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21 March 19 72
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Mr. Joseph Bee Safety & Fire Protection Code OIG NAVSHIPS The National Center
Building C3
Arlington, Virginia
Coordination
Dear Mr. Bee:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration of The Department of Labor is currently engaged in estahlishing standards that will help protect . the health of workers e~--posed to asbestos dust. One of a number of issues raised by alternative standards under ccnsideration is their impact on governme~tal and private activities. Arthur D. Little,-Inc. has been engaged by The Department of Labor to assist in assessing this impact.
A review of the uses of asbestos in government-related activities has indicated to us that most occur in shipbuilding and repair. Accordingly, we have been requested by The U.S. Depart~ent of Labor to ask you for assistance. Our assessment should include Navy shipyards, ship repair facilities and fleet repair employing tender oper~tions. Information on private shipyards is also important to us. We understand that it will be necessary to obtain such data through the supervisor of shipbuilding having cognizance over administrative and technical aspects of the construction of Navy ships in each private shipyard. Your coordinating role in safety and fire protection promises to provide the most comprehensive coverage possible of all these activities. I hopeyou will be able to assist us in obtaining the information we need within the next two w-eeks.
To anti:.ipate how new standards for asbestos will affect workers in shipyards we need to have information on as many of the following questions as possible.
l. What level of p~otection is provided to those working with asbestos? This, of course, asl-s for a statement of current standards and practices. Since we are identifying alternative standards by the number of fibers/cc greater than 5, it ~ould be most helpful to have the information you provide in these ter:-ms. If current protection levels can be related to the
operations where they apply your data would be especially
useful.
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