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FILE NAME: Neighborhood Exposures (NE) DATE: 1963 May 23 DOC#: NE013 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to the Philip Carey Manufacturing Comp. J * ** \- V r l ' * ' ; I;* *v' - i -jiv*** * ? **>.-* - ,j wjr*. , H r, l>. J . Knipjva, 2,'i n n t l `r.n:'." u r ' ' v jt Tua .'iiili.; Garay t Lackland, C in cin n ati 13, ekio D ear 1'?:, Knipca.; K;y 23, 1563 i, ; - ; * - ' JV-* dji: I- .tiAifi-.'* I' ' i. `YVf1'; . d i ,* * * & .)* - i.; f1-' & Ve ' `' Jf, *3^k ' ' " .'/> .. ?- . \ .. ; li background tin ts c.vtA s p e c i f i c rG ccsr:G n u atio r.s, .w h ich wave d is c u r.s c d In th a .. ,, 4 # j o i ; : t c o n fe re n c e s \;1 t h ,y o u , ]-.r, K a rl Urie^; a ad H r. L*o u is j.'c ch s t e i a , - . . `f. ' ` , v -v . `i f r.'iol; T m -t!: . ` V -.. . ' ; A n a tio n a l cu rv en ay s io ciuvel.oairi^ r e l a t i v e to i.hn p o te n tia l c.led h :u .: u l e f f e c t s o f a s b e s to s ar.-d a .se e s`cos p r o d u c ts . T h is nlt-L.u r c a : 1) The ru ic k iv o ly re c e n t s c i e n t i f i c r e p o r ts io H o llan d , Gordrany, A fric a end th a United S ta te s , shoving a stvoiv; a s s o c ia tio n between a sb e sto s 't Ci>! lUS'f `'linOo r and ir.n c o th c ii .'..a (ca .c.;i) o f th a J o .m 1. and p o rito u cu n i. - /s \ ; \.-V ; *vV*`ji*rt. iti :s* . .v * >:: r] .. .. fit' T h is if. cu.r-ento.d by th e te c h n ic a l w eaknesses o f th e stu d y conducted 'ITt by the* I n d u s t r i a l liy; .ic n e fo u n d a tio n ( a t th e r e q u e s t o f th e A sb e sto s Industry) erd the o-ir.ion of w all q u a lifie d oersony th a t tho > e lu s io n o f a ''n o .aiciv u " a s s o c i a t i o n o r a sb iiU to sic and lu n (-] can . r i c not really ju stifie d in th is rep o rt. d'r These various s c ie n tif ic re p o rts , the 1i;.:ilo tio n s of tb s In d u s tria l hypia.r.o re ; o r t .Did o t h e r u n p u b lis h e d d a t a , v*cvo re v ie w ed and t'.iscu sn o d in a i e a tin g in K ashin .-.ton, I). C ., w ith re p rc s o n t.itiv c u of th e a s b e s to s ,-r| i n d u s tr y and th e 'J . G. f u b l i c h e a l t h Sen-vice o v .v a u y e a r t- o .end th o ne;>J f o r e x te n siv e , r e s e a r c h e s r e s s o u . I \ \ .!.. o . Ij'.i-.; V ;ia r .i I^.,,cr The .i'-ki l i p C , . u ; y !\vau f a c t s r i ;v, Company Locklond, C in c in n a ti IT , Ohio - 2* liny 23, 193 2) Tno i a l e r a i c.o v cm ir^rital s tu d y now o f f i c i a l l y lau n ch ed (a lth o u g h n o t r * p u b lic ly announced) by th o U. S;. P u b lic H e a lth C e r v ic e , D iv is io n o f . i Occupi'.t io n n l h e a l t h , o f th o a s b e s to s i n d u s t r y i n th e U n it ! S t a t e s , , 7 -;n -, ;-m r-i - ' , . u h i c h - v i l i in c lu d o c c ra p rc h e n siv o D e d ic a i, e n g in e e r in g , c h e n ic a l and r?-; - '^ v - V - i i . < a t a t i s t i c a l c v a lu -a tio n s an-.l s l u d i c s o f th a ijo rk cnviroiSiG nt o f *5 T r e p r e s c n t a t i v e c i t u a t i o n o i n tu a a s b e s to s in d u o tr y , The jjovoirn m eritai in v o s tiiin tio n n t p r a s e n t i c i n th tc c h n i c a l doveiopi;,.s?nt s to g o i. - s and p rep aratio n s a re under vay fo r f ie ld s tu d ic s in tho a sb a sto s * industry. . -V- '-, ... ; - i. rJXrEit>ATTC'::? ; - r d . * I b s ta b lic h an in te r-in d u s try ' A sbestos Research Program on a n a tio n a l and in te rn a tio n a l b a sis f o r th e developm ent of a coordinated plan of re sea rc h to ; meet th e needs of in d u s try ; to e v alu a te p re sen t aid p ro jected probleris; and to e s t a b l i s h th e a'-aans o f i d e n t i f y i n g and lim it in g th a p a r t i c u l a r h a z a rd s in v o lv e d . , Although co o p eratio n v ith s ta t e and fe d e ra l agencies i s necessary and d e s i r a b l e , th e a s b e s to s in d u s tr y should be in a p o s itio n to u.sko an in d e p en d e n t .t. ju d g m en t, based upon i t s own a p p r a i s a l and v o s c a r th o f th e s i t u a t i o n and th e f a c t o r s in v o lv e d , s in c e t h i s jucigir<ent l.iay liavc v e ry s e r io u s im p lic a tio n s ro ia tiv o to the pinna and o p e ra tio n s of th e asb esto s in d u stry . A f f i lia t io n " v i th in d u s tr y and re s e a rc h a s s o c ia te s in F.urope ard A fric a v ith s im ila r i n t e r e s t s and c o n c e rris, v.ould cako p o s s ib le th o b e n e f its o f th e s e e x p e rie n c e s find av o id d u p l i c a t i o n ; make p o s s ib le th e d cr,..arcu ticn o f Vi S p e c ific areas of re sea rc h r e la tiv e to p a rtic u la r q u e stio n s; and tho d e- % vnlOj.T7.ent of a u n if i e d a p p ro a c h to th o s u c c e s s f u l c o n tin u a tio n o f a s b e s to s o p e r a tio n s e f f e c t i v e l y c o n t r o l l e d mid ciccc4.tc d by th e consum er i n v a r io u s c o u n trie s. b v , L. .3. '.in. 'a. L`i .<::\v>er Jl.cc bJj/.ii,, C.ivov llu n u f a c tu r in :' Company i.a::!:iUVu8 C in c in n a ti 15 t h i o . -3- l a y 23, 1563 Tha asb esto s environm ental har/iulo can d e fin ite ly be c o n tro lle d , however, th e lech o f c o o p e ra tio n .o f o th e r asb esto s in d u s trie s o r th e con- tim m tio n of an o ccupational cancer exposure in a p a rtic u la r in d u stry , v i l l , l , ..'' ?.> l > 1 . ' " 1- i n terui3 o f p u b lic re s p o n s e and consum er, r e l a t i o n s , a s v e i l gc lav; s u i t s , ami b'orkrien's C om pensation, a f f e c t a i l o th a r a sb e sto s o r r e la te d in d u s tr ie s . I I Develop a "positive** approach to consumer guidance end a s s is ta n c e , w u ld teke several form s. ' l'ai a ' ' a) Tho developm ent o f recommended p r a c t ic e manuals c o n ta in in g illu o tx 'a - r. t t v e v e n t i l a t i o n c o n tr o l d e s ig n s , s a f e ln n c ilin s p ro ced u res, and o th e r s im ila r p.ulde l i n e s f o r th e e f f e c t i v e c o n tr o l o f d u s ts under v a r io u s ty p es o f consuir-er u s e s . T h i3 could be prepared a f t e r on a n a ly s is o f consumer u se s find p r a c t ic e s hod boon made by tha in d u s t r ia l h yyicao e n g in eer recommended in 1 1 1 . Tha v e n t il a t io n cioir.-.ples and recotrueniod * 1 '\ p r a c tic e s could r e la t e to v a rio u s products and cover broadly a l l op eration s of consuiaer u se. T his approach could be in it ia t e d by a s in g le aobeotos iir iu s tr y fo r co m p etitiv e s o lo s , or an agreement d e veloped on an in t o r - in d u c t r y b a s is no to the c o n te n ts o f th e s e v a r io u s r.anus I s and t h e ir d is t r ib u t io n . b) Provide a t e c h n ic a l a s s is t a n c e e e t v ic u through th e coD-^any* i> in d u s t r ia l h y g ien e e n g in e e r f o r c o n s u lta t io n Girl th e e v a lu a tio n and con trol o f dust problem s, to tha ln rjo or various consumer in d u stries and s p e c i f i c groups in vihich c o n tr a c tu a l avrn:vjW..ento liava boon r.valc. Tho o b j e c t iv e i s to preven t tho d ev u lo ,ju 2nt o f problems o r any change in I'orlu-i&n'G Compensation and l i a b i l i t y s ta t u s o f la r ^ e uccra o f th e p ro d u cts, and to d c o o n s tr a to and cmph-asisc tlt'.t tho produ cts can be used s a f e ly and n i l o c t i v e l y under proper cou! JLtio r.n . 1*' b . J . I'.nip]:.!, :,,n"CV Vhs JAhliip Caivy .cMi.'..ct!7'j.n ; Comptuiy Loaklar.d, C in c in n a ti I D , Ohio J */,. Kay 23, 13G3 IXT. hraploy a v e i l q u a l i f i e d i n d u s t r i a l h y g ie n e e n g in e e r to e s t a b l i s h , on *I . c company-wide b a s is , a program o f e f f e c tiv e en v iro n m en tal, o ccu p a tio n a l and :* ' . . i ' ' l - a i r p o llu tio n c o n tro l o f th e v a rio u s d u s ts , fusion, ic is ts , r a s e s , e t c , , - , 1 ft * Vi* - c re a te d , em itted o r used in th e o p e ra tio n s of th e v a rio u s company p la n ts , and m to p ro v id e te c h n ic a l c o n s u lt a tio n no r e q u ir e d , f o r consum er r e l a t i o n e , Sor.o t'\V > of th o d u tie s which would e f f e c t s u b s ta n tia l sa v in g s , would be as fo llo w s: . t p'v, 1) O ccupational D isease C ontrol - to conduct te c h n ic a l in d u s tria l hygiene v , su rv ey s o f a l l work en v iro n m en ts a t th e v a rio u s p la n ts , b u ild in a dud- , m :r s lo c a tio n s end f o r n i l company o p e ra tio n s , in c lu d in g Canada,. The o b je c tiv e i s t o i d e n t i f y nr.-d m easu re th e v a r io u s c o n c e n tr a tio n s o f h a n d fu l- d u s t s and ch em icals; chitermine th o se o p e ra tio n s in which c o n tro l m easures a rc re q u ire d ; d esig n the v e n tila tio n c o n tro l m easures; end subsequently determ ine th e e ffe c tiv e n e ss of those c o n tro l m easures. o accom plish t h i s , th e in d u s trie l ' hygiene e n g in ee r would c a rry o u t a l l th e e n g in ee rin g a s p e c ts o f en v iro n m en tal : V 'i$f i *. v. - H , . ; 'M b }M ,1'v v`* " ^ . - e v a lu a tio n and work c lo s e ly w ith th e company c h em ists end la b o ra to ry ` <? v * fa c ilitie s. On .S p e c ific o c c u p a tio n a l d i s e a s e c la im s , th e i n d u s t r i a l h y g ie n e e n g in e e r would be a b le to p ro v id e p r e c is e d a ta r e l a t i v e to th e p re sen c e o r obse:>cc o f v a rio u s chem icals o r d u c ts , the c o n c e n tra tio n s and forms o f those chem icals jrdA; vt' o r d u s t s , and th e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s and fo n u a o f th o s e c h e m ic a ls a t v a r i o u s tim e 'v,e/tJ 1# p e rio d s and o p e ra tio n s . T h is would bo or a s s iu ta n c a in e v a lu a tin g th e m e r its of occupational d isease claim s. 2) A ir P o llu tio n C ontrol - to conduct te ch n ica l a i r p o llu tio n surveys in H : k d e sig n a te d a re a s in v a rio u s co n iu u n itics in which company o p e ra tio n s cv.Lst, Such stu d ie s re q u ire th e measurement and an aly ses of d iv e rse atm ospheric . . . ... I. K ;i ; t "cr Tjci ) ii) J.ip C i.u .y l.'nnuLr.ctuLJ.n;-. Coupany Lositicu;.], C in cin n a ti li?t Ohio W' Si licy 23 ,, 1963 coatojiiinantB ic ::. a v a r ie ty o f r.ourcco n n i th e d e te rm in a tio n o th e n a tu re V \ and e x te n t o f th e company' o c o n t r i b u t i o n , , a s rotil 1 r.s th e d e s ig n o f th e v e n t i l a t i o n c o n tr o l and c o n ta m in a n t s u p p re s s io n m easu res r e q u ir e d . I n c o n - 'T r '3 - v ; - --.......... - ; . < , ' x*-. - : i ' r - " <; M ' " ~ t" ; \ ' ' K y. * fa j u n c tio n w ith t h i a `# ,l\e v o u ld d e v e lo p a p ro g ram o f a i r p o l l u t i o n c u r v c i l - ; w; -4 | . '* ' f` l-* . * '* . ' . , ' . ' lan ce r e la tiv e to company o p e ra tio n s in v a rio u s lo c a tio n s . '%* Tho in d u s tr ia l hy g ien e e n g in e e r would re p re s e n t th e company in con- ' ' .*>4 fe r e n c c o and d is c u s s i o n s w ith co ro n u n ity , s t a t e and f e d e r a l o f f i c i a l s ' ;- V ;!'p ; >' i~''i r e la tiv e to com plainte and problem s pertaining* to a i r p o llu tio n , i./- 3) T echnical Consumer A ssista n c e - to develop in fo rm ativ e e n g in e e rin g ' * ' c o n tro l, v e n tila tio n and sa fe h an d liirj end use. r.uide lin e s f o r consumer u se, and provide te c h n ic a l c o n su lta tio n to s p e c ific u se rs f o r th e p re v e n tio n and c o n tr o l o f a c tu a l o r p r o je c te d pro b lem s r e l a t i v e Co th o u s e o f th o company* s Vwti."CT '* % ' ' .a mJ .'^ products. (This has been re fe rre d to in I I ) . 4) I'rocoss Development and P roduct Use - to uovk c o o p e ra tiv e ly v l t h th e '> h.j J| U o p a v ti.^ n ts o f ile so n rch and lhw-f n a c rlra ; i n e v a lu a tin '; and d e v e lo p in g n s c e s - -t pdp.'Wj eary c o n tro l treasures f o r th e p o s s ib le h e a lth e f f e c ts c re a te d by (1) new tia n u fa c tu rin ^ .p ro c e ss e s o r p ro c e ss changes, and (2) consumer use of new company p ro d u c ts. A'.i It * if it it In cutT.varyP th e background d a ta and th e re.cor.r.icndntioua made, p o in t to th e need f o r d i r e c t and ii.r.c d ia to a c tio n . I t ifl re a d ily a .parent th a t u n less the necessary sto p s have , rV"i been tnkun, th e in fo rm a tio n d e s ire d a t subsequent d a te s ra y n o t bo a v a ila b le to answ er th e q u e s tio n s w hich .ay bo p o sed . sir,,' *k * r ia n t r ,v ivo` i: Tlio P h i l i p C..WJV iiitr.u isc L u ri.r/j Cor.'psny ixseklard, C in cin n ati 15, O h i o Hay 23, 1953 * Such Snifonsation end a c tio n ha3 a u ir c c t b earin g in liic itin 3 th e e x te n t and p r e v e n tingo f u t u r e f i n a n c i a l l o s s e s . % A i x i :'/v' Yours v ery tr u ly , `t Till/kb . Cc: H r. L. A. P e c h s te in . . H r. K arl F . K rie 3 :t L o c k la n d , C in c in n a ti 15, Ohio } I / V / * v . '-- o ~i~ S S --":.' -- Tho.vus I-. H ancuso, H. I). C o n su ltin g K&dical D ire c to r .* yl