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6BL220F7 tisfims moa, 6696USS Or. treiag J. Stlikaff, oonooitaat fee tbe laceroatiooal OfttM of iibwm **erUxo lit yntom of tmalt; Kilclfie t eba Mount Sisal School of Medicine, City of B#v York, tttili4 before the Basse Select Sub- cosaittoe es lobar regardiag the problem of *thattoeis sad bo* the ArfaisIstretloo's Safety Sill (H.B. 14*16) wool* eralot to protect worker*. 4 portion of bit tntfa-y follow: Xt is aa emhappy reflection es ell of vs -- governssat, public health authorities, tbe oerficat prefection -- that at this elas is the Deiced State# io the 1960's, eoraa per cent of ell Seethe uy>g laaulatioa worker* si* due to e completely proetatabl* cause, pelseaary crfbestesls.* Sr. Sellkeff scU that 1b the coma of hie research be hee *turfled the health experience sloe* 1962 of 622 Beabare of Asbaetca Ucrker* local# 12 *d 32 is the So* York - Ecu Jersey aatropollteft area. State 1512% he said, 27 of the original 612 workers have died of eeheatoeU, oae of a total of 267 deethe. Dr. Setihoff ealrf the bob were studied over a period of stay year# because cheer who week with eahesto# "do oot got tsheetoeie b flm, tea or 15 years after starting work -- esbaacesie will becoae slgelfleast si rfaa^U *fy follow 25, 30 ev care year# following the start of their firct ja. A stellar period of cliaieal latency la crus of aehoecot cancer, a# well." *1Urf tha health esperlcmca of the 632 boo boee the sem as fer the general population, ha said, 203 rfeaehs ceelrf heve bees expected ova? tfcs interval of 20 years or longer* "Instead, 255 mat, died, k* we look for tbe -reason for the ostrn 50 deaths, It beesses rrideot that eeacera of sojsrsl tjpi ate responsible for tbe excess death*. Tans, while so ighi: ba'ie exacted els or sevts deaths doa to lung ceassr sxoog these bob, there wsto 45. Vhtle *e would hsve expected else or tea cancers of the eteoaoh or coles, there were 29," The eedical witness ceaneocad that the federal steadazte bill "wUl go long way in irnrcvica the ucforctainte coedit isos that ootr exist... The asbestos Industry is general and th Isrclstloa industry to particular are sock too inpertant and *ocb too rateable to bo United or io<urorf by dofsclt. Appropriate safety eeastsree go thus in the interests of both the industry asd lte employees." tiCM-ijasy Dr. SoUlrff eoatitmdr "BcchsM is eh trade eupcct aua await the dueuros or tt* haserds to which clay sre *rr*wrd. 02 2ii; <u<u WA01201 fee* * > X recently iMftiraf at the* vfcnt feeblest they had acted ia (Mir practical Or*r U.lfcO tesk the trouble te veiU aft alth suggestion* rtwt cleaning ep their Ui4, rtBgkg fre the sveilabUity * lifrmd anska ttreugb Iftftft dssty *teriaia, (apteved working fnetleftft, Appropriate * toasts, appropriate b*aith aaoiafttloKui and the ftccunlag at cloths* Nfort going been* "It (ft (41 n4 largely itfcMit* to 'bless thft industry' far the pmsst sltofttiaa. It i oaMClaoi pot appreciated that 'Ittfootty' ia wt an ftU*pe**rfel ml&tblt entity - cereal*}? It It aftt (ft the lmlttlM tnlo, Xa tbit trill, aaest o#lfn tro amll business sen, with lUicd reeeerees, mlaying frv m, Vhm Z loobl (at* this natter t th ewf at IKS. ehra mk onr 900 enplayftt* ia th industry, ploying a mrt|t of U,l at* par shop, Sach caflcym tan neither thft expertise, nor funds, mt knowledge c# hart Istneil these health hwirds. The? are jut 11 naeh npset by thee a arc thoir mb, *sr eaa the? amt the Msoniry eng(after* tilt and Idutriil hygiene twgriw to Icvtioy adegaet nefegeards to riMin thsse hatards. The? will he actions, X fta sure, to uurfemke ipyroyriiti scfoeatlanftl health aad iad&striaX hytlene pro^rm one* these an suggested to than, This, J assuee, tft la lisa with the purposes at the hilt. Ia the insulation trade, it ia a? Inprcssien that, vhllr all mid eelesae the necessary nsesuree, alee* the public health authorities aad these reepcssible tat the occupational health aaaeures take sc:ic, neehiag will be dsec. Ia large part, this (a becuase no on* keove *br* the responsibility actually lies. Dees It belong with the materials annctttr*rsf The individual e^loyir? The regional captapere' assaciatioaet The actional teploycrs' association? The aatisnsl oatariale asou* facterere' moeUtloat The leeal usioas? The latastuicleaal anioa? "...I would suggest that It ia ear? such la the latex* eat * industry ia general, a&d the isaola&iea industry ia particular, to bare, as the proposed hill sag*ot, adequate aetherit? giro* to the Depart* aest ftf lather to ate thaae standards aateaser? ta.reduce or -eltelnetn occupational health hecards. X 4 set refer to theca calicos statistic* which indicate that It is cheeper is the long rtm to here adatjwatc safety csd faftsith precsetio&e than te pa? vorbea'i eopcMtleB costs, While this ? be tme, there is e much e*re lepercect aspect te the qoestioe. to eta? instances, where there la istrs~industry end later*induetry competition, It is efts* the most ooeeieBtlou* e^loyer Is ct a eeapetitive disadtastage. Thle is ccrtalml? true these t*ts?ri*e im dtieh tharft is a risk of ymmaealoses s dene dl&eaaes at eUr Xcaes* as ailiceais, eeal workste^ psettaoeesiesis, ealceals aed ashes* tat 1b. Siace there ii, aue hae* scca, a long latent period -- usually tear 20 years -- between dost expftsnre nod disease resulting free such. %npetnre> precantlwa taken today will bear fruit, ia the (era of the employees' seed health, tvo decades or sere hence. Ko at that time, it is highly Hhaly that the esplo?*e will bt working eleavbere. The e-fplo^rr la is7sscic3 ia current oceutiMoaai health preccutlocs, sees aft lcditte bacfiflt, cat eve* in xcduetle* ed wetksea's ccenpeDtatieft costs, XI be *u&t pay the letter to eorreac c^loycs vhs ere 111, he is paylLg fer tiu a<i ci inoctat eo^leysr twenty at thirty years before. ^^ 02 215 ^ 0455 Page 3 J analysis is relevant to tha insulation trad# todays 2 have spoken to any insolation contractors* They have bMs wry ^ueirnd sith tha difficulties that have bacon# evident and-- aaraeatly slab to reaedy natters* Tat they hair* told aa that IT sub stantial investeeat* or significant changes la working practices asd conditions vara required aa part of tha program to sake thla trad# aafa for tha aaa working la it, such investsenta should ha industry-wide and'should act penalise thane oho undertake then la favor of these who da sot* "Standards basotf upon information collected sad evaluated hy experts lx tha Public Bealth Service, oat oa practical and realistic levels by tha Secretary of labor with adequate eaforcesent pewera* sad required by all aoployars la tha industry aaaa aseastlal to corroet tha serious aituatloa Z hsve outlined* Tha laduatry If self has aaithar tha acadaale sad scientific oar tha administrative resource* to prepare tha appropriate corrective program sad, the eco nomic facta of Ufa are ouch so to mitigate against tha broad applica tion of such a prograa by voluntary persuasion alo&a* "Moreover, these influences are even nor* relevant when cosaidarlag tha social and cossuniiy reeponsihllltiaa ehich say exist* If tha use of asbastes Insulation aattrials sheuld ha shown to include aoaa haalth hasard to other construction oorkaea as tha result of coaeoaltaat indirect occupational exposura, ve vould seed aoaa aechaalaa as that outlined in this Bill to insure appro priate corrective aeasures, since tuny employer# aight hesitate to undertake expensive precautionary measures to prevent uncertain disease that sight occur sacy years later asong nan they did not know, did not employ and for ebon th7 had no responsibility -- especially If in asking such an iaveetsent they aasuaod aa intolerable eoapetitlve disadvantage*" p happen D?as! Balpb Bartori is racovaraiag satisfactorily f,rmo-a_ a_ hearmt _awttack. late <i--n<* Ap*ri--il* aB*er e*x**pect*s AtfD to be back oa the job before too long* -- * Boh E&rrin at Anchorage is now President of BEWS or THE vhe Alaska Chapter of aXC* having replaced Sane! Brown in this year's election* ---- IStVSTRJ AlC's Board of Directors will aaet on June 14 at Lake Tahoe* final plans for tha Annual Meeting at tha suae location in lata October sill be conflated, along with other business* ------* The Asbestos Berbers have repeated another increase in the pension contributions rate* Teu nay already have beea called by tha Praoi dan; of your local chapter* In case you have not* let him know hoc you feel on the pen sion plan* A sectlug la expected with the Union Representative in San fracdieee cn June 2? Tour attention is d,jeted tu a speech which was aade by Mr. Billiae Cour, Chairman of tha Katieakl joint Board for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes, to the Building and Construction Trades Department la florida last hovaabar 03 216 0456 mad reproduced j(a tl February iswue of the Asbestos ***- *r. Ceur'i comment* nre aoVt appropriate and do daocue* the operation* of tbs lational Joint Board* Mr* fiutcbingson cooauU, a* General President cf tbs Baton, a Mr* Cour** Utut, a* follow*: "It trill bo ir aim to adhere strictly to tbo rule* of tbo Batiosal Joint Board mad to hope that Lx tblo 007 vo will do our part 1b alienating tbo aany problem* that Mr* Cour refer* to." .............. Prank Calegory and Ken KeCaffrea sot with Pro* Tsbershaw and Cooper t tbo UaiTersity of California to discos* n consultant agreement with than on tbo occu pational boaltb program* A full report and agreement till bo prooo&tod to tbo Occupational Sealtb Plan Trustee* on June 27* Bo roport pot on tba Yaacosrer contractors* The group mot ttico this month to oonsldor formal affiliation with A2C* Tbo prospects, accord- lag to Barb Scollaa of J* K* Campbell, Ltd*, look good* da individual firm member of XDC94 paps 1290 annual duos* Tbo AIC fin papa oelp Into tbo roglo&ol troaaurp, and tbo average amount is loos tper firm for nstisaal associntlna membership* Boss aap that XPCJId ataborship doesn't coat. It page!! ZkdBOH Onion Sago Peaands Ppget Cabinet Concerned over oscalating cost, tba President** XS&B&& Cabinet Cossitteo oa Prise Stability, foniod ic January, express#d alarm tor current con tract demands of building trades and varasd Ibat outsicad sottlamoato prior to peak building soasoa "could isparil < ffores to ragain price stability." Beting that aanual sage-fringe f ains in contracts negotiated lsnt pear averaged a sixable ? por east plus, one-third shore all-industry figure, the Coa&ittee said sharp wage and prica boosts in key construetics. industry "spread inflation throughout the economy bp raising eosts olsewhare and bp iateasifping rage denanda la other induatri**" Prefab Report foreseen Ko 2evolutions Report on prspec tire advances and lapse t of pr*fabrication la construction induetry, prepared bp Bat telle Keaerlal Institute at the request of the AH.-CIO Building Trades Department, saps applied changes la technology bo tseen nos and 1979 sill be el* and erolutionarp, not revolutionary* Most formidable constraints are listed as being buying public's resistance to ian~ ration and fragaented structure of industrp, with unions, building codes, architects, capital, and transportation being lesser inhibit ing factors* Based on 11-soath study, report concludes that antici pated inroads of profabrication will assist growth of about half of building trades unions -- particuiarlp Operating Engineers and JBEW -- and deter expansion of rest. Majority of unions, it adds, will' experience shifts of their member ship from on-site to factory loca tions. 02 215 0457 *sgo 5 1 '* Paian-labtl Proviso Streek Down By HBBi Disagreeing with trial viuIau, JCUB finds that Shoot Haiti Barker* la Beattie and Tacoaa ttalar/aliy entered lat ''hot c**G" agreeaaat* with otployers requiring the* to Install sly aatarisla bearing union label* Board reject* view of examiner that union** conduct was eleel at enforcing lawful contract elans# prohibiting handling of prefabricated products manufactured at leaa than construction wage rates* Baesda Court Holds Prinre Contributions "Basea"* herad# Supreo* Court* with one aeabar dissent-""" lag, affirms trial court judgment that suss owed to Carpenter welfare sad pension fuada are entitled to priority orer clads* of ether ere* ditors la default proceeding- State atatute requiring contractor* to poet boude read*, "A claim of a&y employee of the oeatraeter for labor ahall be preferred elaln against auch bond or caah deposit**' Court ays, "Slaply becaua# wee of the eerJcnaa'* pay goto Into a fund for bis s.'nkae*a aad eld-aga security Instead ef in a ptyebeck does not alter the fart that the fringe beatfits are a result of his own efforts the acne aa the money he puts la his pocket" Average Hourly Cage Hits S490 la First Quarter: huge increases is, first three Maths ef this year Sifted average hourly scale of union building tredessen to 14*90 aa ef April It Bureau of labor Statistics reports* Addition of hourly fringe costs boost* figure to 15*57 -- 6*2 per eeafct or 31*2 coats, higher than year ago* Avarage base rates rasge free $3*79 for laborers to I5r39 for Bricklayers* a 02 215 ASSOCIATE KPCBS&S \ April lf 1968 Kr 2* P. 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A* JOSES CCKFABX, ISC. 4Q40 Zaanar Avanua Payton, Ohio 45417 Hr. Janas J. Bespane HBUCLE ADHESIVES CGBP. 1617 Bhippla Bead Hayward, California 94544 Kr Bohert F. Yevoda 0IESS-C0BHI5G FIBERGLAS CCSP. 717 - 5" Avenue Has fork, 17. I. 1003* Hr. Hay S. Carpenter P3BHA CSLAS-HESS CQEF. 180 West Broadway ?. 0. Bex 39 Haw Philadelphia, Obis 44622 Hr. Paul &. Japp JBIUP CARPI HFG. CO 520 South Ways* Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45213 Hr. Hugh 0. H&lkay FK3 ZEC3STEIES, FZBEB GLASS DXYIS20S One Gateray Canter Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Hr. Bey . Fuhs PITTSSDBOB 00237220 COEPORATian One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Hr. . C. 0nan FSEFOSKEIr KSTAL P80DCC7S CO., IEC. P. 0. Box 1134 Shrevapert, Louisiana 71102 Hr. Janes E. Sharpies# SESIEBH FIBSCOS GLASS PBGDUCTS, ISC. 1410 Vast Olympic Los Angelas, California 90015,v v 02 215 0459