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KILL and KNOWLTON, Ixc. HARRISON, ARK TIMES D. 5,000 OCT 2 1974, gJoL. IJjolijnkr iHailtj Glraitnrriyi fjoiijnk* Qfelsjjram H0LYOKE, MASS* P. 27,815 Plastic; Industry to Contest New TTr~.' " . Af. --' * . - CHICAGO (AP),;--' Plastics would cover ?7,500 U.S. plants industry officials quickly de with 350,000 workers. Present nounced and filed lawsuiti con standards will,remain in effect testing new federal safety until-January with a gradual, standards reducing worker' ex one-year transition to the tight posure to vinyl chloride, a gas er standards, Stender said.' that may cause' cancer. ' ' Stender said provisions would One industry official called allow a company that cannot the standards '"economically meet the standards to ask for a unrealistic, technically unfea variance, or-a .time extension. sible, politically motivated. and medically ridiculous." >'O At least two industrial groups immediately filed court actions t ' President Todd C. Walker of contesting the new standards. the Firestone Plastics Co., a di The.Society of the Plastics vision of .the Firestone Tire & Industry Inc., which"represents Rubber Co., added in a'state-' m0re than 90 per. cent of vinyl ment Tuesday that" the stand chloride and polyvinyl chloride ard "puts the vinyl plastics in producers, filed suit in New dustry on a collision course York asking the U.S. Court of with' economic' disaster. More Appeals for- judicial review. A importantly, it throws two mil separate suit was filed by the lion -jobs down the drain, ac Hooker Chemical,Co., of Stam cording to an economic impact ford, Conn. study made earlier this year by After several deaths from a Arthur Little &'Co.," an indus rare liver cancer which were trial, consulting firm.'1 thought to -be' related to the Asst.'U.S. Labor Secretary handling of vinyl chloride were John H. Slender, who had an nounced the new Occupational Safety and Health. Adminis tration (OSHA) 'standards ear lier Tuesday, said some plants will have trouble, meeting the tightened standards,' but " he added, "This will not cause the industry to shut down." The stricter' regulations for vinyl chloride, a chemical used in numerous plastic products, reported, the government in April ordered `an 'emergency lowering from ' the then-pre vailing limit of 500 parts per million to which workers could be exposed. Preliminary tests' conducted in Northbrook, - 111., later that month showed that' test mice developed liver cancer when exposed to concentrations of 5C parts per million of vinyl chlo ride. >, -*; i v i /,, * r: i: .AiJ-.V' ^: , I CHICAGO (AP) -- Plastics with 350,000 workers. Present : . industry officials quickly de- standards will remain in effect | nounced and filed lawsuits con-1 until January with a gradual, ! testing new federal safety one-year transition to the tight- standards reducing worker ex- er standards, Stender - said' > r posure to vinyl chloride, a gas Stender said provisions would [that may cause cancer. ' - allow a company that cannot- ! One industry official called meet the standards to ask for a the standards "economically variance or a time extension, i ! unrealistic, technically unfea-At least two industrial groups \ sible, politically motivated and immediately filed court actions: , medically ridiculous." contesting the new standards. - : President Todd C. Walker of : The Society of the Plastics | the Firestone Plastics Co., a di- Industry Inc., which representsj vision of the Firestone Tire & more than 90 per cent of vinyl * Rubber Co., added in a state-. cloride and polyvinyl chloride ) [ment Tuesday that the stand- producers, filed suit in New' ; ard "puts the vinyl plastics in- York asking the U.S. Court of i .dustry on a collision course Appeals for judicial review. A; with economic disaster. More separate suit was filed by the . importantly, it throws two mil- Hooker Chemical Co., of Stam- t lion jobs down the drain, ac-' ford, Conn-: . v '-' cording to an economic impact " study made earlier this year by After several deaths from a: ' Arthur Little & Co.,", an indus- rare liver cancer which were/ `-.trial consulting firm. ' " thought to be related to the " Asst. U.S. Labor Secretary handling of vinyl chloride were /'John H. Stender, who had an- reported, the government in ! nounced the new Occupational April ordered an emergency ! Safety and Health Adminis- lowering from the then-pre-.' , tration (OSHA) standards ear- vailing limit of 500 parts per lier Tuesday, said some plants million to which .workers could (will have trouble meeting the be exposed. , tightened standards, but he - Preliminary tests conducted >.added, "This will not cause the in Northbrook, 111., later that industry to shutdown." ' '.month showed that test mice ! The stricter regulations for developed liver cancer when vinyl chloride, a chemical used exposed to concentrations of 50 ' in numerous plastic products, parts per million of vinyl chlo- would cover 7,500 U.S. plants ride. 23527121