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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1975 Oct 1 DOC#: AIA024 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Proposed Revision to OSHA Asbestos Standard ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION SSC c S:re!. N.W. /W jsfttn jio n . 3.C . 2C03S /(202) 223-ieS5 1 O ctober 1975 URGENT Memorandum F o r: S u b je c t: . MEMBERS P r o p o s e d . R e v i s i o n t o OSEA A s b e s t o s S t a n d a r d (29 CFR 1 9 1 0 .1 0 0 0 ) On S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , t h e S e c r e t a r y o f L a b o r s i g n e d a d o c u m e n t proposing a re v is io n to th e O ccupational S afety and H ealth A d m i n i s t r a t i o n s t a n d a r d f o r e x p o s u r e - t o - a s b e s t o s . ' A' c o p y o f t h i s docum ent i s ru sh e d to' your, a t t e n t i o n . -The docum ent - is scheduled fo r o f f i c i a l p u b lic atio n in th e F ed eral' R egister- on T hursday, O c to b er 9. p OSEA P r o p o s e d S t a n d a r d . W o u l d : ' . . . R e d u c e t h e p e r m i s s i b l e e x p o s u r e l i m i t t o a TTiS. o f 0 . 5 f i b e r s p e r cu b ic c e n tim e te r (500,000 f ib e r s p e r c u b ic m eter) and reduce the c e ilin g lim it to 5 fib e rs per cu b ic cen tim eter (5 m i l l i o n f i b e r s p e r c u b ic m e te r ) . . . . Add a 15 m in u te sam p lin g p e rio d f o r d e te r m i n a ti o n o f t h e ceilin g lim it. . .. E s ta b lis h a d d itio n a l requirem ents fo r re g u la tin g a re a s , 'e m p l o y e e r o s t e r s , h y g i e n e f a c i l i t i e s , e m p l o y e e i n f o i-.tUcL'w-l.o n ,a n d t r a i n i n g , s i g n s a n d l a b e l s , m o n i t o r i n g a n d m e d i c a l ' su rv eillan ce. ' .. . E xtend th e p e rio d fo r re te n tio n o f m o n ito rin g and m ed ical r e c o r d s t o 40 y e a r s o r f o r th e d u r a tio n o f t h e e m p lo y e e s' em p lo y m en t p l u s 20 y e a r s , w h ic h e v e r i s l o n g e r . . .. E xclude c o n stru c tio n a c tiv itie s from re v is e d sta n d ard b u t ------ w o u ic r c o n t i n u e c o v e r a g e o f t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s u n d e r t h e e x is tin g stan d ard . I t is intended th a t a separate r e v is io n would be proposed fo r the c o n s tru c tio n in d u s try . I* V1 I I PUUNTJFPS 1 I f EXHIBIT I _3 n C Page 2 M ajor is s u e s r a i s e d by t h i s p ro p o sa l and fo r w h ich p u b lic corner.t is in v ite d ; ' ~ ~ ' .. . W hether th e p e rm issib le lim it fo r an S-hour tim e w eig h te d a v e r a g e e x p o s u r e (TWA) s h o u l d b e l o w e r e d t o 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 f i b e r s p e r c u b i c m e t e r ( 0 . 5 f i b e r p e r c u b i c c e n t i m e t e r )_, . a n d i f so , would such an exposure provide an ad eq u ate m argin o f s a f e t y t o p r o t e c t em ployees a g a i n s t known a n d s u s p e c te d ' w orkplace hazards of a sb esto s. . . . W hether th e p e rm issib le c e ilin g lim it sh o u ld be red u ced t o 5 m i l l i o n f i b e r s p e r c u b i c m e t e r (5 f i b e r s p e r c u b i c c e n tim e te r) and, i f so , would such an ex p o su re p ro v id e an adequate margin o f s a fe ty to p ro te c t em ployees a g a in s t . known and s u s p e c te d w o rk p la c e h a z a rd s . .. . W hether th e proposed r e te n tio n p e rio d f e r m edical and moni to r in g r e c o r d s o f fo rm er em ployees would b e a p p r o p r ia te and adequate. . . . . W h e t h e r t h e i n f o r m a t i o n g a t h e r i n g r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e p r o --' p o sal w ould c re a te any a d m in istra tiv e and econom ic burdens on em ployers, p a r tic u la r ly th o se em ploying sm all num bers o f em ployees or h av in g w orkforces which a r e h ig h ly t r a n s ie n t.. . . . W hether th e p ro v isio n fo r jo b reassignm ent on acco u n t o f m edical u n s u ita b ility adequately and e ffe c tiv e ly fu r th e r s ' the purposes of the.A ct. . . . W hether com pliance w ith th e p ro p o sal would be te c h n o lo g ic a lly and econom ically fe a s ib le fo r a l l a ffe c te d in d u s tr ie s . "* .. . What a re t h e p r o je c te d e n v iro n m en ta l and i n f l a t i o n a r y im p a c ts o f'th e proposal. . . t 'I n f l a t i o n a r v Imo a c t A ssessm en t. . . . I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h E x e c u t i v e O r d e r 11221 a n d 0M3 C i r c u l a r A - 1 0 7 , OSKA i n t e n d s t o p r e p a r e a s t a t e m e n t w h ic h w i l l a s s e s s ohe in f la tio n a r y im pacts of the proposed s ta n d a rd . T his s o a te m a r.t ' w i l l be made a v a i l a b l e to th e p u b l i c a t l e a s t 30 cays p r i o r to a p u b l i c h e a r in g on th e p r o p o s a l . W r i t te n comments and o ra l te stim o n y on th e a n ti c i p a te d econom ic im - o ao t w i l l be welcome. E ffectiv e D ate: . . . The p r o p o s a l does n o t c o n ta in an a n t i c i p a t e d e f f e c t i v e c a t e a t th is tim e. Follow ing review of the e n v iro n m e n ta l and i n f la tio n a r y im pact assessm ents and the re c o rd o f th e p u b l i c h e a r i n g , i f o n e i s h e l d , OSKA w i l l p r o p o s e a d a t e 5 <3