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FILE NAME: Avondale (AVD) DATE: 1972 Mar 29 DOC#: AVD135 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Study of Asbestos Standard Impact Shipyards 51Ji SH PB SJIL O H F3S C O U N C IL O P A M E B IC A W A T E R G A T E S I X H U N D R E D W A S H I N G T O N . D. C. 2 0 0 3 7 M arch 29, 1972 \ i lp: To: ACCIDENT PREVENTION COM M ITTEE r. M. P. Redford, Chairm an H arry H. Howard J. Sam uel Stratton J. Radcliffe M aumenee R. A. Stubblefield Harold J. M organ . M anuel C. Val Dez M aurice M osier Edward V erderane W illiam L. Rich G. P. W alls' Paul Sousa Searle T. W alson 1 !r_ S ub ject: S tudy of Asb e sto s S ta n d a rd Im p a c t on S h ip y a rd s *L On M arch 23, at the suggestion of OSHA the undersigned m et with P aul B. P re u sse r, Chief, Division of-A pplications R esearch, 1\ - Office of Standards, OSHA, accom panied by D r. Donald W. M eals i and Stanley M argolin of A rthur D. L ittle, Inc. , to explore the possibilities for Shipbuilders Council cooperation in developing the r im pact on shipyard of asbestos standards. They asked that at some point the A rthur D. Little representatives be afforded an opportunity to m eet with the m em bers of the C ouncil's A ccident P revention Com m ittee to explain w hat is being sought. In as m uch as the C ouncil's I. Environm ental Control C om m ittee and A ccident P revention Com m ittee a r e having b a c k -to -b a c k m e e tin g s on A p ril 11 and 12, and both C om m ittees a re concerned, it w as felt that the best tim e to m eet on the asbestos study would be the afternoon of A pril 11th at 2:30 h ere in the C ouncil's office. To accom odate this new com m itm ent the schedule for the two days' activities has been arranged as follows: - I A PRIL 11, 1972 9:30 a. m. - Environm ental Control C om m ittee C-37 PLAINTIFF'S E . EXHIBIT SBCA 5078 2 2:30 p* . m. to end of . discussion - E n v iro Preven nm e tion nCt aol mCmo int tt reoe l and A m em b ccid ers ent m ee t with A rthur D. L ittle team on asb es to s standard im pact. A PRIL 12, 1972 9:30 a. m . to 11:45 a. m . - A ccident P reven tio n C om m ittee 11:45 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. - Jam es Van N am ee - C om m issioner, OSHA - . C om m ission to m eet inform ally with Com m ittee and answ er questions on OSHA Com ' m ission P rocedures followed by Luncheon in W atergate T errace Room - Jam es Van Nam ee guest. 2:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. - A ccident Prevention- C om m ittee It m ay be that your com pany w ill w ish to have a p erso n not on either C om m ittee also to attend the conference w ith the A rthur D. L ittle re p re se n ta tiv e s. No sp ecial arran g em en ts w ill be n ec e ssa ry but it w ill be appreciated if you will advise the undersigned. As you know, OSHA is scheduled to set standards for the con tro l of asbestos dust in A pril so that unless your views are available by A pril 11th th ere w ill be little opportunity fo r th eir consideration along with that from other sources. To expedite m atters and m ake ' it p o ssib le to a rriv e at a p erfectio n of sh ip y a rd 's view s, it is urged that each m em ber of A ccident Prevention Com m ittee com plete and send one copy of the enclosed fo rm in the envelope provided to D r. M eals at A rthur D. L ittle, Inc.' so that it w ill a rriv e by Monday, A pril 10. P le a s e b rin g th e secon d copy of the fo rm to th e 'A p ril 11 conference on A pril 11. D r. M eals w ill p resen t to the group the com bined results of the sep arate responses without identification'of the individual response inform ation. . I u nd erstand you w ill then be asked to re c o n sid e r your judgm ents, changing them if you w ish o r holding to your previous estim ate. This procedure, according to D r. M eals, is an adoptation of the D ELPHI technique that has been em ployed with considerable success in other situations w here it is n ec e ssa ry to m ake u se of expert opinion. Pleas return your c a rd fo r the A p ril 12 m e e tin g , if you have not already done so, and also com plete and return the enclosed 2nd C-38 3 card indicating if you w ill attend o r be rep resen ted at the A pril 11th conference on asbestos standards im pact on.shipyards. r . r . An agenda and re la te d in fo rm a tio n fo r the A p ril 12th m eeting" is being forw arded under sep arate cover. E. P. Ruddy S ec re tary cc: Thom as J. Defoe Otho H. Hauns child Thomas J. Hayes David R. L avalette R. E. M ingledorff G eorge M. Steinbrenner, III C-39 4. NAVY SHIPYARDS PANEL C-40 Arthur D Little ine 21 March 1972 Mr. Joseph Bee Safety & Fire Protection Coordination Code OXG NAVSHIPS ' The National Center Building it2 Arlington, Virginia ' _ ' Dear Mr. Bee: Occupational Safety and Health Administration of The Department of Labor is currently engaged in establishing standards that will help protect the health of workers exposed to asbestos dust. One of a number of issues raised by alternative standards under consideration is their impact on governmental and private activities. Arthur D. Little, Inc. has been engaged by The Department of Labor to assist in assessing this impact. A review of the uses of asbestos in government-related activities has indicated to us that most occur in shipbuilding and repair. Accordingly, we have been requested by The U. S. Department of Labor to ask you for assistance. Our assessment should include Navy shipyards, ship repair facilities and fleet repair employing tender operations. Information on private shipyards is also important to us. We understand that it will be necessary to obtain such data through the supervisor of shipbuilding having cognizance over administrative and technical aspects of the construction of Navy ships in each private shipyard. Your coordinating role in safety and fire protection promises to provide the most compre hensive coverage possible of all these activities. I hope'you will be able to assist us in obtaining the information we need within the next two weeks. To anticipate how new standards for asbestos will affect workers in shipyards we need to have information on as many of the following questions as possible. 1. . ' What level of protection is provided to those working with asbestos? This, of course, asks for a statement of current standards standards and by practices. the number of Since we are identifying fibers/cc greater than 5palternative , it would be most helpful to have the information you provide in these terms. If current protection levels can be related to the operations where they apply your data would be especially useful. ' C-41 A rrh u rD Little, Inc