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FILE NAME: Avondale (AVD) DATE: 1972 Mar 29 DOC#: AVD144 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Study of Asbestos Standard Impact Shipyards W A T E R G A T E BIX H U N D R E D j W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. 2 0 0 3 7 March 29, 1972 To: ACCIDENT PREVENTION COMMITTEE M. P. Redford, Chairman H arry H. Howard J. Radcliffe Maumenee Harold J. Morgan . M aurice M osier PWaiullliaSmouLsa. Rich J, Samuel Stratton R. A. Stubblefield Manuel C. Val Dez Edward Verderane G. P. W alls' Searle T. W alson Subject: Study of A sbestos Standard Im pact on Shipyards On M arch 23, at the suggestion of OSHA the undersigned met with Pa.ul B. P reu sse r, Chief, Division of.A pplications R esearch, Office of Standards, OSHA, accom panied by Dr. Donald W. Meals and Stanley M argolin of A rthur D. Little, Inc. , to explore the possibilities for Shipbuilders Council cooperation in developing the im pact on shipyard of asbestos standards. They asked that at some point the A rthur D. Little representatives be afforded an opportunity tmo itmteeeettow ietxhptlhaein mwehmatbiesrsbeoifngthesoCugohutn. cilI'ns aAs cmciducehnt aPsrethveenCtioounncCilo'sm Environm ental Control Committee and Accident Prevention Committee a re having b ack -to -b ack m eetings on A pril 11 and 12, and both Com m ittees are concerned, it was felt that the best tim e to m eet on the asbestos study would be the afternoon of A pril 11th at 2:30 here in the Council's office. . To accom odate this new com m itm ent the schedule for the two days' activities has been arranged as follows: - APRIL \ \, 1972 9:30 a, m. - Environm ental Control Committee C-37 PLAINTIFFS g . EXHIBIT i SBCA 5078 1 ..------------------ -i------- J V. 2 2;30 p, m. to end of discussion - Environm ental Control and A ccident . Prevention Committee m em bers m eet wtoisth sAtarntdh uarrdDi.mLpaitcttl.e te a m on a sb e s APRIL 12, 1972 9:30 a. m. to 11:45 a. m . - A ccident P revention C om m ittee 11:45 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. - Jam es Van Namee - C om m issioner, OSHA . Com m ission to m eet inform ally with Com m ittee and answer questions on OSHA Com ' m ission Procedures followed by Luncheon . in W atergate T errace Room - Jam es Van Namee guest. 2:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. - A ccident Prevention- Com m ittee . It. m ay be that your com pany w ill w ish to have a p e rso n not on either C om m ittee also to attend the conference with, the A rthur D. L ittle rep re se n ta tiv es. No sp ecial arran g em en ts w ill be n ecessary but it will be appreciated if you will advise the undersigned. As you know, OSHA is scheduled to set standards for the con tro l of asbestos dust in A pril so that unless your views are available by A pril 11th there will be little opportunity for their consideration along'w ith that from other sources. To expedite m atters and make ' it possible to a rriv e at a perfection of sh ip y ard 's view s, it is urged that each m em ber of Accident Prevention Committee complete and send one copy of the enclosed form in the envelope provided to Dr. M eals at A rthur D. L ittle, Inc.' so that it w ill a rriv e by Monday, April 10. ' P le a se bring the second copy of the fo rm to the A pril 11 bcionnefderreenscueltosnoAf pthreil s1e1p. aDrart.e Mreesaplos nwseilsl wp riethsoeuntt itdoenthteifigcraotuiopn 'tohfe tchoem individual response inform ation. . I understand you w ill then be asked to reco n sid er your judgm ents changing them if you wish or holding to your previous estim ate. This procedure, according to Dr. M eals, is an adoptation of the DELPHI technique that has been employed with considerable success in other 'situations w here it is necessary to m ake use of expert opinion. P lease re tu rn your card for the A pril 12 m eeting, if you have not already done so, and also complete and return the enclosed 2nd C-38 3 card indicating if you w ill attend or be represented at the A pril 11th conference on asbestos standards im pact on.shipyards. r An agenda and related inform ation fo r the A pril 12th meeting^ is being forwarded under separate cover. ./7 E. P. Ruddy Secretary cc: Thomas J. Defoe Otho H. Hauns child ' Thomas J. Hayes David R. Lavalette R. E. Mingledorff George M. Steinbrenner, III C-39 4 . NAVY SHIPYARDS PANEL C-40 Arthur D Little Inc