho developm ent o f rccou-cended p r a c tic e iranuais end a ssista n c e . This . ?'.v V - -r containing illu o tra - : g. t i v e v e n t i l a t i o n c o n tr o l d e s ig n s , s a f e Jianciling p ro c e d u re s, find o t h e r , ' sim ila r guide lin e s fo r the e ffe c tiv e co n tro l of d u sts under various types o f consurr-er u se s. Tlii3 could be prepared a f t e r an a n a ly s is o f consum er u se s and p r a c t i c e s load boon u id c by th o i n d u s t r i a l hygicno- e n g in e e r recomisendod in 111. The v c n tiliU io n cnur.-.ples and recommended p r a c tic e s would r e l a t e to v a rio u s p ro d u c ts ami cover b ro a d ly a l l . o p eratio n s of c o n su la r u se. This approach could be i n itia te d by a sin g le asbestos in d u stry fo r com petitive Bales, o r an agreement de veloped on an in te r-in d u s try bacis as to tho co n ten ts of these v ario u s r.nnuals and th e i r d is tr ib u tio n . b) Provide a tech n ical assistan ce cervica through the c o n ^ n y 's in d u s t r i a l hy g iene e n g in e e r f o r c o n s u lta tio n airl th e e v a lu a tio n and co n tro l of d u st problem s, to tho largo o r various consumer in d u strie s and s p e c if ic groups in v/nich c o n tra c tu a l a rrangcT.cnta liavo been w slc, Tho o b je c tiv e i s to p re v e n t th o d cv elo ,.iv /n t o f problem s vi~ any chr.nga in l.'orlcr-ien' g C om pensation And l i a b i l i t y s t a t u s o f l a r g e u s e r s o i th e p ro d u c ts , a id to dur.?ons t i n to aiyJ cmp.haoinc tJtr.t tb a p ro d u c ts can be used s a f e l y mid e f f e c t i v e l y under p ro p e r c o n d itio n s . l*r, -h. J . r.i.ipi-m, dl.V-.m l.G v!l /.lip Carey .c'.pufae Lochia i.d, C in cin n ati 13, r j h u y 23, 1-363 I I I hraploy a v e il q u a lif ie d i n d u s t r i a l hygiene e n g in e e r to e s t a b l i s h , on g company-uldo b a s is , a program o f e f f e c tiv e environm ental, o cc u p atio n al u n f a i r p o llu tio n co n tro l o f th a v ario u s d u s ts , fumsc, m ists, g asu s, e t c ., - < .c r e a te d , em itted o r used in th e o p e ra tio n s o f th e v a rio u s company p la n ts , end t o p ro v id e t e c h n i c a l c o n s u l t a t i o n a s r e q u ir e d , f o r consum er r e l a t i o n s , Somu of th o d u tie s which would e f f e c t s u b s ta n tia l sav in g o , would be a s fo llo w s: . 1) Occupational D isease C ontrol - to conduct tech n ic al in d u s tria l hygiene - ' `. -v , su rv ey s o f a l l work environm ents a t tho v a rio u s p la n ts , b u ild in g s td- , lo c a tio n s end f o r n i l company O p e ra tio n s, in c lu d in g Canada,. The o b je c tiv e i s *> f t o i d e n t i f y or. m easure t h e v a r io u s c o n c e n tr a tio n s o f harm ful- d u s t s ajd chem icals; cuiteruine th o se o p e ra tio n s in which c o n tro l m easures a rc re q u ire d ; d esig n tho v e n tila tio n c o n tro l m easures; end cubscquently determ ine th e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f th o s e c o n t r o l m e a su re s. To ac c o m p lish t i d e , t h e i n d u s t r i a l hyg ien e en g in ee r would c a rry o u t a l l tn a en g in e e rin g a s p e c ts o f en v iro n m en tal e v a lu a tio n and work c lo s e ly w ith th e company ch em ists end la b o ra to ry < fa c ilitie s. On n p e c if i c o c c u p a tio n a l d i s e a s e c la im s , th e i n d u s t r i a l h y g ie n e e n g in e e r would bo a b le to p ro v id e p r e c i s e d a t a r e l a t i v e t o th e p re s e n c e o r obi>o;>cc o f v a rio u s chem icals o r d u c ts , th a c o n c e n tra tio n s nnd forma o f th o se chc-micalc o r d u s t s , and th e c o n c e n tr a tio n s nnd form a o f th o s e c h e m ic a ls a t v a r io u s tim e p e r io d s ar/d o p o r a tio n s . T h is would bo o f a c o io ta n c a i n e v a l u a t i n g th o m e r i t s of occupational d isease claim s. 2) A ir I'o l l u t i o n C o n tro l - t o c o n d u c t te c lin ic a l a i r p o l l u t i o n s u rv e y s i n d e sig n a te d a re a s in v a rio u s cor.ivjnJ.tica in which company o p e ra tio n s e x i s t , Such s t u d i e s r e q u ir e th o m easurem ent and a n a ly s e s o f d i v e r s e a tm o s p h e ric . ..............i . k '.l -1 i I ' ' - , ! n ' cr TJhi5 l i e ).ip Carey KnnuJ-CCtul.liv: Go'.nany Loai^lii:,-], C i n c i n a s l i 13, Ohio V.../ -.l3- IIcy 23, 1033 contajuinants frcc: a v a r ie t y o f so u r-rc-1es . and tlio d e te r , n a tio n o f th e n atu re And e x te n t o f th e company*o c o n tr ib u tio n * , a s v e i l no the d e sig n o f th e v e n tila tio n control and contraninant suppression measures required. In c o n -it / T ....... ( S , : r (v - . :... . v , . - v-- ' ) * ju n c tio n w ith 't h i s ', Jhs would develop a program o f a i r p o llu tio n e u r v c i l - i la n c e r e l a t i v e to company o p e ra tio n s i n v a rio u s lo c a tio n s . ' Xho i n d u s t r i a l hygiene e n g in e e r would re p re s e n t th e company i n con- . fcrenceo and d isc u ssio n s w ith corsmunity, s t a t e and fe d e ra l o f f i c i a l s ` i r e la tiv e to com plaints and problems p e rta in in g to a i l ' p o llu tio n . . ' . 1 -p ' 3 ) T echnical Consunier A s s is ta n c e - to d e v e lo p 'in fo r m a tiv e en g in e e r in g : c o n t r o l, v e n t ila t io n and s a f e h a n d lin g cird u se r.uide lin o s f o r consumer u s e , and p rovid e te c h n ic a l c o n s u lt a t io n to S p e c if ic u se r s f o r th e p i'oven tion and con ti'o l o f a ctu a l o r p r o je c te d problems r e l a t i v e Co Che u cc o f tho corupony* s products. (This has been referred to in I D . . ..- 4) I'roccss Development and Product Use - to \iork c o o p e ra tiv e ly w ith th e Dopcv'ci.^nta of kesonrch and llnr-inoeriny, i n e v a lu a tin '; end d ev elo p in g n ec es- v Gary c o n tro l tvoacuron f o r th e p o s s ib le h e a lth e f f e c t s c re a te d by (1) new m anufacturing p ro c esses o r p ro c ess changes, and (2) consumer use o f new company p ro d u cts. In cu riiary, th e background a c t a asxd th e re.cor.oendations made, p o in t to th e need f o r d i r e c t and iin red ia to a c tio n . I t i s r e a d ily a .parent th at u n less the n ecessary sto p s have been tiihun* th e in fo n n e tio n d e s ir e d a t eubacquent d o te s iaay not bo a v a ila b le to answer the q u e stio n s which tony bo posed. Li Ut J Knppa. P l a n i P,.cinger The P ai.Ilo C a i w h c u f s c l i i r i n g Co pany Dockland,, C in c in n iti 15, Ohio. U -G~ ; Hay 23, 1963 Such in fo n tn tio n end a c tio n has a d ir e c t b earing in lim itin g tho e n te n t and p re v en tin g f u tu re f in a n c ia l lo s s e s . * t .V A -, \ TFM/kb Cc: H r. L. A. P e c h s t e i n - /. . Mr. Karl F. Krieg ' `.S-'-i. D o c k la n d , C i n c i n n a t i 15, Olilo Vours very tr u ly , I <'-0 I - Tho.uac F. Hancuso, Conculting Dedicai H. D. D irector '