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FILENAM E: Flintkote (FLK) DATE: 1972 M ar DOC#: FLK071 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Director's M eeting M inutes of Quebec Asbestos Mining Association *3.- '^'ai-r^-v ' ` t; . . - -'-*-A...^ - - j ^ v ; ' V . r ; * ? ./.;*>*..r-*s^-Xt\-*<&**-.. T A B U o r CONTENTS 1. List of Officers and Directors 2. Standing Committees 3. List of flambera and Guests 4. Agenda 5. flinutes of the 119th fleeting of Directors ^ of the Association held on January 24, 1972 6. Uniform Classification 4 Grading, and Technical Committee Report 7. Industrial Relations Committee Report 8. -Traffic Committee Report 9. Legislation and Taxation Committee Report ' 10. ` Public Relations Committee Report 11. environmental Control Committee Report '12. Occupational and Environmental Health Committee Report 13. Appendix I - Submissions (4) at EPA Hearings in Los Angeles ,Appendix II- . - Report of Dr. C.U. Bright presented at Colorado Springs, October 12, 1571 15. Appendix III - Asbestos/Health Leaflet 16. Appendix IV - Asbestos in Canada - 1971 * ,,# * * * .t . 0.. I / , ; V J v , >4 I K 'r .r ! V . t V : 1 c 5 I i ;T i 0UE3CC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION Q f F I C E R S AND DIRECTORS 1972 Mr. J.R.M. Hutcheson - President Mr. R.J. Merrill - Vice President Mr. M.J.'Messel > :??r^Director'Vi'';;'te ;- Mr. R.S. Coleman - Director Mr. W.W. Oughtred - Director Mr. F.P. Smith - Director Byer*, Casgrain 4 Stewart - Legal Advisers Mr. G.A. McCammon - Treasurer Mr.. Paul-A... Fi lteau ...........v,; - General-Manager., and : Secretary -.- ' '' / a I r 1 Io I I I I r 2. STANDING COJimiTTEGS o `.-`+f*'`*'****> -*--,rrr*~ *'i-'ii/ .<}* >W'<**'- s'-."-,v>V*j*.-.-'.r.^u^i*.*:;^v'r ' '--' ' - V**\V- J"'Vv*;"1)'V'*,:*`/'a*1''*''''i-*''*~-Ti^'..'-V*,'"~'-l^ >">!^..w'V."/..-.''1*'"Y,\^.'*i". -, . i <r 8 ; 1;.G', G i.*-v*"r.*^,4Mv5w/Jt`':'^/*;<^.'^i'.'_.h."'s.-tj.'./i'ti'***.: (,' ; uebec asbestos mining association STANDING COMMITTEES 1972 fK S ^ ^ p G r ; O G G ^ G ^ UNir0RW-CLASSiriCATI0N AND CRAPING' COMMITTEE. .-., Chairmen - W.H. Foster Slember -- J.J. Sztuke, J.O. Eby, G. Verreeult, t K.S. Jackson, R.S. Coleman, G. Brink - TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE ! I ; ! Slember - G.F.A. Brink, J. Giansante, G. Foy, W.H. Smith, Ed Day, D.L. Monroe, J . J . .Sztuke, ^ C.1 Verreau11 ,, -R.. Gals, ,v>. M. Co9setts, M.C, Pharo jTrr-T PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman - I.C. Campbell Slember - R.S. Coleman, Y. Couture, R.J. Merrill, L.C. Piuzs t - I ... 't . .. -TRa t f i c corni t t e e ,vt ,, Chairman - R.P. Gagnon - - Members - W.J.W. Smith, L.J. Webster, 'R.S. Laing,...:.;,.? L.R. Delaney, C.R. Biron, D.M. Akers < ;. . vv-j. - -V, ..-h'.-.rr. / t fMTii c iCvu*- 1 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman - J.O. Eby 1 Members - H. Gagnon, J.L. Gartahore, W.H. Bonneville, I N. LaCouvde, J.G.M. Mooney, G. Doatie, 1 C. Rousseau, M. Bruneau, Y, 8olduc, R. Flllion, 1 W.R. Cooling LEGISLATION AND TAXATION COMMITTEE ...____...... . -, I / Chairman - I .C. Campbell Members - G. McCammon, 0. Mousseau, G. Vaillancourt, G. Moad, R.S. Coleman, A1 Dennis- . ... ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMMITTEE Chairman - L.C. Piuzs Members - W.H. Foster, R.B. Gresham, M. Prus !" OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVI RONMENTAL'^HEALTH^CQMMITTCE. Chairman - (Carl V. Lindell Members - W.W. Oughtred, F.P, Smith, J,R.M.. Hutcheson, M.J. Messel ' <r-i 3. LIST or ItOBERS AND GUESTS ^?V ; ",J ';'---5;- V v '.:'. *< QUEBEC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION SPRING MEETING - CASA MONTEGO, MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA MEMBERS AND GUESTS Asbestos Corporation Limited Wr. I.W. Qughtred Wr. M.P. Carson Mr. I.C. Campbell Wr A.5.. Johnson . Bell Asbestos Wines Limited Mr. f.P. Smith Mr. R.M. Beteman Mr. W. Dorais Mr. W. J. W. Smith Wr. G.W. Smi th Canadian Johns-Wanville Co., Ltd. Mr. J.B. Jobe W r . W.L. VsnDerbeek Mr. D.T. Colton Mr. D. Poutiatine Wr. J.R. M. Hutcheson Mr... J.O. Eby .. ...... Mrv?!N~.It He n d r y ^ ^ f Carey-Canadien Wines Limited Wr. R. J. Merrill ... Wr. A.H. Eagenstose . Mr. M. Prus Lake Asbestos of Quebec Limited Mr. R.L. Hennebnch Mr. W. J. W esse 1 Mr. L.C. Piuze Mr. R.P. Gagnon ' National Asbestos Wines Limited Cassier Asbestos Corporation Institute oF Occupational and . Environmental Health (Q.A .W.A.),; Wr. R. S. Colemen .M r ., E. J. ..Killian :Mr7'D.LY&S ban / V i"r. /'-JLr>/' Chri d t s n n S `.u..... :t> rl. C. LI. Uright-^if^? Quebec Asbestos Wining Association ^ Mrv.K. U'.'1.Lindell * f* .. X Wr.:Phi lippe--Casgraaiinn''-' 'Mr.': Paul-A. fi 1 te au ' w $$0- -teuQE^ki''VCifL :* \ -A* o I -'*'''`.-'TtV'vVC'] i'^nv ;.*<`rt; W,ij 'jNf*i'f -y---i1-rV- V/.tI I Y.,-V-t`.'?*c*'* r J i;i k1 12Dth MEETING QF DI RECTORS OF THE I i qUCSCC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION f TO BE HELD WASCH 16 - 19, 1972 AT 9:30 a .m. AT THE CASA MONTEGO, (I MQNTECO BAY, JAMAICA 1 AGENDA MARCH 17th, 1972 Minutes of the 119th Meeting of the Directors of the Association held on January 24th, 1972 Regortg_of_:- a) Uniform Classification & Grading, and Technical Committee:- - 1972L.Manuel of Testing Procedures b) Industrial Relations Committee c) Traffic Committee d) Legislation and Taxation Committee e ) Public--Relations Commi t f) Environmental Control Committee: ' ^ - Warning Labels on Fibre Bags Neu Business:- Peking Solo Fair Comments on General Business Conditions Comments on Political Climate in Quebec Adjournment fftPCR 18th, 1972 . ,;v{. -.v i- Occuoational and Environmental Health_Committeey.._ Report by Chairman of Commit-.ee . j E.P.A. Hearings in Los Angeles ; j., I.A.R.C. fleeting in Lyon, France; Membership of Scientif"iicc Committaer fl 1 .01 ElH; Priorities for Future .R.e.se_.a..r!c..h-. -t'V.v : iyV:' - j . . .- .:;v(.nk-*-^.-.,, ;*s:r:."-,-r.v -- tnstitute of Occupational and_Environmental_Health:":t - L fi*p T . j > ; Comments by Chairman of." SciBntificnCommi.ttBeion^t^^yf^^rSjy.T-ft'^^j.tt'.tjv. Enviro nm anta ly.Stande rd a Adjournment c r .'f.--.j. w-.-i'a.- . '>-:-.N -V.*^-<^k liyv ,*,*.w.".-''/v-X ir.-. 5. BINUTES 0r THE 119th MEETING OF DIRECTORS OF ^^THE^ASSQCIATIQN<HEL:D,itON3RlANUARYj-2A.th^19?2^,,;,,,:ilL...v \ tfi'ty.* O .*.- jC*' - f :}' `A** v`V I T ,v*lA^M w.'.**? c c vr?TM > .'*-v/ ;.l.' j WINUTES or THE 119th WEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE QUEBEC ASBESTOS WININC ASSOCIATION HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1972, AT 10:00 a.m, . AT THr MOUNT ROYAL HOTEL MONTREAL V,, ''"i'- V < N*.'wVv.v*wvA>i.v-'V'f Thera are present: Weears.: W.U. Qughtred, President F.P. Smith, Vice President J .R .m . Hutcheson, Director R.J.-Merrill, Director W.J. Weasel, Director R.S. Coleman, Director Ph.' Casgrein, Cenerai Counsel for the- Association-- "*'.** -i George WcCammon, Treasurer P.A. Filteau, General Manager. There were also present: Messrs,: W.H. Foster, Chairman of the Uniform Clasaification and Grading Committee; J. O. Eby, Chairman of Industrial Relations Committee; >yiS-'.:'i::- r 'R ;p ;VCag non > C h a i r m a n - o f ^ T r a f f i c > C d r r m i t t e e } j ^ ^ ^ ^ | - ^ |i I.C. Campbell, Chairman of Legislation and '.Taxationi 'tr; Committee and Chairman of Public .Relations , 'll'1 Committee; : : I 'II K. V. Lindsll, Chairman of Occupational., and Environmental Health/ Commi ttee ; W.P. Carson, AAssbbeesstos Corpnoration Limiteeddj:' v:'-"/>*'~Td.-i?r.''---f-i-r,r *s W. Dorala, 8ell Asbestos Wines Limited;...' K. . J a c k s o n , ,Bell.Aabeatos-MinesiiLimitad:^ L. C. Piuze, Lake Asbestos of Quebec Limited, I - 2 r^r*'. yS>i The President of the Association, W.W. Oughtrsd, noted ns Chairman and P.A. Filteau as Secretary of the meeting. The Chairman declared that a regular notice of meeting had been duly mailed to all the Directors of the Association and said notice was ordered to be entered at length in the minute book of the There being a quorum, constituted. Chairman declared the meeting duly Winutes of the Heatings of the Directors of the Association held on October 11th and 12th, and December 5th, were duly approved. The Committee Chairmen were then requested to report. UNIFORM C l A S S i r I C A T I 0 N * 4 " G R A D I N C ^ A N D T C C H N i C A ^ C 0 H H I T T C G ^ j ^ ^ ^ g - 5 g ^ ? W s y ^ ^ r^: ^I!i2Em_i2asii22^aD ,,Grading^- It has net been necessary to hold a meeting since the Q.A.ffl.A. December 5th meeting. An agreement sent to Lynn returned. on the "Quebec Standard Asbestos '.Testing" machine-was Kaeleod on December 17th for signature but has not been ' ' / - -. Members of the Committee,^3rt;theirsd8i^6tes^metf;'with*Dri^Santtr*;-^1?x?i ? ^ iv?v!^..C-^''v:' on December 7th. D r . S c n t t was invited.'to:;Quebec- by;' the'' Franco-- Quebec Cooperation group. The CentraLiResearch- Croupiofj.the.'Quebec government apparently are-interested in-hiring'.Dr"/. Santti.to'.direct research along the lines of his^patents.7.^-A meeting-of:.the^ Quebec Industrial Research Center has bevn^'caUsd/for- FebruaryTAthdto' discuss the economics of extracting several-, by-products- and.^developing new. application- for asbestos- tailings. Foster,/M;;.,CaattS';snd ; .P.A,>.Fi11 aau* ar e xp o c t a n t o<a tie nd^aai'iliifmBet'i c r In addition, Marcel Cosaetta has sent out data given to him by Dr. Santt. The U.C.4C. Committee will meet in February to decide the merit (or otherwise) of following this up further. The 1971 Exchange results were before issue. Marcel Cossette only those which a Company may sent will wish to all Companies for checking issue these results holding up checked before issue. Technical' Sub-Committee Reporting 'on.-;the :December.9th meeting of the aub-committee, the chairman explained that a complete review was made to all tests presently in the Manual, and al30 of other tests which might be of interest in the future and it was determined that i a) 28 tests are^required by Q.A.M.A, and others! \ 5 tests are not required by Q.A.M.A. but perhaps by A.T.I. or A.C.P.A. (being checked). b) Of the 28 teste required by Q.A.M.A.: - 21 are in form ready to be included; - 5 need rewriting (A.S.T.M. form); - 2 need revision. c) The printing plates of the present manual are available at i A.T.I. and should help considerably (for those pages and illustrations.that.are.not going to change). . INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE - Labour negotiations are in progress at a rather slow pace. On behalf of the Committee, the Association retain the services at a basic monthly retainer fee ^VStiaacondarl Chairman recommended.that.the/'^yv^ilo^'^Tf'^srvrn^' of Mr. Neil Georgs as Safety Consultant '.-v7 of- 1625. , Said propoaal;was moved,~-v;-yi-vf',' J its TUfTES^'*-' ! n\ The possible integration of the rehabilitation centres of the Workmen's Compensation Board as well 33 the Board itself into the general insurance and social security plan of the Government was discussed and its disadvantages to both the employers and employees emphasized. In view of this, Counsel suggested that strong^and direct action be envisaged immediately with Premier Bourasse and the Minister of Labour, J. Cournoyer. He or the General manager will attempt to set up a meeting.1 th Hon.;.Cournoverywithin>the^next^i.^ ^ . > ^ ^ ^ ^ i a ^ ^ few days. The date of Tebruary the 14th was set for a: tentative officials of the C.P.Q. and senior representatives of of the Association. meeting of the member companies The meeting was advised that the Thetford Mines Industrial Clinic "C" was to be moved to Quebec City and that Dr. Cartier would act as - Consultant to thB^Workmen.'s^ComoenaktiongBoardgdi^amoactl^l^timBgba^ia^yii^a'^g^ife; A replacement, Dr. Dussault, is being- trained 'to.- take -ove r eventually ' Dr. Cartier's post at the Clinic.. The object-of .the W.C.B.. is to have top specialists to render decisions, especially in pneumoiogy and pathology. It 'was thought best to accede .to t h e i r .request,. : although it will involve taking two X-rays of each employee,'Vone for the company and one for the W.C.B. (as required for miner's certifi-" cate). c I ! Australian Conference^^--A^lGading^customer^iniAustralia mads ar ^ agreement with fflontreal Shipping to U88 Conference and non-Conference service to carry all hia tonnagej balance to go conference at Sl.OO/per ton increase. A meeting was held with Canadian Pacific and Canadian National in connection with a proposed container terminal for the Industry; Plessisville was proposed by the C.N. and Uleedon by the C.P. as tantative- locationsis*Such*an''arrangementS'wduldi'not^be>~satiefactory; to the industry and obtain the support of its members. The Pulp and Paper Industry are planning to have their own ships and would like to know if the asbestos industry is interested in using available space. Such shipping would bs the roll-cn and roll off system and exp.ected to begin in 1974; another meeting is planned in one year's time. ; \ g^he l'3'^n^Q^'i^^w"i''t^^ e ^ o r't^Wa^agerffan d*the ^Qu ebe representative of the Federal Winister of Economic Expansion, 1r. F. Jolicoeur, to discuss the container terminal- facilities on the Beauport Flats. It was pointed out that the Port authorities must first promote the use of their facilities with the shipping companies. The Japanese service to the East Coast is not expected to start before the Spring of 1973. In the meantime, the companies are , `SS-SSes-ws*-experimenting ,.a*rail-and-ocean..re te_through-,.Vencouver;>.such a deal , is cheaper in wi n t e r 'time.'" ` - The Committee is considering the possibility, of having a.forwarder in Europe who would supervise the whole tonnage shipped to Europe : and who .would negotiate..the rates* j^ k ' ; - * - r; The Committee is also studying the possibility of leasing containers, an arrangement' which w ould.give-- the-.induo try-: some 'much desired:;;.'-;fl'ex ii'il'i o It was remarked that complaints had been voiced in connection with the C.P. service, especially as to inland delivery in England. LEGISLATION AND TAXATION COMMITTEE The Chairman briefly reviewed the recent legislation enacted by both the Prcvinciel and Federal Governments, as follows are December the 22nd and December 31st, 1971. b) Bill 48 - Finally assented to on December 21st, 1971 with over 100 amendments. The Mining Industry obtained satisfaction as far as amendments requested. t c) Bill 291 - In' addition to providing for a uniform system of ! municipal assessment, the act also determines the sources of The Directors were also advised that the General Manager would shortly forward to each company a form (questionnaire) to be filed with the Auditors of the Association, consisting of a statement of taxes, dues, donations and other economic-data for the year 1971. This confidential report, as compiled by the Auditors, Is to be used only in cases of representations or submissions to the Government. viviLxTu;-;- PUBLIC RELATIONS' CDMffITTErhC ; ' _ ;-T L; y.L a:.'V . As authorized at the previous meeting ofii;the-Directors,'.the Chairman .v.'.v--:' of the Committee submitted a report containing severalsuggestions on a public relations program to., of f-set;.;recent unfavorable :public! ty V>;'~ both in Canada and.the U.S. The- possible, approaches <investigated are as follow 'y '..`'"'r : V , program "This Land" cannot be obtained in view of tha protest already registered by Mr. J.D. Christian. 2. A feature film to demonstrate the essential role of asbestos and health protection measures taken by the Industry does not seem ' " the practical solution. It is estimated that the production cost would amount to some $60,000. and another $20,000 to $30,000 would be required for distribution and T.V. reproduction time. 3. Maintain close contact with the Asbestos Information Committee of North America through possibly the director of Information Services who might be permitted to attend meetings of the Committee from time t0 t i m e * .- 4. An advertising program through the three week-end magazines available in Canada: Week-End, Perspectives and Canadian Magazine.. The advertising would be directed solely at inviting the public to writs in for copy of a leaflet entitled "Asbestos and your Health", the distribution to be made by the Montreal; Of fics,..., This leaflet would be a low cost four page non-technical publication, written in simple expository style In separate English and french -> editions containingiinforma.tiorrfsim-ift'aj&tolltheiBri,tishfedocume "Asbestos and Health" and the A.r.fl.1"- N/A card on 't h e :same subject. r-\'ryj . The Chairman recommended the ad program (# 4 . above) at.a total . estimated cost of $19,500. end tha t 'the- services ?of e:compe tent v. 5\;; :. agency be retained to produce and place such Jadvertising during late April, May and early June, 1972. In the meantime, the leaflet would be prepared for., the aoproval. off the..Di rectors,,,'H";,,)-;..- . - ' --- -.yr-u,i .-l.-iw.:A/uf IItt uw/anss mmnouvperdi as nnd seeccoonndded thatt stuicrhrvj-afiphrrongnraamm.--bhee''iinniti it 'Tnateorbii^aanndO y-*:--* implemented as soon as possiblee... .'.;v:vvrvvm.jy/; .ry *- " -'fy-: ' ..-.y/v-^7;CARRIED.:.\.;.;lS:>'2^ -, ? - It was agreed that the indus try 1s. posi tionVwi thl'regard-to^the. heal th.^V-fs, issue be made available'-to senior^adi^tbria^'ataf/s.i'ecologypandtiv^iV^^t^^i c *t> *\s ^ __ . . . , _, . .... .^T-?*. ....... - 6 -- r^. editors of magazines, trade and professional publications,'"as well as to radio and T.V. news editors. Copies could also be made available upon request to high school and university students, and to member companies for distribution to customers. A program should also be developed to send letters to the editors of Canadian newspapers whenever the latter make unfavorable mention of asbestos; ouch l e t t e r s t o be signed by the^J^e^ident^ o(^^the Assoc^a--^ is ..... Several members of the Trench Lexicon Sub-Committse-attendad a.-meeting in December at the invitation of thelOffice:^deila-.;Langue:frangaise'; to discuas the preparation of a technical lexicon for the mining industry. This proposed lexicon would contain some 8,000 words and the sub-committee felt that it was. somewhat;: tec-elaborate; end -.h. comprehensive. However, it was agreed to collaborate with the O.L.T. and make our own asbestos technical lexicon available to the Office, uihen^completed-? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ENVIRONWCNTAL CONTROL COWWITTCC A meeting of the committee was held on January ;the 9 t h ,, at. which time the conclusions of the NcCill' report'on various -types-: of respirators was considered. The mask found to give the best performance was shown to peoole et the meeting. ~.-v> -v ''i -As 'per' our -request ,-.*WcCill.- ujill>>noti">publi3 h^certai n^'perf ormance in their proposed technical papers and hav/e^even.1offEred..tc let the papers priorato publication.; s, . * figures :"*Vr ' us.see As s c h e d u l e d t h e E.P. A..- hearings -were/held'.on^January'th8.-i 18th.last:'S\. . . . -- -- r; . .. ! i*y,; with five (5; representatives-of' the- Asbestos'Industry,presenting.their wri tten submissions. Wore -to..be- reported at.-theXI .O.E'.H. :meeting.later -'.ui.'.Vt* in ' r-*' : ' ` 1 ^ the d a y . - v: -, , '. /A ...... > c c i;-?.'Si.SSa 9 - It seems that the Emergency Protection Regulations concerning asbestos filter cloth recently issued by the U.S. Department of Labour cannot be met. The people making such regulations must and will be advised of the role of the asbestos cake which forms inside the filter bag, and improves the filtering characteristics; request should be made that said regulations be corrected accordingly. The U.S. Government is presently asking asbestos products manufacturers i-to. complete a material safety data 'sheBt.'.^i.In.order^toi.avoidi'.incon-^J^^I^gSi sistencies, the committee plans to prepare a suggested answer which ~ will be circulated to all the companies so that they may assist any ' of their customers in this connection. v--- The Chairman briefly commented or. the panic set up by the A.f.oft. l! , and C.I.O. with respect to emergency protection standards on asbestos, bring!ng about as a result' a reduction'*ofTi;LfrV?/s from.y1-2ifpcc^to^^a^ .V,! sag 5 fpcc by the U.S. Department of Labour. An Advisory Committee to the ivYA-r Government Agency is to be .appointed' andD r . C.W. Wright has been - asked to sit on said committee. In Dr. Wright's opinion, it would be preferable to set up immediately a T.L. V. of 2 fpcc, rather than a T.L.V. of 1 fpcc later. -v\ . 'v;'c TREASURER jK^SSiVVi It was moved and s^ eA c oA nA d^ eA dW ^thW eA Vt ^tUheA 'CfoA rA mA eM Mr.i TTrA eA aa 'As.u. AreA rA Yi.** ^GeA oA rAAgAeAiiQRAoWbii nA s-- o_n_,V*'- V [be paid an allocation of $600. in reimbursement!of faddi tional ''servicss'.i?7 ^ !;^^'-fv3 "*.V?;-. and travelling expenses since January '1 s t 1 9 7 2Y;.which'may' possibly stretch into February 1972. iy.i C^^CARRICDkftr^w.-'i: TJ-.;W--:;' ; r-, .^ T'/ . C * ' '. - i ' r ' ' V C \ I r t *<*ilV'YivT.VS' Moved and seconded that the accou nt.,;o f* 8y er s,\Caa grai nil'and^Stewar Counsel for the Association," A c c period of January 1st to December 31st, 1571, be approved. CARRIED. OTHER BUSINESS Moved and seconded that a contribution of S600.00 be granted towards ^ ^jjft^S^r^ the o e ne raL. financing of^the 7 4 t h A n n u a l .General fleeting of the c:M ... Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Ottawa. CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting then adjourned. CERTiriED CORRECT r\ 6. u N i r c n w c l a s s i f i c a t i o n k c r a p i n g , a n d t e c h n i c a l c ot,m i m e r e p o r t o " V : ' -^ -* ',' `-J " r ' ' . . \- ' , . - . ^V'T-"-.', w ` 'r4t'*'^ ^ -,'w"^ ; ***".* ^ v / v / v f / - ,.-, . . '_<,-. -.- -.-; '_ ' - , " : ; ' - ..... - - , V?\w . '; ;' i :: 'I-"" .yV r- .it Ji.1'|vX *< *A. ',i( "`- f,*;* .* *. w^. V . ^ ' - / ' r I ' . '. ;' r I ' a QUEBEC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION MEETING PE DIRECTORS - CA5A MONTEGO, JAMAICA UNITQRM CLA5SIEICATION & GRADING, AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT UNirORW CLASSIEl CATION i GRADING: A meeting scheduled, f o r :March 2nd had to be cancelled due to a snow storm. 1. Quebec Standard Asbestos Testing Machine: - On January 2E, 1972 Mr. W.K. MacLeod returned the signed agreement between LynnMacLeod and QAMA to produce the approved version of this testing machine. However, in a quotation to Bell Asbestos, a few days later ;-- ^ vniLynn-MacLeod.,quoted..tu(o .models o f ,this^tester - one, the standard one at $7,300. and a.new version at $4,300." The " latter version has not "been seen b.y p.ny one in QAMA and I am advising Lynn-MacLeod that only the approved version will be recognized and that the new version must not be called "Q.5. Testing Kachir.6". 2. Research_on Use of Asbestos Tailincs: - As reported previously the Uniform Classification i Grading Committee met with a Or. - -Santt from- Trance, on;Oecember.-7th'. ';. He. was: brought" t o ;Q u e b e \ & - by the Provincial Government. He claims to have petented '.-".-l*,. methods of recovering fibre from tailings (by grinding and Y v - . aspiration), recovering magnetite by a wet magnetic;separation end to end up with clean serpentine good for refractory. . o The general opinion is that there isn't too much n e w .'in -this. c c t *. - 2- On February 16th, 1972, P. Filteau, W. Cossette and myself attended a meeting at the "Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Qubec". The idea was to integrate the research effort of all groups with the objective of total exploitation of asbestos mine tailings end arouao the interest of asbestos producing companies. Such a project, it was felt, would improve the environment and air pollution, and diversify the economy of the asbestos region. Present were personnel.. . . from ^ >***, Pliniatare dea Richesses Naturelles; ministre de l'Industrie et du Commerce; ministre de la Qualit et de l'Environnement; (Dr. V. Goldbioom) ministre des Affaires municipales; Universit Laval; ministre de la Voirie; Centreyde ~Recha rche I n~dus tr;i'e11 % du*?C GAF1A personnel emphasized that considsrsble work had been dene by individual uA",A Comosnies. The process was not the problem, but the sale of the recovered asbestos fibre, minerals and serpentine was the real problem. The use of asbestos in roads was not encouraged, due to the public's attitude towards asbestos pollution. QAKA, it was pointed out, is working actively ..on, reduction of., pollution. ...... 'm A committee of four was formed to.look:into what information io availaole. The committee .to repor t;,in ;3-4-months.. . members were to be: :t-- : ..... Mr. Castonguay Wr. J.-C. Roy P.r :Q Department.'ofA^Plines.i" '/ Laval University"(Chemistry) a) Appoint a Q.A.M.A. representative - if felt desirable b) Give this representative some guidance (via P.A, Filtaau) ! ; c) On March 2Bth, it is-, proposed, at a Uniform Classification 4 Grading Committee meeting to investigate the information that is- available'-nd.<i.-tb?de'termineiiBhatiresearch':>companies,.,-.. ,.V;;., are prepared to make available to this committee noui (?) and perhaps later (?). TCCHMICAl; A meeting was held on February 29th, 1972. ^_ \ On this occasion, the committee reviewed the progress of the 1972, (3rd) edition of the Manual of Asbestos Testing Procedures. It is proposed that the name of this manual be changed to "Chrysotile Asbestos Test Manual". Work on the manual is proceeding well. The new A.T.I. Fibre Testing Chairman is Mr. C.E. Stiefken. They have hired Mr. J.L. Tucker to assist in preparing the new manual. Mr. Tucker did the same job, for the 1966 manual. Anticipated cost is S2.5Q to: $3I00ieachr-f or.?-the.?new.?manuals. ,icomp a red:\tOi; 81.,89,-for the. 1966 manual. 1 - ( V : ;; .. The A.T.I. itches to have . M r T u c k e r ' s paid assistance aooroved "pro forma" by the Directors of ; GAMA...;'.. i if i i 1I1 !l O' UI.H. ;Foster, Chairman . >>!IVW-C. l\ s c c W t^ # i -v^l - . I,, ;.VUVf ,1 \ :N DST."IAL KgLATIP-iS CP.TfniTTCE --RE.7P"ORT w . ^ . v * , . > . ::.:,:.;.'.>v^.^V-,v'V'iy -'v* c r/ ! ! I a QUEBEC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION WEETING PE DIRECTORS - CASA MONTEGO, JAMAICA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT / .. , LABOR NEGOTIATIONS T h e Q.A.M.A. group still consists of two unions: Lake Asbestos ..J_>.>w-j-<.<v-.-SteeL.;Workers .......... . Bell Asbestos ...... - Steel Workers Asbestos Corporation - Syndicat National d'Amiante Carey-Canadian - .M " H National Asbestos M M n Johns-Manvilie - " " " Regular meetings of the Committee have been held on a monthly basis since last November to keep up-to-date on labor negotiations and.labor. laws,A3iof-.Warchw1st:x'Johns-WanvilleiSlhasi.held18..tB)0.., hour sessions with its local. 'The*Thetford'producers have not been as active but have now scheduled meetings to accelerate the proceedings. ; ! . \ - .... The demands are quite unacceptable bargaining will result. There are unions are trying to establish and true Amends are apparent. and it appears that hard several principles which as yet no indications of the the/ir The closing of flintkote Wines did not-appear.to.cause- undue -- - problems. .. . . ' WQRKf f CN' 5 COmPETNS AT I ON The compensable wage level was increased from- J6,000 to 19,000 ' s of J a n u a r y 1st, 1972, This will m i a e costs up to 2Q% over Kj previous retes. This will again-augment, with new. contract.rates.. ,vL.t><ry 1* . v ^ . * n . (.e v i ' " c c .,,,. ij'w t'1.':::.,r % J< i - 2- i i{ I regret to say our frequency for the industry increased from . ! 24.1 per million man hours in 197D to 27.1 in 1971, Although loss '! ratio remained practically the same. Pneumoconiosis claims have increased and for 1971 mere 46.5^ of - ! costs. Outstanding claims have at year end rose from 8 to 20. No further information has bean learned of the take-over of W.C.C. by Socisl Welfsre Department at this time. The matter is under - study by an inter-departmental committee,. as per Order-in-Council .... ........ " ' 3160. .......... ................ Payments to victims of criminal acts will be administered by W.C.C. but funded by Department of Justice. 5A" T V ^ We now have a consultant on Safety, N.H. George. He will spend a minimum of one week per month in the Q.A.ffl.A. operations. This ' 1 3 0 yearly contract.''''-' DUST CONTat-L Our ventilation engineer has requested approximately $2,500 to purchase a membrane filter sampling equipment. This was recom mended by the Environmental Committee end it does appear in order to change our counting practices at this time. L A 30R LAWS Bill 49: - The Provincial Labour and-Manpower Department.'doss not.' propose the use of terms of Bill 49 to proceed., with compulsory :. professional qualifications, unless there'is an agreement to this effect between the parties concerned.:- The Department has-alsoindicated that it will welcome any 'amendmnt-'which .will ,^make .the:LVtr.u: o legislation more realistic and operable'!'7'*'In 'thisrespect,! Article 45 of the Bill, concerning collective ,dismi aso la will.* be.^emanded:;;^ ...... . c c i. < -:2V 'T-, ;-'; ;7**v/. > ^-v-vs-'A-.Vn'vir.. Jm:. - 3- '' * #4 li * iji ao an to difFarentiate between a.;temporary,lay-off.zend-/a:ipermanent^..i.-....... .../ ^ i ^ 4 ^ v v i ^ 4 i,vi^i:tvy'a termination. t * !`i ) i Propo8 ed_LB2 islation: - During the seasion which convened or March i 7, it is expected that the National Assembly will be asked to consider the following: a) A Bill which would permit associations of employers to represent, . for collective bargaining purposes, those members who express such a desire. =. ::L b) A Bill on "Safety at Work", providing for an Industrial Accident and Disease Prevention Corporation, which would'be-responsible for all inspection services and the application of safety regu lations in all work places. This corporation would be composed of en equal number of representatives of employers and employees . and of a president appointed by the Government. The main ob jection to this project is again the often stated opinion that "accident "prevsntion :isT't'he^lisponsi'bi'-Tity^o f i f emp'i'dy'ersT1^ pey the bill and are as a result concerned with' the proper supervising and application of the rules and regulations. The project would involve the merging of all present inspection services and accident prevention associations underthe Depart ment of Labour end Manpower; such attempts -have always been strongly opposed in the past by this Association and the major ity of employers associations. Bill C-253: - The: recently appointed;-federali.Lebour,-Minis ter . O 'Connell has indicated that the Bill.will'.be revised'and will* seek to encourage unions and management 'to include-in new contracts some provision dealing with th e ef facts-- of technological ^changes. Such provisions .would not be sub jec.t. to-review by the'.Canada--. ;v. Labour Relations Board and unions, wouldfnot 'have the-,right.to Jr;-' " vJ sthterikfeededruarlingjurtihsedilcitfieono,f tthhee cenoancttrmaecntt.^oAflvtahuocuhg hlegtihsilsa-tcioonnc-ewronusl.d, ,, soo n fpa raea te't;in to'^th^ Prov 1nc is'l^fi'a-i^d ^ ^ffiVvi-s-v-, c c Vr^ >^,-^r.^-r 11'1, - t'.>:n,\i3'.'H'"">^; 'i 4- - MISCELLANEDU5 After more than three months of study of the contents of the recent union manifestoes, it has been agreed by the Employers Council (C.P.O.) not to present a counter manifesto, but rather to publish in May a basic document on the free enterprise system entitled "This society which we build together..," J.O. Eby, Chairman. ! .. * . . <- v> ' - v . r / * ~ ,,  : ... r y Un cas de discrimination racialesoumis ChoQuelie Le n in js tre Qowcoo de la jo u e v in t tin u s i fas doujtt de dnennuiuuon ra ciale a rapport arec U " u k n n " d1un tocem ost du SOU V rtn rta . i M o n tra i. Le eonut pour b dfasse d a droits de r Somme, oui s en charg de p o rta le la it h U cow uosance du nundtre J rm e Choquette. aifirroe q u 'a Ontano, tout cas de dacru iu u t o * daos le logemew p e a far port devant une Com m o tio n o r o ro la o r 1Domine, lu re l' objet d m q u te com prenant l ' tude de so lu tio n pouvant c o n c a i la parties et. Je ra s dieaot. tre plaide devant des tribunaux. Au Q so er. le com it d ne par avoir le d u a : il "d nonce- eg so u lu ite que le Quebec se dote { un code il s s la tn m d s droits de r nomme et dune com ram ion enarge d'en u su re r I' acpdrausn. V o le (a iti tels que re s is i) es dans le te s ta tram - pour soos-lou l' appartem ent. pom edeM . 1 tfaj'oig- Le 7 lvner Mm e Rhault S "prenergt a ornativa L se p r s a le ebet le propoli a i cet acte nanrunaunrc'. compagnie de M . Antocin Du- L'a4ocaixre(fchauii habi m as-fieiTe. R iitw si (le cou- te malmenant (fept-a et i e Rhault avait auparavant doit le 2 Im al son a-pro- a paratre m e asoonct fa s pntaire qu'il jpituderait ne glectionn le occuoants-cindi- plus tre lie par Wn bail i cause S datai. M . Lambert reposa a de ffatitude adptee par M. substance qu'un Noir ne peut Lambert. M. llDuiras-Pierrr pas occuper son lo fcm g n . le i p a pu iigrari de bail pour ra riim e tant plutt le lu t d a occuper le 5052 Uirtona. titres to n tin e s qui quitte- Rjouit h ie rK p r toborie. raient alors leurs appartements. l' tm d a d ire e tn p a Com it Devant cede re u a sce i ac pour la if itft i if a droits de cepter oes -gens oe couleurs . i' pomme. M . q ip a .1 hectare il a t convenu de taire s i que la promesse gf u fe lle l- une ptition aus a u tre locatai jfislation y \a n t n a p n a to q e res de l'a d ro s c prcite. Sec a a e taiteM ugijas la* par les je d a dts-huii signataires de au to m a '^ jovnfci^ rs m as baux irm ene U peutioa pour que rs a oe s a n b if piacer. l 'acceptation d u s Hkien M .R jrba a d firtg ie le recoun .dam cet im m euble de rapport i Topcnioo p u b iiisie e t Vtape (un dn-sepuetne le ( a us la plus d ica t m a a de tels peu plus tard). Deram cet ar cas mao qu fa x bien que la rim e n t. le proprietaire Lam ertoe o o uchesu nu its s ont bert trouve tf su tra m otifs et pas i d d ire fo rfa . q u 'il y se fich e tin iie m a t: "Ja n a o a une bataille irv re poup ta tous o 'au rei mon lodem ent'. droits de l' bam m chaque m ii. io c JT l .0 * 0 . imM2M. MaTMT HCC < io ooo.Mrm iU Ol-UMU0v. 1l0 M4 UU S 19. M O TO*Uf 19.990 M JtM / ' 51j1t10a0iHi09a0.*0V9 O *. .f ' !>. MTTM > 5 lt ft 9 0 M J t , SH.U9. m ot S M .1 M .O O tP t SIMM rO *A f S II.U O .M T T H . M 1^49TlVALr^ m a. i K pre s e tpianor o t a aurait d it M . Lam bert i M . q u e > dd cru m citioo rac de l'o n c n u l reca par M . Cho Dum as-Pierre. . o triftre . se m arniate. quette et espeeb le 9 m an i: U ne entrevue o tr e le pro Jean RKeuutt. habitant le Si2 pritaire et ta secrtaire ex> V ictoria, doa q u ii M o n tra i L a C A T -d o it pour S e p t-lia (moons pre- le is io n D e iia i et a avise sou pro poeta ire M . Rotano Lam bert. Le B ic ii u ir r demande d e m su re r au coop eaun o r u w irn se -pe rso nn e bien et solvable'' couve du Com it pour la Io n e d a diotls de T' le 11 l vrier, a men i une co tatau oori d 'a ttitu d e disen- m avatoire avoue i l' cart d a ?w ir ' . Ir cuculi: qui trouve non-vaiabie la r- .* o * w * r r i'.'v: i.iovwrr. . lA / T C X he . . B /xT txyo i . r t i .r. * .t U M M l * * in d e p e n d e n ts] ..MOcijuLfirT.f** LA CEILUUTE EHFBi V A 1P.CE 1 5 5 . MUcTcHcOrT*Ih/ (C S N -F T Q ) U ne m ajorit crasante de 9*7 des femmes souffre de Les unes a p p e te t ceis '' du pouls", d'autres chiens "je n e s th r'.. mais pour fo u la c e s la ce llu lite \l 04 qui ra v iv e leur pttvsoue et leur m oral. JO S E T T E CH ED I.N r e s narticulim DeDt attache i 57 cnm.srgndre la lem m e qui soullre de c d lu liie Au travers de 13 aoe eet de recneccoes actives sur la causa de cet- Phte dam notre province et sur la traitrrm n t a plus appropries i o o a r stuauan. este s enfin eus au point une cure q u i tait d a m ervciLes Dsorm ais pour reot des (esnmes qui reeo-veol ce tm lrm oe l M v e a i >oot gan e e i soignes de fx n a trs a n n a lsa o le . " L a 10 p.c. qui ne ragissent pas ou peu sont Oe p lu s a plus prev-.sota' . affirm e Josette Chedib. Cest u s a qu avant lo tit tratesneot Josette Chedin a ua entretien m in u tieu i avec la nooveile patiente. Durant cetu'-ci. cite accepte ou non oe soigner selon le cas ou'eile observe. Si Joeetie Chedin a lr e p r a d le tru te ro e sl il comporte des h e presideTts de la FTQ et de la C S X M M . Laberge et Pepin, se soot pronooca user, dans on communique cotmxiun. centre toute lem auve du gou- verDesDea Bourassa d'lntecrer - b . C om m B sain rda.i> cciden tii; du travail au. m m btere date affaires locujes.- - - -. "La CAT. diseol MM.' La-berje et Pepui.. doit rest', une commission independanle. Touie tentative du gouvenemem de Quebec de modifi le sunn de b CAT en Tinlegraa m sim m er de M.~ Caionsmar prouveaii une mcomprcnereion lotate de b . .HATO* 5 5 . H A T O N \. U ' 5 5 * MATO** * 19MOiArr. 5 M . A T O w V .IA -W 5*4 . VOfCMMTT . > 57) . HATcm . w .MATOM w jI.-?)O5 7.M.*.C..KMvK.qX-TATJMW"ObVIW ` 54 Ur v '.J ' ' ' condm otu. U femme doit accepter de co llab orer d'appliquer le proerxm rae de vse qui lut est propose Uttte, directrea neraies, g icures appropris. etc.) E lle doit, n n ece iiaire. consulter un mdeclo a pour h arcu lau oo, la g lan d a ou U n o te jeoenJe doc ta r observations faites. Joaerte Ghedta ou a contact avec le -, d a m collabore avec lu i. --.v -r --- n- Quand s i trairem enl protesu onnef. I o s a o jt* ca ra t part du csbinet prorucial de b ..q u a non d a accideits du tra vail et de Tunporunce qu'T' lUacbeot. depots d a genera-. ISora, i.. trw aiU eurs--qud-- btC O fa. . ' ij-L;- . - t X rJ 'C e u i n 'a fX p tio 'x a n M g ra k J a o a a icietB a.'* a b u te n t^ ia 'i! ' M rs d e a l de b FTQ et de b eoopave *e saaaooeti L n pouusots. *** m aint cl dru; fa parsots tes ou ces Isbbrent tes tu a is rfalu U qua fa re x a rre s U peau ruree. Us aot dcids sdon te e u fa t a n in ai a p a tq a s t f t u eeoaiinqae paroeide da U r r : -v ie. Cart, que apta cum m in- d o a au posveoanefa de U ak t 1 J C A T son - lin t acm efd'indoerabnr..c'eTl ou* o v erBTor oov Is pmsam. l Cnn-aien dur W irsiban eeil1JoaoGeChejn CUmie que p ex out a icabrre la e m tio ti --~J---"TI"h" V-" u.* ." -* C C; in epen aam A..MIIOITUk*O'WX ^ C S N -R d jf U o e m a J o d t c ris a ite d e S Ifld a ta n m e s ra ifrg d e A u lit i L a u n a ppeerst e d i "da p o d i", d'autres dent ")e n a l f , u n poor t o r io c e * U rrllrtM i qui n n e e leur ptrvsiqoe et I n r m o n i. JO S E T T E G B E LN r o t p o tic o lfc ra n a attacise k comprendre U femme qui m itr e de c d lu lit i A s tn v c i de 13 m e ts de ic i bercnes u n ir e i wb la a o s de eri- (niite d m notre prom e t et sur la tia ite rn w ti la p lia appropris 1 so d e m o ra , d ie t enfin o u a point n e cure q d tait d ei m o v o fia . Diluerais tt pwcast da Imiqdrecedei ee- trsltarartunie ml pdrio>rtpejri detapai tld nammi."LaH) p.e.qui neragonitpusa peurat deptusenplusprrvisibler', affilineJosetteCbe-im.Cat uns qeivat touttmtenxntJosetteGbedistsnotre-' eir m aaireig erte U noordlt prijoite: Durt criia-ei,-'- S il dieinepteoonondesountersdooleeuosdieoserre. JosetteGbedinentreprmdleCrnem ent comporteda eootiUoQS. La femme dort accepter de co llab orer et d' appliquer le pn-erarnm e de v qui lo i es propos (dite, m recoves pnenies. oe r o c a appropris, etc.) E lle dort, n n ca ia ire . consulter sn mdecin soit pour la circulation, la {la n d a ou la r a t gnrale sdoo la . o servanocis laites. Josette G bedin aure a contact avec le m decin et collabore avec lu i. Quand au traitem ent professionnel. B est enl qs emen t am p* de s u s a g a f L a poin tets. la nuins. les doigts et partots la ongles lib rera le i tissus ceU iitiqua et resserrer Upeau tire, fis r a t dcids selon le euet in iia o l sppllqes a l' ta l e d lstln e e e paroevber de la t . CauSnep dur le tn ttm e n tT Josette G hedb affirm e que -T oc prdire e ssa fa erm sa. Iram arri Oe MOCCI ne- 'r tro o i une lem m e de a critiq u e . C d a p e ri aller de 10 k 2P t' oa 10. s e ra le e u . E n te g e gnra* dem tn u e m e stl . io n i nen em res par s m u n s i M ats cela ausa est sujet a . cbaegem ou setto 1caa de la p e rso o n t C om p iei coteH-U" E n tre <10 et t S par sance, srion la p a rit -d a s o n a a b u t a . Q ui s i p u teem ert . u n s i pour em bellir d a c th o a m accepata? Quand oa a u qoe Josette Gbedin a (tnrir depuis tem er 1X1. Bd cas. oo s 'a pins a rfiectar. oo oort essarer* . Ce traiicnsent e t a fu m en t m nqoe g esditm i. On peut le r ecevotr sruienseni ea Josette Gbedin. 4**! *io*st JGQC ree Crm one V a r ila pardonna k l' avance T an ente qu'im pose Faf- Q o e n o iT i p b o o e ik M 5 4 Q 3 o u M b -T (ll. disvi evDirpjaqu'bris.pan. Mmeks . ; -& * * * & St ^ f t pmedt se rappeler de tovs les dasearts Ki*BilCXCXim O U tS T .4 J fc .lf4 1 tinaBtiHinvMini iU**H**ta+*mtomurfw(mpm <kutek) )Ult*W*(MW UjKMHt m1*-UU4rmram(Mnimi-m-m ntM ;ii s m cmnAi >17fc-fcfcOJ SWUJ?IUFM*f(ciirtii rnBta 41 *) JSJJ LT. t u r * t m m i) U H i!4oo (ni tnrt) m\nfc*n<Bnnin tUS CM n ta rn (rw U t; V *-L & \ u n W d n N ( lin ) Les prsidents de h FTO et de b CSS. M M Laberre et Pepui. m k i pronona hier d ais un commtiiuqo commun, cotxre toute tentative du goo- vernenKi B o a ru a d'intgrer b Ccasusuon d a accideizs ds travail m m inistre d a a flilra s o c ta la . U CAT, dise M M . La- b o te Ppin, doit re sta une commission mdpendan- t i Toute tentative du gouver nement de t^bec de m o d ifia . le ro o t de b CAT en l'in- tsra* au m instre- de M . Castongsav prouverait une inrom preheouon totale de b part du cabinet provincial de b question d a accidents ds tra vail et de l'enportance qu jr a iu ctw a. depun d e gnraom. la travailleurs qu bcois. " Ce s'est p u sam rai sons srieuses, atootent la ' p rsid ais de b FTQ et de b CS.N. que nous recommandom as goovanem era de b a s e k b CAT son statut a c -. U iel dTndcoeodaQce.. e est oue a o a croyoea ose b ptailoso-.. p ce qui a inspire b craivon . de I CAT dam le p o s vaut ' encore amourdTim- Dam le statut actad de b CAT le a v lt des am denn ds travail isenense aux em ploreurs ce qsL Ibecnouem ei. de vrait le mener k prendre m de I r a respomabUrts o a a la a l 'enckPU de la scu rit de leurs employs. SI l'o s istgran la raponsa- j b ilits de b C A T au m inis tre 6a a lia ira sociales, ce j . k i les co o n b u a b la et non > p ris l 'eslrepnse qut auraient <| a a r a s ia le cot de cecie ' plaie industncUe que soi (; la academs du travail, tout en favorisai, inirctcm eni. - . l' irra p o n sib ilit ... de -- l'en -'treprae k l'endroit de' ses empierra psq s on h ii en- l v a u . e s lia . le fardeau (u n m er qu elle doit actuellemetA ttu ttu a (m ?- mmTCT b seesrue oe t a e m p io ra .'' L a qcesiderir de b FTQ et de b CSN roeesl le gouva- nerset en farde ro ia re iw le tesauon trop ssn o lsle qui l'am nerait i consid ra le problme des acaents do travail k travers la seule lorgnette troite d'qo actuai re. snssi bien wenoonne sott-fi '' .Soa continuons k cote . s id a ff. debrea . M M _, La- berge et Ptpm . que le -d o maine d a accideitls du tra vail fa i partie ingrom e d o rrtatjofs oe t m il et. dam cet te optique, nout crovom que rentreprtae * une retpons> b in e sociale dont elle doU assum e le cot " Au beu de d se rd ta . par le biais des a ffa ira socia les. d e toiuuoos m apitfles et lecboocrauques aux probiem a d a K C ideria du travail, le {povonenaent devrait tu d ia ne reforme en prroodeur de U CAT dans laquelle on ve terni m a i bwa b prvetxloe. . d a . acad eris que U.com pen-.laloa- d a - accidents^ -Une telle n in lccm a u sn de b CAT te n u une reforme x i ale beaucoup plus raliste et beivcoup pins apte k oocre vis k | a o u ra une protertxia adqua te k muque irrw iE e u r u xa o l en ester** d vster r i ic - ..!KBA4TffccTMOM.V%*- ` ? .MATO^. 1 i.HArDM.W. . O lA ffT . .U O < rtreM .KHU*rr. ..HMAATTOOMM..Ww*. 1 7 t . J --- 9 -1-`" *" i r idp-s.m-Ei.-ironS:; :I '"^\7^vi. 1 ' r'T"( '/ ' '-`. a. .T - r L t In n iiic (Joli accept de collabuier d applique! le programme de vie qui lu i est propose (dite directives . feneraies. e sercicei appropnv e tc.l O le doit, r i ncessaire. consulter a mdecin so it pour h circutatlo, la glandes ou Lt tin t gnrale id o a le t obsem ceu faites. Josette G betrin entre en c o n tv t avec le deon et collabore vee lu i. Quand au im te n e n l peofesrionnef. B eu -ealiiarm ral ( e p e ri de n tu n e e tf Lee poignets, les m ains. les doigts et partoo les ongles libren t les U sa s cetluliuques et res serrent la peso eore. Us soot dcids selon le cas et ^ soiin sert appripai 1 f ta t eeriatiaeee p a rtra tle r de lt " C om bioi dure-! d a te e so e rtfJo J8 fe G h e & i sfn m -- qqV Ton pent p re d in u se r jnstem ent cam blen de s-eeces gne.rtrout one femme de ss ceUoLUe. C e lt pent ifle r de 10 i S - m b JO. s e ta 1 c u . E n rtg ie eenem e detn tra ile n e m s m l D ecexoirej par senuine. W ait ceia ansa e ri m jet 4 du og en en t seloo le cas de it pasanne. ComBieo co g te -t-ir E re 110 et 20 par sesnre. d a n La grante ties panes a (n ite r. Q ui a a pas tetieraent ' e su rd pour on h clltr. oes cuases tnaeceotabtes? Quand oc ' a t qoe Josefle Ghedtn a gu erir depots te n ia 1 M L SIS cat. on a i s lu t i te iie c iu r. ea do e sszrrrl Ce m ie m e n t e x aosoiu m ea ouque et e c d iia f. On peu( ie rcce ro ir seuieroent e b a Jo x tt* Gbedm , d in s son unscitut 5 r o d n>e Crexrent, V eu illet pardan n a i T ra n c e Titten te qa'laspose Caf- flireace.Ttiepisaa1B5 S osMS-7T.1. P*eUuawtfifri.v'*.l-lOi-I.* queuoo c& amdenu *i*iua- v tii ft de l'im portance qu'y atxid>u. depoa des gfg r -'* tkm , les tw iU k u n qo- be. "C* n'est pas n o s n i ton* riens*, afoulent les presdeets de U r h } et de U CSN. qoe no recom m ind o sa gouvernement de lais ser la CAT sou su Lui a d r. tuel d 'iod aeod aact',c'est psutiarssOQierTO-i' ph * qoa a inspire la de la C A T d a n le pass vaut encore aetjonrdTmi. Dans le jta a t actuel de la CAT le c a ri des scadeuci du travail Incombe t a employeurs ce qnt. tbonsuem enl de vra la inciter 1 prendre joui de ie e n respoacabiius soc o ta b Tendra de la socorite de Ira n em ploys. SI Ton in te rn a la resoonsa- b ilit i de U CA T au rauusU n des afiaues so cial , ce socl la contrib uab le et non plus Tentrepose o o i anrajent TV U O O IV 1IWI i vn> r, rvs-- ti- m . rv M a n w f rv>-- ir a , rv U d it N / TV M o s t mf rv u m t \- TV 144*1 . . L B tanser le eout de cette ' ni-- -- lu itn e ile que sont O iiv o rt a t M ir JuM 'a 9 S. pan. la accidents du tn v a il. tout en tsvnreunc. iidn-ecreme-nt. Tintspom aD lt de Te>- treprse 1 l'endrort de s a Msw ks employs putsauon lu i en lverait, en lad. le fardeau IV iJecJartsB* I pwtfat se rappeter is toes les dt^gesests de financier ou 'elle doit actuelle ment assum er pour assurer la scante oe s a em oioya. L a p r sid de U FTQ et de ta CSN m ettre. le jrauver- D an rn en jearoe contre lo u ie teptaon trop nm pliste qui l 'aeueuga it L co n sid ra le probian e des aco o eu ti du travail i travers b seule loTTaette troile d'un actuai REVENU re. sm ei bien iiuem innn a o n -i "Nous onntinuons i con sidrer, dclarent M M . La- berre et P p ia que le do maine d a accidents du tra vail fait partie usqrante des relations de travail et. dans cet te optujoe, bots croyons que l entrepnse a ane re tp o n u -, b ilil sociale e b o t. ce d o it ' assum a ie co L "A a lie u de <esTer. p a le b a ls d a attaires o cia- les, d a solutioas sL m p iiita et tcc l>i-)>..it*qtiii u 11 probtvm a s tB s x s c r ITEE d a acesdenu do travsil, le psuvanetnent devrait enidier une reform e en profondeur de la C A T dans laquelle on v i s e ra i sussi bien la prvention | O U T . 4^ - 19-42 I !?H wn.mlwtmttFitlriiiCT f sniiM.or(imrtuHtii | JHi >trtff h n a 1 W Jrtiur < ri n | HJ W m m l j u ra 4jrn h u l I.X*J Cb>U t%amiai* ; | U T M d r a M o i LM) [ . $&*}* 1 hrr'UrM'tCnrtf'im;* 1 tczuM'TaivifKjr p U m r * ? 'C m fts*#*' J H O C O - 747-18O d e actioetris que La compre tST C B tT S M . - i 74-frWJJ i sam d e sendem s. Une SlUfvi (imst k m ) I relie transf erm acon de b C AT fi serait ooe rpiorroe >oale !ltnatnn(nft) fl beaucoup plus reauae et beau Utftl lrai(ym(4hrtV P coup pu apte L notre sms a ?)h n K a n (rtu(Tvrrt) . | .. assurer one protection adequa-.; j w :U i u i u q d (*foua:u-utlj . : te b chaque travaille ur suunlv*, W 3W*ur* <ro a <?t*) | en essayant d rU a k n . a c- cusenis. par des boas mcanis--- m es de preventioo. que par une 35iJ M . I w w w t l / Pn) IlU M . l*wr (iteetcn; 71! ! O X R M I I corepcbsUsoa juste pour les ' victim es. 1 '' Nous voyons cette reform e - | { de C A T tous deux tonner D 'ib c n l. sae m o d ria tlo D . -l Ii--.! M |::i-'aVit--vVvii'V'-'-Ti.ii--'- I Ifju e x 'JXUI K i w i B tfTTrviinrtTScinuetrneixl J llfn a m M a n im 1 TIlIbntMU- i U U I i x l i b e m (ptsasvass) 1 ItliH tn tm rnm m i 1 1(11 M L IJSXI ( t l W M l SUO - 670-4570 ; 11716-- tunurituf) 111 Uutr rtax bane it U-- 1) IUUfl.bannx<irBtsx-- | i tljt fecbxxs tant (mai jtti -- 11-- ik.rstj . fil b lut ane-- ti (t cpiuDiete de sa structure adm Liusj.-ativ* en a a a i an core-r sed dV im n a tm x io btpar trie et p aritaire ferm d a rep re n e p jM i dee em nrovqurt d a synascati. E a second nous cro yo qa lsudraK don 1 U U tw m tasim tm ifX iMR-tecMRMiri. fl n a k b C A T toute- ra tp d fr'i _bil de -U - p r v e n tio n -d a ii I u a i I SJk a m In Jo t . I as. i l m l U s " ic c s ie o i d n .tr r e e il- e r - a iit if une Orramaa m odale e tS. - r\;. c c *; & 3#'?*iS3l 1 *i ^iJ'V.. a ^ !Bfw l',.i i l ' *' ' -.'li : i x/C^* Nsw<v QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION MEETING PE DIRECTORS - CASA MONTEGO. JAMAICA TR A rn c committee report The Traffic Committee hea been trying to solve problems related to container shipping, improve the rate structure and find new trans portation methods to improve overall distribution arrangements. Quebec-Port! - The Q.A.M.A. has been asked by the Provincial Govern % ment to assist them in trying to get the new Japanese container service to call at the Port of Quebec. This service should start in arch 1973. Heretofore, only^the porta of Halifax and Saint John, N.8. had been . . ^ _ mentioned and no consideration given to the ports of Quebec or Montreal. The coat of transportation to and from Halifax and Montreal, is $ 8 7 . 0 0 > . " per container in each direction. It is possible that the savings ^ - ' in transportation of these containers may induce the Lines to call, at Quebec despite the additional mileage. -V; V . The Province of Quebec has asked the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce to prepare an economic study and have a delegation go to ' ' Ue explained the project to eachrdirectorJof.Lthe-.0. A.M.-'A.v> ' - --- * - - T1iB':B r o u o will;'-)' ; .::>* ;*,! ;.;* 1 " J. *..,' t- ' * ; *v\iV//.- >1'^/.'.'. ....... . .. ^ '** .*.<H.,S*f-V; f W --------..2 ` The delegation mould consist of: Mr. R. OeCoster, Deputy CliniBtsr 3/4 Senior Officers, ministry Indoetry 4 Commerce (Hr. W. O'malley, Department of Transport, Ottama Wr. Bousquet, Quebec Port manager ,, fllr. J.L. Lachance, President S.A.A.B. , Wr. G. lequient, Research Analyst S.A.A.B. <u~. "r .v.rau 1-A $;i.l1a 6 Delegates Q.A.m.A. : 5 j ' ; -v.r.:i/- -.. . The Canadian Embassy in Japan will arrange for meetings, etc. life have no guarantee that the Lines mill accept to call at Quebec, however, me believe it is a worthwhile effort. s Leased Containers: - life have studied the possibility of leasing containers-.rinste a d ^ o j^ u a in g r U ^ i ^ u c ^ d^,-^r 1 improve our distribution and possibly'reduce'our transportation cost. 1 ' '*" This study is not complete and me are unable to make recommendations at this time. <i ,. j,v-r forwarder - Europe: - Contacts have been made with several forwarders in Europe to improve deliveries of containers and negotiate inland .. rates for the Q.A.m.A. No decision has been made yet whether it '. Continental_Eurooe_Service: - We are' trying this year to support both vAvC-i v..' non conference and conference services in'order-to'keep the rates down... This has the ,effect 'that we can_!ship., to-. Continental Europe for a " lo " ' JlS .O Q -'p e r 2240 . l b s . ^ j f ^ ^ i'- r : , .-v'.'it, <vv.u; iv .J.r-.. :~y . ..... . ;u -t- ; j i \ ^ ; ry IT 3 ? - ''- I c ^V*- c ;tvi> * i i 1 - 3- the difficulties experienced by the Q.A.H.A, and Canadian Pacific. 1 Ue believe we will see some improvement aa result of these meetings. CPR - CNR Container..Pool_? - Both railway companies are waiting to see which port the Japanese lines will call at before deciding where to have their terminal. CNR favour Halifax while CPR favour Saint John, N.B. Rate_Negotia tionsj - ..... . ... 1 - Trucking rates to ports of Wontreal/Quebec have been increased 20i per ton. ,C- 2 - United Kingdom Conference ill maintain same rates for 1972 - no increase. 3 - Australian Conference increased its rates Si.00 per ton. J'*'- A - Japanese ocean rates are 'being'Incfeasedf I0:,percent'i^^33^i^ 5 - Wediterranean/Spanish Atlantic rates increased approximately 12.50. Slany of the services used now assess a S2.00 together with a currency surcharge. bunker surcharge 5t^ .- > t, V-* *X ' .:C _3r*f>j<nv While the ocean rates becomea more and more that will cover their involvas negotiations that problems are more have been the major, factor in the past, it j't?- evident that receivers.'wish .to .have-a rate-^.^nv^,;^'^. cost from our.-mines to their:plant .^iThis.oV^-^V^r'-'.rrr in Europe as well as.in Canada with the. result-;-..-.;^- complex and of ten^very.vtima/.consumingvri^oidryhn^Fr.'ir-* .v.Ttc'yiT - 4 I I ;0'f. Thess requirements are rapidly changing the distribution of industry's tonnage. Either containerization or unitization requested by the steamship companies and it is increasingly to ship break bulk. the are difficult The new rate structures are devised to eliminate break bulk. Both inland and ocean carriers have published rates where it-is prohibi tive to ship c o n v e n t i o n a x . ^ ^ 5if5g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , . , ;; Roland P. Gagnon, Chairman. "ki fii-\- I . V'VAVj *'' .Vif.- -- "V40S& 9. LEGISLATION ANO TAXATION COWWITTEE REPORT *r r . ry - r, WV*.v-r- c c 1 iMfei,W<t-nV-iCu'wQUEBEC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION MEETING PE DIRECTORS - CASA M0NTCQ. JAMAICA ) LEGISLATION & TAXATION COMMITTEE REPORT 1. Thera has bean no meeting of the Legislation & Taxation Committee since the last meeting of tho Association. 2. INCOME TAX ACT - CANADA The new Federal Income Tex Act has become law but it will be some time before its full implications can be digested and the problems associated with its application identified. Representations as to the form and wording of the forthcoming regulations-with respect to the provisions dealing with mining have been formulated and presented to the Tax Department under the auspices of the Mining Association of Canada. ; ' 3. COMPETITION ACT - CANADA The Competition Act (Bill C-255) originally tabled during the ! previous session of Parliament, w b 3 withdrawn after attracting heavy criticism. The then Minister of Corporate & Consumer Affairs, Mr. Basfcrd, under such pressure called for represen-- tations to be made end was overwhelmed with the adverse response; amongst the briefs was one from the Mining Association of Canada filed, on' behalf. 0 P;<i.the5. w h o l B r l n d u s t r y . . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ; ^ | ^ ^ ^ i ^ g ^ It seems likely that under a new Minister, the substitute -Bill ,y ;v.'r'::: 1 which is promised for the present eession of Parliament rwill.-y; -r.'^pv'V'. r- il''! ba modified to remove or at least ameliorate the "most ob jec-'yvyl,;Y-'-.y,-- /-.*- tionable provisions of the original bill 'dealings with aapecta of criminal law and the powers oT .the ;Tr ibu na 1 u .cj-.*/ -.rrv >>o e j ,j r r . r m c w V ];. 4. -C-A-N-A-D-A---L-A-B-O-U-R- -C-ODC.. .. . Bill C-253, an act to amend the Canada Labour Act, which in ita original form would have granted a union the right to strike during the currency of a labour contract in the event that disputes arising out of a technological change were not settled, was also withdrawn in the face of concerted employer protest. Although this law would affect only industry under federal Jurisdiction ;*'!t wou Id'ea ta bl iah*i?dange ro uV?p rSc Bdents'fn r^&fc&BB5as^i^s*r3Ti provincial governments to follow in their lebour law.. Again, it is anticipated that a new bill will be tabled during the current session, again under the auspices of a new minister and in the face of concerted opposition it ia to be hoped that this objsefcionable provision will bB either modified or dropped ' ^ altogether. 5. A W T I - P O L t ^ I O l f e F ^ Q U C B g ^ The Quebec Government has yet to table its legislation with respect to air and water pollution although the minister responsible continues to promise in his public pronouncements that he is going to be tough. It seems unlikely that this set will come down until mideummer and at that time there will still be an opportunity to make representations. 6 . REAL' C S T A T ^ 'ASSGSSmCNT^ACT^CUrBCtj^ g ^ ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ ^ - : ^ ^ ^ ^ This has now become law b u t .i ts \ i m p a c t has yetrito be.- fully V osseesed pending the promulgation of., the regulations-issued .,y thereunder. At this, ti m e 'it-.would. not. appear that* there-will be any major p*r*owbwl^ebmmi. \.V*'/vy:V - r r V r ' . V Vv-^ . ' C s r ic S v : p c c ,'f, ,*..#... .. 3 . -- ........ ? : W ' ral~ In the light of the legislation forecast in the Speech from the Throne, a good deal of which is in the category of political fence mending, and general public opinion it seems likely that a federal general election will be called within the next six months. I.C. Campbell, Chairman. \ ,'y_, V I -I ! I I .-.r";.z+'.\:^.,: j. , v \ `.fiW ^aagitr-.a^ - ' ........... . - ; * 'S** -''./-'V.-., I i*' * O'-vv** / 10. PUBLIC RELATIONS C O P W T T E E REPORT 4~ iM t r u iiiiiilf t H * V if f ll r ^;i*.y fak/tik QUEBEC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION MEETING PE DIRECTORS - CASA MONTEGO, JAMAICA PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT This report covers the period of December 1st, 1971 to February 29th, 1972. 1. PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE The Public Relations Committee met in Thetford Mines on February 10, 1972, and reached the following decisions! a) Asbestos^Uealth Advertising Program: - Text, schedule, media selection and layout for the proposed advertising program were approved. April 15 - May 30 was set as the target . .. period for the publication of the-three identical advertisements at two-weekly intervals in the three Canadian weekend rotogravure magazines. Weekend, Perspectives and The Canadian. At t h e Comnittee1s request, Mr. Filteau has authorized the agency to proceed with the estimated 220,000 expenditure. A bottom right-hand page position has been requested, this being the most effective one for coupontype advertisements. ; b) .Asbestos^Health^Leaf letvvC-^Thisi'.publication ,will', bstpartvofr>'r^;^i<^r;;.y^-. the advertising program. 'The final draft has now. been ' distributed to Directors for approval,, before proceeding to cost estimation. The leaflet will also be d i s t n o u t e d to employees, possibly as an insertion in the Asbestos Producer,:: as well as to. the general; public..-:. Copy is submitted under. Appendix III. -ITt. ; > * .jii> .* i i c) To support the advertising `program, ..a-.letter..has been .-.-,,.'if.-.';,i. prepared which can be sent, when and where deemed advisable, under the signature of the PR Committee Chairman, to any Canadian news medium, which, as indicated by returns from press clipping or monitoring services, carries news items or commentary prejudicial to asbestos in the health context. d) Annual State of the Industry Report - ^Asbestos in Canada - 1971): - The final draft has now been distributed to Directors before proceeding--'with-cost estimation.1: Copy!' w -J,' is submitted under Appendix IV. &k e) QAflA Geological Guidebook: - Texts and plans for this publication are now 55 per cent complete. An estimated requirement for 3,000 English and 1,000 Trench copies is indica-t-ed for distribution to visiting delegates from the International Geological Congress in 1972 and the Common wealth Wining Congress in 1974, as well as to visitors to plants of individual member-companiesv.;/*Estimatedvproduction cost, including translation and taxes, is $4,800 to $5,400. The Guidebook contains approximately 10,000 words of English text. It is anticipated that approximately 1,000 copies will be distributed free and the balance sold to partici pating companies at $1.00 per copy. f) QA.1A_Engli sh-French Lexicon: - Under the guidance of Col - C.'i'. right,.thevtaskofarevi-si.ngjand,%c l a r ifying^thej^^ English-language content, priori'to',-?,translation.'Is.^now--!;-.-,,-- almost complete. ii-.i;;-,' ::\v - . ;* V V g) Indu^t^^Centenni^al - 19761_ - .There'-is ;no. progress'Jto report ' In the matter of developingi-plans^for-a-'meaningful;,but low-budget program by which the industry*, can. appropriately a.;:;..;-;,;,, and creditably cels bra te its-' Centennial otherv thanv._-;:, i. preliminary corre3pondenca:with;th'a.IGonadB^Post:..0ffice-.AJA'v-';;>h-.v-' r-~ -- concerninq-'the-ia3uwnnH<anfa'acommBmorB^i.uBHnostwgH->:HtBmp-^yife<aM.^.'*t^`tyyw*n>-. 3 - 2. ASBESTOS PRODUCER a) So far as can bo determined, employee interest in this publication remains high, as does the level of story suggestions originating with employees. b) There has been a number of requests from domestic, US and overseas publications for permission to incorporate in their issues story material which has appeared in the Producer. In practically all cases, these requests are for stories concerning-end-uses'fon^a'sbstos'jfo'rforitheiarticlevin the . January 1972 issue covering the role of the asbestos fibre salesman in West Germany and the competitive pressures to which he is subject. c) The Wontreal office continues to receive, on virtually a daily basis, requests from school, commissions and individual schools for additional complementary subscriptions to the paper. In most cases, the requests originate with vocational 3. OTHER QAIDA LITERATURE Since the start of the 1971-72 school year, the following quantities of QAfflA literature have been distributed, from the Wontreal office primarily to schools: This is Asbestos (Orange book) 566 English i french facts' abou t- As be stosy;(Blac k-'.boakjis.l/i623j^Engli slv._<H;Trench . Asbestos Wall-Chart ' :|479;English french At the present rate of consumption,isupplies on hand of the orange book are sufficient to last, until, mid-summer 1972. There has also been a heavy-demandjfor,,'the Asbestos, in Canada - 1970 publication,, now depleted,: by.CEGEPVand university students with term-paper assignments in economic:geography. . Applicants ,are now-supplied with photo-copies.:,.-:'V ! I ;ts` vf ; - 4 - 4. PRESS RELATIONS a) Recommendations for e public relations program to offset adverse and uninformed asbestos/health publicity were submitted to Directors, at their request, at the January 24 meeting in Montreal, following the CBC-TV program televised in early December and representations subsequent ly made by Association personnel to aenior C8C production officials. b) In connection u/ith the above, we have learned indirectly that as far as CSC is concerned, the issue of asbestos and health is now dead. The program was not well received and the Corporation now feels that there is greater popular interest in such matters as food additives. However, it is always possible that on future programs dealing with x public health, environmental control, etc. reference may still be made to asbestos as a real or imagined health hazard: . c) Two association press releases were .distributed during the period under review. i) The Asbestos Story Ring presentations in Montreal, December 1971. ii) Election of new Association president and officers, January 17 1 . 5. MON ONCLE ANTOINE (N.r.B. V; It now appears certain that-this-feature-length film will.;.i:vr,.rX` . experience a modest commercial, success but not, however,'.to y. .V.'': the extent imagined by the news-media ,.fo H a w i n g ^its initial,'L'll ; ;-wtKlvy.'iv:'lic'C-vrvv.,\ **;.*?* flhowinga in Toronto and Wo n tre a1 It*ha a; not.; been^nominat8d^irVtV.T-v`.'>;.-^ for an Oscar in the Academy Awards.:'^.Nevertheless j 'thayinduBtry 7 r - 5 O . _ ... . '.. A$$4 The film is bound therefore to:-'........ a) Resurrect the spectre of the asbestos strike (the action is set in the period between the end of World War II and 1949 and hints at the first stirrings of Quebec's aspirations for political and economic independence.) b) Appeal to Canadian and Quebec nationalists alike, with the ; industry, cas tv as a- sym bo 1.-ofviithedirac onseque oceano fnr.lr/../...: foreign ownership, the profit motive and Anglo-Saxon management. c) Encourage the National Film Board and Quebec film producers, screenwriters etc. to make further films of this type, treatment and theme. Nevertheless, the film conveys its message in so subtle and lowksy a-.manner.thatr?itvisi'unlikBly;-to^prov^a^ra:lly^ing^point-.ror^of.,;. discontented young separatist radicals, the'left wing of the lebor movement etc. It is accordingly recommended that" Indus try representatives adopt the position, if publicly discussing the film,that it.is a good movie, worth seeing, and that they are happy that the industry was able to cooperate in its production. ' "/' - The April issue.': o FTthe --Producer;^ wil l^cont ainia?cher liable vbutt no t" evangelical article on the filnv^plus'arv-intervieui. with-its'young male star and his father who is employed .b y ;a\member-company. - 6. PUBLIC CCNTACT . rL-.. j f 'T r *. .}jtv:.v?fv. Requests- for' in forma ti on to .t h e W o ntreal o f f i c e concerning: asbestos have maintained an average.of,one written and-three. `.t . , ' . verbal ones per; day', during the,'periodfunderr.review.'.v The .bulk ^ '^ ^ ^ ^ ' ^ ^ ^ofy.theae^rel^'a^a^a^I^ioriVit^t'B.twlit^lfceachaTa^end^ptiDi-l'ad^lr C-Kti f? ^ J.-U4 :S} c c \ siCt**-'" - 6- A smaller but significant proportion are from members of the general public, or companies, seeking information regarding the availability of asbestos-based products. The Montreal office also continues to receive approximately 10 phone-calls per week from job-applicants, particularly students seeking employment next summer. J.A. Gossip, Director of Information Services c c r ----- /~S-. -- V 4,X V*fc'-^v>i''>i*fr"'r'rf*" *'. V.J-,. -'........ ... ....- y^c,'rvTV'>V ;; 11. EHVIf=IOf,,P,.CNTAL CONTROL CCWWITTCE REPORT l*- * '' O -N-AJI. st*''y*y.,,!.>..i?,y-^. ,,iti ,m >i*'o*JJI --*j--'tv> .*.CVV c r nSiiS'J & * O QUEBEC ASBESTOS niNING ASSOCIATION ffCETIHC Or (DIRECTORS - CASA mONTEGO, JABAICA EHVIRQNWCNTAL CONTROL COWWITTEE REPORT The following rsport is aubeitted for your consideration: 1. Duat Mask: - No. 8710 3fl's duat mask is not available aa yst in commercial quantities. In the meantime, moat plants are using mask No. 3R-S500. ' ^ Eybilc_Hearin2_-_Environmental_Prctscticn_A2enc"_f C._p t " the E.P.A. eeeting held in Loa Angeles on February 15th and 16th, 1972, Plr, Karl Lindell officially repraaented the G.A.Sl.A. and presented a brief which was well received. Hr. Ken Nelson_,__ Director - Department of Environmental Sciences \ of Asarco was ''Scheduled to appear on February 16th but aa unable to do ao. He was replaced by his assistant, Dr. Thomas Smith. His brief dealt mostly with threshold limits and he rscoomended permeability of filter bags. Your Committee in Lo8 Angeles full set. will try and obtain copies of and every mesber Company will all briefs presented be supplied with a 3. Bag Permaabilitv Report: - A survey was run witn all aember Companies to get the description of filter bags used, and this information was passed on -t o -Kerl' linde 1land-SKe'niNe-1so O - ' ^ 'V ' t * . A . Jaterial_5afet^_Data_Sheetj - In order to standardize on this Wateriel Safety Data Sheet requested by the U.S. Department of Labour, your Committee prepared standard answers to the- different actions and submitted same to all. member Companies-for approval, v- . This approval was received during late February and:a.copyof theData Sheet sat mailed to all member Companies on February 28th. -;.:rrr_ - 2- ... 5...,Stabili2otion_and_yB2Qtation_Crouth_on_Tailin23<l - The staff of the Sherbrooke Laboratory has made further atudiss on growth of vegetation on tailings using material from Asbestos Corporation Limited and Canadian Jahns-Manville. Results are still incon clusive and Marcel Cossetts plans to carry on with his study. Arrangements were made for seeding a one acre lot of flat tailings at the Canadian Johns-fflanville plant in Asbestos. The area was covered with a thin layer of top soil and seeded. No report has been^received.Vn-i.this..experiment.:^^^^;'^;:^_i:v.,.*.^ 6. Sub-Committse on Design! - One meeting was held at Carey-Canadian (Hines on February 10th, 1972} the subject was "Tailings Oisposal". / This Sub-Committee is doing excellent work for member Companies and all engineering data dealing with environmental control srs freely exchanged between the different Companies; if everybody takes full advantage of this information, one should notice major t^^SS^^^vawVimprovements--insthe* quality-'of -environment..;at,all- plants;.of-the member Companies. 7. Crusher Ventilation Courss: - A series of lecture were organized by the Quebec Metel Mining Association at L'Ecole Polytechnique on February 22nd and 23rd, 1972. The asbestos producers were represented by six members of thsir --V;i: V.CJ--wilti 12. OCCUPATIONAL AND EN V?RCNTCNTAL HEALTH COfrilITTCC REPORT >***' -- * "V - V X- ....... , *->-.: >& . - w, -i s ,**Ki j.rv. ' ? / . . .-. >\ -siJ , .***'> MEETING OF DIRECTORS - C A S A MONTEGO, JAMAICA OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE- REPORT D r TKr INSTITUTE OE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - MONTREAL -Mri*/-srri#v. '" Ths following report, covering the period of October 1971 to-;ti February 1972, is submitted for your perusal GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS The past six-months in the U.S.A. were a-period-oPfvery importantdevelopments. Under the Occupational'-Safety;'ahdi.Health7A'cf^('l970')an4"8mergency"^ occupational standard of 5 f p c m ^ for.asbestos in -air'; was; issued-.^ on December 7, 1971 and a "permanent" standard is-due to b8 issued within the 6 following months.- A- voluminous "Criteria document";,. for this purpose was completed by-the-.National`Institute for - Occupational Safety and Health which- recommendsva-permanent't'. s tandard of 2 fpcn^. This Criteriadocument which-is presently under consideration by the U.S Department of Labor was thoroughly commented and jcriii'cizedj circulated in Newsletter. Under the Clean Air. Act. (1970) ^they Envi ro'nmental< Protecti on.'Agency.?;.-/' (CPA) in March 1971 named asbes .. tos.? `U y among.-*^the^-1*threc.'L^hazardous.; Birr... pollutants" for which -there;'is-:.the.<highestTprio'rity*'inssetting?j;Lz:-r'--.:...' .. the national emission .standards.'.Proposaluof^national. emisaionti^v.-iv: , standard was issued on D e c e m b e r , ; - 7 971.7,*.The'_.document- was . ' - U- '-wet,-. ' - {-till- V'- J, v.v|,i,:> - - .-iy.. . ..v T 'O w . r y-t;*. .* *^'J, by EPA concerning this proposal. On January 18, 1972, a Johns-- -- Manville team (Messrs. J.B. Jobe, E.M. Fenner and Dr. F.L. PundsBck) and Or. G.W. Wright and Or. J.C. McDonald appeared at the hearing in New York. Their presentations were circulated in our News letter No. 23 of February 1972. On February 15, 1972 in Los Angeles Dr. K.V. Lindell.geve testimony and the following day Mr. F.H. Zimmerman spoke for the AIA/NA and Or. H. Weill (recipient of an ICEH grant) presented his view.* These three documents are presented "in extenso" under Appendix I. ... In Canada the National Air Quality Objectives under tho Clean Air Act (1971) were proposed for the first five pollutants one of them being "particulate matter". No intention has yet been shown by the government to propose an emission standard specifically for asbestos although some pressure in this direction is being exercised V by the Canadian Medical Association. The government of the Province of Quebec prepores a new. a n t i pollution law. The cabinet minister responsible for" the environ-' ment Dr. V. Coldbloon visited Thetford Mines, Due. on October 21, 1972 and met there representatives of the Quebec asbestos mining companies and Dr. P. Cartier, Dr. R. Grainger, Dr. CL Wright and Dr. P. Pelnar at a conference concerning air pollution by asbestos fibres. An impressive review of technical control of air pollution in asbestos mines and mills was presented by Mr. J.R.M. Hutcheson and research of pertinent biological problems as supported by industry was outlined by D r :.Wri gh following %t hls^me e.tin g5 Goldbloom had another conference on the same sub j ec t';wi th t hen;^*.-1;'-- representatives of the Unions. - i r.'-',. : -. "V''-Vr On November 19, 1971 another Conference on pollution abatement-was-.. organized by Quebec Chamber of Commerce.-in Montrealt.'*,Again," Drj^i-j^.bjJ: Coldbloom announced the forthcoming- antipollutionJiBw.>juThis.^lV.rnr,-r)?y:':;:;: conference was commented upon in our Newslettev.- No.r 2.1,'.of: December 1971. A fourth presentation (Appendix I^ was made on February 16th by Or. T. Smith, on behalf of Mr. K.W. Nelson of Asarco. "'O In Denmark an almost complete ban of all kinds of asbestos for insulation was issued with validity from March 1, 1972. The ban does not apply to asbestos-cement products. The document was circulated in our Newsletter No. 24 of March 1972. Recent developments in biological research are reviewed .in the chepter on activities of the Scientific Committee. A 7 * T t / T T T f ^ HP* T Q r H Nr r v: ;T - i , r j--? Increasing scientific interest in biological problems of asbestos has reached a rate of an "information explosion" over the last years and the activity of IOEH in keeping the documentation up-todate has had to be accordingly sharply increasing, as shown in figures and tables attached to this report. With more than 1,650 documents filed or listed the IOEH became known as the most complete source of scientific information on asbestos and health and our help is being requested by an increasing number of people from outside our organi ratio nr^'Several-' comprehensive- one-subjectretrievals of documentation were lately made upon request for people preparing reports for the conference' of a working grouo to assess the biological effects of asbestos to be held in Lyon, Trance on 2nd - 6th October 1972, Our regular mailings of documentation continued and Collections of documents were sent in October, November (2), 1971 and in January, i' February-.1972 .:;\-vTogetne r.;50 .-.oocum en ts-were..sent ,--15..cf,;them... ..... published in other language than::Cnglisn and' provided- with English abstracts and 14 up-dating inserts .-'into the Reference Book. In coooeration with the Subcommittee or. Asbestosis of the Permanent Commission and International Association on Occupational Health 87 sendings of ICSAK (Informatlon .Exchange System on Asbestos and Health) were made. . ... ... : toOi c ( We also collect and keep in our archives 328 books and documents which do not have a character of scientific research such as legislative documents, recommendations, codes of practice, etc. from various countries, most of these are also circulated with our documents. We also actively collect and keep all available information on non-published current research work for use of th8 Scientific Committee of the Institute. W 'Awr**!*******''--*- -- In addition to circulation of these published documents News-.-.. letters are issued by IOCH in order to circulate unpublished documente, transcripts and news - items of various kinds. News letter No. 20 was issued in October 1971, No. 21 in December 1971, No. 22 in January 1972, No. 23 in February 1972 and No. 24 in Warch 1972. Increasing number and increasing volume of the News letters also ^illustrate steadily increasing volume and scope of activity of IOCH. Visit to IOEHs - The Institute was'visited in November:11971?byiir^c7f.7'h^/^ W ^ ^ V ^ professor Dr. Paul Sadoul from Nancy, France. It will be recalled that Dr. Sadoul, upon invitation from CAtfA,- had attended both A n t i g u a conferences i n 1965 and 1967. He is one of the leading French personalities in the field of occupational pulmonary disease. SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES The Third Fall Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians in P h i l a d e l p h i a f . w a s i a t t z e w l e ^ b y ^ ^ P e ^ a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ; ^ . October 1971. Dr. Pelnar's report was.circulated!in:-Neiuslette" No. 21 of December 1971. . ' ; ;, y : hi Two important international conferences are planned for /,l972..j/;:..v:`;j The XVIIth International Congress on OccupationaL.Health willJb-i'^jr\'=r-\-\;'>'.-".:-. take place in Buenos Aires in September-1972. v A .3e33ion;on,w:Y.-;>/i;^\y%~~''/.l-~:- a s b e s t o s is planned by the Subcommittee on-Aseatosia: ofM>.hecfi: Shi*- I i Permanent Commission and International Association on Occuoational Health. Details were circulated in Newsletter No. 24 of March 1972. ; t "fleeting of a working group to review the effects of asbestos" ! (organized mainly by Dr. Christopher Wegner from Pencrth) will be j held at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, ' Trance, in October 1372. ;.The..t6ntatiw62prbgVm*iBaa^ci'rclted-ins-f Newsletter No. 24 of March 1972. Premysl V. Pelnar, M. D. Scientific Secretary " ru a i?. -v ^Clh >***;* 00 8 0 6.6 1900-05 1906-10 1911-15 1916-20' 1921-25 1 9 2 8 - 3 P 1931-351 i 1936-MO 19M1-M5 19M6-S0 1951-55 1956-60 1961-65 1956-70 1971-75 M (O 0 0O 0 0 O WO HO3* 1 vs fifc - I,-yg. . *:?- i ii ; HO ,. tc o* H* OH* 3 rfl+l O OM* r: W3 Or wM< tr O</) Ho* -* no o r* on rot O (C/i) Co" H <r/fi o O I/) b Ca/2 M M c Number of scientific publications on biological effect of asbcctcc 1900-1971 in file; of IOEH 19 00 -- 05 1906 - 10 1911 - 15 1915 - 20 / 1921 - 25 1925 - 30 19 31 - 35 1936 - 40 1941 - 45 1945 - 50 ` - 1951 - 55 1956 - 60 1961 - 65 1966 - 70 1971 - 0 3 1 1 . . . ; ...... 0 28 53 51 -"25 35 ...v:.^- 109 346 799 114 0% 0.2% 0.05% 0% 1.7% 3.3% 3.2% 1.5% 2.1% 6.7% 21.2% 48.8% 6.3% ^ n r* on* .V*''>VA<V-W^.-vW V*>r*Vv* n\:- . '.'w'.- --'vV's 'r^u'.\`^i'^...v.'.'.--" // s+jj * *****rarT'^crT!]?A V x r ^ -- ,,' I ENCLOSURE II o 1 Number o f p u b lis h e d s c i e n t i f i c works on b i o l o g i c a l e f f e c t of iI ;! a s b e s t o s done i n v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s ( 1 9 0 0 - 1 9 7 1 ) , a s f i l e d i n IOEH U.S.A. 424 25.9% United Kingdom Germany . .. ..,,..,,352 172 ............ ..................... 21.4% 10.5% France 115 7.0% I ta ly Canada South A fr ic a U.S.S.R. 105 81 ^ 70 57 5.4% 4.9% 4.2% 3.4% * F i n l a n d 33 3-y.9 .? Japan 20 1.2% Others 217 13.2% 1,535 100. 0% m tv.- :J y ;/ ' ::*>';.V"; 17,'' . . -- f V -.I"' '"'.:''.- . v ,r: ... ' :7 ~7i.-vr'/.'!.' `uN~ -7 7 ';.:7 -. : -"v>.7 v.-:.>t* .>ih;'ik'->*-~/i V Cy * :ik- ... .... * ENCLOSURE I F e b ru a ry 4 , 1972 0 " .................. ... " ..... . E P A H E A R IN G S ON PROPOSED E M IS S IO N CONTROL STANDARDS FOR A S B E S T O S , LOS AN G ELES, CA LIFO R N IA , FEBRUARY 1STH 1972 STATEMENT OF D R . K A R L V . L IN D E L L , CHAIRMAN, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH- COMMITTEE OF-THE QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION. My ham e i s K a r l V . L i n d e l l , Wlandi;I.-am -_^ Chairiran p f j^ t h e ^ E n v ir o n m e n t a l- . .. an d O c c u p a tio n a l H e a lth C om m ittee o f th e Quebec A s b e s to s M in in g A s s o c i a t io n . I am a M in in g E n g in e e r , g r a d u a te o f t h e M ic h ig a n C o lle g e o f M in e s and have been in v o lv e d in a lm o s t a l l phases o f th e a sb e sto s i n d u s t r y f o r o v e r a q u a r t e r o f a c e n t u r y u n t i l my r e t i r e m e n t i n ; D ecem ber 1 9 7 0 , and s in c e th e n a s a c o n s u lt a n t d e a lin g more s p e c i f i c a l l y w ith th e p ro b le m s r e la te d to th e b io lo g ic a l e ffe c t s o f a s b e s to s . *' " I h a v e b e e n a s k e d t o - b e th e 's p o k e s m a n -* f o r i t h e ` C a n a d ia n m in e s a s b e s to s as I have c h a ire d h e a lth co m m ittee s in c e i t s in c e p t io n in 1965. O u r . f ir s t r e s p o n s ib ilit y was t o seek th e t r u t h as to th e b io lo g ic a l e f f e c t s o f A s b e s to s , o f a l l ty p e s and to t h is end o rg a n iz e d th e I n s t it u t e o f O c c u p a tio n a l and E n v iro n m e n ta l H e a lth o f M o n tre a l, w h ic h 'h a s been sp onsored by th e Quebec A sb e sto s M in in g A s s o c ia tio n . B u rt Jo b e , E x e c u tiv e V ic e -P re s id e n t, D r.;'Fred Pundsack, V ic e -P re s id e n t o f R e s e a rc h , Ed F e n n e r, D ir e c t o r o f E n v ir o n m e n ta l C o n t r o l, a s 'w e ll a s I r ( M W 5** o - 2- D r. G.W . W r ig h t , Head o f M e d ic a l R e se a rc h o f S a in t L u k e 's H o s p it a l, C le v e la n d , and D o c to r C o r b e t t M cD onald o f M c G il l U n iv e r s it y , . F u r t h e r a s t o my q u a l i f i c a t i o n s t o s p e a k on t h e s e m a t t e r s , ->iV< !-. 1 w as G e n e ra l M anager o f th e A s b e s to s F ib e r D iv is io n o f C a n a d ia n J o h n s - M a n v ille Company L im ite d , r e s p o n s ib le f o r th e e x p lo r a tio n f o r a s b e s to s , w o rld w id e , m in in g and m illin g a t Company owned o r o p e ra te d p r o p e r t ie s , a s w e ll as a l l p ro b le m s"* re la te d 't o :th e se ^ o p e W tio n s s u c h a s e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d o c c u p a t i o n a l h e a l t h . I n ir.y l a t e r y e a r s I was a ls o C h airm an o f th e Board o f th e C a n a d ia n Company a s w e ll as a S e n io r O p e ra tin g V ic e - P r e s id e n t and a D ir e c t o r o f th e p a re n t company, J o h n s - M a n v ille C o r p o r a tio n w it h h e a d q u a r te r s now in D e n v e r, C o lo ra d o . In t h e s e c a p a c it ie s I t r a v e lle d much o f th e w o r ld , v i s i t i n g m ost o f ^ he o p e r a t i n g a s b e s t:ooss m in e s a n d m i l l s a r o u n d .t h e g lo b e a s w e l l a s . ... . m a n u fa c tu rin g p la n t s;, la b o r a t o r ie s d o in g m e d ic a l re s e a rc h ^ .a n d 'a tte n d e d c o n fe r e n c e s i n many c o u n t r ie s on th e b i o l o g i c a l e f f e c t s o f a s b e s t o s . My t r a v e l s h a v e t a k e n me t o t h e S o v i e t . U n i o n on t h r e e o c c a s i o n s on exchange v i s i t s , w here I v is it e d t h e ir a s b e s to s m in in g and m illin g o p e r a t io n s w h ile t h e r e I had an o p p o r t u n ity t o d is c u s s h e a lt h problem s le a r n in g t h a t t h e i r e x p e rie n c e p a r a le lle d o u r C a n a d ia n in regard to asb estos c le a n . The c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d g e n e s i s . < '/'>3 ..;'.vi c Y.t I .... ' _ - 3 - _ ; .'s' '* My sta te m e n t w i l l t r y t o p a in t w ith a b ro a d e r b ru sh th e s u b je c ts to u c h e d upon by some o f th e s ta te m e n ts a lr e a d y s u b m itte d t o y o u , b u t f i r s t , l e t me s t a t e t h a t we a r e e n t i r e l y i n a g r e e m e n t w i t h th e EPA th a t th e re is a need f d r c o n tr o l o f a sb e sto s e m is s io n s . The a s b e s to s in d u s tr y h a s re c o g n iz e d f o r many y e a rs th a t th e re ..... a p e o c c u p a t io n a l h e a lt h .. h a z a r d s ,, a s s o c ia t e d w it h ^ t h e $ e x c e 's s iv e ; 2 ^ ^ i'^ / x ^ .^ .S U - ' : in h a la t io n o f a s b e s to s d u s t. As a r e s u lt , th e in d u s tr y , b e g in n in g . a t t h e S a r a n a c L a b o r a t o r ie s in S a ra n a c L a k e , New Y o r k , i n t h e la t e 1 9 2 0 ' s , h a s s p o n s o re d and c o o p e ra te d in a w id e v a r ie t y o f s c i e n t i f i c re s e a rc h p r o je c t s d e sig n e d to id e n t if y th e se h a za rd s and to e lim in a te th e m w h e r e v e r t h e y may e x i s t , n o t o n ly in a s b e s t o s m in e s , m i l l s and m a n u fa c tu r in g p la n t s , b u t a ls o among f a b r ic a t o r s and a p p lic a t o r s irr* f i n i s h e d a s b e s t o s `! p r o d u c t s ^ 'I ^ r e ^ m ^ ^ M ^ | ! ^ 1 ^ ^ s i ) M t o s ^ i i w t r y ^ ^ ^ ^ `' ' ^ ' e i t h e r as i n d i v i d u a l co m p a n ie s o r th ro u g h th e Q uebec A s b e s to s M in in g A s s o c ia t io n 's s p o n s o rs h ip o f th e I n s t it u t e o f O c c u p a tio n a l and E n v iro n m e n ta l H e a lth in M o n tre a l, has o r i s c o n tin u in g t o su p p o rt 1 . m e d ic a l re s e a rc h a t such h ig h ly regarded in s t it u t io n s as M c G ill U n iv e rs ity in M o n tr e a l, T u la n e U n iv e r s it y in L o u is ia n a , S a in t L u k e 's H o s p it a l in , J t'y C l e v e l a n d j ^ t h e 'V E n v i r o n m e n t a l ^ S c ic n c e s l iS ^ o r a t b i ^ ^ a ^ H o u n ^ S in a i/ . H o s p i t a l^ ^ t i r n S S i ^ v . * in N e w .Y o rk , t h e I n d u s t r i a l H e a lth F o u n d a tio n - in 'P it t s b u r g h ," th e /r.-;: U n iv e r s it y o f C a lif o r n ia a t B e rk e le y ," F a ir le ig h D ic k in s o n U n iv e r s it y - .1 . in New J e r s e y , th e U n iv e r s it y o f P it t s b u r g h i ..the M e d ic a l- C o lle g e o f ! n s o u t h C a r o l i n a ', a n d a n u m b e r o f o t h e r s ,Yvb o t h ' h e r e i a n d a b r o a d .;-j * (>. . . ,, ' .,* .. s - ,, .*. ..,,v 1 .K- , .-- ^ - J,- Y^rfC; w.M VLY.* V`S* -* -uyr * 1 - -' > 'L ^ : ' .' '' 1J ...', 1 . . .J / 4 - The a s b e s to s in d u s tr y has a ls o co o p e ra te d e x t e n s iv e ly in v a rio u s in v e s t ig a t io n s in to a s b e s to s -h e a lth con d u cted by a g e n c ie s o f th e F e d e ra l G overnm ent, in c lu d in g th e U .S . P u b lic H e a lth S e rv ic e , th e N a t io n a l I n s t it u t e o f O c c u p a tio n a l S a fe ty and H e a lth , and th e E n v iro n m e n ta l P r o t e c t io n A g e n cy. Huch o f th e t e c h n ic a l and o th e r d a ta t h a t form ed th e background o f th e p ro p o se d N a tio n a l E m is s io n S ta n d a rd s u n d er re v ie w to d a y h a s been o b ta in e d w ith th e c o m p le te c o o p e ra tio n and a s s is ta n c e o f th e a s b e s to s in d u s try . I n a d d i t i o n , i n t h e i n d u s t r y 's own r e s e a r c h l a b o r a t o r a t o r i e s , s c i e n t i s t s a n d e n g in e e r s `a r e a l s o 'e n g a g i n g ^ ii i f - w o r k ^ r e la t e d ^ g ^ ^ t o h e a lt h , d e v e lo p in g b e tt e r h a n d lin g te c h n iq u e s f o r lo o s e ly bound a s b e s to s p ro d u cts and a ls o d e v e lo p in g and im p ro v in g te c h n iq u e s f o r th e m easurem ent and c o n t r o l o f a s b e s to s e m is sio n s b o th in th e w o rk p la c e and in th e a m b ie n t a i r . m a v a i l a b l e t e c h n o l o g y o f t h e t i m e s . 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Knox). c ) One g ro u p s tu d y showed t h a t o n ly sm okers had lu n g c a n c e r. d) The g e n e ra l p u b lic is 'n o t'^ t r is k ? The r e p o r t b y D r. M cD onald o f M c G ill U n iv e r s it y on a th re e y e a r stu d y o f c h r y s o tile w orkers in th e P ro v in c e o f Quebec su pports t h is fin d in g . e) "A s b e s to s b o d ie s " o r " fe rru g in o u s b o d ie s " w ere a s p re v a le n t in th e g e n e r a l p u b lic in 193H a s th e y a re now in s p it e o f th e i n c r e a s e d c o n s u m p t io n o f a s b e s t o s . T h i s h a s Ab e e n r e p o r t e d b y D r. S e lik o f f and h is a s s o c ia te s . M e so th e lio m a I w is h o n ly t o comment on th e o c c u rre n c e o f m e s o th e lio m a b r i e f ly . D r. W agner in h is r e p o r t in 1960 fo u n d an e x c e s s o f m eso th elio m a in a s b e s to s w o rke rs in the Cape P ro v in c e o f South A f r ic a . ' ,, .T h e .. .p a r t ic u la r a s b e s t o s . in v o lv e d , i s . c r o c i d o l i t e ,. com m only c a lle d . " b l u e - a s b e s t o s " . H o w e v e r,' s e v e r a l i h u n d r e d s T o f ' m i l e s - t o ' : t h e v^t _,v. 2 \s"- e a s t in th e T r a n s v a a l a re a one d id n o t .f in d a n y ;m e so th e lio m a s . in t h e b lu e - a s b e s t o s m in e s . The d if f e r e n c e '.'h e re h a s n o t - y e t been . .... a i-\<-*>. .Uf**'*'.***>: >' < * wr-CV'-iW- i c c - 6- a n s w e re d . C o u ld i t be t h a t th e w o rk e rs had been a ls o exposed in t h e chrom e and m anganese m ines o f th e K a la h a r i, o r t o th e d ry . a i r o f th e K a la h a r i d e s e r t i t s e lf ? P r o fe s s o r Thomson in h is r e p o rt p r e d i c t e d a n e p id e m ic o f m e s o t h e lio m a b e c a u s e h e (saw a n e x c e s s :*& .in- t h e .C a p e Tow n a r e a anc r e p o r t e d t h a t . 25% o f t h e p u b l i c b a d .1 . / fe r r u g in o u s b o d ie s in t h e ir lu n g s . He a ls o h y p o th e s iz e d t h a t t h a t s in c e co n su m p tio n o f a s b e s to s was g ro w in g i t w o u ld c re a te a p ro b le m . He named th e v a rio u s a s b e s to s p ro d u c ts u sed as b r e a k in g down and c a u s in g th e p o llu t io n though he d id n o t have % e v id e n c e o f t h is . " ' Up t o re c e n t d ate he has n o t o ffe r e d any f u r t h e r d ata t o su p p o rt h is c la im s . & ' I w o u ld a ls o l ik e t o c a l l y o u r a t t e n t io n t o th e f a c t t h a t a t the la r g e s t a s b e s to s o p e ra tio n in ' Canada no m e so th e lio m a s have been seen. T h e re i s n o t any e v id e n c e to s u p p o rt th e th e o ry o f an im pending e p id e m ic . if-S o u r c e s o f N a t u r a l E m i s s i o n s \,.^'..,v; : ; , . ^ ^ ^ > l ^ ^ a . ' ^ ^ ^ ^ V e k ; ; ^ ^ D r . P u n d s a c k i n h i s p a p e r i n New Y o r k - w e n t , i n t o ''c o n s i d e r a b le - 'rV:'^" V.-f d e t a i l on th e d yn a m ic p ro c e s s th ro u g h w h ich a s b e s to s f ib e r s get i n t o t h e a m b ie n t a i r by n a t u r a l m eans. He lim it e d h i s d is c u s s io n to th e V I :^aru, . v. - 1 1 s e r p e n t i n e r o c k a n d a s b e s t o s f i b e r o c c u r r e n c e s ... i n - t h e ^ . -k-: v i i v V 1, '."'O' U n i t e d S t a t e s . L o o k in g a t t h e g e o l o g i c a l map on . a g l o b a l b a s is . ; - " '.-. . `.['Vi/..f.r'."'.-..V>1v-:-M<-*>.* / / o we see f o r exam ple t h a t s e rp e n tin e rock; o c c u r on th e w est c o a s t o f b o th N o rth and S o u th A m e rica from A la s k a t o th e so u th e rn t ip > o f A r g e n t in a . A lo n g t h e s e c o a s t a l r a n g e s y o u w i l l n o t f in d many M i i m in e s , b u t, you w i l l fin d f ib e r and s e rp e n tin e o c c u rre n c e s in the s ra n g e s w h ich even a t t h is tim e a re g o in g th ro u g h h e a v y ..e ro sio n (. and w e a th e rin g p ro c e s s , f o r th e f u l l le n g t h 'o f th e ' W estern H e m is p h e r e .T h e r e a r e i s o l a t e d a r e a s o f s e r p e n t in e a s y o u move e a s tw a rd in th e U .S .A . and you w i l l fin d them a ls o in Canada, M e x ic o , and f a r t h e r so u th in C e n tra l B r a z il. F u rth e r e a s t, th e r e a re e x te n s iy e --o c c u rre n c e s from th e S t . Law rence R iv e r n e a r ^ [ M o n t - J o li, Q u e b ec,, on down th ro u g h th e s t a t e o f V e rm o n t, on : t h ro u g h t h e A p p a la c h ia n .M oun tainsvand.ifurther& sbuth & tO vth e;,C arolinas.-. & t *tK i.is'**V .. i. The p a r a lle l ran g e s in th e S o v ie t and South A f r ic a have proceeded f u r t h e r in th e v /e a th e rin g p r o c e s s ,, b u t th e y can be se en on th e s u r f a c e . We w is h t o n o t e h e r e ' ' t h a t t h e r e a r e c r o c i d o l i t e .o c c u rre n c e s on t h is c o n tin e n t a ls o , even th ou gh th e re a re not any c o m m e rc ia l d e p o s it s in t h is h e m isp h e re e x c e p t in B o liv ia . / Thus the n a t u r a l so u rc e s of e m is s io n o f a sb e sto s a re q u ite e x te n s iv e .. From th e fo re g o in j a s b e s t o s f i b e r s in t h e a m b ie n t a i r - f o r -a - l o n g t i m e . M uch w o rk ' i s n e e d e d t o Le done t o d e te rm in e whax i s :th e.' t h r e s h o ld .l im it ' ' v a lu e f o r t h i s b a c k g ro u n d n a t u r a l p o l l u t i o n ^ i l ^ h i s r.ofiieourse.?pnly..*0^ 7,.V:. e m p h a s iz e s t h e n e e d t o c o n t r o l ma n - ma d e ' e m i s s i o n s ; ' c c - 8r> >.. ; M an-M ade E m is s io n s I w i l l n o t d e lv e in t o man-made e m is s io n s e x c e p t t o comment on T a lc w h ic h was m e n tio n ed b r ie f ly by D r. W rig h t in h is sta te m e n t i n New Y o r k . I am n o t aw a re o f r e s e a r c h on T a lc o r i t s e f f e c t s . D i'S . W r ig h t and C r a lle y ( o f U .S .A .) h ave in v e s t ig a t e d on few sa m p le s o f T a lcu m Pow der to le a r n t h a t th e y do c o n ta in a s b e s to s . B a te s in h is book on "G eolog y o f th e I n d u s t r ia l R o cks and M in e r a ls " p u b lis h e d in I960 by H a rp e r B r o th e rs N e w Y o rk , does r e p o r t on sa m p le s o f co m m e rcia l t a lc w h ich c o n ta in e d e it h e r o r b o th t r e m o lit e and a n t h o p h y llit e in am ounts v a ry in g fro m seven t o s e v e n t y - e ig h t p e r c e n t . S t e a t i t e i s th e name g iv e n t o p u re T a l c and i t i s a ls o a h y d ro u s m agnesium s i l i c a t e th e san e as c h r y s o t i l e a s b e s t o s . Y ou can p ic t u r e how g e n e r o u s ly we u s u a lly d u s t o u r s e lv e s w ith t h is m a t e r ia l. I t ir. w orth in v e s t ig a t in g f u l ly . . F u rth e r R esearch T h e re a re many a re a s o f t h is p ro b le m r e q u ir in g f u r t h e r re s e a rc h . O u r S c i e n t i f i c C om m itte e is r e v ie w in g t h is s it u a t io n a s t o p r i o r i t i e s a n d . a v a i l a b i l i t y o f r e s e a r c h e r s `'a n d ' l a b o r a t o r ie s '? i n t e r e s t e d '^ n - 't h 'i s M l ^ f . '^ t n j N type- o f stu d y. v.'r-r )- : .../9 -r,..q;;' ' , r / ; 1 c 'ti o E q u ip m en t S p e c if ic a t io n s W ith r e fe r e n c e t o th e r u le s f o r e q u ip m en t s p e c if ic a t io n s 61.22 and 6 1 .2 3 i t i s n o te d t h a t m ost o f C a n a d ia n m in e s d u s t c o n tr o l sy ste m s do n o t p r e s e n t ly meet th e se s p e c if ic a t io n s when r e f e r r e d t o th e f a b r ic o n ly . H ow ever, when r e la t in g t o o p e ra tio n i t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t t h e y w i l l m eet' t h e r e q u ir e r e e n t s ' ,a s ''t h e v"''^~;` c o a t in g o f a s b e s t o s f in e s on th e c lo t h r e d u c e s th e a i r flo w to w it h in th e s p e c if ic a t io n s lim it s . More t e s t in g w i l l be needed to v e r ify th is . s T h a t i s my s t a t e m e n t . T h an k you f o r th e o p p o rtu n ity '-to ^ b e T h e a rd I I V : ; f V v / t i.*-,'* t * * >.' * 7V : : . - . v '>*. /-v ' v '; -;-;'' ''V-.;. ^ v. ......... ! ill-iie^-imfiiiam^iniiini I / .1 fcLv , .. . . i;- 1 W^': i&:: M Av Q.A.H.A. ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE 0J 00 0 W i. F I\f-L T E-R BAGS r.; '-11' 5 |*v' :- *3, i- %tr .*11 ;fCom' pany HILL :1 Permeability Type c.f,m/ft.(2) of Bag at 0.5" H2O DRYER Type of Bag Permeability c.f.m/ft.(2) at 0.5" H2O DUST CONTROL Type of Bag Permeability c.f.m/ft.(2) : at 0.5" H2O Asbesiti.os Corporation i fLimi ted. A Carey-Cunadian Hines. it & X $8 ' >, Bell Asbestos Hines. Lake Asbestos of Quebec. r : * 0 Nylon-acetate Nylon-acetate (C-13) ..Cotton sateen jCotton resine MyIon-acetate Ironclad Nylon-viscose Nylon-acetate i (C-13) <Nylon-acetate HNylon-vi scose - fi CanaId*ian 'Johns-Hanville. 'it ' F= Natio!&na-l' Asbestos Hin:es. lit-..'. . . f ACotton sateen % j Siliconized .'VC. otton sateen .V + 35 -r 22 - 28 35 25 3325 %f| 35 i; 30 - 35 i} 30 jf 25 I 15 - 20 Not applicable N\ylon-acetate 35 (C-13) ' Nylon-viscose v 35 Cotton resine 1 : 25 Not applicable Terylene >. 10 Spun acrylic 23 - 27 Not applicable Dacron felt 25-30 Nylon-viscose , 35 ? ! *I I i!- 1 Cotton 3ateen 20 - 22 507. Cotton & 507. Synthetic ' 25 - 30 Dacron - Heavy: Nap. i : 35 i j? Terylene - Heavy Nap. : 40 Polypropylene N/A Cotton sateen 25 Terylene 15 - 20 Not applicable 'V M -'/v-K -. Wi-'l- - w...~ ' ,, -(>- b .:# ; i .<b) ?i(11 . \'i* * .1C* t^w1?^.I,*,,, V '1 *" M - |*l' `b ; I : ?.o & [.$ hf i f J"3 , t * . * ' ti.ii hit*; Ci.T.->, 1CI Jo 4 1fc-QiPbUiPC t ) t,t.r .-C; ) I L- (uK-^'urd u c c-^v I i 9I 20 c ENCLOSURE I EPA H earin gs on Proposed E m ission Control Standards for A sbestos, o L o s A n g e l e s , F e b r u a r y 16, 197?. S ta te m e n t of D r . Ham; W eill, Tulane U n iversity School o f M edicine New Orleans, Louisiana I My n am e is linns Y/oill and I am a sp ec ia list in Pulm onary D isease and P r o f e s s o r of M edicine at Tula.nc U niversity School o f M edicin e. For t h e p a s t ton y a a r s I h a v e b een a c t i v e l y en gaged in the i n v e s t i g a t i o n `o f p u l - V ' 1 m onary effects of industrial end community environm ental inhalants, including o rg a n ic and inorganic dusts and toxic ir rita n t g a s e s . For the pt.se two year;;, w e have been carrying out a com p rehensive investigation of w ork ers engaged in tlKrinur.ufactu.rc cf a sb esto s cem en t and other a sb e sto s- ^ containing con stru ction products. I appreciate the opportunity to provid* this statem ent, following which I will be pleased to attem pt to clarify any " 1 furtlier questions which you m ay have concerning the biological effects of asbestos exposure. S i C 9v.sc C-: the e v i d e n c e in d ica tin g an a s s o c i a t i o n b e t w e e n c'.cr.s o f ?. s t e s t o s e x p o s u r e nr.d its a d v e r s e b i o lo g ic a l e f f c a i s , if i s n ot s u r p r is in g that t h e s e r e::a c t io n s a r e m o s t e a s i l y roeogm .zcd j n . i n d u . t r K t L n c p v d a L o - ^ i ^ ^ ^ w hi Ce rr Ce itnhiiss Ue xApi i oU si Uu.r'Ce ii :s; h i g h e s t . i1.thi:w-;:; bet et;nu a-pp p r ve cw.i* awtked. f o r vo.n. e - .t.l.v. .. r,,s. w o.. : . .....rj . .... if b-vfr-- c e nnttuurryy that e x c e s s i v e n c e u p e t io n a l e x p o s u r e to a s b e s t o s dust ca:vrr.s'.ul " h f w ^ y.1,*' ;1,'- ' :'.'g- ,'f'-"j 'iV-1.'*'-,0. .V -U ; ' '-- ' ...'r .v--.:*.'.,,eyv ;^ w p ;K v ..r:< h ^ ,s -r^ -.y 1m . . s i n - ,, P ' V -- ..- v y d i f[f unssiee p u llmmooanaarryy _f i_b__r o s i s or asbet. Io s if../'F o c o r :.t ;c\'.-.on cu.;:y, ro;.'.g....'./.;..;.t. `.it;i.p..r....s....p...p. .,..y..,...'..r_m that t h is h a z a r d can b e con trol!*'] by reducinj; i n d i i s t r i n l 'diist l o y e l s ar.d. pyp-u^Ur'.pg - A-- ' .<.,.-..ther : -i-vF-,vpi/Vp >Ay / '*' a. y v^ fiber a r e n ot likely to b e a s s o c i a t e d w i t h a fibrosing-effect o n the lungs. T h a t an e x c e ss r is k of b ro n ch o g ch ic* ca rcin b m a of the-lungs o ccu rs ' in w o rk e rs e x p o se d to a sb e sto s w as e s ta b lish e d in the la te 1940s and e a rly 1950s. T h is r is k is not the sam e fo r a ll types o f asbestos exposure and .se e m s to be a s s o c ia te d , p e rh a p s s y n e r g is tic a lly , w ith at le a s t one o th e r fa c to r, c ig a re tte sm o kin g . O f g re a t im p o rta n c e to the p u rp o se s o f th is h e a rin g is the m o re re ce n t dem onstration that reduced asbestos exposure dn the plan ts r e s u lts in not only a lo w e r r is k of developing p u lm on ary fib ro s is bu t a ls o is a s s o c ia te d w ith a m a rk e d f a ll in m o r ta lity fo r c a n c e r o f the lung. T h is e v id e n ce that the in c re a s e d r is k of d e ve lo p in g p u lm o n a ry neoplasm s can b e c o n tr o lle d b y ad equate d u st s u p p re s s io n in the p la n t co m e s fro m two se p a ra te stu d ie s in ther"United K in g d o m and le a d s to gu ard ed o p tim is m , not only in re la tio n to the in d u s tria l asbestos e xp o su res b u t,.b y extrapolation , to the ten tative co n clu sio n that the lo w e r ge n e ra l en viro n m en tal asbestos le v e ls do n o t c o n s titu te a s ig n ific a n t r is k to the p o p u la tio n in te rm s o f the d e v e lo p m e n t o f lung* n e o p la s m s . If th e re seem s lit tle lik e lih o o d that a sb e sto sis or bronchogenic t ca rc in o m a o f the lu n g can re s u lt fro m g e n e ra l e n v iro n m e n ta l le v e ls of a sb e sto s f ib e r , v/hat can b e sa id about the ra re -b u t im p o rta n t tu m o r c a lle d m e s o th e lio m a w h ich m a y a ffe ct the lin in g o f the ch e st o r a b d o m in a l c a v itie s ? T h is co m p le x and in te re s tin g sto ry has been evo lvin g du rin g the past decade w ith in te re s t ste m m in g in it ia lly fro m the re p o rte d a s s o c ia tio n of in d u s tria l ~ ! I | I I ' .. ^*afTM 'ri^ riiw ,, y c. c 1 i'V- - anti g e o g r a p h ic p r o x im it y .to the c r o c i d o l il c m in e s in th e N o r t h w e s t C a p e o f Soutlt A f r ic a and the a p p earan ce of th e re tu m o rs. E x p o s u re s v/erc not ! | .... . . q u a n tita te d h u t w e re lik e ly to h ave been quite heavy. C o n fu s io n re s u lte d : fro m the o b s e rv a tio n that s im ila r m in e s p ro d u cin g b lu e a sb e sto s in the ; T r a n s v a a l s e c tio n of South A f r ic a w ere not a ss o c ia te d w ith e a se s o f m e s o - th e lio m ? in the exposed occu p atio n al and geographic p o p u la tio n s. Y /lnle a le v/ e a s e s o f m e s o th e lio m a h a v e bet*" re p o rte d in the s u rro u n d in g e n v iro n s r>e, ' o f a p la n t u s in g p r i m a r i l y c r o c id e lit o in the U n ite d K in g d o m , e m is s io n s ' "****' -*. w e r e u n c o n t r o lle d and l ik e l y to h a v e been c o n s id e r a b le . In a s u r v e y o f m e s o th e lio m a in Sco tlan d re c e n tly re p o rte d , it was d iffic u lt to se p a ra te occupational fro m re s id e n tia l exposure sin ce m ost of those w orking in the asb estos in du stry liv e d c lo s e to the in d u s tria l s ite s , and only one m a le case o f m e so th e lio m a ; v i'&r'r'1,~ o c c u r r e d o u t o ` 51 im l'-vi d u a ls w ho d id r e t h a v e o c c u p a t io n a l e x p o s u r e arid w ho liv e d w ith in , o n e - h a lf m ile o f s h ip b u ild in g , d o c k s , o r a s b e s t o s f a c t o r ie s . " ....... Jt can be r e a d ily a p p re cia te d that the evidence su p p o rtin g an a s s o c ia tio n betw een m e so th e lio m a and ron-oecupatinnal re sid e n tia l exp osure to asbestos is q u ite lim it e d , p a r t ic u la r ! ) when c o n tra ste d to a v a ila b le data w h ic h suggests lit t le a ss o cia tio n between general com m u nity asb e sto s exp osu re !:;? ' and the d e v e lo p m e n t o f m c c o t h a lio m a : t . w - v . . ..... . . . 'y at - V. `th.uhtvmVOi.-"s.:;.Ui::' y. .. t. . * ' . T h e M a y o C lin ic re c e n tly re v ie w e d 37 c a se s of m e s o th e lio m a w h ich ..-y . ' . . w ' ` ' ' ; - h ad been s e e n d u r in g th e p r e v io u s ?.?. y e a r n . In o n ly ten o f th e s e u a s the-re i^ iT g a V iy . r t iv t i.V . - , \ ... . . . . . v vf* * V .- . . . . . . . tt, _. a, *" * ' '* . '* 1- ' * ... "-t'.1. vh'b'.M .. vJ kW^y/w- -- -- ....... ~ "' 3 .'. ; ; ;rv :;^,,u a.. ^ ^ <. !.?* ; . .... C. 0 . - . v ,*>: r.W . v*i'' ; !:.V . a definite or probable occupational cxposurc.to-n.V.bestos^wbilc-jn-27-no o history of environmental or occupational exposure war- detected. None of these patients lived in major industrial or metropolitan arcas and a on- i i occupational exposure to asbestos fiber scorns highly unlikely. The most precise definition end quantitation of .sbes*.'. exposure ir. at present possible only for an industrial environment where significantly lower asbestos dust levels have recently beer, demonstrated to bo associated v.-itn a normal or only silently increased risk for pulmonary or pleural malign.,retea. If confirmed by continuing studies, this ultimately provides strong evidence that the minimal asbestos exposures in urban communities will have no adverse measurable tiiologie. effects. -Si^'cVtoeay- o u ^ V f ^ t i b n ^ U t t f^ ^ ^ propose'.! cmis.-'w, which proW i t r.vis:a"1c c;'.:i s'oar of matter fro.ii r.slierto containing p.e.iir.g dump:;, lot us ere.'mlne mosc pertinent e ci--f.ilfic evidence concerning :hc risk v; sooie.'<u! v.iih. environmental exposures' in r.rcas ecoer;rphic;dlv pro.-'i'ni.'.vc to r.fher.m ." ::ii:ies. L^.rl'n'.nnk at these hearings in New York, D". J. Cl. M cDo.it-1d <* M>-Cii.il C :i:vers It/ testified in some detail .aboui the investigationr. vdiielvhc sup ere:re.i on the Quebec chvysotilo mining and milling industries' ~n;! rho C-".n-'-dl:.n nu:;o- thelioiVii'. survey. Because of the importance of there rosiiV.r to th e V.cer.;;s, h t.-ii-'i ...jh i-- .. ] would like Is brief.1)' siu.umcrje.e the appvepriatv:posticus of tlu.oe si'''.1.!."j. fv'i'V'V'' . V . " In the study of mortality in the chryso'.:.1.' ji."o.'hu-ing iiuhi.'.try of (t'nvhee, V'e'J-xl : - i . -- t . . .- ... : .r ...,.w.^d:/:mn.vUVu..-r:. n .'.. . ;V.;','.i U5& follow-bpyoffdc.'ithsfw'ns^ichieyeull^^ . v . ' . ; .. . ' ' . \ '/ i c c - f i t i-.g.f-K- r~ '' U S*-*-- O Skf, that ever, heavy expmuivc in this industry carried only a modest risii of -- .... lull" cfucer and even a smaller risii of mali "nani niiiothelioma. Again, 1'nc evidence ihi't low ano modernie asbestos dust levels arc not associated with increased risii of developing pulr:\on:iry ov pleural malignancies in the workers Tin3 strong impli nations concerning ilial risk in the nor.-occupationally exposed population. The shf-slos-conlainM'v; tailings dumps in the United SiMes arc in chrysolite mines, underlining the importance of Dr. McDonald's findings to this deliberati fie. JlfsuVs 0/ an epidemiologic survey of malignarli m e soil)elierr,.-, in Canada arc also of i:iin,->.-sl. Although an association between the development of these tumors and ooei-palional exposure (usually not mining or milling) v.-as found in l/'iih of the cr.u afier c.-.-clusiori n.r o.-cupalioni-l and do-.K:.s!ir exposures there was no rese of mt-sc-'.'.eliaria occurring iii an individual who had a history of t-vej living v.fUvn ?.0 miles of an asbestos mine or mill. Tills encouraging data concerning cV-rysolile* asbestos health effects, which has buca subs',untiate:! in chry solile mining and milling in other p-jrliens of tin: world .should he evaluated in vio.v of the- faci:-, that all of the asbestos 'S' mines and mills in this country produce/chry sotilcdflbordano asbesto . \ir*v*ci in nv*-iUii<'.ctv.rjtig me ut;li.:*,at;cr. ir* r.lr.c* 11*;:r f;b^7 tyyo. - Strung consideration mu;* bo fiver. t*o the* possibilily tlu'. so?r.c or. alJ oC '.tic -`Vr'.^v ./W'TjCi^ppV bifjio-jc-.nl c-TCc-v-tu oi asbvsios may rc-rult ircun `something olhoV..U'. y itself, yio.--.siiliy a conluminrnt introduced in proccssing-ov mW>ui;itWiitg^j^ a>;- h V r'/'i.: U^r/v-'/i.r-v ' `u- nVd: I / C ' u '"' ' '' V '-<t. -;;v'1' r , ' , V . ' ` '.Av,>f.r.s, i.iv This and other unresolved questions will hopefully he answered ns the resuit' ox intensive research being conducted on this problem, ' ` -^W** u::.j **..1...^ Vf.iVfcr. Because of m y interest in maintaining the health of workers and the population in general, 1 support vigorous efforts in controlling the emission of actual or potential injurious inhalants, even when doses which have been demonstrated to have an adverse biological effect are of a different -order of magnitude than-those likely to be-eucmintcreriiihfthetgenejpar'cnvivo>i-^`:^','i`*''-'"`' ` meat, I, therefore, support most of the provision* of these proposed emission standards but would suggest tint present evidence does not indicate a significant risk from the environmental levels of eh ry.sotile asbestos >, surrounding these mines. While the technology is being developed to control these emissions; eonvmovu .health surveillance will provide tinto. which -**-- v :5V-V-':*.*** hopefully will couii*i2i inesc present tentative co:;c3csint::;. * $?<J i , :' ' ' - >*. v W.T '-i *'"*` ^' --.t:, 6 - .'. . ... `-* ;V .r--; ^ j - - . c FESItUARV 9 / 1 9 7 2 ENCLOSURE I o E P A H E A R IN G S ON rP.C P O S E n E M I S S I O N CONT R O L STANDARDS FO R i: A S B E S T O S - LO S AH C E L L S , C A L IF O R N I A , rS S R u A P .Y 1 C , 137?. - S T A T E M E N T O F F . H . ZIMMERMAN ON H E riA l.F OF THE A S B E S T O S INFORM ATION ASSO CIATIO N A-ORTH AM IRICA My nam e i s F r a n l: JI. Zim m erm an an d 2 a n D i r e c t o r o f C o r p o r a t e S a f e t y and E n v iro n m e n ta l H e a lth f o r th e N a t io n a l Gypsuta C o m p a n y . * I am h e r o t o d a y r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e A s b e s t o s I n f o r m a t i o n / A s s o c ia t io n / N o r t : h A m e ric a , v/h ich c o n s is t s o f 13 o f th e n a t io n ' s : la r g e s t m in e rs , m a n u fa c tu re rs and im p o rte rs o f a s b e s to s and #a s b e s t o s - c o n t n i n . i n g p r o d u c e s . T h o m em ber c o m p a n ie s o f t h e A s s o c ia t io n a rc lis t e d on a sh o o t w h ich I have p r o v id e d . We s u p p o r t i n g e n e r a l t h e p o s i t i o n tahc-ui b y t h e J o h n s - w i n v i i i e ----w in i1' k.C.o r p o r a t i o n i n i t s p r e s e n t a t i o n a t t h o J a n u a r y I E h e a r i n g i n New V o rh C i t y , or.d a ls o c o n ta in e d in th e N a t io n a l A cadem y o f . S c ie n c e s docum ent on a sb e s to s , th a t, a t p re s e n t th e g e n e ra l p u b lic is n o t in %/ f ib e r presenv. in d a n g e r fro m th e m in u te am ounts o f a s b e s to s t h e a m b ie n t a i r . We a l s o c o n c u r w i t h t h e p o s it io n th a t 5 L i s p ru d e n t and fe a s ib le to e s ta b lis h rea so n / a b le e m is s io n sta n d a rd s and c o n tr o ls th a t t i l l p r o t e c t th e . _ p u b lic ana : dovrtlop in _____ ....... e n s u r e t h a t h a z a r d o u s l e v e l s o f a s b e s t o s v.*a 1l v n o t . v r * ~t '/t. a th e community a i r in the. f u t u r e ! yMl -- ..... -A A / t V.'e t h e r e f o r e , i n p r 5 rn c i p a l , s u p p o rt'.- t h e p r o p o s e d E n v i r o n m e n t a l -V-.;- - 'A.;.y P r o L e c t i on A g e n c y Na k io n a l Emi s r.io n .S tn n d a ra s on .a s b c ia o s -.w-ai &*>&* ! ! N e v e rth e le s s , th e re a re c e rta in s e c tio n s o f th e re g u la tio n s | w h i c h w e f e e l r e q u i r e a l t e r a t i o n o r r e w o r d i n g , --a n d o n b e h a l f o f t h e A s s o c ia t io n , I w o u ld t h e r e fo r e - lik e to ^ x e c o is m e n d i t h e E I'A t h e f o llo w in g c h a n g e s . . - j W ith r e g a r d t o S e c t io n 6 1 .2 i D e f in it io n s , we a g r e e w it h th e i n t e n t o f t h e l:PA i n t r y in g t o e s t a b li s h d e f i n i t i o n s f o r v i s i b l e e m is s io n s and p a r t ic u la t e n a t t e r t h a t w o u ld cn co rp a ss , a l l ty o e s o f p a r t ic u la t e cm isr.io rr. w h ich n ig h t p o n s ib lv c o n t a in p o t e n t ia lly has.n r Cons am ounts o f a s b e s t o s . M o ve r th e - ' lo s s , fro m a p r a c t ic a l s ta n d p o in t, th e r e a re d i f f i c u l t i e s ir. th e d e fin itio n .-, as w ritte n . F o r e xa m p le , in jin n y a s b e s to s u s in g m a n u fa c tu rin g o p e ra tio n s , ^ t h e r e a r e p a r t i c u l a t e e m is s i o n s t o t h e n h u o ry h s -v n w h ic h :r.?.y be visible, but vniich.-:d0 7.noti;co:v M r. E . M. Fe n n e r o f O o h n s-i'a u v iiie p o in te d o u t in h is t e r t i- . a to n y in' Wow Y e t.': , a n e x a m p le o f su;'::: e m is s io n : . e n u 1d i , e i r o n ' th e sand p re p a ra tio n and d ry in g o p e ra tio n s in an a s b e s to s - cem ent p ip e p la n t. S Vf* c c :' ' . *''*'*./.y_' ,*' I "!.rV'v iv'.^V' - ' :.-> '1 " 3. a s b e s to s f ib e r from an u n c o n tro lle d p la n t o r im p ro p e rly m a in ta in e d bag ..house.' " ... ' ........... To r e s o l v e t h in d i f f i c u l t y , 1 t h in k i t i s e s s e n t i a l t o r e t u r n to th e b a s ic in te n t o f th o E P A in - e s ta b lis h in g a sb e sto s s ta n d a rd s in th e f i r s t p la c e ,, and t h a t w as, o f c o u rs e , to p r o t e c t th e g e n e ra l p u b lic by re d u c in g e m is s io n s o f f ib e r . in t o th e .a m b ie n t a i r c o n s is t e n t w ith th e b e s t a v a ila b le te c h n o lo g y . , ......... : W h ile i t i s a lw a y s o e s ir a b ls : when p o s s ib le to r e s t r i c t e m is s io n s o f iin v n a tu r e from any s o u rc e , in d u s t r ia l o r o th e r w i s e , i t i s r .o t n e c e s s a r y i n o r d e r t o b e c o n s i s t e n t v.' i t h t h e p u rp o se o f th o se r e g u la tio n s to p re v e n t the e m is s io n o f nona s b e s to s c o n ta in in g p a r tic u la te m a tte r. Fre e a sb e sto s fib e r ' c o c l a r e d i'h.'a ra rd o u s"'-`s u b s t r . k c o - w i th* v:Ji i c : r : u o .'-are c o r n e d , a n d t h e p r i m a r y j o b o f t h e cia,'. a n a t h e i n d u s t r y ' s h o u ld b e t o k e e p a s b e s to s e m is s io n s , h o t p a r t : r e la t e o m is s io n s p e r r e , a t a s lo w a le v e l as i s p o s s ib le , As has been p o in te d o u t, n o t a l l p o t e n t ia l p a r t ic u la t e e m is s io n s from an asb esto s. m a n u fa c tu rin g o p e ra tio n n e c e s s a r ily co n .ta in a s b e s to s , and *w t`y.i v- I N .o '*5! / o f th e re g u la tio n s . o er1 I "' We a r c s u r e t h a t i t was n o t th e i n t e n t o f ` t h e E P A t o p r e s e n t in s u r m o u n ta b le o b s t a c le s to c o n c e rn e d and d e d ic a t e d co m p a n ie s - ----. . - . v i .-.<2 i w it h in t h e in d u s t r y , b u t t 6 e n s u r e .t h a t . u n c o n t r o lle d ,asbestos^ av.A -i^ ^ .^ > n ^ ^ : ^ : e m is s io n s w o u ld be p re v e n te d . W it h . t h is p h ilo s o p h y in m in d , I w o u ld l i k e to s u g g e s t th e fo llo w in g s o lu t io n t o t h is p ro b le m . . We s u g g e s t t h a t t h e d e f i n i t i o n f o r v i s i b l e e m is s io n b e r e w r it t e n a s f o llo w s : " V is ib le e m is s io n " m eans, f o r th e purpose o f t h is s u b p a rt, any v is u a lly d e te c ta b le e m is s io n o f p a v t ic - ' ' ' ` ' u la t e m a tte r c o n ta in in g fre e a sb e sto s f ib e r s in e x c e s s o f the am ount w h ic h w o u ld bn e m itte d form a f a b r ic f i l t e r d e v ic e o r o th e r s u it a b le c o lle c t io n in s t a lla t io n , as d e s c rib e d in s e c tio n S I .23. _ < S u ch a d e f i. n it io n T . ^ a s not-4b ^ ^ i ^ c ^ ^ h ^ ^ ^ n ^ ^ o f t h e r e g u la t io n s , end w o u ld in f a c t c lo s e ly p a r a l l e l th s a p p r o a c h t a k e n b y t h e E j' A i n s e c t i o n 6 1 . 2 2 , r u b p a r t s ( a - l ) end (a -2 ); (k-2 ) (b-3) and (b -4 ); (c-1 ) and -(cr-2! ; and in (e-3) . ggtgjgit: c y, 5. The? w o r d in g " f r e e a s b e s t o s f i b e r c o n t a in in g p a r t i c u l a t e n a t t e r " o r " p a r t ic u la t e , n a t t e r c o n ta in in g " fr e e "a sb cr.to s f ib e r " sh o u ld b e u s e d t h r o u g h o u t t h c 'S t n h d a r d > ',in ^ ,p r ; ,. c e * - 'b f 't h e l e s s s p e c i f i c terras " m a te ria l" and " p a rtic u la te m a tte r." O ur ne::t su g g ested change in the sta n d a rd s i s w ith re g a rd to S e c tio n 6 1 .2 2 , su b p a rts (e-1) and (e-2) re g a rd in g th e p ro h ih it io n o f th e s p ra y in y o f anv p ro d u c t'c o n ta in in g a sb e sto s o n a n y p o r t io n o f y i b u ild in g ..or. s t r u c t u r e . o r i n a n are, d i r e c t l y o p e n t o t h e a t m o s p h e r e . Y? r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s s e c t i o n o f th e r e g u la t io n s was d e sig n e d p r im a r ily to d e a l w ith th e p ro b le m o f th e u se o f a s b e s to s -c o n ta in in g s p ra y f ir e p r o o f in g com pounds in h ig h r is e b u ild in g c o n s tru c tio n . T h o se o f u s in th e in d u s t r y who have f e llo w s : ' , th e c o u r s e o f '- 's p r a y '' f i r e p r o o f i h g c o n t r o v c r s y ? b v c r it f e e ! `r p a s t ': - tw o - y e a rs t- s s * :; *- ca n w e ll u n d e rsta n d th e ih '.V s d e c is io n .to p r o h ib it t h is p a r t ic u liir u s e o f a s b e s to s and we c a n n o t d is a g re e w it!: i t . h o w e v e r, th e r e g u la t io n a s w orded v/ould a ls o ban th e u s e o f a number o f a s p h a lt-a s b e s to s sp ray ro o fin g and fo u n d a tio n c c m .o o u n d s and a d h e s i v e s t h a t we f e e l d o n o t r$ . f a l l - i feo t h e s a m e -c a t e g o r y . . a s . t h e f i r e p r o o f ia .g ;c o m p o u n d s . . . . . . . i ' - 1 T h e s e a s n h a lt s p r a y " c o m p o u n d s ' c o n t a in * mi a v e r a g e o f 1a r o u n d v > Vv^ '*/ h /; y ,,. 5 p e r ce n t a sb e s to s f ib e r 1ochre s o lid ly in th e a s p h a lt b in d e r. *7! -' * . " . '. ' ..!' '! .. '. . ' i t , , . . ' T h ey a re a p p lie d in n m anner w h ich c o u ld n o t c o n c e iv a b ly - =i*t'y y V.'Vt' . c r e a t e a n y c m i f j s i o n s o f f r e e a s b e s t o s : f i b e r " t o t h e / a t m o s p h e r e . '" ' !-"k.7. t . . y.rix, ;. . v . ^ r : :; \ ' ,. r S^:.>W? c *v .V 6. O v . -& 7ir-7h* . ; O A `m e m b e r c o m p a n y of; t h e A s b e s t o s I n f o r m a t i o n A s s o c i a t i o n w h ich m a n u fa ctu re r.: th e re p ro d u cts c o n ta c te d a nennbsr o f r e p u t a b l e t e s t i n g l a b o r s L o r i e s i n t h e C i n c i n n a t t i 1a r e u - 't o ^ ^ ru n a s e r ie s .o f f ib e r c o u n ts on th e a p p lic a t io n o f th e s e a s p h a l t - a s b e s t o s c o m p o u n d s . ` l.'h o n . t h e p r o c e s s w a s e x p l a i n e d to th e t a s tin g la b o ra to rie s , th e y ' r e p lie d th a t th e y d id n o t s e e how any f r e e f ib e r c o u ld be r e le a s e d d u r in g a o n lic a t io n , and c o n c lu d e d t h a t i t w o u ld be e s s e n t i a ll y a w a s te o f tim e to ru n th e t e s t s . A c c o r d i n g l y , we recom m end t h a t S e c t io n C l . 22, s u b p a r t r : ( e - l) a n d ` (e -2 ) he rew orded so as to e lim in a te p ro d u c ts o f t h is n a t u r e fro m th?. p ro p o se d b a n . 'f ills can be a c c o m p lis h e d in tw o w a y s . E it h e r 't h e p ro p o n e d ban in ( e - l ) . ar.d ( p -2 ) c a n be ` made s p e c if ic t c sp ra y com pounds i r w h ich w a te r An th e liq u id a g e n t , o r e l s e s u b p a ' c i (c*- 5^ u -.r--" . e l i m i n a t e : 1., a n d s u b p a r t {c-.-oJ s l i g h t l y r o r o . u '. n d ::u nv t o ' a p p ly 't o a l l a a b u sto n -e o n fc jIn in y s p ra y com pounds. /' . `W ith o u t g o in g in t o d e t a il, th ? A s s o c ia t io n v ;e u li c lu e liV .e t p r.::prose i t s agreem ont w ith th e p o s itio n , o f d o h n s -h r.r.v i!in w ith .-regard < ^ ' ^ ^ 5 yv; 6 1 .0 9 o n s o u r c e r e p o r t in g / 'chd.'vS'Tw oi some c l a r i f i c a t i o n .from th e "so u rce:." '* '..T. r.\":.iy*',.'` *tjV 7. Our- f i n a l s u g g e s te d ch a n g e in thu-. r e g u l n t i o n s i ' i s v / it h . r e g a r d t o the- p r o i u b i t i o n o n v i s i b l e e m i s s i o n s f r o m la in q t a i l i n g s ' .... ciu m p s. A s w as e x p r e s s e d b y I-.r; r e n n o ir o f ~ J o I m o - i: a n v il. le a t t h e U:-m Y o r k h e a r i n g , t h e c o n t r o l o i t a i l i n g s du m p e m i s s i o n s >- `- . - . - 1 ......... 1 i s th e one re q u ire m e n t in th e r e g u la t io n s w it h re g a rd to m in in g o p e ra tio n s t h a t th e in d u s tr y a t t h is tim e d oe s n o t know how to n e t. A s th e EPA i s w e ll a w a re , th e in d u s t r y h a s b e e n w o rk in g on t h is p ro b le m f o r a n u r.lio r o f y e a r s w it h o u t - f in d in g a s u it r ^ le u c o l u t ic n - S r . e s t a t i e s v 'C A C o n f o f . , .... b e i n g a b l e t o d i s c o v e r o n e w i t h i n t h e tv.-o y e a r v * a iv e r p e r i o d 1 a llo w e d u n d e r th e la w . Vo w o u ld t h e r e f o r e l i k e t o roco.Tjv.nrd t o th e HPA th e f o llo w in g th re e p o in t p la n t o d e a l w it h t h is p ro b le m . 1 . 'f i l e p r o h i b i t i o n o n t a i l i n g s dum p e m i s s i o n s sh o u ld be d e le t e d fro.a thw r e g u la t io n o r the present: /.:. i n ' u s t r y p r . j r : - " r h r v l d - b ? s t u p w i i-h P IA g v id '-n e a r.nd a p p r o v a l t o d is c o v e r a s u it a b l e m ethod f o r c o n t r o lI n c th o s e e m is s io n s . Viiin:- a 10 t h u d k \r*. b i 'C t io n on v is ib le t : .U i: m ith e T tib e * ?rcr>.n co:^ '^ s & iV v .r I r c i'lin e th a t th is 'a p n ro a u h to itlw b p ro b lc u - i s . som ew hat XlvAyry ` "iVblbr'htv-y-l ' l - o ; T 'iS ^ * S 4 h -'. v.vsOSthcCon, hr-w evvv, t h u r ? a v cib ^ e y e ia l^ ^ o i ntsv v ;h ic h sp n n h . . ...W 'v - - ... r - ' l l i t S - ' .in it.*; f a v o r . \: i O ' --- C .> p rim e im .o o r ta .- c e < a s -.tlie w .o d : c ; . l o v j c o n e . ' -w.r. ,.yr,; : . -.- r-r: ,.r r/. ; . y. ` : ?Vy>1 r.7: ':: : : ^ , ... V: . > . :. ; .. ,* ^ ...rv ; / L_ c c 'S '..- . W-,.-* V.:V-V;%TT- 8. A `>b': & _ - .. m w it h r e g a r d t o the- la c ) ; o f a s b e s t o s h e a lt h h s a a rtfn i n t h e v i c i n i t y 'o f c h r y s o t i ls a s b e s to s m in e s . H r. 'Ian s W e il l o f T u la no U n iv e r s it y w i l l speak. d ir e c t ly t o t h is a s p a c t o.i th e s i t u a t i o n i n . h i s p r e s e n t a t i o n . S e c o n d ly , t h e a s'.; o s to r, n i n e s i n t h i s c o u n t r y arc.- f e w - i n n u m b e r . a n d , f o r t h e n o r , t p a r t , lo c a te d in a re a s fa r ir o n any. la ra * p o p u la tio n ca n te rs:. T h ir d ly , a s X s ta te d b e fo r e , th e in d u s t r y d o e s n e t know how t o s o l v e t h e p r o b le m e t t h i s t im e e n d - i s V c ' r e p t i c e l aabet.: c h a n c e s o f d o in g so in th e n e a r fu t u r e . . * v T h is l a s t p o in t i s o f c o n s id e r a b le in p o r ta r .e e t o th e s e com p an ie s t h a t a r e fa c e d w ith, the- p r a c t i c a l p r o b ie r , c i M e e tin g th e m i n i n g r e o u l a t i o i ; ' . Mo :r.j,. t t o r hew v .e l.' c o n t r o l ! a d t h e a r b - r o to s . r .in o : ; in t h i s c o u n t r y a rc: a t p r o s e . , 1., i t i a . r a a s e n a b l n t o a s o u r . a t h a t a d d i t i o n a l f u n d s W i l l br."rre'.y.V irr.:r t h e r e g u l a t i o n s . I f v. c c r p o r . y f . - c i : , t h a t i t w i l l one. u p . c lo s in g c o rn i t s m in in g o p e rn tie u r- ! t a i l i n g . 1; dum p p r o M c m , i t m ay v e r y in tv:n yar>; l e c r o i t o f th e . v. v r . l. i d o c id .: r e u t o spr.r.d t h e je o n c y n e e du d t.* c o m p ly v::.'..h, t h e ctiv.-:.- .c v tv .i ru r.e r.t.-. o i t h e r e e u l a t : C i i ; , e n d in n - r e a d clci:.-> dow n c p c r c t i e r . . ::..v r.;-.:ii- ;te 'y . Tiiic- i s , r i ^ s m M m r n m to see occu r. -.-rsv ' - i i :hn v e s t m a j o r i t y r>r the^ p r f j y e s n d 'r r u g n ln t v o n n 'i- b c - u r 9. I cooperation with the- e p a in health matters, and our avowed O determination to do all that is necessary within the limits I s'i-t-'1 of technical feasibility to control nr,bentos emissions into I * .the ambient air. Kes hope that these things will be taken into consideration hy the EPA whan evaluating our proposal. i I n c o n c lu s io n , I w o u ld l i k e to on ce a g a in e x p r e s s o u r c o n t in : u in g r e c o g n itio n o f the need fo r e f f e c t iv e e m is s io n c o n tr o ls , : / a n d o u r g e n e r a l s u p p o r t o f t h e >'.?A M o t i o n a l m i s s i o n S t a n d a r d s fo r A sb esto s. f s Thank you \ t!S> ~ I -r\ :0 ; i ... V ...j v'AY`':id>^.V:*Wv ' -/..W^v.v S'-a- wjt~ Y-* i 7" "Vi: Statement n of . K. W. Nelson Director, Department of Environmental Sciences American Smelting and Refining Company Salt Lake City, Utah Public Hearing on Emission of Hazardous Pollutants Los Angeles, February 16, 1972 My.name is K. W. Nelson. I amDirector of the Department of Environmental Sciences of the American Smelting and Refining Company. I have been in environmental health work for JOyears, 26 of themv/ith American Smelting. Because we have an interest in asbestos production and in all the trace metals associated with our principal products copper, lead, and zinc - I wish to comment on the proposed national / emission standards for asbestos and mercury. During World Wap. II, as a member of a Navy team assigned to develop industrial hygiene programs in shipyards building ships for the Navy and Maritime Commission, I. had occasion.tooobserve^closely,^^^.,-,..^.^,^ all Jobs done in ship construction. One of themwas the installation of asbestos insulation, particularly in the boiler rocms of ships. Amosite, chrysotile, and crocidolite forms of asbestos were used. We knew very well then that inhalation of excessive asbestos dust over a period of time could cause asbestosls. We were appalled to see that asbestos handling, cutting and application were done almost always without regard to dust exposuresT Workmen would'literallyvbe:-covered:f?^v^" *"^.->triv: with du6t and visibility in engine and boiler rooms would often be diminished by floating dust. Ky memories of those scenes are vivid. We urged dust control wherever practicable --which was not .often ... o the case then - and at least we urged the wearing of respirators ;; v ' ' . . . ___ . - -- .V r f c ,,*. .. ... - .............................................. .............. -2- o approved by the TJ.S. Bureau of Mines for protection against pneumoco niosis-producing dust.^ But..I. must say, our recommendations were often ; -< not followed assiduously. Also during the war I had occasion to inspect an asbestos textile plant providing Navy goods. Again I saw workrooms with visible dust. Every light fixture or other hanging appurtenance was festooned with fiber masses like trees adorned with Spanish moss. Dust control con sisted of sprays of water mist in the room to keep the asbestos damp "'and to allay duet. ' The hanging fiber accumulations were evidence that the control wa6 not very successful. There is no doubt in my mind that the cavalier practices of insula tion installers of JO years ago and perhaps in ensuing years were respon sible for the asbestosis discovered in recent years and for the markedly Increased incidence.of lung cancer which is apparently the result of cigarette smoking plus massive occupational exposures to asbestos dust. My special interest in mercury began in 19^1 when Dr. E. ?. Laiig - .V and I, working for the Food and Drug Administration in Washington, de\veloped an improved method for determining mercury in biological .materials - a method which is still the official one of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, though there have since been developed a number of better and faster methods. I assisted also in toxicological v. .. in g scientific literature on asbestos and mercury and^ the:lr_relation-^ , ships to environmental health. v^r'- v; v ... '">-4 f` *- ,, _ : vr..v c c -3- O The f i r s t s p e c if ic comment I have on th e p ro p o sed n a t io n a l e m is s io n s ta n d a rd s f o r a s b e s to s and m e rcu ry is th a t n e ith e r su b sta n ce . In my o p in io n , d e s e rv e s b e in g se t a s id e as an e s p e c ia lly h azard o u s a i r p o llu ta n t . H e a lth e ffe c t s from e x c e s siv e exp osure to a irb o rn e a sb e sto s and m e rc u ry have been r e la t e d a lm o st e x c lu s iv e ly to o c c u p a tio n a l s it u ***'< a t i o n s w h i c h i n v o l v e e x p o s u r e s f o r g r e a t e r / c o u ld e x p e r ie n c e . An e x c e p tio n may be th e th a n a n y w h ich "n e ig h b o rh o o d " the p u b lic illn e s s cases a s c r ib e d to a s b e s to s , b u t a lm o st c e r t a in ly such ca se s r e s u lte d from la c k o f d u s t c o ll e c t i o n w h ic h w o u ld be r o u t in e to d a y in o r d e r to m a in t a in in - p la n t a irb o rn e f ib e r le v e ls w ith in o c c u p a tio n a l h e a lth sta n d a rd s. My p o in t i s th at_ _ alm o st a n y su b s ta n c e c a p a b le o f b e in g a ir b o r n e and c a u s in g " ir r e v e r s ib le , o r in c a p a c it in g r e v e r s ib le , illn e s s " co u ld ; be c l a s s i f i e d a s a h a z a rd o u s a i r p o llu t a n t . C a rb o n m on oxid e i s an o b v io u s exam p le and o f c o u rs e the t o t a l n a t io n a l m an-hours a n n u a lly o f p u b lic e x p o s u re t o c a rb o n m o n o xid e in s ig n if ic a n t `q u a n t it ie s w o u ld f a r ; exceed the t o t a l m an-hours o f p u b lic exposure to a sb e sto s or m ercury. : B y " B ig r iig ic a n t e x p o s u re " 1 mean one w h ich w ould be l i k e l y to p ro v o ke s i g n i f i c a n t phy.- i o l o g i c a l c h a n g e . My fu r t h e r p o in t is th a t d is tin g u is h in g a sb e sto s and m ercury as " h a z a r d o u s " m e a n s t o t h e p u b l i c " e x t r e m e l y h a z a f d o u s " T a n d r a r o u s e " s ? u n --? ^ n e c e s s a r y a n x i e t ie s . O u r e n v iro n m e n ta l a n x ie t ie s th e s e d a y s may In d e ed be o v e rs h a d o w in g th o s e more d e s e r v in g o f s e r io u s p u b lic a t t e n t io n . P r e s id e n t N ix o n 1s r e c e n t m essage t o C o n g re ss on e n v iro n m e n ta l p o llu t io n e ffe c tB on h e a lt h r a is e d q u e s tio n s abou t our c la s s if ic a t io n s o f h a z a r dous su b sta n c e s. He s a id , in d is c u s s in g the id e n t ific a t io n , and d is t r i- A dverse ag e n t s , I n ^ c m e ^ a a e s j^ g ^ J 1 c c I --JJ-- well-founded; In others fe a r goes beyond the evidenced The reasons f o r In c lu s io n are v a rie d and not always w e ll-fo u n d e d . There has been l i t t l e attem pt to review the whole range o f environm ental agents s y s te m a tic a lly , o r to adopt a co n siste n t basis fo r Judging an environ m ental agent as a hazard." 1 -would urge the Environm ental P ro te c tio n Agency to re -co n sid e r .the need f o r n a tio n a ls em ission, standards., f o r .mercury and asbestos on grounds th a t fe a rs go beyond the evidence. paragraph 6 1 . 2 1 , ( i ) , d e fin es asbestos t a ilin g s as any s o lid waste c product o f asbestos m ining or m illin g operations which contain asbestos. This d e f in it io n is too broad. In the m ining in d u s try the word " ta ilin g s '' a p p lie s to the f i n e l y d iv id e d product o f m illin g o r, le ss commonly, to the o ve rsize m a te ria l passing over screens. As defined now, the term " t a i l i n g s " " would m e a n u v irtu a lly ia n y m a te ria l'-fro m -an asbestos .mine.,,.. ;T . .. The d e f in it io n should be m o d ifie d . . . Paragraph 6 1 .2 2 ,( a ) , ( 3 ) , p r o h ib its v is ib le emissions from any mine road surfaced w ith asbestos ta ilin g s . Under the e x is tin g ta ilin g s - I d e f in it io n any road in an open p i t mine surfaced w ith waste rock from the p i t , o r not e s p e c ia lly surfaced a t a l l , would be surfaced w ith I 5*SS# asbestos t a il in g s . And .the rock would in a l l lik e lih o o d co ntain seme 1 V.V ' . asbestos. " ' ';v ; ~ v /.-.v i 1: , Both because of this situation and because we believe it impossible ( . not to have, a t any tim e/som e v is ib le em ission-from tru c k in g on-road-; l /*. .S.Uj /.V. 'V,*.<. v /^ i/i/w a y s , 'I t is we b e l i e v e th e v i s i b l e e m lB s lo n - . p r o h l b l t l o n . 's h o u ld be d r o p p e d . j . ; . r o u t i n e p r a c t i c e t o p r e v e n t d u s t in g '- . o 'f ir o a d w a y s and..i t .w c u ld lb e ncceeeary to m e e t the OS HA a i r b o r n e a sb e sto s. standard f o r tru c k d riv e rs ft to***. '-/' I c c x '~ " I I I I I I r -5- " ;0 ~ . and m iners In th e area. These fa c ts would p re c lu d e , in our opinion, any p o s s ib ilit y o f sig n ifica n t neighborhood asbestos contamination from a m ining operation. The com plete p r o h ib it io n o f em issions seems to us an Im possible requirem ent in paragraph 6 1 .2 2 ,( b ) , ( 1 ) , r e fe r r in g to v is ib le emissions from ore dumps, storage areas, conveyors, and t a ilin g s dumps, in (d ), r e f e r r in g to b u ild in g d e m o litio n , and in ( e ) , ( l ) and ( 2 ) , r e fe r r in g to asbestos s p ra y in g . Again i t seems to us th a t good dust p re ve n tio n p ra c tic e s should be a p p lie d , b u t th a t a b s o lu te p re ve n tio n o f a v is ib le emission is im possible. Paragraph 6 l . 2 2 , ( f ) , is objected to because o f the use o f the word " t a il in g s " in i t s o v e rly broad sense. The r e s t r ic t io n as i t stands would mean h a u lin g in m a te ria ls from o u tsid e a mine area when an abundance o f ro c k , overburden o r o th e r waste ro c k , was im m e d ia te ly .a v a ila b le fo r road co n stru ctio n . The v a rio u s c a te g o rie s o f fa b r ic p e rm e a b ility s p e c ifie d in para graph 6 1 .2 3 ,( a ) , ( c ) , and (d ) are unnecessary. The high e ffic ie n c y o f f a b r ic f i l t e r bags f o r c o lle c tin g dust and f ib e r s is p r in c ip a lly a fu n c tio n o f the f i l t e r cake which q u ic k ly b u ild s up on the bags when 1R use. I t is a supe rflu ous re fin e m e n t, in our o p in io n , to have the va rio u s grades. A s in g le s p e c ific a tio n o f 35 o r *0 C F N / f t * is . rec mended. No r i s k to the p u b lic from a irb o rn e mercury in p a r t ic le o r vapcr . ...... fo ra has e v e r ccrae to our a tte n tio n . U.S. G e o lo g ica l Survey p ro fe s s io n - . - : a l paper 713 re p o rts atmospheric mercury conce ntratio ns a t ground le v e l '. Q near m ercury orre d e p o s its o f 20 pg^/m3, d im in is h in g to 0.1 pg/m3 ^00 fe e t / c ,,-vj5v*'.t1s*l''"'X->'**'j"'e.,v-*^.^wy\Jfc-TrTJV'l'' : - ''?' . ;. ; f';>' - .1/r.V,-.'0 '.^ r I ..v./'i.V.1* * I I o -6- " ........ ' above ground. A i r a t ground le v e l over precious m etal ores has ; I reached 1 .5 p,g/m3 . Again we ra is e the q u e stio n o f why mercury should be Bet a s id e as a hazardous p o llu ta n t. I t ' s r e la t iv e r a r i t y , r e la t iv e ly I I h ig h c o s t, and the la c k o f any observed community a i r problems argue a g a in s t i t s hazardous c la s s if ic a t io n . t h'e may be c re a tin g a problem i n j I t r y in g to solve a n o n -e x is te n t one. - - The fiv e -p o u n d per 24-hour em ission lim it a t io n s p e c ifie d in para- i 1 graph 61.53 appears to be p u re ly a r b it r a r y . . Ho allowances are made f o r the conce ntratio n o f mercury in a given e fflu e n t or f o r stack height | and subsequent d ilu t io n . At the very le a s t, an o p tio n should be p e r- ; % m itte d to meet an a p p ro p ria te ambient a i r standard, as in the case o f : i tfcsfS^&i^berylllum .-^-W hat-the-arabientairiStandard.;>should-.be .is unknown a t present, ; 'r * -- i `.it* b u t 1 p.g seems ve ry conse rva tive. In any case, there is s u re ly time to i develop and agree upon an ambient a i r standard. There is no emergency. The s ta ck te s tin g and record keeping would be e lim in a te d i f an i am bient a i r o p tio n were a v a ila b le and chosen. Ambient a i r m o n ito rin g Bhould be p e rm itte d on a 26-day a year schedule lik e th a t follow e d by im i the n a tio n a l a i r sampling network. A f t e r two years o f such m o n ito rin g , . - . - t ,, . . - . . . _______________ . pe rm issio n to d is c o n tin u e \it.\s h o u ld > b e ^ 6ra n te d ^ p ro v .id e a 'fs a tis fa c to ry ^ > iS .ife s s ^ g 5^ evidence is submitted to the a d m in is tra tio n that'am bient a ir levels have been s a tis fa c to ry .' Changes-in p la n t'-p ra c tic e s th a t would increase m ercury em ission would a u to m a tic a lly mean^a^'resumption o f ambient a i r i :**''**m o n ito rin g . . ' ' ' t .',- * - ' " '" i We a p p re c ia te t h is o p p o rtu n ity to express our views on th is 0 ^ 5 g M & p r o p o sed le g " I" / c l ' 14. APPENDIX II REPORT PE Dr. G.Ui. UlRIGHT PRESENTED AT COLORADO SPRINGS. OCTOBER 12. 1971 ?&3Ss!ii'H'iff'S>,:>:v,/&- CONDENSED REVIEW Or THE ACTIVITIES >- ..... PE THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. INSTITUTE or OCCUPATIONAL a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l h e a l t h PRESENTED AT COLORADO SPRINGS. ON OCTOBER 12. 1971 1. RESEARCH PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY>,THE^IY0-.EiH^8^ Several important findings have bean developed by Dr. Corbett McDonald's study during the interval between the last meeting of the Q.A.M.A. and this current one. He has demonstrated that an excess of bronchogenic cancer occurs'only in those exposed most heavily in mining and milling, approximately 5^ of the total worker population. There is no excess in the four categories of exposure below this, and this includes some groups that would consider to be moderately heavily exposed.,.....It would appear rather definite that an excess occurs only in those 'individuals-exposed; to-more^-KV. ; than 400 units, cr ten million particles per cubic foot for forty years. This can be estimated to be somewhere in tne neighborhood of in excess of ten to twelve fibers per cc for forty years. It ia also demonstrated that evidences of "asbestosis" develops at exposures less than this, and therefore"the 8ritish contention that bronchogenic cancer occurs in excess only in those people with sufficient exposure to cause asbestosis is supported. The ":i^'^TS^*!iVleveltati;-which5asbestosis-'5is,iapt&tosbccursihasY'notia8ttyet,- been ^ . ' . - , . , . ^ . .... determined. 'These data' shouldJ:bV;;of8'om^useTin'those considers- ticns having to do with establishing1^;threshold limit value, especially in mining and mil*.ing'^iSome,'ThoweWr,'vmay.contend that the circumstances in mining and.:'miliingTare.: not-necessarily , *> x-v 'V': \J-' appropriate to thosevinvolved-in^manufacture't^Itr.'shculd be pointed .. 'out also that, five-cases of mesotheliomafwera^reported from the. , w*. .- ...... . ' **** -'1 !>J5' -i f V ~ VJ .n i l n t 'ifc T n f t j M y ^ a a a i -----r -- v'."-- fTrffljfttfifitwiiiliitifiTi niinirr.......... i7"~ I I I I I Ic 1 r> i '' - 2- the population of workers under study, and thia probably represents a alight excsss but still considerably lower than that which has been reported in manufacturing and insulation workers. There are two features of importance with respect to the current status of Dr. Vigliani's studies being carried out at Balsngero. He has continued to confirm the finding that employees in this chrysotile mine who also have asbestosis do have an excess of bronchogenic lung cancer. He has not, however, observed any cases of mesothelioma. Evaluation of this latter finding should recognize that McDonald's study embraces many times larger number of men. Continuation of this study for a longer period has been requested and approved by our Scientific Committee and awaits action by the Executive Committee of the I.O.E.n. Continuation of this stud__is highly advisable in order to provide further confirmation and in addition, to disclose the relationship of excess bronchogenic cancsr to the actual exposure in order that "aueh'data'might'bs used in setting a TLV. Extensive monitoring of tha concentration of asbestos fibers and particles in the air surrounding the Balangero mine have been carried cut. These show a concentration at one fiber per cc or less in the immediate neighborhood of the mine and mill itself with a rapid diminution so that in an area outside of epproximately three square kilometers the I b v b I I s below 0.5 fibers per cc. In the communities of Corio and Balangero the fiber counts are under 0.2 fibers per cc on / -average......This information will be of use in the upcoming . . considerations by ET.P.A. with respect to control of emissions. " frem mines and mills. The study of the shipyard workers in Genoa confirms an excess of bronchogenic cancer and mesothelioma in these categories of workers. Unfortunately this study has not developed as well as we had hoped from an epidemiologic point of view and there is some question at thia moment ea to whether it will be recommended that this be carried forward. The inability to establish actual exposures is the main stumbling point. - 3- <rn^'u\ *{I- Th8 studies being carried out in Finland, originally under the direct supervision of Professor Leo Noro but now under the supervision of Or. Ahlmsn are proceeding as anticipated as to schedule. The correlation between the health status of workers i n .anthophylite mining and milling and the industrial hygiene studies is still in process, but should be complete within the near future. The same can be said with respect to air pollution studies being carried out in the neighborhood.;of.'4the.vmine8.vand^...-,_ ... the mills. This is of particular interest with respect'to the incidence or prevalence of pleura plaques. Of greet Interest is : a current publication by this group indicating.the.severe dustiness of the environment of thermal insulators and those working in the j construction industry. Fiber counts in excess of fifty per cc have been indicated and almost none are below t w e n t y . T h i s study clearly indicates that either American insulation workers follow strikingly different work practices or the estimates that have been indicated:.by)Selikof.f/$*9 r o u p | e r e a e r r o n e o u s ^ l iidosno.t2 know---rtSa,1k-;p3i. how to Judge this at the present moment.'SAsbestosis has been found in this group of workers, but nothing with respect to the j incidence of this abnormality has been shown. Also, there is no information as to whether or not there is an excess of broncho genic cancer or mesothelioma in the insulation and construction workers of Finland. Information along these lines should be forthcoming in the near future. '.>i, ,, The study of'workers"' Cypsum and Jchns-*!envilie in New ^Orleans* has'proceeded-according /. - ;>; to schedule. It is not anticipated that-anything.in .the wey-of correlations between exposure'andfthe -health'of/the"workers will r v : be available until late in 1972. -'vlnvestigation'into. the-f essi-- . bility of o atudy of-the prevelencB-rOf'meaQtheliamaaGini the New -" r 'l] -rv%. Orleans area is underway^ Plans':for_'the:ifuture;-includa [setting - up a cohort for long .term intsrmitteht^iTtudy ^over'the 'ensuing . * ^ years .and. in .additian...ror,anjimmediate'atudyof.;a*cohort-:.identified-;(-_.- - <z some years past whose total mortality experience can be examined at the present time. c c - 4- o The study by Gibbs of Dr. McDonald's group with respect to alterations of a chemical and physical nature in insulation as it stands in place is under way, but no information has as yet been developed. Dr. Pernis has not provided us with a final report, but it is anticipated in the very near future. The major outcome of this study to date is that macrophages in simulated "in vivo" con ditions are not killed by the ingestion of asbestos fibers. This is in striking contrast to the reports of the effect of asbestos fibers on macrophages in artificial media where a destruction of the cells occurs with considerable rapidity. This finding is of extraordinary importance because it indicates that the mechanism of the development of fibrogenesis (asbestosis) is apparently quits different with respect to asbestos than it is with free crystalline silica. The study by Dr. Gross on comparison of the fiber content of urban versus rural.rlungs has only begun and no.report can be made on this at this time. 2. MEGTINCS As some of you know, a large international meeting on the general subject o p pneumoconiosis and occupational hsalth was recently held in Bucharest, Romania. I presented an overview of the asbestos biological effects. Dr. McDonald presented in detail i^i-ud^tha t study .,,of.,,the ..mortality pattern in the Quebec Asbestos mines and mills along the lines given at the beginning of this report. Dr. Salikoff presented preliminary data on exposure of a group of workmen in an insulation manufacturing plant in Patterson, N.J., where the exposure was solely to amosite. He reports an excess of bronchogenic cancer and mesothelioma, as well as asbest- .. osis and concludes that the biological effects in this population .v*vv -i. . are essentially the same as those that he has observed in his ,/ c /*' I I. J1 O / 'W 'v'v`,-*'':'<K*v/.`-ws 5 insulation workers. No information on the degree of dustiness was '*"' given other than to say that it was a dusty plant. He indicated that one individual had worked only a single day in this plant and subsequently developed mesothelioma. His paper was difficult to evaluate, but it is of importance because it indicates that in a manufacturing exposure solely to amosite (of course there were other materials of a non asbestos nature present) there has devel oped an excess of mesothelioma whereas in the mining and milling of amosite in South Africa it is-reportBdathlsr.doesnnot^occur^ ^ ^ ? ^ ' ^ ?^ ^ ^ ^ . Dr. Gilson reported a summary and made the important point that the risks of utilizing asbestos products must be taken in perspect ive. He indicated that the biological effects and mortality pattern in mining and milling of chrysotile in various places throughout the world was clearly a far less serious end disturbing one than is true for the same procedures with respect to crcci- s dolite, at least in the northwest Cape. He also indicated that the biological effects as observed in insulation workers and in the manufac t u r i n g -processesvYespecial*ly^texti 1 e-,\thej^healt effects were far more severe. He also pointed out that if one takes the mortality pattern as a whole the adverse risks of working in the asbestos industry were considerably less than that of being a fisherman in the ocean surrounding England or in one or another of the other trades in England where the mortality risk was considerably higher. It is of some interest that at this meeting there was no report from any Russians.' '* ` 3.' -WHERE* ARE' THE* P R E S S I N G ^ P R O B E E W S ? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ - ^ ^ ; ^ . . . . ; . ^ : ^ . ^ ^ . .. In the U.S.A. regulations wiil. s o o n ,be jselvwith-respect t o 'tha ,:j'- ^ control of emissions of asbestos 'into:^the'public/air.u;.These 'are y;...c of probable Importance for Canada-alsof^since'''what.. is done ,in the USA may have an influence Ton whatiisl*dbne?lVtar-'in-Canada-^The EPA of the USA asked, the 'NationalJAcademy|of^Sciencea~ofithe-vUSA to appoint a committee to bring in-aTsumma^^af^the health effects *, of asbestos as they "might.Vbeigermainetc^thfl^problem'of vthe`genaral'7 ^ -air-pollution -A-repor tyofr. she'd"a ndirde ser ves .** -'- c c reading because the story has been reasonably accurately and dispassionately presented.' The EPA has prepared a proposed set of regulations and these have in turn been looked at in conference between the EPA and industry. Some changes from the original proposals were made that are of a beneficial nature. As it stands at this time the regulations will not propose any numerical standards, but will be expressed predominantly in what might be ' caileo performance criteria end with the prevention of visible emission. There has been a banning of the use of sprayed asbestos where it can get out into the public air and also the use of tailings from asbestos mines and mills for the purposes of road surfacing. There also is e requirement that there be no emissions from t a l l i e s dumps. By this it is meant that the emissions should not exceed one^quarter of a Ringelman. .... The setting of e new occupational threshold limit value will undoubtedly occur in the next several months. " Approximately a year and a half ago a report was prepared by the Bureau of Occupational Safety and Health in conjunction with a committee that they organized. This report suggested a TLV of. five fibers per cc. This report has not been released, largely because of extreme pressure from Dr. Selikoff and his labor unions. They are committed to a TLV of less than two fibers per cc. In this connection it should be recalled that Dr. McDonald has shown no ^ ^ i & ^ & ^ H i t r e x c e s s . of^bronchogenic^cancer.i.until.. levels.of..,,those .necessary to produce asbestosis occur. V It should be emphasized however that this is in mines and mills and the question will be raised as to whether or not it is appropriate for other settings. This is particularly true since the biological experiences in mining and milling chrysotile have been so much less severe than in the inaulation workers and in some manufacturing settings. The long delay in publishing the five fiber recommendation suggests strongly --J to me that Or. Marcus Xay faces a dilemma posed by the insistence of "the'labor'group-and-Dr;" Selikoff :'tha t^t he TLV.'b a.less .the two fibers per cc. c a * - 7 - 4. A LOOK AT THE FUTURE For our purposes and those of regulating agencies, we must obtain answers to the following, (l) What are the safe levels of fiber concentration in the ambient air of the worker in mining and milling, manufacture, and those who use asbestos products in terms of protection against fibrosis, pleura plaques, broncho genic cancer and mesothelioma? The need for this information with respect to the users is going to be emphasized more and more in ' . 4 c i.-y-- .-i-ii-., the future and is of obvious overriding importance. Some inform ation is available in considering this question. There is data from the British textile mills and there is the extensive and very useful data of Corbett McDonald from mining and milling. We are still badly in need of USA data with respect to textiles, asbestos C 8u.ant (Weil and Zizkin's study) and insulation. (2) Are the effects related to type of fiber or to geometry or both? The fact that the biological, experience in .mining .end milling, appears ...to be much less severe than in manufacturing and possibly in'using > asbestos products clearly indicates a need for finding out the - - reason for this difference^ Is it co-existing materials? Is it related,to the possibility that with each subsequent-handling of fiber the fiber diameter gets smaller? No information is available on this question and we must institute som6 research along these lines in a manner similar to that which Timbral has already done with respect to the difference between the fiber sizes generated t h e T r a n s v a 1 ^ CT*r' ^ ^ Hrt 1 f ^ ' ri f 1' v"1 * ---- northwest Cape. (3) effects seen in industry? 'public;expe y.( If s o , what?^Pledira plaques we know are experienced by the p u b l i c and by.ltheVworkers i-in .industry ,;and '-`hV we need to have a better undarstandingioflthia.;^. BothiCorbett^w;;- ; McDonald and the Finnish studies ..ere^in^this^tdirection- r A Wheneve the question of public air' exp'oaureTlor^wbrke^exposure'.Viaitaken^';^"^'^;-"'^'- / c c JHK O - 8- way. Such information must be obtained in some way. (4) We badly need to know the parameters of public exposure in terms of numbers. Here we are faced with the question of the electron microscope sized fiber. One can go from this to the question of whether there are biological effects of the electron microscope fiber. We have essentially no data on this latter point, but are accumulating data on the light microscope sized fibers in the public air. . AOOITIONAL RESEARCH THAT CAN BE SEEN TO 8E NEEDEO AT THIS TIWE Prom an epidemiological point of view we badly need studies of chrysotile textile workers and, if they can be found, we also need crocidolite exposures. In addition, because of Selikoff's report of insulation manufacturers, it is essential that we obtain information in this area as well. It is imperative that we develop information with respect to the frequency of mesothelioma in the public .as well as in working places. Dr. Weil will have some information on this, but the study is not broad enough and '"r we need additional work.-j'The -number,.and^sire.^of.,the .fibers found in the lungs of persons who die probably represents a sampling of their total lifetime exposure. One of the fruitful approaches, therefore, to past exposure both of worker and the public is to look into the fiber content of the lung at death. Some work along this line is being done by the British, but undoubtedly a great deal more needs to be done in this country with our own kind of exposures. The need for a study of whether or not the fiber ft'ftS ^ W . geometry in both the air and in the lungs varies when one compares mining 'and milling to -manufacture e n d kuse is -very* cl ear* and must* be pursued. While It can be said that we have generated information over the past few years, it is equally clear-that (l) we have not generated enough to answer the rapidly mounting questions put to us and (2 ) with the development of new information we have generated I )/ I fr . &U i a fcO 9 questions that were not obvious at the outset of our attempts to work in this field five years ago. Although a substantial amount of financial support has been generated to study the general problem of biological effects of asbestos, the industry will have to develop more and at a more rapid tempo if it is to have any input into the deliberations having to do with public and occupational TLUs and the utilization of,asbestos products. 8 'T' I a i i a ac a a a a a a aO c c *-- .4,..' f>ir^i.. V `.-';> .y>wicTi;~w-V .,. -1 5 . A P P E N D I X I I I AS8E5T0S/HEALTH LEAFLET c ''S r*-r.r. /. CV.t-..1K,J,'t..-.V;> l I 1 f t SC~viw>.. I I I I* fl C I TV fl I I fl I I .o '~SL " ' QUEBEC ASBESTOS WIfJING ASSOCIATION - . MEETING PE DIRECTORS - CASA MONTEGO, JAMAICA - ~~ ASBESTOS AND VQUR HCflLTH UIHAT IS ASBESTOS? Asbestos is a mineral fibre, a hydrated magnesium silicate. There are severel different varieties of asbestos."" Of these,'commer- cialiy the mcst valuable one is chrysotile. The w o r l d 's three leading producers of chrysotile asbestos are Canada, the USSR and South Africa. Of the 4.5 million tons mined in-the world each year, the USSR is the principal producer and user, Canada is the largest exporter end USA is the chief importer. Canada accounts for 35 per cerft - 1 . 6 million tons - of annual world asbestos production, injecting almost a quarter-billion dollars annually into Canada's economy. , WHO USES CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS? Virtually everyone does. You cannot operate a road or rail vehicle, a ship or an aircraft without it. It goe.s into brake linings, roofing products, sewage systems, floor tiling, electrical insulation, fireproof partitioning, the exteriors of buildings, fire-fighting clothing, lubricants and caulking materials, highway asphalt, rockets and space vehicles, acoustical tiling as well as . steam, gas-turbine and 'rocket" engines%" ^Skyscrapers5si.tS'on*lead-iS2SiS2^i^ewK and-esbestos pillows : Fresh, pure^water- flows *through- asbesto cement pressure pipes. Chrysotile asbestos fgoes ;into_prefabricated^;^;^.~>\;\ buildings, ships at sea, subway trains^aircraf.t^'ahdisubmarines without asbestos. On every day,-, in ^V*' M **e*--v----e r--y 'w>aAy. -*,':vcj ^hr^ysot^im le eabestos *' i. I ,--, ^ ^ y,^ ^ a c c 2 O WHAT WAKES CHRYSOTILC ASBESTOS ESSENTIAL? Asbestos fibres ere unique. When they ere combined with other materials - and asbestos is rarely, if ever, used by itself - they provide protection from fire, absorption of heat from friction, insulation from heat, cold and noise, reinforcement for plastic and other materials, particularly cement. Or any combination of these. And they do ail this at remarkably loui coat. DOES CHRySOTTi.f; A56CSTQS PRESENT A RISK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC? No - there is at present no evidence of hazard to the general public from the minute amounts of asbestos that may be present in community air. In an October 1971 publication, Asbestos the Need for and Feasibility of Air Pollution Controls, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences states, "At present, there is no evidence that-^the smell numbers of fibers found in most members of the general population affect health or longevity." DOCS ASBESTOS FIBRE PRESENT A HEALTH HAZARD? " "'-`"V.-r-.-.y- . . . Yes - for many years, it has been recognized that a group of respiratory diseases are related to asbestos. However it is also known that, when these develop, they generally do so only after excessive amounts of asbestos dust are inhaled over a long period. A recent study conducted by McGill University into the health of 10,421 past and present chrysotile asbestos mine workers in Quebec shows that their death-rete from such diseases was in fact lower than that--expected for ;:of':the''re stvof.'Hhe^eheralAOuebecipopulace^^:;^,;^;:^; for the sane causes. According to the June 1971 issue of Archives of Environmental Health, the death-rate was higher only in the case of workers who, in the course of employment 30 - 40 years ago, were subjected to chrysotile asbestos dust concentrations at levels that no longer prevail in Quebec's chrysotile asbestos mines. * IS ASBESTOS A MAJOR AIR POLLUTANT? . , ! | --------------------------------------------------------- !! No - Conducted by an asbestos research group at New York's Mount | i Sinai Hospital, dust counts in New York City and other urban ! i areas of the U.S. show that asbestos levels in the community sir = j are many times lower than levels considered to be safe for workers ;, who actually handle asbestos. What's more, recent evidence indicates that small amounts of asbestos fibre from nature! sources, such as weathering of surface outcrops, have existed in the atmosphere for perhaps millions of years. Humans thus probably evolved into their present form in an atmosphere containing some asbestos. DO BRAKE LININGS EMIT ASBESTOS INTO THE AIR? Hardly any - A study by the U.S. Public Health Service shows that only e tiny fraction of the asbestos in braks linings is released to the air in-its original form when brakes are applied. The action of heat converts the rest into forsterite, a non-fibrous, :r<. inert and-harmless material. . - DOES THE USE Of ASBESTOS CAUSE DISEASE IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC? No - There is no evidence, scientific or otherwise, that anyone in the general public has ever contracted Bny disease from exposure to the minute amounts of asbestos released into community air through the application, use, wearing or weathering of finished . asbestos products. CAM fl i.TTTtr RIT or ASBESTOS KILL YOU? No - Long-term medical studies of workers who are exoosed to . f asbestos in their jobs show that low to moderate levels of expo- ... ' sure do not lead to an increased rate of disease. .'^^In^these studies, a higher-than-normal incidence of disease was foundvonly~among employees e x p o s e d to e x t r e m e l y high asbestos concentrations for long periods of time, a situation which-no .longer p r e v a i l s u&:.r.r .... v. > \K;r; / .-- I V . ONCE ASBESTOS ENTERS THE LUNG, DOES ALL OF IT REMAIN THERE FOREVER? ^ ' -- -.ii t I ' No - The lung's normal cleaning mechanisms quickly remove the majority of inhaled particles, including respirable-sizBd asbestos fibres. SHOULD THE USE OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS BE BANNED? No - Asbestos concentrations both in the workplace and in community air can be satisfactorily controlled. There is therefore, from a public health standpoint, no reason to ban the use of any asbestos - containing product. In fact, society would surely suffer if deprived of the wide range of asbestos products designed to protect health, life and property. TO WHAT EXTENT IS CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS AN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PRQ8LEP1? Because of the" long latent period of asbestos-related diseases, some cases still occur among long-service employees whose exposure began at a time when little was known of the amount of asbestos a human could tolerate, and when dust control equipment was not as efficient dr as widespread as today. With expanding medical knowledge and today's improved dust control measures, however, there is every reason to believe that these cases will decrease in the future and asbestos-related disease will cease to be an occupational problem. CAN CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS BE SAFELY USED IN THE WORKPLACE? Yes - Chrysotile asbestos fibre can be handled and used on the ~l /' job with 'perfect safety so long as certain basic precautions are followed. These include the careful handling of containers to prevent spillage, the use of dust control exhaust hoods at all stages of in-plant handling where dust is unavoidably created, - the wearing of protective respiratory equipment where necessary, J as well as good housekeeping witn regard to dust clean-up and disposal procedures. "'l-jr.-v'C.'_ ' I 4T I I I I 1 I I < I I !' I.,, I IT "" // . - \c ] SHOULDN'T SUBSTITUTES FOR ASBESTOS 8E USED WHENEVER POSSIBLE? No - Wore is knoum about the potential health hazards of chrysotile asbestos and the proper means for controlling them than is the case with materials that might be used to replace it. It would be unwise to substitute unproven materials, whose health effects ere unknown, for chrysotile asbestos which has proved its use fulness to mankind for the past 100 years. Tor many essential, life-saving uses, chrysotile asbestos is the only material that can,do the Job. WHAT IS INDUSTRY DOING ABOUT THE PROBLEM? A lot - The Canadian asbestos-mining industry sponsored in the 1930s some of the first studies of asbestos-related disease ever undertaken irfNorth America. These studies provided information that became the basis for environmental control programs in the ,,.^.industry,whichJiave;been^refined and expanded over the years. Willions of dollars have been devoted to sophisticated equipment '^ and techniques aimed at preventing asbestos dust from being inhaled by workers in the mining and milling of chrysotile asbestos and in the manufacture of asbestos-containing products. Through the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health in Montreal, the Industrial Hygiene foundation in Pittsburg and in various hospitals and universities around the world, 'the industry 'S**-has?sponsc red vend Vco nti nuesV;tolfsupplort^maJo r,ep idemi o 1ogicaLy a n d I J g j f e other research projects designed to identify and .'eliminate asbestos related health risks not only for Canada's chrysotile asbestos Vi.- production workers but also for worldwide fabricators and appli-- "v i;. cators of finished asbestos-containing products. WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN TO Y O U ? ''' . r'i Recent public discussion of the health implications o f'.exposurato I: ;^ a V b e 8 t o B i:du 8th a*'iledito'ith8iunw eV rahtedrandierroneousijB s'sumptibni^" that data on health risks associated with heavy, long-term, on-the-- "A c c C I job exposure to asbestos can also be applied to the general public. ;i i The known medical facts, supported by nearly half a century of j international studies and research,are that:- j 1 . Asbestos-related health risks are basically confined to the job setting. Every step is taken to eliminate these job-related risks. being 2. Asbestos-related diseases may develop, generally, only after the inhalation of substantial amounts r of asbestos dust for a prolonged period of time. 3. There is at present no evidence that exposure to V tfie" minute amounts of asbestos that may be present in community air present any hazard whatsoever to the general public. .. Tor further information, please contact: Quebec Asbcctco Information Service, P *0, Box 1643. Station B, Montreal 110, Que. Published as a public information aid by the Quebec Asbestos ; Mining Association of behalf of its member-companies. j Litho in Canada - 30 - / // c il ; ! : i ! a . . . . . > - - i . . y * . ' MV % A-r / ^ 16. appcnoix IV SSESTOS^IN'-CANA DAV~*1 9 7 1 > v^r-r `V',,' .vi1':;*2' ': _x y . i '.;. QUEBEC ASBESTOS WINING ASSOCIATION MEETING OE DIRECTORS - CASA 01QNTECO. JAMAICA ASBESTOS IN CANADA - 1971 HIGHLIGHTS Thera was a moderate decline in 1971 shipments of chrysotile fibre ; from Canadian mines as compared to the record-brsaking levels attained in 1970. Canadian shipments fell from 1,659,084 tons in ; 1970 to some 1,633,000 tons. Shipments from Quebec producers declined ; some 2.0 per cent to 1,339,770 tons, as compared with the 1 ,3 6 7 ,057- ton level achieved in 1970. This decline represents industry's sales growth cent per annum. the first interruption since 1967 in the pattern of approximately four to five per Although shipments for the first six months of last- year were well ahead of those for the same period in 1970 and boded well for another record year, the U.5. monetary and economic measures announced in August had an unexpected, fer-reaching and depressing impact on international trade during the second half of 1971 and sales of asbestos fell well below predicted levels in certain areas. Major markets thus affected included Western Europe and :Japan, ,,where^fibre.^.^^ shipments were seriously curtailed. CANADIAN PRODUCTION In Canada, the asbestos-mining industry is concentrated mainly in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, with producers also located in northern British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Newfoundland and northern Ontario. The largest known deposits outside of the Soviet Union are. those in tha Eastern Townships of Quebec where asbestos-has-..- ., been continuously mined since 1876. In a narrow beit stretching northeastward from Asbestos to East Broughton, nine mines (seven c - 2- " " open pit and two underground operations), operated by six companies, produce approximately 02 per cent of Canadian fibre, Outside Quebec, Cassiar Asbestos Corporation is the principal Canadian producer. From its mining operations at Cassiar, 8 .C. and at Clinton Creek, Yukon'Territory, total' production amounted to 1 8 0 , 2 4 1 tons in 1971. Shipments from Newfoundland and Northern Ontario totalled 113,231 tons. TABL E I ESTIMATED SHT3WENTS OF CANADIAN ASBESTOS -'1971/7Q Province 1971 Short_Tons 1971 Percentage 1970 Short Tons 1970 Percentage Quebec 1,339,770 Yukon Territory' 67,279 British Columbia 92,962 Newfoundland w -vfstjjrjj6 9 f 218 ^ Ontario 44,013 82% 5.2% 5.7% 2.8% r" 1,367,057 S2 .4% 104,385 6.2% 85,091 5.2% 2.8% C'Ws.Sf.f.u ' ' 39,110 2.2% TOTAL 1,633,242 100 Source: QAMA 1,659,084 100 WORLD PRODUCTION Canada accounts for approximately 35 per cent of the world's chrysotile asbestos production. Other producing nations include the USSR, South !Africa`,',.RhodesiaChina;iuthe..- USA.- and.-.ItalyAsbestos, is r~n*y also found in Finland, Cyprus, India,'vJapa.n, ;Brazil and Nepal. The world's largest asbestos deposits^occur in the Soviet Union. Although official figures for that.country's.production in recent years are not available, it is-reasonable:. to. assume that Soviet output is approximately 2,000,000 tons-a..-yeer. Although demand for o and consumption of asbestos within that, country remain at a high level,, there is reliable, information that Soviet, exports of chrysotile f ib r e 'a r e "in c rMVng~*t^a^nft of^aoma*i 01 toil 5:p arl c an t7.p ar,uyaar-,-.:i, r l: c \ c - 3- with France and Fast Germany as their largest customers. exports in 1969 amounted to 381,000 tons. Soviet Production of asbestos in the USA totalled and a comparable output is anticipated for to be the leading producer, accounting for Arizona produces some 2,000 tons per year, produced in Vermont. some 130,000 tons in 1971 1972. California continues 70 per cent of output; while the balance is Rhodesia, the Republic of South Africa and Italy are also substantial producers. There were no indications of any significant increass in production during 1971. However, the recent lifting by the U.S. of its import embargo on Rhodesian asbestos may result in a shift in the distribution of fibre on world markets. Output from the Chinese People's Republic, which furnishes no statistics, is estimated at between 165,000 and 175,000 tons annually. WARkFTS AND TRAPS Asbestos-cement products continue to be the major application for Canadian asbestos, accounting for more then 50 per cent of production. It is in this sector that the greatest growth rate has occurred in the past and is expected to continue in the future. Asbestos-cement construction materials particularly suit the needs of developing.countries, and the plants for manufacturing,them .can. be^~H, set up at relatively modest capital cost. Normally, a ready supply of CBment is available locally, and asbestos is the only material which must be imported. Thus, finished products can be locally produced for low-cost housing and industrial construction in com petition with, in many cases, comparable materials which, when imported, create or aggravate local balance of ' ents difficulties. The establishment of new manufacturing planta in developing countries has in recent years substantially" increased -the'-demandTf or- CenadietT-- f c kt!wf*ill'T* ~v -4- i* c asbestos. In the past 14 years, shipments from Quebec producers I > alone to these countries have incrirBse'd 1 b y isvo^e^SOipei^cant-.''P'Car asbestos is currently being shipped to more than 70 countries. Acceptance of Canadian asbestos fibre by so broad a spectrum of international markets has resulted in a stabilizing of overall demand. A relatively soft economy in one part of the world, accompanied by an abnormally low demand for asbestos, is often offset by a strong economy, with its resultant high fibre demand, in another. --- .-.i - On overseas markets, the trend towards shipping asbestos in containers continues to expand although it is currently restricted to countries, such as Britain, Continental Europe and Japan, with sophisticated cargo-handling facilities at major ports. APPLICATIONS The extensive range of applications that exist for chryaotile asbestos fibre results from four basic characteristics of the mineral: - it is fire-resistant;J"it"abdnrbs''heatj`'gen'erated5 byisfriction;%it..insulates against heat, cold and noise, .and it acts as a reinforcement for plastic and other materials, including cement.- flore than 50 per cent of chrysotila fibre output from countries outside the Soviet bloc is used in asbestos-cement applications and piping. In addition to these cement-based products, asbestos applications are to be found in friction materials, brake linings and clutch facings, textiles, filtering agents, roofing materials, acoustical and thermal insulation.products,.lubricants,.sealants,and.surface coatings. CANADIAN DEVELOPMENTS Of the four varieties of asbestos-that; are- produced commercially - chrysotila, crocidolite (blue asbestos),' amosite and anthophy1 lite - chrysotila is the only asbestos-mineral;minedjin Canada.".The growth of international markets, the ever-broadening' range- of. asbestos applications and Increasing customer."sophistication have not only forced the Canadian- industry to expand but'to develop over 150 t.- V * <S-*'!vv c ( / i // - 5- separate grades, or blende, of chrysotile asbestos fibre. Standardized grading began in the 1930s when Quebec's asbestos producers decided to establish the Quebec Standard classification system for asbestos fibres. On the basis of fibre length, this standard divides chrysotile into eight basic groups which are further sub-divided into grades and sub-grades determined by length, strength, color, absorptivity, density and other characteristics. / For the past decade, Canada has retained its dominant position as the major supplier of chrysotile asbestos to world markets. Except during temporary set-backs, most producers have had to operate at capacity. It is anticipated that demand for asbestos will continue to grow. Several major producers have projects in various stages of development. These include: 1) Development of Asbestos Corporation's Asbestos Hill project .in Northern Ungava, together with the construction of associated fibre grading and packaging facilities in Nordenham, West Germany, is proceeding on schedule. Ungraded fibre mined at Asbestos Hill will be shipped this summer by bulk carrier to the West German plant where fibre production is expected to be approximately 1 00, 00 0 tons annually. 2) Asbestos Corporation conducted further exploration and develop' ment work,.-to an amount of over 82 million, at. its. deep-lying. Penhale orebody near Thetford Wines, Que. The results of this work are now being evaluated before proceeding with the next phaee in the development of an underground mine. 3) Canadian Johns-Wanvilie Co., Limited, at its Jeffrey Wine, in Asbestos, Qua. has completed, as part of a 175 million program, the construction of a 3 ,000-ton-per-hour gyratory crusher. Tha concentrator-dryer complex is scheduled for completion by the end o f '1972.' T h e `escalation o f 'stripping-and-wasta'removjl"' c 5- 'K.**'. Jr' , i. - 6- ''yly:*'. r:*- ;.*-v V -. -iW :\ *. tonnages from the open pit is in progress. The program is designed to achieve a constant level production for the next few decades. new mining of fibre Flintkote Mines Limited ceased operations at its Thetford Mines, Que., property on December 31, 1971, having exhausted the orebody. In Australia Woodsreef Mines. Limited;'^oflwhich^Pacific^Asbestos Ltd,, .... a Canadian company, is a 58 per cent shareholder, has completed construction of its 5,000 ton-per-day mill near Baraba, N.S.W. The mine will enter production later this year, with an eventual 70,000ton annual output of chrysotile fibre. ENVIRONMENTAL HCALTH The Canadian asbestos-mining industry sponsored in the 1930s some of the first studies of asbestos-related disease ever undertaken in North America. These studies providedfinformationHhatr became- t h e ^ ^ ; ^ ^ j-;,v*;- " basis for environmental control programs in the industry which have been refined and expanded over the years. Millions of dollars have been devoted to sophisticated equipment and techniques aimed at preventing asbestos dust from being inhaled by workers in the mining and milling of asbestos and in the manufacture of asbestos-based products. Through .the.".Instltu.te-,`of.>0ccupe.tiohal4 anciiCnyircnmental..iHeel th in Montreal, the Industrial Health Toundation-in Pittsburg.and. various hospitels and universities around the world,,'tne industry has sponsored end continues to support"'ma jor.V'epidemiological and. other research projects designed tc identify and eliminate asbestos-based health risks not only for Canada's^asbestos production workers, but also for world-wide, fabricatorsrand.users of'finished asbestos products. ''.;,^v.';:r: ,:iv, t?'vVr ' / c K - 7- Although research findings are still far from complete or conclusive, scientific evidence has been established which presents the risk of exposure to chrysotile asbestos in a somewhat different light from that so often suggested in the news media. This evidence includes: l) By calculating exposure indices for each worker from job dust levels and duration of employment, a McGill University study* completed in 1970 and published in 1971 demonstrated that overall mortality amongst a group of 10,421 past and present asbestos workers was lower than that expected for the population of Quebec, except for five per cent of the cohort whose employment began 30 to 4Q years ago and who were subject to high dust exposure / levels. ("Mortality in th Chrysotile Asbestos Hines and Hills of Quebec", Or. J. Corbatrf McDonald et a l . , Archives of environmental Health, June 1971). I I I^ & ^ 0 P S 2 t : . Commenting on the results prior to the publication of these find ings, Dr. McDonald, who heads the' Department of Epidemiology and Health at McGill University, Montreal,'stated to a group of asbestos production management and labor representatives "in view of these findings in asbestos production workers, it is difficult to believe that the very much lower levels of chrysotile asbestos to which the general public is exposed under normal circumstances could consti tute any appreciable health hazard." I I I ^O ''V.W.J, I -/ 2) A report published in October 1971 by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and entitled Asbestos - the Need for and feasibility of Air Pollution Controls concludes, "At present, there is no evidence that the 3mall numbers of fibers found In most members of the general public affect health or longevity." The report continues, "Asbestos is too important in our economy for its ; essential use to be stopped. But, because of the known serious >ov;*? _j-...-.effects.>of uncontrolled -inhalation of ^asbestos minerals^in^industry^^^ and uncertainty as to the shape "and character "ofthe dose-response - 8 - curve in man, it would be highly imprudent to permit unrestricted additional contamination of the public environment u/ith asbestos. Continued use at minimal risk to the public requires that the major sources of man-made asbestos emission be defined and c o n t r o l l e d . ..." The d^st-control programs for protecting the health of workers in Canada's asbestos mills:and o f ^ . r e s i d e n t s : ! o f s C a n a d i a n ^ a s b e s t o s - m i n i n g , *1 communities include the procedures recommended in this report. ` ' It is, accordingly, the current belief of Canadian asbestos-producers that, in light of the latest scientific evidence, risks incurred by normal exposure to asbestos do not constitute a health hazard, serious or otherwise, to the general, public. ' ^ THE FUTURE With the' intarnationalr'mone 'y?s it'ta^i^rPnowfim p ' r o v ' a t"*least?'fo the time being, it seems reasonable to hope that overall economic activity amongst the industrial nations will soon resume its normal pattern of growth. _ , ' It would appear that the incentive-'for" such growth rests with the United States. A strong domestic U.S. ..economy appears ,probable in 1972 and is doubtless essential for 8 world-wide recovery. However It can most easilyi achieve:, this by.'increasing;exports,..'reducing imports and curtailing .foreign-\aid'.'4;r..'The. consequences^to-^ ether trading .. nations of such a policy r e m a i n . - , .to-'be assessed.,.;v Nevertheless current indications suggest that..' the.'outlook^forv'worid-wide' asbestos- sales . .. -..-.-.v.. .- ....- in 1972 ia encouraging. . , : :: ' Table3 II - Canadian Asbestos'Prducti'ohandf Exports--^:^y;v. ' Table III- World Production of Asbestos