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FILE NAME: Avondale (AVD) DATE: 197: DOC#: AVD DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: DZZ,^ WZZ&Z SHIF'BUJLCERS COUNCIL OF AMEl=ZICA WATERGATE SIX HUN RE I WASHINGTON, o. c. 20037 January 19, 1972 '-' I To: ACCIDENT PREVENTION COMMITTEE l M. P. Redford, Chairman Harry H. Howard J. Radcliffe Maumenee Maurice Mosier Harold J. Morgan William L. Rich Austin Shean Paul Sousa J. Samuel Stratton J~ R. A. Stubblefield <.. Manuel C. Val Dez Edward Verderane G. P. Walls Searle T. Walton Subject: Asbestos Health Standards Enclosed are excerpts from the FEDERAL REGISTER of January 11 and 12, 1972., and a self explanatory .:.,abor Depart1nent newn relea!.le pertaining to permanent Asbestos Health Standards and extension of these standards to shipyards. Please note that written views will be considered if submitted by February 11, 1972. Oral data, views and arguments will be received by an examiner at a hearing March 14 in Washington. Persons desiring to appear at the hearing must file a notice by March 3. The question arises as to whether the Council should submit comment on this proposal? Your reaction is urgent. L.P. E. P. Ruddy Secretary PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT ! E -S-BC-A-50-42- i3 ii NEWS V ~ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Off)C OF INfORf.lATION, WASHIH6T6N, D. C. 26210 USDL - 72-2Z (202) 961-3914 FOR RELEASE: Immediate Monday3 January io3 Z972 JOB SAFETY AGENCY SETS RULEMAKING ON ASBESTOS HEALTH STANDARD ' A proposed rulemaking proceeding to make permanent the existing emergency standard on asbestos was announced today by the Labor Department's Occupational Safety an<l Health Administration (OSHA). !he emergency standard was issued December 7. It reduced the permissible level of asbestos dust from 12 fibers per milliliter greater than 5 microns long to 5 such fibers for an eight-hour time-weighted average airborne concentration. The latter level is the essential basis of the proposed rulemaking. Related standards dealing ~th monitoring, sampling, medical examinations, and the use of signs \ are also proposed/. George C. Guenther, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and ll.:!alth, said a hearing on the proposal will be held March 14 in Conference Room B of the Departmental Auditorium in Washington. Written comments will be accepted until February 11, and those wishing to appear in person must notify OSHA by March 3. The Assistant Secretary al$o announced that. an advisory committee will be appuint~d and asked to submit \Jritten recommendations to him concerning the proposals within 45 days from the publication of the notice in the Federal Register, Guenther also announced that the emergency standard for asbestos was being wiJune<l to include the ship repairing, shipbuilding, shipbreaking and longshoring industries. Announcement of the actions on asbestos will be published in the Federal Register January ll. 466 PROPOSED R.ULE MAKING DEPARTMEMT OF LABOR Occupational Safety ond Heanb AdministrafioQ I :t9 en Port 1-910 l STAN.OARD FOR EXPOSUR!: TO ASBESTOS DUST Notice of Propo'$ed Rule Mcking Section 6(c> of the W1lliams-Bte!.ger Oet:ur,,a.tional Safety and He9.lth Act o! 1970 {84 stat. 1596; 29 u.s.c. 655} pro- vides that upon the publication a! an _emergency temporary standard 1n the Fzl>EJW. R1:GIS:J:n the .6ecreta.ry o! La.bQr shall commeru:e a. rule making proceeding 1n accord.8nre with section 6(b) o! t.he Act, and that the emergency standard a.s pub.ashed shall also serve as a propoeed rule !or the proceeding. All emergency t.emoorar7 standard concerning exwsure to a."Sbestos d:wt was pub- lished. m the F!:DERAL REGI3TZR on De- cember 'f. 1971 (36 F..R. 23207). Aocord- 1:t:lgl.y, pursuant to section 6 <b> and <c> of the Willia.ms-Steiger OCcur,su:lonal Safety- a.od H~th Ad. o! 1970 (84 stat 1593, 15ll6: 29 U.S.C. 655). 29 CFFl 1910.4. and Secret&-y of Labor's Orde1 No. 12-71 (36 F .R. 8754}. it ls hereb~ prolX)Sed to a.melld. 29 Cli'R Pa.rt 1910 a.! set forth below. Tbs propos&Ls lncludE the emergency temporary standard. an.c l.\4cllt1onaJ. proposed rules OIL S U ~ 1saues. Interested person.s a.re lnvited. to sub- mit, both ora.llY e.nd in writing, data views, and argument.a coru::ern!ng th~ proposa.J.s. Written data.. views, a.nd argument.t may be me.iled to the O)llce o! Safety a.nc Health Sta.ndsrd:s, Room 305, 400 Firs1 street NW.. Wasbine;ton. DC 20210, within 30 days s.tter the publication or, th1i Mtiee in the FEnll!lUl. R.xcrsna. The <mta views, all'd. a.:rguments will be a.va.il.8.bl1 !or oublle l.nsDect1on and oopytng at th1 Office o! Sa.:f.ety -a.nd Health ste.nds.rds excapt ..M to matter.I tl:le di.3cJ.a,,--u:re o which 1s prohibited by law. Oral da.ta, view-s, a.nd a.rguments wi1 be received by Hearing Exa.nune,; Arthu Goldberg, a.t a. heartng ooginning at 11 a..ro. on Ms..-ch 14, 1972, in Conferene. Room B, Depa,rtm-em::al AUditonum. 14tl Street a.nd Constitution Avenue NW Washington. DC. PersoM des1ring to BJP pes.r a.t the hea.ring must rue with th Office of Sa.tety and IIeslth Standards , notice of intention to a.wear. no late than Mal"Ch 3, 1972. The ru>ttce mus state the name llJld a.ddr~ o! the per eon tx, a.m,,ea.r, t.'le cn,pe.c:ity In which h W1ll a.ppea.r, a.od the &wro:dm.E.te MnCtl.11 of time requ.trod !or hill pre,sent.atio.c The notice must also in.elude, or be ac companied by, a statement o! the poot tion to be taken with l'eiH,rd to tb.e pro pooed rules. The oral proceed.lng.s sh.all be reporteverbatim. and transcript.a sha.ll be a.va.1.l able for inspection to any inW~l:>m' son on l!Uctl cond1t1ona aa- the. p~dl:o. ES>ElA1 RIGlSlcR, VOL 37, NO. 7-WliDNESDAY, JANUARY 12.- 197'% 468 PROPOSl;D R.ULf MAKING wheels, and drills, .sha.11 be provicled witb. dust in excesa of the limit5 specifted. in local exhaust ventilation and dust col- paragraph (e) <3> of this section shall lectors in accordance with the American be monitored in ~Ql"dance with this Na.tiona.l Standa.rd Ftm.damenta.18 Gov- paragraph. erning the Design and Operation of Lo- (i) Method. Dust samples shall be col- cal Exhaust Systems; ANSI Z9.2-197l. lected from within the norm.al breathing (3) Employees exposed to the spray- zone of the employees in their nor.tn.a.l Ing of asbestos. to the demolition of working posture. Employees wea.ril:lg ree- pipes, structures, or equipment ~ve:red. or insulated with asbestos. or to the de.tnalltion of insulating stripp.ings, shall be provided with respiratory protective piratory protective- devicea s.l:ULU have the sample taken 'from a. point. located on the exterior of the respirator facepiece. ill) Procedure. The sampling proce- devices in a.ccordanee. with paragraph (c) (3) of thill section. (4) .Asbestos cement, mortar. coatings, dure shall be such as to permit the de- ternlina.tions required by paragraph <a.> of this section. grout, and plaster shall be mixed in (iii) Sampling duration. The sampling closed bags or other closed containers. duration shall be !or a period of not less (5> Asbestos waste and scrap shs..ll be than 15 consecutive minutes. collected e.nd. disposed of in sealed. ba.g.i; Civ> Sampling frequency. Sampling in every em:ployment and pl-ace of em- ployment covered by 1910'.12', 1910.13, 1910.14, 1910,16, or 1910.16 ot tws 8UbI>a.rt B. in lieu.. of arr:, dttrerent sta.nduct on expc;)51.ll8 to u.sbestlos dlrsli wh1cil. would otherwise be- !l.Plllli:abie by virtue o! any of those. sectrom. (8ec. 6. 84 Stad:. l69S~ 29 U.S.C. 856. 29 CPB. l .. - - , . 1'110.4; Secret.a.ry- at La.bar's Order No. U.-'n,. 38 P.B..&764J . : Signed at Washington, D.C., tb:i& 6t!:l1 dayof"JanU9.17y:19'JZ 1 i - '~ o..c:a~..:-.~ .A38iatant.Secretary of. Labor~ : [PR.ocic.'lll-4-02 ll'llMl,hlil-'72;8: ~ amJ: _' r . . -- . . ~,., -~ or other closed. containers. (6) Accumulation of asbestos dust shall be removed, as soon as practicable, periods shall be of such numbel!- and pa.ttem as to represent accw-a~ the exposure of t.b.e employees over their. and. only by vacuum cleaners. working period. - (e>. Warning .rirms-<D Pastina. <2> Environmental. Environmental Warning signs shall be provided and displayed at each location where asbestoa dust ha2ards are present. Signg shall be posted at lea.st 50 feet in each direction momtoring sha.11 be oonducted In all a.reas in which employees a.re exposed to concentrations of asbestos dust in excess of the !hp.its specified in paragraph ca.> .from t.b.e location where tbe haza.rci is present", and at intervals of not more than 100 feet along each edge o! the area. of this section. Ci> M ei:hod.. Asbestos dust samples shall be collected !rom a.re!l3 which are where the hazard ls present. representative of the concentration of (2) Sign speciftcation.s. The warning airborne asbe.<ltos clust which may reach s1gru; shall conform to the reqU1rements tor 20" x 14" vert1cal fonne.t signs speci- fled in 1910.145(d) (2). and to th.Ls par- agra.ph. The signs shall display the fol- the breathing zone of exposed employees. <U> Procedure. Sampling procedure shall be such as to permit the determ1nations reqllired by paragraph (a.) of this lowing le~d in the white psnel, with letter sizes and styles ot a visibility at lesst equal to that specified in the notation tn the following column to the .section. <ill> sam:,lbig duration. Sampling du- ration shall be tor a period of not less , than 15 consecutive minutes. rlgiht: <1v) Sampli.ng frequency. Sa.mpllng Legend: Notation periods shall be of such numbeY end As009t00 _____________ l" sane serlf pattern as to represent accurately the Gothi<l or exposure of the employees over their Pust. Hs:zard-------- Block. 3/,.." sa.ns senr Goth.le or Block. workmg period. (g) Medical examinat!ons. The em- ployer shall provide, or make a.vs.lla.ble Follow these_______._. .. OOtl:l.lo. at his cost, appropriate medical exa.m.i- . Batetv and Health R.Ules. " 5II.Il3 Sert! OothJc or na.tions on a. periodic basis to any- employee who is exposed to asbesto&- dust 1. Avoid b~thlcg dust. 2. We&r your resp1ro.tor. s. Do not reroatn In e,ree, u.nleoo you:r work n,qutr~ It. Aeb&stos duat may Olllll$O eab<!<ltoela, II _.,..,..., lUDg cU.eea,,e, and 1s 1mplica,ed. J.n tho development or oortatn caneere. con- trol of exposure to 8,Sl)estoa dlll5t he1p11 protect ~ t'beee haza.rds. l!toclc. .. OOthio. " Gothic. " Oot:.htc. r-i point Gothic:. (3) Spaclnr,. Spacing between l:1nes shall be at least e{!Ual ta the hel.Kht o! the upper of any two lines, except that the spacing between "Following these" and "Sa!et:v and Health Rulesn slmU be at li!ast J/4 ,,_ 1n excess of the limits spectlled ln _para.. graph (al of this section. <h> Records. Cl) Every employer .shall m maintain records of the personal e.nd environmental monitor1ng, a.nd or the medical examinations. required by paragraphs and (g) of thiB section. Such records shall be maintained for a.t let\8t 20 yearn: <2) The records of monitoring shall be made available !or inspection and copying to the Secretary of Labor and to h1s destgna.ted repreeentat1ves. <3> The records o! medical exa.m1na- tions shall be made available only to the Secretary ot Labor, to the Secretary o! Health, Education and Wel!are, to des18'nated representativ~ of either of them, and, at the requ~t ot the employ-ee or former employee examined, to his physician. ll. A n.aw ! 1D10.HI L, proposed to be (f) Monitoring-( l) Per11onaZ, Em- added to Subpart; B, reOOlllg l!.5 !OllOWB; i,loyees engaged in the partlcula.r opera- tions or using the pa.rticu!ar tools specified 1n paragraph (d) of this section. or exposed to concentrat1om ot asbestos 1910.19 Ashcdosdust. Section 1910.93-a shall apply to the exposure ot every employee to a.sbestoo dust fEOERAL REGISTER, VOL 37, NO. 7-WE0NESDA't, JANUARY 12, 1972 332 RULES AND REGULATIONS Federal Regulations 1S amended as !ollows: 1. In 1~10.13, a new pa,ra.graph (c) 1s :;. added. readblg as follows: 1910,13 Ship repairing. . <e> The standards prescribed bl 1910.93a. sha.11 apply in the ca.se of ex- posure o! any emplayee to asbestos dust. 1n lleu of 8llY dit!erent standards other- wise required by Part 1915 of this chap- ter (formerly Part 1501 of this t1Ue). 2. In 1910.14, a new paragraph <e> is added, res.ding a.s follows: 1910,14 Shipbuilding. Cc) The standards prescribed 1n 1910.93a. shall apply 1n the CMS of the expo:iure of any employee to a.t>bestos dust, in lieu of any dit!erent standards otherwise required by Part 1916 of thi<J chapter (!ormerJy Pa.rt 1502 o! th1a title). / Title 29-LABOR ~ Chapter XVII-Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor PART 1910-0CCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS Standard for Exposure to Asbestos Dust in Ship Repairing, Shipbuild- . Ing, Shipbreaking, and Long,horing Pursuant t.o section 6Cc) of the Wil lie.ms-Steiger Occupational Sa!ety and Health Act of 1970 <84 Stat. 1596; 29 U.S.C. 655) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 F.R. 8754), 29 CFR 1910.13. 1910.14, 1910.15, and 1910.18 are hereby amended as set forth below, 1n ordP.r to prescribe an emergency tem- porary standard concerning the exposure o! employees to asbestos du.st. Sections 1910.13, 1910.14, 1910.15, and 1910.16 adopt, a.nd extend the appllcabillty ot, ma.rltime safety a.nd health sta.nde.rds originally published 1n 29 CPR part., ll'iOl, 1602, 1603, and 1504, now redesigna.ted a.s 29 CFR Par-ta 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918 (eee 36 F.R. 25232). Those 1.1tanda..rd8 i:ierm.lt tl'le exvoaure of em 'ployees to concentrations o! asbestos dust so high a.a to constitute a great danger to the employees. The immediate adoption o! the emergency tem110raq stand'a.rd set forth below, which 1s the same B.8 that promulgated tor industrles 1n gen- eral on December 7, 1971 (36 P.R. 23207) 1s necessary to protect employees !ram tha.t da.n&er. In addition, 29 CFR 1910.93a. (36 F .R. 23208) Is a.mended by correcting a. clerical enor in pa.ragre.ph (g) thereof. Pe.rt 1910 of Tl.tle 29 o! the Code of 3. In S 1910.15, a new 1>a..ragra.ph (c) 1s added, read.mg as follows: 1910,15 Sbiphreaking. (e} The standards prescribed il1 1910.93a shall apply 1n the ca.se o! ex- posure of llll1 employ,ee to asbestos dust, 1n lleu of any d:11!erent standa,rdB otherwise required by Part 1917 of this chap- ter (formerly Pa.rt 1503 ot th1a title> 4. In I 1910.16, a. new paragra.ph (c> is added, read.mg as foll~: .. 1910,16 Longehoring. (c) The standards prescribed 1n 1910.93a. shall apply 1n the case of ex-posure of a.ny employee to asbestos dll3t, in lieu of any di1Ierent standards otherwise requ.il'ed by Part 1918 of t'his chaapter (!ormerly Fart 1504 of tbis title). 5. In 1910.93a. (36 P.R. 23208), :t)a.re.-. graph (g) fa revtied ro read as follows: 1910,93a ABbeet0<9 dust. (g) All cleanup of asbeGtos dust sha.U be performed by vacuum cleaners. No drY sweeping or blowing of dust shall be performed. (See. 6(0), &to Sta.t. 11596; 29 tJ'.S.C. 6015. ~ - . reta.ry's Orlier No. 12-11, ~ l".R. 8764) , EDect!ve date. These em.endments shall becOille effective lmmediately upon publication 1n the P'l!:DnAL Rzaisn:R Cl-11-72). . S181led a.t Washington, D.C., thla 8th day o! January 1972. 0. C. 011J:NTlllB, .A.!sistant Secretaru of Labor. ['PR Poo,?,-401 l"Ued l-10-72;9:~ am} FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL 37, NO, 6--T\IESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1972