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FILE NAME: Reynolds Metals (RM) DATE: 1976 Jan 9 DOC#: RM015 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from the Asbestos Information Association 1TA i -. -7 j -v r ' ... f ' :.' .-v* /&/ .k%i^/v-T-_-;. ^ r :^>f V:.v;-i.^-'-r" : *:'. r s-:v -r > . '-i-^y*.V*7s- ;" :lr: z r~ i'"' ': - ..'. ' '- f-'hope yop hove, re c e iv e d v f ' T e tte r e n c lo s in g memorandum-from Buy G- G a b rle lso n , J r . which o u tlin e s the A s s o c ia tio n 's plan f o r an Industry response-to the pro-- posed re v fs tarar o f 't h e OSHA asbestos standard - I n w y -.le tte r, .1 encouraged aenber- " ' s h ip In the A s s o c ia tio n t o those o f you not p re s e n tly a f f i l i a t e d w ith AIA/NA. . Whether you cbooso. t o J o in o r n o t, we urge a l l r e c ip ie n ts t o p a r t ic ip a t e In . th is Industry-wide p ro je ct andcask your co n sid eratio n o f fin a n c ia l support to h e lp d e f r a y th* expenses - Involved. . . t ' v : ~-v"1 .- *- > `v-.*- ' AlA/KA has-engaged.-the a e rv lce a -.o f th e h ig h ly re p u ta b le -c o n su ltin g f i r n Boy F:- * Weston, -Inct- to..gather. ln fon aa tio n -a n d prepare'# re p o rt-c o v e rin g th te c h n o lo g ic a l f e a s ib ilit y - a n d economic la^Mct' Of th e proposed.OSHA'-standard.'* T h is proposed. ' sta n d a rd -ccu ld , -through* the*governmental la w -M k ln g -p ro c e s s, reduce .the 8-hour -. tlaw-weighted- average exposure o f 5 f lbers/cc~.(2 f lb e r s / c c as o f J u ly 1, 1976) . to 0.5 flb e rs / c c i . .v r.. . ' - The study t h a t ' Weston w i l l UBkeroust be based on a ccurate Information gathered from companies .re p re s e n tin g ;th e -v a rio u s a sb e sto s-u sin g manufacturing processes .w ith in the In d u stry , rty l e t t e r has beerr-sent to more than two hundred companies. We b e lie v e the e f f o r t we a re making w i l l b e n e f it your company by h e lp in g to achieve reasonable end r e a l i s t i c asbestos exposure standard In th e w orkplace. T here fore, we-ask th a t you p r o v ld e t h e f u l l e s t coop eratio n and a s s is t In the development o f Inform ation e s s e n tia l to the study. Weston w ilt c o n ta ct yo u .In the very near f u t u r e 't o d is c u s s the enclosed q u es--tlo n n a ire . Depending upon'the p r o je c t sch ed ule and your s it u a t io n , Weston w i l l : Set up an appointment f o r a p la n t s i t e v i s i t ; or Record your Input by te le co n ; or Provide m a ilin g Instru ctio ns fo r your response. . > .5 - * * TX TINER RMCD049555 . As Indicated In Mr; Robert rtereness1. recen t le t t e r to you,. Roy F . Weston, tnc* has been engaged, by the A s s o c ia tio n to gather Information and prepare a re p o rt on the te ch n o lo g ica l f e a s i b i l i t y and econom ic.Inpact o f the pro-*'. - posed re v is io n to the-OSKA Asbestos Standard, 'T h is report w ill be.based '.upon the data and opinion provided by your company. We b e lie v e .I t Is In the b e s t In tercst o f ycur company, end the Industry as a whole, to p a r t i - - c l pate-. In ach ievin g a reasonable Standard, ^ ^ _ "r Weston's* plans a re -to co n ta ct you t o 'd ls c u s s : the attach e d'q u estion n a ire,; . Depending upon the p ro je c t schedule (Weston's repo rt t r i l l be Issued to <: AlA/HA no la te r than 2 February 1976)# a member o f our p ro je c t team w ilt ; - Set up an appointment f o r a p la n t s it e v i s i t , o r Record your Input by te leon, o r Provide m ailin g in stru ctio n s fo r your response. To assure c o n fid e n tia l treatment o f your innut, the cover sheet o f the questionnaire w i l l be coded, detached from the q u e stio n n a ire , and kept separate. The cover sheet and q u estio n n a ire w ill not be d u p lic a te d . r Your data w ill be kept by Weston u n t il the rule-m aking process Is completed. A t that time, youro r ig in a l Input w i l l be returned to you. A q uestionnaire f o r each p la n t Is re q u ire d . If you have more than one p la n t, please d u p lica te the attached q u e stio n n a ire . Vpr truly (oir j ^ ' J A JLH:j*g Attachment Jerry L. Hebb^ft Manager, Ocdpatl/ Health Managenewd Depertnent v TX TINER RMC004 9556