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FILE NAME: Texaco (TEX) DATE: 1965 DOC#: TEX022 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Unpublished Report - The Health of Repairmen Applying Asbestos Insulation with Cover Letter KiALTH D:V!2!0i *Sv :|i; . APR 1919=5 .Cos* t ' 3: t . ! JIRS -A "aeT " V r RGV. 1 ______ 7UXX A pril 13, 1965 Xathan Y. Headricks _ __ Standard O il Coapecj' (X .J .) ' 30 R ockafeller F lasa Xocn 2100 Hew York 2 0 , H. I . D ear Tan* I a s d o s i n g a copy o f sqr s ta t u s re p o rt on th e p o te n tia l a sb e sto s h e a lth p r o d s e among rs fin a ry in s u la to r s which I presented a t th e S p rin g n e etin g i n H issi. There seemed to bs sons d is s a tis f a c tio n w ith th e way t h i s s u r r e y i s being conducted end su g g estio n s were Beds to p la c e th e work in theb rid e o f a subcoaaittee and to h are a l l the nodical reco rd s examined by a roen tg en o lo g ist and s p e c ia lis t i n ch est d iseases. I n accordance w ith *y assurances to th e H edleal end H ealth Committee to p resarra tb s c o a f ld e n d a lity o f th e d a ta s s a t to **, T v < n piw r t f m each c o n trib u to r's I s t t e r . Any new su b co n aittes th a t i s ap p o in ted can - th an work o u t i t s own nodus o p e ra n d i. . 1 Ysry tr u ly y o u rs, ! {StCIM; S*GN CO 1 LXRsbgn .'Attaas-X. D b o le y ^ | A rthur C. Fabet . " ------ * . Lucian X; Rones ... finelosure . WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 8 4  . THE HOLTS OF EUUSEIKEf JLPPLTDSC ASBESTOS BSUUUCK .* ( l P ra m in a ry A u d it) B e n t rtporta deacrihlng a high incidence o f painonary neoplasms inng asbestos vorken has focus od a tte n tio n on th e h e a lth o f r e fin e ry c r a f t *ma engaged in i n a u l a t l ^ a c t i v i t i e s . To o b ta in i n f o rsa tie n ra la tiT * to th a p e r - ia a e o o f petroleum companies K ith th a h e a lth o f t h a i r In s u la to r , sambar* o f th X s d ie a l and Ht i l t h Consittee. v a ra p o lle d , i n r i tin g them to c o n trib u ti p rso n al in fo rm a tio n oa th is robJ et to a common p o o l, inaurane v a r i o f f arad t h a t tha i d e n t i t y o f tha donor and source o f In fo rm a tio n vould n o t ba r c re ele d to preserve th a ir confidentiality. Bafora p raaanting an a n aly sis o f tha available inform ation on p e tro la u a caepeny experience, a b r l a f h i s t o r y o f asbestos as an in d u s tr ia l h e a lth hazard is appropriata. M aiolicai - For 50 y e a rs o r lo n g er asbestosl* has baan recognised in th e D nitad 6 ^ e s as .a tom** p n em ao n o ^ n io sis re a u ltin g from exposure to asbesto* lu rt.. a^r. It n . t i l Joint w i l d d n im n aU l .tu d l.. w M c e-a l|p , s-vms eeteilieb ed :;-- T h elu n g . markings vara also shown t o e o r r a la ta v a i l w ith c a r ta ln s u b je c tiv e re a c tio n s r e l a t e d to pulmonary fu n ctio n . * Isportant facta concerning tba ph y sical character of the' dusta associated v itb asbesto els vare revealed i n th e se s tu d ie s . Although asbestos f ib e r s , ranging i n m edian length from 7 -l6 m inrona, v e ra found i n th e a i r , th ese long fib e r vare r e l a t i v e l y fe s In number. Tbs bulle o f suspended d u st ranged from about 0 .5 -3 m icrons i n length and varied i n co n ce n tra tio n from as l i t t l e as 1 o r 2 m illio n p a r t i c l e s per cable fo o t o f a i r (tappet) to 20 o r more agjpcf, depending on th e y^.r.y.r.e fj.1 operation involved. The c o r r e la tio n s a lso shoved t h a t a f t a r 15 o r more y e ars o f esposara the disease reached about th e sane degree o f advancement, as evidenced by chest x-ray markings, reg ard less o f dust In te n sity . In these studies th e re seemed to be no evidence of pulmonary o r e th er th o r a c ic neoplasms and no su g g estio n o f such f in d in g s . S u b sd q u sn tly ,'re p o rts of th e occurrence of lung cancer and o th e r m alignancies associated v ith asbestos employment began to appear i n th e l i t e r a t u r e . Although th a number o f such casas larg a, soma in v e s tig a to rs f a i t t h a t th e o b serv atio n s d id n o t e s ta b lis h an in c re ase d incidence o f cancer and t h a t th e a s s o c ia tio n vas unproved. Hany WA-TEX 003UU5 .v a lid vealaeaacs vert shots tmoe d a t in the re p o rt.a...'c la la in g lung cancer aa a' . {P``i'K s'- v s p e c ific indue t r i a l hazard of asbestos worker*. "HoVwver, 1a 1 9 # la , re p o rt pub- lia h e d b j S s lik o f f , Churg and Kadmood (the l a t t e r o f th e i ^ t r e t t i fame}'described a s ig n ific a n t incidence o f lung cancer and o th e r p le u r a l tumor* aa v e il as c a s e in o f th e stomach, colon and rsetum among aabeatos In s u la to r* i n th* c o n stru c tio n in d u stry , these insulator* w e tspossd to a v a rie ty o f m aterials including 'jf'-* ^ flh ro u a g la s s , cork and h a ir f e lta which c o n ta in no a sb e s to s; o th e r tin g m a te ria ls , such as isaga*eia> calcium " %mm * * cssfsita contalnin i. Ho f r e e s i l i c a vme appears to be the only b i ^ rial-in ^^ ' se'emsd `to b e 'f r e t e a rlie r -reporta, by other in v sstig ' h ie a o s o d a te a . An jp fe found some 2O-X0 y ears a f t e r i n i t i a l exposure to a s b e s to s , fre q u e n tly m&t fititf acUTe t^ o T b e h t. - ' ' Suanarr o f Findings - The response to th e p o l l o f th e M edical and Health Committee embers regarding th is p o te n tia l problem was nnsdnal f o r t h i s ty p e o f In q u iry . Twelve re p lie s rep resen tin g nine companies were re c eiv e d . Of t h i s zsabar about 3 cojap&ni*e hadm & dsuhatappeani to be a c a r e f u l records and a t l e a s t two o th er companies a re engaged o r a re about to b eg in b o th .... environm ental as v e i l as p e d_icel surrey* o .f a sb e sto s in s u la to r s . JL p o in t o f sp ec ia l'in terest is that not a ll insulating m aterials used in a refinery consist o f or contain asb esto s. Considerable q u a n titie s o f g la s s wool or rock wool, as w ell as magnesia, are also used as in su latio n . These m aterials are similar in composition to those reported by S elik o ff and a s s o c ia te s . One company re p o rts th a t among a group o f about 40 In s u la to rs th e r e va* one case o f bronchogenic carcinoma a f t e r soma 16 y e a rs o f exposure and one case o f adenocarcinoma o f th e rectum a f t e r some 20 y e a rs o f exposure. Two o th e r employees have bad lung biopsies performedj one wdth 25 years of exposure shov in g a s in g le asb esto s body in th* specimen and th * o th e r w ith 20 y sars o f serv ice v i t h fib ro u s th ick en in g o f th e sys o la r se p ta b u t so a sb e sto s bodies in th * specimen There v a sn o s ig n ific a n t pathology in these specimens. ' I n an o th er company one p la n t re p o rta a su sp e c ted case o f a a b e sto e is vhich occurred some 10 years ago, b u t th e outcome o f th e ease l a l o s t t o a n tiq u ity . At another p la n t o f th e same company one in s u l a t o r had a lo v e r lobectony and i t va* suspected th a t the fib ro sis vas caused by asb eato s. A biopsy disproved th is - 2- WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 6 6 ^leg atio n . I-ray. xaminatlonj o f 7 a d d itio n a l in s u la to rs a t th is p la n t, act o f hon baa had IS o r nor years o f exposure, r e re a le d no s ig n ific a n t finding, i t s t i l l another plant roentgenography o f a l l th e In su lato rs rerealed broncho- - tmacular markings which was no t ap p aren t among o th e r r e fin e ry p eo p le, lo s ig n if i cance was attach ed to theee markings by th e c o n trib u tin g p h y sician . __ 1 th ir d company re p o rte d exam ination o f in s u la to r s a t s l l t h e i r p la n ts.' S is m ajo rity hare Is a s than 15 y e a rs s e rv ic e and t h e i r c h e st x -ra y film s end other teetcs:*t.s . ap,pe.ar normal. Two. employees w ith so re th a n 15 y e ars t a r r i e s a re reported to hare a bronchitis. i l l other reporting companies s ta te th a t th e ir in su la to rs appear healthy and th a t th e re haTt been no unusual iU n e e s e s among th e group. jflo^ ra a u || o f spy t ^ / f | o r t ^ | l t ^ g ^ . 9ne o r tv * ^companies s ta t e ttrposurt to asbestos .is^ii i l ggdi4i c an t . t I t I f ^ e r t l n s a t to s o -c a lle d XiC f$ f t h i s -Value io bs -too & J H m t m & f r ^ M & M frto c o n .lL equIM y pbint out th at dust con- esntrations generally in ris ib le to the naked i j i arrea to th a t o f the experienced o b se rv e r. Conclusion - lh e data o b tain ed to d a te from th e X edieal and H ealth , # ____ ___ _ C oasdttae I js inadequate to rsa o lv e th e n u e etlo n a s t o th s degree ~of'hasard which asbestos poses to refinery In su la to rs. This i.s so because th s to ta l nubhar^of .thei c o n trib u tin g companies-'^repotla r e lla M i^ f td tla tle il tre a tae sit add I t i s uneisrtaih 'in ev iry e a st th a t the morbidity and s s r t a l i t y records o f re tire d re fin e ry in su lato rs o r former refin ery Insulators hare keen included in the re p o rts. Since th s usual diagnostic eranlnatlohs are frequently inadequate to d etect certain caneers In t h e i r early stag es, the d isease may n o t be re v e a le d u n t i l i t has progressed to advanced stages la te in l i f e . * To o b tain an adequate p o p u la tio n sample o f r e f in e r y in s u la to r s f o r s t a t i s t i c a l r e l i a b i l i t y and comparison w ith p u b lis h e d d a ta , a t l e a s t 500 employ*s should be covered In the survey. S ince th e re a re only a r e la tiv e ly few in su lato rs o f lQng tenure in any one p la n t, th e s u rre y would re q u ire th e f u l l cooperation o f a t le a s t 10 companies to o b tain m eaningful r e s u l t s , i s a m atter o f i n te r e s t , S elik o ff reports th a t th e expected m o rta lity from lung an4 p lu e ra l cancers over a 20 y e ar p erio d i n a population o f $00--600 p ersona l a about 6 and f o r th e ease le n g th o f tim e, the expected m o r ta lity fro st neoplasm s o f th e stomach, colon and rectum 1s shout 9 fo r the sea* e lse population. 3 WA-TEX 0 0 3887 __ Busti oa^ y i n e i t h e r eanflMfla f* ',,4 to continu* p erso n e! cb* *13^ 011* ,of In q u ie ti ng e c t i r i t t u , i t : fKii f - 4- WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 8 8 1 . J/Study-of JLsbsstotir la th s Asbesto T ctil Industr^" - Public flsaltb * B u lls tin -/2 1 1 , Aagust 1738# O.S. G ovornnsat P r la tin ^ O flc* . 2 . Braxm, D.C. and Trota# T. 0 . - " l a I p i d a d o l o j i c t l Studjr o f Umg C tacr l a ab a sto s JUnars" - HA A rchlr o f I n d u s t r i a l H aalth, T ol. 17 (Ju n s) 1758. |i 3 . S a llk o ff# Cburg and Hajaoond - "a b a sto s X rposur tfld e o p lttla " - JAXA T o l. 188# lo . 1# 1781. U* v o o d , P.C. and Coebraa# l . L . - "A P o llo v -u p Studj o f o rk srs fro a A tbastos Pacto17-* - B r itis h J o u rn a l o I n d u s t r i a l Xadlcla# T o l. 21# Ho. i# 1764. 5. D u tra, T.B. and Caroy, J.D. - " a b a a to is and Pulaonary Carcinoma" - IrchiT ei o f JSorironnsntal B salth - T o l. 10# Ho. 3# 19.65* 6. M i l i t a s # V.P. - aba ato s is and Lung C anear" -- rchiTas o S h rlro n a en ta l H a alth - T ol. 10# lo . 1# 1965. ________________ ._______________.________ __ 7 . Aabs to is Sjaposlua - Bv Tork Acadss^- o f .Selacs - Sunear o f 176._...... .. WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 8 9 American Petroleum Institute ' * DEPARTMENT O P TECHNICAL SERVICES c COmmiT - H C3ltiOMOCnCC REPLY TO November 1, 1$65 Mr. Robert DiaJnm . Humble O il & R efining Company P. 0 . Box 222 Linden, New Je rse y 07036 Mr* L ester Levin Socony Mobil O il Company 150 E. 42nd S t r e e t New York, N. Y. 10017 Gentlemen: , I am p leased th a t you have agreed to s e rv e with me as a working group on the assignm ent given us by Mr. K* V. H endricks, Chairman of the API Committee on I n d u s tr ia l Hygiene. Our assignm ent, as you know, i s to look in to the siatter of p o ssib le adverse h e a lth e f f e c t s among in s u la to r s i n the o i l in d u s try due to exposures to asb esto s dust* I plan to in v ite the medical d ire c to rs of the various o il ~ companies to provide us. w ith m ed ical inform ation on the health s ta tu s of th e i r r e f in e r y in s u la to r s * I b eliev e t h a t some companies have alread y compiled t h i s inform ation and hope th a t i t w ill be made a v a ila b le to u s . However, sone addi tio n a l in fo rm atio n w ill be npede^-as to the r e l a t i v e amount of asbestos iS ilit used in e a rlie r yearss ' r^K&rb'sed only to * ' n g s ^ h a t oor^gro up can:, tfBff|t'8S ih p re se n t r e ^ I w ill l e t yon know when I receiv e the needed data so th a t ve can review i t and p re p a re a re p o rt of our study. S in c e re ly , AED-TC CCjNYH A lla n E. Dooley WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 9 1 ( m iumV P H IU 4 P PflTRO LCU M CO M PA N Y BAPtTLCOVIU.8. OKLAHOMA MCOieAL OCPAATMCNT January HEANITEWH DVIf-V"ISXION JN1519SS CHS i 1 ER CA IE. jHUSSSil r-row'r i ibeatoa Ln the Petroleum Industry To Members Central Committee on Medicine and Health, and Technical Advisors Gentlemen: At the request o f the Chairman, Committee on In d u s tria l Hygiene, members o f the Medical and Health Committee are being asked to contribute information regarding th e ir environmental health experience-with the use of asbestos in the petroleum Industry. 1This in q u iry i s prompted, by. rep o rts of epidemiologic studies which revealed manifold carcinogenic e ffe c ts .among building trades workers handling asbestos in su latin g m aterial. To preserve the confid en tial nature o f any information developed by a contrib u tin g company, Dr. Carl A. Nau (Environmental Health I n s titu te , the U niversity o f Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma C ity, Oklahoma) has agreed to serve as a "th ird party" and p o stal cen ter. Those who would p re fe r not to send the inform ation to me d ire c tly can m ail i t to Dr. Nau who w ill remove a l l id en tify in g marks including the postmark and re la y i t on to me. The inform ation w ill be collated and presented to the Cosedttee a t i t s next spring meeting i f possible. Along with th is information the re p o rt w ill include a review o f th e published inform ation on the subject of asbestos exposure and i t s physiological e ffe c ts. . Unless two o r more companies can o ff e r some d e fin ite d ata o r informa tio n , the Survey report w ill consist of a review of the lite ra tu re in the hope th a t i t w ill stim ulate fu tu re in v e stig a tio n s among member companies. Very tru ly yours, LEBrbgm cc: G. H. C ollings, M.D. T. E. A llen, M. D. Paul D. Halley E. 0. Mattocks H. V. Hendricks Lucian E. Ben.es WA-TEX 0033 T E^ 0*0 P o rt A rthur, Texas, March 11, 1965 API CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON MEDICINE AND-ttSA-KPH----- " USE OF ASBESTOS IN THE FETRQIJjiiJM STRICTLT PERSONAL AUD CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM Mr. H. 0 . Tigh . Houston, Texas o f February 15, 1965, on t h i s s u b je c t. ip 1 I OH. MCA. 1co-Mac*, n. 1 . t u rn -cait * *t.l i airn.-siJia. i | V/x.-*rac 1 frrt. | i iw U M . I ton. 1 1AST. TOLH. . 1 * 4 I m* Tou w ill note t h a t we- have In clu d ed more in fo rm atio n th an was a c tu a lly requested by Dr. B aylor, th in k in g th a t i t would be h e lp fu l to nim in h is stu d y . The attach ed ta b u la tio n * i s broken down in to th e follow ing two p a r ts : I . In s u la to rs In Service On 1-1-65 I I . I n s u la to rs R etired During The P a st Five T ears * A fte r review ing th e e n tir e d a ta , Dr. F. V. V ila oh made th e fo llo w in g comments: "Tou w ill note th a t the m a jo rity o f them show few s p e c if ic change*. A few show raiSTfic $ le u rh l plaqties a h d /b r p le u r a l ad h e sip ftsi' Sevens'! -show varying s e v e rity o f .d iffu s e pulmonary f ib r o s is ; -however, we fin d t h i s ty p e o f fib ro sis.to .h $ ..fre q u e n t in p h is area and consider i t to be non-specific in etiology. "For a d d itio n a l followup d a ta , we have included th o se who have r e t i r e d during th e p a s t f iv e years. In th e combined group two malignancy d eaths have occurred. L. A. Broussard died 7-29-63 of a g a s tro in te s tin a l t r a c t carcinoma associated with chronic reg io n al i l g i t l s . foreman ifisulatpr fpr ream, died Kay 10, i p i * o f w lf11^ - 11 WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 4 4 Mr* H* G* Tigh 2- March 11, 1965 secondary to m esotlieliosa p i t e ,p |e u r a * I ,,should mention a th ir d in d iv id u a l, Joe P eco rin o , J r * , who i s in 1 term in al malignancy s ta te * . Be was found to hare w id ^ fila d ' seeding' o f th e peritoneum * itb a highly an aplastic neoplasm suspected of being mesothelioma** 1 Ve hope th a t t h i s w ill p ro v id e Dr* B aylor With a l l th e d ata he i s seeking, b u t ve v i l i be happy t o p ro v id e any additional data or c la rific a tio n th a t might be needed* EAH-JLK Enc. E . V. McNEALI / WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 4 5 I i 1 AMK ' 'iiarlta U la n o 1 l.udjr Cliaaibarlaln C ltrrord Bilia Joa Pecorino, J r . 9 * ? II. J . Urayr i P. 0 , Irono i i 1r i* Z. IW8WUTW3 IW SERVICE OH l-l-i ' fULL TEAR9 SERVICE ZN 1NSULATZH0 AO* DEPT. _ .(. r .n -6 4 ) 112-11-61.) PROH. ___ AP3CTCE3 LIST PIVE TEAM____ MORI OATS TO ABSENT DIAGHOSIS cowgMta ________ 57 38 10-26-61, ' 11-8-64 10 Uppar r e a p lra to ry lo f a c t io n Ha* hypartanalv* h u r t 12-27-62 1*7-63 Vppar re a p lr a to r y I n fa e tio n 4 1 n u < U n ch aat 6-8-62 6-24-62 J Mania ra 'a Syndroae x -r r 7-28-64--aodarataly 5-16-62 5- 27-6Z 8 Mani ara'a Syndrone haary lu n e aorkin*, an~ 1-21-62 1-29-62 3 Vlrua , ltrta d haart. $-26-61 6 - 12-61 11 Deprecaive rea ctio n ` 12-26-60 2- 13-61 Hypertenelon 5-16-60 6-6-60 Sor* Ics -8 55 36 4-19-61 4-23-61 3 Acuta (a a tr o a n ta r ltla Chaat x -ra y 11*10<V< n a (a tiv * . 5 36 Ho abaancaa l a a t 5 rea re 0 Laat chaat x-ray 5-29-63 nagatlva* 4 54 36 9-30-63 10-2-63 3 Vlrua Taralnal aallgnaney 3-5-63 3-18-63 9 Uppar ro cp lra to ry I n f a e t io n ea a a . Laat ch aat x -r a y 2-18-63 2-24-63 Influente hara 5-1-64--(anaralltad 6-14-60 7-10-60 EAeuaonla fib raala 4 taphyscaa. 38 33 8-17-64 8-30-64 10 A r th r ltla 7- 6-62 7-23-62 P rostatltla * 4r Ho record o f ch aat x -r a y bara* 60 34 4 11-24-64 11-26-64 2 10- 19-64 10-19-64 1 7-6-64 I ITA 3 - 2 5 - 6 4 13 1-13-64 1-28-64 11 11- 27-6132 - 16-63 II 5-20-63 5-28-63 Ingrown to a n a ll Cold Cold Burattia l a f t ahouldar Burattia l a f t ahouldar Uppar re a p lra to ry in f a e t io n Aeuto duodeniti* Laat chaat x-ray 1-25-55n a c a tlr a . * t WA-TEX 003646 i i I vt Nt. 2 Hfc fi. Brown(eont'd) 0 . Kleh m Caasrara J. Iff F onts aoe _ (ia -n -6 t1 59 57 52 J6 FULL I MRS SERVICE IN 1NSVUTXN0 DEPT. (12-31-61.1 FROM ..... absences' LAST FIT* TEARS Wudrf OATS TO ABSENT DIAONOSTS ----------- COHHEHTS 32 31 30 12-12-62 1 -13-63 23 11- 2-62 11-15-62 9 10-15-62 10-16-62 . 1 11-27-61 11-30-61 I 6 - 6 - 6 1 3-6-61 5-31-60 V A J 2- 12-61 6-1-61 6-15-64 10 6-5-63 6-19-63 10 4-15-63 4-26-63 10 s 1 - 1 5 - 613- 2 0 - 6 3 4 2 - 6-60 3-20-60 9 -16-62 10- 1-62 9 7-30-62 6-5-62 1 - 22-62 2 -19-62 20 2-3-60 3-6-60 # No ib N R e ii l o o t 5 7* * r i 0 Duodanal v le o r k h s m la D u od sn ltla Ylrua Vlnia . : Xnfluansa A rthntlo Sort throat Jnfaetad foot In flu in u - Uppar ro sp lr a to r y I n fa e tlo n Xnfluansa. and a r t h r i t i s 1 Chsst x-ray 7-19-63-- n sg a tlT s. Uppar r a sp lr a to r y ln f s e t le n la b r y n th itis Duodanal d lr a r tlc o lu a Influsnsa k plsurisy Chsst x-ray 10-20-64-- n s* a tlT s* No rseo rd o f e h s s t x-ray. 37 11-20*64 11-29-64 . 6 Musolo stra in No rsoord o f e h s s t 11-9-61 11-14-61 Uppar ra a p lra to ry ln fs o tt o n x - r a y . V -/ .v '* WA-TEX 003847 I t J J '***>.' *t iftf 3 * ' . '' . W * PULL'TIAB8 SERVICE IN _ ABSENCES U 8 T PIVE TEARS ..... IN3UUT1N0 TflSU nk Adi (12-11-61) DEW. (12-11-66) rnoM TO OATS ABSENT BIAGNOSIS . -.. COWMyjg-- --------- - orr,* Bordonaro 53 30 12-30-66 1-17-65 13 Acute bronchiti Cheat X-rep 2-26-66-- 10-16-66 10-25-66 B Acute bronchitia secativ*. Kaa suacu- 1-H-6V 2- 23-66 29 Fmiiaonlt lar dpatrophy. 6*19-63 9-1-63 52 CholecpeteStosp <,-1-63 6-16-63 9 Bronchiti * . 4-6-60 3-16-60 6-26-60 3-27-60 15 Mpoteaio dyatrophrla ; Influente rii rii Accordo 5 30 3-17-60 3t21-60 3 Bronchiti* No reoord of cheat x-ray *ny Ari eo( Jr. 59 29 1-5-$* 1-9-65 6 Cold 1*6-44 1-19-66 10 ' Bronchitic k plturiay x-r*r 9-17-66-- generalised fibrosia, 3-27-61 3-29-61 1 Ear trouble i ploural pericardial 9-12-60 9-19-60 5 Cold end ore throat adhesions, oalelus 6-27-60 7-11-60 Oaafnaaa j plaquea in dlsphracs. - onjf fcorIno 53 29 12-27-62 1-1-63 Severe gastroenteritis X-ray 10-12-55-- 5-16-60 7-10-60 60 Prostata trouble; negative. 9-16-61 9-16-61 T . V. t l m n 59 29 1-6-62 6-9-62 67 Bronchopnausonia . X-ray 6-19-62-- heavy ftbroala, ploural adbtalona, eophyeeee. Chronic aathaa. . 9. Korean & 8 55 27 1- 6-65 Infittane* ii Influence X-ray 11-9-69-- not remarkable. 10*1-61 Upper reapiretorr lnfeotion 2- 26-630--6--60 Influents 4 WA-TEX oo 0O0J A N I IUMK fl, C. Worthy Hey McBride Sata Handaaio Taul J. Mirabelle Tony Clalno Star# Oraffafnlno MIA YEARS SERVICE IN ABSENCES LAST 7IVB TEARS 1NSUUT1N0 WK* AGS DEW. DATS _ (12-ll-6(i) (12-31-60 from TO ABSENT DIAGNOSIS ! . *4 26 7-20-61 7-23-61 2 Vaaltla ! ! 51 25 12-T-62 1-29-63 42 Pylori ulcer 10-24-62 only Cold 1-16-60 2-1-60 4? Influenae 54 21 5-7-62 5-13-02 5 Dental extraction . 44 21 12-21-64 12-27-64 3-4-63/ 3-17-63 'ft Hand lnJury-P/A Raaetlva depraealon 12-20-62 2-10-63 31 Proetato troubla 11-21-61 11-26-61 4 Aeuea (aacroantarltla 6-12-61 7-2-61 15 Duodanal ulear-lntareoatal naurltla 9-20-60 9-25-60 4 Anita uppar raaplratory Infaction 2-1-60 2-21-60 16 Influenae "TO 41 . 21 7-31-61 6-13-61 10 Pteryjlu* raaaetlon 40 21 3-7-63 3-17-63 7 Ranal ealeulaa j 10-17-60 10-23-60 5 Oaatroantarltla 2-4-60 2-14-60 Influanaa i & COMMENTS X-ray 9-11-64-- laft vantrleular preponder anca. No raeord of x-ray. No raeord of x-ray. X-ray *10-13-55-- nofatlTa. 12-1-53-- chaat nafatlva x-ray. No chaat x-ray of record. ' WA-TEX 003849 *r i i 0S8C00 Xax-VM I oe E9 5j1r ior 0 t, 1 o IS 3 C* f * MI mt ft o M n r M O o 8 W ow tl^ S8 MO H IpBs s3m* E5 M Q X tt MNM -a-* HUWMN I 'O W V *4 WOH &Ss1 *wOs-oI* 1 .<M I I 4MH UI Ml H M M IS I Ow mmhmuh Oli io U IM H S I o* MHOiUWOiV*WOJsoI*wHo aa o- MNW ? ? sNItWI HWHIft*WM S H I * sWg S vIiM H U0*1Os 0I*0IvifmtoIi ri m Os % OHOl-M *o* S M M HM UUH IO I Io rMwI li* Hr sH h>* O10H1IW^ 1W919l*00** r* m L^ oL hWO (in a U *o 2 a li * eB 33. i R s 0 a 1* 9 ? <5 a? 3 2. " s & &o S09 GOCA * 9 X i eIM i n >(<**>n< s r t -- ? - s5i,,s o.. 82- an f S Bo M9 Ocr H **!* s s <t A **V P 2, 3 H 1 6 O A ?cr s A 2? n ??? if a* si? ? : fPSSY Y ' if2 n i 9M H i n *1 J a i m VOAs a i 9 9Oa a a *? 3 8 *at9 I* 3 5 2 5? V VI i >o I 3 t 1AHAHVIW caMwSCS r S*?P?7^ P3 SHP S Sf'St o rn U h m a to* A P S ai 8 A a? N I A No 6 MK 9o L. Bllw i-tln Plasta antoa 0 . D algadlllo AOE m -jAAi . 56 PULL ARS SERVICE IN IN3ULATIN0 DEPARTMENT [n-Ji-ik) 19 PROM 7 - 9-62 3-JO-61 ABSENCES L A S jjlV E ARS OATS, TO______ ABSENT DIAGNOSIS -26-62 5- 7-61 Harnla-N/A Daaftioas-aurfory 49 19 IO-9-63 only 7-25-63 only ` 1 . 1 Vlrua Viru 3- 19-63 4- 7-63 14 V ira l g a a tro a n ta r ltla - congaatlTa haart fa llu r a 9- 10-62 9- 23-62 9 Congatlv haart fa llu r a 2- 5-62 3- 4-62 19 Congaatlva h aart fa llu r 5- 22-61 5-28-61 5 Sunburn 4- 3-61 4-9-61 12- I 3r 60 12- 14-60 5 Arthrltl 2 Viru 7- 15-60 7- 18-60 2 URI 12- 11-59 12- 13-59 X Viru 10- 20-56 11- 6-58 13 P rostata troubl 6- l ) - 5 o n lr 1 Cold 2- 12-56 3- 9-56 16 URI 12- 16-57 1- 12-56 20 URI 10- 15-57 l l - J - 57, 13 In flu an ia 10- 31-56 11- 11-56 2- 26-56 3- 4-56 i Arthrltl 4 Cold 1- 3-56 1- 29-56 19 H u . 9- 19-55 10-25-55 27 Haaorrhoidactony )8 19 5- 8-64 5- 11-64 2 Conjunctlsutl 1- 13-64 2-9-64 20 Ranal glyeosurla 4- 10-61 4- 16-61 : Low hack pain-N/A 3- 3O-6O 4- 3-60 ' Viru m " 3 OOHHEMTS Chaat x -ra y 6- 22- 64-- r la tlv a ly htary lune uarking. C a lc ific a tion in dlaphragw. A rtarloaelarotlc haart dlaaasa Chaat x-ray - 18- 64 S c a rrln c o f aa o f r ig h t lung p lu e plaural thlckanlng o f aroa. Eaphyaaaatoua blb. Cbt x -ra y 6- 26- 63-- negativ. WA-TEX 003851 I Sheet *.*t 7 IAHE Joeepli C . Loo E verett Shi r e ly Cam illa P laaaa Lewleee J . B a llo t V tle o n Hanka Jaepar F . VlKftlna C o lv in B. H oborte e <> ' ( g taAGE li-f t j FULL TEARS SERVICE IN IHSULAT1N0 DEPARTMENT FROM 19 12- 30-63 5- 6-63 7- 17-61 4- 4-60 ABSENCES LASJJIVS TEARS OATS TO ABSENT DIAGNOSIS_ 1- 19-64 7- 7-63 7- 23-61 4- 17-60 15 D e r n a t lt la 43 O a e t r o e n t e r lt le 5 Acute tffil C o lltla 47 19 2- 15-65 2- 21-65 5 Acute b ron eh ltle 37 16 No a b aen cee paefe 5 y a a t 4 0 51 16 11- 26-63 12- 15-63 14 A cute lu a b o a o cra l 6- 4-62 7- 15-62 30 H enorrholdeefcoay 1- 26-61 1- 27-61 Sore throat fi 46 16 3- 6-60 3- 10-60 3 Vtrua 46 \ 39 uni k 16 11- 24-64 11- 25-64 1 M uecle a tr a ln 3-24-64 4- 12-64 14 P te ry c lu n 11- 11-6131- 17-63 5 0t it le 9- 25-63 3 Contuelon-thlgh 5- 16-63 22 O a a t r l t l a u l c e r 3- 6-63 12 In flu e ita a 12- 14-60 1 Headache -.'old 2- 15-60 2- 26-60 Znfluem a -* 17 11- 24-64 1- 11-65 11- 27-61 12- 17-61 it P ilo n id a l cyefe Headachea , 1- 27-60 2- 1-60 Knee lnjury-N /A ji c COMMENTS No c h e a t x -r a y o f record No c h e a t x -r a y o f record ., t No c h e a t x -r a y o f lracord* Cheat x-ray 10-9-48nesattvc* Cheat x-ray 5-19-47n e sa tlv e . Cheat x-ray 7-16-59n eg a tlv e Nareolepey. C hu t x-ray 7-27-64~ lntnand u m n |i> WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 5 2 I WA-TEX 003853 ral No- 8 HK . r i l a J, B a g lio tlla a Oenaoulin on Baae t r it a r McGee K. Tltonpeon t- Ciaino >yd Laabrlght la a R. Foley ACE (12-31-64) 59 51 4) tvn mus SERVICE IH INSULATING (12-31-64) 17 17 17 FROM ABSENCES LAST FIVE TEARS WORK DAIS TO ABSENT DIAGNOSIS 8 - 20-64 8-31-64 12-28-62 10r23-62 12- 30-62 10- 28-62 t4 9- 27-6120- 14-62 if 8-21-63 10- 1-62 12-1-61 9- 2-63 8 10- 14-62 10 12- 17-61 j n T9 Enaa in ju r y - P/A Vppar ra a p ir a to r y in fa e tlo n . Cardioapaan Anxiety atata ; Influena Carnatit ia Anxiety atata Ho abaancaa peat f yaara 0 COMMENTS Cheat x -ra y 2- 18- 64-- negativa Cheat x-ray 6-15-61-- oaphyeaaa. ( Ho eh o a t x -r a y o f a- 17 6- 11-62 6-24-62 1-4-61 3-19-61 M in ltrt'a ayndrcae H irni - N/A Cheat x-ray 10-13-58n e g a tlv e . 45 17 I - 25-65 2-14-65 II- 1 4 -6102-18-60 Tuaor o f nock Peptie tileera Cheat x-ray 9-10-64n a g a tir e . 38 17 1-7-64 2-2-64 19 IXiodenal u lc e r 1 1 -2 7 -6 1 1- 1-62 25 Heaorrholdaetoay 8-14-61 8-27-61 10 Duodenal u lc e r 11- 1-60 12-11-60 Low baek pain No ch ea t x -ra y o f record. 38 16 Ho abaoneea paat 5 yaara jD - I i 3 15 2-26-62 3-11-62 19 Cervie e l editit i e Ho ch eat x -ra y o f record Cheat x -r a y 9- 3- 58-- n e g a tiv e. V Stirai Mo, 10 KME .............. Amiti To Ouorro 0o. B arrili mux Oeejr Coral or Toojr J . B a c ilo Maeoi Chlaaaon Caaar 1. Raairoa Podro A rrio la , J r . ACE X M dfcftil 12 46 57 36 J6 FUU TEARS SERVICE IK 1NSULATIN0 DEPARTMENT t r J l-_ 6 k I ____________ ABSENCES LAST PIVE TEARS ' rant FROH TO OATS AB3ENT DIACN03I3 13 No abaanca* p act $ year 1 9 13 1. 12-62 1-16-62 3 ORI ' 3-14-60 3-27-60 10 Injured too - 1 : TT 13 10-23-66 10-30-64 6 Heaorrholde * 6-30-64 1-14-63 UA . 6 TChouldab ln fe o tlo n l 12 2-10-64 3*9-64 20 Acuto depreaalva ro a o tlo n 6-7-63 7-15-63 26 Bullona 2-22-63 2-25-63 9-7-62 9-16-62 6 -26-62 9- 3-62 6- 20-62 c o ir 1 Cold Bronchiti a -a ln u la itla 4 1 Dentai aurgary 2-9-61 2-13-61 2 Slnuoltlo 5-3-60 5-17-60 D o m a titi a r ig h t haod 7? 12 2-5-63 2-11-63 3 C allulltia-ehaok 36 10 9-21-62 only 1 Cold 9-11-62 9-12-62 . Ranal ealaulua 4 34 5 7-29-63 . 10-27-63 65 Acuta coronary thronboala 1-25-60 2-7-60 Influente ' : COMMENTS No ch ea t x -r a y o f record. . Chaot x-rajr 4-9-56-- aapbjriMM. No o h aot x-rjr o f raeord. _ No ch o o t x-rajr o f record. No eh aat x -r a y o f raoord. No ch o o t x -r a y o f record. Cheat x-ray 10-17-64 negativo* WA-TEX 003854 Sitavi Ho 11 sm ________ Ciirten Corkran Irm ilfo Fatino lohn C. Knobloeh Don R. E tat AOK [U -2 rM 30 n U YEAR3 asn vict in INSULATINO DEPARTMENT (12-31-64) 5 IE2L 12-21-63 3-16-63 7-25-61 11- 27.-61 1,-19-61 iMatgg.^fXYS ISAM 12. 1-7-64 12-3-61 5-14-61 P1A0H0319 . Krieturtd rih a , laea ra - . tlo n * H/A Back a tr a in - P/A fracturvd riba-orulaaa-X/A C lln iea l atudiaa Mtiapa ' C0HHPIT3 Chaat x-rajr 1 -2 7 -6 4 -n a c a tiv a . 39 6 5- 12-65L- 1 7 - 6 4 6 - 27-62 9-17-62 1 1-3-60 2- 5-61 Strap lnfvefclon Clavaad t o n a li # le adanoida 9lnua taohyaardla Chaat x -r a y 2- 3- 61-- ' n a c a tiv a . , 30 5 12-6-61, 12-13-64 Fnauaonltla Chaat x-rajr 7- 26- 53-- 2-14-64 7-22-63 4-27-62 2-22-62 12-20-61 2- 19-60 2- 13-64 6-11-63 5-6-62 3- 4-62 12- 25-61 3- 1-60 Cold Sararo ea rriea l atrain Paraiqrehia f in t a r O ataoayalltla ' Influanaa ' In flu a n ia nacativa n 5 2-15-65 2-21-65 URI 6-17-62 6- 19-62 Haadacha-favar Chaat x-rajr 6 -7 -5 3 -- nvcatiya I I W-TEX 0 0 3 8 5 5 . / WK-TEX 0 0 3 8 5 6 !_ A. B r t a i t i r d D. J o h n io n E. Lauro -on ) -ney A. Nixon t :i I I . INSULATORS RETIRED IN LAST5 TEARS IBI . ( 12- 31-64 0 ran vari rOLL TEARS SERVICE INSULATINO MPAftTfflNT e DAIS ' LOST AB! IENCES LA3T_FIVE TEARS SERVICE DIAGNOSIS 59 32 (died 3-8- 64) 127 9-12-63 8 4-10-6} 43 . 10-1 1 -6 2 10 8-27-62 10 7-23-62 5 10-9-61 12-23-59 3$ 9-25-59 12-10-62 9- 10-62 B*662 10-16*61 12-27-59 11-16-59 Regional H a it is Coolon tro u b lo Regional i l e i t i s lPplrroloirtolosp esa Cordi o p v lo r o s p s a a Influence URI Cardio duodenal spa .(Ear6l5y r i t i r i 34 s e l i 1-30-6}) Ho rooord of. absoncos l a s t 5 roars o f s e r v ic e ' 66 (Nomai r itir a oat 11- 1- 6} ) (Borir rotlron en t S--31-6J ) 6-As Inou. 4 30-Ao Supror.19 23 "0 20 4 5 1 5 4 15 il 12 11 3- 6-62 1-5-60 12- 31-63 24-63 3-19-62 Virus A sold 1- 18-60 Virus k cold 2- 22-6} Not a v a ila b le 2-26-63 Not a v a ila b le 10-16-62 7-23-62 1- 8-62 10-16-61 4- 11-61 12-5-60 2- 1-62 5-2-60 1- 13-60 11-2-59 10-1-59 9-17-59 10- 21-62 Luabsr a r t h r i t i s 7-29-62 O etaoarth rltls 1-9-62 Hot a v a ila b lo 10- 22-61 Fabrosyosltls- 4- 17-61 A rth ritic o f knee 12-27-60 2 -11-62 5-22-60 1-18-60 Influensa A rthritis ,, Whiplash in ju ry-H /A A rthritis 11- 8-59 A rth ritis 10-12-59 A rthritis 9- 27-59 A r th r itis , COHMEHTS L ast x - r iy 8- 2- 62R o so tiv o . Oiod o f O.X. tr a c t aallgn an cy on 3-8-66. Cheat x-ray 2- 22- 60n e g a tlv s. t No* 2 101 (12-31-61 IS_______________ ORJfftK DUO.) nf A. N lxon(oent*4) PULL T U M 8ERVZCS INSULATING MKNgHPfT rt F w iri 60 33 (N m tl r61r nt 1- 31- 62) DATS LOST 26 11 j?? L2 _62 IDS t r Cpp*4nnu 56 (Died J-10-60) ' 30-A* In ra ; 21 15-A Sup. 13 JZ 292 WA-TKX 003857 ft * r i : i* I L ABSENCES LAST m s TEARS SERVICE 5-7-59 3-13-59 9-29-5< 6-1-59 3-23-59 . 10-27-56 DIAGNOSIS A rthritis la u t e VAX Anemia _ COMMENTS 6-15-61 6-16-59 6-17-56 1-26-59 IO-9-59 12-26-59 6-14-61 6-16-59 9-16-56 7-31-59 12-6-59 5-10-60 Dupuytran'a eontractura Cheat x -ray Xnaa surgery-P/A 10-26-61- n e g a tlv a . Appandactoar Acuta p lu ra l efTUalon Acuta p lu ra l affualon and exploratory thoroaostoay. Carelnona o f lunga Medical record not availab le J I o ? je: ACO STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM Mr. H. 0 . ,T*gh Houston, Texas Anacortes, Washington, MArch 10, 965- API CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON MEDICINE AND HEALTH "UsltJFASBESTOS IN HE"' PETROLEUM INDUSTRY W n:n4 HOWfrON writ JW U U 5196S *Cth. ut. __ . co-onflcm* >->v-rat ir.i sueva.j1j1mu. r; t f-tC ; voxkm. 4acni. a ; : i to c m . i In compliance Kith your request of February 15, 1965, above su b je ct, we are attac h in g l e t t e r from Dr. P. C. Noble concerning the h ealth sta tu s of Messrs, T. J . Scoggins and Warren 9 . Cornwall. BdjjhlA tJbbfegiflLJsP^Yl^als are employed reg u la rly As inAJiliatlrs SvW iW ^W m VlW i} . For your f u rth e r Inform ation, the follow ing may be of in te re s t: T. J . Scoggins iAge 42) - Employed 11-10-58 as I n s u la to r. According to h is a p p lic a tio n fo r employment he has worked as an In s u la to r since September 1951 a t le a s t. Absentee Record: 1958 - 0 days 1959 - 6~ dys (s ic k n e s s )-- ------------------ 1960 - 0 days 1961 - 12 days (sickness) 1962 - 9 days " 1963 - 23 days " ' 1965 - 10 days " % 34 days (n o n -in d u stria l accident) 1965 - 0 days k# asa**wj4l (Age 44) - Employed 9-22-58 as a Laborer; i n t h e In su la tin g Department since June 29, 1959. IH? : Absentee Record: 1958 1 day (sickness) 1959 3 days " 1960 5 days . " 12 days ( in d u s tr ia l 1961 - 5 days (sick n ess) 1962 - 15 days " days day 1965 - days . accident) IFH-LMR . V H. P. CREBL.^ WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 1 1 P.C NOAWC.M.O J A OSTtUNO. M O (HI HNtMlfailf AACOf<t W**HNOtON March 5, 1905 Mr. Ira Holley yfJi TI eV xA aUcWo ReIfIi1n1WeIry P. 0. Box <>2$ Ari&ortfcs, Wash. R e: IT1h o.alaeas. S ^c o g g in%sI Warren Cornwall I Dear Mr. Holley: ...... '-- I have carefully reviewed the medical records of the above men since their employment in 1958. Neither man has had an unusual number of days off due to iI Iness and there is nothing to suggest a relationship between their illnesses and their wo as insulators. Truly yours. PCN/hs WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 1 2 V TEXACO T u ls a , Oklahom a, M arch 4 , 1965; API CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON MEDICINE AND HEALTH USE OF ASBESTOS IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY STRICTLY PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ' M r. H, G. T ig h Houston, Texas T h is I s I n r e f e r e n c e t o y o u r s u b j e c t memorandum o f ____ F e b ru a ry 1 5 , 1 965. We a r e a t t a c h i n g h e r e t o a l i s t o f em ployes in o u r In su la tin g D epartm ent, g iv in g th e req u ested inform ation. We h a v e no c h e s t X-Rays a v a i l a b l e f o r s tu d y on any------ " o f t h e s e p e o p le . To th e b e s t o f o u r k n o w led g e n o n e o f oujr .... ...... c u r r e n t I n s u la to r s , and a number o f them have r e t i r e d Jin re q a n t y e a rs , have s u ffe re d any i l l e f f e c ts from th e handling of asbestos m aterials I . ^ .W. S . W. DARLING V ............. t JLMcG-EH A ttach. WA-TEX 0 0 3 6 6 9 y K en n eth E. Cox Age 46 D ep artm en tal S e rv ic e - 15 Y rs. H e a lth g e n e r a lly good. No c h e s t t r o u b l e known. y C l i f f o r d C. S c o t t Age 50 D epartm ental S erv ice - 14 Y rs. Has had lo ts of sin u s tr o u b le , l o s t tim e o v e r i t . A lso under treatm ent fo r h ig h blood p re ssu re . The p a s t y ear lo s t tim e on account o f d e rm a titis of an unknown o rig in . O th e rw is e a l l r i g h t . No c h e s t t r o u b l e known. / James V. H olland Age 37 G eneral h e a lth good. D epartm ental S e rv ic e - 14 Y rs. / Oran L. K elly Age 42 D e p artm en ta l S e rv ic e - 14 Y rs. ............ Has had a nervous c o n d itio n in th e p a s t. Back su rg e ry l a s t y e a r , o th e r w is e O .K . .... ....... .......-- H erb ert J . Sm ith Age .39 D e p a rtm e n ta l S e r v i c e - 13 Y rs . Stomach u lc e r s and s u rg e ry fo r th e same. Has had h iv e s many tim es in th e p a s t, re a s p n unknown. Does have a n e rv o u s c o n d i t i o n . No c h e s t t r o u b l e know n. . i / ' G eorge W. Dees Age 50 D ep artm en tal S e rv ic e - 6 Y rs. Seems to be in good h e a l t h , no c h e s t tr o u b le known. en Stim son Age 44 D ep artm en tal S e rv ic e - 6 Y rs. Surgery on v arico se v e in s la s t y ear, otherw ise in good h e a l t h . No c h e s t tr o u b le know n. H. G. Burcham Age 46 D ep artm en tal S e rv ic e - 2 Y rs, Good h e a lth , no c h e s t tr o u b le known. / e . j . Eperson Age 42 D epartm ental S erv ice - 1 Y r. Has had lo ts of upper r e s p ira to ry in fe c tio n s , b u t o th erw is' h e a l t h i s g o o d . No m a jo r c h e s t i n f e c t i o n know n. WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 7 0 J rs? B X A C O MEMORANDUM 1 241965 CHB m CERTR L COMMITTEE ON MEDICINE AND HEALTH ERS" UU a OP a; BESTOS IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY GCA TRT" 705" TRHT Dtv . H. N'dw York, New York. ..., Please re fe r to your subject l e t t e r dated February 2, 1965. Enclosed you w ill fin d the o rig in a l report fo r Refining Department lo c a tio n In accordance w ith your req u est. We are not re ta in in g any copy fo r our f i l e s . No attem pt to compile the data has been made by th is " o ffic e sm oe we thought vouwould~probabi:v-r>refer to ta b u la te t h i s d a ta to your own form at. Kindly advise us I f you should d e s ire any a d d itio n a l Inform ation o r i f you should fin d th a t th e re p o rt fo r any p a r tic u la r p la n t is d e f ic ie n t in any re s p e c t. JCG-MLM Enclosure WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 9 0 Aabeatoa Study E* The subcommittee to in vestigate tho matter of oasible health o f fo e ti among in sulators in tho o il industry ecauaa o f exposure to aabaatoa dust eonaiata of Allan. I . Dooley (Tixaco), Chairman. RobertDiakah (Mumble) a n d ;Liater Larin (Soconr H ob il). Medical directors of the varloUs- o il companiea w ill be aaked to aubmijt information on the health* statu s o f th eir refin ery in su lator a. I t ia understood that some medical directora hare already assembled th is Infbimution and the aubcommittee hopea that i t m ill be made available Anonymity of the companiea and employee m ill be maintained Concurrently the aubcommittee m ill attempt to aacertain the r e la tiv e amount of aabeatoa in su lation being used aa compared to other typea Some mritera seem to assuae that inaulatora are exposed only to aabeatoa duat or that aabeatoa maa the only b io lo g ic a lly -a c tiv e substance in the mork environment The medioal director of one company that manufactures a great variety o f insulating materials including asbestos products b elieves that the role of asbestos as a h ealth hasard among in su lators has been exaggerated in some reports I t i s hoped that th is subcommittee can help in a amall may to c la r ify s o m e o f t h e ex ia tin g confuaions---------------- WA-TEX 0 0 3 8 9 2