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I may 965 US'1 U.S DEPAJ* iMEJIT OF LA30R Woihington RECORDS AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE I HEREBY ATTEST, That the annexed copy, tx each of the specified number of copies, of each documen listed below is a true copy of a document in the official custody of the Department of Labor. 1 copy each of: Transcripts from Harch 1^,15,16, and 17 Comments and hearing exhibits of: W.J., Nicholson, American Petroleum Institute, D.A. Holaday, Brand Insulation Inc., L.J. Bibri, B.J. Phillips(Certain-teed), M.W. Borow, J.D. MoranfFlintkote), F.L. Pundsack(J-M), J.tf. Rawlings, W.M. HancockfDow), W.K. Hesse(J-M) E.M. Fenner(J-M), E.J. KillianfNat. Cypsum), Cemunt Asbestos Products Co., H.M. Key, G.E. Best(MCA) SIGNATURE ANR OFFICIAL. TITLE DIVISION AND BUREAU OATE Daniel Jy Harsick TuchnicaA Information Specialist Docket Office/Technical Data Center/Occup. Sfty & Hlth Ada/ U.S. Dept, of Labor 7 Sep 78 " 1 HEREBY CERTIFY, That -Daniel J. Marsick whesigned the foregoing attestation, is now and was at the time of signing (title) Technical Information Specialist anrj h,, legal eu8tody of the official records of'the United States Department of w therein att sted and that full faith and credit should be given to his act as aueb. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I J. J. Lafranchise jjuly designated by the Secretary of Labor as Authentic ^y a^ation Officer of the Department of Labor, have here unto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of Labor to be affixed this .7th Hay of September ^ 78o Q (/c 'Authentication Officer // Department of Labor UT-:n*2D STATE? rC^AKTIZ-'r OF LABCE '.JASHIiTGT?:-:, S.Cj. wTV*- 4W****lCs r1*~ *^.*v.C V-'* #* *" STAHOAT-D FOE E::?CEw3 TO ASBESTOS DUST, : PUBLIC *nAEIM2 PEGFOSSU RULE MAKING : - - - ------- - -IC Conference Koon B Into rdopertmentci Auditor! l?th b Constitution Ac-., V-'cohin^ton, D. 0. Thursday. March io. 1972 Too ats- otitied setter case on for further hserin, pursuant to items, rt 9 :C0 o'clock, e, Thursday, Marsh 1: 1972. E5T02S: /.rrrrrJE M.- GCTD^EG, Hear!ns Euanviner APPEA3SCZS: { Ac heretofore noted.) 15 or ^d'isory C; on Asoestos AFTnrQQM SESSION (2:00 p.ra.) EXAMIHEE GOLDBERG: On Che record. Mr. Fay and Mr. Swetcr.ic -- excuse me, is Doc cor TeCricl: in the room? All right, Mr. Fay and Mr. Sweconic. MR. FAY: My nans is Aloart H. Fay. X am Vies President of Che Gold Bond Building Products Division of the Mncicr.nl Gypsum Company ir. Buffalo. Met; York. 1 am aopsarin here today in my capacity as president of the Asuestos Information Association of north America, located in Mew Yor City. The Ascestos Information Association is comprised of *s i!: i'. U! twelve of the nation's largest miners, manufacturers ana importers of asoestos and asoestos-containing products. The morxucr companies of the association are listed on a fact sheet, which X will suumit with ny testimony. As an introduction to industry testimony that will follow, X would like to oriefly sketch for you a general picture of the sice and scope of the asoestos industry in the United States, the types of products produced, the numoe^ of people employed, and other factors that will help position tl asceotcs manufacturing industry in the economic and social structure of this country; I should mentioned uefore proceeding thac the 172 manufacturing side of the industry, and does not include detailed information on industry using finished asuestos products, such as the construction industry or the insulatic. application and removal trades. .Asbestos is the generic name given to a group of inorganic hydrated silicate minerals that have one common attribute, namely, the ability to be separated into relative soft, silky fibers. The throe cost commonly used varieties of asbestos are chrysotile, crocidoiite, or blue fiber and smosite. It is important to note that chrysotile accounts ft more than 9S7. of the total annual United States consumption ox asbestos. In the past, crocidoiite and acosite were used far core extensively in the United States than they are todas The leading producers of chrysotile riser are Canada and the Soviet Union, with smaller deposits being found in South Africa, P.hodcsf.a, China, the United States and Italy. Crocidoiite and amosite are mined almost exclusive1 in South Africa. The total annual tsorid production of asbestos is u around 4 million tons, with Canadian production accounting o about 3D% of the total, and the United States about 3%. The properties-of asbestos that give it commercial value are its fibrous structure, the great tensile strength of the fibers and its resistance to high temperatures and to 175 judge the total economic value of the asbestos industry to the nation. l;e firstly believe, however, that the Arthur D. Little Company economic study non under way, viill show it tc be substantial. For example, it has been estimated that ch: insulation trades alone involve 40,000 men who spend at leas a quarter of their time working with asbestos-containing products. Other employees whose livelihood depends at least to some extent on the use of asbestos-containing products include other types of construction workers; siding, roofing and- tile installers, pipe layers, salesmen, distributors and dealers in asbestos products. It is impossible to calculate the total income derived by these workers from the use or sale of asbestos-containing products, but it is certainly in the hundreds of millions of dollars. If one adds in the value of services, machinery, raw materials and other ccmmodities purchased by the asbesto manufacturing industry each year fer use in the production o: shipment of finished asbestos products, the total economic contribution of tho-inoustry to the nation's economy would retch, perhaps, $3 billion, and would involve,to some degree the livelihood of at least half a million wage earners and the:'.": families. l?e believe the economic and social contribu tion of the asbestos Industry to the nation is substantial. In addition to the many and varied lifesaving 175 technological society. For those reasons., the establishment of reasonable and feasible occupational health standards for asbestos is a matter of groat importance, not only to the ma: whose health we are trying to protect, but aloe to the Indus; and to the county as a whole. Our industry is cooperating fully with the Arthur 3 Little Company in the economic study they have been retained to make by CSKA. tie arc all working hard to develop precise figures as to the potential economic effect of the proposed regulations on our industry. To date, we have been able to cake only rough estimates. In general, they show a cost to the industry of approximately .$200 million in new equipment to comply with the proposed standard of two fibers per cubic centimeter in those sections of the industry where we believe a two-fiber standard is technologically feasible. Tne proposed regulations would also produce a loss in sales of at least $400 million because of the labeling requirements and the shut down of operations where two fibers is techno logically unfeasible. A number of companies have already indicated that they do not believe a two-fiber standard is feasible in many operations, and that if such a standsrd is prczLilsased, they will close down those operations immediate! rather than spend trillions of dollars in a vain attempt to achieve the unachievable. The loos of jobs will be sub stantial. Yesterday, there ucs a statement made here that i one plant can meet the stance-do, then all can. This is no true. There are vest d iffereaces in the various canufactur: industries and the dissimilar ity makes it impossible for one to duplicate the other. Cr.e other point. Yesterday, it was stated that smoking substantially increases the rick of disease. Since ce are all concerned about the health of those associated with this business, we would like to recommend that the proposed standard should prohibit smoking during working hot on the job and that the learning signs required to be posse should prominently display "no smoking." Precedents for thi. exist in regulations at the Department of Interior, for example, in uranium mines, la closing, it is our hope that CSHA will take all or 'these considerations into mind in developing the standard: If this is not done,* it could well spell the demise of at least half of the asbestos industry in the United States and in time, perhaps,jall_of it. Thank you, Mr. Goldberg. I want to submit two exhibits This exhibit is a list of the members of the Asbestos Association or Korth America. EhlMTITfTv GOLDBERG: The list of members of the