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FILE NAME: Avondale (AVD) DATE: EZ DOC#: AVD1 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTIOEDZ^Z^Z MEMORli-.NDUM ~bveml:er 30, 1978 'IO: FF:CM: SUBJECT: M. Markels, Jr. , President John Teske Study for Shipbuilders Council Sare prelbninary conclusions resulting from the study for the Shipbuilders Council .include: 1. It appears that ship sr::ecifications frcm the U. s. Navy and the Maritine Corrmission during the ~vWII. years did not con- tain precautionary information on asbestos use. Si;:ecifications did require the use of Arrosite asbestos. Cccurrentation is being obtained from the Maritirre Corrmis~ion. ( 2. Regulatory activities relating to asl:estos use in ship- ' yards wiere rrarginal to non-existing during WWII. 'Ihe CJ. S. Cepartme.'.1t of I.a.ror apparently had only one industrial hygienist and the...."'B is no evidence that he conducted. any shipyard inspections under the Walsh- Heal?-.f Act. Even though the Public Health Service recorrrrended an . asbestos standard in 1938, a reOJgnized U.S. standard did not exist until the P..rrerican Conference of Govei:nrrental Industrial Hygienists adopted it in 1946. In 1951, this standard was incorporated under the Walsh-HeaJeyAct. 'Ihe u. S. Navy was just getting started in industrial hygiene during ~MI, setting up a new section of industrial health under the Division of Preventative Medicine in 1941. It dces not appear that the Public Health Service ever had the mission or desire to inspect shipyards for health hazards even t.,-:,ough they did conduct asbestos stmi.es in other m311ufacturing plants. Tue states could possibly have conducted shipyard inspections but their Lr1dustrial hygie.11e capability was minirral in the 1940-50 pericd. The states and Federal Walsh-Hea:ey ~ection records for shipyards will t:e rrore fully exarn:ine:i to determine if ins-t_-,-ections for ascestos exposure were ever conducted. . PLAINTIFF'S E -EXHIBIT . Jl !,J. ! -_ S8CA 5088 ..- !l .,