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March 8, 1977 TO: All Members of the Lead Industries Association, Inc. All Members of the LIA Environmental Health Committee FROM: Jerome F. Cole, Sc.D. SUBJECT::____ OSHA HEARINGS SCHEDULE Lead Industries Association, Inc. has received the enclosed information presenting a schedule for the informal public hearing on the Proposed Standard for Exposure to Lead scheduled to begin at 9:30 on March 15 in Washington, D.C. Please note that OSHA plans to call fifteen witnesses. A separate list of these witnesses and the subjects which they will address is also attached. We have been advised also that OSHA has tentative plans to hold regional hearings on this Standard in addition to the Washington, D.C. hearings. Our latest information, not confirmed, is that these hearings will be held in Missouri on April 26 and San Francisco on May 3. We have also been advised that these regional hearings, if they are held, are to be specificallyfor those who cannot attend the Washington hearings. LIA intends to testify in Washington, D.C. You will note that our presentation is listed as number 17. The LIA staff headquarters will be at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. beginning on Monday, March 14, 1977. Enclosures iko ^ 7 A 03 6* ? N 3763 US. DEPARTMENT OF LAHOR CXcuJvhotiiI SMciy and llrihh Ainormitauon VAMIISGTCS, DC INFORMAL PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED STANDARD FOR EXPOSURE.TO LEAD Tentative Schedule of Appearance* Commencing at 9:30 a.a. on Matoh 15, 19/7 Departmental Audltorlua-**-Constltutiuft Avenue between 12th-and 14th Streets, X.W., Vaghlngton, P.C. Administrative Lew Judge--Jnllnc A. Johnson Office of Standards Developoent--Killian Lee Office of the Solicitor--David Kuchcnbecker Hearing Management Officer--Clarence M. Page ATrEAKANCES Occupational Safety and Health AdminTctratlon PRESENTATION TIME ?0 Hour* Grover C. Wrenn, Dir* of Health Standards Frogr&ns, OSHA Dr. Arvil V. Adane, Arvll Adams and Associates Dr. Huulor P. Blejur, Dir. of OccupMtlonai Health . ^OlU&'f'f David J. Burton, D. B. Associates, Inc. Ms. Catherine East, International Kosen's Year Secretariat Dr. M.A. El Botavl, Chief Medical Officer, Office of Occup. Health,tCrxld wf. viisaa k. nunc, /nswtutc riot, ui n^ditn Dr. loena Laneranjan, Basel, Switzerland '"'`/fi,. ^^ 'r%,le,LA, , h\ij Dr. Sergio Piooelli, Kew York University Medical Center * Dr. John D. Repko, Perforcance Research Lab., /**'*, V/A*. ^ Dr. Anne Marie Scppalainen, Institute of Occupational Health fiefs./.fJ p,nu Dr. Daniel T. Teitelbauit, Prc*'^^***^ Mr. Pn<rnnv.t. Dr. Richard P. Vedeen, Dir., LIA0365S N 3763.01 OIL CH Elicit. & ATOMIC WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UHION A. K Croapiron, President Anthony Mazzochi, Director, Citizenship-Legislative Dept Rafael Moure* Industrial Kyglenlst Sylvia Krckel* Occupptioinal Health Specialist Steve Vodka* International Representative COALITION OF LABOR UNION WOKEK Olga K. Hader, President ------ Jeanne Stallman, Technical Consultant Florence Simone* Recording Secretary Local #322 `rut, APSEE, INC. James C. Callagher*. President Michael K. Callagher* Vice President Leo H. Godfrey* Industrial Engineer -- J. I. CASE CO. Lavrrice H. Hodges TRE HYDRATE BATTERY CORP.------ Robert L. Gruttvell, President UNITED AUTO WORKERS ------------ l^.onard Woodcock, President .. ........ Frsnklla B. Hirer* Social Security Dept* DYNALITE CORPORATION Donald R. Hull, President AKAX, INC. - - Bernard R. Roy, Corporate Manager of Los? Tre^ehtlbn' Dr. Robert F. Bell, Medical Consultant COUNCIL ON WACE & PRICE STABILITY Thomas D. Hopkins, Acting Assistant Director* Government Operations Dianne Levine, Senior Economist l?;m:m*iLNr battery kanufactorcrs association, inc. O.in A. Noe, Executive Sccrotary TIKE REQUESTED (In minutes) 60 75 MT 3D 30 5 105 10 30 30 15  11. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSrAC.E WORKERS Angelo Cefalo, Special Assistant to International ^President and Chairman, AFL-ClO Lead Comlttcc TIKE REQUESTED(in minutes) 15 12. GENERAL HOlORS CORPORATION Dr. Robert G. Viencek, Hedicsi Director Gene X. Kortsha, Director Industrial Hygiene Dr. James A. Taylor, Medical Director - DelcO Remy Div. Russell J. Thomas, Office of the General Counsel Sidney Lerner, Associate Professor for environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Dr. Rufus Miller, Assistant Medical Director 60 13. international brotherhood of teamsters ^George H. Meraiek, Representative, Safety A Health D*pe. "R. V. Durham, Director, Safety 6 Health Dept. 60 14. WESTERN ELECTRIC COKTANY Harold D, B**lk, M.n., Works Medical Director Charles D. Barrett, C.l.H. 30 15. CHLORIDE INCORPORATED Dennis Kstnolw, Medical Consultant 60 16. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF BUSINESS & PROFESSIONALWOMEN'SCLUBS, INC. Jane Culbreth, National President 10 17. LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. Dr. Jcijmgne F. Cole, Director, Environmental Health James C. Burrovp's, Charles River Associates Inc. Dr. Michael Williams, Consultant 100 18. WOMEN'? LEGAL DEFENSE FUND; WOMEN ORGANIZED FOREMPLOYMENT; WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP Judith L. Lichtman, Executive Director, Women's Legal Defense Fund 10 L I/SO 3 66 0 time requested (in minutes) 9. BELL LABORATORIES W. E. Blumberg , J, F.isinger, A. A. Lsoola , ___ 60 f-. LABOR TASK FORCE, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN 70 Madeleine Jauover, Coordinator. Sara Nelson, Coordinator, Labor TaitU Force ^^UZu * UtP *T* Caaillc Kozlowski, Ilealth Committee, NT Chapter of N.O-tf. INDUSTRIAL UNION DEPARTMENT, AKL-CIO Peter Bomoari^t), Chairman,IUD Committee on Safety 6 Health "20 and President, United Rubber Workers ^-Louis Beliczky, Director of Industrial HygienejClRW) &&/"/ 30 Bertram Carnow, Dimotor of Occupational Environmental 30 Programs, Univ. of Illinois School of Public Health Sauuel Epstein, Director of Environmental Toxicology, 30 Univ, of Illinois School of Public Health Ruth Lili8, Medical Staff, Environmental Science^Lab., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine AlfTdsPischbein, Medical Staff, Environmental SciencesL*b., v'"/^ Ht. Sinai School of Medicine William Kom, Medical Staff, Environmental Science$ Lab., Mt. Sinai School of Medicine f~i>\)")f SiA** Joe A. Valciukas, Medical Staff, Environmental Sciences?lb> 120 Carol Rice, Industrial Hygienist, Mt Sinai School of 30 Medicine , peter Infante, Epidemiologist, NI0SH, as private Cltizei} 30 m M; iI**r -Schneider, IUD Consultant David Kelson, Economist Sholdon W. Samuels, Director of Health, Safety A 45 30 30 Environment, IUD %K .22 CAN MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE 15 John W. Locke, Director of Technical Services r,W. \ r flr g t u f f- '3. STANDARD H.KC1R1C COMPANY, INC. Gerald 2. Dublnskl, President 30 .`6. usnr.o sim.vonKi.RS of America lloyd McBride, Director, District 34 ri.mV. K-'SVe, Director, District 38 rr.v.V. Jar*-* D. , Staff Representative, District 30 Assistant General .Counsel -- _...... j To_xicology Bethlehem Steel Corp, K.D, - General Medical Director Inland Steel Cor.pa'ny-- 120 on 11a > V.'M 0 LIA03fef1 25. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION V. Shervctod Kelly, Chairman, Safety & Health Committee D. F. English, Director of Safety Janies R. Mllor, Chairman, Subcommittee on Lead David J. Burch, Staff Assistant TIME REQUESTED-' (in minutes) 20 . .. 26. AHERTCAN FOUNDRYHEH'S SOCIETY Oary E. Kosher, Industrial Hygienist 30 27. AMERICAN IRON & STEEL INSTITUTE 45 John H. Stenmark, V, P. - Industrial Relations John A. Janous, DirectorJTndustriAl Health A Safety Services Robert J. Balen, M.D. - Medical Director^Jones & Laughlin Stool Corp. Donald L. Haney, Jr. - Assistant Director, industrial Health . . Republic Steel Corp. A. E. Moffitt, Jt^ Director - Environmental Chemistry 6 Toxicology Rethlehea Steel Corp. Joseph T. Nos, M.D, - General Medical Directo^ Inland Steel Co. 28. BliTHLEHKH STKEL CORPORATION F. I, Crunder, Senior Environmental Health Chemist A. E. Moffitt, Jr,, Director, Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology J.S. Schocktey, Environmental Health Engineer l>. L. Webster, Director, Environmental Health Engineering P. J. Wliitaker, H.D., Corporate Medical Director 45 29. AATTEKY COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL TESTIMONY 190 f29-k BATTERY COUNCIL TERNATIONAL Charles Honksnbsrry, Executive Secretary Knovlton J. Caplan, President, Industrial Health Engineering Aeaoclaten, Inc. 29-B POWER PLUS BATTERIES CO. W. R. Voorhees, Piesldent (s^--"* Mr- -30 60 15 29-C CONTINENTAL BATTERY MANUFACTURING CORP. Kelly McCann, President 10 29-D RED DZAM0KD BATTERY COMPANY Charles H. Alien, Consultant 15 29-E INTERSPACE BATTERY COMPANY Ellsworth Davis, Representative of Interspace Battery Co. 29-F TROJAN BATTERY COMPANY Raymond G. Godber, President 20-G BATTERY PLATES MANUFACTURING CO., INC Clifford W. Richards, President LXA03662 20 15 1 15 : r* \ 29-H CROWN BATTERY COMPANY \ Lee Koenig, President' TIME &g395TEP (in minutes) 10 30. INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY LEAD SMELTERS JAraea W. Lorlo, M.n., Consultant, Industrial Medicine, Toxicology <7-- ^Testifying also on own behalf^--^ 5 31. _ C0MINC0, Ud . ............................ F. N. Doyle, Manager Environmental Control 7. H. P. neudney, Counsel 20 . 32, UNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 489, MUftClF. INDIANA Gerald P. Stout, Insurance Representative & Injured Worker - 30 33. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP INTERIOR, BUREAU OP MINKS Frank K. slock, Research Director, Reno Metallurgy Research Cantor ......... 25 3-4. GLOBE UNION, INC. Robert W. Schindler, Corporate Manager of Health 90 am! Safety Dr. Marjorie Lundqulst, Manager of Industrial Hygiene &UiUih 7^/V/o/crn CIierl.ee W. Fiehburn, H.D.., Occupational Medical ^ * Consultant Stanley s. Jaspan, Attorney 35. 'XONJIER 0WN BEHALF yj>r. Marjorie Lundqulst 36. V0LTMAS1T.R COMPANY, INC. * Roger Winslow, PresJ dent |0O K: A. Garber, H.D., Medical Consultant C?<5-) Phillip Hamilton, Production Employee (.grj*_____ John Rode, County Extension Director j Q'itV'-i'Jru* Rev..Robert^Snith, Resident of CoPy^on Iowa 1 L* 7 15 50 c * TIKE KBMJEStEO (la sdnutec) 37. SCL BATIER1ES MANUFACTURING CO. R. j. Hollander, President 38. UNITED RUBBER, CORK, LINOLEUM AND FASTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA Peter Bcmaarito, President Louis 5. Beliczky, Director of Industrial Hygiene Richard Bergen, President, Local 012 Fred Worden, Division Steward, Local 8]2 Ashag Bexlglnn, Presidency Local 700 Llye 0. 8kinner, Ilcnber Executive Board David Browning, M.D.___ _ Albert Stewart, Steward Industrial Hygiene Service <2 Daniel T Tcitelbaun, M.D., Denver Poison Laboratory 20 60 3?, BELL CITY BATTERY MANUFACTURING COMPANY Ardell E. Hiller, President 30 40. ESTFE BATTERY CO. Lawrence Echeinbaua, President 60 41. REPUBLIC STEEL CORPORATION ^ Julin R. Walt, Vice President J*4s\&trT\sKO& P.H. Hullally, H.D., Director of Occupational Medicine Donald L. Haney, Jr Assistant Director* Industrial Health 4 42. THR BUNKER HILL COMPANY Cons M. Baker, Vice President '' 6015 43. HEALTH RIGHT Sharon Lieberman, Co-Director 20 44. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA - LOCAL UNIONS-. Local 6496 - Hoyt Plant, Granite City, 111. Local 5227 - Gen. B^rT^ry Corp., Reading, PA. local 5554 - NL Industries, Beech Grove, Ind. Local 72 - ASARCO, E. Helena, Ht. Local 6130 - Prcstoilte Battery, Reading, PA. |<-Ccorge Becker, Safety Representative /,5 UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA - Local Unions Local 6242 - St. Joe Minerals, Missouri Local 12962 - Hercules, Inc., Glens Falls, N.Y. Local 7100 - Kraner & Co.El Seguado, Cal. Local 14770 - Ag-Uct, Tnc., Lofty, PA. . Local 7982 - Marathon Battery Co., Waco, Texas ^VJ. Willlan Lloyd, Epideoiologlst M LANCASTER BATTERY COMPANY, INC. ' Stunrt C. Mantx, President '^ `_ 120 90 LIAC3 66 4 20 I 47. LAHER BATTERY PRODUCTION CORP. Wil Lahcr, President- TTMS (in minutes) T^TOAccJh^rVx 10 48. UNITED STEELWORKERS OP AMLKlCA Local 3721 - Murph Metals, Inc., Dallas, Texas Local 501 - Phelps D;lge Corp., KL Paso, Texas 60 49. UNITED CHURCH BOARD FOR HOMELAND MINISTRIES 30 Barbara Jones Rtlcy, Coordinator, Womens Concerns S Family Life Ceoe Jones, Consultant 50. UNITED STF.FI.VORKF.RS OF AMERICA Local 6126 Weatlnghonsc Electric, Skokie, 111. Meal 4352 NL Industries, Atlanta,.. GA. Local 543 Allied Smelting Corp, Hllvaukce, Wisconsin Local 8)83 St. Joe Minerals Corp., Menace ----- Local 12140 USS Lend Refinery, lac., E. Chicago, Indiana -------- Claudia Hiller, Industrial Hygienist 45 51. ASARCO Kenneth W. Kelson, Vice President Environmental Affairs Michael 0. Varner, Manager, Dept. of Environmental Scienccs E. S. Godficy, Chief, Fume Recovery Engineer Simon D. Strauss, Executive Vies President 120 52. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA Local 3832 NL Industries, Dallas, Texas Local 5022 ASARCO, Inc., Corpus Christ!, Texas Local 509 ASARCO, Inc., El Paso, Texas Frederick M. Mabry 60 . 53. PUBLIC CITIZENS HEALTH RESEARCH CROUP Sidney H. Wolfe, M.D., Director Peter A. Greene, Staff Attorney 60 APL-CIO --y* Details & Witnesses for be given latcr-Ccorge Taylor EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COISJISSIOM Ethel Bent Walsh, Vice Chairuan 60 15 56. GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION Ralph G. Smith, Consultant,Professorof Environmental and Industrial Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health 30 LIA0 366 5 } 57* SHIPBUILDERS COUNCIL OF AMERICA Frank R, Reetcnaaa, Secretary S. PAUL BERCSOB A SON A/S Svcnd Sergsoa, Chairman 38A* KEY METALS AND MINERALS ENGINEERING CORPORATION Dr. T. S. KacVey, P.E., President' 59. UNITED STEELVORKF.RS OF AMERICA Employee Panels i J 'V TIME WfrUESTEft (In oinuces)'" 15 . 10. 10 160 LlA0?6-f fe U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occult ionj I Sufcty and Health Administration WASHINGTON, DC. 20210 Office of the Assistant Secretary * i L yv u:.* -9 *4# 1% *A * United States Department of Labor OSHA Committee Management Office Docket No. H-004 Room N3633, NDOL To: Docket Officer The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wishes to submit the following information for the record concerning OSHA's participation at the March 15, 1977 informal rulemaking hearing on the proposed standard for exposure to lead. At the request of OSHA, the following persons will appear to address .these specific issues: a. Mr. Grover C. Wrenn Directorate of Health Standards Programs, OSHA Mr. Wrenn will provide an opening statement to review OSHA's development of a final lead standard. He will briefly discuss significant issues associated with this rulemaking proceeding and introduce the expert witnesses who will be making presentations at OSHA's request. b. Dr. Arvil V. Adams Arvil Adams and Associates Dr. Adams will offer an explanation of the economic analysis that he performed as part of the final economic impact statement produced for OSHA by D.B. Associates. He will explain the methodology and approach utilized in assessir. the cost to affected industries of complying with the proposal. He will be accompanied by several of his assistants. L l-4 03 ^ 6 7 N 3763.02 2 c. Dr. Hector P. Blejcr Director of Occupational Health, City of Hope Medical Center d. David J. Burton D.B. Associates, Inc. e. Ms. Catherine East. International Women's Year Secretariat f. Dr..M.A. El Batawi Chief Medical Officer Office of Occupational Health World Health Organization Dr. Blejer will discuss the prophylactic and therapeutic administration of chelating agents to lead workers. He will provide a critique of the proposed standard's provision for chelation therapy and conclude with a recommendation concerning its future use. Mr. Burton will provide a general explanation of the final economic impact study performed for OSHA, the data gathering effort, and an assessment of the technol ogical feasibility of compliance with the proposed standard. Additionally, he will explain the supplemental data gathered since February 15, 1977. He will be accompanied by several of his assistants. Ms. East will discuss the discriminatory aspects (on the basis of sex) of certain job practices. She will also explain why, in her opinion, the final lead standard should in no way be discriminatory towards female employees. Dr. El Batawi will discuss conclusions and recommendations of the 1976 Amsterdam Lead Conference as well as the World Health Organization's recent report on lead exposure. Also, he will explain the need for primary reliance on an air lead permissible exposure limit..... -.......- LI A 0366 8 3 g. Dr. Melvin W. First Professor of Environmental Health Engineering Dept, of Environmental Sciences Harvard School of Public Health h. Dr. Paul B. Hammond, Director of Toxicology Dept, of Environmental Health University of Cincinnati Medical Center Dr. First will discuss the principles of engineering controls as well as the technical feasibility of various engineering controls and new processes available to the lead industries to comply with the proposed lead standard. Dr. Hammond will summarize the significant conclusions of the 1972 National Academy of Sciences Report on Lead. He will also explain the correlation between levels of airborne lead and concentrations of lead present in the blood based primarily on studies by the following scientists: I. Rabinowitz, M.B. 1974 Lead contamination of the biosphere by human activity; a stable isotope study. Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles 120 pp., 2. Griffin, T.B., Coulston, F., Wills, H., Russell, J.C., Knelson, J. H. 1975. Clinical studies on men continuously exposed to airborne particulate lead. In Environmental Quality and Safety. Suppl. Vol. II, Stuttgart: Thieme. 3. Fugas, M., Wilder, B., Paukovic, R., Hrsak, J., Steiner-Skreb, D. 1973. in Environmental Health Aspects of Lead. Proc. Symp., Amsterdam, Holland, Oct. 26, 1972. Luxembourg: Comm. Eur. Communities, p. 961. 4. Prpic-Majic, D., Fugas, M., Susnik, J. op cit. p. 707. 5. Williams, M.K., King, E., Walford, J. 1969. Brit. J. Ind. Med. 26: 202. I LU036f-o 4 i. Andrea Hricko Labor Occupational Health Program Univ. of California, Berkeley j. Dr. Vilma R. Hunt, Associate Professor of Health The Pennsylvania State Univ. K. Dr. Ioana Lancranjan Basel, Switzerland 6. Azar, A., Snee, R. Habibi, 1975. An Epidemiologic Approach to Community Air Lead Exposure Using Personal Air Samplers. Environ. Qual. Safe Supp. Z: 254-260. 7. Roels, H., Buchet, J.P., Lauwerys, R., Hubermont, G., Bruaux, P., Claes-Thoreau, F., LaFontaine, A., Van Overschelde, J. 1976. Arch Environ. Hlth. 31: 310. Ms. Hricko will assess studies on the effects of lead on the human reproductive system as they relate to a policy of providing equal protection for the health of male and female employees in the workplace. Where appropriate., she will rely on her publication, "Working For Your Life: A Women's Guide To Job Health Hazards". Dr. Hunt will provide a review of the pertinent studies on the effects of lead on human reproductive functions, particularly those of the female,and conclude with a recommendation for the final lead standard. Where appropria she will rely on her publicatic "Occupational Health Problems of Pregnant Women". Dr. Lancranjan will present a brief discussion of the load effects on the male roproductiv functions and explain her stud-. Reproductive Ability of Workmen Occupationally Exposed to Lead". Arch. Environ. Health (1975). L IA03670 5 1. Dr. Sergio Piomelli Dr. Piomelli will explain New York University Medical the effects of lead on Center the heme-synthesis process and discuss the advantages of performing the zinc protoporhyrin test to determine the effect lead has on the body. m. Dr. John D. Repko Performance Research Lab. Univ. of Louisville Dr. Repko will discuss his study, "Behavioral Effects of Occupational Exposure to Lead," as it relates to human psychomotor and neuromuscular functions. n. Dr. Anna Maria Seppalainen Institute of Occupational Health Helsinki, Finland Dr. Seppalainen will explain the toxicity of lead as it affects motor nerve conduction velocity and provide a discussion of her studies, "Subclinical Neuropathy at Safe Levels of Lead Exposure" Arch Environ Health (1975) and "Sensitive Technique for Detecting Subclinical Lead Neuropathy" Brit. J. Ind. Med. (1972). Dr. Seppalainen will also discuss her work on this subject as presented at the 1976 Amsterdam Lead Conference. o. Dr. Daniel T. Teitelbaum Presidont/Director Poisonlab Dr. Teitelbaum will explain proper programs of medical surveillance and air and biological monitoring and discuss ranges of health effects observed and laboratory techniques. In addition, he will provide some indi cation of the costs of maintaining the afore mentioned programs. LIA 03671 6 p. Dr. Richard P. Wedeen Director, Department of Medicine Jersey City Medical Center Dr. Wedecn will explain the effects- of lead on the renal systems, the inadequacy of blood lead determinations to indicate loss of kidney function, and his ongoing workwith occupational ------ lead nephropathy. Where appropriate, he will refer to his studies, "Blood Lead -An Inadequate Measure of Occupational Exposure" J. Occup. Med. (1975) and Occupational Lead Nephropathy Amer. Med. (1975). The approximate amount of time required for their presentations is 20 hours, excluding questions. Additionally, other issues to be addressed include those set forth in the preamble to the proposed standard (Oct. 3, 1975; 40 FR 45934) and the notice of hearing (Jan. 4, 1977; 42 FR 808)^ Grover C. Wrenn Directorate of Health Standards Programs, OSHA l_ I A03fc>7 2