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SdSkxiB at 'fhat^Hsere. where the cfcd&r was-codducted. wetyTgjve Heath* .in Dm *tadj "JJheir^lnijj*Were Voided witji fcpm/lbeee;. cancer*^ .whifli u topr timet..tbwpxpeclad. rate TTbe xtaayiff Jtt>Smir j). *2? *. ' ' '" Sflitrrff -If *-*n. a ^ao . riplansnnn-.Jordan an m*> ^eiTcsused by ro*e^* Awho_i/_w__o_rk__edj-d_u_rin_g_- ?!T*_gr(idi ubenaf W----e--x--J-U-- l-i-d--l-a---i-f-a--c--to--r-y.;***'Jiew !Jleerr*sey]y]w^whehej*rhe*&hcr^JjiBada<d>o *<J3Ei^uLv*g?j>eculiar'! Dr.i iaiibfcitBijBTudheti J-or"* s'hi-p-y--a--rdSaf.litaitf a.^ut we'rejteeing; MsaPhtayad-fs^Sie jlactagy^no ^In^Dciratoaiat^Jg^^- _ lonjcrjfiiabttU.ioriS'-iiiaBa*, -who! though -ilfriw Trer* kUU* there worhe^CbT^ihaj iNerorj Jerseyi in -U54, ?whenibe factory.fese3 asbestos -ifactorr-iris; ~onV- -of! iand ""Dr. 'fieliMIiibegrn iui erei*17I>r.\5elikotf "haaiadooe' ' Z? f; of asbestos -worker*"n7m itwo | '*'Chie'reason'we.Hid.lliiiVtnS.? New JTork smiota^who worked.- was to find uni whathappened with' asbestos `-most --of '.-their* to asbestos: wbrkers-Jwho* left their-jobs and hadCho "further easoson *_lo * adbcitof~ r *Dr, SeliuJJ.tiud-~--Another reason was to 'find out wrhat happened to men' who -worked-wtrtb -a Sooth African asbestos that had beeo.thontfit wonid bol produce ; tumor* in humans."^ -... - 'Toe ` Ml 'Sihai ' doeior ' ax:plained that the men in the New ,Jersey factory worked with as Asbestos seen cancer 4,' * * By THOMAS O'TOOLE men who worked with a South challeagat that suggestion.** "This la very peculiar,* enrtt New* Service Special African asbeatot that had been in dladoslng his most recent SeUkoff said, "bat wtVe etng >3% WASHINGTON -- A thought would rot fresh mors in humans." produce tu study at a meeting of the Inter It In all our studies." national * Labor OrganIratioc ...r. . . idy of asbestos worken shows it men who worked for as lit ! as one year in an asbestos dory died of cancer at five mes the expected VS. death ate for cancer. Of 230 asbestos workers in the -* dy alive 11 yeara ago, 43 tad of cancer by the mid this year. Lung cancer jatmed 25. Five died of cancer of the colon and stomach, and five of a rare cancer of the chest and stomach walla called mesothelioma, which is almost always limited to people ex The ML Sinai doctor ex plained that the men in the New Jersey factory worked with an asbestos called amosite, im ported from South Africa. Most workers used chrysolite asbes tos, which Dr. Sellkoff had al ready showed could causa can cer ta humans. "Thero are soma factories that have changed over to the' amosite asbestos fiber because It was felt it would not cause cancer," Dr. SeUkoff said. "I'm afraid that ear latest study1 three weeks ago. Dr. Seiikoff suggested there were aevtnl surprises in the results. One of the biggest was that men who'breathed asbestos 6-' ben on the fob died of cancer of the stomach and colon. Dr. Seiikoff pointed oot that there wen five deaths in the study from these cancers, which la four times the expected rale and a surprise because then U oo explanation tor an intestinal cancer being caused by asbestos fiber* caught to tba lungs. In the study of the men in th*Tg New Jeney asbestos'factory,'.'** Dr. Sellkoff found thsl of the-O*^ worker* alive in I960 more than half (10$) were dead by the sad d U70. : y. . I ff* .'.A ' ' --f Decides Q& O cancer victims, j (he e dead ashesto* warier* b- eluded ` 14 who' find *-df .tibe-V stasis, which tr teerrfag af tits lung* somewhat ffka fba "black ,CT- long".disease that afflict! teal, miner*. . ' .' ~ posed to asbestos. "Most of these people were -utbt autopsled. and we found what we've oome to exped." said Dr. Irving J. Sellkoff of New York'* ML Stnal School of Medicine, where the study was eoadocted. "Their lungs were loaded with asbestos fibers." The study by ML Sinai's Dr. Sellkoff took IS yean to com plete and covered all but IS men who worked during World War 11 at a factory in New Jer sey where they made asbestos 'products for shipyards. Most. *tstayed tn the factory no longer 11 than 12 to IS months, though a ilfew wera still thero in U$4 i when the factory doted and Dr. Seiikoff began his study. 1 ''One reason we did this study was to find out arhat happened t to asbestos workers wt loft i their fobs and had no further i exposure to asbestos," Dr. Seli- - fcotl said. "Another reason was to find out what happened to Prom: Chicago #198, C. P. Kipp Subject: Asbestos Exposures . The attached newspaper article is very disturbing because it tends to refute the theory that It takes a prolonged relatively Intense exposure to asbestos to cause cancer and/or asbestosiB. The study Indicates a twenty percent death rate by cancer for a group of, asbestos workers over an eleven jear period, most of whom were exposed at work for a period of 12 to 15 months. The twenty percent death rate Is five times the expected U. S. death rate for cance If this recent study is representative, then the company is faced with the following problems or courses of action: 1. Our joint treatment operations have had a high turn over rate. We do not know the incidents of cancer or asbestosis among those who have worked in Joint treatment and subsequently left our employ. However we can anticipate more claims being filed against us as people become more aware of the potential relationship. 2. Some of/lie older Joint treatment operations may not meet current health standards. These exposures should be re-evaluated as soon as possible and adequate steeps taken. 3. Asbestos should be eliminated from product lines whenever feasible. Strong consideration should be given to concentrating production on Ready-Mix as opposed to dry Joint compounds. Sprayon "A" should be eliminated since Sprayon is an acceptable substitute. 4. Other asbestos us^ages of the Company and Its subsidiaries should be fully explored and evaluated. This would Include the operation of E. J. Bartelle, an A. P. Green subsidiary which Installs asbestos insulation products. . Asbestos Exposures - page 2 5. Product Management has expressed willingness to have the labels for Joint treatment compounds refer to the asbestos exposure ' .4 when competitors are ready to take similar action. I do not feel it would d be a breach of the law to encourage this type of activity by competitors and I recommend our position here be re-evaluated. The probabilities are that the asbestos industry will take the position that the findings outlined in the attached article are no representative. Even if this is so, I feel the procedures recommended should be given high level consideration at this time. DISTRIBUTION: Dr. J. W. Zabor, C. E. Dykes, A. J. Watt, T. S. Snell, W. R. Hogan, A. R. Rump, W. W. Holloway, C. C. Thiel, J. D. Cornell, R. P. Entz, C. M. Howard, L. A. Tobey, D. F. Rohrman (Cr Kipp, Manager, Insurance)