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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1988 A u g ii DOC#: RTV001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Summary Report of D.R.D.S. Ethical and Legal Investigation 1972 i t.S. Ethical and Legal Investigation d='id AuBus` , I *1988 1 4 . Sum m ary Report of D.R.D. (Pages 197Z-M23) 0i< August I I . 1949 M em orandu f<oro E xecutive O f f i c e r , MOSH SvWn Sutraary R ep o rt of SMS E t h ic a l and l e g a l I n v e s tig a tio n To J . Donald H U la r , K.D. D ire c to r, HIOSH Attached la the s notary re p o rt of che requested e th ic a l and le g a l tn v e e c lg e e io n o f HIOSH e a p lo y e e s f r o th e D iv is io n e f R e s p ira to r y D isea se S tu d ies (DUDSI who were In v o lv e d w ith s tu d ie s o f tb s e n p lo y e es of th e E. T. V eoderbilc Cspiny, lo c . I s rou know, t h i s I n v e s tig s tlo n was conducted la c o o rd in a tio n w ith th e D eperosect of H eal to and flueau S e rv ic e s (KH5J O ffic e n f th e G e n e ra l Counsel end che HHS O ffic e o f th e I n s p e c to r G e n e ra l. The only ev id e n ce found o f th e accep tan ce a f g r a t u i t i e s In v o lv e s th e s in g le I n c id e n t o f seals aod ground tra n sp o rta tio n provided during the s i t e v i s i t o f August 19S i. O th e n d .e s, chere ban l e s s n o th in g found to I n d ic a te t h a t an y HIOSH esployees w re offered o r received any eospsnsstlon fron R .T . V anderbilt Coepeoy, I n c . In o rd e r to In f lu e n c e euy HIOSH em p lo y ee's s c i e n t i f i c opinion o r the tlo lc g o f che e z p r e a s io n o f say HIOSH e m p lo y e e's scie n tific opinion. Rouever, given th e circum stances found lo th e course e f che in v e s t ig a ti o n and d e s p ite th e f e e t th A t one ead n e v e r deeumeot a o c l v e tle n s , th e a c tio n s of c e rta in esoioyees of che D iv isio n o f R esp irato ry D isease S tu d ie s create the appearance of a c o n f lic t o f in te r e s t. Bssed upon th e ir Inappropriate actions in the course o f pursuing the stu d ie s of workers p lo y ed by R .t. V anderbilt Cospany, I n n ., a p p ro p ria te d is c ip lin a r y action Is being taken. Given th e knowledge re v e aled c o n c e rn in g th e e v e n ts s u rro u n d in g th e a c t i v i t i e s by th e D iv isio n o f R e s p ir a to r y D lsesse S tu d ie s I n H orgsetom a aad correapondeeee generated In r e la tio n to che stu d le a of vorlcera o f th e R.T. V a n d e r b ilt Conpany, Inc I th in k your d e c is io n f o r a a e l o n t l f l c renew of o il the data and products re la tin g to the update of the 1980 atudy by a eubeem alctee o f che HIOSH Board o f S c i e n t i f i c C o u n se lo rs be e ra p le ted and th a t Che Board p ro v id e to you re c o e a e n d e tlo n s c o n c e rn in g the v k l t i i t y and the d is p o s itio n o f th e d a ta and the re p o rts I s asset appropriate. Attachcent summary FiKorNcs of the xjrrcm GArxQH The R a tio n a l i n s t i t u t e f o r O ccu p atio n ! S a fe ty and H e a lth (NJQSH) turn b e en c o n d u ctin g n c e r n a i i n v e s t ig a ti o n based on a l l e g a t i o n s th a t s t u d i e d c ad correspondence r e la tin g to the issu e o f ehe re g u la tio n o f tr e o e lite aath& phyH ite and a e t in o llte in itia te d by the D ivision o f R esp ira to ry D isease S tu d ie s (DRD5> w ere In flu e n c e d by c o n ta c ts w ith th a R .T . V a n d e r b ilt Cotaptny, I n t , , whlcn D ines and b andies such m in erals. In the course of the i n v e s t i g a t i o n , i t va d e c e ro ln c d th a t iflOSB p ro c e d u re s re g a rd in g th e i n i t i a t i o n o f re s e a rc h s tu d ie s were n o t follow ed, an u n au th o rised procurem ent was eota& ltted. th e re were freq u en t p riv a te v i s i t s and c o n ta c ts betw een c e r ta in PROS ta p lo y c e a and th e C oopery, cotnpiitcentary tr a v e l and m eals w ere p r o v id e d to c e r t a i n DRCS erspioyeen by eocpauy o f f i c i a l s . and th e r e was a fe U u .re to corotunicatft th ro u g h th e c h a in o f command in fo rm a tio n re g a rd in g a l l com ponents o f th a s tu d y to v e i l a s p la n s cow m m icated to DRDS s t a f f by th e c o o p a ry to influence aeeisna w ith in the agency, th e follow ing d e sc rip tio n re p re s e n ts the sp e c ific findings to d ate: S t e t t E a , R h c ,, 13flfl,,SW Y ,,9f .H&iftcjg l a 1980, HlOSIf p u b lis h e d a te c h n ic a l r e p o r t e n t i t l e d "O c cu p a tio n a l E x p o su re to Talc C ontaining A sb e sto s-M o rb id ity , M o rta lity , and Environment*! S tu d ie s o f M iners and M ille r s * (DHEW e o - U S l . The re p o rt co n clu d ed t h a t o c c u p a tio n a l ex p o su res to th e t a l c s from th e G ouvem eur T a lc D i s t r i c t In Kev York 1974 -Z - ( t r H t e and n th o p h y llic e j a rc a s s o c ia te d w ith *n in c re a se d r i s k o f developing lung cancer. The m o rta lity and en v iro n m en tal s tu d ie d in th e re p o rt were com pleted by in v e s t ig a to r s from R IO S H -C ln c im u c i. A ccording t o re c e n t a ta ttu ae n ts ftcte HJOSK-Horgantovn em ployees, V a n d e r b ilt d id n o t r e q u e s t NIOSH-Clncinnati re sea rc h e rs to update th e 1940 s tu d y because cne company believed th a t the HIQSH-Ciricinnatl s t a f f w ere a lre a d y convinced about th e d e le te rio u s h e a lth e f f e c ts o f o ccu p a tio n a l exposure to t h i s c a lc . The company, th e r e f o r e , approached fflOSH-Mcriantawn s t a f f In th e m ld 1 9 8 0 's encouraging them to update and re a n a ly z e th e 1960 m o r t a l i t y s tu d y . f t la d i f f i c u l t to p inpoint the exact dace th a t work to "u p d ate" t h is stu d y began. However, on J u ly 26, 1934, a p p ro x im a te ly 1 m onth a f t e r NtOSJB had t e s t i f i e d in. th e CS11A ru lem aking h e a rin g on a s b e s to s , H r. Konrad R ie g e r o f B.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, I n c ., v i s i t e d Dr. John Gamble, CRUS, [fTOSH-Morgantcvn, who had p a r t i c i p a t e d in th e m o rb id ity s tu d y w hich was p a r t o f the 19SQ NIOSH re p o rt. H r. R ie g e r tr a v e le d ir o n Horwalfc. C o n n e c tic u t, the Company h e a d q u a rte rs, to Morgantown, West V ir g in i a , to m eet w ith D r. Gamble and d is c u s s th e 1980 m o r t a lit y s tu d y . On A ugust 21, 1964, O r. Gamble was again v is ite d in Horgancovn by Hr. R ieger and H r. Al H arvey, both o f E .T . V a n d e rb ilt Company, ! n e ., agcuWAtkAsd by Hr. D ennis R aee, th e com pany's a tto rn e y . Or. Gamble r e c a l l s h a v in g met w ith company o f f i c i a l ! on many o c ca sio n s; however, he does n o t r e c a l l th e s p e c i f i c s o f any one m e e tin g . He r e c a l ls having ta lk ed w ith o f f i c i a l s o f ft.T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n t . . ow icem ing t h e i r opinions about th e " in a d e q u a c ie s" o f th e 1930 HIOSH s tu d y , the d e f in itio n o f asbestos* and th e m ineralogy o f th e ta lc s mined oy t h e i r company, a w e ll a t the OSHA m iesu ak itii and i t s im pact on th e R,,T, V a n d e rb ilt Company. 1975 On Septem ber 12. 198, O r, Gamble, Or. flab fleger, and D r. M arian Attondua, a l l DUDS fterg an co v n e m p lo y ees, were a u th o r iz e d by Mr. R o b ert G lenn D ir e c to r o f CHDS, to c r e n e l to N orw alk, C o n n e c tic u t, the h e a d q u a r te r s o f ft.T . V a n d e r b ilt Company. I n c . , to d i s c u s s , w ith o f f i c i a l * o f th e Company, a r e s n a i y s l a e f th e dees from th e I9 6 0 s tu d y , and to re v ie w o ch er d a ta d e v e lo p e d sy th e company r e l a t i n g to t r e e o l K e , a n th o p h y lllte and a c c i a o l i t e . On Septem ber 15, 1984, Ms. J e n n i f e r S t a r r (w o rk in g v l t b O r, S te v e tamo, a p r i v a t e s e c t o r c o n s u lta n t fo r fl.T. V a n d e r b ilt Company, In c . 3 aenc to Or. Gamble in f o r m a tio n f r o a th e {ration al D eath In d e x and e t h e r in fo rm a tio n from R .T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, t a e . , so chat Dr. Gamble, to o , could "an aly ze the m o rta lity p a tte r n o f th e ta lc w o rk e rs ." At seme p o in t aro u n d t h i s tim e , Or. Lama s e n t to O r. Gamble th e d a ta ta p from th e I960 KIOSK s tu d y w hich had been p ro v id e d to D r. t u r n by KIOSK u n d e r th e Freedom o f In fo rm a tio n A c t. On O cto b er 2 . 1984, a l e t t e r was s e n t to th e S o c ia l S e c u r i t y A d m in is tra tio n C5SA) r e q u e s ti n g f o ll o v - u p In fo rm a tio n on th r e e c o h o r ts , one o f w hich la d e sc rib e d aa an "e x te n d e d c o h o rt b e in g i t tidied f o r lung c a n c e r . 1' On December 10, 1984, an In te ra g e n e y agreem ent w ith th e S o c ia l S e c u r ity A d m in is tr a tio n was s ig n ed by Dr. fie g e r and Mr. G lenn. BROS Morgantown, fo rta o lix im * th e re q u e s t fo r follow -up. on January 28, 1965. an o b lig a tio n req u est fo r *a* forwarded to A tla n ta from ORDS M organtown re q u e s tin g th e tr a n s f e r f fu n d s to SSA fo r th e purpose o f th e '`m o r t a l i t y su rv e y o f In d iv id u a ls o c c u p a tio n a lly expoaed to a sb e sto s c a l c , s i l i c a d u s t , etc,** F ros 1984 th ro u g h 1986 th e r e were 14 documented m e e tin g s betw een o f f i c i a l s o f R.T. V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c . , -and members o f th e flHPS M organtown s t a f f . In a d d itio n t o th e th r e e m e e tin g s in th e f a l l c f 1954, Dr. Rage*1 v *s v i s i t e d by 1976 -6- K r. Hugh V a n d e rb ilt, Hr. AI Harvey end Hr. Konrad S ie g e r, a l l o f S .T V a n d e rb ilt Coapany, I n c ., on December 20, 1984, i n Morgantown. On J a n u a r y 28, 1985, Dr. Reger, a u th o rised by Hr, Glenn, tra v e le d again to Norwalk, C o n n ecticu t, to s e c t v ic h o f f i c i a l o f 2.T . V a n d e rb ilt Company, In n , On O ctober 24, 1985, Hr. R ieg er and H r. Harvey o f 8 .T . V a n d erb ilt Company, la c . v i s i t e d H r. Glenn In M organtovn v is it the s t a t e d p u rp o se o f " d ia e u a s to tt o f m o r t a l i t y . '* On January 2 2 , 1988, ORDS spo n so red sem inar la. M organtow n by Hr. R ie g er. Hr. JUrvey m d H r. C.S. Thompson, a l l from R.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, I n c ., e n t i t l e d "M ineralogy o f T a le and A s b e s to s ." On M arch 81 , June 17. and J u ly 2 , 1988, Mr. John Kelse (a n i n d u s t r i a l h y g ie n is t em ployed by V a n d e rb ilt) v is ite d Dr. Gamble w ith th e s t a t e d p u rp o s e o f "u o rfc." On J u n e 27, J u ly 17 and 18. 1986, Hr R ie g e r o f B.T. V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c . , t r a v e l e d from C o n n ec tic u t to Morgantown to v i s i t e i t h e r C r . Gamble o r Dr. R e g e r c f DRDS* The l a s t documented m eetin g found o f PROS em ployees w ith o f f i c i a l s o f R.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, I n c . , o c cu rre d on A ugust 22 1985 betw een M r. C .S . Thompson and Hr. B i t t e r in Morgantown and Mr. C ie n a. There a re v e i l e s ta b lis h e d w r itt e n p ro c e d u re s w ith in HIQ5H fo r th e I n i t i a t i o n o f research p ro je c ts of which every rcaaareh er and manager in th e I n s t i t u t e Is aware (42 CFtt 85 and 8 5 a, A d m in is tra tiv e Is su a n c e s 6 and 6 0 3 ), A ll re a e m rc h a c t i v i t i e s , a t well as p o t e n t i a l new idea* f o r r e s e a r c h p ro p o sed by d ir l m lo a a o f NXQSQ, a re re p o rte d to th e HIQSH O ffic e o f tb a D ir e c to r a n n u a lly I n th e fora of proposed p ro ject plana* These plans a re su in lcced in Ju ly o r August f eeh y e a r , and th e re a ra p ro v is io n s fo r su p p lem en tin g o r r e v is in g th o s e plans throughout the y e ar. The p ro je c t plans a rt not only the mechanism fo r approval o f re se a rc h a c t i v i t i e s conducted by th e PIOSH d i v i s i o n s , a* v U a nev ideas fo r remeerch, they are also an accounting o f th e to ta l reaotirec* 1977 -5- A llo c a ted to th e d iv i s i o n * f o r re s e a rc h in b o th d o l l a r s and FTEa W hile work on th e s tu d y o f em p loy ees o f R .T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, T n e ,, b e g an in Hofgancovn a s e a r l y as O c to b e r 1984, no p r o je c t p la n r e l a t i n g t o t h i s work wa: included in th e FY 1983, 198* o r 1985 p r o je c t p la n a s u b m itte d t o th e O f f i c e oj th t D ir e c to r , NIOSH, from DRC5, The t r a v e l by Dr. fie g e r, D r, Gamble and Dr. Asandua to H ,T. V a n d e rb llr Company, I n c ., h e a d q u a rte rs in Septem ber 1984 vaa ch arged co an a c c o u n t f o r a p r o j e c t e n t i t l e d "The N a tio n a l C o al S tudy and R elated R e s e a rc h ;" th e t r a v e l in J a n u a ry 1985 fiy Or. R eger vaa c h a rg e d to a project e n title d "M orbidity and M o rta lity Study of th e I n d u s tr ia l Sand In d u s try ," I n th e formal. KIOSK ay e t e n f o r d e v e lo p in g r e s e a r c h , a p p ro v a l o f th e p r o j e c t plan la fo llo v ed by developm ent o f a research protocol which ia sub seq u en tly review ed by p e e r s ( l , e ,, . `p e e r '-r e v ie v * ') b o th w ith in th e r n s t i t u t , and a t le a se tvo s c i e n t i f i c p e e ra o u ts id e HID5H. A fte r p e e r re v ie w , th e p r o j e c t la then su b jec te d to " t r i p a r t i t e " review by re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f th e a ff e c te d in d u s try , l a b o r , and MXOSH. T h is was n e t done w ith r e s p e c t to th e m o r t a l i t y stu d y o f t a l c w o rk ers i n DRD5 M organtown. From th e f a l l o f 1984 th ro u g h O ctober 1986 work p ro c e e d e d ort t h i s p r o je c t w ith o u t a w r i t t e n p r o t o c o l , without peer review , and w ith o u t t r i p a r t i t e review. I t i s c l e a r ir o n th e in te r v ie w s t h a t work on t h i s `'p r o j e c t " was i n c e a c i e n a l l y concealed from th e MIOSH-Cintij.u-.flti s t a f f as w ell as from th e HIOSli-0f f i t e o f the D irector in A tla n ta , r t appears th a t not u n til i t vss c e rta in th a t the stu d y would e v e n t u a lly h ave to b e made p u b lic , d id th e DRPS Morgantown, s t a f f develop th e s t r a te g y to have th e company re q u e st a h e a l th h a z a rd e v a lu a tio n CHHtE). The 3IHE p rogram i s m andated by th e OSH Act to resp ond co r e q u e s ts by 14? -6- em ployers o r a u th o ris e d r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f employees f o r a s s i s t a n c e 1b determ ining the effaces of p o te n tia lly toxic o r haxardeus substances used o r found in any place o f employment (42 CfK I S . 2 ) . A HHE i s not * a a p p r o p r ia te mechanism fo r long-term epidem io lo g ical re se a rc h p r o je c ts . On November 7 , 1985, J u s t a f t e r th e O ctober 24, 1985, v i s i t to H o rg a c ta v n by H r. fileg e r and Hr. H arvey o f V a n d e rb ilt, a re q u e st f o r a HHE was s e n t from H r. Harvey to Hr. C lenn o f &KDS w ith a l e t t e r n o tin g `'p e r o u r c o n v e r s a tio n ," The HKE form req u ested an rau p d seian o f th e KIOSK (i9 6 0 ) h e a l th s tu d y o f ETC (G ouvcm etrr T a le Company, a s u b s id ia ry o f R.T. V a n d e r b ilt Cempany, T e ic .) .M On lTovebr 13. 1985, DRD5 rtorgantovn acknowledged to R .T . V a n d e r b ilt Coopony, I n c ,, r e c e i p t o f th e HHE re q u e s t and a ssig n e d S r . C u b i c a s th e I n v e s t i g a t o r . A pproxim ately 2 veefcs a f t e r the r e c e i p t o f th e ifltE r e q u e s t, on November 2 2 , 1985, Or. G a n b lt se n t a memorandum to H r. C lenn c r i t i c i s i n g th e ffroSH p o s itio n an the h e a l th ris k s o f e x p o su re to V a n d e rb ilt ta lc and s t a t e d t h a t nrOSB should "re-evaluate** i t s m o r t a lit y s tu d y . As Dr. Gamble n o te d d u r in g th e In te rv ie w s , t h i s c r i t i q u e , 22 p ag es long and w ith A7 r e f e r e n c e s , v*e n o t compoaed i n 2 weeks, h u t was the re s n ic o f s e v e ra l y e a r s o f work, f a r in advance o f th e HKX r e q u e s t. On J u ly e , 1986. Hr. John K elae, o f R.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, I n c . , i n a l e t t e r to Dr. Coiable o f BRD5 , re q u e ste d c h a t Dr. Gamble s h are h is p r e lim in a r y r e p o r t on the r e s u l t s o f the m o r t a lit y u p d a te w ith H r, K else and H r. H ie g e r. A f i r s t d r a f t o f th e re p o rt was com pleted in Ju ly 1986. While th e r e p o r t was to have been a KKE th e in v e s tig a to r s had made no a le e v i s i t to th e mine o r m i l l , aa 1* th e n ctm al p rocedure f o r such e v alu a c io n a . The f i r s t d r a f t (d a te d J u ly 23. 1979 -7- 1986) by O r. G am ble m a k es no r e f e r e n c e to Che HKZ r e q u e s t . Jill o f t h e OttUS fiorgantoun e o p le y c e a vho gav* o r a l s ta e e a e n ta ag ree d t h a t " th U SSE a# c o n s id e r e d d i f f r e n t . " The HH c o o r d i n a t o r f o r CSJDS u a a n o t i n v o l v e d 1a t h e s u p e rv is io n o f t h i s p r o j e c t , n o r v a a O r. G am ble's norm al s u p e rv is o ry c h a in . For tfae p o rp o ses o f t h i s p r o j e c t , Dr, Gamble a p p a r e n tly rep o rc e d d i r e e t l y eo Hr. Glenn, the DSPS D iv is io n D ir e c to r , Wien In 1936 cho HZOSH O f f i c e o f th e D ire c to r in A tla n ta le a rn e d o f eJh e x is te n c e o f t h i s "HUE,'' DROS-Morgantotm I n v e s tig a to r s v e rs d ir e c te d by H r. Clcnn Co aaJce s i t e v i s i t to th e m ining f a c i l i t y in ffev York. H r. Gamble and H r. Grec P l a c i t e l l i o f DtOS t r a v e l e d to S y rac u se, Hew York or A u g u st 4 - 6 , 1986. T ran sp o rta tio n ce end from th e a ir p o r t , lo c a l tra n a p o ra tjo n d u rin g th e s ic - v ts ic , sud son a e g is v o te p ro v id ed to Or. Ganbie and H r. P i a c i t e l l ! by th e E.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, In c . T h is v*g th e f lr a c tlm a th e union re p re s e n tin g em ployees o f ft.T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c . , vas c o n s u lte d re g a rd in g t h i s s tu d y . Upon r e c u r s from cbe s i t e - v i s i t on A ugust 25 , 1986 (Bore th e n 9 teom hs a f t e r r e c e i p t o f th e fo n a a i HKE r e q u e s t ) , l e t t e r # w are s e n t eo th e union and o t h e r governm ent a g e n c ie s re q u e s tin g any In f o rm a tio n cbey nay have had r e g a rd in g th e c o h o r t un d er s tu d y . By r e g u l a t i o n , co n d u ct o f an SHE r e q u ir e s t r i p a r t i t e in v o lv e m e n t o f ea& agaaene. la b o r , and g o v e rn se n c re s e a rc h e r (4JCFR85). Up u n t i l t h i s tu a e , a l l In fo rm a tio n used by DBAS Horgantnvn in v e s tig a to rs (and th e re fo re re fle c te d in th e f i r s t d r a f t re p o rt d ated uIy 23, 1986) had been s u p p lie d s o le ly and d i r e c tly by th e Conpany o r I ts consultants. 1980 -6~ The O ffic e c f the fllre c c o r, tflOSlt. f i r s t le a rn e d o f eh* p r o j e c t to u p d a te th e 1980 m o r t a lit y otvdy on J u ly 1 1 . 2966, as Che r e s u l t o f a Freedom o f la f o r a a tlo n A ct re q u e st by th e company d a te d Ju n e 27, 1986. Because Hr* CLtnn vas out o f th e coiuury, it'w a s n o t u n t i l J u ly 23. 1966, c h a t lie a e t v ith Dr. J . Donald M illa r, D ir e c to r o f HIOSH, to d is c u s s th e s tu d y . D r. H i l l e r d ire c te d thee proper re sea rc h p rocedures be im m ediately i n s titu te d ta d follow ed and th a t the o r i g i n a l N IO SH -Cincirm etl a u th o r b e c o n s u lte d . He directed th a t s s c ie n tific p ro to c o l be developed end th a t i t be poor rev iew ed . A d r a f t s c i e n t i f i c p ro to c o l was com pleted by D2D5 on O e to b ar 3 , 1986 D iffe re n t fe c a the 1780 stu d y d e s ig n , t h i s p ro to c o l p ro p o se d a d o s e re sp o n se m o rtality an aly sis using exposure d ata and a nested case c o n tro l study* This p ro to c o l was reviewed by s c i e n t i s t s i n te r n a l and e x te r n a l to HI OSH who recommended t h a t the p ro to c o l be r e j e c t e d b ecau se th e r e s u l t s would have " in s u ffic ie n t setcleclcal paver" based on the methodology proposed, to render con clu siv e r e s u l t s . I t vs th e r e f o r e r e je c te d , and; t h i s in f o r m a tio n van communicated to OSHA In a l e t t e r d a te d December l r 1967, to Mr. Jo h n Pendergrass from Dr. H i l l a r . T h e re w as, how ever, th e o u t s t a n d i n g HE r e q u e s t to ba d e a l t w ith } e n o u g h v i t a l s t a t l a t l c s d a t a had b ee n c o l l e c t e d co a llo w f o r a n 6 y e a r u p d a t e o f th e m o r t a l i t y e x p e rie n c e o f t h e c o h o r t . A c c o r d in g ly , H r, G le n n , D i r e c t o r , DRDS, committed to th e p u b lic a tio n o f th e s e r e s u l t s in a l e t t e r to M r, K onrad R ie g e r o f R .T . V a n d e r b il t Company, I n c . , d a t e d D ecem ber 2, 1947. 1901 -9- The t s b c s t ao s ta n d a rd was prom ulgate'' toy 05KA on J u n e 17, 1936, in c lu d in g tr e m c l i t e , a n e h o p h y lie e , and a c c ln o L lte In i t s d e f i n i t i o n o f a s b e a to , Chi June ZO, J.986, E"' V n n d e rslli Company, I n e . , f i l e d a p e t i t i o n fo r re v ie w l a che U .S. C o u rt o f A ppeals fo r th e Second C i r c u i t c h a lle n g in g QSfiA'a I n c lu s io n o f tr e ito li te , a n c h o p h y ilite end a c t i n a l i t e in th e newly preouigaced a sb e s to s standard. On Ju n e 23, 1986, Mr. K else o f R,T, V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c ., w rote to Dr, Gamble {copy a tt a c h e d ) . In th e l e t t e r , Mr. XaJ.se In c lu d e d an " a c t i o n agenda** d ev elo p ed by th e legaL c o u n se l to E.T. V a n d e r b ilt Company, r o e . , designed to prevent the Inclusion of tre m o llte , A thophylJite and a c t in c li te ( s l n e r a i a p r e s e n t Irv V a n d e rb ilt t a l c ) i n Che new OSHA s ta n d a r d , Ho w ro te to O r. Gamble th a c th e "tea*, hope" f e r th e Company f o r s u c c e s s i n U s o b je c tio n s vaa to " p le a d th e inadequacy o f th e 1980 WICSH s tu d y ." Mr. e ls e a l s o re q u e ste d t h a t Dr. Gamble " c o n s id e r o p tio n s " fo r m aking h i s o p in io n s c o n ce rn in g th e 1980 stu d y known to QSRA o r c am a u n ic e tln g c h a t t "new s tu d y " van underw ay. The Company' s " a c tio n a g en d a " p re p a re d by le a le g a l c o u n s e l, c h arg ed Mr. R ie g er and Mr. C else o f H .T. V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c ., w ith " c o o rd in a tin g th e e n -g o la s a n a ly s is w ith 1II05II (M o rg an to w n)," A lso In c lu d e d vao a copy o f th e ''P e t i t i o n fo r Review* to th e $ , C o u rt o f A ppeals f o r the asb esto s stan d a rd and a d r a f t copy a f a ie r te r to th e O ffic e o f tho S e c re ta ry of irobor from th e V a n d e rb ilt a tto r n e y s c o n c e rn in g th e r e v is e d s ta n d a r d , Tbe U t t e r a ls o u rg e d Dr. Gamble to * c t q u ic k ly when " i t can do th e moat good" and a d v ise d h lo to " f e e l fr e e co s h a re any o r a l l o f t h i s m a t e r i a l w ith p r . R eger a n d /o r Me. Clenn b u t p le a s e avoid f u r t h e r d i s t r i b u t i o n - " 1982 -ic on June 24. 1986, Or. Reger o f PROS Morgantown, w ro te to H r. C ie n a r e q u e s tin g th a t Glenn in fo rm th e O ffic e o f th e D ire c to r, KZ05H, o f th e ongoing s tu d y by Or. Gamble so th e e KIOSK n ig h t eomaimicace to OSSA th a t th ey ''would b e v e i l advised to hold ap t h e i r a c t io n s on th e s u b je c t u n t i l Or. G am ble's w ork la f in i s h e d ." On June 25 1986, h r . Glenn i n s te a d w ro te to Mr. R ic h ard L tc e n , D ire c to r o f th e ftloSH D iv is io n o f S tan d ard s D a v e lc p s e a t and Technology T ra n sfe r in C ln e ia n a ti, e x p re s s in g concern a b o u t th e OSSA d e f i n i t i o n o f a sb e sto s v h le h in c lu d e d t r e m o l i t e , a n th o p h y llite , and a c t i n e l i c e . So copy o f th is memo was s e n t to th e O f f ic e o f th e D ir e c to r . To H r, Lessen, H r. C leon suggested th a t a group o f KIOSK s c i e n t i s t s n e a t to d is c u s s th e is s u e . ( I t i s o f note th a t in Hay 1984, when DKQS Horgancovn commenced on th e OSRA p ro p o se d ru le on a sb e sto s dated A p r il 10. 1984, no comments were o ffe re d re g a rd in g "inadequacies'* o f th e 2980 KIOSK s tu d y .) Both Dr. Gamble and D r. R eger o f DRDS Morgantown d e n ie d being in f lu e n c e d by the June 23, 1986. l e t t e r fre ts H r. K else (D r. Kcgmr d e n ie s e v e r h a v in g s e e n ie ) and both noted th a t th e d ate o f the l e t t e r in d ic a te s i t would n o t h a re a rriv e d p r io r to Dr. R e g e r 's p re p a rin g h is Ju n e 24, 1986. Bemorandum to Hr. Glean, n e v erth e less, i t i s c le a r th at th e re w are close eo m u aicstiem s ( e ith e r by te le p h o n e o r i n p e rs o n ) betw een th e o f f i c i a l s o f RT. V a n d e r b ilt Company, In c - and th e DRDS M organtown i n v e s t i g a t o r s d u rin g t h i s c r i t i c a l citae. On June 27, 198$, a Freedom o f In fo rm aci n (FOX) re q u e s t vaa s e n t from th e a tto rn e y re p re s e n tin g 8 .T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c . , sack in g a l l d a ta p e rta in in g to th e stu d y id a i l in fo rm a tio n c o o c tn iin g th e I9S6 05RA a s b e s to s tantU rd. On J u ly lo , 1936, th e resp o n se to th e FOI re q u e st v aa h a ttd e a r rie d 1983 -li to itie O ffic e o che D ir e c to r in A t l a n t a toy H r. C le an . The due * f 0P th e r a re*ponac v a a n o t u n t i l J u ly I4 j 198&. However, Hr. C lean inform ed Hr3 . Diane P o r t e r t h a t o caeo n e f r e e R .T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, r o c . , v o u ld be cu ein g t o p ic k up th e r e p ly chat day. a te le p h o n e c a l l f r e o Mr. David Sum ner, a s t a f f member o f th e la v firm f o r V a n d e r b ilt, vaa re tu rn e d chat a fte rn o o n by M rs. P o rte r. She vaa Inform ed th a t Mr. John B enton, a salesm an fren 2 .T . V a n d e r b ilt Company. I n c . , va an h i s v ay to p ic k up th e p aciente. Mr 3unsier (a s v e i l aa Mr, B enton, when he a r r iv e d ) were inform ed by Mrs. P o r te r th a t th e package had n o t been reviewed and vould n o t be av ailab le u n til th e follow ing day. H r. B enton re tu rn e d th e n e x t day, J u l y 11 19B6. w ith Mr. Jtagh V a n d e rb ilt. P r e s id e n t, R.T. V a n d e rb ilt Coopany, I n c ., to p ic k up th e package. Much o f th e c o rre s p o n d e n c e betw een o f f i c i a l s o f K.T, V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c . , end che DSDS s t a f f v e s o m itte d from th e FOX p ack ag e b ro u g h t to A tla n ta by Mr. C ie n a , n o r was s u c h c o rre s p o n d e n c e p ro v id e d by OSDS in reponoe t o th e su b se q u e n t fOI r e q u e s ts oy th e Company, th e i e t t e r o f Ju n e 2 3 , 1986, from. Mr. K elae ro D r. Gamble v aa n e v e r in c lu d e d in any re s p o n se by DRDS-Morga&tovn to any o f th e f o u r FQI r e q u e s ts a n d /o r a p p e a ls r e c e iv e d by NI05II from th e fi.T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, lac. On J u ly 17, 19B6, Or. M illa r r e c e iv e d a te le p h o n e c e l l from S e c re ta ry o Labor Brock. He r e p o r te d to h r . H i l l e r t h a t he had r e c e n t ly n ee v i t h o f f i c i a l , from V e n d e rb ilt. H r. Brock q u e stio n ed D r. M ille r on th e tnoSH d e f i n i t i o n o f a ab e sec s end th e s t a t u s o f Che HIQSH s tu d y w hich wed underw ay. Mr. Brock a ls o eeked why OEM had n o t been made aw are o r th e s tu d y d u rin g th e ru le a a k in i p ro ceed . Re s u f r e a t e d t h a t O r. M i l l a r g e t h ack to Mr. P e n d e rg ra s s . A s s i s t a n t S e c re ta ry o f L abor f o r OSHA. w ith th n d e t a i l s o f che s tu d y and the c u r r e n t BIQSB p o lic y r e g a rd in g th e d e f i n i t i o n o f a s b e s to s . Or- M ille r spoke to 1984 -12- Mr, Pendergraaa and follow ed up th e c o n v e r s a tio n s v l t h th e l e t t e r o f J u ly 17, 19S6 , co OSKK iro n hlOSH. N o n e th elea a , w h ile th e l e t t e r to OSSA cam n u n icated th a t th e FIOSB d e f in itio n and p o lic y re g a rd in g a n te s toe has n o t c h an g e d , OSHA decided to stay the p a rt o f th e stan d a rd r e l a t i n g to t r e a s l l t e , a a t h o p h y l l i t t , and a e e ln e llte baaed In p a r t upon " e e r c a in HIOSB s t a f f memoranda w hich h a r e r e c e n tly been brought co i t s CQSRA'a) a t t e n t i o n as v a i l aa su b m ission* by th e B.T, V a n d e rb ilt Ceopany and v a rio u s t r a d e a s s o c i a t i o n s . , u(51 FE 370 0 3 ). The s ta y on th e re g u la tio n o f t r e a o l l t e , a n t h o p h y l l l t i , and a t c i n o l l t e rem ains in e ffe c t to date* The Pathology Scudtf On i^ay l l t 1986. Dr, Gamble and D r. Val V e lla y th a n , b o th o f DBOS M organtown. I n itia te d an ''ad hoc" study which attem pted to lin k th e re s u lts o f a u to p sie s of former V anderbilt t a l c worJters w ith t h e i r o c cu p a tio n a l exposure h i s t o r i c . k L e tte r o f agreement was sig n ed by Dr, Gamble an d Dr. V allay eh an oo J u n e 17, 1986, with. an o u tsid e p a th o lo g is t, Dr J e r r o l d Abraham, (la c o n tr a c t o r purchase order vaa executed to form ally procure th e se serv ices aa la re q u ire d . Again, th e re was no s c i e n t i f i c p r o to c o l p re p a re d f o r fcba s tu d y and no p e er review o f I t . On May S, 1987, D r, Abraham s e n t p re lim in a ry r e a u l t a o f h is p a th o lo g ic al In te rp re ta tio n aa w ell as t i s s u e s lid e s to Dr, V allaychan* tfo follow -up was pursued by th e NI05H i n v e s t i g a t o r s . On June 14, 1988, Dr. Abraham u r a te to Dr. Edvard B ak er, A c tin g D ir e c to r o f DRDS, in q u ir in g about d elay s in com pletion o f th e study* i t s im p o rtan c e to th e DSHA rnleaaki& g, and questioning whether I t had been topped due to " in d u s try p re ssu re as im plied by s e v e r a l p e rs o n a .*' Through t h i s l e t t e r , th e KIOSK 1985 -13- O ffice of the D irecto r learned fa r the f i r s t tim e g f th is "ad hoc" study* Com aunicaclena w ith Dr, Abrahaa In 1986 were ta k in g p la c e around th e c io e Chat th e p ro to c o l fo r u p d atin g the t a l c s tu d y v ia faeing dev elo p ed , y e t t h i s p ath o lo g y stu d y In v o lv in g fe n a e r V a n d e rb ilt uorJcori was n o t n o ted In th e p r o to c o l n o r r e p o r te d to Or. H i l l e r by Mr. G le n n , Kor v e s th e "a d hoc'* tody e r e r o e n tic n e d In any OEDS r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t p ia n o , Dr. D oable a a l d h e had " fo rg o tte n about i t . " w hile Dr. V aU y itb aa s a id he teiev o f the s c i e n t i f i c sc ru tin y under which stu d ie s reiacad to V an d erb ilt s a l t were then viewed and. th e re fo re , he "put the s lid e s a s id e " and did n o t puroue i t any f u r th e r . fflfflAS-Involvem ent As r e f l e c t e d in th e " a c t io n agenda" a tta c h e d to th e l e t t e r o f June 2 3 , 1986, fro n H r. K eise to Dr. Gamble, th o R .r* V a n d e rb ilt Company, was a d v ise d by ica l e g a l c o u n se l to " c o n s id e r o b ta in in g s u p p o rt fr o a o th e r g ro u p s ." The Mine H e a lth R esearch A d v iso ry C ccaalttee (PIHRAC) was l i s t e d a s one such t a r g e t g ro u p . At a m e e tin g on November 15, 1965 . Dr* C leric C ooper, a e e s b e r o f HHEAC, s u g g e s te d t b a t th e C onflictee in c lu d e on i t s agenda a d is c u s s io n o f cbe r e g u la to r y d e f i n i t i o n o f a s b e s to s . On 'Jan u ary 28, 1986, H r. Al H arvey o f R.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, I n c ., sene to H r, C lan n , th e Eaceeueive S e c r e ta r y o f HEEAC, a l i s t o f naaes fo r a panel o f e x p e rts needed fo r th e d is c u s s io n on a sb e sto s proposed co be h e ld * t th e May 1986 fa c etin g of MHRAC- On Hoy 29, 198*. a p an el p r e s e n ta tio n o rg a n iz e d by Dr, Gamble and H r. d e r m c o n c e rn in g eba d e f i n i t i o n o f a s b e s to s was h e ld a t t h t MHRAC re a ctin g in T ucson, A riz o n a . The p a n el in c lu d e d s c i e n t i s t s fro o NIOSH, EPA, HSHA, BOH, and H t. S in a i. Mr, C,S. Thompson from R.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, Ene. was in c lu d e d on th e p a n e l. At the Attachment 1986 -14Oeeeber Z8, 1966 H31RAC m eeting* D r. Cooper a g a in r a is e d th e is s u e o f the d e f i n i t i o n o f a sb e ic o a , re q u e s tin g th a t KHftAC re a c h c lo s u r e on th e d is s u a s io n s in tu seo a . The cccmicte then p assed reem saendacien which ren d : "The Mice H e alth R esearch Advisory Committee recosssends c h a t KIOSK. MSHA. and Che B ureau o f Hines work c lo sely w ith o cher re g u la to ry ag en cies in reach in g agreem ent on a d e fin itio n o f asbestos fo r p u b lic h e alth purposes th a t conforms to sound n i n e r a i o j i c , e x p erim e n tal. and e p id e m io lo g ic I n f o r m a tio n ." <Mr. R ie g e r o f .T . V a n d e rb ilt Cespany, In c . a tte n d e d th e m e e tin g s o f MHRAC in Jfovenber 19B5 and O ctober 19B6. CONTINUEE POOR ORIGINALS _-apsny# Company. - M ~ .t uSltt r u i o o . i l t u u ia i t a la p ic c ob th * k . r . v u id o rb lt 1987 he p&mIJC names Alle m u s or principle feksoks LISTED IR THE CiiBDttaiQW AITO SUMMARY Of EVENTS J e rro ld L, Abraham, H.O 1 Baristi Assandus B Clark Cooper, K.D, 1 John Cambi. Ph.D. Robert (Bob) E. Glenn 1 A llan fi. Harv*y H John W- Itela* Richard A. Lernen f J Donald M illa r, M.O. H Crei P i .c i t u l l D irector of Environmental ujd O ccupational Pathology S ta te U n iv e rs ity o f Hew York H ealth Science C e n te r, S y racu se, flew York Epideaiologiac, D ivision of S eaplratory Disease S tu d ie s , R ational I n s titu te For O ccupational S a f e ty and H e a lth , Morgantown, West V irg in ia C onsultant in O ccupational Health., Lafayette. C alifo rn ia Member. Mine H e a lth R esearch A dvisory Cacmlccee Epidem iologist, D ivision of R espiratory Disease S tu d ies, R ational In s titu te fo r O ccupational S a fe ty and H ealth , Morgantown, West V irg in ia D irector, D ivision of R espiratory Disease Studies, R ational In s titu te for O ccupational Safety and H e a lth , Korgaocown, w est V irg in ia D irecto r, Environm ental A ffa ir s , B.T. V an d erb ilt Company, I n c ., R erv alk , Connecticut Corporate I n d u s tr ia l H ygienist. R.T. V a n d erb ilt Company, I n c ., HorvalSc, C o n n ecticu t D iretco r, D iv isio n o f Standards Development and Technology T r a n s f e r , N a tio n a l I n s t i t u t e for O ccupational S a fe ty and H ealth , C in c in n a ti. Ohio D irector, R ational in s titu te for O ccupational S a fe ty and H ealth, A tla n ta , Georgia In d u stria l H y g ien ist, Division of Respiratory Disease Studied, R ational In s titu te for Occupational Safety and H ealth, Morgantown, West V irg in ia 8 .T . V o d erb ilc Ccnpany, I n c ,, -and members o f the 020S H oriancevn n i f f . In a d d itio n to th e th re e m eetings in th e f e l l o f 1934, Dr. 8 * er was v i s i t e d Dv ppror*x oi research a c t i v i t i e s conducted by th e nr05K d iv is io n # , v a i l a s n t v Ideas f o r reaeareh , th e y a re a ls o an a cco u n tin g o f he to e a i r e s o u rc e s m9 V ft.T. Vanderbilt Company, fnc. <m**wUw( vteisijurvr*t/*t*niMrrtnAqwmtvx.uCioCnn0eMctsiaccurteurn<wiajnio<*a#9*w*a-i*a> June 23, 1906 John Gamble, PhD Centers of Disease Control MT'L INSTITUTE OF OCC. SAFETV 4 HEALTH 944 Chestnut Ridge Road Horgantown, HV 26505.JBB8 Dear John: Attached please Find follow-up on the Work History gaps, content 4 data regarding fiber samples and analysis. I am s t i l t In need of the Dept. Code l i s t so i can complete the "exposure tab le s'*. I am thinking now th at I any switch to straight particle counts instead of an index and re fle c t these for every year (rather than average for every 5 year period). Sihile this wilt re noire another major time expenditure I think i t w ill bo more defensible. Estimates fa r Job codes with no dust data shall be made as we discussed. Since I'v e put *11 ether tasks aside we should be ready to go aver this exposure tables early next week. Also attached Is an abbreviated copy of the intended 05HA Asbest'is Standard* points of primary concern (by yours truly) and an "action" agenna developed through our legal council. Please feel free to share any or a ll of th is material with Bob fleiger and/or Bob Glenn but pteese ovoid "further d istrib u tio n . As you will note from the agenda, our f i r s t e ffo rt shall be to stay the inclusion of nonashestlform trem ollte, anthophyllite artd a e tin o lite in the Standard until adequate health evidence supports It or u n til a separate Standard properly based and reviewed is developed. In approximately a week and a half Hugh shall meet with secretary Brock for th is purpose. As the "medical* basis for inclusion of these minerals fa lls to the original NIGSH mortality and IH report, our best hope for a stay (and possible avoiding a court battle) is to plead the inadequacy of this report. Here, w* know any besides ourselves consider th a t study fa r to problematic to form the basis for this OSKA action. S suspect you and others a t Horgantown feel sim ila rly , t f correct, how can tbts be made known to secretary Brock without compromising interdepartmental diplomacy' Vith due resptet. I would ask th a t you review the p o ss ib ilitie s . Perhaps a statement on the fate th at a new study is underway - in part because the older work was so probltnaticai. Perhaps your office could answer several questions directed to you via le tte r (Konrad is poised with pen in hand for Ju s t this approach. as we speak), n any event, we ask only for a honest opinion - one you feel completely comtorcabic with. dovela? t h , . c r a t e , / to * . v B th e O m w y , ,, t . h , . u h h,, . rt) e m lu e tlo n H t BE p ro tr a i. 1 . o an d eeed fcy th e OSK Act to reapond to ro q o e o ts by d r i f t o t th e re p o rt v .n c o m p le te iB J u ly l 9 ( e , the report v ie to h i been e ttaz, the S n v e e tl(ito ro hid a id e no i l t e v i e l t to th e n in e o r ro ll!, n 1 th e n a tn ij procedure f a r such c r i i u i e l o n i . The Si ro t d r i f t f i t t e d J u ly 22 1991 P rio r Wml H isto ry Update; Emulovers Lon; rear Co. Joy Co., Splg 1 Herwood A11 three companies ere contract d rillin g concerns. Long Year Is the oldest of these companies and the one used most often a t STC (Joy Co. Least used). Saploye of theses companies would be involved 1n a ll mining operations In the area (te le , line end even Iron ore 1 the esrly days <lS30*s &e a r lie r ! . Oust expos i re a for those, Involved tn d rillin g would he the same as th a t re fle cte d for GiC a In t'l d rille rs. If not GTC work or I f wortc prior to I94B d rillin g exposures would be very high as "wet d rillin g " In area was not eonwon u n til 19*8 (a t le a s t 4 dmas the level as that reflected for current d rillin g at GTC). Kyatt Hint This was a very old operation pre-dat1ng 1900. The s i t e mined and m illed both sine and talc (with trem olltlc content slm lllar to GTC) depending on the level of out or the other In the 1nd area. I t switched from zinc to ta le twice until the early 40's (last operation was ta le ) u n til GTC and S t. Joe' s obtained rights to their properties (St. Joe's for seta I rig h ts GTC for non m etals). The area involved Is approximately S miles northeast o f GTC m ill 41. The rills used by this company wtro ntver operated by GTC and the property never mined by GTC to date. Oust exoosvres for those employed by the company (nine 1 m ill) were no doubt characteristic of at early operations - extremely dusty - a t le a st 4 times greater than GTC mining and perhaps 8 times greater In th e ir m ill. Bag lee 4 Swell This (s a machining company in Watertown, NY 50 miles from GTC1. Work exposures would be continuant on m aterials, equipment used and controls involved (none or which 1s known). Here specifically, exposure would be contingent on metals 4 lubricating o ils used. Loomis Tale Always involved In talc this operation began tn 1919 and continued into the early SD's when I n t'l Tale took over Its holdings. Host of what was Loomis - then I n t 'l, is now part of GTC (..m...i.l..t..... ...4. _op_en......p...i.t....m...i.n.e. .122)). Talc here, of course, was the same as GTC ta lc . Oust eaposures fo r Laumis Talc employees (as they were for I n t'l) were very high compared to GtC (a t anytlmei. Levels 4 to 8 times are estimated (prior covet d rillin g and good mill dust control). Shadow Talc dll 1 ((ay, NV) Say, X I is not * the area of GTC (40* miles) and a ll those contacted had nut knowledge of them or their operation. Cain S Roach This "issetio ly " caopanv is also no t reco g n ized , o lth er the name hns changed or i t is not in the nrea- 1992 a k in , G u m h S t r a u s s , Ha u er fibers jiftJw >>><> -*e*ru s** t7X OO '353 ~C>KAi-fjRiPE <tvC*Ut Hrr **3R*RNC-fOM0 2.2003* 1*02* VQ'HOOQ 5. F c l o MEMORANDUM J u n e 20. 19B6 ftSEMOft O u t l i n e an 138 OSHA s t a n d a r d A ction Flan N otice o f Appeal L e tte r to S e c re ta ry B ro clc's O ffic e R e q u e st f o r S ta y (0SHA1 Open Discussion an Overall Strategy of R. le rb i-- m e ., d iced December i . 1987. (943 1986 OSHA STANDARD goal.::SHED jphe i t , 1986 * A c tio n ta x e d by OSHA - 1984 P ream ble ` A doption of m rn eralo g ieai d e fin itio n of a s b e sto s * Cease re g u la tio n o f " tre m o litc in th e t a l c prodnc - 1988 S ta n d a rd * D efin itio n of asbestos corrected ' Scops o f S tandard expanded to include n cn -asb e sto i ain erals Legal Recourse - F ile appeal " J u d i c i a l re v ie w o f OSSA's a c tio n - Request th a t enforcem ent be Stayed * A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y P e n d e r g r a s s tOSHA) ' A ppellate Court Legal A spects [p ro ced u reI ** S ta n d in g * A dversely a ffe c te d p a rty -- d i f f e r e n t S tan d ard from enforcem ent -- n a re rd comm unication coverage ' -- f a c i l i ty coverage Consider jo in d e r w ith easterner ' vem ie/consolidaeian ' Second C ir c u it Normal c o n s o lid a tio n c f c a s e s in to one C i r c u i t C ourt l ee?r *l*a utrted J r . to * ct q u i c k l y vtxttn " i t c*ft do th e s e a s goad'* *od dvlMd W to " f e l f r e e to i h t r e any a t > u o f th is te o te ri ! v ltb Or* S i# r MSid/ar Mr. Glenn b u t p i n * xreirf /u r e tte r d is tr ib u tio n * " eialr je a n d ird . t>e i t id Mi. tXSMti teem t J 9 l c ____M b e , . . On Jaiy lo JI986 the j-ejpoaae ta th# f r reqre*e vmm h u d n o r r i v d ms a c t io n p la n AH1,1-Gumfl * p i t i o f o r R eview ~ P o s i t i o n p a p e r Co r S e c r e t a r y B ro o k Request * OOL wuuirc p m e m e e tin g w i t h 0SHR/ S e i i e i t o r f ,, O pposition to C o n so lid a tio n recan, id e ra ti0 f IntC rM l nenDrandu" so n ro a n trv e - E-e?ai a n a l y s i s o f S t a n d a r d - Various B rie fs iegs i lssu e s ana, d ie d e t a i l s o f tb e s tu d y and cjfco c u r r e n t NtOSB p a l i c y r e g a r d l n * th e d e f i n i t i o n o f e a b e s c o a . D r. H i l l e r s p o k e t o 996 " HTV an d B rock m e e tin g - I n t e r n a l a n a l y s i s o f 1986 S t a n d a r d E pidem iology (K onrad R ieg e r) M in u relo g y /F ib er C ount (D r. Thom pson/A l H arvey) - D evelop p la n f o r new e p id e m io lo g y s t u d i e s (K onrad s ie g e John R a i s e ) - C oordinate le g a l iss u e s and s tra te g y (P au l V an d erh ilt/A H arvey) - C o o r d i n a t e o n - g o i n g a n a l y s e s w i t h HIOSH (M o rg an to w n ) (Konrad R ie g e r/Jo h n K e lse l * U p d a te d htoSH S tu d y N10SH R eview o f 19B6 S t a n d a r d C o n s id e r m e e t i n g w i t h HIOSH - C o o r d i n a t e e f f o r t s w i t h AMC (an d m e m b e r s h ip ) f o r s u p p o r t (D r. Thompson/Al H arvey) C oordinate e f f o r ts w ith o th e r groups. T ile C ouncil and A m erican C e ra ic s S o c ie ty f o r S u p p o rt (K onrad R ie g e r) C onsider o b ta in in g su p p o rt from o th e r g ro u p s Bureau o f M ines " Mine H e a lth R e s e a rc h A d v iso ry C om m ittee S teeiw orfcers Union 1997 Q*"*'**. J,00**C>` Q,,JUOAO **CJ*`CMOfafli Bee-e&oa 3i eu*a WtKOO * io<tOBao3 Ak i n . G u m p S t r a u s s . H a u e r *TTsjavc>S *T u*** tv*--' 333 hCw*>ufMiv{AvChuC. * '* 3ltC QO w*s~'<*raM. o.e eoa 0X1 BT--000 & F eto **^300 ,.. --... . .. . . . . . . . . . . j u h u l wil'd orr*et BOO MB* -$ ua.no. f | u i *1*1 (S U fA M fie ltd HVM f'C OOwrlMMtMU * TOO fceffvw r, ***** (sub IX-- to Ju n e 19. 1986 Clerk o f th e co u rt O nited S ta re s C ourt o f A ppeals Ear th e Second c i r c u i t Rosa 1702 0 .5 . Courthouse 40 F o le y S q u a re New Y o rk , How York 10007 Re: R.T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, In c . v . O ccu p a tio n a l S afety and H ealth A d m in istratio n , a t a l Dear S ir Enclosed p le a s e f in d tn e o r ig in a l and s i* t6) c o p ie s Of a P e t i t i o n E ar R ev iew b y t h e R .T . V a n d e r b i l t Com pany, I n c . Of th e am ended s t a n d a r d s i s s u e d b y t h e O c c u p a ti o n a l S a f e t y a n d H e a lth A d m i n i s t r a t i o n (0SKA1 o n J u n e 1 7 , 1986, g o v e r n in g C e c u p a - 52 A s b e s to s . T r e n a l i t e , A n th o p h y llite and R e tin o 5 : F; a ; Sf l - a n d 1 9 2 6 .5 8 ) . He u n d e r s t a n d t h a t , E l)a B tJ r ? Ru* 8 - 5 *e * a t h e F e d e r a l R u le s o f A p p e l l a t e P r o w U : ' ? , p o s i t i o n i s t o b e s e r v e d upon e a c h r e s p o n d e n t b y S f f * Of th e C o u rt. A lso e n c lo se d l a th e f i l i n g fe e o f S6S.D 0, ,, it i t l 0 n S otW o o uc P e t i t i o n a n d a s e l f - a d d r e s s e d , sta m p e d ,? 3 ` P leM * tim e stam p th e a d d itio n a l copy of o u r P e ti tio n and r e t u r n same t o th e u n d e rs ig n e d . P u rs u a n t t o R u le I S f c t , we h a v e s e r v e d a l l o t h e r p a r - t i e s who w e re a d a i t t e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e In t h e r u l e n a k i n q p r o c e e d in g s b e f o r e OSHA. T h o se p a r t i e s s o s t a y e d a r e i d e n t _ on th e lu r e a tta c h e d to th e e n c lo s e d c e r t i f i c a -e a l s e r JOSH, HSHA, un. and H t. S i n t i . H r. C.S Thonpann from R .T . V a n d e rb ilt Company, In c . v ia Included on th e p a n e l . At the 998 AKIM. GUkio. STBAUSS. H a u t & F t LO Clerk o f th e C ourt U nited S ta te s C ourt of A ppeals fo r th e Second C irc u it June 19, 1986 Page Two In a d d itio n , we a re e n c lo s in g a copy of th e new atan d ards fo r your re fe re n c e . Because o f th e volum inous n a tu re a t t h i s docum ent, we have e n c lo s e d o n ly one c o p y . H ow ever, we w ii: g la d ly p ro v id e you w ith a d d itio n a l c o p ie s i f you need them . Thank you fo r yo u r c o n s id e ra tio n in th is m a tte r. Very tr u ly y o u rs, 3at E nclosures {as noted) v i a FEDERAI. EXPRESS D e n n is M. H a c e . P.C 1999 OSI TED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT R .T . VANDERBILT COMPAAWNIV. IiN.lCr.r P etitio n er v OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ANO HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, SECRETARE OF LABOR WILLIAM BROCK, ASSISTANT SECRETARE OF LABOR JOHN A. PENDERGRASS, R espondents. ) PETITION FOR REVIEW i Pursuant to S ectio n E (f> o f th e o c c u p a tio n a l S afety and H ealth Act o f 1970, 29 O .S ,C . S S S S tfl, th e R .T. V a n d e rb ilt Company, In e , p e t i t i o n s t h i s C o u rt f o r re v ie w o f th e S tan d ard * foe O ccupational E xposure to A sb esto s, T re m o lite , A n th o p h y llic e . and A c c a n o lite p ro m u lg ated b y th e O c c u p a tio n a l S a f e ty an d Sealfch A d m in istra tio n , U nited s t a te * D epartm ent o f L abor on Ju n e 17, 198, so be c o d i f i e d a t 29 C .F .R , 55 1 9 1 0 .1DG1 an d 1 9 2 6 .SB. P e titio n e r s .T . V a n d e rb ilt Company, I n c . i s a b u s i n e s s in c o r p o r a t e d u n d e r t h e law * o f t h e s t a t e o f New Y a c k , w ith i t s p r in c ip a l p la c e o f b u s in e s s in Horwelfc, C o n n e c tic u t. R e sp ectfu lly subm itted, AKIN. BtlMP, STRAUSS. HAGER. 6 TELO Dennrs m. Race, r .u . D aniel Jo sep h , F .C . David G. Sumner S u ite 200 1311 Rev H am pshire Avenue, W a sh in g to n , D-C. 20036 (2021 967-4000 N.w, 2000 c s s i: - ; cat o r servics I c e r tif y th a co p ies o f the a tta c h e d P e titio n foe Review have been m a ile d on ch e d a y o t June# i9 8 $ f b y cer> t i f f e d m a il. p o sta g e p r e p a id , r e tu r n r e c e i p t r e q u e s te d , t o Re spondents as fo llo w s ; w iI lia n E. Brock S ecretary of Labor Room S -2 0 1 8 U nited S ta te s D epartm ent 00 C o n s titu tio n Avenue, W ashington, D.C. 20210 of Labor R.W. John A. P e n d e rg ra s s A ssista n t S e c re ta ry o f Labor fo r O ccu p atio n al S a fe ty and H ealth Room S -2 3 1 S U nited s ta te s D epartm ent o f Labor 200 C o n s t i t u ti o n A v en u e, H.H. W ashington, D.C. 20210 X f u rth e r c e r t i f y c h a t p u rsu a n t to R ule l S tc j^ P o d - rf-n APPe ^ i t e P r o c e d u r e , c o p i e s o f t h e a c t s e h c d P e t i - ela L w u e r e a i s o m a i l e d on t h i s sem e d a y , toy f i r s t - t o o f r r ^ h . ? 0Si a 9 e . p r e p a i ' 1' t h p a r t i e s who w e re a d m i t t e d and n t h e PIOCECi i n g b e f o r e t h e O c c u p a t i o n a l S a f e t y p a r t e s S ^ " ^ a t l o n . Wa a r e a t t a c h i n g t h e l i s t o f t h o s e to A o n f.t La r e d b '! 0SBA f o r E x h i b i t 91 { n o t i c e s o f I n t e n t i o n ch* H e a rin g o n OSHA's 1984 P ro o o s e d R e v is io n o f th e A s b e s to s S tan d ard ! o f CSKA D o c k e t Ho. H -033C . D a v U G- S iia n e r G - Medical JnfonnniiOM on C'lifi Mulliu ................. 3468 II Medical Information on Leo R u liad o ............................ 3468 I - Medical Information on George Serviss. . ............ 3468 J - Medical Information oit Joseph Theriault ................................................ 3468 K - Medical Information on Frederick Weir .............................................. 3468 Reply Affidavit of Barney F. Bilrllo, Esi|. sworn to June 2 9 ,1995 with exhibit A .................................................................................................... 3468 A - Excerpts from Deposition Testimony of Frederick K o c ltl.................. 3468 Letter front John C. Selrigltt, Esq. to Honorable David Demurest dated April 25, 1996 ..................................................................... 3468 L etterfrom Neil J. Welch, J r. to Honorable David Demurest dated May 7, 996 ....................................... - ................................ 3469 Affidavit ( in Further Opposition to Si. Joe's Motion) of John C. Sttright, Esq. sworn to August 1, 1996 w ith exhibits A -E ............... .. 3472 A - Deposition Testimony ofCtlfTbrd L. K i t t s ........................................... 3472 I - Aerial View of Tide Mines, Pits and M ills................................... 3472 B - Affidavit of Shirley B. W hitm an!) ........................................................ 3472 C - L etter of Dorothy McGumness dated June 13,1994 ........................... 3472 D - Excerpts from Answers to Interrogatories given by Non-employee PlaintilTs. M ary Hall and Judy G o th a m ...................... 3472 E - L etter dated July 25,1996 from Dorothy McGuiiincss ...................... 3472 Stipulation Waiving CertllicBiion.............................................................. ............... 3473 2ft 111 MEMORANDUM 101 FROM: DATE: RE: O ffice o f th e S e c re ta ry of tao o r M ein, Gump, S t r a u s s , June 20, 19S6 H auer s Feld R e v is e d OSHA A s b e s t o s S t a n d a r d o f J u n e 1 7 , 1986 Thank you fo r th e o p p o rtu n ity to n se c w ith S e c re ta ry o f la b o r Brock r e g a r d in g th e a b o v e -c a p tio n e d n a t t e r . In re sp o n s e tD y o u r r e q u e s t f o r a sum m ary o f th e t o p i c we w i s h t o d i s c u s s w ith th e S e c r e ta r y , we have sum m arised beipw th e g e n e ra l b ack ground of th e is s u e s in v o lv in g o u r c l i e n t , th e R .T . V a n d e rb ilt Company, In c . I n 1972 OSHA p r o m u l g a t e d a n a s b e s t o s r e g u l a t i o n t h a t c o n ta in e d a d e f in itio n o f a s b e s to s w hich was n o t m in e r a lo g ic a lly c o r r e c t . From 1972 u n t i l th e e f f e c t i v e d a t e o f th e r e v is e d A s b e s to s S t a n d a r d , OSHA h a s b e e n t h e o n l y f e d e r a l a g e n c y t o have an a s b e s to s d e f i n i ti o n w hich in c lu d e d , among o th e r m in e ra ls th e n o n -asb esto s form s o f th e m in e ra ls tr e o o lic e , a n th o p h y ilite and a e t i n o l i t e . A ll o th e r f e d e r a l agency d e f in itio n s have recognized th e d is tin c tio n and have in clu d ed only th e a sb e sto s fo n t o f th e th r e e named m in e r a ls . The a .T . V a n d e r b ilt Com pany, I n c ., a sm a ll, fam ily -o w n ed o p e ra tio n , m ines and m ills com m ercial t a l c w hich i s used to make c e ra m ic t i l e , d e c o r a t o r p a i n t s , and o t h e r g o o d s. B e c a u se .C.S ~ a i e r o n t a x n s zw o o f z i i s m ir - s r a j.s zn q u e s t i o n {t r s n a i i t e 2002 - 2- aocf a n th o p h y H i t e i th e Com pany a s e x p e n d e d t h o u s a n d s o f d o l l a r and c o u n t l e s s h o u r s t r y i n g co c o n v i n c e OSHA t o c o r r e c t i t s d e f i n i t i o n . OSKA's f a i l u r e t o c o r r e c t t h e o v e r l y b r o a d d e f i n i tio n and the g ro ss m la e h a ra c tc rite rio n of tre m o lite and an th o phyH ite has stigm a tire d R .T . V a n d e rb ilt's p ro d u c t, w ith th e r e s u l t t h a t th e Company h a s l o s t a s u b s t a n t i a l a m o u n t o f b u s in e and dropped from b eing th e le a d in g U .S. t a l c p ro d u c e r to th e number fo u r o r fiv e p o s itio n . I n i t s P re a m b le t o t h e r e v i s e d A s b e s t o s S t a n d a r d , OSHA announced in A p ril 1904 t h a t i t i .ta-.ded to i l l co n fo rm i t s a s b e s t o s d e f i n i t i o n w ,h c t.- .e r a g e n c i e s an d u s e a m i n e r a l g i c a 13 c o r r e c t d e f i n i ti o n ; and (21 no lo n g e r r e g u la te m in e r a ls found in ta lc , such as erB inallte, u n d er i t s A sbestos S ta n d a rd . P rio r to th e p u b lic a tio n o f th e 1986 S ta n d a rd . V a n d e rb ilt re p re s e n ta tiv e s n e t w ith A s s is ta n t S e c r e ta r y M ichael S aro o d y and co u n sel to d iscu ss th e proposed S ta n d a rd , p a r tic u la rly th e a s b e s to s d e f i n i t i o n . Mr. Saroody e x p r e s s e d h i s c o n c e rn an d h i s ccm raitm eni to c o rre c t any e rro rs co n tain ed in th e o rig in a l S tan d ard . As s t a t e d b e lo w , OSKA h a s t a k e n som e s t e p s t o c o r r e c t t h e g l a r i n g m istakes co n tain ed in th e 1972 S tan d ard and th e R .T . V a n d e rb ilt Company i s a p p r e c i a t i v e o f H r. B a r o a d y 's e f f o r t s in t h i s r e g a r d , u n f o rtu n a te ly , sne r e v is e d S ta n d a r d c r e a te s new and g r e a t e r problem s beyond th o se d is c u s s e d w ith H r. S aroody. In t h e 1986 S t a n d a r d , p u b l i s h e d on J u n e 1 7 , 1 9 B 6 , U5HA in f a c t acknow leoged i t s e r r o r and re v is e d th e d e f i n i t i o n of asb esco s to in c lu d e only th e a s b e s to s form a t th e n i e r a i s 2005 _ in q u e s t i o n . T h is a d n i s s i o i n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g , OSKA, c o n t r a r y to tc s a s s e r t i o n in th e 130 4 P reatn o lfi, d id n o t e x c lu d e th e n o n -asb esto s form s o f th e m in e ra ls from th e A sb esto s S ta n d a rd . In s te a d , w ith o u t any n o tic e to th e R ,T . V a n d e r b ilt Company o r an y o c h e r i n t e r e s t e d p a r t y . oSttA e x p a n d e d t h e A s b e s to s S ta n ard to include the re g u la tio n of n o t only a sb e sto s, but th e th ree non-asbestos m in erals of tre w o lite , a n th o p h y lllte and a c c l n e l i t e a s w e l l . I n e s s e n c e , OSKA p r o m u l g a t e d a n e n t i r e l y new s t a n d a r d w i t h o u t t h e minimum n o t i c e a n d com m ent p l a i n l y re q u ire d by s ta e u tq . f t has alw ays been th e p o s itio n o f th e R .T . V a n d e rb ilt Conpany th a t r e g u la tio n o f i t s t a l c was an a p p r o p ria te s u b je c t o f i n q u i r y f o r OSHA t o u n d e r t a k e . H o w e v e r, t n e v e h i c i e t h a t OSHA h a s em p lo y ed t o p u r s u e s t r i c t r e g u l a t i o n i s D i s t a n t l y i n a p p r o p r i a t e . T h ro u g h t h e new s t a n d a r d , OSHA h a s u n a p o l o g e t i c a ly anu u n ab ash ed ly made c le a r th a t i t s d e f i n i ti o n o f a s b e s to s S in c e >972 h as b e e n w ro n g . F u r t h e r , by i t s awn a d m is s io n , OSHA s t a t e s in t h e P r e a m b le t o t h e new S t a n d a r d t h a t t h e m e d i c a l evidence on exposure to th e m in e ra is in q u e s tio n is in c o n c lu siv e T a t. OSHA p re su m e d t o r e g u i a t e t h e m i n e r a l s a s i f t h e y h a d th e same e f f e c t s as a s b e s to s - - w h ich , u n lifc e th e m in e ra ls m q u e stio n , is c h a r a c te r iz e d by volum inous u n d isp u te d m ed ical data to support i t s very s t r i c t re g u la tio n . In c re d ib ly , th e v e r y m e d ic a l d a t a t h a t CSHA h a s r e i i a o u p o n m t h e 1986 S t a n d a r d was in oSHA's p o s s e s s i o n p r i o r t o i t s p ro n o u n cem en t; i n t h e 1984 P re a m b le -- w h ic h d e c l a r e d OSHA's i n t e n t i o n t o c h a n g e 2BG4 ttiB d e f i n i t i o n a t th e a s b e s to s and s e i s e r e p u t a t i o n o f " m in e ra l p ro d u c e s s u e s as t r e n o i i t e an c a l c p r o d u c e s * u n d e r c h i new A sbestos stan d ard . I t Is our opinion th a t osha' s d e c isio n to tr e a t th e m in erals in q u e s tio n th e same a s a s b e s to s i s n o t su p p o rte d by a i n e r a i o p i c o r m e d i c a l d a t a an d i s c l e a r l y I n v i o l a t i o n o f OSHA's p r o c e d u r a l requirem ents fo r rulem aking. th e a c tio n w ill be appealed by the r . t . V a n d e rb ilt Company in th e a p p r o p r ia te t!.s . C ir c u it Court o f A ppeals. In t h i s re q a rd , R.T. V a n d e rb ilt w ill re q u e s t th a t th e Departm ent o f la b o r o crcc to s ta y enforcem ent of th e OSHA S t a n d a r d u n t i l a j u d i c i a l d e c i s i o n i s r e a c h e d o r th e r u l e making is s u e d iscu ssed - above i s re s o lv e d am icab ly . As t h i s sta y re q u e s t v i l l make ab u n d an tly c le a r u n le s s th e sta n d a rd , as i t a p p lie s to th e n o n -asb esto s m in e ra ls, i s neld in abeyance, th e a .T . V a n d e rb ilt Company i l l be fo rc e d to c e a s e o p e r a tio n s . 2005 0*w-< C*TCC *|Q Cl**** i7QO "One l*(ku| *cst N OSft^aQQ bC<*M3 Qrf(*{ Jrcuare 7"tcr VOMOO* w i*i*o*-ao3 a k in , G u m p S, s t r a u s s . H a u e r *rrpMCTa at L*** Feuo . "*v*.0'" *priiao`*-nsfO" 033 MCvrrbAM*iniKC AvfHUE. HW SUi?C ao S" 'NOnjti OC. 2 0 0 3 0 <2Oil 0>**OOO 't a i MwnKJJC fr-eea M 0-909 40Q0 US**MQ*me* 9 0 0 H l o <V"< wT>". io* te* t 9i#]ap~etac "*mniM 6 m oDOtei wmthA *etem>av M*ri (taMuE^ao* by messenger J u n e 20, 1966 John A. P e n d e r g r a s s A ssistan t S acrecary ot Labor fo r O ccupational S afety and O.S. D epartm ent o f Labor Room S-231S 200 C o n s t i t u t i o n A venue. H.H. W ash in g to n , B .C . 20210 H ealth in re ; STANDARDS FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS IH GENERAL. MARITIME AHO CONSTHUCTIOH INDUSTRIES ( OSEA DOCKET HO. H-033C1 REQUEST OP t h e r . t . Va n d e r b il t company,. INC. FOR A STAY PENDIHG JUDICIAL REVIEW Dear Hr. P e n d e rg ra s s : on Dune 20 . 1986, t h e R .T . V a n d e r b ilt Company, I n c . ( *V anderbiIt*} f ile d a p e titio n fo r review w ith th e U nited S tates Court of Appeals f o r th e Second C ir c u it, seex io g review o f the Revised S tan d ard f o r O c c u p a tio n a l E xposure to A s a e s te s . T re*o- l i t e , A n t h o p h y l l i t e a n d A e c m o l i t e , ____ F ee- R eg. ____ I ' r e v is e d s t a n d a r d " ) . V a n d e r b i l t r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t s t h a t OSEA stay the re v ise d sta n d a rd o en d in c u d i c i a i review , __ fa d . Reg. _______ (J a n e 1 7 , 1 9 8 6 ) . Because o f th e irre p a ra b le h am to V a r.d e rtiit occa sioned by th e newly pro m u lg ated a s b e s to s s ta n d a rd . V ar.derSilc r e g u e s ts g h a t it be in fo rm e d o f OSA*s d e c i s i o n by COO p.a. . P r.d a y , June 27. I f csEA d e s i r e s a d d itio n a l tim e to c o n sid e r th is Recraost. p e t i t i o n e r a s ks t h a t a re a p e rs -- s ta y be e e te re d pending a f i n a l r u l i n g , sh o u ld OsaA d e c lin e t s t a s t e i s ta y by th e t r e e r e c r e a t e d , V a r .d e r s ii- i i n t e n d s t o se e * -i s t a y frt=> th e Serene C irc u it pending ju d ic ia l review . Jo h n A. P e n se ro riss 0 . 5 . D ep artm en t c f t a bis r June 20, 1936 Page Two The s ta n d a rd s f o r ir s u a n c e o f s s t a y ax e w e l l - s e t t l e d . K p arty requesting a s ta y m ust dem onstrate th a t: (1) th e re is a s u b s ta n tia l lik e lih o o d o f su c cess on th e m e r its , 2! i t w ill s u ffe r irre p a ra b le harm I f a sta y is d e n ie d , and (3) th a t I s suance o f .a sta y would n o t s u b s t a n t i a l l y harm o t h e r p a r t i e s o r in te r fe r e w ith the p u b lic i n t e r e s t . Ih e f a c e r upon w hich th e V a n d e r b ilt Company r e l i e s t o m e e t e a c h o f t h e s e t h r e e c r i t e r i a are se e f o rth below. I. P etitio n er* s lik e lih o o d of P re v a ilin g on th e M erits V anderbilt w ill c o n te s t the in c lu sio n of n o n a sb e stiform tr e m o lite . a n th o p h y llite and a e t i n o l i t e w i t h i n th e a s b e s tos exposure standards and th e d e fin itio n o f " a s b e sto s fib e r* used in b o th proposed s t a n d a r d s , V a n d e r b ilt b e l i e v e s t h a t 05SA did not provide adequate n o tic e and comment t h a t i t was c o n sid erin g expansion of che a s b e s to s sta n d a rd to in c lu d e n o n a s b e s tiform m in e r a ls . P u rc h e r, OSKA's i n c l u s i o n o f n o n a s b e s t i f o r a tre m o - H te , a n th o p h y llite and a c t m o i i t e and d e f i n i ti o n o f " a s b e sto s f i b e r ' are not su p p o r'-d by s u b s ta n tia l ev id en ce in th e h e a rin g record. A. t r a d e o u a te o r i c e and Comment In OSIiA's P ro p o s e d H uie and n o t i c e o f H e a r in g ( "PRHH"I published in the F ederal R e g is te r on A p ril 10, 1964. th e agency raised sev eral issues reg ard in g i t s proposed re v isio n of the stan d ard c u rre n tly in e f f e c t (29 C -F.R - S 1910.1001 ( 1 9 6 6 0 . Among th e q u e s t i o n s l i s t e d t o e n c o u r a g e p u b l i c com m ent was th e fo llo w in g : 4 5 Fed 4- w hether th e change in th e d e f i n i tio n s of "asbestos* and "asbestos fib e r" would c l a r i f y th e s ta n d a r d 's sc o p e , and properly re la te to mown or suspected' .w orkplace h a z a rd s : w h eth er s p e c ify in g th e m ineralogie d e f in itio n of a s b e sto s , such as using th e c e ra " trtm o lite a s bestos" rath er th an th e cu rre n t te r tre m o lite ," would fe e tta r d e fin e th e health hatard. . . . Heg. H 1 1 S . 14117 11904 i .. John A. Je r.d e rg rss s tr.S. D cparcaer.t o f Labor Ju n e 20. ISflS Pago Three In t h e PU BS's "Summary a n d E x p la n a t io n o f th e P ro p o s e d Amendments and O th e r I s s u e s R e le v a n t to th e P e rm a n e n t S ta n d a rd .* OSSA a p p e a r e d t o a n s w e r t h e a b o v e q u e s t i o n i n t h e a f f i r m a t i v e . OSHR c o r r e c t l y a c k n o w le d g e d t h a t i t jls th e o n ly g o v e r n m e n t a l agency th at re g u la te s the nonasbe3tiorm v a r ie tie s o f tre m a iite . a n th o p h y ilite and a c t in o iite . M oreover, th e agency conceded th a t th e evidence p re se n te d by p ro p o n e n ts o f a m in e s a lo g ic a lly a c cu rate d e fin itio n o f a sb e sto s was u n reb u tted from a m lr.e ralcg ic a l s t a n d p o i n t . I d . a t 1 4 1 2 2 . A c c o r d i n g l y . OSRA p r o p o s e d a d o p tio n of a n m e ra io g ic a lly accurate d e fin itio n . Id . I n i t s n e w ly i s s u e d s t a n d a r d s . OSftA i n d e e d h a s a d a p te d a m in eraio g ieally accu rate d e fin itio n of "a sb e sto si" "A sbestos" in clu d es c h r y s o tile , am o site, c ro c id o lite . ttrem olita a sb e sto s , an th o p h v lllte asb esto s, a c tin o iite asb esto s, and any o f th e se m in erals th a t have been chem ically tre a te d an d /o r a lte re d . __ F ed . R eg. ________ ( t o he c o d i f i e d a t 29 C .F - f l. 55 i9 1 0 -1 0 0 1 C b i 1 9 2 $ .S & (b J ). However* QSHA h a s a l s o e x p a n d e d t h e s c o p e o f t h e stan d ard ee in c lu d e n o t o n ly a sb e sto s b u t a ls o tr e m o lite , a t h o p h y l l i t e an d a c r i n o i i t a , w h ic h OSttA d e f i n e s a s " t h e n o n - a s b e s to s fo r o f th e se m in e r a ls , and any o f th e se m in e r a ls th a t have b een c h e m i c a l l y t r e a t e d a n d / o r a l t e r e d " rd^. T hus# O SS\ i n cred ib ly d istin g u ish e s nonasbeseiferm tre m e lite . a n c h o p h y llite and a c tin o iite from tr u e a s b e s to s , o u t p roposes to re g u la te th e s e m inerals ex actly as i f they are a sb e sto s . Here im p o rta n tly , th e in c lu s io n of n o n a s b e a ta s m in e r a l s i s p a r t i c u l a r l y i n a p p r o p r i a t e g i v e n CSHA' s s t a t e d t i c n t o p r o m u lg a te a s t a n d a r d f o r a s b e s t o s e x p o s u r e . Had OSEA in tended to issu e a sta n d a rd fo r a l l se rp e n tin e and am phibole m in e ra ls or f a r i n d u s t r i a l c a lc a s w e ll a s a s b e s to s , i t was i n cu m b en t on OSRA t o s t a t e t h i s i n t h e n o t i c e o f p r o p o s e d r u l e m aking. $uch n o tic e c le a r ly would have e l i c i t e d g r e a t e r and m ore in v o lv e d co m m en tary from i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s . J*1 e f f e c t o f asfEA` s s t a t e d i n t e n t i o n t o a d o p t a m t n e r a l o g x e a i l Y a c c u r a t e d e f i n i t i o n o f a s b e s t o s w as t o l i m i t a l m o s t a l l o f t J l c r. i S ? tD n te ,, on t h i s i s s u e t o s h o r t s t a t e m e n t s o f a g re e m e n t w i t h OuEA s p r o p o s a l . Even th o s e c o m m e n te rs who d i s a g r e e d w i t h OSKA a p r e p o s o f f e r e d no r.ew e v i d e n c e t o s u p p o r t t n e x r p o s i t i o n s * John A. ie r.d e rg ra s s Q.S. D epartm ent o Labor June 2 0 , ISS6 Paje Four I t i s c l e a r t h a t OSSA'S s t a t e d i n t e n t i o n t o a d o p t a n in e ra io g ita lly accu rate d e fin itio n of asbestos e ffe c tiv e ly p re cluded adequate d is c u s s io n as to w hether n o n a sb e stife n a trem ol i t a , a n th o p h y llite and a c tin o lite m e rit re g u la tio n , C oneequentl t h e n o t i c e g iv e n i n t h e FRHK w as i n a d e q u a t e f o r t h e p u r p o s e s of including these nonasbestlform m inerals in the stan d ard . The due p ro c e s s r i g h t s o f i n t e r e s t e d p a r t i e s and t h e p u b l i c i n t e r can be p ro te c te d o n ly by n o tic e of in t e n t t o re g u la te th e s e m in e r a ls fo llo w e d by a h e a r in g a s m andated b y 0SRA*s p r o c e d u r a l r e g u l a t i o n s . The p r o c e d u r a l s h o r t c u t a t t e m p t e d h e r e b y OSHA d ire c tly contravenes those re g u la tio n s. E- Each o f S u b s ta n tia l E vidence OSHA c a n n o t s u p p o r t i t s i n c l u s i o n o f n o n a s b e s t i f o r m tre m o lite ." a n th o p h y llite and a c tin o lite or i t s d e fin itio n o f asbestos fib e r" by re fe re n c e to the h earin g reco rd . Indeed, OSHA a d m its i n th e p re a m b le t o t h e n ew ly I s s u e d s t a n d a r d * t h a t th e m edical d a ta as to h e a lth e f f e c ts o f n o n asb estlfo rm trem o l i t e and a n t h o p h y l l i t e a r e ` i n c o n c l u s i v e " (OSHA d o e s n o t d i s c u s s n o n a s b e s t i f o r a a c t i n o l i t e a t a l l l . OSKA c o n c l u d e s t h a t : It)h e re i s in s u f f ic ie n t evidence uoon which t o 's t a t e w ith anv d ecree of c e r t a i n t y t h a t e x p o s u re to owe Corps o f _ fib ro u s tg em o lite o r anrflopftvllite is s a fe . For th is and ocher reaso n s d 'iscussed in S e c tio n x o l th is Pream ble (Summary an d E x p la n a t io n , OSEA h a s not revised i ts d e fin itio n of asbestos to exclude c e r ta in fib ro u s form s o f th ese m in e ra ls. The Agency b e lie v e s th a t th is d e c is io n com ports w ith p ru dent public h ealth p o licy . (Emphasis a d d ed ). ___ F ad . R eg. a t ____ , T h is language in d ic a te s c h a t os^ reasonable b a s is fo r r e g u la tin g th e n o n * sb e sti-o of th e se m in e ra ls , much l e s s f o r r e g u la tin g i f th e y w ere a s b e s t o s . H c r e o v e r . OSHA'5 v a rieties -m o rals as th at it In can re g u la te th e s e m in e ra ls b ecau se chose ^ t-a te th a t they elu sio n in an asb e sto s s ta n d a rd f a ile d to dem onst- Ccf.T, A. rcn .se tfe. 2esart;=e: June 20. 1556 F iv e 13 Vlth<5': t - " i t . As OSHA s t a t e d i n t h e p r e a m b le t c th e 19B4 PRHH: * [hjhe ev id en ce p resen ted by proponents o f a d o p t i o n b y OSHA a t 3 m x n e r a io g ic d e f in itio n o f a s b e sto s w hich has the e ffe c t o f excluding a sb e sto s in ta ic is u n re b u tte d from a a in e r a la g ic sta n d p o in t. T h u s . OSSA a n t i c i p a t e s i t w i l l a d o p t the m m erslo g ic d e fin itio n of asbestos a d v o c a te d b y th e a u th o r s o f th e comments c ite d ab o v e . Of c o u rs e , ev id en ce p re se n te d in r e b u tta l to th e s e comments, i f an y , and e v id e n c e r e s u l t i n g from c ro ss e x a m i n a t i o n w i l l b e c o n s i d e r e d m OSHA' s fin a l decisio n . 49 Fed. B eg. a e 14122 { c i t a t i o n s o m itte d ) . One w o u ld i n f e r fro m OSHA* s i n c l u s i o n o f n o n a s b e s t i - tom! tr e m o lite . a n th o p h y llite and a e t l n o l i t e m i t s a s b e sto s exposure sta n d ard th a t argum ents f o r an exposure stan d ard lim it o n ly to tru e a s b e s to s had been s e rio u s ly underm ined d u rin g th e ru le m a k in g p r o c e s s . On t h e c o n t r a r y , th e e v id e n c e p r e s e n t e d b y th o s e who s o u g h t t o e x c lu d e n o n a a b e s t o s m i n e r a l s from t h e amended a s b e s to s s ta n d a rd rem ain s " u n re b u tte d ." Those p a r t i e s who s o u g h t t o i n c l u d e t h e n o n e s B e s ta s v a r i e t i e s o f . th e t h r e e m in e ra ls h av e o f f e r e d no new e v id e n c e in su p p o rt o f t h e i r p o s i t i o n beyond t h a t c i t e d b y OSHA i n t h e n o t i c e o f p r o p o s e d r u l e m aking. on th e o th e r hand, th e p ro p o n en ts o f a sta n d a rd lim ite d so le ly to tru e a s b e s to s have o ffe re d testim ony and subm itted s e v e r a l new s t u d i e s t h a t n o t o n ly p r o v id e a sou n d s c i e n t i f i c b a s is f o r th e i r p o s itio n , b u t a ls o c a l l .nto g u e stio n th e assump t i o n s and f i n d i n g s o f t h o r * u p o n whom n&KA r e l i c s t o j u s t i f y i t s in clu sio n of th e s e th r ie nonaabestos m inerals. As to th e d e f in itio n o f "a sb esto s fib e r" proposed by OSHA, num erous e o m m e n te rs n o te d t h e i n a c c u r a c y o f c h a r a c t e r i s i n g 3 Pa r - io le o n ly th r e e tim e s io n c e r chan i t is wide aa a f ib e r ," In ju s tif y in g ad o ctio n of i t s proposed d e fin itio n o f 'a s b e s t o s f i b e r , " OSHA r e l i e s a l m o s t e x c l u s i v e l y upon t h e John A. ?ar,eer= = ass U.S. Departm ent of iafcc; June 2Q, 2.966 page Six testim o n y and cerements of o f f i c i a l s o f th e N a tio n a l I n s t i t u t e f o r o c c u p a tio n a l S a f e ty an d H e a l t h (NIOSH). H ow ever, HXOSH o f f e r , no s c i e n t i f i c b a s ts f o r i t s recom m endation t h a t ` a s b e s to s f ib e r * be d efin ed as a p tr e ie l* o f one o f th e s i * l i s t e d m in eral w ith a lengrh-to-w ldth ra tio of 3 to 1, o r g re a te r. In its w ritte n p r e s e n t a t i o n , NIOSB o f f e r s o n l y t h s t a t e m e n t t h a t ' { a J t p r e s e n t , NIOSH knows o f no c o m p e llin g s c i e n t i f i c a rg u m e n t upon w h ic h to change t h i s d e f i n i ti o n ." A re v ie w o f M O SB's w r itte n su b m iss lo n s shows t h a t KIOSK o f f e r s no s c i e n t i f i c a rg u m e n t, c o m p e llin g o r o th e r w is e , t o su p p o rt i t s d f i n i t i o n , t h e NIOSH p a n e l r e p eats th is p a tte rn in i t s o r a l testim o n y on the d e fin itio n o f "asbestos f ib e r," the whole o f w hich fo llo w s: [H r. H a c to n ib :] In o t h e r w o rd s th e n . Mr. lumwalde, th e key c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f any m ineral th a t should be covered under the osha sta n d a rd w ould b e w h e th e r i t ' s one o f th e s ix m in eral ty p e s t h a t 's named in th e d e f i n i t i o n , and w h e th e r i t ' s f i b r o u s . And 'fib ro u s* means th a t th e a s p e c t r a t i o i s g re a te r than 3/13 Mr. Zurtwaldei C o r r e c t . I d . a t 135. T h u s. H IqSB h a s o f f e r e d no e v id e n c e t o OSSA on th e d e f i n i t i o n o f " a s b e s t o s f i b e r " t h a t w as n o t a l r e a d y a v a i l a b l e t o OSHA a t t h e t i n e i t i s s u e d i t s p r o p o s a l t o c o d i f y i t s d e f i n i t i o n o f a s b e s t o s . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , num erous e e a o e n c e rs u rg ed OSHA t o c o n s i d e r a h i g h e r a s p e c t r a t i o , among o t h e r c r i t e r i a , end subm itted s u b s ta n tia l s c i e n t i f i c and te c h n ic a l evidence in support o f th e ir p o s itio n . n e t , , _____ f o r reasons, V an d erb ilt is confident th a t oa S S f5* i t * c h o i c e s a n d t h a t V a n d e r b i l t w i l l p r e v e i l on the m erits a f te r ju d ic ia l review o f th e sta n d a rd s. II" "-p-- c l a n , r ' a Demon s t r a t i o n o f I r r e p a r a b l e B ara i r r e p a r a b l e ^ S bMdfd sion of nenashestifnr ? i a t e n'a t o th an **> issuance of a sta y . In clu - to s exposure s t a h a s r ? ^ , ? i w i i S e antJ a n tb o p h y llita in th e a s h e s o f in in g and Mavw.i? wi l l f o r c e V a n d e r b ilt o u t o f th e b u s in e s s h .n d eriiit i n d u s tr ia l 1 . A ll t e l e s mined by th e s e two B ln e r a L i rn e " E, T a lc CoP*ny f a c i l i t i e s c o n ta in n onasbostifora --a m ii - c o n s t i t u e n t s . The presence o f more coB H areialiv i.tnd snu t* o p h y lllra makes th o se ta le c a r - d t h a n c a l c s n o e G cnz& ininct hit** -cr.r. a . r-escercrass CJ-. O e p sr--e n t c f l a l c r ne 20, 1986 Page Seven OSHA1s C o t a l l y u n s u b s t a n t i a t e d d e c i s i o n t h a t n o n a s b e s ti to rn tre m o iite , a n th o p h y llite and a c tln c lite should he tre a te d i n th e same m annet a s a s b e s t o s m eans t h a t ehe f u l l ra n g o f OSSA m on ito rin g , housekeeping, hazard com m unication, m edical tu r v e il- lance and a sso c ia te d re c o rd -k e e p in g re q u ire m e n ts f o r a sb e sto s w i l l now b e im posed upon V a n d e r b i l t 's c u s to m e r s . The p ro m is e of in crease d re g u la tio n and expense com bined w ith th e stigm a of ` asb esto s" w ill d e f in ite ly have a profound and perm anently d e le te rio u s e f f e c t upon V a n d e r b ilt's s a le of in d u s tr ia l t a lc and. eventually, w ill cause V anderbilt to cease operations cntlreJ III* The P u b lic I n t e r e s t OSEA. c a n n o t d e m o n s t r a t e t h a t i s s u a n c e o f a s t a y w i l l i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t . I n d e e d , OSHA c o n c e d e s I n the pream ble to th e new ly iss u e d sta n d a rd s th a t th e m edical e v i dence upon which i t r e l i e s to r e g u la te n o n a s b e s tifo ra trem olifce, a n th c p h y llite and actinelJL tes i s in c o n c lu s iv e . W ith o u t a show ing th a t reg u latio n of n o n asb estifo n rt tre m o lite , a n th o p h y llite and a c tin o lite as If i t were a sb e sto s i s n ecessa ry to p ro te c t the h e a l t h o f A m erican w o r k e r s , OSSA h a s no b a s i s f o r a r g u in g t h a t I t i s a c tin g in chu p u b lic i n t e r e s t . Given th e co m p ellin g need co a n a ly s e th o ro u g h ly th e f a c t u a l b a s e s and a s s u m p tio n s upon w h ic h OSHA r e l i e s in ifcn im pro p er in clu sio n of n o n asb estifarw tra m o lite , an c h o p h y llito and a e tin o lite m th is health stan d ard , the public in te re s t requires a t the v o ry l e a s t a rem and o f t h e " D e f i n i t i o n s * s e c t i o n o f th e s e standards fo r fu rth e r rulem aking procedures w ith adequate n o tice and comment b e fo re th e s e s ta n d a r d s a r e im p o sed . U n le ss r e g u la to ry ag en cies comply w ith t h e i r s t a t u t o r y m and ates and p ro v id e in te re ste d p a rtie s w ith th e ir f u l l due p ro cess r ig h ts , th* pub l i c in te r e s t w ill in e v ita b ly be armed. IV. C onclusion In straced chat of a stay of to asbestos. g ra n t such * che argum ents s ta te d above. V a n d e rb ilt has demoai t f u l f i l l s a l l th re e requirem ents fo r issuance OSHA's am ended s t a n d a r d s f o r o c c u p a t i o n a l e x p o s u re T h e r e f o r e , V a n o e r b i .l t r e s p e c t f u l l y u r g e s t h a t OSHA s ta y . I John D.S* June Page A. F e r .d e r q r a s s O eoartaenc o f Labor 20, 1585 E ig h t. ija t via HAND DELIVER* Very truly yours. D e n n is M. B a e e , P . c . D a n re l J o s e p h , PC. D avid 6 S u an er C ounsel io r th e B.T. V a n d e r b ilt Cotnpany,i In c* 1 A p ril 10, 19S4 June U , 19S* J u ly 26t 19B4 August 21, 198* September 12. 1904 September 25, 1984 cksomolgct 'er.derhi I t Tal- 19B4 05RA p u b lis h e s i propocad ru le f a r a sb e s to s , moSH t e s t i f i e s a t th e OSHA pnb lie bearing on O ccupational txpoanre to A abestoa. The HI0S3 d e f in itio n for a sb e sto s recommends th e in c lu s io n of fifrrg*H t r e a s u r e , lib re a a a n c h o p h y llite and fib ro u s i c t i a e i i t e w ith a fib e r defined as p article* v lth on aspect r a tio o f 3 ;i determined oa a oicroacoplc lev el. V is ito r R e g is tr a tio n lo g n o te s TCooxad S ie g e r V a n d e rb ilt) v i s i t s John Gamble fro n 8:1$ a. to 1:30 p*n* Purpoee Is stated as discussion of a a rta lity . V is ito r R e g is tr a tio n lo g notes AH B arvey, K,C. R ieger (V a n d e rb ilt) end O.H. Race (A tto rn ey f a r V a n d erb ilt) v i s i t John Gamble /rout 48 s .a . to 12:00 noon. T ra v e l vouchers fo r Rob Reger, John Gamble and H arlan Aaandus CORDS) froo Hergsntoun to HarvaUt, Connecticut to meet w ith R.T. V an d erb ilt Ceopany, In c . O rders s ig n ed by Sob Ciena f o r R eger and by Reger fo r Gamble and Amandus. L e tte r from J e n n if e r S t a r r {C onsultant u/Laeus) to John Gamble (DM$) a a fallow-up to telephone conversation and tra n s m itte d in fo n e a rio n from tb s {rational Death Index, along v ith in fo rm a tio n pro v id ed to them by V a n d erb ilt. L e tte r conveys an u n d e rs ta n d in g th a t Gamble wa analyzing the m o rtality pattern of ta lc workers. O c to b e r 3 , 193 ffcv ccber 14, 1984 December 2 0 i?B* December 20, 1964 Ja n o a c y U, 1985 J a n u a ry 2 a , 1985 O cto b er 13, 19j j October l a . I9as -2- L e tte r from Jesep h C o s te llo (JRDS1 to Ted K aia n d ro a (SSA) r e q u e s tin g am in terag en cy agreement la order tn get access to records fo r follow -up of th re e cohorts one d escrib ed a s 0 "extended cohort being studied xor lung c a n c e r." V is ito r R e g is tra tio n log n o tes Konrad 2 R ie g e r (V a n d e rb ilt) v i s i t a Jo h n Gamble from B il a., to 3x00 p .a * V is ito r R e g is tra tio n log s o te s H.B. V a n d e r b ilt A.M. H arv ey and K,,C. R ie g e r ( V a n d e r b il t) v i s i t Bob R eg e r a t 10 :3 4 a Tm. f o r "4150X 80106.'* In te ra g e n c y agreem ent signed by Jo sep h C o s t e l l o . Bob R eger a n d Bob G len n (BROS) b etw e en NXOSH a n d SSA e n t i t l e d " M o rta lity Study of In d iv id u a ls O c c u p a t io n a l ly E xposed co V a rio u s D usts." ia a O b lig a tio n req u est fo r che tra n sfe r of c o n e y t o SSA v i t h t h e s e a t e d p u rp o s e as "M ortality survey o f individuals occu p atio n ally exposed to asbescos ta lc , s ilic a dust, e e .M T r a v e l v o u c h e r f o r Bob R eger <DEDS) from H organtavn rc rrorvallc, C o n n e c tic u t to m eet u i t b R.T* V a n d e r b i l t . O rd e rs s ig n e d by Bob C iena. L e t t e r f r e o Bob R eger (OSDS) to K onrad R ieger (V an d erb ilt) thanking b in fo r se n d in g th e Lana 6 /6 /6 3 m a n u sc rip t and n o ting the need fo r fu rth e r study o f Chis c o h o rt. R eferen ces John Gamble (DBDS) aa a k n o w le d g e a b le r o s e a r e h e r la th is area* V is ito r R e g istra tio n lo g n otes E.C . R ie g e r and A.M flfarvey v i s i t Sob C le a n from 5:50 a ,n . to 10:55 a .tt. i s ! s t a t e the purpose as "discussion of m o rtality ," JToveaber 7, F o v e a b e r 7 . 1985 November 13, 1985 November 1 5 , 1923 flcvem ber 22, 19flS January 22, nag J an u a ry 2a f 19B6 M arch 31, 195$ L tc e r from A lla n H arder (V a n d e rb ilt) za Bab C le a n (OROS) e n c io a ia g c e & p ie e e d HHE Tora " p e r o u t co n v ersatio n ," S e q e s e f o r m a lo * HHE form from A lt a Harvey {Vanderbilt) requesting an " u p d a t in g o f th e KIQSH (1 9 5 0 ) h e a l t h s tu d y o f CIC." C e r tif ie d L e tte r iro n Deanna Creas (DftDS) to A lla n K a rre y ( V a n d e r b il t) a c k n o w le d g in g r e c e i p t o f t h e EBB re q u e s t and n o tin g che eelEiuseat of J o h n Gamble (DEBS) a s th e i n v e s t i g a t o r . M e e tin g o f KK2AC In Hcr&a&eavn. C laris Cooper (rtoaber) req u ests th a t the com m ittee c o n sid e r th e is s u e o f th e re g u la to ry d e f in itio n o f asb esto s as u i le e a fo r th e agenda. Konrad S ie g e r (V an d erb ilt) atten d s the m eeting. Memo from Jo h n Cambie C5BDS3 t o Bob G len n CORDS) c r i t i q u i n g th e IttCSB p o sitio n , on V and erb ilt ta lc and s t a t i n g t h a t 1110511 s h o u ld r e - e v a l u a t e i t s m o rta lity study. 1M4 Seminar e n title d "M ineralogy o f Talc and A sb e s to s" p re s e n te d a t ALOSO to OSDS s t a f f by Konrad H i t t e r , John K elae, A llen Harvey and C .5. Thoopeon (V anderbilt). L e tte r fr o a A llen Harvey (V en d erb llt) to Oob Oleran (OROS) s u g g e s tin g n in e s f o r tn e p a n el o r e x p e r ts f o r th e Hay 196 tie e e ln t o f HSMC to d is c u s s th e d e fin itio n of asbestos, V is ito r R e g istra tio n log no tes John R a ise ( V e n d e r b llt) v i s i t s Jo h n Gamble (OSOS) f r o o 9 :2 0 a . n . t o 9 :4 0 e . o . L e tte r fro n John K else (V an d erb ilt) to John Cambie (D M 5) e n e lo sln * p le n t end process decs. Hay B, 1986 Hay H. 1986 May 21, 1906 Hay 21 1986 Hey 29, 1986 June 17* 1986 Jane 17( 1986 June 17, 1966 June 204 I98fi -4- L a tte r frera Bob Glerui (Exec Sec, UNRAC) co John Gaoble (CEOS) th a n k in g hia fo r agreeing to p a rtic ip a te in the discussion of asbestos adoeral* *c the HRZAC sits on Way 29 w ith e n c lo su re s (handw ritten notes;* L etter iron Allan Harrey (V anderbilt) eo Bob C iena (BEOS) re q u e stin g t h a t C.S. Thaapneo t e allow ed to aafrn an o ra l p r e s e n ta tio n d u rin g the Key Beet log o f KHBAC. L e tte r fro a Bob Glenn (SEBE) t A1 Harvey (V anderbilt) fo llo v itu up oa telep h o n e c o n v e rsa tio n o f May 20 and sen d in g handouts s e n t co HH2AC concerning the asbestos p re sen ta tio n . L e tte r fr o a Val V a lly a tb a n (DEBS) and Jo b a Gamble (BEGS) co J e r r o l d Abraham (Pathology Cansuleanes) req u estin g h is assistance ia lo catin g and analyzing autopsy lens tis s u e fro a 66 c a s e s v lth an exposure h isto ry in the ta lc industry. Faael presentation organised by John Gamble concerning th e d e f i n i t i o n o f a sb e s to s I s p re sen te d and d ls e u a s e d a t HHRAG in Tuscon, A rizona. Rev a sb e s to s s tan d a rd prom ulgated by OSEA. V isito r F efiJtraelon log notes John ICeise (V a n d e rb ilt) v i s i t s John Cambie (SEOS} croc 9:10 a . a . to 3 :45 p , a . L e rte r frets J e r r o ld Abraham (P athology C onsultant) to Val V allystban and John Gamble (DECS) ag reein g to s e rv e a s a consultant an the autopsy analyses* Dennis Race, an a tto rn e y re p re s e n tin g Vanderbilt file d a p e titio n in the U.S. Court o f Appeals fo r th e Second C irc u it c h a llen g in g OSHA's L n clusicn o f tr e o o llte , a n th o p h y llite end a e tta e ile * in the nevly promulgated asbestos standard. The p e titio n ia a ' request to stay the standard fo r these substances a ta tln e th a t they are June 23, I9ae June 2, 1986 June 25, 1988 June 27, 1936 June 27, 1996 J u ly 3 . 19E6 July a, Isas Ju ly 13, 1966 -5- U tC c t from John JCclae (V a n d e rb ilt) tv John Gamble (DfiDSl eucloelag vork h is to ry gaps* eoasseac * d a ta reg ard in g fib r S ta p le s ad a n a ly s is . AJno attached Is abbreviated copy o f the Intended 05HA A sbestos S ta n d a rd , p o in ts of prim ary concern, and ta. "action" tgend developed through Vanderbilt'* le g a l eotm cll. Heao from Bob Beger (DECS) to Bob Glenn (DEBS) co n cerning th e OSH* d efin itio n of asbestos aa I t re la te s to the con -asb catlfo ra m inerals tr e a o lite , aachopfcyllite and a e t i a o l i t e s u g g e s tin g o u t OSSA "hold up" oa tb e ir d e cisio n to re g u la te u n til Gaable's stu d y la completed* Mean fro a fiob Glenn (DRDS) to D ie t lessen (DSprt) co n cerning th e QSS* d e fin itio n o f asb esto s and requesting th a t a group o f HIOSH s e ie a c le ts meet to discus* the Issue, V is ito r B egiatcaclan log no tes Conrad S ieg er v i s i t to Bob Reger from fl:35 a ,a . to 9:15 g .a . FOI Request from D ennis Race (A tto rn ey - V anderbilt) requesting a ll data p e rta in in g to th e SHE and a l l inform ation in our file s re la tin g to th e 19S6 OSttA a s b e s to s s ta n d a rd . V isito r R egistration log notes John C else (V a n d e rb ilt) v i s i t co John Gamble fra o 9:00 *u to 10:10 a . a . L e tte r from John JCelse (V a n d e rb ilt) to John Gamble (DR05) sending copy o f survey approach re c en tly discu ssed , Kelse a lso request th a t be and Conrad review Gamble's p re lim in a ry P*P*r* M p o s sib le . V is ito r R e g is tr a tio n tog n o te s K. Rieger (V anderbilt) to v i s i t John Gamble ae 9:05 a.ew Ju ly 17, 1986 Ju ly 17, 1986 J u ly 18, 1986 J u ly 1, 198 J u ly 13, 1986 J u ly 13, 198 AUJUIC 4-6, 1986 AUjuit 21, 1986 A ujm t la , I 9J 4 L e tte r from John Kaebcl (ABC) eo J , Donald M illa r (KlOSff) re q u e stin g th a t ICIOSR in te rv e n e w ith OSHA concerning th e ir in clu sio n of treaeJUteT an th o p h y llite tad a etln o lite la the new a sb e s to s s ta n d a rd . th e John Gambia memo o f 1 1 /2 2 /8 5 , th e Bob Defer mean o f 4 /2 4 /8 6 and the 8ab Glenn neao o f 6 /2 5 /8 6 were in clu d ed a e n clo su re s. t e t t e r from J , Donald M illa r (IttOSH) to John fe o d e rg ra s a (OSIU) re in e e r a tin * th e RJOSB d e f in itio n o f asbestos. V is ito r R e g i s tr a tio n leg n o te s t. S ie g e r (V a n d e rb ilt; v i s i t to Bob Beget froo 9:50 .a . to 16:25 a .n . L e tte r from John Pendergrass (OSHA) to D em is Bsee (V an d erb ilt A ttorney) g ra n t log a teapo-ary a t t y o f 9 months (u n til 4/2I/87< the iobestoa sta n d a rd as I t r e l a t e s eo tr e u o lU e , cntbophylllte, and a e tls e lltc . m e ata y w ill reopen ene record on th ese s u b sta n c e s and e n ab le OSHA to analyse th e 7/1 7 /8 6 l a t t e r eo OSSA fret* SI0S8 and c e r ta in i n t e r n a l HIOSH c a f f memos, Bob Cleon e ra v e ia eo A tla n ta to s e c t w ith Dr. M illa r to explain the study which vaa underway. D ra ft re p o rt by Jo h n Gamble (ODDS) e n title d "M o rtality o f a Cohort of B.T* V a n d erb ilt T r e e o lite W orkers, 1947-1983," John C aable and Greg P i a c l t e l l i (DSDS) trav el to Syracuse, m to "conduct s i t e v i s i t HKETA 8 6 -0 1 2 ." V is ito r R eg istratio n ia i notea C.S. Thoopson and K.C. g le g e r v i s i t to Bob C iena fro o 9 :5 0 t , o . to L:50 p .n . L e tte rs (7) from Gref P ia c lte lli (DKD5J to OSSA, MSHA, S te tlv a r k e r s and tfr S tate Labor Department requesting ln fo m atio a . (L etter Incorrectly dated 8 /2 8 /8 $ ) Aviv 2 5 , 1586 Auguec - S e p le sb e r 19*6 Septem ber 2, u s e September 4, 15B6 S tp ttB b er 24, Wee O cw ber 1986 - June 1967 Oetabe- 17, .9*6 O c to b e r'23, J.9B6 OCCcbcr 26, 966 O ctober 2e, 19(4 -7- Hzao { cub Bob CU tv t (m o sy to 11 0BJ3S P r o je c t O ffic e rs e x p la in in g ffioSfl policy regarding study protocol developm ent end p ro c e d u re s fa r eEEc id t r i p a r t i t e te v le v a ttach in g p e r tin e n t re g u la tio n s ad a d m in istra tiv e lsBuamcea.j In te rn a l review of d ra ft report L e tte r fro Roared g leg er fVamderbilt} to Jo h n Gamble <DEUS) c ra n ju a ittia g In fo rm a tio n Gamble re q u e ste d regarding the an aiy sla of tre m tlitic tole sam ples. L e tte r from Ed B aler (OSSA} to Greg P i a e i c e l l i (DAOS) resp o n d in g to h is 6/25/96 l e t t e r requesting t r i e exposure in fo rm atio n * So record found L a tte r fr o Greg P l o c i c e l l l (8fc2tf> Co O r, A lic e S ta rk <HY S ta te H ealth Department* reg ard in g d a ta f i l e s on STC, D raft p ro to co l com pleted. in te rn a l review and rev isio n o f protocol P u b lic a tio n lo cite F e d e ra l S e g ia e ar of th e J u ly 2 1 t 1366 p a r t i a l s ta y o f the obeseos standard for cren elle , a a th o p h y lllc e xnd a c c l n o l l t e . i t th e MHSLAC m eeting in C in c in n a tif C lark Cooper (HERAC Member; re q u e sts th a t MUEgC b rin g to c lo s u r e the discussion, concerning asbestos at the Hay m eeting usd In tro d u c e s a re s o lu tio n which was pasaed by the committee. Konrad R ieger (V anderbilt} attended the n e ttin g . L e tte r to S . H itc h e J l (HSflA) fro a Greg P l a c i t e l l l (DROS) thanking him fo r re c o rd s c o n c e rn in g Gav. T a lc Company. L e tte r from J o se p h Welk (The H artfo rd ) to Creg P la c t e l l i inform ing him th a t they (H artford) did not re ta in data re p o rts f o r Gouverttevr T a le Company p rio r to l?gA. Borenfeer 5, i9fl^ R o rc aicr 21, I9S Deeeabftr 18, 1986 Jo ru n ry S, 1997 March 1, 1997 April 29, 1997 A p ril 10, 1997 H*y 5 , 1997 H*7 5, 1997 2020 -1- L e tte r fr a * la y Bernard (MSEA) t o Greg p l a e i t a l l l (DDS) tra n s m ittin g Inform ation requested In h is 8/28/B6 la tte r. U t t e r f la n R obert S to n e CUT S t a t e Health D epartacct) to John Caable (DRDS) d is c u s s in g 5Ae r e ie a a a o f sedJcel surveillance queatloonalrea and x -r a y s com pleted on th e CTC - enplpyees. L e tte r fre o Hugh V anderbilt; to Bab Glenn (DBG5) re q u e stin g th e s t a r e s and an update co n cern in g th e HHS, xm L e tte r fr e o Sob Ciena V anderbilt responding (DBAS) te hla 1to2/ H26. /8B6. le tte r reqoeating the ataros a t tbe HUE- ( L e t t e r i n c o r r e c tly d a te d 1 /5 /8 6 .) FUI from D ennis Race (V a n d e rb ilt Attorney,) req u estin g a l l docusencs relevant to tbe current study end the eegssualcatlan.3 v i t h OSEA r e l a t i v a to the p a rtia l s ta y of the asbestos stan d a rd . Be a lso req u est Inform ation from n ettin g s in 1901 on medical d a ta concerning t r e m l i t e , tnthopbylU te and a c tin o lite . L e tte r fro n Dennis Race { V a n d e rb ilt A ttorney) to Donald B e rre th (CSC) requesting response to h is March IB TO! -e q u a te . Publication in the Federal R egister pf the extension o f the p a rtia l sta y o f th e C5HA A sb esto s sta n d a rd t o t rr e a o llte , a n tb o p h y lllte , and a c c in o lit* u n t i l J u ly 22, 1998 (SZ FS 15722). L exter fro n J e r m l d Abraham (P athologist) to Val V allyathan tran sm ittin g th e s lid e s fro n cha autopsy tis s u e chat he had c o lle c te d . L e tte r fro o Donald B e rre th (CDC) to Ju n e 5 . 1987 Ju n e - ffdveaber 1987 September * , 1987 Hovesober IB, 1987 ffccaber l t 1987 Decearoer 2, 1987 December 3, 1987 December 2, 19B7 L a t t e r from Dennis Race (V th d e rb U t A tto rn ey ) appealing 5 to R obert Windo (ABf) CJJC rftspcmse o f Hay , 1917 to b is TOI re q u e st o f Harch 18 a 1987. E xternal peer review o f the p ro to co l. L e tte r froa Sober* vindon (AJE) to Dermis Race (V a n d e rb ilt A tto rn e y ) responding to hie June 2 l e t t e r appealing the response to h ie Kerch 18, 1987 Ffll. Keao fro a Bob Glenn (DEBS) to J . Doneid H ille r recommending t h a t analyses of the m o rtality d ata o f the V anderbilt cohort be postponed " u n til su ffic ie n t pover is obtained to render resu lts that are c le a rly In te rp re ta b le .v l e t t e r iro n J . Donald K i l l e r CHIOSffi to John Pen d erg rass (OSRA) co n cern in g th e d e c isio n by tflOSH to postpone th e V anderbilt study end providing fu rth e r c l a r i f i c a t i o n co n cern in g th e ITIOSB d e fin itio n o f asb esto s and our p o s itio n concerning cfte f i b r o c i t y o f V anderbilt ta ic . L e tte r from Bob C leon (D&DS1 ca Konrad Sieger (V anderbilt) relaying the decisio n to postpone th e a n a ly sis o f the m o rtality dace o f V anderbilt w orkers, Agreed to com plete th e SHE by re p o rtin g on th e I n d u s t r i a l hygiene (enrironnental? p o rtio n o f the study. FOI fro a Dennis Race (V a n d e rb ilt A ttorney; requesting the Dost recent d a ta concerning the SHE and fllOSH involvement v i t h OSHA on th e regulation of e re a o lits, anthophyllice, and a c tln o ilte . l e t t e r fr v a D ennis Race (V an d erb ilt A tto rn ey ) to Robert Windo* (ASH) 98 req u e stin g re c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e June S t X T FOX appeal c o n c e rn in g th e V a n d e rb ilt HHE r i l e d ' December 9, 19B7 H ireb U , 1988 H ttch 22, 2928 A p ril 6, 1988 A pril 20, 1912 June 14, 2928 June 28, W!s mi -10- L e tte r iro n Paul V a n d erb ilt to Bob Clean CORDS) re q u e stin g th a t HXQSB reconsider lea decision to poatpoae the B o r ta iity study and eo ap lcte the SEE. I f n e t, he re q u e st t h a t ZflOSB re p u d ia te the 19B0 te c h n ic a l r e p o r t fo r th e reasoning upon which ue baaed the decision not to proceed w ith the current study. xm L e tte r fretu Robert Vlndcta (ASS) ca Details See (V a n d e rb ilt ttornery) upholding the e a r lie r decision (9f4/87) of denial o f ctceea to p re d e clslo n e l end d e lib e ra tiv e doeuaents. L e tte r iro n John JCel.se (V a n d e rb ilt) to Diane Ounfcln (0D) co n firm ing a n A p ril 20 b e e tle * to d is c u s s th e b it r e s u l t s , L e tte r frosa Dennis Race (V a n d e rb ilt A tto rn ey ) to Diane P o r te r (OD) clarify in g Istraderstanding noted in th e March 22 l e e t e r from John K else. The so le purpose o f th e b eetle* oa A p ril 20 i s co d is c u s s ehe r e s u l t s o f th e EH5 n o t th e f i b r o e l t y o f V a n d erb ilt calc*. M eeting w ith John JCelse (V a n d e rb ilt) and Bob C iena, John S ta b le (DSPS), P h il Sierbaucsj Dave Brown ( OSEEVS), Ralph Zusvalde (DSDIT), L a rry Sparks aad Diane P o rte r (OD) to d ls e u a s th e p re lim in a ry r e s u lts o f the SEE. L e tte r fro J e rro ld Abrahsa (Pathology C o n su ltan t) to Ed Baker C&BDS) in q u irin g *e to the s ta tu * o f the epldeftloioglt study of te le workers. Ke re q u e sts payment fo r th e p o rtio n of th e stu d y which he lies eotspLetedl and forwarded to WlOStt and s ta te * th a t he can. prococd w ith th e stu d y w ith o u t KIOSB involvem ent i f tn e E n e titc te dees n o t wish to continue w ith it e a r l i e r c o aaltse * f May 21, 1986. In te rn a l inreetlsac-lon begin* July 12, 19M J u ly 12, 3983 J u ly 13, 1989 J u ly 22, 1988 J u ly 22, 1988 20Z3 -U~ L e tte r fro a Ed. Baker (BEDS) za Hugh fi. V anderbilt tran so ittin g resu lts of tU SEE and n o tin g a f u l l re p o rt v i l l follow w ithin the te x t several days. L e t t e r fra a J , Donald f i n i a r to John P e n d e rg ra ss (QSZLO concerning the s ta tu s o f th e studies involving tre C Q lite , a a th o p b y llte and a c d n o l ite . A copy o f the June 23, 1996 l e t t e r and i t s ettaeheeoca are e n clo se d as v e i l a s a l e t t e r ir o n 2d B aker (0205) to Hugh V anderbilt re la y in g th e r e s u lts of th e SBZ re p o rt L e tte r fro a Dennis *ee C V tnderbilt A tto rn e y ) to d Baker (DECS) co n cern in g r e c e i p t o f h is J u ly 12 l e t t e r to Hugh a . V anderbilt tra n s e tle e ln g r e s u l t s o f th e SHS. L e t t e r fro a u . Donald M illa r to Hugh V anderbilt stopping further d i s t r i b u t i o n o f th e HRS re p o rt u n t i l an extensive review is eoapieted. heaorandus to D iv isio n and O ffice D ire c to rs in HI0SH concerning the sp p e in ta e n t o f an ad hoe eomalfctae of th e Board off S c i e n t i f i c C ounselors to review a l l data and rep o rts concerning th e study of workers at V anderbilt ta lc due to in ap p ro p riate approaches by the coopeny throughout the conduct o f the study.