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0 o* V iet'ore rhe Jmted States DeDartamt of Labor .ccupat joai iafetv jnd Health Admits'rat ion PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT MON-2409 Sobalaiiaa of CaHMts as QodMC H-OJJ IINIM Of tO 4 J I Ob MmIf of 'iotiaool Poise asd root joy Anatu;f, Ibc. Oat* SsAodttad: Ayrtl 9. VMttaf by: Uckni nany, aalf* TBcbsicsl Mroctsr Inn HMll. Cnsi NotlOOSt Poise osi OMlsp Aosociseiss. Isc. ISM Mods laiasd Asosso. n. . TalopMso: * (JM) 4*2~Z72 6113 18522 LAM021614 Safer the Jottod States Papartoaot of Labor 3cct*atiaaal Safety and Health ibnnntntiwi Sutoaossion of C t 'hi Docfcat H-OJ3 Mies of Prapaaai Oectpai l--al Exposora to Aahaatoa OP tohalf of itetUMl Hist Mi Coat laps Association. lac. * 2Jam da ifcaaaf* Octahtr *, 1971, tha Adttaistratiaa (larlaftar isfeist to PfUtar (4t R 4RN) a aacica of ptRinl wlllu fer <*! ! F^aaooi to Aaiaaaas. IMa mil romae 29 Cft 1919-1W tPa itaaiaH II raferaod to laltaiMi. 9. C.) ia a a. m. LAM021615 6113 18524 :a*le or cowtucts Issw il. StatMM ot Iatmtt ............................................ I ill. fiwtlBlltf oi ortutM-riraliX tntmt* -.2 IV. WmutMtmiwj fr-- for rwrlui 3 V. laciwiaa # iMVpvoprUt* Materials OMar tlM 9fjl .................................................................. S n. ~nf|irif ~-------------- ' ......... .............................. 7 vtl. laMimrar Om .................................................... mi. 19 is. With 11 X. IS LAM021616 * 6113 18523 jrganiied in iMS and covruini rodav icproxiaetely 1.000 nanOer* no are engaged m the Manufacture and distribution of pniat, varnish, .acquer. and allied products, jr of the antenals used la such oanufacture. "he Membership of \PCA collect r.elv produces about 90% of the total national voltw of paint, varnish. .acquer and allied products. sPCA's concern with the nroposed revision of the asbnaton standard is twofold: Tha uaa ot asbestos in tha --fartusing of paint and costings and including ran# coatings and sealants, canlkftag and glaring Tha uaa of true aabostos is United to coatings prodncts. It is a vary and sealanta. caulking, and gLasing to bo a notarial of tail illcotion and waodMrlag charnctoriatlea tarn bt yield dry fllaa that mm They are uaod to sennar. LAM021617 6113 18525 r . .ncretc r-wfs. 'sbestos ;s .n i^Mrrant .o^oinnt for about 951 , -.e roof oiimfi aanufsctured in the tuted States todav. Asbestos fibers gne *odv to the coating which drevents sagging. Asbestos fibers bridge racks, ioles. and other defects in the substrate. \sbestas fibers Mechanically strengthen the dry file and thus prevent jt retard cracking canned by weathering. Asbestos i marts greater dor*ibititv than nest other types of fibers or fillers. Asbestos, being i aineral. will not deteriorate thrown mIdee, rot or tsnporntum changes. !n addition, aabostos fibers, in c^uatla with bltandnowa Materials, pronota long Ufa duo to tee opacity of aaboetos fibors to ultraviolet light. Orer the yean, aaMnfacnsrors of roof coatings hoe* tpinni* with substitute --tarials fsr asbestos, bspardlsas of pries or availability, there has not booa asp otbar ran escariai vMcb yields ca^atdble or suitable prepartion. Tbs use of aabostos or mailing aai nanism --tarisls censors asbestos results is a pandect having proportion not abtaiaod fraa tbn uno of substitute entertala TJ.e cancam vstb aobnatna ia tbn reef coasiaga ad aoalansa inuustry is seiely eitb tbn aaaufacfrlag paneoss. ansa incnanamtnd into tbn finished paodnrt, tbn pennihility for n^nonan to tbn discrete asbestos fibers ia aaaaasiaily elimaatod. Having isabbliabad tbn aand far the paonsmo of aaba at as in the verb place by the faragalag, the MPCA vlaboe to pprlH the Ml of tbn LAM021618 6113 18526 nature of the aanufacturing process in the paint and coatings industry, in particular the production of roof coatings and sealants. A typical paint and coatings formulation nay involve the coe* poinding of as few as three to sore than twenty separate and distinct raw materials. Paint and coatings coapowding is a batch process operation. The batehas range from 10 to 5,000 gallons in size. Raw materials are selected for paint and coatings formulations to secure desirable properties of performance. Vtth the average ran aatertals list of a typical paint ad coatings mmgrfktarer gawrally consisting of fcmdmdo of materials, a wide variation in paint and coatings products asist. This factor iHwlgpidii the products of one mamufactmrar fraa thoon of him capacitors. la ceapuMdiag a paiat and caatlagg product, a aether addiag ran aatarlals to tha hatch agr haadlo aaag difftnuat ran notariats la a single writ dag. Siaca this job would ha tha use* lihaly posit leu far epooura to aiiharaa asbestos is tha paiat cad cantiaga tadastry, !#CA asserts that inch possibility far exposure to sebaataa would not exist on a ceutiuuaus elfit hoar dag, forty haws a uoob basis. Expccura occurs oaly dariag tha bnof poriod when tha aahoetoo is baiag added to the batch. Porther, NPCA notes that, after tha aahaecao ia ccAiaad iota tha batch, tha paanibillty of epaeuru to the discrete aab**stoa flhooa is essentially eliaiautod. LAM021619 6113 18527 transient In other instances, workers are involved in co--oisiding paint and coatings products on a teaporary basis, for enable, as substitutes for absent workers curing the peak aanufacturing period. nPCA therefore, asserts that the nature of the use of asbestos ;n the paint anl coatings industry, consisting of varied short and intermittent periods in which the possibility of exposure exists, is such that it cannot be listed into the general akniag and nanafacturtag of asbestos. Regulations issued by (MM anet be reapanslve to tfcaee uses and should not i^aeo unnecessary and laeppraprlets restrictlone. Accordingly, the prepeesd Standard it apt raapaaslve tn tha aanufacturing praceaa of tha paint and ceaitlaga indantry and Ioanns iMecesaarlly restrictive snglaaaring cant--is. v. lacluai-- ai I----late Ihtsrtilt Odd-- tfct St--d--d LAM021620 A 6113 18528 'I - SPCA, jn benalf or 'he paint .ndustrv, . s concerned with the proposed definition of 'isbestos" ind "asbestos fibers." as applied to the users of treaolite talc in the naint industry. Classification of the minerals treaolite, anthophy11ite, and actinolite without qualification, as asbestos or asbestos-containing, wouiu impose severe hardship on the paint industry because of the cost of cof lying with the asbestos standard regulations or of substitution with less effective and more costly universal iugmdiauts. NKA asserts that the proposed definitions are inconsistent with those developed by the ASM E-34 Coaeittee on Meturelly Occurring Inorganic Pikers, and by the Serene of Nines. Furtheraere. the UKA has reviewed the deoeaut iNehni by the Aabeetoe iefometian Aeeecietiee (AIA) r--tieg on thn peepeend setssTns Standard. Mhile tine did net penrtt a there*# pelicy reeiee of the retire docuuout, NPCA *fld like te offer qualified sappoet of the receufuded AIA rheipe to the Dafinitiom of Sectlee IMP. 1M1 (h)(1) ad (b)(2) which reads: (1J "Aeheecoe* tnoludee ohryeetiZe, __ **o*dolito, md ertew of the trmmlitm, cmtkofb^ilit* <mi eetiuelibe Nuarel oeew in fUrom btbit U xmtaiming onp of thorn <t) "Aahoatoo fiber* name a pmUmlat* flmm of hm S miarmmt*e vilh a ratio of at loom* to 2. and. utftft a dixtmtar of S t tted Oh This . Octeher f. It?*. p. 2 - ij 6113 18529 LA A/1021621 It *nould be noted her* that NPCA has a sericus problee with the inclusion of the psroithetical phrase <md euorp procure oowteiwinp of !<mn -rtnaraia (aephasi* st^pliod). This problee will bo addressed later in those OHBsnts. Because of the severe hardships sad ia view of the input of expertise into the A5TM and the toereaw of Nines ieconsts, the NPCA respectful ly requests 08NA consideration of the ASM and Inroea of Nines definitions of "Asbestos" and "Asbestos Pitose." "7 i 18530 fills to address either: (1) The potential of the product to release asbestos, .t [2i The backgroiaid presence of asbestos. It 11 conceivable that user of an asbestos-containing product. .j paint product where the asbestos fiber is co^letely encapsulated :n an organic binder that Joes not have the potential for release, would be subject to the proposed Standard solely on existing background levels. WCA has in the post questioned the inclusion of arbitrary action levels for notarial s regalated by OONh. Ms further heve observed that OM, ia establishing the** action levels, psrpitinni a level that was arbitrarily set sc one half the allowable louol. or Tins Moisted /Worsts. It shsuld bn re-stated Were that WU'i cksllap ta the actian level concept maters used the srbltrary datsraiaatlsa a# that level. Indeed. m sea find that the triggering nsrhUsa or actisa level far the peopesed sshaetos SUadsid is set at an any level. Therefere. in light of EPi's retsgii tii of tho salstones of a hocfcgromid level of asbeetoe, we urge that a n*atana trigger or actian level bo established in order to edmoviedgi tho bed ground lrrel. By doing so, QBM would assure proper wether protection in facilities using asbestos without subjecting anaufacturers net haaidling ethostee, or bestos products capable of roloesing sabostos, to i--scessary and burdens -- requireaents incurred through cirri--tences over which they hove no control. VII. hoaplrotor Uoo As e natter of policy, OSMA requires euginoenng and werfc Tractica controls as tho priae naans of reducing eaploye g-- to LAM021623 18^31 -9- possible health hazards. NPCA also is aware that the use of a respirator has been considered a secondary control Method. Mien coaninicating information to its aeabers. NPCA has stressed this point, out the nature of the paint aanufacturing process warrants the following As Mentioned, the Manufacturing process for paints and coatings is not a static one and requires nobility by both process veeeels and e^loyes. Therefore, the requirements covering the use of resplrotors as citod in the Standard fails to address the nature and naads of the paint and coatings industry. Tha usa of a respirator to pvotact warhota tram aahaataa ia the paint end coatings indastry wanld aat invoiva the caotianed Mnariag of snch protection. Tha respirator ooly weald ha nacaaaary idan the asbestos fiber is being attend into tha pmdact. While the intent of tha uee of saginssriag controls ae the prine neaas of coatrolling worker eapeeaen is well defined, reeenc developments have indicated that n re ease a meat of this philooaphp nay be in order. With the coatinned lowering of permissible e^eonee leveis, the point is being approached where engineering contents sisaw nay no longer be appropriate. If ext ream engineering controls are instituted to aeet those aoro stringent requirenaaKs, the aaanfactwring process is disruptad to an extant that rendara the process mapeeecive. This does net take into accoiat the eceawnic feasibility of amah aatrana controls, a topic that cannot bo disnissed li ghtly. Adnittedlv, this it a supposition not supported by data. WPG! offers the conatnt to aake one very serious assartloa. Mo foal taat tha I ,4 I if i i.} 6113 18532 LAM021624 -10- state of the art for respirator protectioa needs to be upgraded so that both worker pretectioa sad worker acceptMice are laproved to the point share respirators are caasidored a first-lino netted for lintting VIII. Traiaiat and Iafotnatlon Ae the l roper Isas I Safety aad Health itetal atration is well Its a eadty of the line lH Aet; fuklm to sHlii all of a 6113 18533 LAM021625 -1 * The SKA is cognizant of OSHA's objective and agrves with tha principle that wall-informed aaployes will observe tha bast salf-protactIon techniques. Notwithstanding, tha par--ant Standard adopt ad for a glvaa natanal should lncorporata taufomlty of anploya training and lnfornation, placards, and labels anconpassing tha aaltipllcity of haiardona aatarisls to which that individual enplope anp ba axpoaad. To da ocharwlsa, dilutes tha effectiveness of tha wamlufa, inpaaing a panlifatncion of aprlad, n. ltW.lMiUHSHlv). ,.lh i km if Mm f frm * 6113 18534 LAM021626 i separate nil easting proposal. Job resssignaent, capacity to perfora a job, job retention, geographic assignaent, seniority, status, and rate of pay are not setters properly addressed in any Occupational Safety and Health Standard. Tndeed, OSHA exceeds its statutory power to regulate by asserting control over such Batters. The regulatory powers of the Secretary of Labor are explicit and Halted in assuring: ... that no arplcy* will euffer material i*Qctimtnt of health or funotiamal ocpaeity.... [P.L. 91-594, 94(b)(5) and 29 U.S.C. >455(b)(5)] Accordingly, th<* power to regulate, in T.iis instance, is tesadaated at the point 0MA requires that the indivwdal, ideagated aslope is rsaeved from the haxsxd. The aaplepi's subsequent cendltloBs of appropriately resolved between the esployor and the enpleye threngh collective bargaining, indlvwdnal anget----- i, or noanroua ether Indeed, what is popularly referred to as the labor Jhngeaeit Bolatiom Aot has gewoenod such natoers since 1P47. [41 STKT. 134 and 29 U.S.C. S141, t aof.] The Congressiennl declaration of purpose and policy for this Aot even alludes to the ...poblia health, eafety, or interest. [29 U.S.C. 1141(h)] Accordingly, it is net susynsiag to the NPCA that the OMA states in the frsartlo to the prepeaad jrandari that ...amtmel labor mmageommt omperiemmo am vo the operation of this praeieim ham yet to be rationed bp OflU. [40 Ft 47499] The IVC1 would challenge OSHA's power to ta^ortafco surh a '*TeviewM or to rooch any LAM021627 mm 6104 16557 -13- conclusions to bo usod os a bools for rulaooking. X. %--isrr Solloot points In tho forogoing oro sianarlzod os an old to tho rorlowor; tho following shouldr*** bo tnhon loporatoly os tho total NPCA position nor should it bo rogordod on a co^robonsivo ovorviow without qualification by stotononts horoinboforo. With tho afoowmntionod rosonrotlons. tho MPCA nAHts tho following MSHorisod coneinsloot: -14- (6) I^msition of eaploye inforaation, training, labeling, and placarding requi Tenants in ovary separate standard for each potentially hazardous naterial is irresponsible nileaaking, wvieldy to obtain conpliance, and ignores other OSH* efforts to develop the overall systana approach, and (7) Inclusion of detailed conditions of job reessipnaat encroach lata tha field of laberHnupMt relations, aacaod QWi statvtory pnaav ta rapnlta. and peae a caudlict with other, aflHdni Federal anther!ty. WC1, threntfi the afferta ad its variaae C--liieie and Tank Forces, is concamed vitally with tha paetactlan ad the ueahera allayed la tha paint and rant!age ladaetry. Mi nlnn ere eenoemed tint heaheli leaned by the nec^atimel Safbty and WSalth AdMmietmtlan bn bneed on sound tecbnlcnl data. iickasd liarry Assistant Tecbalcel Director trace iWTT Cowan* HaMaaal Faint and Contings Association, lac. lSdt Mode Island Manna. K. . "ihtagin. 0. C. 2M Telephene: (2t2) 4C*-272 LAM021629 6113 18536 June B, 1976 LM Aabettoi RavtUtlons cc: A* V. AaftroM* a* L. Bratseh P. F fnnnlngfr-- Di l Iftp T. C. Port T. Itarritt Btclonm LAM021630 6113 18537 FIBERS TO G. J. Levinskas X received a phone call yesterday froe Dick Mahoney asking for infornatian regarding the carcinogenic potential of fibers, lie was askinq about asbestos# of course, la addition to the general subject of fibers. Apparently this discussion has been going os within DNU and 1 don't believe a nsjor project should be ongoing in Monsanto without on hawing sens kind of a group discussion on the subject. Meet, 3 LAM021631 6113 18538