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AIA-106 NorrxAMcncA ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION TmmmamamKmmmmmmaammmmmmm '74S Jellarson Davis Highway, Crystal Square . Suita S09 Arlington. Virginia 22202 * (703) 979-11 SO AIA/NA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Association Office Agenda 25 January 1973 I II III IV V vi Welcome Minutes of last meeting Review of Federal & State Regulatory Actions and Initiatives Role of the Technical Committee A) Areas of, responsibility B) Membership C) Status of EEH Study and determination of adequacy D) Review of materials available to industry for control of asbestos dust, monitoring, record . . keeping, personal hygiene, waste disposal, labeling, material data sheets, employee training program, etc. E) New projects and assignments Meetings of interest Adjournment Hand-out Materials: , 1. AIA/NA Report of State Initiatives for Asbestos Regulation 2. ACGIH TLV pamphlet, 1977 edition 3. Statement of Work for consolidation RTI-CONSAD studies for OSHA 4. Report of current EPA activities related to asbestos 5. Draft OSHA Labeling Standard 6. Becklake paper, "State of the Art, Asbestos Related Diseases, Amer. Review of Respiratory Disease, Vol. 114, 1976." 7. 3. S. Rajhans article, "Here's an Update on Asbestos..," Occupational Health and Safety, Nov-Dec 1977 3. P. L. Lowry, ?. R. Hesch et.al. paper, "Performance of Single-use Respirators," Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. Sept. ' ?. Misc. articles, Proceedings of 32nd Annual EMSA Meeting JHM 12930 AIA-106 25 January.1978 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REMARKS I Review of Federal & State Regulatory Actions' & Initiatives: A. OSKA's Proposed Revision to Asbestos Standard(s) Consolidation of CONSAD-RTI studies - due end April {copy of work statement in folders) B. OSHA's Generic Cancer Policy Proposal (1) Dr. Bingham announced on January 24 extension of time period for response - new dates are: Comments: public: 2/23/78 (was 1/30/78) OSHA's witnesses: 4/4/78 (was 3/15/78) public supplemental: 4/25/78 (new provision) Public hearing: 5/18/78 (was 4/4/78) (2) V7ork of American Industrial Health Council ' (3) Consideration of AIA/NA Response C. Report on State Initiatives for Asbestos Regulation (copy of report in folders) - refer Rhodes* work ongoing in California. ' D. CPSC (1) Ban of consumer patching compounds containing intentionally added resoirable free-form asbestos issued 12/15/77. ' ' (2) Proposed carginogen policy drafted by CPSC staff was presented to Commission 1/18/78. (3) Report on status of A. T. Kearney study, originally expected to be completed 1/15/78. c r <u (1) Paper on asbestos related programs in folders (Presented by Dr. Breen, SOEH Conference, 12/7/77) (2) Regulation for Inventory Reporting Under TSCA Issu 12/23/77 - asbestos, as previously reported, will automatically included in inventory as a naturally occurring chemical substanc^^ ^ AIA-106 Meetings of Interest (1) P.soort on SOEH Meeting, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. <12/4 - 12/7/77) (2) Symposium. on Risk/Benefit Decisions and the Public Health (FDA sponsored) - U.S. Air Force Academy, .. Colorado Springs, Colo., 2/15 - 2/17/78. (3) m.V. Academy of Sciences International Conference on Asbestos <6/24 - 6/27/73) JHM 12932