Document GKMZdm67Gdj9gajrb0K8J0QNm
FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA
DATE 1968
DOC QAMA108
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION QAMA Statement to US Congress RE H.R. 14816
WHIT
Sabourin
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NINETIETH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
H.R. 14816
,
BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF LABOR TO SET STANDARDT SO ASSURE SAFE AND HEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS FOR WORKING MEN AND WOMEN TO ASSIST THE STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN EFFORTS TO ASSURE SUCH WORKING CONDITIONS TO PROVIDE FOR RESEARCH INFORMATION EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C. FEBRUARY 1 20 25. 29 MARCH 5 6 7 8 11 12 AND 14 1968
Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor CARL D. PERESNE Chairman
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14816 Statement of-
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Berry Clyde M. Ph D. American Industrial Hygiene Association
Burch Alan International Union of Operating Engineers
director United Burke Frank safety and health
Steelworkers of
America
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cece ecm
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Christenson Otto P. consultant to the Conference of American
Small Business
161 276
527
Organizations Dinman Dr. Burton D. M.D. secretary American Academy_of Academy_of
iOcmcmuepdaitaitoenaplasMteddiicrineecatcocrompanied by Gilbert H. Collings M.D.
lodge
etek
representative representative nn nnn
- Eichhorn J. George grand lodge representative of the w Ie ntceec rne antIinte ornnati aonlal -
248 476
Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
Ford Hon William D. a Representative in Congress from the State
Represntaive Representative Michigan of
director safety ee
International International
International
Gildea Arthur P. treasurer director of safety International
WUonrikoenrsofofUnAimteerdicBarewery Flour Cereal Soft Drink & Distillery
12.22.
International
cove Association
eeee ee. Industrial
Gintz Ralph E. president International Association of Industrial
Accident Boards and Commissions
essen
Hanlon John J. M.D. M.P.R. department of health Detroit
Mich president American Public Health Association
Kalmykow Andrew American Insurance Association
Krise M. Holland chairman Industrial Commission of Ohio wee
22.
Logan John O. Universal Oil Products Co. chairman board of
directors Manufacturing Chemists Association Inc.
accompanied by C. U. Dernehi G. L. Gobbell and Lloyd Symington Sees
_-
Lyons Raymond M. National Association of ManufacturerCshemical
Mazzocchi Tony legislative director of the Ou Chemical
& Atomic Workers International Union
McCahan
J.
F.
M.D.
president
Industrial
Association
Medical Association
accompanied by David E. Goldstein M.D. president elect and
Howard N. Schulz executive director
McCart John A. operations director Government Employes Coud-
cil of the AFL
Government Coud- AmeriL c ab a or n
Meany George president American Federation of Labor &
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Mexico Mexico
anne
seen nee
Montoya
Ricardo
M.
New
Mexico State labor
commissioner
commissioner
Naumann William
E.
chairman
legislative
committee
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Associated
General Contractors of America
president
National eee
cence
O'Hara Donald C. executive vice president National Petroleum
Refiners Association
Representative see...
PaStttaetne oHf oNnewEJdewraseryd J. a Representative in Congress from the
Chamber Commerce
Congress from from the Queener J. Sharp U.S.
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party
1
oe
vcenpational environment of
tal element of safety safety
standardization inst
~~ Que with those who
of the vast body of
are
s and competent knowledge
professional
ROBLEMA ROBLEMA
laws employees were left
zligence of the various
to
doctrines such as
stater
assumption
Work The Hability under the
y employees who are injured
although it might be shown
TRUCTURES TRUCTURES
in order to make
zagization of
available
tablishments sufficient size
Federal
covered by the
government in an
Federal expenditures could
spending of this
for austerity and mbaudggnetiatruy dbudgeetary
1
:
safety and health
ifying their needs istrative facts improve their
istrative and enforcement
ir system for occupational
-tence that we seek The each state could then be
rce
and training contemplated ited and resolved : on HR 14816 that ap-
uab error
Federal safety standrrective efort and sub-
a
standards have not in
nan error
anizations bare to date ed by the emotional emty procedures or the one
as the time talents and vill continue to be avail-
fety improvement
943
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
learned bow^'rer subcommitee The facts cited within this
long
determined
and
statement succesful
can
only
partially
bear
wit^
ess to
occupational accidents and
campaign waged in the rubber industry
the
goal as HR 14816
disease We bare for many years
against
namely improved occupational
pursued the same
safety and
pose we indeed take no issue -
with such a pur
With our long bistory of
pational safety we have
serious interest and sound
accomplishment in occu-
demands also that we be objective This
that to be successful in this work
point presented to the
learned lesson motivates our view-
concerning this bill
this disease cannot be
vial endeavor Weaccocnespitdeedraistathneecessary product of any industrial or commer
methodically
strive
for
perfection
responsibility
in
of
all
concerned
to
seriously
and
According
the
resources
of
accident prevention
the
brought to bear on this
Federal government can most
interested
partuer
effort rather
through
the
role
of
a
effectively participating and
be
than the sole udministrator and
simily
enforcer of
reaching regulatory structure as
It is our sincere belief
contemplated in HR 14816
such a
committee to demonstratethaatvalliitdtleneeevdidfeonrcethbeas been presented before the subestablishment of
standards and an enforcement
needed theu the
program If such a standards
Federal safety
can best achiere whole thrust of effort should be redirected
program is not
the desired goal of this bill
toward a means that
To
end we find value in and
nesses
of
a
broad
cooperative
support effort
the
concept
advanced
by
other
wit-
would
bring about continuing
sponsored research in
by
the
Federal
government
that
expational injuries and disease Such a
regard to causes and prevention of oc-
through the establishment of an
cooperative effort could perhaps be realized
the most experienced and skilled loeardegrsanization in made up of
from the Federal State and Local
available from business and labor and
government whose purpose would be to
Such an
study
effort attainment
exercised
without
delay
could
do
much
of an obviously commendable goal
to assure the orderly
prevention of accidents
Statement on BEHALF AND TOE MR IVAN
PLACE D'ARMES MONTREAL CANADA
SABOURIN QUEEN'S COUNSEL 507
INDUSTRY IN CANADA
ON BEHALF OF THE ^ SBESTOS MINES
To the Honorable Mr. Holland Chairman
and to Members of said Committee of the Select Subcommittee on Labour : It is respectfully submitted
Nearly home in
two
hundred
years
ago
in
1778
came
Iberville Quebec His aim
Benjamin Franklin to my present
ence His mission
was to win Canada to the cause of
to
accomplished Lake Champlain near
he
left
the shores
of
our
Richelien
Independ
River
In
those
days
the border
industry hardly
where
I
live
and
reported
to
close Congress
which was to make america
bad started on this continent this
Since those days the
the most industrialized nation
ascension
closer whilst we
ties
have for
between
our
two
countries
have
become
generations showed the world
closer and
an
friendly relationship with
altogether of
some four thousand wile
example of enjoying
Har there
any
display
of
force
military
or
fronter otherwise
devoid
are ties that seem to bave
cordial understanding bases on
contributed largely to bring about such
at
large
of
management
and
common
labour
interests
they
are
the
ties
of
industry
the rastness of your capital
forces working together On the one hand
sloabaoulregaintidmate mighty role iinnvoeusrtmveenrtys eincoCnaonmaydaImn atkhee ysoaumeplvaeyiannd necessarily
industry penetration
conditions has brought about a degree of similarity in
promoting more and more the development of
international
workers with a
border face
more and more common
to face with like problems
ideology
this
a large family of
north and south of the
The industry bere in
had the honour to
point the asbestos mining and milling
represent for more than thirty years
industry I have
representing as advisor
Srey
Oe
ge
Tare
atyhet
SPE
ah
Pia
a ~ TY
heCtMT
vet
where
fosaal
Gahl
? 911
nearly all of the mining and production of asbestos fibres in
of
the
Canadian
Asbestos
Mines
known
as
the
Quebec
my country Asbestos
The
cas
tion offers a good illustration of the extent to which
Mining Assier
the field in investments and know how
your participation throuch
reaches lutu that number one group
of
commercial industries at home that of mine
For
example
in
the
industry
of
mining
and
mulling
chrysotile
chrysotile
asbestos
Is the usbestos mined and milled in Canada your Nation onds and which
some
thirds
of
that
field
This
is
an
important
proportion
controls
indeed
production
which
started
roughly a century
ago in Canada
Quebec
of our in
region surrounding Thetford Mines and the town of Asbestos
tast
in diameter of some miles The production in Canada has beenreagbioount bSeiOnRg
U.S.S.R._excepted U.S.S.R._excepted of the world's total chrysoule asbestos chrysotile is
most sought of the various categories of asbestos
the world's
the
on
markets
Since the Bill presently under consideration by your Senate and House
Representatives embraces basic principles which are of much importance to
our Caundian Asbestos Mining Production the greatest proportion of which
own and control already said above it follows naturally so that our you
try should be desirous to place respectfully before you some of the datainadnuds
experience it has gathered over the years our interest in so doing being
particu larly prompted by the fact that one of the main objectives of the Bill will
achiere such standards as will better ensure the satety and health of
be in
such standards likely to integrate themselves
the worker
production and this due to the fact that
eventually into our own modes of
Four Bill is seeking
we of course share the objectives wbich
This incidence of safety and health set out in the preamble of this Bill
primary objective has
been
brought
forward
into
the lluelight
in
the
as a
last
years and particularly so before yourselves sitting in committee
few
weeks ago by the important studies carried out by Dr. Sellkoff and his some two
associates at Mount Sinai Hospital Environmental Sciences Laboratory fin
conjunction with renowned Head Statistician of the Amencan Caucer Society Dr.
The bulk of the work of Professor Selikof has been centered
Hammond
the
Heat and Frost Insulation Asbestos Workers Trade
on
so called
of workers reflects but one of the many uses of the AsAbletshtoousgh^...sburcehthesector
findings of Dr. Selikoff nevertheless of considerable interest to the balance
Industry some 15000 workers are involved in Dr. Selikoff's Insulation of the
It is with these considerations in mind Mr. Chairman that
Study
our
expresses their gratitude to the Honourable Mr. Holland President
industry
Committee
and
to
Representative
Mr.
James
O'Hara
Chairman
of of
this
Select
ings for having so graciously extended to
humble
the Proceed
privilege of tabling before
the
your
servant a Canadian the
you
submission of the Asbestos Mining Industry I
have the honour to represent
mission
My first step la this delicate mission should be to assure you that this indus
try cannot be but fully in accord with the principles set out in the preamble of
your Bill No one citizen or country employee or employer labour or
ment
could
not
take
but
pride
in
supporting
a
law
the
lofty
object
of
managewhich
insure the safety health and welfare of the worker
is to
Health and Freedom shall ever be the greatest assets of man and
without which no real welfare can be
woman-
enjoyed Your desire through this Bill to foster proper research and training cannot also
but provide for those necessary tools without which the ways and meats
fashion and ensure safety and health of our men and
in
be devised Possibly the word Standards refects aw t otmheen ir atbeswtortkhomsae y not
very criteria with which to measure and gange the decree of advancement in the
and researed for those methods and tolerance l^>mits which
study be allowed
this or that operation in industry should it involve the safetiynahgealth or welfafroer
of the worker
Yon would be interested to know that an attempt to conduct a
programming
and
planning
for
achieving
such
standards
is
proper stuar
already under
it
being
proposed
to
hold
in
May
next
sessions
of
joint
study
at
the
New
way York
Academy of Sciences under the tutelage of the incumbent Dr. Selikoff at which
sessions would participate representatives of management and labour as well as
of Governmental and Scientific Groups the likely field of asbestos
for
such sessions to be that of the called
Insulation
exposure
Trade Group represented
by the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos
Workers also would attend Dr. Karl Lindell a world foremost mining and
willing Lituttet
Veer gne s dition as
withant f
industry 23
decompits decompits
cust tro
nuce of ser
through at For we di
more part trade or be for the as the uni
national or.
ventnug L
Whettieuhiec s foresee the 1
1
science pr
which no tes
Just eitung du
Just as cue the worket [ solace solace or t
preventing a
u few da,,J himself vig MU
when he m
epipetisation epipetisation epipetisatepiipetoisatnion
What is su
those etri -1 Pree meraye 18
KrumpiKnrumpging t
Asbestos Asbestos ( zp
Bull Astmis 1
Canadian km Karey can I. Flinkote 3 Tatke Ashes m National Ass
Cassiar Ass
with this Aish
rim there ste in canada fr
Limited is at
Corporative
3- el barre in the inhistor inhistor
scientific .
Spartallises os
m"Ptauli se se advise advise and s^re
search and stan
varionis Se...nie
reached TE- me
of having ul-
ittuess alt ett
New York ey
Dr. Lanza zabor
the town
As
The grear 17 127
all the fam
Pulmonary Fiel
Patres Patres case in my country The
ebec Asbestos Mining Associa
iw
articipation through
i
through jumber one
group of
gsotile asbestos which mur Nation owns and controly
being aut proportion indeed of our in Canada Quebec in that
s of Asbestos region
Canada bas been about 8572
le asbestos chrysotile is the a the world's markets
of <your Senate and House
re of much importance to our est proportion of which you
, naturally so that our indus e you some of the data and est in so dving being particujectives of the Bill will be to fety and dealth of the worker tually into our own modes of ve share the objectives which
he preamble of this Bill as a
the limelight in the last few ing in committee some two
r Sellkoff and his associates Laboratory in conjunction incer Society Dr. Hammond
en centered on the so called de Although such sector of
be Asbestos fibre the findings
terest to the balance of the Sellkoff's Insulation Study
bairman that our industry land President of this Select
a Chairman of the Proceedible servnat u Canadian the
3
Mining Industry I
a
ou that this indus-
oN. wut in the preamble of
-mployer labour or manage-
be lofty object of which is to
assets of man and woman-
irch and training cannot also
ch the ways and means in } women at work may not at their best these very
advancement in the study
which may be allowed for
safety bealth or welfare
conduct a proper stud,,
ails is already under way
it study at the New York alent Dr. Selikotl at wbich
went and labour as well as id of asbestos exposure for
no Trade Group ented st Insulators and Asbestos
world foremost mining and
945
m^lingengineer Chairman of the
Limitesi Qnebeej and of
Board of Canadian Manville Compang
Advocate T'or the research as to the
Advocate bestos Mines Limited Newfoundlandi Newfoundlandi
dition
as
unght
involve
causality asbestos
of
the
incidener
of
such
pathological
con-
mittant factor under
fibres or particles particles as a possible agent or coucum
certain conditons i.e. as a
industry and partienlarly so the
arcinozun factor the asbestos
aerumplisting a very considerable Quebec Asbestos Asbestos Mimax Association has been considerable amount of work nad pitiderous study at
cost trouble and expenditure withwith with the ever ever
great
ance of safety and the
present object oseeking the eusuT
through
adequate
maintenance preventive
of
good good
health
for all
workers
this
primarily
For
MeasuresMeasures whenever possible
agree it should always be the sacred
more
particularly
of
the
industry
not
to
duty
intrude
of
the
powers
and
trails or commerce at the
into the field of manufacture
be for those justifiable
expense of the safety safety or liealth of the worker tuless it
reasons which exist only under exceptional grounds
ansa.ttiohnealurcgreinstis necessity of certain certain dells of of priinction in priods of
such
such as warfare or indess indess due
imminent
venturing iuto a new field of
to the obligatious at times of
proditetinin entiligally there are not
proditetinin
proditetinin when however technologically or sei-
available data data or observation ^fls should
enable
foresee the bilden litent daugers of hazards Thus
one to
cience progress prosperity to be
Thus it will always be possible inr
achieved but
which no responsibility lowerer should should lie for not without certain dangers for
and cannot foresee the
thoewho are and in good faith
nuf^rsevablenuf^rsevable
Just as one may not earich queself at the
the worker or neighbour nor will
expen expen of the safety or bealth of
solace or replacement value
monetary monetary compensation compensation bring ever adequate
preventing wherever
to the waimed or sick We should always aim
possible rather rather than curing In that
at
u few days ago that I heard the Head of
himself vigourously before
A.F.L
connection ir was fitst 7.1.0 Mr. Meny expre
when he
yon Mr. Chairman and and Members of the
Committee was vindicating the need for
compensation
prevention rather than that of
What is related above Mr. Chairman lias bera
Those engaged in the industry of the asbestos
tituting the thinking of
corporate mime as the Quebec
mines mines identided at kome under a
grouping together the following Asbestos Mining Association an Association
Maurille Asbestos Corporation Limited Thetford Mineg
Bell Aslestis Mines Limited Therford Miues
Canadian John
Co. Ltd. Asbestos
Carey Canadian Mines East Broughton
Flintkute Mines Limited ThetfordThetford Minge
Lake Astmist^sCoumpang Ltd. Thetford National Asbestos Mines Ltd Thetford Minos
Mines
NeBw riftoiusnhdland incidences Cas~-lar Asbestos
with this Association in the field of Columbia enjoys consultative affiliation
tion therefore
health the the Quebec Asbestos Mining Associa
^fin Canada
representing for
from the
all
practical
purpose
the asbestos
Limited is in the
Atlantic to the Pacine :
mines Advocate Asbestos
Mines
Corporation
is managed by Manville
^ sto unr activities in the field of
in the industry am
rearct and study of bealth
scienti^-e
not pouring into this record data
nature this beld being left to
or distinctors of a
specialists in the fields of phthsiology biologyscientists scientists or qualified physicians of
ogy Tuliology etc. To have such a field of biology inloey epidemiulogy pathol-
advise and supervise une
qualified experts orient and
search
and
stude
during
activities the
in
nur
eodeat urs
in
the
field
of
constantly bealth
Varions Seboots of Medicine last four decades we addressed elre
reto
reached the right
and Latoratories on the continent and
OILE
person in Colvael 1. J. Lanza He had the
eventually
ofittnessf having having henlist in both
fittness
World
Wars the field of
unique distinction
New and health of the U.S. Anued Forces he responsibility of the physical
York University of the first first Post
was moreover the founder at
Dr. Lruza viided us into wrong
Graduate Schu^lof Industrial Medicine
the town of Avestos Quebec in up our tirst Industrial Health Clinic this
the
great Country Doctor R. H.
the late late twenties under the local
it
all the families of
Stevenson who kept and followed
our workers in close close
up records for
Pultoonary Fields in Montreal and
consultation with the Head of the then
Toronto said consultants being Professor
5
Smee
Suhy
|
ras
io
oy
a
946
Byers Ridell Cunningham Brink Vidal Jarry the
at our
hospitals
and sanatoria
in the
Laurentian
specialized
Muntains
personnel
the thirties we repaired to the Saranac
Laboratory in Foundation the Adirondacks the latter
Later in
and Trudeau
advant research
constituting without a doubt the most
center on the coutinent in the Pulmonary Field and that of
allied respiratory tracts plus cardiopathy
the
There at Saranac began our relationship with the
Trudeau Laboratory Dr. Leroy C. Gardner a
Head of the Saranac
and acknowledged
leader
in
the
field
of
industrial
most eminent
medicine
pathologist
tinguished awards he was for
Recipient of many dis
and to his
many years a U.S. Public Health top
Laboratory docked dally from all parts of our
cousultant
industrial doctors facing health problems in that phase of
continent
expansion industrial
economy
of
America
Under
Dr.
very Gardner
fast
in the
then founded in the forties at Thetford Mines
and his staff was
the six wines situated in the neighbourhooadn TIhneduTsrtruidaelauCliLnaibcordaetsotirnyed to serre
comprised such famous names as Cutumings Samson Pratt Vorwald
comprised
pathol ogist
and
author
Professor
at
Fort
Wayne
University
and
distinguished
now
Laboratory of Research at Detroit plus Professor George
Head of the rast
the Laboratory and School of Physiology at Trudeau
Wright founder of
a pioneer in the hell
of
respiratory physiology and an authority at the top of today's echelons
continent and the present Director of the Scientific
across the
Occupational and Environment Health
Committee of the Institute of
Mining Association Since the
an Institute promoted by our
Asbest tat
Thetford Mines
and
at
setting into Asbestos it
nation
of
these
two
Industrial
Clinies
Advisors keep track yearly
was
that went
my
duty
and
that
of
our
Medical
bealth problems as they appeared
on from 1940 to date of the
the
Astestus
over
world There was no significant Lib
oratory or source of information which was not consulted contacts
continuously so as to assure ourselves of the trends in both the
were made
neering Preventive Field and the Medical Fields proper It
Industrial Engi
that no stone was left unturned our
can therefore be said
Asia and Orient as well in South trips taking us to the other Coutinent Into
Cartier our Director at Thetford Mines America from time to time with Dr.
Industrial Clinic and Professor Vidal Pr
Dr. fessor Gregoire Kenneth South Professor of New York
Director- of Medical Director-
University and
centres
Manville Corporation We visited all the
where the problemis existed in the last few
tuain
compang of Dr. Kari Lindell and Professor Vidal on
years in the
trips We travelled to the British
exploratory and observation
casions in U.S.S.R. 1960 1966 Sinc cluadinng d Asiia navia and un two ver
Kazecstau slorsk and Asbest where some twenty thousand workers
mines and mills and
operate asbestos
the Occident
produce Canada and
today
more
chrysotile
asbestos
than
is
produced
in
In conclusion
U.S. incinded
wight Scientific Committee
we
recite
here
the
composition
of
the
staff
maoning
the
of the Institute of Occupational and Environmental
the executive committee of which is composed of :
Health
Dr. R. V. Lindell chairman
W. Oughtred | President Asbestos Corporation Limited and
of Quebec Asbestos Mining Association
present President
F. Parker Smith President Bell Asbestos Mines
Michael Messel | President Lake
Limited )
immediate
Asbestos Mines Limited officio member as
past President of the above Association
Ivan Sabouria Q. C. secretary and counsel
The Scientific Committee is composed as follows Dr.HoGspeiotragle CWlreivgehltanDdirOehcitoor of the Committer Head of Research at St. Luke's
Hospital Dr. Paul Kot^>nDirector of U.S. Center of Environmental Sciences
of Etiology of Cancer at Bethesda Maryland
and of Centre
Dr. Marvin Cushner Professor Head of Tumors Field in
shority in Cancer Research at New York
Pathology an au-
participant and professor at the Anthony UJn.ivLearnszitay SacnhdooBlelolfevOucecupational
Health Sterling Forest New Jersey
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pboatphercsonwthiincehntshave already attracted the scientific attention of the world of
Dr. John Beattie Professor at Queen's College Cambridge England whose
considerable experience since the early thirties and his writings have placed
him in the foref
workers for so lus current stad
Pneumoconiosis
osis Institute of
son beading the
allied problems Dr. Daniel Braon
Institute Pittsb
survey Thetfor Quebec asbestos
views and the ec
bigher with such
where no asbestos Dr. P. Pelnar in et
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of note and an ing Our bonks our da
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some forty scientist the globe The obje present health probl ray Brown kindly speenal seienti^-eCo.
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1957 Queen Elizaber
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baring allowed this pr
HOWARD A. GARNATZ Federul Ofice Buildin
Baltimore Md DEAR CONGREBSVAN
the Baltimore Safety was made of Senate of 1988.
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Lukes
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experimental work in Medical
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lecturer his publications in professor at Prague Tchecoslovakie author
of
note and
an
industrial
many languages health expert of
bare
stamped
him
as
and
pathologist
Our bonks our data our observations exceptional science
are at your disposal Mr. Chairman and findings in short all of our records
should it be found desirable for
you to
some forty scientists and
the globe The object of research experts these conferences
gathered from was to advise
the the
four corners of
industry as the
various extensive surveys
MEETINGS 1 Conference at Carierville Hospital Group of Radiologists and
Montreal
and schools
University Belgium
of study and governmental agencies
Epidemiological Surveys
Foundation Health 1945 Metropolitan Life Insurance et al
not more prevalent with asbestos workers
turberculosis found to be
erence The Wheatley Report
than general population ref
1955 The Braun and Truan Cancer
Mellon
Institute Pittsburgh
Study Cancer
Industrial
Hygiene
asbestos workers than in general
found not to be more prevalent with
N.B. three year
population
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and year
by
epidemiological
Professor
survey
is
being
conducted
now in
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Macdonald McGill University and his
its sec-
aegis of Dr. Wright's scientific
staff under the
groupa bere and in Europe
committee which is
sponsoring other study
In all of this we trust you may have learned of
through you may wish to contact or confer with
We remain at your disposal
some sources of information your various agencies
baring allowed this presentation presentae tiovn er and again beg to thank you most deeply for
.
Edward A. GARMATZ M.C Feneral Ofice Building Baltimore Md
BALTIMORE SAFETY COUNCIL INC Baltimore Md March 20 1968
DEAR CONGRESSMAN GARMAtz At
the Baltimore Safety Council beld a meeting of the Executive Committee of
was made of Senate Bill 2864 on Friday March 15 1968 a careful study
of 1968.
entitled Occupational Safety & Health Act
.