Document GKJbxEYE6rw41Mp28b88X9Dwn
FILE NAME Manhattan RBM DATE 1975 May 5
DOC RBM062
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo with Newspaper Article - Disease Found
25 of Business Workers
Bauce
Calliari
F. S. Daly
R. M. Gordon
R. A. Jann
J. F. Maclachlan
R. R. Moalli
Y. S. Simpson
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May 5 1975
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Many of you have probably seen the enclosed article distributed nationally
by the Associated because it points
third party suits
Press on April 27.
It should be given careful attention
to an area where industry is especially vulnerable to
because of lack of knowledge on the part of workers of
hazards associatedassociated with the materials they are handling
.
As workers . because of
occurrence
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in small business are more apt to use poor work practices
lack of knowledge of occupational hazards the liklihood of of injury or disease is greater than in larger and more
sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated sophisticated operations the duty of manufacturers
The Beral Case established beyond
to warn of hazards
question
use
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forcefully
Assistant Secretary Stender has repeatedly and forcefully stated that
manufacturers
manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers
have
the
obligation
to
educate
their
customers
in
the
safe
of their products This is not an OSHA responsibility
It is questionable whether a caution label as that required by the OSHA Asbestos Standard is sufficient warning in cases where a significant
hazard can exist We know from the results of our own field tests and
those conducted conducted by Mt. Sinai personnel that high dust levels can exist Min brake serviceservice shops Instruction sheets have been distributed to all
Grey and Raybestos distributors of friction materials describing
proper procedures but weshould make certain that these instruction sheets
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. got down to the small shops where they are most needed
We
should
also
make
make
make make
certain we
have
containing products may be
cause unacceptable dust levels
adequately covered other areas processed in such a fashion as
where
to
Enclo
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WASHINGTON
April
study 27 in the
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included chronic health and safety subcommit
done respiratory disease due ter Representative Dominic
APA
study
done
for
the
asbestos and other fibrous Daniels Democrat of New
Government has found that one dust in work areas loss of Jersey said that the results of
re- out
of
every
four
workers
in hearing due to noise eye cata
study
were
shocking
a sample of small businesses
radiation 150racts from infrared
a possible horror story
of employing from eight to 150racts and increased lead absorbtion national proportions
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people
has
an
occupationally
in the blood
lin If we had statistics from ani
: derived disease and that 39 perl
absorption
On lead absorption the lindepth medical survey of the
cent of those are not reported
illness exposures con nation's } would as required to the Labor iport says
workers they
tinue serious illness may result paint a picture of disease
the and populations partment
was done in the and the long range implications chronic illness as horri-
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by the UntihveerNsaittiyonoafl WIanssthiituntge extent of such conditions said
ton for
of Occupational
Safety
and among
employed
The study was conducted bel
health It is to be published in are no where available thetween 1972 and 1974 in three
about six weeks
report says
industrial areas of Tacoma andi
House
Some of the diseases listed
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chairman
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