Document M454XNNkDB3415GGwaoXJyMOz

, c# American Petroleum Institute ' oe*A*TeNT o*" "tc***c*. services COao'^tt :9*(}*9OKt CWT T Moyember 1, 1H3 Mr. Robert Xiakun St.ua0b.leBOoxil & Refining 222 Coapanr linden, Kev Jersey 07036 Hr. tetter levin Socony Mobil Oil Coepaay ISO . 42nd Street Kev Turk, K. T. 10017 Centletsen: X as pleased that you have agreed to serve with ae at a working group cm the t>igtttkt given us by Hx. X. S,. Headrick*, Chairman of the AMI Committee eo Industrial Hygieee. Our assignment, as you know, it to look into the matter of possible adverse health effect* *aeag insulator* la the oil industry due to exposure* to asbestos dust. X plan to Invite the medical director* of the various oil companies to provide us vith medical information on the health statu* of their refinery insulators. 1 believe that some c carp antes have already compiled this information and hope that it vill he node available to u*. Rovever. scat *ddi~ tiooal information vill he needed aa to the relative amount of asbestos insulation being; used a* compared to the amount used in earlier years. Currently thane -appear* t -ha mo confusion.: about the health of insulators because of an as a wapti on among; soae vriters that all insulators are exposed only to asbestos dust, la X see it. one of the things that our group can do is to learn the relative role of asbestos in present refinery insulating materials. I vill let yon know when X receive the oeeded data so that *e can review It and prepare a report of our study. Sincerely, AE&-TC CC:HTO Allan E. Cooley 022572 nx ibbu WV-05558