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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT News Briefs >ce Noise Pollution llealili Nurses i.AAOHN i This proie\.Mun.il non vf ropun'-c action' for ashe'to' luimn iv a Mgnifu.jm titr-ilih hu/ ' workplace zrcorUuig iu an ar : April 1989 issue of VOHjVlour i'si e i.kioii is lor regi'ieru'd nurse' am, in ovule on-then ib health ure for the ,u nun s worker* /*etio<i oj uL^retlucuion One '-ear Ou \tte awvwt'/// Performed b\ N\LaP peer assessor io determine compliance *ich of the louder, larger, and faster r~ ` machines brought about bv this/ The Airborne Asbestos technological boom, "xppruxj-l Handbook (Draft March 19 \ critena after initial application and , even- ra-o vears thereafter Momtonng vi.s. its .i' required million American workers are o hazardous noise on the ioh author R. Kav Harrison. Manager Services. USPS. Norman. Oklaare than eighr million U S workfleeted bv some noise induced as " The U > Department of Commerce. Na tional Institute oi .Standards and Technol ogy (NIST) administers (he National Vol untary Laboratory Accreditation Program (WlA?) NUaf> function is to accredit public and private testing laboratories based chi evjlujtion of ihctr (ethnical qualihca- .Assessor? Technical experts with expe rience m arui\sis .:i airborne asbestos bv TEM Hrq/icmtci' restate ^anicipanon m prohueno.' testing us required Testing of pre characterized qmihcv assurance material' .yrnr (o (he laNiraton NIST or an au- tnicle. Hearing Conservation-- nuns and competence fur conducing ^pe tluirtzed contractor Data to be returned it > iting and Evaluating a Program, c tMe (cm method.* m specified heids of test- M>T for evaluation Pronelenc testing on recommends that employers mg Accreditation i.s granted on the hums '-chcdule Isc prox ided in advance t a workplace heartmt couser jram not onlv because i if rapidh ipensation costs hui as jn n n employee productivity The ar that studies have .liown tiun noise causes workers to e\pc sS. ure sooner, and have nuireturn workers in quieter environ effective program will vield re o< ^onfurnunce with criteria pubhsned m ihe Code of hvdi.ru/ ke^ukmous a> pan of the V\LaH procedure'- ( Is CFK "1 l.il's Tainn accreditation lor airborne isK'Ii'n jnaKM- iu' establishedbv-NLsT tn rc'|*>nsc 10 the requiremenis-'ct fejnh in l*uhtu Lm 99 M9 :he Asbestov-Hazard Emergency Response au of 1<M6 'Tlic(pur- ol jccreditaiiun n- to idenuA and xec- Fee Annual administratee'lechmcal >upl>>n fee on-'iteassessment fee. proficients (e-linn fee' G*anttnf{ Accreditation Based upon >ui. ccssful oi\-m(c assessment, prohoencx test ing. and technical e'aluation of applicable lal'Mirators information NVUVP Accreditation eral mental and phvsical fatigueaccident rjtes and improved i.sfacuon within ihe working en ogm/e laboratories ili.it produce reliable (cm data for ihe -*enice' uwerej^. - - The Atrhonte A-Jx^tos Hundlxafl/V raft Accreditation in granted onl\ after thor <iugi^ evaluation of the applicant has deni Hiwruted that jII NM.AP cnieru have been March I9*9i presenis (he operunorhi?jnd n let The jccrediwtu n ls fi irmaii/ed chn >ugh t Occupational ia/etv and HealtJi technical requirements to be fafljfljjjJ in issuance of a Cenilicute of Accreditation. non (ObliAi hearing standard, order tor laboratories to gam jg^rgttaaifon NcojX' of Accreditation jnd publicized b\ iver shall administer a continu- under NVtAi* to perform airhocnuashUNins announcement m various gosemmem and ive hearing conservation pro- testing using an.iivTicul transmission dec prw.ue media ever employee noi.se e\p< nures exceed an eight-hour time verage of 85 decibels ' Accordiuthor. an effective hearing con irogram includes annual expoitoring of the work area; c testing of emplovces exposed us noise levels the availability protectors, employee training ecis of noise on hearing; and curate noise exposure and auecords (run mteroscopv (ATE.M) Ail .siepv^uttdlng to accreditation are discu.s.xed^TWfffiicul rcqutrvnx.*TLs are explained aridTiffif.'wav NVIaI' critena are applied is desorbed. This document is intended finr infor ma(K)n and use bv suff of accredited luhtwauriei, ihiKe seeking accreditation, other laboratory accreditation systems, and oth ers needing information on the require merits for the NVLAP accreditation under this program. This document is generally included tn the .selection Lasts and other SMAP accreduation is available to com mercial laboratories, manufaaurers mhouse laboratories, umversify laboraiories. federal, state, and local government lohoratones. Foreign-based lahorjiones mav be* accredited by NIST if they meet the same requirements as domestic laboratories and pav anv additional fees required. Why NVLAP Accreditation? A luhorutorv neiv wish to be x*crediteil for one or more of (he following reasons I- -ail iduced hearing loss is a magir materials needed to apply for or renege requirements {stxb as regulations or axles v / preventable health problem. accreditation contract spccihojtions. <r the desire to he Harrison. 'Education of high i( and labor us important he ng loss us insidious A gradual s happens without pain over a i of time and v annul be vur edical or surgujl irc-uimem Test Method Cat ered Environmental Protection Agency s (ERA) Interim Trans mission Electron Microscope (TEM) AnaIviicjI Methods--Mandatory and NonmanJ.iiotn ---and Mandatory `section io Determine Gmipleiiun ol Response *< recognized as dcmnnsinhlv competent to meet the needs ol ns clients For xxTeilttaiHMi to he mcunmirful. must he granteil bv .ck-.irlv credible organi/aiKxi W1AJprovxies an unbia*<*d third |\im evaluation and recognition of penornume OL RNAL us a pri ifessu mal ix-vr in his. A^xmdis a (o Suhptirr E. -tOCKK **63. .ls well as eqx'H tcvhimal .isMM.iiKC to up jmal published moiiiltlv bv ihe (Xtuber l9*~ or the current EH\ TEM grade laNiramn pertorniances when si essocianon of Out up.im m.il nieihA.N for the dciermtium ,n of compie needed iu:il; sa:.ac a. ::( . a'''*1: > lorm 'ix. of (esnu,, quahrv w ment cn.'ir and cr; v. hav e ji: 'v NALA? v--. nuir.icu orator. K o M.iv" (enct L', . fur mg the piea-c --V ' ;u(c ! >f As-" C."( ' tOlu NIST Cali The Nl>T v provide.-' .k reliv jv .1, 'PeC5.l! iV'` !t Jl ->. ` as of :nc 'h. j nunih.-: I9n0 rJ:ui h -icnpiion ' a vice, anu .. L\pCT.. ..r. for runr,Lr vices < r a >r ture edioi h> as NIM M.-r. This Jl N. :. I descnpiitni . Assurance !*r .ire curehilh grams for . the user '.i' dente m.-i n 002006 jper <ffl LLA 001233 l if axIX'Mi I* itum ()nc \ t,-jr ^VfltirnicO bs NYlAI* 'Hiih.- u>mpiuike a uh niM.il jppiu.j(i< m .ind ifur Monitoring vtv I u\|X*n> wuh cxjx iirlmmc a*fx*M<*s hv l^jmupjiHm in promrcU. Turing wl pre- awu ranee mjieruN \ lx Ni.sT or an ju* i;iij to he returned to Pmfuicnc\ tuMing ded m advance frunvc/tei.hnK.j| sup* nieni fee. prut u. lent,v ton Hxscd ufkin sut'em. profit icnov (cmJuam n of applicable ed onlv after thor. applicant ha> deni* criteria have been * formalized through lie of Accreditation, i and publicized hv as government and is available to cornmanufacturer* inversirv laboratories. I government laholaboraone* mav be hey meet the same nc laboratories and required. atoon? o be accredited for *nng reasons: legal guiaoons or codes). dt the desire to be ably competent to ictus. meaningful, it must credible organize* obliged third parrv xi i if performance il assistance to upmances when so XTtlEHf HP N\1.M'deliiio u-Minu i.iU*r.iiorv jx m orgam/.uun tli.it pri i\ ido no in nic.i in die um.t . Ijtsur.iiors arc uui'i'init xuli sijncLirtiv and adequate* tor hi 'c x v ur -o.rk.r. ,,,K. j, . sure, examine. (cm vahhrue <<c uthcrvux<. determine ihe vlur:u.lertMK, > < >r ;x.-rtcir m.iiH c nt material* pruluii* nr NVMetn* cnde-.l ux.* \VAi` x.--N IClx are jvjil.ililc fur xline n;tsK iiicJ-LurL'nicm qujnniio in:. User |> >acr jnd ltiltkvi ilic ..tie' j *e!der -lurkiiiy Aiuie ML.iru _ Jlleged thji tlv N\1AI# ,iu redii.mun Mgmiie* recognition i i .1 toting lain r;ii4 >rv * u Hii|XietH.c to |X*r form sfXufK. teN iixiIk *1* m *|m ibed held* of tesiing H me.itis tlut the lahnratnn > qualm "Mem '(.id laulihe* and equip (iu.iit.ciilihr.iiion procedures *cm methods and procedures. revords. .u\d test re]>n> A K'l vIiolIuIl* fur tile xttmllx Ul xrihcd in rhiN L xrrs GuiLkr l-i puWL\hcd is r|uired It lists LUtrent priCLx fur tlK scr vico docnbCTj he-e NI.ST 'ill nutih users uf chjnxo in sen. lo ur prupusoJ dunKo in services hv meuns ;>( annuuncements in tin; Her v.Vniuie in addition, information i.rinv.n0 j;j.k g.-n-u ls l- ti\.ue and the ct mu the curtiL-.i uf the n; the ''ubx.'guent renim , xjn alx > rouiied in ;1k nea oI their ne and 'eno- luve .ill lieeti cijiu.ucd .md found (o meet NMAI* criteria NMAl* Jceredit.ition doe" not mean j guarantee I ccnihcjiion iui Ijhorjton fXYtonnjme or of product test diu it is Milch .i (Hiding ot laboratory cumpe tenc c For further information about FA"LAP. or for assistance in understanding and meet mg the N\lAP requirement.* and criteria. plea.se write or call NMAR National Iiimi lute ot standards and Technologi .ADMIN Ai2~ Caithershuru MD 20*9*-), t 5ul l 9~v 4010 jhuut upoKriLnj: NtsT Measurement semuurs is jnni sjneed tiiere It is imporunt ro refer to tile current issue of the Fee sched ule in c irder to Save ufvro-datc information witli respecr to MST contacts A otmoamon document to this ttuide ,s NIST Special Publication 260, NIST Sum Jard Keference Materills Caulog. This doc unierii describes over 900 standard Kef erente Materials tsRMs i certthed by NIST lor use in industrial gualirt control, ma terials testing, environmental tesrtne. and clinical testmc applications A copt of sl> 260 'Xlitle tin. il(v - it \ one ' .ittli'rii 'ii a h... appear^ ilu I'.n-e . gan with a I9f." mi ide .' workmi: 6 t the bee rjiioii in their Mj!inn>.. |> in l bulled tlut u he ill lit. ueldnm .nut the jnd LfeuieJ a iL'm tlut -upi> 'x-dli tU'L-d lenses tir!n> me-. T tlut xrgment' of dr;L. his Lhe-. when he rent. r NIST Calibration Services^, nuv he obtained bv calling (30119"S-6 6 Tlie ofhee of Phvsical Measurement Ser >e. perm.mentU hlu guenth xiten uiurn.ii- Tile NlsT CaUbr.uion 'x*rMCe* C*er* Guide vices .'elcontes suggestions on host this xrnnnaied various ver'.- provides detailed description* of the cur publication can be made mure useful to ihe-'e xcme- apparem. rentlv available MST calibration xcrvicex those ssho relv on NIST phvsical measure life-rate Fnrtuntueh fur " speCial-teM xefucc" and mcJMiremetic as mem services Suggestions are also wel wa> nut true surance programs Tins document is a rc vised edition ot Nils Speujl Publication 2S0 ft describes the MST services available a* of the third quarter of 19*K and reflects a number of important changes since the 1986 edition tva* published A detailed de scription ls given of each measurement ser vice. and a large number of NIST technical experts are cited (who ma\ be contacted for further information concerning *ervice?* or for measurement problems) Fu ture editions will be published periodically as NIST services change. This document also presents a detailed description of a number of Measurement Assurance Program (MAP) services These are carefully designed qualm- control pro grams (or cnucii measurements that allow the user to achieve a high level of confi comed concerning needs for new calibra non services, management assurance programs, or other measurement services Erroneous Warning to Contact Lens Wearers Recently, the Physical Agents TLV Commit tee of the American Conference of Got ernmental Hvgienists ( aCGIH) was advvsed hv the Canadian Council of the Expert mental Aircraft Association regarding a warning to the wearers of contact lenses which apparently was issued in January 1989 The ACGIH was also requested to provide official comments on the alleged problem for their members. Some readers have undoubtedlv heard of this oc a similar type of warning tn recent xirntt.ir incident- t ported inuirreCtK it trteal Cumpam and ! n mam headquarier' iv Pennsvlianta Both v.-r thar the incident' uu. the American .Acadenn the .American Optunic,r Canadian Ophthairm c u cupational natex and 1 lion, and the Nation..: Blindness have all i"m eating that the stories a- For more details, an Hirschfelder. Oireanr grams for the National Blindness, discusses thu 1984 tssue of Occupcu. dence that the measurements being made years as it spontaneoustv and periodicalIv Safer)' trmeo industrial hygiene 7/M 002007 LLA 001234