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FILE NAME: CertainTeed (CERT) DATE: 1972 Mar 14 DOC#: CERT015 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Official Report of Proceedings - OSHA - Standard for Exposure to Asbestos Dust, Proposed Rule Making f before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration : " ' of the "f |L -& DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ''"p*"1' i 1i'll". I. '' Docket No. 0 the rnmHmr gf * . . . STANDARD FOR EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS DUST, PROPOSED RULE IVJCINO ' PUBLIC HEARING * o .c . 103 Official Reporter* WMhlogtcm, D. C. 54-UGO 392 ME, LEAM&K: X era 2 e F ,, Lcaaan, V ic e P re s id e n t f o r l l A f f a ir s * C e rta in te a d P r e s e ts , V a lle y F o rg e , Penney 1- B e fo rc s u b m ittin g uy o*jn re m a rks* X w o uld lik e t o t u liie h X have dene f o r th e re c o rd in d u p lic a te to e 'view s c my csrryany on th e proposed s.ncr.:.d xo*. use to asbestos no t, BKAiIt2i2U GGISB3EG: - !y v7e w i l l m ark fc h a -.su b a issica C s rts in h e e d Company as e w h ib rt vS, And 3.t is recai.vc-.uc " ' ( S s h ib it 45 is narked in evidence,. 121, C e rta in te a d P reducts C o rp o ra tio n * Si|v3siAsd n s n u S e e tr.rc r o f a s p h a lt ro o rrn g fr e e rg la s s lo tio n s * p o ly v in y l f in e r id s 8_ p ip s are o ld e n s * r a r r i w c r^ j a sb e sto s cem ent p ip e and o th e r ite m s :oi th e in s p r i v i l y c f s h e lte r, C a rts in to e c . a ls o v'-r.olo s s .ic s huiuvsiur-g r.t'-ev-xa.vs -ud p ro d u cts in v a rio u s lo c a tio n s around th e c o u n try . ^e ie .. L171 e.P:rcc:iua<:cd $333 n i l lie n , ':h c p r in c e s ! use o f o b e n to O iT is in th e roaru fee tin.*c o f e s c goto o consort p?.na ****> usee p rim a rily fo r th e tre a s n is n io u o f rates: uneer cruro end f o r s o re r pipCc ` A r jo 'jc r ity o f so le s i t in p re ssu re p ip e , Pecc.ucn o f s h rcn h yd vtln f/e r tin y , cuv. . t it le s o r th e cubes to.*? *.`.oe..s. t.j c:?.n bo made strew ;;; ensue,!'. f o r p re rc i-re flu id , trrnsie .'.sc-i.cn. Sure r is e cr.u.n.et. bo i.v'.dc o f ccvxcnt w ith o u t e s b c s i.c s , ` Castleman.CERT0000j57  393 In the written views you w i ll fin d a c-.otai.Lcd iy a is ca the e f f e c t on Ccrfcatetrad, its.employee and. the :1c i f , 'car.uaa2 of the procuisatiou c f too hcrsli a stendu: ia .labor dapartrent we arc required to te rn ia a te our ' i toe eeuert pipe sruref&cturinn; business. \| / 'X rcuid lik e to highlinyit ju s t a few o f the s t a t ic that era in each ^renter detail. in the w ritten reportc itouid be necessary. to c u r t a i l production end a fe e t sons . ef: the trainees of ' 1asbeatos cement pips, gross profit would be eorapictsiy lost to tbs company, `js.iy^ ' ' Ma cddifciou machinery and equipment w ithin .the u.ush be corsiccrec a t o t a l w r ite o ff no t h is . Ir.vr.ni: Tha r e t it1 sor.ercl be u t ilis e :; fo r any type o f tfi-ia v v iu .;; a c t i v it y and aslvege value would probably ray fa r the rerov-ru c o s t, hue vurkct.nlrLUty o f .hand and b u iid ii's i s a .tier, txrrk r.i: bear b e : fo r the purpose of tlv- study s:e her a t t bock value cam bo recovered over an eater.dea io-j c:: Xn the cs;ea o f iv.vsntorias i t m e a ir -, nut osvary ..cr.h.c seta esnarnphioas,. v& w ill assure that i:a wiuld bo ` ~ht shc-ri: with c urrr.vi supply o f .asbestos f i o c r and rt -f'c VJ-ant C h a t thr.:'r. a 5&J.e so aid l. w e no rcc w evahie v.vV. Castleman.CERT000058 394 For f i n i 3had cement pipe inventory, wo are assuming per cent less on finished ard ia-process inventory. The i t loss from asbestos cement pipe operations would ba hat reduced fram the company's standpoint as to the csponding redactions in additional operations nnd9.... ofore in perccmolo Ta& e ffe ttc diseased above can.be dollarised S o lid : Tne net book vales of oar asbestos earnest pipe afcion is 25 li l i e s dollars* He Kouid esspect a .toss wris Of 0195430. 003, The e ffe ct on people employed and gsicU In considering the e ffe c t o f e sbutdom or cabas vt' ecr^-nt p?.j*o operations ca apioys:c.ut. and ioages to hstc the case assumptions as far "no prova-C-us ..--`C e . r ^ M tio n s. Xu other i-:ordsP ?:a r i l l assume tun aiuoatciid c_ | asbesfes cocont; plant enployess, a i l of asbestos eerr-iu |rai Da"'-tfacturinp' employees and a i l or tno per cent of administrnt?.va employees<> trader these esaurgticiio9pereoivo.sl re.'vettone Cjrcsc traga redactions uou^d appear as fo.-.io.is* . A to ta l o f i.jC03 employees ^ *:o ecu id r-xstce .. . '.jith a tchal t;^ e level o f i;h).633, 304. *"-y^ WV.1U'..^-G o - oo'u-v.*. .V.*.*' **'1o"vat. loc.s-txoCi.aisstll.mva.On.CERT000059 395 qst employer in the coneusnityo A ll people dismissed i'.oa pay r o il r-ifch almost certainty would bo added to the ip*ays?^t: cad welfare ro lls t? those corrunifies. Thirdly5 the. sjat of shutting coua on supplies Other re c ip ie n ts , ft's 3nead about 30 m illio n a yea:; s u p p lie rs ant. :x c 1:1:2113 tne payrag ox rc e e rc * te r e s -ere to os a cere eusespfiicn that about 30 people ram i thrnm out oi: cork by our vendors and trash-era. Equably ic y er te n t a stro n g , v ie s is- e n te r erase . in g co n trib u ted 25377,CsO in raciera a Greece beeves s ?50a sG30 :lu lo c a l property fe r e s would be fo rced or-: s i iueer* by govcrnxsni: a c tio n a t a tirao m en cur gee ern _. .*. - to tatllTy-,i s u b s id is in g many r u r s i t o i and cub-E ergecaA A t t / e c x : loh IievC been in b u sin ess :-;e;: many years sxr.p.-.y to rre-e:-. jh i c r the A cer icon torts;:, i 'e r th e r c e r e , ?:a would be inie-eting .a le x e r ia t c a s i r a U tsin oss and tee ie b s c s r ..: i^rrr-tTT*^*'rl -'y th e n a s n n p tie n was e*do . . . a.-"'-/, n^ .*,1. /-rr* rti'-t* V*n .*<.** r/-'ee.l.'.'eed ey liG and V?**s--* r %*i'r'.1r*"*d*-*lfc!*i'r-`" 4.-.-u--*k 7?=? -/.Mr. -;*?! ' #->*:rv\ Q-P AG pressure r ip e f o r - -to r fran esex seen nprcesatn about 30 per ce n t o f tea e n t ir e ?-r?Ltt.k ^ lt:ed Gt;:tr.a -e:.ii AG sem e pipe About 15 per ci W. s:4 Le. li v. i nace * )..:*;ix* u* s. ..>'.-.;.." v,,\- .-..u. ' ..-.1 . . f* f * * / . , l ------ '( * ,' ', *. . , cfc* \>-* * i . * . E id to the cruli.-c:::. e::i:,, r.sp.vreoranfc or '-he..-.;. ... pt taka r is o * o v e rn ig h t. re:: m e ld i f be in e r t ore i r e . ` . Castleman.CERT000060 ~We have irads 3oce rough calculations as to the fc of ccaplicnce with cha proposed rule3 end cfca Advisory tuca Report,, Keeping ia^aiad that each plant has fcsia podalia* probieas a l l its owa, i t is ear best estinate compliance Tilth the proposed rules w ill resu lt in an rage per-plant eiipsndi.ttira o f $200, COO or with sis ?us3 a to ta l capital investment e f $1,209,9Q# . SJoca with this espenditcra we view at: least sq ossssfcicns within s?jr plants that under the fiv e fiber i l l require the aployee csrrorcusg the job to wear srirator, a addition this does not astisate the S t e a l annual operating cast that t o K be required c'Jrinictor .i;h5 program, So rcact the reeuiresssats o f the icory CoTjaittse Stef te a -, we eo tim es the cap ital cost Id bo cubic that required ardor Che proposed standard do: oi: $2,400,000, Her07or, and 7. rich to esnhasina this as strongly a cr.n, wc do rot a t thin Clue fe e l that even with Chic 2*'diiaire ua w ill ha able to cc&piy with the two**fibcr v'.;,rd, Xha technology has ac t been related to cover a l l v ' '.\ s the situations in or around asbestos cauenfc pipe plant,- v Asain such an os srd2.Cura does act include tio in-* . CoL-oci oprroslr caste vh.:.h :asc:rsnriiy :':lev? xren the .... ;i;tC3:y Ccrodstoo' r :* huiaris/ Xt is clear / though* that je c co s ts w i l l bo i ; `^atgjStiem &tffceRf66666iIiC 397 sea standard which is set forth in the written cater la.J. cany of the positions espoused by the Advisory fctea report. By our proposed standard, we are subnetsir.3 Inteed to cost of the expenditures set forth asove. J~1$q sincerely ash- that the Labor Pepartmon. not consider solus to a fcea-iber standard and tnareby ase these costs te hnt cay be an infoXerseia iaTJQjLu Intend io a diversified scasaSa e th e r and our nrsaaganent net eo tsit capital funds to cae segneat of car basinets detriac^L* of other -aegsasnfs c cur business eoisyestss cams collars i f the expenditures can not cnreaci/crc--', n o t evan p re s e rv e th e a fe c f f u s t cav ?.Si.cn I f there is any doubt about the future o f cennat 1 , . jz^gosjor't *112. have to divert runeso Cur cardegenoat baa in d ica te d i t w i l l qc-u^ l^ **~ 520 n ecessary to engineer to a f i v e - f i b e r standard to the rt ttosb i f C cch n o ic^ lca lly cnu!d b e done. They have |oarsd bat c o t ceesiifcfccd to f e e exp a ra rtu rc c.-. any bo sfu-iCSfil i s s e t a<- f*`*o .io-it 7 wish to enphnsisa * - ^uteed' e position that net aenfinue in the asuesuos ceccnt peps bw..^*.-Cw^ .j. * dra'd is proii?.ii';.?tcd which includes p re se t ice aas eiid/o.. SiOOfrAat?,,ra weere disposal iryofcoaco* b-2 feel strong'.y t in t any label cu.our rv.uisnoc*. p t , o a rtie n iu riy rip e , to bo used for drinking ur.rer Castleman.CERT000062 398 solas ion wet-ld iaaGdiateiy eche i t unsaiable. fiacpa2.td.G3 cubject to p o litic a i oreaocres trouid tate ch-rcs oa a produce so iobeicd. lioro is no ce fchefc iaseation of asbestos bcr in aay rey ic itti* Hcrsvcr9 e l i . th pubiic and che pubHc o ffic ia la ' l sea aben key cas tl:a aba? is -ha eord "cncer" md Sale" sica w iii c;o Shsras, in asbestos pira ceaent tha cobastes beand iato Sha rroduet ana then efter ieavins :ha pian* 6C.GC3 core tben c fctie restie to l & e l tke pipe in & abanar as to eaks i t uncaiabla. certciaiy o not crarrei aith ths desire to -se o cr cortina lacea cobos tos 'bero feat cjc iiave / savS'j ect hes ycu pat ten to tneaty tono per day o f wC*0 UiV<i* L--hO bc.>3* IZ ccxi ba done bui; :hr$ cos: wcuid be orabibrUuvrto ^ g o i c a ta s tro s a ra o n rr.s te ., in c iu d in g asbestos ' ea:.. be die paced o in qrr.nhty coly in a la n d -fili v.-hora icona era he coverse area day and trlil prasant ivo den?-::: snyoaa. * 'V'.rV'*vvr-.'t.,. l'm ul'O Am d f i l i r*.t/>V-I*I\>ea! ww by an y ocra7C u ti end r;ra 'ar-r1'! i*rete bivis ra tto od. *PNq ,'tf;* ^ and r e s te iv i tliC. .Uw.' *..**i re a rri. in .oche.: :'.."/. 1*%.i'J,1! XU p :? I;* W^S>*--v m i disnosci o : f:t.?aa efcrttf.d not be .ovarncd by sta n d a rd : \ Castleman.CERT00006j 399 _ Jta poneXusion, Gertainfcoed would point to thess areas in chich we have the greatest con cem -fiocr count dust, and waste disposal, 'label* repeating Certain, teed dees not fe-ow whether the standard i t proposes is .cechnczcgicel cr ccoaoaically feasible tut i f we can have a r e a l i s t s standard in the form presented here we fe e l sc C&n have a real p ossibility of compliance. Snans you very craon. ' SA&cUti GJSSaG: Thanh yon, Kr. leaoan^ cu are encased. sir ife. SaU. . , | S3&23f*S?f OF..JC232S! G. EhLL, 7202 38JD2E2 3? CC^voMTOH5S 2UIIB2H KD B&SlllL - tilOrruCTS SCD? /; MU,t I an Joseph G. Ball, ` arc Group Vise Resident of Gil? Corporation^ Baildaag and "mlustriai Products Group. I have bean essoaiaf-jd with Gi? for 22 yaars and have beer* involved with eebastes products and their nuuiufaotrre far n il of these y r . G-~ apprr.cir.fc5S iiiO opportunity to participate her.rin g s on :a Sropsaod Asbestos Eagu.V&icas e.rcti *in t h is wyorfcct.fc area an d 'to a s s i s t in p ract cm1 sta r civrds -which 'p ro te c t the ' health p em ployees. Castleman.CERT000064