Document 93boeYKRqy3mVBqXkRpeeg97L

BteaM Jw 1, 1973 8:1*5 t.m. 6:50 a.m. 9:05 a.a. 9:50 a.a. 10:00 a.a. 10:50 a.a. U-.00 a-m. 11:15 a. B. 1:00 p.a. 1:15 p.a. 2:00 p.a. 3:30 p.a. latroductlon lyptt mi I'iti of Aibaiui Health Ifftcti of bpann to Aibaitoi Chastise Xo?ui*aant* uadar 01HA com bcax Mtdleal SurvalUaae* of Aafeostoa Worker* turviUlase* of Vartl&f IsrlroeMBt umex Mta&j of Suit Control Pottatlal Subitltutisa of Aabottoa Sa mulattos 91*eu*fle of Tepie* Mjounatat X. J. Huiia* e. T. Xalaharit, v.c, j. T. Mergaa H. 2. troehisovt:: X. J. Hufclak Caa. (. Barboo. 'JSS S. X* Uz*. Ill ^61 DUP 0902470 - - iff9$ DU 023853 hswctiok Jeha A. tayy, Jr. Lit * tay a (tv varft about why va'ra having thlt yartlaular Canfaranci n ukutii. If t vara ta raah thaaa ebaalcalt nata and uitd by Du rose la ortar of eoneora to aa, I vault aat yue aabaataa at tho toy of tha luc. tut, it hat tha tyatlight aa It at tha yraaait tlaa far athar rtatoat. Thara art anaugh worker* throughout tha U.S. vha ara ityatai to atkottot aat thara ara aawigh tatat of eceuyatltaal fltaata rttulciag froa thlt axyoturt ta hava eauaatlabor uaiana aat tha Federal Government to glva thlt problem of atbattotlt, aat aaioclatat lung aanear, tha flrtt, aat yrlaary attaatlaa, untar tha Octuyatlonal Safaty aat Haalth Act of 1)70. Thlt attention occurrot two vayt. Flrtt ef all, atbottat it the flrtt chaslcal lubttanea ta hava baaa aala tha tubjact of aa taargaacy itaatart. Thlt vat aa tha motloa of tha labor uniant that laalttaf that the currant lavol of tzyotur* aa yemitted untar tha Oeeuyatloaal Saftty aat lot 1th Act of U flkart/al vat too high, aat tharofara, they yue yrattura oa tha Dtyertmtat of Labor to oat a lover emergency itanttrf. Thlt vaa aat at tha current recomneodei lavol hy tha American Conference of Governmental latuatrlal Bygianlttt at S flbert/ol. Thlt number five It aot tt lev at tha lahar ualon# voulf have llkat, ta that yrattura hat eontluuat aa tha Department af lahar ta attahllth a permanent ttantart lower that S flbare/ol. Tha mechanism far getting at a permanent ttaatard that tffeeta haalth, it far tha Department,ef Labor ta raguaat tha Rational Zaatlruea of Oeauyotional Itfary ant laalth to yreyart a criteria toeuaant DUP 0902471 t29799 DU 023854 2 <W rscMUi ituliri. * km iMthit first. TUI was th first criteria iwmtt reesmendlag a pernaaaat standard ca ba prepared by tha Metleoal*'Xastltute af Occupational Safeey aat gee1th aad ta which they have complied with the requests af tha laeratary af Leber by issuing a criteria document, entitled Criteria far a lacMMifii Standard--Occupa* tlamal tjcpesure ta Asbestos. A erltaria Imimk la aat standard. a criteria document simply describe* the affacta observed at diffcrcat lawalt af exposure. based upon tha trlteria doeuwat however, aae eaa racatHtl a standard. Criteria documents ara descriptive. They deterib*. Steadarde ara prescriptive. They eay what you eaa da and what yau can't da. Thi* particular doewent eonteiai a recommended etandard sad the criteria on which that racemsMnded itaadard la hated, lewever, it eheuld ha palatad aut that thie decimal itself dace aat aecettarlly reflect tha flaal etaaderd that will ha adapted by the Deparcaeat of labor. Aad, I Bight just quote Or. Marcus Key, Olrector af tha Rational Institute af Occupational Safety and lealth, la a talk ha gawa la February where ha said, "Please raaaaber, under tha Occupational Safety aad lealth Aet, HV' racomnaadatlea* are net itaadard*. Tha Oeparosaat af Labor will review our recsmendatioos and these af ad hoc review coanltteet and - hold public hearings. If necateary, sad will promulgate tha final standard." Maw tha public hearings ea asbeeto* havo already beta held. They lasead abeut two weeks, and X understand that it accumulated quite a stack af sastlaeny. Raw, tha scat phase ef tha eurrsat phase Is the digestion af this teetlaeny by tha Department ef Labor. Out af that will caw their racawaadatlea for a flaal standard that will be published DUP 0902472 DU 023855 /' V. J la tlM H<nl nlwt t* take (( a cartel* tin* itur publicities. V* bar* mac y*t nuM that flitt. Sue bc*u thl* document 1* out, boeautb it rthossandt low ttasdard of 2 flbtrt/sl, thl* itandor* \ lutU hi) achieved maxima txpoeur* condition*. It h* tat1 tod sort of ditcuttian tad t lot of gueetlor.* wort bolt| tiktd by people who sight how# to doal with thl* problem. At a raault of tbla tttaatloa foeutod on atbottot, plut th* intended tcoadard wMeh wo doa't raally know toe such about yet, that ha* touted u* to foal that the tlao vat right for another Stsi nor on Atboito*. What we're going to try to do today l* to give you toaa ef eh* diaontlone of the problea, but agata 1 eeutloa you. Th* final teaadard hat not yet been promulgated to doa't g* baek and toy you have to do thl* right away. It aay well b* that th* Bepartaaat of Labor will not adapt all th* reconsndatlon* of NIOSI after they hav* sastldored all of th* ttttlaeny b*for* then, all cosnentt of expert*, profilelooal tociatl**, laduttry, and labor. It aay b* for political roaaona thay will adopt It. W* don't know. S* that part It ttlll an unknown, gut, 1 hop* that you vlll leav* bar* today with a bttttr uod*rttending of tom* *f th* rat*n* for th* recosaendatlon* of th* national Inetltut* of Occupational Safety and health *r KIOSI, at you will hsr It reftrrod to, and, p*rhapt a better under*tending of what you say hav* to do when th* final ataadard It adopted. Ul/nah/Jtd Jus* 2S, if72 DUP 0902473 DU 023856