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FILE NAME: Avondale (AVD) DATE: 197 DOC#: AVD DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:DZZWZD^ Z,^^Zh .. ,. \ PLAINTIFF'S E EXHIBIT 8 ] ,g (-_, SBCA 5023 ~ .,:; li\ ( Decembe:r _8,. 1970 00693 ME'MC.R..A.:NDU:lvi FOR: Mr. Hood Subject: Council Participation in Mt. Sinai Envi:ron.rne.n!al Health Services Studies - A,;1bestos Uaage. As is known by p-revious diacu~sions and from l:'eporb, the Council is cooperating with and baa de:9ignate.ci .Eal"l"Y Howa.:rd, Bethlehem Steel to be H.3 repr~sentative in clelibe:ration.3 conducted by Dr. S-ali~i! a.nd A~socutes, Division of Environm.ental Health Studies, Mount Sinai School of 1-.fodicine, City Uciversity o! New Yortt in matters co.tice.rning :"sbe~toai.s and aa5ocia.ted di::1ea.ses in 3hipyard.s. 7hl:, m.emo:randum i3 prepared following discussions wi.th D:r. Duncan Holad~y, L'ldu.strial Hygie.oe Engineer on the staiI o! Dr. S-elik.of! this date, with th.e pu:rpo.irn of s~cienctly stating what this involvmen.t is about. For over twenty years D:r. Seli!.,._oif has intere.:Jted hlm::1~lf in medidl problems -resulting from the \!Se of asbesto.s. Raving establiaherl to hi-' satisfaction th.at a.ebe3to.;1 ca.n be dangerous to health .and in the a'osence cf _ a suitable substitute. health sa.iegl..2:rds m11st b.e employee. in October o! this year and 3.d hoc committee came into ~cing with the e:,c,pressed purp,-;is-e of preparing a uRecommendl4d Practic:e3 .:1vi.anua.l for Asb~stoa Bandli.11g in Shlpouildi::::ig and Ship Repai:r 1'. C:n this committee are repn:sentatives from the producing inclu$try {John.a-ManviHe). the Navy, Bureau 0 Labor~ Labor Unions, National fo..sulation Contractor~ As'.3cciation and our Council along with the Mount Si.;lai study group. The The Mount Sinai :Jtucly group is fonded by organized laoor ac.d a:so.e:sto..si producers ( mainly Johns-Manville}. !tis the hope 0 Dr. Eolladay, a. retired public health 3erviz e officer and pri~ci?a-1 ataiI oi!I~on the project to complete th~ d:ra.it of the manual in late Ja.nua:::-y. ':',-e "'-'ill be given the opport-.mity to review it3 content.a. Public.at.ion c.a.te i.:; plan.ne-d for Febrt!.3.:ry-!'vfarch. Tb.is is the .end of this project with the c.:::ception of po.ssibl~ follow-up for chang~s in the "state of the art". Th~ manual will not be concerned with inc.ice nee oi disea.ae, case histories of jmproper f}rocedure~~ etc. 1t will attempt only to p:rovi.d<! n~co~- mendations fo:r "be~H usage in re3rct to :iaz.ards. It is being develo::;ted as a practical tool by practical autho:ra. It i.s not being prepared under any ~ gove.rnmc:nta.l agcnciea. We will ha.v~ the opportunity not only of :reviewing the work. but cliat::ributing it ta interested parties a.a~ public scri-ice under ~--------.-- -- ~ 7 \ ( ( z ~~ grants to Mt. Sinai to private industry ( 3hipya.rd.s) a.t no coat. No .p....ubli.c f.a::ifa.re is p:rogrammetl or desired in thi.s undertaking by the .Mount .;:)1.:1ai group. I . ! I t l .; . ... ,. t " I:~-l-tI I -~ ~ l ' ' ~ ., I I . ;l . I l I @ { ,. \ \ \ \