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'.f1 - \nfr?Tf Tr" *Us/7* pough Rules on Vinyl Chloride Exposure rk practices and protective measures plants It reprearnl* would have tornlike nay needed. ^ changes at all tpmeetft." In fact, he added,, The itgertcy plans In formulate llie per- at least six vinyf thlonde pfaitU atreAdy op Ire Slated in Two Weeks in Interim Plan irmncnl Hisinrhirri - working from Its propns- erate nl levels uloii as Id paHS per mll nl- under fin "expedited prbeedurb" de Hw. *, . I, ., fc signed to shrink the usually lengthy proceks "fmpnrtsni Alep For*aft" ^ --3;] ------------------------------ :------------------------r-- to n period of ns ttttte ns two months, if (U1 Despite his criticism pf the ttntpbruryj ftp m WAJ I. ATIEKKT iui'NNAf. XtnfJ ftrpbrtrr 5 Tocher restricttons on worker exposure vinyl chloride will tike effect in two Veka In on effort to halt the spread or a of liver cancer that appears to be used by contact with the chemical, everyday plastic products Is made. The gov ernment's emergency standard and the pro posed permanent standard cover workers Involved In both the manufacturing of vinyl chloride mtd Its conversion into polyvinyl chloride... goes accordtng to plan, pubtle comments will be gathered, a public hearing heftf.lt necessary, and the proposal revised into final form in time for It to take effect, hi early June. .w 1 ,t t The temporary staitiaril ot fib ptfu peg standard, however, Mr. Samuel* praised Big proposed loogfier permanent -riandaidj m "an important step forward" and said fed eral officials KAd pledged that? ft. towll cover workeft* handflitg of vinyl thbride ft aU- mantfoctdriflg prgrmqeg^j In Washington, the Labor Departments Currently* national standards allow un million Is apparent# 'designed ktKH ji ru^atlonal Safety and Health Admlnlstrai Issued art emergency temporary'tfealth dard sharply cutting the allowable expo* to the Industrial chemical starling it a. It also proposed an even tougher irmanent standard that wouldn't allow protected workers to come in contact with vinyl chtbrtdfe concentrations of up to 900 parts per million In the attadsphere. But when the temjnrkry standard tAkes effect two weeks from now. the maximum allowa ble concentration wilt drop to 90 parts per compromise between the demands of labor j and management Tire WVCIO had been pressthg r Si fHetsAre, and the cneijrttfeal jjbrtr temporary standftd,1 weft eventual maximum df to priKs per nllftk. rkera without protective eqtipment to mHBonv a level advocated by Industry and Although torlfcl# t In contact with vinyl chloride In any actually In force on a voluntary basis in mudiif ^ctlAg'th^sj^iKyjiriii I'W arable concentration. many plants. The temporary standard, eluded trorp adflfthf Ijf; 'afe [ The Issuance of the standards came after under the law, can remain hi effed for up to Italian actepttst ^ "' i months of investigations by the govern- six months, white a permanent standard is of 90 parts pCT jntttoh should -- flt, employers and labor unions. Their bfelng formulated. over the ShortIhAWshdpi es began in late January, when B F. Her Dim! Ripmurr dard. i ' ^ ;**' f'j--?'1 drioh Co. disclosed that four workers at The Oceigmttonal Safety and Health Ad- But Sheldon Samueb^ Ml Louisville vinyl chloride conversion ntifititration's proposed permanent standard director ot the AFUCfb's ti___ __ : had died from the same rare forrrj of would bar any direct exposure to vinyl Department, Attacked 4he tnrife- tancer, angiosarcoma. In subsequent chloride In any measurable concentration. sure as Ineffective. eftargedthst wlm Betta. other concerns. Including Unton Crfr- This protribttton Is generalty believed to rule art) agency had mhrirtterpretfeft ftlpagli II Corp. and Goodyear Tire it Rubber Co., cut codfcentratlona amounting to one part resdamh* artd ftfled tat a ledfebHB^ttt*-, ' ijTted other liver cancer deaths among per mLIBjdfT or mote. The permanent Stan dard reqUrtng Ijppfthrdft 1 chloride workers. dard. based largely On recommendations of workers exposed w ti jenU,tif ^ hyl chloride, normally a gas, Is con- the Department of Health. Education and hi- , j i. - v fij-f- ^ 3 ,, d In plants such as the Goodrich facll- Welfare,. also would provide for periodic ' ."The 40 yf Wito a powdery substance called poly* medical, teats for vinyl chloride workers, ragh/' hr i||s4,Mtlmf h?t chloride, from which a wide range of and specify plant monitoring procedures. Workers union tells us tbhi Mf JPfc aploy, laftjtnd had t rlnjrt chloride irion- tnnde nt the i 'll Mm dtipthent at lie ` chloride plant r the.et* end to ,i health hnierd. : techhlclaM under yllhtltolofbt. to supoeMtnup el Pitneerlll#. (MdieiUt>tidhc, e lint emence hem* ^^Id' |e i htuetd.'* fide' nl thre u.S. i iepnHe^ier mii- U C C 093841