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ASgSSTOS TEXTILE INSTITUTE General Meeting June 7, 1973 Key Bridge Uarziott, Arlington, Virginia In Attendance ;-m*EX corporation 5;. Kaaskant M. J. Scanlon. !L n. Walter jmwmm 5 PUUN1WS GARL0C2C I1JC, \ EXHJBfT S, G. Dixit i GZR. 49 A. Kuzmuk J ------- "-- BELT. ASRESTOR SIESCfi LTD. ' t7. H. Smith LATE ASBESTOS OF QUEBEC LTD. E, A. Farrell n. LofebvxQ C. E. Sti0:cn (Anarco? JCGBIS-^WILLC CORPORATION C. G. Guerin T. p. Jackson J. P. Power VJ. s. Keitze V. C. Streib 3IC0L2T INDUSTRIES, INC. . V. Russell J* E. Uhittakar H. K. PORTER COMPANY, E. Q* Bratt D. E* Childers J. w* Echerd L. Moody INC. i^UJUFACDJRAS iJULTXPLES S.A, R. Arnai Olivo carwaladfh, vinnKF-nj-AN & cars . J. ef A'snxcAn society for TESTING iCIO MATERIALS f. o. tflcoderius ASBESTOS TS;<TXLE INSTITUTE T> H. ragan, Executive Secretary mcrs?os-H7a:uM?T/N/ nc H. M. Brooks j. W. Frampton, Jr. J. V7. Hawkins T. ttatthow N. 0. Sccwcroffc I. il. Weaver iPniiDVAL, XSC. w. 0. Rittir.gcr 2. E Carden L. P. Dieringar E. A. Norris AEarSTOG COIIPOZ'ADXCN LTD. P. E, Leclerc GUESTS OF TUF. iVSJ. Asberit S.A. FAjrchnllo Cattonen Adorno V Asbestos Information Association/ i North America } Matthew h. rwetonic Industrial Safety Emiipment Association Charles N. rucwalfc, 7r. rJ.S. Bureau of Ninas '*<*?*rt A. Clifton Total attendance during the two-day neeting \?&q *'.G people, including 10 venen and 3C men - representing IS companies or astoeiations. WV-04653 Tag* 2 A?X Conorill fleeting 6/7/73 !l I I! D 7 1, The General Hooting of the Asbestos Textile Institute v&r, callod to order by President K. 0* Ccowcroft fct is00 P.M,, Juno 7, 1973, 2._ President Sccwexoft volceased the ner^rs and guests in atten dance and introduced four guests; sanely. Hatthy/ H, Swetonic, Executive Rocrotary, Asbestos Information Association/Uorth America; A'archollo Cattaneo Adorno, Asborit 5.A. j Soburt A, Clifton, Division of MonnotalXic Minerals, 0.S. Cuxcau of Mines; and Charles h\ Sna val t, Jr., Cecretary/?reasurer, Industrial Safety Fcpiipmant Association, and Bonder of its Safety Hearing Apparel Product Group. 2. 'Following past tradition, President Scowcroft asked each Border la attendance to rises and state his name and company affiliation. 4. President scowcroft called for the reading of the minutes c the last stated General Meeting. It van moved hy A, nuzmuh, seconded by T. P. Jackson, and so carried, to dispense tilth the reading of saiae. 5. Treasurer Z, A. Harris presented the Report of Punftn of the Institutes as of April 30, 1973. C. F. Sfci'*ken novnri the report be accepted. The notion yes seconded by 5. C. Dixit and so voted, unanimously. A copy of the full "Report is attached to those 'linutcs. C. In the absence of T?, H. Alcorn, the legal Counsel addrusn was given by Eugene J, luff of Caduaiadsir, Vickershan & Tnft. The full text of his report is attached hereto. Hr. Lott discussed two cases -- one coecarnsd with tbs illegal division of the market, and the other noting a connection hetween anti-trust violations and the private exercise of governr.cntal power. 2* S. Smith, Technical c Gales Representative, Dell Asliestos Hines Ltd., delivered the Fibre Producers* Report (twe attached). Hr. Smith stated that crudes and ultra-long spinning fibers continue to bo in short supply 'hut raediun ,-uid abort spinning fibers fren Grades 3F to 32 are in fair supply from most producers. Vo shortage in these grades is foreseen for thu remainder of this year and a change in the situation is not indicated, nt the present tire, for 1974. i Pursuant to calling for Comr^ttreports by the respective hnirr.cn, President Scowcroft s. visee! that C. G, Guerin had replaced I. sarr.ofct on the* ATX Technical Corraittoa. 9*. The following reports of ATI activities at the Committee level M-rc presented hy the respective Chairman to the general nw.?-orship. A. copy of each Report is attached hereto, i.n.s nui Page 3 ATI -General Meeting */7/73 Air Hygiene A Manufacturing - h, T. Carden, C2:ainnan; Ai>otos Advisory - c, U. Russell, Chatman? Technical - J. W. ScherJ, Chairman; Fiber Research Testing - C. - fltiefixon, Chairman? Environmental Health - t*. F, Disringcr, Chatman* 10, It was related |>y President Gccwcxoft that recent technological breakthroughs in basic yam production techniquon have influenced the Institute to seek wider representation in its jsosbcrJihip, it was reported that as a rosult, the ATI Hoard of Govsmors bed approved ft chango in the Constitution and By'-Iravs of the Institute involving Associety; iteberohip requirnsnemts. Article III, Para graph 2<c) of the Constitution has boon revised as follows? "those weavers of asbestos-*containing fabrics and tapes, for resale os such, who <}o not manufacture the asbestos-containing yarns usee' in sama, shall be eligible for Associate IJcnborship in this Institute," 11. President Scovcroft referred to the new identification cards that had been giver, to each mcnbnr in attendance, ashing that thoy he returned to tho nxeentive Seerotary for use at future matings* 12 * At statud by President Cccwcroft, there sears to hn aomi diffi culty with the postal process in that somc reservation cards are not arriving at MI headquarter*. In an endeavor to nvciid undun proSlic^n at future meetings, it was advi3&d that each member who rtaJMs a reservation with tJ "xacutivo Secretary would receive a brief acknowledgment within approximately tan days* tine:- If sarte does not arrive in due course;- it would be well to so ntfviso* the r.ccrntnry. 13. The next (>onaral lasting of the Asbestos Textile Institute will r5Cs held: October 3-5, 1373 ttycltaer* liorhor Club, ^nrwichport, r-assachuoetts .... Cuosfc Speaker will be br. J, Corbett ftehonald, EpiConiolortint, McGill University, and 'Iodica1 Adviser to the ouebuc Astastoo lin ing Association. 14. President Scowcroft advised that ovary effort is lining made to oblige the wishes of the Dca'>arship-at-2argc p.y scheduling, when ever possible, future General .'tenting* of thy Institute so that they snd on Fridays. heginnin<t in 2.^, future meetings will hex February 7-a, 1374, at the Mills Myntt: House, Charleston, Gouth Carolina? June 5-7, 1374, at Twin bridges rturiott, ?7nnhin<iton, O.C.; September 25-27, 137*', at r?**e Cl*.'csss, r.ta Inland, Georgia? February 0-7, 1375, nt Holiday Inn-Independence Mall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tentative future n-*cting niton include Font* Vodre Club, Ponte Vedra Peach, floridn, in October 1375 and the Harriott m ITow Orlaonn, Louisiana, in February 137'. 15. flefortr introducing the Guest -'JpocKer, President Seowcroft rrtHrrcd to five tool:lot* that wore distributed prior to calling tSa I V Page. 4 ATI General Jtooting 6/7/73 mating to order. Just off the press, the* booklets \j&re publish*^ by tha axa/*ta ns<3 are entitled* 'Thu Asbestos Information Ascociation/Karth America, s^bnfc Asbestos Is--Vow And J.'hsre It Is (feed, Asbestos And Itaalth, Questions and Answers--Asbestos And Health, and Protecting The Asbestos t'orkar. Single copies of the booklets ere available from tha AlA/?lA, 22 tfant 40th street, :;yw Yorfc* Mas* York 10016 fbul& rates on request). 16, President 5cowereft introduced the Cuest Fpeakcr: ?ttthe?f >\ Swetonic, executive Secretary# Asbestos Information Association/ Worth America. Mr, 5uctonic (whoso profile is, attached) discussed the AXA/bA, its formation/ its history and tho&ork it is stainc on behalf of thu asbestos industry in the VnitolT states, Ea also talked about the impact of 05HA and spa regulations to control the arount of asbestos dust in the atnonphore. Ha discusand the cona tion* Why has the Asbestos Industry boon singled out by government, tlie press and various conservative gi*otis? Ho stated that tha industry is passing through a crisis period in the ??.S, nd that closer ties between trada associations would ba beneficial. str. Suetonic adviced that he has boon talking with the press about asbestos and health since 15CO and that out of 155-175 reporters*. only 2 were over 35, 'Oe aro dealing with a youno end decli3ti*ci$Sfe group, ho said. From a nurvoy taken of the awareness and attitudes . toward the use of asheaton, it wan dincovcr&d that a*bestos i'd .-r.*'relatively unknown to the general public. Die situation changes little between urban and rural areas. It was interesting to note that the ssurvay indicatc-d that those in the m-?5 n<rn brocket knew little about nebostos but that awareness increased in those inter viewed who uojg between 40 and 43 years of ago. ,\ copv of Mr. Svctonic's presentation, in its entirety, in attached to th*sn Minutes. 17. Thoru being no further business to Jxj brought before th<* aat^vsrship, the rseating was adjourned at npproxlrwtelv 3: Oh IMJ., as per a notion by r; A. Tarroll, seconded by . a, Morris, and unanimously approved hv the attending mnhers. respectfully auhnlttaA, Doris n. Fagan, Mxocutivv. Coerntary tnclQsod herewith is your copy of tliw ronv vtution and ByZrfiws of tha Asbestos Textile Institute, revised ns of June 5, 1*73. Paragraph 9 of thu Dy-W.'s {png.-* 7) is subject to approval by the Internal lavenue Service*. * wsarsvas rarsxLn rrntMTtfTT: -Import of Funds as of April 30, 17J Balance on Hand January Z, IS 73 General Fund ft&safva Fund Potty Cash Fund * 1,39*.33 3,095.30 ion. 00 Total on Hand P^ceigita Sc nssarvo Fund Interest adjustment to 13/31/72 Dues for Year IP?3 Co Genored Fund -- Eoo): roles Insurance Credits ^ ,, *5* 14,/.-!> 00 _______ U-PA Total 'J^coipts .......... Disbursements Rental of Office Space CS months) Teleohoaa <4 tsonths) n.*7. raplovrtftnt Sax (4 th Otr 10733 Federal Income Tax (4 th Qtr 1072) Taderal Cn3r$iloyr%tnt Cnx V&nrx 1972) Federal Xncora/FICA Taxes fist Otr 19733 ra. Unemployment Tax (1st Otr 1973) Pa. tncottn Fax (1st. Otr 1973) Secretary's Hot Wncren (4 months? Insurance for ?tqw office quartern Postage, Printing, Office? Supplies, etc. revision of Fibre Vnnt Manual Legal Services * nxpennet? (4th'otr 1572) Secretary's Travel 7i::ocnn {2/72 masting) Petty Cash vouchers S&l-iC 270.00 135.57 33.75 73,00 15,33 162, <12 5.25 12.09 573.00 145.00 213.99 IS*SI 007.40 175,13 32,05 Total Pichurscuaciutc ......... illscalculation from last Statement ........ S 9,503.83 5 14,402.30 5 23,396,13 *.* * * 536.21 $ 21,392,32 7. 00 fcMWJCF. CD 12PTO 7J'3IL .10, 1373.................. S 21,316.92 lands m of April 30, 1373 -- General Fund nasarve Fund Potty cash Fund 5 1,407.76 3.9,945.91 7.S TOTAL AVArU-PLC m?DS.............................. b?nefcs as of April 30, 1973 -- Total Funds ns listed a)*ov Accounts FecnivaSlo (:;r>): ftoloo) Furniture fi r*cjuip?*ont (nordnal vnla> -7 21,11''. 92 _______ l_. 0* 20TM, ASSTOF . . total T,t;.rTr.T7^nr * 'inris >t. Facan 5 21,3X5.?!: 7 21,323.92 $ 21,333.92 t*xr>r& !'TOsuczrr>* w:sow (Presented at ATX Central Slut:ting? Juno 7* If73, at May rridge Marriott, Arlington, Virginia] Thsra iias boon an increnning demand throughout the world in 1373 for a number of fibre grades, notably in 4 Group and 7 Grouo, After the fall-off in 1372 in 5 and 6 Group fibres, this narhet has begun to recover, although not to the sane extent as the previouslystationed 4 nod 7 Groups. Of min interest to mnnbnrs of the &?! nr tha spinning fibre Group 3 grades. Crudtsn and ultra-long spinninga continue to hn in short supply, hut the ntvUun and short upInnings i\\ the 37 to 32 range are in fair supply fron cost nroducorc, Mo shortage is foreseen in these grades during If73, although individual produ cers cay be tight in coco specific gradings. ?Uar* arc no indications at present that tharn will bo a marhed cheago during 1374 in spinnings? however, in short fibres, ' the ' currant ovcrsupply of GO fibres nay he closer to balance next year. One or two now nines in Canada arc scheduled to cone ir.to produc tion in i?7S, but th'ero-i'srno livelihood that they win produce any spinning fibres. Che sa?no is true of now sourer.? in Australasia. Walter fl. Smith Vacimicai h Sales Aaprasentntivc boll Asbontos Mines, Ltd. aid kysiehe fi K^rtTFAcruniNG Asbestos Textile x&etitttta June 7, 1573 - - Kay Bridge rtirriott, Arlington, ^Lr^inia The Comittee pet vith sirfeean noahars and guonts in attendance representative of ton companies, ns tollora* AsftRtox Corporation it* H. Halter, ttorristoyn, Pennsylvania Asberit 3.A. !!* Cattnneo (Adorno), nio tic Jmr^iro, Brasil Ccdwalader, Hickorshan 4 Taft E, J, au>ff, Haw York City Canadian Johns-!tenvilla Company Ltd, J. P, Sower, Asbestos, fcuabcc | Garlock Inc. \ 5, C. Dixit, Palnyra, Kew York Johns-H&avilla Cortvorntion - C, 6. Cusxin, villa, nw Jersey . H, P. Eeitse, Denver, Colorado Lake AnMstos of ftunhcc Ltd. E, A. Farrell, Haw York City n. L. Lcfehvre, Alack Lafco, Quebec a. K. porter Company, Inc. E, C. Eratt, Charlotte, north Carolina L, E. Boody, Charlotte, -torth Carolina RaybcstoaWJanhfltton, Inc. R, T. Matthcv, tlorth Charleston, couth Carolina I. II. tJeaver, TUmholn, Pennsylvania Uniroyal, Inc. tf. D, P-ittincer, Hinneboro, Pouth Carolina E. Cardan, Hogonnville, Georgia L. F. Diwringer, JllUdlchury, Connect!cite The waoting included discussions in the following areass dust (fiber) counts improvements, social checking, etc.? and rscent experiences with ODUT: inspections. *bon taking dust counts, one coi^tny nwr is urging a pinthod of placing the filter intake vjvIvv nanr th* porson's Kiouth end nose Fage 2 - Minutes of thft A7I Air Hygiene * iifn* Committe - ^/7/73 ant' in yoros cases will us* tvo units with the second on the employe*^ shoulder. Also, it. was pointed out/ again, that the height of the person being chocksd has soraa bearing on tha dust count. Dust on fiber samples, when checked by different people, shows n difference or a variation of as much ns 5 to 1 and an average of 40 ft variation, plus cr minus, with taora variation on higher counts. Spacing of equipment using a larger arun and using a second unit to recirculate the air has sliot-m sooe reduction in dust counts, tfhen stripping cords, use hoods placed os 2ov as possible over the area and strip v?ith a brush attached to a vacuum, some plants utilize the Abington system when stripping cards. One plant reported the use of a light spray (C-S-X) on mixes using roughly Z%, while another plant aprevys carrier only with *h mixture of \tatar and ban-sot. Soth plants report sens reduction in dust as a result of using tho sprays. In a recent plant inspection by OSJ2A, one company received several fines for the following itenoi IS Some employees with no respirators? 2) Cotanny had not provided protective clothing in required areas? 3J Citations resulting in tw 5700,00 fines for exceeding five (5) iiborn in orio eras end a time-weighted average of ovnr tan (10) fibers in another area. ta soisg recent canon the or-JA Agency has reduced dust counts by 25* before actually issuing a citation, ono plants ore using rental uniforms end lockers both furaishnd by tJv, rental uniform people. Che uniform, tuo pur nuniov*& each usoh, averages About v2.53 weekly. In cost cases the rental uniform is a short-nlooved shirt and pants only, and this has been acceptable. Respectfully submitted. hncl r. Carden, Chnirmn ASBESTOS ADVISOR* COMMITTEE Asbestos Textile Institute Juno 7, 1573 --- Key Bridge Jtcrriott, Arlington, Virginia 113 ATTEHDAilCEl r. f,% nussell/ Chaiman T. ?. j&cfcsen -- A. Uustauk :j. J- Seanlen n, 0* Seowcroft O, H. Eagan, ATI Executive Secretary . 3. LefS, ATS Lugal Counsel The Board of Governors of the Asbestos Tactile Institute took action at its September 1572 meeting to change the Institute's Constitution and By-Levs. The change permitted weavers of .asbestos-containing -fabric* and tapes# for aesalo as such, who do not manufacture the asbestos v&rns used in sane, to be eligible for Associate Membership, In light of this action, the Asbestos Advisory Committee was requested to determine a method of extending mentorship. After considering aovcral alternatives, the Committee ac cepted the offer of iu Q, Scot/croft to prepare n news release for insertion in the July 1572 issue of ASBESTOS naensino. Tee sclo-ase Mill state the By-bav change and will publicly extend membership to those gunlifiod *nd interested. C. P. Jacfcson of Jahr-s-liaavilla corporation vili serve* as Membership Cwiman. TUsspoefcfuHy submitted. M, Russell, Chniman technical comxvwr. Asha3tos Textile Institute June C & 7, 1973 - - J?ey sridgo l&rriafct, Arlington, Virginia Xti ATTEPOAtfCE: J. tf* Hawkins, E&yhcstos-itonhnttnn, tr.c* W. ttanskant, Anaterns corporation p, O, ;7icodoiau3, ftrmhrftl ninetrie Company/AS7K C. *3. Guerin, Jotvan-ltenvillr- Corporation J, IVJSehcrA (Chairman), It. E. Porter Company* Inc, Carl g Guerin, of Johna-mnville Corporation, was welcomed as a nau member of the ATI Technical Comitteo, replacing Irvin cnrnntt. 7. special meeting of the Comitfcee was half on June *th to review fch* ASTTv Standards for Tarn, Moving, am5, tap. Cha Committee's proposed statements cn precision and accuracy \rcre approved by the Editorial Committee of A32.V D-13 an being editorial. Ilawvcr, the statenencs wore rejected by the AST \ .Standards Editor who spe cified they oust he put to latter ballot after assigning a schedule for intor-laboratory testing, The samples of yarn, roving and lap will ha analysed by Raybcstos-ManhAttan, Inc,, tentfix Corporation, General Electric Ccrcpreiy, aarlock Inc* and E. It. Sorter Company, Inc. Tasting should be completed prior to the Spring 1P74 meeting. The Sohns-Hanviil* tusColcr-test procedure was discusses as a means to determine the relative dustiness of various asbestos products. J* Hawking '/ill determine if this aquiprsont is available for ATI evaluation- The feasibility of building a similar tostor also will ho considered* ASVM Subcommittee 7313*14 has been requested by the U.S. *Javy to change 0-315 Asbestos Tapes to conform with Fnfiarnl Specification ?Ii-T-17fI so it nay ho u<vl for direct procurement purposes. Re vision '/ould require the addition of a quality assurance provision, a section on packaging anet an obsolete table on tape styles. The ATI Technical -CoMsilttee fools that this information should not he included in a "ilatorial Specification." E- 9. f'icodenus will re view the objectionable itenn with ASCM before replying to tlia navy, A draft of proposed Military Specification .MIh-J-30S3K--* Insula tion, Electrical, Asbestos-Fiber, Trento! and antrnntcd* wn3 submitted for approval* The Chairmen war instructed to raouust an ortanaion for comments until after the fletobwr X773 Comittco met ing. F^nectfulXy r.u**matted, d. ", Tfcnhhcerrfdt,. Chaimin risen pxseasc?? & testiuc coimxttzb Mhestos Textile Institute June 7, 1973 -- Key Bridge Harriott, Arlington, Virginia IJ? ATTENDANCE* **, C. Ctraib, Jehns-?ttwiXl* Corporation '7. if, Cnith/ Toll Asbestos fiine3 ltd, D. E, ChiIdem, 21* IT. Sorter Company. Txc* C. E. ntief.Hun {Cbniman), America Exalting S /logining co. The Ranting uas totall*/ dovoted to discussions if the progress a2 the 3rd Edition of the ChrycotiXe Asbestos Tost -Annual. tt It was notec) that the ACFA (Asbestos C<stunt Products Association) has becoca defunct and all references to that organisation Have boon tGraved fror, the maw rannal. It was decided that for future test deletions, a r.uhttituto rag's would be inserted into the manual, containing the previous test number with an ejtplanation of the reason for delation, it would ba indicated that thu teat could hr; obtain.*!! from ATI, if required. Sincv ACPii is ctofunfit, the A?I has, for the record, agreed to sponsor an original .ACTA test -- strength in Mhostos Cenwnt Products, r-3. Tost G-9, T&!T Kngnutic bating, bus boon approved for sponsorship by the ATI. The Test tranual has boon &sscrM in rough fon?, requiring sons editorial chnngns. This draft will now bo reviewed by tho ATI Fihur research & Tenting Connittuo. fJbon approval, tho draft vi11 be auheattad to the .priniar for -a ronwnr.hly-accurate cost estimate. All original typing, thatches am* photographs will then bo asuesibiod for printing, hopefully by the end of this a manor. It will he helpful for the nenbornhip to submit coov romiir.Jn;nts to Doris fayor. ns soon ns possible. *p<itfuliy subrdtted, C. i-. P tiof)-oji, Chai man KKVxnotaTOyai. v.eai-th coiianros Asbestos Textile Institute June ?r 1973 -- Key Cringe Harriott, Arlington, Virginia iX3 foraal meeting of the Connittec *-?nn he1C , nnd the three mothers sat in on the discussions of the Air Hygiene & ttanufacturing Corralttee* As of meeting tiuc, the following is tUvx status of various pro pose Qsrji occupational health standards which are of interest to neefcor companies: 1) ffoise -- A Department of Labor standards Adviscry rowait- twla1 meeting periodically to consider this standard. At its meeting in Boston on 'lay 21/ 1373, the Actoricon Confar- unco of Sovernnentnl Hygienists (A.CGX"> rcconrundsd the adoption of a notice of intent to change the Hois* Threshold LiTt,i\: values to C*> dBA for an C-hour-a-day, tinn-ueiaktad exposure. At the C7IIA standards Advisory Committee mooting in tfoshington, D.c., on tiny 30, 1073, Dr, V, n, uildyard^J^ Comittee Chairman, stated that the level of exposure t<&* noise for employees \?ill proMibly rancin at f7 dnA. U;.! 2} float Stress - LCGZtt nice xocora<fcg at its Looton emetine the adoption of the Kuat Stress Threshold Limit Vnluss vhich were puhlishud as i. notice of intent ia 1973, It differs slightly from those recommended hy in its criteria package in that pornissihln work-rest rtginsiui arc specified. Tho status of the proposed standards is clouded hy recent criticism that the index in not an adequate indienter of heat stress. Proposals hove hcan node that sveat rates and heart rates arc raorc indicatives of heat stress* ^i-- r.ocant articles of interest from the Annuals of Occupational ?*ygione, Volume 16, 1973, bouse organ for thu British Occupational rrygienc- Society, ore: 1) Tagos 1-5, ijygienn Standards for Airborne Arositn hnbes- *. tos Lust - 8th aubcoumittoo (on nshsr?t03) hew reviewed the information on human exposure to nir'wnv.: Aror.ito dunt and animol c^P'irirt/ntn. The jsubco.vanittee believes it has insuf ficient Knowledge of tJw relationship hct"r?an airhornt; Acasite iUist tntposuru *uv.l tV. ri3: of asbestos:.* to pv^rrut an accurate statement of the dugroe of protection afforded hy a s, reified hygiatvu ntattttasti. nevertheless, on the basin of comparisons between the affects of Anosito and Chrysotilr dust on :2cn and aniruvlo, it is recet^nflod that the standards on Anosica should he nc luss strj.na^nt than those for Chrvnotiln.*' Z) Peg 7, :/. Asb^ntos Dust of the hygicuu f.tawUvrd for r.hxysotile s'j I on inforrmtimrs *#! mortality and '1 Page 2 Minuter? of fchs A'JI .Inviroracntnl Health rommit.t VV7* morbidity datn, no net*? reported adverse connwnta and initia tion of not? studies not availftM for n nur\bnr of years, the suhconrittoe on asbestos stated, ***tt i3 therefore roconrendad that no changog he nada at the present tine, but that the standard kept under rovim/. * 3) Pages S-0.7, Biolocical Effects of Cancer - Pepnrt of the Advisory Connittfee on Ashostns Cancers to the hlroetor of the InternationnX Agency for *icscnreh on Cancer - Report divided into t%r parts, the first a que5tion-nnd-nns?r section devoted to tJus la.tost thinking on the relation of ashentos exposure and concur* and tdie aocosid to recopncndatir-nn for future research ir, apivtPioXwjy, pathnlncv and physics and chemistry of ashestos-related cancer. hospectfully submitted, ft v, JUaringar, Chairman V .V RmirinKC or comvasL "rhectoa Ucs&tila Institute donora! 'tooting janu 7, 1073, Arlington/ Virginia At the Fehruarv General Siaating in Atlanta, rrondnll Alcorn presents to you rmarfcc'of counsel dealing with illegal divisions of territory ersong computing sailor*. The eases ho referred to then d^alt with implicit agrunseats in which thn nap v.s carvod np nrsong tba soiling companies involved on the principle of "one region ons company*. Che ducidud cases have hald such ngreenents to bo unlawful, with & few limited exceptions* A recent case has focused nttention on the division of paxfcefcs where the agreement or plan. is tvot clearly tpeXiod out. In >lohnrt Erothars Company v. ftalco.ln ?,, ClUland, Inc, > -J71 F.2d MM {t~Cir7"iS75)7 ~ Cdirtt~5ftniflrt* 41 tfS,u\ 307.2 Clnv ZS. 1513), a distributor of welding cguipnent wan assigned by the mnufacturar "primary responsibility" for distribution in Hoxthorn Georgia, Che natural caaiaercinl instincts cf tho firr., however, led it to begin nnliinc in Tennessee, which vac not only outride ttw -lorthurn Georgia territory, but was within an area supplied directly by the manufac turer. Eventually, the distributorship agraecnnt vns cancelled hy *. the ttanufaetuxsr, and th* distributor sued the manufacturer, charging an illegal division of territories, T\o defease nnohecitod thy, rl^snco of a written contract prohibit ing the distributor fren .tolling in any articular area, There had been such an. agrusrtsnt years oarlior, but counsel had remedied that prohlns by drafting n?/ contracts assigning "areas of primary responsibility", which did not on their face limit sales eXsct'hcre, Che courts nevertheless held the arrangement to be illegal. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stated that "A silent tinderatardies can Is shewn hy the covtrs.a of conduct o thu parties.* The chief' dapaging evidence ?;as an intrn-office nnno frcuA the Tennessee dis trict roprusettetivv. of the; Tnyanifncfcnrer to tbu hone office which rapestod the distributor's sales in Tennonsee and urged the nanufftefcurcr to "counter" by snllir.e directly in the distributor's territory, northern Georgia. One of the important teachings of tliis case in that compliance wifch the antitrust laws - whether the issue is prices, distribution sehu?>c3, refusals to deal with cartcir. companies, or any other sensitive traw regulation natter - is not achieved hy rwrolv avoiding the obvious, spelled ut foms of transgression, car*? riuvt h?. tahon not to lessen ce*>etitien indirectly or through unurprosnod understandings an vail. raving mJhiior.cd violation* of thw la** through nor* devious r.uvms, which si;*ir;s to sw appropriate at thin gathering, so close to the targets building, i vruld lil:o to r.ofco another crmvcctiwn i-otwsen antitrust law ar.d politic*.. Pago 2 - JJcaaarb of Conns**! - ATT General ftrating - 6/7/73 Trade associations as veil as othor ccrriorciel croups can run afoul oiT t'us law by assuming pcxwr in their private ochivitiasv which pro perly belongs to the novoxnnent. * The* early pricti-fixing coses reflect the vie*, that private parties shoals net be postilsted to rsgnlntc so sensitive a feature of the economy ns prices. Pistilorly, any joint action yhieh `excludei* certain companies fron inportant comarcial benefits is viewed by tho courts as the imposition of a punishment - which is a no*/or roserved to the courts. In rAthlon Originators' Guild/ Inc, v, Porioml Trade Correiasion. 312"IKS* ~isii (104I) , tor-example, a conhinotion of rumufncturcr5 c worsen's garments and Manufacturers of textiles tried to prevent, thn copying n their fashionable clothes bv sc-cellod "style pirates". The fashionable clothes group refused to sell their products to manufacturers or retailers of garments who dealt with the competing *styIs pirates". The Supreme Court rejected tb.c defense that"such a prnctic? was justified by the necessity of ridding tha business of unscrupulous gaxncnt designers. The Court r.nidi "... the combination ia in reality an extra-govomncntnl agency , which prescribes rulso for the regulation and re straint of interstate commerce/ and provides extra- judicial tribunals f/?r dsfceminetirm and punishment of violation.?/ and thus `trenches upon the nwor of th? national legislature and violates the statute* the* Sharpen ActJ." 312 r\P, at 4C5. * go long as private companies retain their competitive individuality/ however, and restrict thoir joint offorts to conntruetivn objective* which reasonably servo that individuality, thorn is little danger of antitrust difficulties. Eugene .T, heff, Attorney ct&'Kjj&zp., mc*a??J3;vm tatt ABOUT THE SPEAKER The names Matfchew M. Swetonxc and Asbestos Infor mation Association/North America are synonymous. It was Matt who developed the original AXA/NA Prospectus in the Fall of 1970 and who prepared the presentations for both the introductory and the organization meetings. Upon J-H's decision to move its corporate head quarters to Denver and Matt*s electing not to make the move, he was employed as AIA/KA*s first full-time Executive Secretary. For the firsp three months of 1972 he handled two jobs: Manager of Environmental Affairs for J-M and Executive Secretary for AIA/NA. During this time he orga nized the industry effort for the EPA and OSHA. hearings and wrote for others or presented ,,asS* himself six major presentations in a period of 45* days, a record which he states he hopes he "will be never asked to break." Matt is 30 years of age and is married. He is a native New Yorker, was reared in Easton, Penna., and now resides in Manhattan. He holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and an M.S. in Journalism. Following a tenure as Feature Writer for The Eas ton Express, he joined J-M in July 1965 as Associate Editor of News/Pic, an employee maga zine. He was promoted to Editor in January -L967 and one year later was named Coordinator, Special Projects. This is the job that granted him the expertise to superbly fulfil his duties as Execu tive Secretary of the AXA/NA as the major respon sibilities included writing J-M asbestos-health ` position papers, preparing speeches on asbestoshealth for top J-M executives, working with J-M public relations counsel and learning asbestoshealth literature backwards and forwards. 'WZ ASBESTOS y A Presentation Before the Asbestos Textile Institute Arlington, Virginia - June 7, 1973 Dys Matthew M. Sveionic, Executive .Secretary Asbestos information Association/Kerth America Z am sure that many of you have asked yourselves, as X have asked myself, why has the asbostos industry seemingly bean singled out as the prime target for so many assaults by government, labor, the press, certain segments of the medical profession, and by various environmental and consumer activist groups? \Tny us? Can asbestos really be all that bad? Are the products w# produce truly going to kill millions of Americans, as some experts have predicted? Or is there some sort of nefarious conspiracy afoot to destroy the asbestos industry? The answer to the question of "Hhy us* is both complex and simple. Complex because it is o combination of three interrelated but. separate factors- Simple because each of the factors is, vhon' ' considered by itself, quite obvious. The three factors are (1) asbestos can cause disease, (2) a spokes man arose to charpion the need for asbestos control, and <3) a cornucopia of new government agencies were set up to control materials and products that con cause disease- Let us look at each of these factors in turn. First, there is twa doubt that the inhalation of substantial amounts of asbestos can lead to increased rates of various types of lung disease, including .twa, forms of cancer-. These are facts which cannot be denied^ oven if they do not apply in all eireumscejicca^snd unc-or all conditions. The medical literature is full of solid evi dence linking asbegtojL-tn.disoaaH fnjpy offXccTr'TlTI^^ more than27t)pQ ^edical naoeggL-doalinc'TO'th tKig" health risks of asbestos-and hundreds more -are published every year. Secondly, the spreading of concern over the health risks of asbes tos has as its prime spokesman one of the most talented nodical publicists of the age -- Sr. Irving J. Selikoff of now York's Mount Sinai Hospital. Hot cnly is Dr. Selikoff capable of arousing the ire and moral indignation of the moat conservative reporter or politician with his graphic descriptions and predictions f the ravages of asbestos, hut ho has also surrounded hinself with a group of similarly talented associates who have carried the Mount Sinai message to the far corners of the nation. Hhilo Dr. Selikoff has, in his zeal, unquestionably painted a far darker picture than the facts warrant, wo should always renenher in his dofansft that the insulation workers he hn,rt studying for I Page 2 - Why Asbestos?# by H. tU Swetonic, AXA/HA Presented to the ATI at Arlington, Virginia - 5/7/73 wore than a decade were and still are /tying agb^gfcos related disease at an appalling rate* . Such a 'situation would be sufficient to miu;e a crusader out of the most conservative of scientists* Finally, in the past decade there has been a trenorsdous growth in public and governmental interest in environmental and occupational health ratters. This interest bus been translated into a scries of far-reaching laws affecting industry in a.manner hitherto unknown in this or any other country. I believe it is accurate to say that these new laws, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Clean Air Act, the Consumer Product Safety Act, and others have forever altered the concept of the free enterprise system as i was known in this country for a hundred and fifty years. r r Thus, in combination, those three factors created a situation in which a cadre of freshly created federal agencies, with strong statutory authority, were prodded into assigning priority Status to asbestos by Dr. Selikoff and his followers, who achieved these ends through skillful use of the great tfealth of negative asbestos-health data contained in the medical literature. In short, the asbestos industry was singled out because it vulnerable to attack, because there was someone willing to lead:that, attack, and because Congress had graciously provided the vehicles for such an assault. The background of indastty efforts to deal with the asbestos-health problem as a national issue goes back nearly a decade, to Dr. Selikotf's now famous 1954 seminar on asbestos disease at the IJew Vork Academy of Sciences, tfolio this seminar did much to prick the industry's conscience about asbestos and health, the problem still remained one of limited public and press interest until around 13G7, when the media began boating the medical bushes searching for stories that would graphically portray American industry's supposed disregard for the environment and for the health and safety of its workmen and the American public. The asbestos-health problem was found to ba tailor-made for such stories. As a result, starting with Paul Brcdeur's infamous Hew yorfcor article of Ttarch Wfl, asbestos has since grown into an item of major press interest. In those years, industry efforts to combat the spate of negative press articles on asbestos were carried on primarily by the Johnsfl&nyillQ Corporation, which set up a task force of specialists in various fields to do what it could to portray the problem in its proper perspective, ifoile some minor successes were achieved, it was found that no one company acting independently could adequately or effectively represent an entire industry in dealing with the press and with government officials. As a result, in late 1970, eight companies gathered in New fork City to launch the Asbestos Information Association of North America, Fage 2 - Why Asbestos?, by . M. Swetonic, MA/1XA Presented to the A2I at Arlington, Virginia ~ S/1/12 which was patterned after the British Asbestos Information Coromittoe, which had bean established some three years earlier. In our original concept/ the Association would limit its activities to providing accurate, unbiased information on asbestos and health to the press, to the public and to interested politicians and other government officials. It must bo remembered that at this particu lar time, the enormous problems that would inter develop with regard to OSHA and other Federal regulatory agencies wore as yet on the distant horizon and basically unrecognized by the industry. fortunately -- and properly -- the Association has had the wisdom to alter its original limited concept of its proper functions, and now endeavors to assume whatever activities and responsibilities it deems necessary to protect the interests of the asbestos manufac turing industry in the United States vis-a-vis asbestos-health. * from this rather narrow initial public relations concept, the Association has grown in the last two years into an organization with priorities in eight major fields of endeavor. These are: Medical Affairs, Legal Affairs, Environmental control, Customer Relations, EmpLoyet Relations, Inter-industry Relations, Publicity and Public Relations, and Government Affairs. To take these activities one at a time, let us start with medical affairs. It is on obvious fact that if an organization is to speak authori tatively cm a medical matter, it must not only bo steeped in ths literature of that particular medical subject, but it must also keep itself constantly informed of now discoverios and developments. This wo have accomplished in a number of ways. Fox cxanplc, by sending representatives to important medical meetings, such as the 1972 Ayon, France, international conference on the biological effects of asbestos, which was sponsored by the !?orld Health Organi zation. Vfo also meet on an irregular basis with various medical -experts in the field, both from the United States and abroad, to review and discuss recent dovolopncnfcs and discoveries. Our literature research is eased Considerably by receiving the monthly medical paper distribution of the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health in nontreal, which is fancied by thu Quebec Asbestos Mining Association. This yar, for the first time, the AIA has elected to sponsor medical research of its cm. Currently underway is a completely AIA/Uh funded study of chest sounds, which is being conducted by Dr. Raymond Murphy of the Harvard School of Public Health. The purpose of the study is to find a new method of determining an individual's potential susceptibility to asbestos disease. Page 4 - Why Asbestos?, by M. tf* Swetonic, AXA/NA Presented to the'ATI at Arlington, Virginia - 6/V73 The Association has also recently decided to contribute to scene very exciting research into a possible euro for mesothelioma through olectrmotive treatment. This study is being conducted at Somerset Hospital in tfav Jersey. In the legal affairs area, the Association participated in an amicus curiae capacity in the law suit brought by the Industrial Union Department of the AF1/CZ0 against the Occupational Safety and Health ?>dministration on the asbestos standards. In our brief the Association supported OSKA against the XUD, somewhat of a uniquo position for an industry to find itself in vis-a-vis a governmental regulatory agency. Oral argument on tho case was held April 4 in Washington. While a decision has yet to be handed down by the Court of Appeals, we are confident that the case will be decided in our favor. The Association has retained tho services of a special technical consultant on environmental control affairs. At the present time, he is wording with thu AIA/TTA Environmental Control Sub-Committee on the development of a series of five Association compliance manuals on the OSKA standards. bast year, because of the veil established unreliability of the 'M%1' membrane filter method as a monitoring tool in the asbestos industry, tho AIA undertook the sponsorship of a study at a research laboratory in California to determine the effect of certain variables on the overall accuracy of tho method. The results of the study showed an error factor of piu&_or minus SO. per cent under the most favorable of measuring conditions. These results were sent to both OSHA and to the Uation&i Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. A number of the recommendations contained in the study for improving the accuracy cf the method have boon incorporated into a soon-to-be-raleased revised NIOSH operations manual on fiber counting. ... In tho customer relations area, the total effect of negative press publicity end government regulations on industry customers is still today rather poorly defined., some tncanbars of the Association have reported serious problems in this area, while others have experienced few or no difficulties thus Tar. Whore customer problems do exist, they normally fall into one of five categories. Tirst, the customer has thoroughly investigated his situation and has found that he can no longer afford to continue using asbestos or asbestos-containing products, cither bccausn the cost of control is too high or because bo would br.ve to raise the price of his product to a level that would make it non-conpefcifcivo with non-asbestos containing substitutes. Second, the custoner has not thoroughly investigated his situation and only thinks that he can no longer afford to continue usincr asbestos. Page 5 - t*fcy Asbestos?/ by M. M. Swotonic. A2A/BA Presented to tbe ATI at Arlington, Virginia - f/7/73 Third, the customer has reed one or core negative articles on asbsstos in the public press and has taade the snap decision that "wo ought to got that dangerous stuff out of our plant." Often, decisions of this nature are forced on top canngocent by illinformed nodical advisors or safety and health directors. Fourth, the cub tamer has neither a control problem nor is he parti cularly afraid of using asbestos in his own plant. Itowaver, he is fearful that those of his competitors whoso finished products do not contain asbestos will stress the adverse health effects of asbestos in trying to take business away from bin. Custcrar fears cf this nature re essentially "gut" reactions and era hence extremely difficult to deal with. Fifth, the customer has none of these problems or fears but he has been advised by a government official or inspector that he would be better off if he quit using asbestos or asbestos-containing products in his plant, tfhilo this problem does not appear to be widespread, wo have learned of n number of situations vrhero it has occurred. Actions of this nature by government officials ore totally uncalled for and should be dealt with promptly and decisively. The best solution is to obtain complete details on the incident and then'tc"* : register a formal complaint with the* offending official's immediate superior or with the government agency involved. The Association's first reaction to the overall customer relations problem was to approve funds for a series of four regional seminars at Which industry custersers would bo given number of basic presen tations on the various aspects of the a3bo3tos-health crobienu The seminars were tentatively scheduled for the Spring of 1973. However, the experiences of a number cf our member companies shewed that general "catchall" type seminars of tha type originally contemplated would not ha effective in dealing with the majority of customer relations problems. In order to do the job properly, it was found that customer presentations have to be tailored to the needs and problem of the individual cus toner. AS a result, the Association trancelied its scheduled series of seminars and instead elected to develop a number of packaged siids presentations on such topics as "The Facts About Asbestos end Health," and "Understanding- the 05HA Itegulntions," which could be used by member companies as part of a tailored presentation to individu.nl customers. As with customer rslotions, the Association fools that employee relations is a problur, best handled by the individual .-number companies. Thus far, the AIA's sole contribution in this area of industry concote has been tc prepare tho draft of an Employee Safety and Health Guide on Asbsstos^ifaalth. Tho draft was made available to the member companies for their own use and nt least one has produced it in booklet forn for distribution to all its employees. Pago 6 - Why Asbestos?, by H, M. Gwtonic# AXA/ftA Presented to tho ATX at Arlington, Virginia - 6/7/71 I personally believe that tho urn?Xayee relations aspect of the asbestos-health problem is one that has boon sorely neglected by Most companies within the industry, and that it efluld develop into a major problem area in the near future and that steps should be taken now to deal with it. We know that various organised labor groups are planning a full scale campaign to bring their interpre tation of the asbestos-health problen to the attention of nsbostes industry coployoes throughout the nation# If the industry pernits this interpretation to bo disseminated without rebuttal, the consequences could be grave indeed. Inter-industry relations arc best defined as keeping the industry informed about important new developments on the governmental, medical and press relations fronts that affect asbestos. This is accomplished within**the AIT* by periodic distributions of documents and information to the member companies and to others on our mailing list. 41 The value of this activity can be gauged by the fact that our overall mailing list increased from approximately e dozen names in 1971 to more than 60 a year later. Hhilc we have had to tria the list somewhat this year for logistical reasons, we assume fresin the frequent requests we still receive to be placed on the list that the material we send out is being rend and is of considerable value to those receiving it. Next to government affairs, our public relations and publicity activities constitute the single largest ccr.st*>er of time, effort and money within fchs Association. Those of you who are familiar with the treatment that asbestos has been receiving in the public press over the years can readily understand why this activity ranks so high on our priority list. ycu nay not understand are the reasons why cur extensive efforts in dealing with the nation's press have boon so unsuccess ful to date in producing the theoretical "balanced" or "positive story on asbestos and health. The simple fact is that from the standpoint of today's yourg activist reporter, industry is tho bad guy, and nothing tro do, say or achieve can ever change this impression. If wo spend S100 million dollars on environmental control, the press either cays we ought to have done it tan years ago or that we should have spent 5200 million. If we sponsor medical research, they say we are trytrig to buy favorable results. If we ax opposed tc~ ridiculously stringent standards, they say we are in favor nf lettina our employees die. A television executive in Minneapolis described this new breed of reporter ns being "so intent on denclisning the establishment that they would blindly destroy the credibility cc the media in tho bar gain." Another TV executive, this time in Chicago, stated "they Faga 7 - Why Asbestos?, by a. H* Swetonic, AXA/HA Presented to the ATI at Arlington, Virginia - 6/7/73 want to make moral and political and social judgments on their assignments and then take sides. Never mind getting the facts straight." As a result of this "industry is a toonstar* philosophy, asbestos will remain a hot news item only so long as the news is bad* The "good" that asbestos does in protecting lives and property is of no concern to the press. Likewise, industry efforts to protect workmen and the general public from asbestos exposure will always be given minimal coverage, since such information is directly contrary to the portrait of an irresponsible industry producing a "killer" product that is the sole element of news worthiness in the asbestos story. The press relations battle will therefore be won, not when the media starts to print positive or balanced articles about asbestos but when the press ceases to print anything about asbestos at all* As long as negative news on asbestos-health continues to be generated, the madia will continue to eat it up. The media will only cease to carry such stories when the generation of negative news ceases. It is as simple as that. Positive or balanced stories arc a chimera, since they are, by definition, not newsworthy. Let me give you a very specific example of this last principle in action. As most of you already know, the Association is currently engaged in an extensive campaign to interest tha trade press in articles on the benefits of asbestos and on industry accomplish ments in the environmental control ares. The trade press, unlike the national or public media, is ouch more receptive to articles of this nature and we expect to be seeing a number of positive stories in the trade press in the next few months. Zn any case, we also from fcino to time put out press releases on various subjects relating to asbestos-health* A few weeks ago, we issued n release on the report of the advisory committee on asbestos cancers of the World Health Organization. In brief, the report concluded the.t the general -publ-it! is not in danger from asbestos in the environment. Thus far, we have received nearly two dozen press clippings from trade publications that carried the story. To the host of our knowledge, not a single newspaper, news magazine, radio or TV station,, or any other segment of the public media ran the story, with the solitary exception of a French language paper in Toronto. As I said before, if the news is good, the press simply isn't interested. Nonetheless, the Association has no intention of abandoning cur efforts vis-a-vis the national media. Vo will continue to issue appropriate press releases, cooperate with feature writers doing stories on asbestos, write letters to the editor when those stories appear, and in short, do all wo can to present the press with a balanced view of the asbestos-health situation. Poge 0 - vmy Asbestos?, by tu tu Swetoftic, AIA/UA Presented to tbs ATX at Arlington, Virginia - 6/7/73 Our most recent effort in this regard has been the preparation and printing of an Asbestos and Health Information Pile, which we have nailed to some 3,000 newspapers, magazines, trade publications, radio and TV stations, science writers, etc., across the United States. Basically, the file contains copies of five industry position papers on asbestos and asbestos-health, as wall as a number of important medical papers and a pair of photographs illustrating the benefits of asbestos and industry efforts at environmental control. Uhilo we don't expect our information file to change the whole attitude of the press toward asbestos, wc nre hoping that the media will make use of it tc accurately report the industry's position when doing stories on the subject. And now, having heard the hod side of the public relations problem, it * s time for some good news. * And the good news is that despite ell the negative articles on asbestos-health that have appeared in the press over the past half* dozen years, very few people have been paying attention. Let no & explain. In February, the Association undertook a personal interview * research survey of the- American public to determine its attitude toward asbestos end its awareness of the health issue. The survey was .conducted by the Opinion Research Corporation during Jtarcfc and April, isore than 1,000 denographicaliy selected Americans were intcrvieviGid, Without going into enormous detail, the results chew that only 22 per cent of the American public are aware of the health hazards of asbestos, and that fiO pox cent of thus consider it a hazard only to those who arc? occupationally exposed. A mere three per cent .of those interviewed stated that they considerod asbestos a health hazard to the general public, and lass than one quarter of one per cent considered it the most dangerous material on the list they were .given tc -choose from, fruxprdasingly, the college age youths of America arc no more aware of the hazards of asbestos than their parents and grandparents, These results should be reassuring to fchoso industry customers who fear that the general public will stop buying their products because they contain asbestos. Before ge^ng on to describe our nativities in the government relations area, I think it might bo interestinc at this point to take a very brief look at the onnnor in which Dr. Solikoff and his supporters have used his research results tc dramatize and exaggerate the crif,usjv.*3 cf the asbestos-health probi ora. 3 have two charts which point thin out rothor conclusively. Pncra 9 - *,n\y Asbeato*?/ by ;i. K. Ewetor.ic, AIA/HA Presented, to the ATX at Arlington, Virginia - <5/7/73 Che first chart-shows the actual results of Dr* Solikoff'c four mortality studios cf asbestos workers. Che numbers in parentheses beside the figures fer total number of workers indicate those who have so far died r0 all causes. The percentage figures alongside the total number of deaths from nnbentosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma re based on *the total number of deaths from all causes, not on the number of i'orher& in the study. The most important study of theSgroup is the second frers the top, shewing the death* fron ashesfees-related diaoase among all members of the insulation workers union, regardless of length of exposure, you will note that 34 per cost of those workers who have died thus far have died from cno of the throe asbestos-related diseases. These, than, are the facts Dr. Solikoff tmarks from. This is what ho knows from his own investigations, Ucv let us take a leek at what he has done with these figures in order to dramatise `the prohlen. Chart number II shows Dr. Selikoffs predictions about ashestosrelated deatlis in tha United f>tatc3. Without going into details, Dr. Sclikoff has arrived at his projections by the nimpie procedure of multiplying the percentage of deaths fresa asbestos-related Cloans* among his insulation workers by the total number of employees in the entire industry. 'lou will also note that he has raised his projector' death estimate to enormous heights ovor the past year by simply increasing the base figure of employees exposed, **Uilc still retaining the percentage multiplier of 34 per cent being experienced by the insulation workers. I might point out that this tactic, however deceptive, has bean an enormous success since each raising of the estimate has earned Dr. SoliUoff correspondingly greater coverage by the media, no finer example exists of the totel gullibility of the press than the manner in which it allowed its prejudices to bo manipulated and played upon in this situation. Please don't cot me wrens. I have no doubt that *.br ^prkars are intact dying rna ropidly~ns~PrT r^lihoff sayn they are. The problem is that ho has translated thoir mortality experience tn the rest of the entice industry, which is completely arirncoas. In the first place the estimated number nf employees in the industry is too high -- five tir.no too high to bo precise. Even mere important, according to an analysis bv the Association cf more than a dosan mortality studies, including those of Dr. Sellbc.ff/ ecz prediction is that approximately 25,00^ past and present employoes in the asbestos industry have died or will eventually die of anbestos-rnlatori disease. Thin is J.*** thnn r>*o- thirto.ln** CHAR? NUMBER X DR. I. J. 5ELIK0FF------RESEARCH DATA MORTALITY STUDY OP two locals or INSULATION WORKERS UNION MORTALITY STUDY OP ALL IgMDERS OF INSULATION workers union MORTALITY STUDY OP WORKERS 111 A wuj^uu >ui\ AHOCXTE INSULA TION PLANT MORTALITY STUDY OF WORKERS AT JOHNSUANVILLE COR?. HAHVTLLE, N.J., PLANT ** no. or workers DESCRIPTION or coisoks TOTAL DEATHS moil ASHESTOSIS, LUNG CANCER 'W&SOTHELlOyA 62$ 1423) THOSE WITH A Kim!UH OP 20 TEARS EXPOSURE 1*49 (354) 17,800 (2082) ALL WORXERS ON ROLLS 1/1/67 36S* (345) 5>33 (484) EXPOSED ONLY CO AH05X7E ASBESTOS 107 (22.15) 688 (199) CHOSE WITH A KTHIMrffl OF 20 YEARS EXPOSURE 66 (335) *340 OP. THESE DEATHS WERE AMONG THE 5,119 EMPLOYEES WITH GREATER THAN 20 YEARS EXPOSURE UNPUBLISHED DATA TAKEN FROM ARTICLE IM THE NEW YOKE POST, MAY 19 2 Pane 9-fi CHART t3UKER II P3> I. J. SELIKOPg -- PREDICTIONS ARTICLE I?? HALL street journal - 6/8/72 "STUDIES BY OR. SDLIKOFF... LEAD Hill TO PREDICT..." 230 OF WORKERS DESCRIPTION or COHORT v TOTAL DEATItS PROH ASBESTOSIG, LUNG CANCER 6 MESOTHELIOMA 250,000 ALL WORKERS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED 151 THE ASBESTOS INDUSTRY 85,000* $ ARTICLE 123 THE 3? YORK TINES - 6/13/72 - (S DAYS LATER) *2F OUR EXPER IENCES... ARE A GUIDE.i. 500,000 AIL WORKERS CURRENTLY & PREVIOUSLY EffcOYED I THE ASBESTOS INDUSTRY 170,000 ?\ TESTIMONY AT TOXIC SUBSTANCES HEARING - 2/21/73 - "OUR STUDIES INDICATE..." 1,000,000 AP STORY ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES NEARXUG 1,000,000 ALL WORKERS CURRENTLY , PREVIOUSLY 6 WHO WILL BE m'Loyion ASBESTOS INDUSTRY 123 THIS CENTURY 3-50,000 (AS ABOVE) 1,000,000 (KXS-QUOTE) * ACTUAL QUOTED PREDICTION WAS 95,000, DOT THIS INCLUDED DEATHS PHO Cl CANCEL, x\nnai have sunxwcTi frou the total. P&a* S-B Page 1G - *a>y .\shcstnt?, by t:. it* Fuetonic, M7s/1'A Presence to ths ATI at Arlington, Virginia - 6/7/73 of Dr. Clikcff`s raat recant, estimate. In Addition, nur figures chow.that 30 cf the 25,0flfl deaths -- cr 80S --- will occur anong Sosa in tno insulation trades-, Philo these estimates should be reassuring tc those in the mining and manufacturing areas of the industry, wo should not forget that 5 >000 of our tfcrlmsm are still eolng fee die_cf a*hr3 tog-re l?t3d disease end that# all'things conwidored, there is absolutely nothing that v?e can do to prevent it. The only thing we can do is to clean up ror plants to assure that those entering the industry in the future will not have the ease experience. Hithin tho past year and a half, the nain thrust cf Association effort has shifted to the government affaixr. front# The principal agencies in Washington with which we have been dealing are the Occupational Safety and Health Adninistratioiv*, th* Environmental Protection Agency? the Food anti Drug Adrainistration; the Bureau of 'linos? said, to a lesser degree* the national Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and the national Institutes of Health, both of which are nninly involved in research efforts. In addition* a few weeks ago t> tfers contacted by the Fedora! Trade Comission, which had received a petition from the Canter for *.'* Sciunco in the Public Interest requesting an investigation of cnr.sur-nr usos of asbestos for thu purpose of determining whether certain products ought tr. Jo labeled as hazardous and whether warnings should he requixod on ell advertisements for those pro ducts. On the basis of a preUnitary Mooting with an investigator from the FTC it would jvupenr that vva have little to worry about in this particular area. The Occupational Safety and Health Moinintratioa has bean of onernous concern to the industry over the past IS wraths. As noat of you nlreudy know, the Association oscpsndod trorandous efforts during the six month period leading to the promulgation of last June's OSUA standards on asbostos. I think it is a gauge c tho affect!venuss of thn total industry involvement in this Dost crucial natter that of elavan neijs riseniremonte in the standards, tho industry position tte accepted totally by OSitA on nine of tho eleven, n^ut fifty per cent on n tenth, and. totally rejected on only one. OSHA is now planning to redo the standard pacMngt and wa nro work ing closely with thir. on this project# Tho first stop will !>e tho formation of a 15 nan advisory connittuc to review tho current standards and any additional nodical r.art technical data that hns becone available in the year since the standards wore prmuIgatGd. Forking in cooperation with nine ether trad* associations **-a hav'* selected four individuals ns industry-wide rcoiw*.nndnticn3 to OSVA .or the four sw-cnlia<: employer" spots on the advisory connj.ttec. Pevgo 11 - Vfo* Asbestos?, by J* N* Suetonic, MV^* Presented to ths ATI at Arlington, Virginia - S/7/73 In discussing the formation of the advisory ceranittee with John O'Peill of the of>flA Standards Development section# we were asked to add a couple of names to the list so that OSIIA would have more of a selection to chocso from. Shin va have agreed to do. Che coTBsittee will be given tip to nine oaths to cocplctc its deliberations awl prepare for 05HA a, revised standard package. 7his will bo followed by public hearings, approximately a year from now, He do not expect tr see a new standard promulgated before ths Fall of 1374. It is of course impossible to determine at this tire what the new standards will look like# however, I would venture to say that they will certainly net be less strict than the ones we have today, although they will prcFnbly he less confusing and leave leas rocr. for er^loycr interpretation. Something will unques tionably be done to ir^rmre the current difficulties with the monitoring requirements. The main function of fcho national Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is to conduct research and to prepare so-called criteria Packages, which are essentially recomondations to OSha for stan dards era various natoriels, chenicals and activities. Such a package on asbestos was prepared by mosjT at the tine of the 0S.17V proceedings last year. nXQSW Mill not 5>e preparing a new or revise3 criteria package for the upcoming review of the asbestos standards. I do not believe it would be unfair to say that of all tha agen cies in Washington dealing with asbestos, I>r, helikoff has had his arentest influence on fchn young idealistic scientists and doctors at uzo.su. Consequently, industry influence is weakest in this agency. It vac ttXQSK, after all, that made the original recornendation for a two fiber standard in the United States asbestos industry. text to 0537k, the Environmental Protection Agency ha* the greatest potential cf any federal agency for Adversely affecting the future of the asbestos industry in tills country, not only is the itpa responsible for developing and enforcing air and water pollution standards, but the Toxic substance* Control Act, now pending in Congress, will also hocone an 2ZPA function after pannage. Per this reason, I an pleasad to bo ablo to say that the asbestos industry has an excellent relaticship with tha rPA. lie finer proof f this exists than the fact that there wan not a s, agla major industry reconnond&tion rada to fcho EPA at the public hear ings on the proposed asbestos omission regulation* that was not accepted either in totf or in principle in tho final standards, which ware published in early April of this vner. Uu ore presently working with the CPA cn the development of waste v/atnr effluent standards fr-r asbestos manufeetaring' pi ants. ,fa Pag 12 - t.ljv Asbestos?/ by H. 7f. AXA/tfA Presented tu~ the ATI at Arlington, Virginia - fi/?/73 certainly hope that these standards will turn out to bo as raaaenable as the air pollution regulations, She proposed effluent standards are scheduled to be published in the r&deral register sonatina this Sumser, to be followed by public hearings, with the final standards being promulgated in the JPall, perhaps as early as October* Sfe are also planninct, in the near future, to meet in Washington with representatives fron the standards development and enforcement branches of the epa to discuss with then questions cf interpretation and compliance policy with regard to the new air pollution regulations. T'e have already resolved one interpretation question that is of special interest to the asbestos tentile industry# Approximately two weeks ago X was asked by a member coiq?any of the Association to find out whether the EPA. was planning to require the manufac turers of ash5ton safety clothing to register as potential emission sources under the low. In discussing the situation over the phone with EPA compliance officials, X argued that the producers of asbontes safety clothing were net manufacturers na defined in the regulations but wore instoad only fabricators of an asbestos product, and as such, should not have to register as potential emission sources. After ous? phono conversation end<5, a brief meeting was held among the EPA compliance people. I was then called back and informed that they agreed with mo that the safetv clothing producers should not he required tc register. Phil this rather r-inox problao tooh approximately an hour and a half and ti*o or three phone calls to resolve, it in indicative of the type of day-to-day services that the Association provides fer its faember cennanies. Ovar the past year th Food and Drug Administration has shorn an increased -interest in -asheston ns a possible hazardous contaminant in various foods, beverages and. drugs, late in lf>?2 they net up an asbestos task force to review the situation and to propose regula tions and guidelines where appropriate. ~hus 2nr they have concentrated their efforts in two areas on the use of ashootos-contaminated talc in food packaging and in cn&Mtics, and secondly, on the us of asbestos caluloso filter pads in thu beverags and drug industries. In our first Ranting with the EDA task force lant Vevembor on the filter problem, thay drownstr&tnd ant' admittod to an appalling ignorance about the health hazards of asbestos, Cine than, they havo gotten on hock r a lot smarter, due at least in part tc tha tremendous amount of data and information whic1' the A*/v*iatin Pago 13 - >7hy Asbestos?, hy H. IS. Swofconic, AIA/i!A Presented to the ATI at Arlington, Virginia - 6/7/73 has boon supplying to them. As a consequence, the PDA is today less panicky about asbestos and therefore loss likely to propose foolish, unsupportable regulations, Spokesmen from the FDA have, in fact, defended the filter industry against environmentalist attacks in the press and elsewhere in recant months* This is, quite obviously, a healthy sign* Our activities in the area of Congressional relations have been quito minimal to dote, although wo are preparing for the upcoming struggle in Congress over workmen's compensation reform, at which time asbestos is unquestionably going to be racked over the coals by Dr* Selifcoff and by representatives of organised labor. Unfortunately, the Association has neither the manpower nos the tiste to embark on a full-scale legislative information program. We have met on occasion with the. legislative and legal assistants to various Senators who have attacked asbestos, however much wore needs to be done in this area and I an afraid individual member companies ere going to have to be the prime ball carriers end not the Association. For essentially the acme, reason, our government activities at tire state and local level have declined to essentially zero over the past year and a half. This has not been too serious a deficiency as cost of. tho authority of the cities and.states in asbestos con trol has been usurped hy various Federal regulatory agencies, Nonetheless, more individual company activity is required at thasc levels of goverjinent. In conclusion, I think, ve can all be justifiably pleased with what t/s have been able to accomplish in tho past few years in resolving the cornucopia of interrelated problems that constitute tho asbestos-health situation. Our plants aro cleaner ant! our workmen better protected. The gene ral public has bean shown to be in no danger from asbestos, if it ovor was. While we have -been regulated extensively, Scr the most -part the standards that have been developed have net been a$ bad as ve feared they might bo, and in sesne cases they turned out far hottar than wo ever dazed hope. Xn addition, while v*a are still taking our lumps in the public press, the not effect of all this adverse publicity has been shown to bo surprisingly small. Ue have sweated n lot and vtt have groaned a lot, hut wo re still standing and we are still viable. I sense today vitbin the indus try a greater feeling of confidence in tho future than at any tine in tho past faw years. Put we must not rest contented. Ua must ramcmbor that Dr* Selikoff has to date boon far less suc cessful -than our industry has in influc-neinc tho decisions f the various governmental regulatory nounci.es. This will mnite him try