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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1972-1973 DOC JMA036 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Asbestos Health & Hygiene - Bendix General Electric - Memo Meeting Minutes & Letter DHQ - Asbestos Fiber August 15 1972 Sales Orof Tox Orof Tox Orof Orof N. W. Hendry CC W. L. Vanderbeek J. R. Hutchenson F. J. Solon Jr. H. B. Moreno C. L. Stake E. M. Fenne<r H. Jackson BENDIX CORPORATION SOUTHFIELD MICHIGAN ASBESTOS HEALTH SEMINAR 8/8/72 A seminar on Asbestos Health was held at the Executive Offices of the subject company on the above date The format is attached as is the list of Bendix attendees This presentation can form the basis for future M presentations on A as well as for the A.I.A. regional seminars now being planned Our presentation was very well received and from the Chief Operating Officer on down all Bendix personnel expressed their appreciation and acknowledged that the information presented is of considerable help to them During our visit we had an opportunity to hold meetings with B.B. Burton J. Armstrong H. Stolar and C. Menz These occurred at dinner breakfast and lunch as well as immediately before and after the seminar Questions were as follows 1 Cost per employee to meet OSHA TVL Requirements a of 5 fiber Arthur D. Little Study estimate employee b of 2 fibers estimate employee 2 Accuracy of Tests for fiber content in air our answer + 20-25 at TLV of 5 3 How is brake lining dust disposed of Resulted in general discussion covering pelletizing land fill etc. 4 Questions by Heitman to Dr. Wright during presentation were answered by Wright's total presentation An example was risk on grinding linings in garages PRODUCED PRODUCED - 83 Answer Do not flow dust off brakes Use vacuum Any time limit an employee can be on a job that is hazardous and do we rotate people on such jobs Answer No we correct the problem so that the hazard is controlled Can technological approach work in controlling problems Answer We do thefollowing a reduce forming and finishing by technical changes b educate personnel to reduce costs and work better C. work towards least expensive solution Ex use of wet or damp resin mix Have we been cited by OSHA s Answer Yes 8 How do we handle OSHA Requirement to notify individual employees of stations that are hazardous Answer station what is 1 Post on bulletin board results of surveys that are over limit 2 advise being done to correct Any value in taking your own dust counts side by side with OSHA Inspector 10 Answer We try to take simultaneous samples Does 9 help in getting more cooperation from OSHA Answer We really has tried this and far from OSHA can't where tell any difference Bendix it was done no citations so PRODUCED JM - 83 11. General questions on air samplers and pumps a How many do we have Answer 100 b Cost 12 Answer pump pumps ) note we do have some Bendix $ charger How do you secure Industrial hygenists what type of man and how much training Answer 1 Secure man with 2 yr college or college grad 4 yrs Train in house Takes 6 months for man to become fully operative 13 How many do you have Answer 20 full time 14 If glass fiber lodges in lung what damage Answer a glass has almost no effect vs. asbestos b However there is some evidence that very thin glass fibers can cause a problem Still under investigation C. some coatings have been found to render glass inert in the lung a if we could determine the method of coating particles or fiber similar to the natural method in the lung by iron & protein problem would be solved Work going on in an attempt to do this PVNP Polyvinyl N Pyridene works on some silicates and quartz On quartz PVNP destroys free bond present on quartz surface 15 With advent of OSHA have we found any marked increase in compensation claims Answer No great increase PRODUCED JM - 83 16. How do you comply with requirementosn including employees in Environmental Control Committees Answer We've done this for years in our employee safety committees - just changed the group's name This is an excellent employee communication media I discussed the possibility of our securing business at the Cleveland Plant with Harry Stolar and Charlie Menz They were encouraging and I will pursue it through our contacts I talked with Bob Burton on August 13 and discussed it with him He said there was some discussion at the top level on this I expect our visit will pay dividends informed Will keep you a . Donovan ' Attachments 1 Attendees From the Bendix Corporation 2 Agenda 3 Health Aspects of Exposure ) by Inhalation of Asbestos Fiber ~ PRODUCED JM - 83 ATTENDEES FROM THE BENDIX CORPORATION Charles E. Heitman Charlie W. L. Miron Bill Hank Bobel H. O. Stolar A. C. Joines Al Neil Saunders R. B. Hungate Bob % C. Menz Charlie R. B. Burton Bob J. W. Armstrong Jim H. Kaplan Joe Tierney Aubry Raymond Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer President Automotive Group Staff Assistant Director of Management Advisory Staff Senior Staff Executive to Chief Operating Officer Director of Cost Reduction . and Mfg Engineering Corp. Vice President and Group Executive General Manager Friction Materials Division Staff Assistant for the Vice President Manufacturing On Environmental Control Corporate Manager for Safety and Health Vice President Public Relations Director Public Relations Legal Staff PRODUCED JM - 83 AGENDA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PRESENTATION TO BENDIX CORPORATION EXECUTIVES SOUTHFIELD MICHIGAN - AUGUST 8 1972 , I. INTRODUCTIONS H. G. DONOVAN Product Marketing Manager Asbestos Fibre Division A. Introduction of Manville personnel II MEDICAL ASPECTOSF ASBESTOS HEALTH III OSHA REGULATIONS . GEORGE W. WRIGHT M.D. Director of Medical Research St. Luke's Hospital Cleveland Ohio Medical Consultant to M ' M. JACKSON Director of Employee Relations E. M. FENNER Director of Environmental Control IV CUSTOMER RELATIONS W. L. VAN DERBEEK Vice President Mining and Canadian Products Divisions V. IMPACOTF OSHA REGULATIONS ON ASBESTOS MANUFACTURING USE H. B. MORENO Vice President Industrial Products 1 VI PUBLIC RELATIONS ASPECTS OF ASBESTOS C. L. STAKE Production Manager Divisions Industrial F. J. SOLON JR Vice President Corporate Relations VII A oe ae mee pe ea PRODUCED JM 83 u Health Aspects of Exposure by Inhalation of Asbestos Fiber G. W. Wright M.D. Biological effect in humans and experimental animals Is the biological experience the same in all types of commercial operations Mining and Milling Canada - Italy - Russia - South Africa Textiles - Asbestos Cement - Building Materials - Friction Materials Insulation trades Reasons for variations observed in 2 above Kinds of fiber Chemistry - geometry and short sizelong _ thick thick \ thin Dose Generated - Inhaled - Destroyed - Retained Location of fibers Bronchi - Alveoli - Pleura Factors Cigarettes - Trace Metal - Other 4 Risk to employees in BL manufacturing McDonald . Chrysotile - size of fiber - dose data - OSHA Enterline Risk to Public from BL use General Public Garages Fate of Fiber Animal Experiments . . PRODUCED PRODUCED - 83 Manville 7 Fab 1 eed Denver Covar 66217 6217 Corporation F. Solon Jr. Vice Fre ot Corpor to Relations Relations January 2 1973 Mr. John F. Ego Consultant - Industrial Hygiene Corporate Medical Operation General Electric Company 570 Lexington Avenue New York New York 10022 Dear John Thanks for sending your list of invitees to our Friday GE meeting We plan to be at your office in Room 714 at 570 Lexington Avenue at 11:45 d.m. this Friday deruary deruary 12 ready for lunch in your Second Floo Executive Dining Room followed by the meeting from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. The program as we helpful talks with finalized you will it today be after the several Opening Remarks - W. H. Bill Bartlett Product Group Manager Industrial Products Division Introduction of M Panel - F. J. Jack Solon Jr. Vice President Environmental Affairs An Overview of the Biological Aspects of Asbestos - Dr. George W. Wright Medical Consultant to Manville OSHA Asbestos Regulations OSHA Monitoring Requirements - Hugh M. Jackson Director Employee Relations - E. M. Ed Director Fenner Environmental Control PRODUCED JM PRODUCED John F. Ego ~2 January 9 1973 M Engineering Procerung Control The Impact on Medical of OSHA Regulation Surveillance at M Product Usage Electric in General . - D. C. Don Directo Hillier Enviromental Engineering Engineering - Dr. P. P. Ell Marriner Corporate Medical Dircctor -- C. Bill Roth Product Marketing Manager Electrical Insulations Industrial Products Division Questions and Discussion Discussion With our group will also be Marketing Manager Asbestos H. C. Fibre Mike Donovan Division Product We hope to keep formal presentations to one hour and 15 minutes leaving the same amount of time for questions and answers and discussion As we talked on the phone we will need a large scre~ u and a Kodak Carousel Pojector with an 80 slide changes control at the podium With amphitheater style it mighbte best to place our panel of eight at a large table at one side of the floor platform with a speaker's podium at the other side I will see you when I'm in New York Thursday and we can handle any final details We'll have for oach of you a packet of reference material which we hope will prove helpful We're very pleased at the turnout of GE people you expect At our meeting this morning Dr. Wright said he was looking forward to seeing Drs Kline and Pocock again And I know you are already acquainted with Hugh Jackson By the way we plan to provide our group with badges so we can get acquainted quickly at lunch - it would be helpful to us if you might do the same PRODUCED PRODUCED KPetilbtar ys, y } ? dtl I'll phone you at your Westport home when I get to New York Wednesday evening Thanks for all of your help in arranging this meeting Sincerely bcc H. Bartlett H. G. Donovan M. Fenner ~ D. E. Hillier H. M. Jackson E. F. Marriner M.D. W. C. Roth G. W. Wright M.D. hat Ron Info Copies W. R. Goodwin H. B. Moreno R. M. Billings W. L. VanDerbeek