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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1975 Mar 4 DOC#: ABX212 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Report on Occupational Health Conference at Rutgers Univ. by I.H. Weaver Mr. J . B. Ihnto -- T natal Maroh k, 1975 Oeaopatloaal Haalth CaafOTBCi, Bateara O alvaraitr OOnaTlraamraAltarr.laFaBbrroaaaarrrio2k5,thB, aIr JmaXrafaaUr.AaapaoaOaoeraaodp'atetrlotahaal PHapaaltrhtaCaoont foafraXetxrlrot MBMateMarla TBhcalaaaoearaolnfcCporookCraaollaaa daatnBroatatdeatroa,aapadantahladtieaaera&aeaaloaaIaaag* ABaiaaotelolantinaadoafaWaatarparaaratoya. oflnada&wagrma ai abdotnhlathir po-tantlal apopnlitooarotlwoeettofrftfaKtaUraMp, otaliAcaMvaloavd oatfolnudramrk. rooor-fc Hueh of tha Mcralac dlaouaalos ooooaroad ralAtlr rita of Btata rarua Talara! jrograa eoatrol. Tha raeaat daelaion to taro orar raapoaalMl l ty for tha oaoii^toMl haalth la lav Jaraar to tha fadaral goranoant i araraly erltlelaad. W W " . Xaa Jaraar' Papartoaat of X*hor DapotT Mraator, ootllaad faataraa of tha Mkrt| factorr Aot of 1885 tlatt U U ara hala rlolatad 1 ** Jaraar ex$reeeei damela of porpertad aaad for ddlttowal lagialatioe la tha oeovpatlosal haalth f U W . faala thara 1 planty of laglalatlon tha* haa aot baos sfOroad f f a o U r ^ r ht altad laek of 1 itii i I1latT1111 aa tha aajar percib ln laproriag oeeupatleeal haalth dMltloaa. av Jaraar haa oparatad a procrea that la far freo adaqaata 1 tha oplnlon of -- T. hat hattar thaa U likaly adar fadaral eoatrol. A.aajor iroblm la that lhpr aaa tha OBHAot aa a orkar'a Mil of rlghta aad uta to vipa oat tata plaa* Mar tha lapraaaloa thair lataraata 111 ha hattar aartad hr fadaral jaragrwaa. la **t ^ *7?.. thar ara badly alagaldod, aa lt appaara aarr oallkalr that tha fadaral yjiaraaaal w l ha U a poaltloa to loqprov on tha hattar ahalalatarad tata prograM that hora baan la affaat for raa tlaa, b n j of ehlch ara halag pgradad. ' MLaabrxorhvoeanlaida Brargopanlr,RaaaglMoaaarl Oaopoloaralta*at*to *OrafflnttoBaglopnloIraId, hoar ttlhaaatada ttlhraa Dfaapaprteiaat o f gOaSrHaArneto. aaMt taoe1BabiathOaCHaAotaoa-etaeeaothapoUfeha phaarctaoaotaorfthaolafat daatraadl hhdaaHl t npoa*aa1adatphpallad toxtoraeaoaalpyatllooaagalvsa?a ffartoraadobhlaarallath ,thl ta tlaoodolgareaoanaragalndBatIar da. rldant th a t 0 aro aa Tadhathaoftaaaraooeoaaaacnalanaglenloaadooaaaudrlataabdaot foal.a Porr.kaMhoplal lt wWrtrdlaagM , <*** ^ * - Baaalaar far Mlddlaaaa Ooaaty. Bar Jaraar, jraatatad aa logaalonad * d y ^ t a U oa_oa th a fO U ovlag p o ln tei tha haaarda of load e q o m n . Ka ehwraetarlaad lad aa aa laaldldaa, lor poiaonar that 1 pabla f aaklag paopla aletear thaa aorthlag hlaa ha knoaa. Ba shaalaad FMSI 03132 - 2- 1. lo aba itti ny ckroaie ntlaiwt ahould rv*r ha plaoad la laad axposur*. A rary thorough pre-apLaraat ptqrslesX shocOd he giran o Im a ohronic lilantt la a a M i te t M fior w k la l M d zposur* i m i 2. Most laad siekaess oooxora la youag **d la old saplcgr. Fropaoslty ttM zoo to ooatraot l*d i l t f m i aoy la ttrltutabla io aralaaaBaaa. 3. Ona* a psraon contracta laad polsonlag -- doa't parali ra arpoaarat V. Too asoli Qtaili la plaead oa U m l Im A ualjnli. NMtUjr tosta far blood laad, urla load, hsoogLotin eount, porphorina ad etippllag ahould la ro^ulrol for all vortars sposa to,, laad. 3. Laad poisonlng la hast traete! la th hospital hr latraranoua tbsrapy, Protasaor Herbert sitaia of Ruteara apota triafir mi varios ooo-lodaetrlal souroas et laad arponare and raaaat rasaareh oa affaste of laad oa haalth. Ha aald ha priaolpla souroa of laad la Inatta e&riroeaeat la ttom aaturally ooourrlag laad la y^eed. food eouraes. Reesnt vera ladleatoa anVIng aggravata tha ffaota of aspoaura to Dr. Arthur tascar of Ht. Stasa rvrlavad thalr atadlas of Rara Jarsax tasto Incula timi aortara ad eltad thalr di-- 1 haalth platura. Ha saatloBad eddltlmal studia ooodaotod i rural rasa to alisiasta poaaltla tlologloal affaota of aspoaura to alr pollati la tha Cav Jaraay Industrial sagalopelle aad aald ttat oonaIasioni ftas thaaa cala ralatad xoMslra oansar vitti aStaatoa aspoaura. Tarlar, Tasaa alao m i rarlavad, aad tha lavtousa aad Thospaoa nelChterhood aspoaura study alao vas aaatloaad, Ht. Slaaa hsa ata&lad affaota of nslgVborhood aad saeendary (ooajugal) aspoaura la tha Pattareoa, Iv Jersay ras. Za tha flrst 130 paopla ehaatad, 501 hra hot abaamaalltles. Zangar statai plaural plaquas ara Mourrlac atoroad aora la aoa-aAbaotoa varkars la oartaln industrias, notahly shlp tulldlac aad oanstnsrtlon, thaa thsy do la astastos tartara. Thls ls ttrlhutad to tha fast that tha noo-astastos rodeara do thalr Jota vlthout raeplratery protaetloa tut aaar aouch to tha aataatoa vork to hraatha ooataalaatad alr. Tha asbestos varkars vvar raaplrators. Tha safaty of tha 06EA fc fltar par oo ltalt vaa {Mitlsatd. tangar aad kla aasoalatas ara partlculsrly eoooaraad atout aspoaura to flhars la tha ah 3 aleroa ranga. H aantloaad flhars. of spsolflc rlela sueh aa tha Coallaga ara la California, vhlcb eharacterlstleaUy contala fav flhars graatar thaa 3 aleroos la laagUi. Hadar tha prosata standard, lt voold ha possiti to bara vortars spoaad to vtrjr high eoaoantratlans of thls typa of Cast oa a m u s hasls vlthout tosartiwg tha 3 flhars par eo graatar ttaa 3 alroa la laogth partastar. A tritar l a t a of spostare s tasard la badlypapdad far thls tfpe of u t rial, aa lt ls vvi taota te oaasa prohlasa. tha Oa rta tanlssuVTnfgasa taris vaa utaionad aa a possiti idtarnata aaaltarlag tathod, hot lt :ts raeagalMd okay dlffleulttas vonld stata sad that aooa oparctera vhp ara sor otar *t tha 2 or 3 fpec standard ould t soo-- la rlsUtloa oa a aaaa taala. Mt. Slaaa la extraaaly vary of asilar flhars and considera thaa very saspoot la raapaot to aeaothalloaa aad lnag CA. Thay guetalon tha ffaetlraneaa of atatalag respiratori far protaetloa agaiast aaaothallcna aad luag CA aad ara aot at all vllliag FWS\03^33 T- FMSI 03134