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FILE NAME: Johnson & Johnson (JAJ) DATE: 1977 Dec DOC#: JAJ099 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Conference Agenda and List of Participants Occupational Exposures to Fibrous and Particulate Dust and Their Extension into the Environment - Society for Occupational and Environmental Health U OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO FIBROUS AND PARTICULATE DUST AND THEIR EXTENSION INTO THE ENVIRONMENT The Mayflower Hotel Washington, D. C. December 4-7 1977 Co sponsor Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration United States Department of Interior SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH J&J-0018040 JN J 000338821 i Sunday, December 4, 1 9 7 7 5:30 P.M. RECEPTION AND PRE-REGISTRATION FOR PARTICIPANTS AND ATTENDEES (Cash Bar) Monday, December 5, 1977 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION 1 * 9:00 A.M. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS STATE ROOM Greetings from SOEH and Scope' of Co n f e re n c e Dr. Joseph Wagoner, President of SOEH j 9:30 A.M. SESSION I - FIBROUS MATERIALS IN THE OCCUPATIONAL AND NONOCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Moderator.- Dr. Fred Pooley, University College, Cardiff Speakers: 1. The Nature of Fibrous Minerals in Man's Environment Dr. Arthur Langer, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine 2. An Overview of Inorganic Man-Made Fibers in the Environment Dr. Morton Co m , University of Pittsburgh 10:00 A.M. SESSION II - CURRENT CONCEPTS IN FIBER PATHOGENICITY Moderator: Dr. Raymond Shapiro, NIEHS, North Carolina Speaxers: 3. Animal Model for Inhalation Exposure to Talc Dr. j. c. Wagner, Llandough Hospital, wales 4. Current Concepts in Asbestos Fibre Pathogenicity Dr. J. M. G. Davis, institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh 10:30 A.M. Coffee Break 5. Morphological Aspects of Biologically Relevant Fibers Dr- K. H. Friedrichs, University of Dusseldorf , 6. Translocation of Asbestos Fibers Through Respiratory Tract and Gastrointestinal Tract According to Fiber Type and Size Dr. Patrick Sebastien, Service Hospitalier Universitaire de Pneumologie( Paris 7. Fiber Dimensions: Their Significance in Deposition and Clearance of Inhaled Fibrous Dusts , Dr. Arthur Morgan, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell 8. Chronic Exposures of Hamsters to Asbestos Cement Dust Dr. Alfred P. Wehner, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories J Panel discussion; Dr. Fred Pooley, University college, Cardiff >' Dr. Philip M. Cook, National Water Quality Laboratory, Duluth Dr. Jack Harington, NIEHS, North Carolina ) Questions from the Audience j 11 X :00 P.M. LUNCH j i J&J-0018041 JN J 000338822 w 2:30 P.M. 3:30 P.M. 7:00 P.M. SESSION III - EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS MINERALS M o d e r a t o r . Dr. Irving selikoff, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Speakers: 9. Mortality Patterns Among Asbestos Workers Ms- Cynthia Robinson, NIOSH, Cincinnati 10. Family Exposure to Asbestos and Subsequent Disease Dr. Henry A. Anderson, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine 11. Asbestos Disease and Smoking Patterns - An Overview Dr. Rudolfo Saracei, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon 12. Coffee Break Overview of Research on Mechanisms by Which Asbestos Could Enter Drinking Water Dr. W.H. Hallenbeck/Ms. C.S. Hesse, University of Illinois, School of Public Health 13- Non-Occupational Indoor Asbestos Pollution Dr. Robert N. Sawyer, Yale University 14. Monitoring and Measuring Airborne Concentrations of Asbestos Fibers Dr. Gerald Chase, Johns-Manville Corp. 15. Unbiased Estimates of Coefficients of Variation for Asbestos Counting Mr. Nelson Leidel, NIOSH, Rockville Panel Discussion: Dr. William Johnson, University of Washington Dr. Marvin Kuschner, School of Medicine, S.U.N.Y. Questions from the Audience RECEPTION AND SOEH AWARD BANQUET Speaker : Judge Miles Lord Recipient; Dr. Irving J. Selikoff CHINESE ROOM EAST ROOM T u e s d a y , D e c e m b e r 6, 1 9 7 7 a:30 A.M. SESSION IV - EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF INORGANIC SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND FIBROUS MINERALS Moderator : Dr. Jon Konzen, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Speakers : 16. Mortality Patterns Among Fibrous Glass Production Workers Dr. Philip Enterline, University of Pittsburgh 17. Mortality Patterns and Occupational Exposures Among Mineral Wool Production Workers Mr. Gregory O . Ness, NIOSH, Cincinnati 18. Workers Exposed to Wallastonite Through Mining s Milling Dr. Brian Boehleeke Panel Discussion : Dr. Anders Englund, Bygghalsan, Stockholm Dr. Frank E. Lundin, Bureau of Radiological Health, FDA Questions from the Audience 1 0 : 1 5 A . M . Coffee Break J&J-0018042 JN J 000338823 9 Tuesday, Oecetiber 6, 1977 10:30 A.M. SESSION V - TALCS CONTAMINATED WITH OTHER MINERALS Madera tor Mr. Richard Lemen, University of Illinois i Speakers: 19. Morphological Characteristics of Amphibole Particles Dr. William J. Campbell, O.S. Bureau of Mines I 20. Occupational Exposures to Talcs Containing Asbestiform s Minerals * Mr. John Dement, University of North Carolina f 21. Respiratory Morbidity Among Miners and Millers of Asbesti-- l form Talc Dr. John Gamble, NIOSH, West Virginia 22. Mortality Patterns Among Miners and Millers of Asbestiform Talc Dr. David Brovm, NIOSH, Cincinnati 23. Stomach Cancer Among Rubber workers: An Epidemiologic Investigation Dr. Steve Blum, University of North Carolina 24. Biologic Tests of Tremolite in Hamsters Dr. William smith, Fairleigh Dickinson University Panel Discussion: Dr. Arthur Langer, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Dr. Paul Kotin, Johns-Manville Corporation Questions from the Audience iI I 1:00 P.M. LUNCH I 2:30 P.M. SESSION VI - NON-FIBROOS TALC I Modera tor : Mr. Don Spatz, United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers Speakers: 25. Mortality and Morbidity of Talc Miners and Millers in Italy Dr. Giovanni Rubino, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Turin 26. Occupational Exposures to Non-Asbestiform Talc in Vermont Ms. Maryanne Boundy, Harvard School of Public Health 27. Respiratory Morbidity Among Workers Exposed to Non-Asbeatiform Talc Dr. David wegman. Harvard School of Public Health 28. Mortality Patterns Among Miners and Millers of Non-Asbestiform Talc Ms. Sherry Selevan, NIOSH, Cincinnati 3:30 P.M. Coffee Break 29. Animal Model for Inhalation Exposure to Talc Dr. J.C. Wagner, Llandough Hospital, Wales 30. Consumer Usage of Talc - Dr. Arthur Rohl, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Panel Discussion : Dr. Hector Blejer, City of Hope Medical Center, Calif. Dr. George Wright, Consultant, Denver, Colorado Questions from the Audience 5:30 P.M. ANNUAL SOEH BUSINESS MEETING J&J-0018043 J N J 000338824 W e d n e s d a y , December 7, 1977 8:30 A.M. SESSION VII - N0N-FIBR0US ORGANIC AND INORGANIC PARTICULATES Modera tor : Mr. James Wolfe, International Molders and Allied ' Workers Union Spea k e r s : 31. Mortality Patterns Among Foundry Molders and Coremakers Ms. Betsy Egan, NIOSH, Cincinnati 32. Lung Cancer Mortality in a Steel Foundry Dr. E.S. Gibson, Dominion Foundries and Steel, Ltd- 33. Mortality Study in Iron and Steel Foundries Dr. Patricia Breslin, OSHA, Washington, D.C. 34. Occupational Morbidity studies Among Aluminum Workers Dr. Bertram W. Carnow, University of Illinois 9 :30 A.M. Coffee Break 35. Cancer Mortality Among Workers in Beryllium Production Plants Dr. T. F. Mancuso, University of Pittsburgh 36. Cancer and Respiratory Disease Risk Among Individuals in the Beryllium Case Registry Dr. Peter Infante, NIOSH, Cincinnati Panel Discussion ; Dr. Janette Sherman, Wayne State University Dr. Brian MacMahon, Harvard school of Public Health Dr. J. William Lloyd, United Steelworkers of America Questions from the Audience 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 3:45 P.M. LUNCH SESSION Viri - HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE Moderator : Dr. Warren Muir, Environmental Protection Agency S p e a k e r s : 37. OSHA Regulatory Action Mr. Grover C. Wrenn, 0SHA< Washington, D.C. 38. MESA Regulatory Action Dr. Aurel Goodwin, Mining Enforcement and Safety Adm. 39. EPA Regulatory Action (to be announced) 40. CPSC and Consumer Protection Dr. Alan M. Ehrlich, Consumer Product Safety Commission Coffee Break 41. p d a and Regulations Concerning Talc and Asbestos Dr. Armand Casola 42. International implications of Fibrous Materials - Export and Import Problems Mr. Barry Castleman, Consultant, Office of Technology Assessment Panel Discussion : Dr. Robert Harris, Environmental Defense Fund Dr. Paul Kotin, Johns-Manville Corporation Questions from the Audience CONFERENCE SUMMATION BY CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRPERSON Mr.. John Dement, University of N o r t h C a r o li n a J&J'0018044 JN J 000338825 program p a r t ic ip a n t s Henry A. Anderson/ m .D. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Mew York Hector P. Blejer, M.D., D.I.H. Director, Occupational Health Dept. City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California John m : Dement, M.S. Industrial Hygienist/Dochoral Student University of North Carolina, School of Public Health Betsy Egan, Epidemiologist NIOSB, Cincinnati Steve Blum, Ph.D. Research Associate in Epidemiology Occupational Health Studies Croup University of North Carolina Anders Englund, M.D. Bygghalsan, The Foundation for Industrial Safety and Health in the Construction Industry Stockholm, Sweden Brian Boehlecke, M.D. Chief, Clinical Investigations Br. Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSB, West Ve>. Maryanns Boundy, M.Se. Industrial Hygienist Harvard School of Public Health P h i l i p E. E n t e r l i n e , Ph.D. Professor of Biostatistics University of Pittsburgh Alan M. Ehrlich, Ph.D. Assistant Deputy Associate Executive Director for Health Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. Patricia Breslin, Sc.C. Chief, Division of Statistical Studies, Coordination and Analysis, OSHA K.H. Friedrichs, Dr.-Ing. ^ Institut fur Lufthygiene und silikoseforschung University of Dsseldorf David Brown Epidemiologist NIOSH, Cincinnati William J. Campbell; Ph.D. U. s. Bureau of Mines College Park, Maryland Bertram W. Camow, M.D. Professor and Director Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of Illinois, School of Public Health, Chicago Armand R. Casola, Ph.D. Chairman, PDA Asbestos Work Group, Bureau of Drugs, FDA, Rockville Barry Caetleman Consultant, Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, O.C. Gerald Chase, Ph.D. Johng-Manville Corporation, Denver Philip M. Cook, Ph.D. National Water Quality Laboratory Duluth, Minnesota Morton Corn, Ph.D. Professor, Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh John Gamble, Ph-D. MTOSH, West Virginia Edward S, Gibson, M.O. Director, Occupational and Environmental Health Dominion Foundries and Steel, Ltd.,Canada Aurel Goodwin, Ph.D. Chief, Health Division Metal and Non-Metal Mine Health and Safety MESA, Department of Interior William H. Hallenbeck, Dr.P.H. Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Medical Center, School of Public Health Jack Harington, Ph.D., D .Sc.(Lond.) Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina Robert H. Harris, Ph.D. Associate Director, Toxic Chemicals Program, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C. Carolyn 5. Hesse, M.S. Technical Assistant,' State of Illinois Pollution Control Board, Chicago Peter F. Infante, D.D.S.,Dr.P.H. Epidemiologist, Industry-Wide Studies Branch, NIOSH, Cincinnati J.M.G. Davis, M.A.,Ph.D. .. Head of Pathology Branch, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Edinburgh william M. Johnson, N.D. Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, University of Washington J&J-0018045 JN J 000338826 Jon L. Konzen, M.D. Giovanni F. Rubino, M.D. Corporate Medical Director, Owens- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Coming Fiberglas Corporation Turin University, Turin, Italy i Paul Kotin, M.D. Rudolfo Saracci, M.D. ; Senior vice President, Health.Safety Epidemiologist, International Agency for and Environment, Johns-Manville Corp. Research on Cancer, Lyon, France Marvin Kuschner, M.D. Dean, School of Medicine S.U.N.Y. at stony Brook, New York Robert N. Sawyer, M.D. Head, Preventive and Occupational Medicine Yale University Arthur Langer, Ph.D. Environmental Sciences Laboratory Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York Patrick sebastien. Ingenieur Hygieniste Direction Departementale de6 Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales, Paris Nelson A. Leidel Chief, Technical Evaluation and Review Branch, NIOSH, Rockville Richard Lenen Dniversity of Illinois, School Of Public Health, Chicago Sherry selevan. Epidemiologist NIOSH, Cincinnati Irving J. Selikoff, M.D. Professor, Dept, of Community Medicine Director, Environmental Science Laboratory Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York J- William Lloyd, Sc.D. Epidemiologist United Steelworkers of America judge Miles Lord U.S. District Court for Minnesota Frank E. Lundin, Jr., M.D.,Dr.F.H. Chief, Epidemiologic Studies Program Division of Biological Effects, Bureau of Radiological Health, FDA, Rockville Brian MacMahon, M.D. Chairman, Department of Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health Thomas F. Mancuso, M.D. University of Pittsburgh, School of Public Health Arthur Morgan, B.Se. Group Leader Inhalation Toxicology Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell, United Kingdom Warren R. Muir, Ph.D. EPA, Washington, D.C. Gregory 0. Ness, Epidemiologist NIOSH, Cincinnati P. D. Pooley, Ph.D. Reader, Mineral Processing University College, Cardiff Cynthia Robinson, Epidemiologist industry-wide studies Branch, Biometry Sect. NIOSH, Cincinnati Arthur Rohl, M.D. Mt. sinai School of Medicine, New York Raymond Shapiro, Ph.D. Ass't Director for Toxicology Coordination National institute of Environmental Health Sciences, North Carolina Janette Sherman, M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor, Wayne State University, Department of Oncology william B. Smith, M.D. Director, Health Research Institute Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, N.J. Don Spatz United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers John C. Wagner, M.D..FRC Path. Consultant Pathologist Medical Research Council, Pneumoconiosis Unit Penarth, S. Glamorgan, Wales Joseph Wagoner, S.D.Hyg. special Aas't for Occupational Carcinogenesis Office of the Ass't Secretary of Labor for o s ha . Dept, of Labor, Washington, D.C. David Wegman, M.D. Harvard School of Public Health Alfred P. Wehner, D.M.D. Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Richland, Washington James Wolfe Director, Research and Education International Holders and Allied Workers Union, Cincinnati Grover C. Wrenn, Deputy Director Directorate of Health Standards Program OsHA, Dept, of Labor, Washington, D.C. George Wright. M.D. Consultant, Denver, Colorado J&J-0018046 JN J 000338827 CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE Conference Cochairpersons: Mr. John Dement University of N.C. Mr. Richard Lernen University of Illinois Mr. Donald Spatz United Cement, Lime 6 Gypsum Workers Dr. Jon Konzen Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. _r Dr. Paul Kotin Johns-Manville Corp. Mr. Bert Cottine OSHA, Dept, of Labor Dr. J. William Lloyd United steelworkers of America Dr. Lawrence Plumlee Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Arthur Langer Mt. Sinai school of Medicine SOEH President President-Elect Dr. Joseph Wagoner Dr. Eula Bingham STAFF: Sandy Zimmerman, Executive Director Jean Culler, Associate Director for Publications Denise Duddleson, secretary SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 1714 M assachusetts A v e ., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 785-8177 J&J-0018047 JN J 000338828