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FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB DATE 1980 Aug DOC ASB028 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article RE Bendix & Asbestos NEWS IN BRIEF From At the Source Ont.Federation of Labour AUG.1980 AUG.1980 Asbestos - Bendix Windsor June 1980 Two Bendix workers have been award- ed compensation for cancer attributable to the asbestos they were exposed to at work One Tommy Dunn had worked at Bendix only 11years His case had attracted a great deal of media attention So far these two are the only ones of the nineteen filed which have been awarded Two are still pending Seven others are being appealed by the Ontario Federation of Labour on behalf of Local 195 UAW The tragedy of the whole situation at Bendix is that it is unnecessary If Ministry of Labour recommendations made in 1966 had been acted on then perhaps none of the deaths would ' have occurred Who said that Existing guidelines for controlling exposure to asbestos in the occupa- tional setting have been developed to control the development of asbestosis rather than cancer Occupational limits for asbestos in the Province and all other jurisdictions with similar control strategies have been based upon epi- demiological studies relating solely to this form of lung fibrosis Asbestos In Public Buildings Ontario Ministry of Labour Occupational Health and Safety Division March 26 1980. p.l.l. Asbestos London England June 1980 The British Advisory Committee on Asbestos has made three recommen- dations to Britain's Health and Safety Executive with respect to asbestos 1 substitute safe products for asbestos where possible 2 establish standards based on type of asbestos for white asbestos chrysotile cc for brown asbestos amosite stronger voluntary ban on blue asbestos crocidolite 3 reduce all overall exposure These recommendations are based on the belief that there is no safe level of exposure to asbestos and that all the best standards can do is minimize risk FRED WRIGHT tat Warhhy UE News Service WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BOARD Below are the Ontario WCB figures on workplace deaths both due to accidents and industrial disease those which the WCB recognizes for the past three years Total Deaths Traumatic Injury Industrial Disease 1977 1978 1979 228 226 263 185 184 209 43 42 54 Uranium Miners Farewell to Our Friends Elliot Lake May 1980 It is with great sadness that this month will be missed for After more than a year of pressure from the USWA the federal govern- the Centre says goodbye to Mary her extensive knowledge of ment finally announced this month Morison and Dr. John Marshall toxic substances and her com- that uranium miners would be covered Mary and John were greatly responsible for the development mitment to women worker's prob- lems She made an invaluable by the provisions of Bill 70 by reference under the Canada Labour Code of the OFL Health and Safety Manual John Marshall pro- contribution to the Centre in ini- tiating and editing At the According to Paul Falkowski Safety and Health Coordinator District 6 of duced the original audio materials used by the Centre John left our staff last September but he has continued Source and developing many of our teaching programmes We wish John well as he takes up his residency in surgery in the USWA this may prove to be a shal- | low victory Bill 70 is a provincial law and can never take precedence over federal law in this case the Canada to help with the development of new materials and has been consulted by many union Halifax and we know that Mary will continue her time work in health and safety We can say to Labour Code - where the two may be in conflict eg right to refuse provisians A tar better alternative accord- groups over the past year for our union brothers and sisters in ing to the Steelworkers would have his expertise , safety Mary who in health leaves our and staff Nova Scotia and the Maritimes you have two good friends joining you from away been to cover the workers by reference to Bill 70 under the Atomic Energy Control Act where no conflict with ~ existing provisions would occur |