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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT CC\ I H-A^ ft^ DOW-1537 SAFETY & HEALTH The growing need for asbestos)substttutes Asbeetoe is a wondrous mineral fiber | Ltd. The U.S. parent is working' with the strength of steel, the durability Hneely for now with the epa. but, of marble, and insulating qualities with company warn that if' out equal But asbestos also poass s seri the agency's actions art unraa-: ous and widespread health hazard. ocable, they may test the Tbrnr Health offidala predict that within the Substances Control Act in court next SO years, 400,000 people, mostly Many U. S. companies that former workers, will die of cancer be manufacture products containing cause of their exposure to asbestos. Now asbestos tie worried, too. The the federal government has taken the angle largest use of ssbestos is first step toward a ban on the substance, in asbestos cement pipe. The as and manufacturers and users alike are bestos serves si a reinforcing scrambling to find substitutes. agent resulting in pipes that are Despite extensive evidence of the ad highly resistant to deterioration verse health effects of asbestos, especial when uaad in sewers sad water ly among shipyard workers, the federal distribution eystems. Roofing, government until recently had taken sheathing materials, and vinyl steps only to minimise occupational ex floor tiles often contain asbestos posures (page 94H). But the Environ because, in addition to its rein mental Protection Agency, citing its au forcement qualities, it is fire- thority under the Toxic Substances Con resistant The substance's heat resistance also makes it impor tant to auto and truck manufac turers for brake linings. "In my opinion, there is no substitute" for ssbestos in heavy-duty truck Asbestos: The tiny, Oeadly fibers are eesMy Inhaled by workers. brakes, argues Edward J. Sydor, general manager of Kelsey- Hayes Co.'s National Friction and a challenge to devel Products Div. op substitutes." Yet the epa intends to target brake Until asbestos is linings, along with asbestos paper prod mined, the mineral is as ucts used in sheathing and roofing, in dense as the rock in the agency's first regulation, epa offi which it is encased. As cials point out that there are more than soon as it is released, 100 million motor vehicles in the U. S. however, it becomes a today. Because most cars and trucks mass of tiny fibers that need a new set of brake linings every are easily inhaled. The three or four years, agency officials be epa estimates that since lieve that a considerable amount of ma the beginning of the cen terial may be released into the environ tury, 30 million tons of ment during normal use, as well as asbestos fibers have been during repairs, threatening both con Automotive broke lining-. Ts/pel pt the EPA's asbestos regulation. During repairs, sanding ret i harmful fibers. used in the U. S.--an av sumers and mechanics. erage yearly use of Wise emit. U. S. auto makers are phasing 750,000 tons. in disk brake linings in which the asbes trol Act, announced in October its inten While asbestos is found in Arizona, tos content has been cut from 1 lb. to tion to study and regulate all aspects of Vermont, and California, the major de about 1 oz. cm decided last January to asbestos--from mining and milling to posits are in Quebec. As a result, 95% of move sway from asbestos brake linings^/) the manufacture and tale of consumer the asbestoe used in the U. S. is mined in after company officials discovered that | products. While the epa's plans still are Canada. The largest domestic producer the average repair person's response to a,--, in a preliminary stage, officials predict of asbestos-related products is Johns- brake complaint is to sand the linings.,- that the near-term regulation will in Manville Corp, which also has subsid "This puts all sorts of harmful fibers in^ clude a quota on imports and bans on all iaries in Canada and West Germany. the air," says Stanley B. Fowler, s staff--J "nonessential" uses. The suggestion of a ban sends shivers engineer for gm'i Buiek Div., which ^ Plans for e bon. epa officials also have, through Canadian producers. The U. S. spearheads brake design for the corpora-rO made it clear that they are headed is far and away Canada's biggest cus bon. Both cm and Ford aay that their C/l toward a total ban on the material. "Our tomer. In 1978 American companies pur suppliers now are seeking ways to elimi-OO ultimate goal is to displace asbestos, to chased 40% of the asbestos produced in nate asbestos totally in brakes. displace it gradually, but to do it," says Canada, business worth more than $200 In disk brake linings, asbestos is re John P. Dekany, the epa's deputy assis million. "We're greatly concerned about placed by a semimetalUc friction materi tant administrator for chemical control. it, and we'll make every representation al built around steel fiber and iron pow "This is a signal to industry to make that we can," states J. Robert Hutche der. However, this surface must be at long-range plans to phase out asbestos son, chairman of Johns-Manville Canada tached to the brake shoe with an asbes- SS D BUSINESS WEEK: December 3. 197S 3AFETY 4 HEALTH T A e LIU fJLCtj) ST0279259 fan j40Q kWnnfactnringffiants*bmve filsid'oh^igofaMioyppurn*l*^^.i^j^'^^^n^ng^wiAi^ '" "" -; r>i^*ny oow^upu3loiiy;^M*imU' ra^ndlmgAsibestbay i&u^xjtrfi yi, lathatjit^irainad ^refuses ^ b^m^ WOTljd 'WmrJI-T'^ f^^^rkniAm .whaijdeny.hatard wM "reMoa^Mw itajMertot-yy, - Itisvy iMtttsmWa.r>A"fcwcaaes'have been ably foreseeable.** Johns^Mairnlle bas ^dnstry^ snd. the^ggwanMnent have jnot.*- .-settled,including si $20million payment -: progressively lowered its dost levels for-'seen the lastcflas>snit^Xbe$20 miDiosi^ by ppg Industries Inc., Corning Glass its own asbestos workers since the 1940s, : settlement-in tbe.Tylerjcase is heing^ . Works, the federal government, and otb^. bat rtdidmot pat warning labels on.its -.^followed by ^TyleriJI,"'in4whkh nearly ^ .'*nto 445 former workers in T^ler, Tex.' ^insulation product*, suchas those -used - A,nnfl V|mnpl,:rfmmjfemarJ--TM W -friii jTbe^first of several cases against eight -in shipyards, until SeKkoff paWished the -ahorWima visitors'AoAbe Tyier factory,'X ' suppliers to Newport News Shipbuilding " first Study -of imulttiim--nrim .-in ,^ir filing jT.ny.-rrf-4.-tTM. rry...h^-~-" A Dry Dock Co. was settled ior.About .,1964.^^^^.' -industry -has endtas^Sirsmit^ongra^ j $230,000. According to Dennis J. Mar- Asbestos may cause auy ofthree die- cvional .attempm^'^rsate^ workaV.'Ti . Joason, ,',associate ;general counsel for ;V. esses, which may appeai<15 to-40 years'/peompsnaation idiikd ~~ '^health,Vaafety, .'and .environment-at - after A person is expusod. Thsee snriutig^rworkarm. jibe XJohns^&Mrrille, Abe few-, settlements' in-'^asbestoeia.a hhronir.ijdehilitajang ilong %t*low)y. __ 4" '' "** Vvohdng ^thatl companyi|^ave averaged .'.disease that-reduces -the Jgng'iyaparity - While' the -$16,000 eectw. ,v_ : ^- ir- " . J' ~tn orrhangn rsrbrm-irirnirmriii far'trrT- grind on tlm |[imiiiiYijjariimliiiiuadn } .IbexrgjJofrthe rases -is .who knew ry^gen^lnng .cancer, exacerbated when -as-^try to. tr^ down^lM^po^eqtiai^ictiiDa pwhat mnd when about asbeetoe-rslated-^bestos expoaurels combined vrithemok-'-'-of /past^exposhr^mhE^o^qpbint''thiow'2: ^hazards.'The key question is-who' wsa'^iny And .two,types-of meantbelionta^attwho maymas downf-ikrifhAnniir'^fiM^ pnMihlejfor -mmng JWCTk<irm-jhritj^nnBr^hi^^ffe^t^~Trunohwm^iv^ lhe^n*T^h^jfdriideif^`ijiTll * ^danger*. (Attorneys for the~-worker j-my ed hacbeat-and abdomen?^ -.V ~~P. 71*11' dirertar attlwrNK.l TTM____ Hiave charged that aabeaitoa company <d-:^Migh iniiifita Whileworker exposure l~for Envirnnmmt^r^MHK;-fW<n^i?^ 'tfidals exchanged correspondence.dnring^Slojaabeetoe is~believed tolavs deaeaaed - "we're talkingabootjumdrsds.ofthoo^- : the 1980s in an attempt to keep asbestos recent .years, researchers-agree that `sands of people." -i'4r7jpv tos backing material, which serves as s noise and heat shield while providing additional strength. "We are working very hard to come up with s material to replace" this last bit of asbestos, says Charles M. Brunhofer, director of engi neering for Bendix Corp.'s Friction Ma terials Div. On drum brakes, there is a problem finding a suitable material that will hold SS H BUSINESS WEEK: Oscsmber 3. 1979 the curved shape that such brake linings require. But Rockwell International Corp., which makes 60% of the brakes used in heavy trucks, says it has a major development effort under way. "We will be in a position [to market non-asbestos brakes] in a reasonable amount of time," claims Leonard C. Buck!and, director of engineering and product planning for Rockwell's Highway Brake Div. Asbestos still is used in shingles and in roofing felt, a component of so-called "built-up" roofing for flat roofs. The National Roofing Contractors Assn. (nrca) estimates that about 10% of industrial and commercial flat roofs con tain asbestos. But the trade group notes that such use of asbestos is declining. In 1978 asbestos felt was used aa a fire proofing agent in 16% of roofs, s decline nta Cc, \APt from the 24% recorded the previous (oar by tbs cement because of its duced Preox, a beat-resistant fabric years. Thor* an a number of acceptable alkalinity, but there is promise in fiber made at stabilised polyacrylonitrile. Tha eubstitutae for asbestos in built-op roof giaaa specially formulated to be alkali fiber, celled Cellos and developed by ing, including fiber giaaa and organic resistant One such fiber, called Camfll Celaneee Corp, has a high carbon con (alt, which consists of treated rags and aa, was developed yean ago under li tent that enables H to natal hast Pro newspapers. cense from Britain's National Research tective garmanti of this aort an worn by mica's general manager, William A. A Development Corp, a self-financing firemen and by inn and steel workers to . Good, admita that awareness of the envi public corporation, and has been sold protect them from the splash of moltan ronmental problems that may be created commercially worldwide since 1971 by metal. Eugene Alexandras, general by asbestos in buildings is part of the PQltington Bros Ltd. Both fatter and manager of the Gentex Textile Db, is reason its use is falling A major use of longer *h asbestos fibers, Cemfil ab Interested in other applications, tea The . sshastns from World War n through the has proved to be a strong reinforcement company is exploring the possibility of early 1970a, insulation, has been almost And it has not shown any of asbeetoe' entering the ship wvuisvflM ami nufn. completely eliminated tenanee markets, when Asbestos has bean al aabeetoe is still need to most completely re wnppipae. placed for that nee by Partial eeMttutee. In such substances as cal Bangor, Mich, Ameri cium silicate, cellnlar can FBW A Abrasives glass, mineral wool, fi Ine. has bean marketing ber glass, and expanded bb flflbMtn mbditoti perlite. called Key-O-Cel since In addition, the EPA ApriL It is made of cel- has prohibited sines luloee and day wastes 1978 the spraying of as and other materials and bestos on the walls or is being taetad in brake ceilings of buildings. linings. Company Presi The agency's original concern was the expo dent Edwin F. NeekarWAim WaitwiA that tha sure of workers and product is price-com others to the fibers dur petitive with aabeetoe ing the spraying pro and should pose no cess, but the problem of health problems. "All prayed asbeetoe, it the materials in Kay-O- turn* out, is not that Cel themselves are rec ephemeral Tbe Envi ognised as being safe," ronmental Defense he aaym. Fund recently sued tbe Earlier this year, 8M epa to force it to take Btaeheovfcer wearing Preox: The Mgh-caTOon fiber Is an asbeetoe substitute. Co. moved to expand action to protect school marketing of its substi children attending classes in aging harmful effects, although its inventor, tute, Nextel--a cloth made of ceramic buildings where Asbestos insulation was A. J. Majumdar, reports "minor skin fiber that can withstand heat up to fl.lrirtg off tbe walls and ceilings- The w\raplhtwt n 2.600F. The company turned over sub epa now intends to mske mandatory its Owens-Oorning Fiberglas Corp., a stantial salsa rights to equipment build existing voluntary program, which re U. S. licensee for tbe technology, is also er Babcock A Wilcox Co, which serves quires school districts to seal in or working hard on giaaa as a substitute. "I the cteel, giaaa, and utility industries. replace asbestos is such structures. Tbe don't think any one material will univer "We are eeaing many companies, often agency estimates that 10% to 15% of all sally replace asbeetoe," says Robert C. with full-time corporate engineers work- school buildings contain asbestos. Doban, senior vice-president for science ing on the probtam, to oi However, other construction users at and technology. But he is optimistic if Nextel can be used as an asbestos asbestos insist that tbe substance is safe about giaaa' potential. substitute," says Arlan J. Rivard, sales in their applications Manufacturers of Part at the problem with glass is its and marketing manager to 8M's ceramic asbestos cement pipe, for instance, claim that their products do not pose a danger A proposed EPA ban sands to tbe public because tbe asbeetoe is shivers through tha fibers project Nextel can be used as high-temperature insulation in and around furnaces, but its relatively high embedded in cement and tbe pipe is largely Canadian producers price-->26 a lb. va. $2 a lb. for fiber glass buried 4 ft to 12 ft underground. `'We and leas than (2 a lb. for asbestos- think our application of asbestos ... is tendency to soften at high temperatures; makes it an unlikely replacement for safe and that the government feels basi asbestos remains rigid until it reaches asbeetoe to that application. cally tbe same way," says William A. its melting point Therefore, giaaa could Despite the surge to substitute devel Krivaky, senior vice-president of piping not easily be substituted for the asbeetoe opment it could be a long time before an products at CertainTeed Corp. But in that is still used to reinforce the concrete effective alternative is found for asbee fact, epa officials are worried that tbe sprayed on steelwork in most build toe to all usee. And Johns-Manville, the asbestos fibers may become loosened by ings--a measure taken to prevent the industry leader, is relying on that while years of rushing water. steel from buckling from beat is case of the epa begins its studies. "If the epa Trying glass. While CertainTeed, with fire. ben on aabeetoe goes into effect, that (100 million in asbeetoe cement pipe Smaller companies also are vying for a would put ns out of the asbestos busi alee, appears optimistic that any epa corner of tbe asbeetoe-eubstitute mar ness," says a nt source. "But there are restrictions will not affect its operations, ket Gentex Corp., of Carbondale, Pa., enough eeeential uses at asbeetoe, and the company is busily studying possible which manufactures metal-coated fabric the scientific and medical research do substitutes. Giaaa fibers normally are for protective garments, recently intro not justify a ban." a ST0279260 M L BUSINESS WEEK. December 3. 17V SAFETY t HEALTH AA r ^5 Hf,^**/** /y> / fat 19261201S 4C DETROIT FREE PRESS/SUNDAY, JULY 1,197* Mom's kiss blamed in cancer suit NEWARK -- (AP> -- A womu suffering from a rare form of cancer has charged that the disease was earned by hugs and kisses she gave 40 years ago to her mother, who worked at an asbestos plant. ! -Irene Hill of Raritan has filed a negligence suit against her^mother'a'former em ployer, Johns-Manvilla Corp. of Somerville, .charging the asbestos manufacturer care lessly exposed workers to "ultra-hazardous and abnor mally dangerous materials." I `Mrs- Hill said la. a tele phone Interview that her mother, Mary Vlsodd, often was coated in a white film of asbestos when ah* returned home from a day at the Manvilte plant '.`She really looked'funny to us. . .Of course, we didn't know then what it was," Mrs. Hill said. "She would come home and hug us and kiss us." The suit contends Mrs. Hill "innocently".was exposed to asbestos by her mother. The 48-year-old woman discov ered six months ago she has mesothelioma, which the suit says is a "rare cancer causally related to the dangerous and defective asbestos." ~ Johns-Manvllle officials declined to comment, on the most recent suit. T n\riiito%r * -< p,>v,V^:r^ ia< f-aSs KtfSj K'*'**: &v*; '::i >'f#V j*JL s'.j VV gg'jP~V4 ;; 'JWk?S Li'JCs ^&^L||!|iii|i|i :: -1'. ' > v ..*%&*- .!>'-'.`fS^Vc.!"'>?* ? -.: . . j '!* .- . ' ' . ' i-;-' ' /' .' ' ; '-i V ; 1-.-.vV'.'. . '/V^T.**'? .* '. ': 7 I . '. ; Vi^T;" Vv'i% .. . *. ASBESTOS-NEWS RELEASES 1979-1981 )