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FILE NAME: Z/ZZZZ/ DATE: : DOC#: / DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:hZWZt Z ABOUT THE SPEA..~ER .. { The names Matthew M. Swetonic and Asbestos !~fo~- mation Association/North ~.rn::rica are synonymous. It was Matt who developed the original AIA/NA Prospectus in the Fall of 1970 and who prepared the presentations for both the intrcduc~c=-y and the organization meetings . Upon J-M's decision to move its corpcrate head- quarters. to Denver and Matt's elec~ing not to _____ . -make the move, he was e.rnployed as AIA/NA' s first full-time Executive Secretary. For the first three months of 1972 he handled t~o jobs: Manager I' 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 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. Ee holds a B.A. in Creative Writing and an M.S. in Journalism. Following a tenure as Feature Writer for The Easton Express, he joined J-M in July 1965 as Associate Editor of News/Pie, an employee magazine. He was promoted to Editor in Januar1 1967 and one year later was named Coordinator, Special Projects. This is the job that granted him the expertise to superbly fulfil his duties as Executive Sec=etary of the AIA/NA as the major respon-----------eibilities -included-writing-=-J-M --asbestos~health--.--. position papers., preparing speeches on asbestos- heal th for top J-~ executives, working with J-M public relations counsel and learning asbestoshealth literature backwards and forwards . . s ... . - ,. , . - ..-. . --~-., - ......_,.._ -- ( .. A Presentation Before tho Asbestos Te~tile Institute Arlington, Ytrginia -.June 7, 1973 By: Matthew M. Swetonic, E~ecutive Sac:-atar" Asbastos. Infc.:-rnation Association/~!o:=th A.11c::-ica I am sure that many of ycu havl'? asked yourselV8S, as I have as:..~ed myself, why has the asbnstos i~du~t~~ seeningly be~n singled au~ as the priI::e target fc= so many asna~lts ~y gover::.mcnt, labor, the press, ce=tain segments of the medical pro=ession, and by various environnental ~nd conslm.er activist groups? - - --- - - - - - - - - - - Why us? C_an asbestos really be all t!'le.t bad'? .2\ra tb.e produc4=~ we _produce t~~ly going to kill millions of li.mericar.s, as some eX?~=~s have predicted? qr is there some sort of nefa=ious conspiracy ,_. afoot ~o_de~troythe asbestos industry? Tha cl?lswer to the question of "Why us" is br,th cocplex and si:nple. . Co:nole.:: because it is a cor.,.bin.:i.tion of three intarralated but . sepilr'1.to factors-. CinplP- because c.:ich of t:ie f~ctors is, whe:i considered. by itself, quite obvious ( The three factors are (1) asbestos can cuuse disease, (2) a spc~~sman arose to char.1Dion the need for asbestos co:itrol, and (3) ~ cornucopi~ of nevi gnv~r:m.ent agencies were set up to control materials and products that can cau~c disease. Let us ~oak at each o: these factors in turn. First, there is no doubt that the inhalation o= sub3tunti~l ~.r.lcu..~ts of a~bestcs can l~ad to inc=eased rates ot v~..rious types of lung disease, including two for::-~ of cancer. These are facts which cannot be denied, even if they do not apply in all circumstances a~d untlor all conditions. ~he medical literat~rG is full of solid evidenc~ linking asbestos to <lisea~e. In my otfic~, I have en file more than 2,000 medical papers dealing with the health risks of asbestos and hundreds mer~ .u:-e published e~,e~1 year. , Secondly, the spreading of concer~ ave~ the health risks of as=estos has as its pri~e spokesman one of the cnst talented medical publicists of the age -- Dr. I:::ving J. Selikoff o'f Hew York's !!ount Sin.:ii Uospitnl. ilot cnly is Dr. Selikoff c~?nble nf arousing the _.......,;.....;...----'ire m1d moraL-indignation-0f-the -most conscrvativc--reportaror---politician with his graphic descriptions and predictions of the ravages of asbestos, hut he has also surrcunded himself with a group of sir.tilrlv t.:ilcntcd associates who havn carried the !1ount Sinili message to the far corners of tha nation. Nhile Dr. Sclikoff has, in his zeal, unquestionr.hly paintad a f~.r darker picture thun tha facts wc'.lrrant, we s:~ould .:i.l.rays rcrr.cr'.'.r-cr in his dcfanse that the insulc1til"ln ?T<Jr!-:A~s he hni:; h~~n st-nrlyi nlJ C'lr ( . . ( Pag~ 2- - ..Uhy Asbestos?, by u. !1. Swetonic, AI~'\/HA Presented to the AT! at Arlington, Virginia - 6/7/73 mor~ than a decade ucre a:id still are.dying f=cn asbestos relate:d disease at an appalling rate. Such a situation would be suf:=icient to rna}iea- crusader out cif the most conservati;~ of scientists . Finally, in the pas-t "ddcadc there has bes:i a t=enGndous g=cwth :.:i public.; c:tnd gova-rnmen-tn-1.-1.nterest=-'in en~.tiror..mental and occupa ticnal health rn~tters. This interest hCTs been t=anslated into a series of far-reaching law~ af::ecting indust=Y in a rnr.nner hi the::-to unknown in this or any other country. I believe it is acc'..l!.";!ta t~ say that these new lc:i.ws, s~c:1 as t:ie Occuputional Sa.:aty anc. ::eal t;: ~ct, the Cl~an Air act, t~e Consurn~r Product Safety Act, and qt;:e.:.-3, have forever altered the ccnce9t of t~e f=ee entc=-?rise s7ste~ as it was known in this country for a hundred and fifty years. -. Thus, in cornbi~ation, these t~rce factors c=~ated a situation i~ which a cadra of freshly c=eatad fad.:?ral agencies, with st.::-ong stat-..itory .:iuthority, wer~ prodded into assigni!'lg priority stat-..:s to c1sbestos by Or. Selikoff ar.d his- followers, ~;ho ac!'lieved these -enc.s t..1irot.rgh skillful-- use. of t!1e great wealth of negative asbestos-r.ealt::. ..,_ dc1t~ contained in tha medic~l literature. In short,- the asbestos: industry was singled out because it was vulnerable to attack, becnusa thera was someone willing to le~d t::.a~ att:i.ck, and because Congress had graciously provid~d the vehicl:;;s for such an assault. ~he background of industry efforts to deal wit!1 t..~~ ashestcs-healt:-. problen as a nutionul issue goes back naarlv a decade, to Dr. Selikoff' s now famous 19 64 se~inar on asbestos dise.!1.se at t~e ~Tew York Academy of Sciences. Uhilc this sa~i~ar did ~~ch to prick t!1e industrJ's conscience c1~out asbestos and h~alt!1, t~~ prob:e~ still rem.:iined one of limited pur~lic and press interest until arounc. 1967, when the madin beg~n be:ting the ~edic~l bushes senrchi~g for stories th~t would grnphic.J.lly portr.:.y ~"\..r:1.~rican industry's sup9csc::. disrcgurd for the enviroruncnt a..~d for t:ie heal th c\nd sa=etv of its worlcnen and t!"le l>.ineric~:i ouhlic. The asbP-stos-healt!"t orobiem wcis found to ba t.iilor-r:i.ade ::or such stories. l\.s a result-, starti:1g wit!l Paul Drcdeur' s i:ifn.1nous New YorJ.-:~r article o:: !~arch 1968, asb~stos has since grown i~to .:in item of major prassintcrast. In thosa years, industrJ effort~ to cor.b~t the spate of negative press articles on .:isbestoa wera carried on prim~rily riy the Jo!".!l.s Uamfillc Corporci.tion, which set up .:i task force of specialis.ts in _______v.::irious. fields -to-dowh.:it-it could- to portr.:i.y t!ie problem in ..its--- proper p~rspective. tfuila some mi~or successes wcr~achieved, it was found th.:i.t no one coop~ny acting independently could ~dequ.:itely or effactivaly represent ~n entire industry in deling with the press und with government officials. l'.s a result, in late 1970, eight coopanies gathered in New Yor!c Cit~.r to l~unch the l\sbestos Information i\ssoci.:ition of North ~\Ine:::ic.:i; . ..... -- \ . . . .. . . ( $SrF . . Pc'lge 3 - 'nny Asbestos?, by M. H. Stretonic, AI<l/?;.~. Prasentcd to the 1\TI c1t Arlington, Vi=ginia - 6,-7/73 which was patterned after t..~e British Asb~stcs !n:o~ation Cc::-=i~- ..tee, which had been es-\..,,c.,..bl;e-w;.,.e. r1.... set:.:...~.... .,.,.,..'""e i.... ... \,;. ve,.,.,..s '-4 n,,.,..,;e.,.. -~-- --- - . In our original concept, the i\ssociation trould l:..::t.it its acti.ritie!3 ... to providing accur~te, unbiased i~for.:t~tion on asccstcsand haalt~ to the press, to the public and to intarest~d ~oliticia."'ls and c~hc= governoent officials. It must be ramc!n.b~red that at this partic~- l.J.r time, the enor=lous proble.r.:s thc1.t ~-,ot:ld later develop wi t:i regard to OSFJ1\ a.."'ld other Fcdaral regul~ to=:, c.-;0ncies HC?:'e as yet c:-: the distant horizon and ba~ically unrecognized cy tha indust=-J Fortunately -- and properly -- the Association h.::.s had t:ie wise.en to alter its original li~ited concept of its pro?e= =~nctions, a.~d now enc.eavors to assum,~ whatever activities 2.~d respon::;ibili~:.;2s i-: deems nccess~ry.to protact t.11.e interests of t.~a asbestos raa.~ufacturing industry in the United States vis-a-vis asbcstos-he~lt~. From this rather n~rrow initial public relations concept, t~e o= ,-1\ssociation has grown in t.11.e last t:-10 years into an organizz,.tio:r:. with priorities in eight m~jor fields endeavor. These a=e: Uedical A!fairs, Legal Affairs, Envi=onmental Ccnt=ol, C~stc~e= . . Relations, Employee Relations, Inter-i~dust::y Relations, P~lblici~y and Public Relations, and Government Affairs To take these activities one at a ti..~e, let us start wit:i medical affairs. It is an obvious fact thQt if an orga"'lization i3 to s?eak aut.~c=itatively on a medical matter, it nust not only be steeped in th~ literature of th~t partic~lar medical subject, but it must also keep itself const.;1ntly infor=:ed of ne~-, discoveries and devcl:-op.r.:.ants ~his we have acconplishctl in~ number of way3. For cxciMpl~, by sending representativos to important medical r.eati~qs, sue~ as thG 1972 Lyon, Franc~, internntional confa=enc~ on t.~c biological effects of asbestos, tihich was sponsored by t~a ~orld Hcal':.h Organi- zation. We also me~t on an i=r~gulc1r bZLsis ..._ri ':.:i. v2.ricus ;-::~c.ic:>.l exp~=t.s i~ the field, both fror:, tl1c Uni tcd Stn.t::s c.nc! abroc1d, to ::-eview a.r.c discu~n recent develo~ncnts'c1nd discoveries. Our liter~ture research is eclsed consic:~=ably by receiving the . monthly medical poper nistribution of the In3titute of Occu?atio~~l . - - - _ _ _ _ _ancl __E r~sbcs nyi to~ : ron Mi mcnt ning al l\ . s Hea soc l i t! ~ -1.i tio n n . U o n t r e : : i l , whic:i -- is f"l:.~c:.cd .by -the .Quebec This year,:for the fi~st time, the ~I~ has elected to sponsor mcdic.:il research of its otm. Currently und~rwc:iy is <:J. completely AI:0/UZ\. funded study of chest sounds, 1:1hich is being conducted by (__ Dr. !Qyr.:ond t-lurphy of the H.:irvard School of Public Hanlth. The J?U~o7e of the study is to find a new n~thod of determining ~n- .1.nd.1.vidu.:il's potcntinl susceptibility to asbestos disaase . .:-:-::-..:.,_.. Page 4 Why Asbestos?, 1:,.., a. a. Swetonic, A!A/N_-._ !'resented to the ATI at Arlington, Virginia 6,,7/73 ( The Association has also recent1'.r dec:.ded to cont:ibttte to sc..-.e Ye e~citing rasearch into a possibla cure for ~escthelicma t.~:cug~ clect=oreotive t:eatmcnt. Th~s study is beir.g ccr.ducted at So~ers" I!ospi tal in New Jerst;y. In t.~e legal affairs area, the 1\ssociaticn par~ici?atcd in an amicus cu::-iaa capaci~y in the law sui~ brought by t~e Indnst=:.al. Union Oepa=~'Tlent of the AFL/CIO again::.t t~1c Occ~!;ational Sa::et:r ~::c Health 1\dmi.nist=ation on t!"le asbestoG standards. In o~r ~=ie:: t~e Association support~d CS'E.rl aqa.:.nst t!:e :trD, scn.:what of a uniq1..:e pcsi ticn for a.'1. ind'!.lst=:,, t:::, find i ts-=lf i::. vis-a-vis a s-ov8r:-.:::e:::ta~ ::-egulatorJ agency. Oral a=;ument on tha case wa3 he.le. A-?r:.l 4 .:.n Wa=hi;,.gton. While a c.cci3ion has y~t to i:::e handt!d down b::r t::e Cell: of Appeals, we are con::ident ~',,at t.'"le case will be decided in cu= favor. The Association has r~tained t.1i.e services of a special tec~nical consultant on en~,ircru::cnta: control affai=s. ;,,t the orasent tir..e, he is wor!~ing wit:i th~ AJ::A/}lA Enviroru!tental C:::,nt=ol Sub-Corr.mittee ,,, oh the development of a sez-j.es of five Association compliancs manuals on the OSHA stand.:?..:."c3. . . Last year, because of th~ well established un=aliability of t:-.e mcmbra~e filter nethoc as a monitoring tool i;,. t~e asbestc3 indu3try, t.1i.e AI;. undertook the sponsorship of a study at a research laboratory in Califor~ia to deter.:iin~ the effect o:: ce=~~~ variables on the overall accu=acy of the method. The results o= th~ study showed an er=or factor of plus or minus 50 per cent u~~e= the most favorable of measu=ijg condition~. T:iese results we== se~ to both OSHl:. and to the National Institute for Occuoational Safc-c? and Health. A nl.:.r.lber of t:ie racon-.:nenc.atior.s c:::mtained in the s~ud: for improvi~g the acc~=ac1 of t..~e met~cd have ~cc~ i~cor?orated i~t a soon-to-be-released revised N!CSH opara~.:.cns =anual on fi~er counting. In the cuztcrner rel~tions ~=ea, the ":otal eff3c~ of nega~ive ?=css publicity ar.d govcrnr.i.ent rcgulatia~s en indust=:- c~s~cne=s is still today rat:1cr poorly defi:iec. Si:me n~mbe=s of "::1e ;,,=scci:1tion h~,,.-e r~ported serious prohlc::is in t!1is area, ~-,h.:.le othe:::s have e:-cperienc~c. f~w or no dif:;ic, :.il tics t:1-:.:s far. Where custcmer problens do exist, they no:::~ally =~11 into one of five c~tegories. .. First, the customer hs tlloroughly investigat::.d his-3it"..lat:icn anc! -------has--found that he cari no longer affo:-~- to continue usi:ig u.sbestcs or asbestos-cont~ining products, either bccausn the ccst of cont=ol i::. too high or bac.:i.usc:? r.1? would h=.ve to raise thl.l price o:: his product to a le'lcl t.:iu.t would make it non-competitive with non-asbestos containi~g suhstitutes. Second, the custonc= has not t~oroughly investigated his situ~tion and only thinks that he can no longer afford to continue using l. r .asbestcs. .. - ..... ..:. .,. . ( .. . .... Third, the custoraer ha.~ r~ad one or filClre negu.ti'le articles en csbastos in the public press and hus ~ade t.~e s~ap decision t~~t "we ought to get t.~at eungercus stuf:: out o= our plc>:.nt." Often, decisions of this nature ~re forced on to~ ~~n~q~~ent bv il.linfor:ned nedic~l advisors or safety and healt~ direct=rs . Fourth, the custome= h~s neither a contr~l ~r~blew nor is he p~=ti- cul::1.rlv af=~id of using asbestos in h.:.s o~-m- ?la..~t. How:?V==, he is fec1rfui that those of his ccmpetitors ~-;h\1Sf7: ::i:iisr:ed pr~d'..:.ct.3 co ~c- co i!'l ntain t=Yin a g s be to stos tak will e b1.1s st=e iness s s th a.way e ==~~drnv c=;c hi:-!. he.::.:~~ ef:: C.ist=::--:r e c~s c :.:e.::.r3 f a cf s =~st= t::.:..s s nature .:i.rc essentially "gut" re.::.cticns a.'1d 2;rn he~ce ext=e=-el.:, diffic-.ilt to deal with. Fifth, the c.istcmer has none of these problens or fea:s but he ~as been ~dvised by a goveri~ent official er ins?ect~r that he wou:c b~ better of! if he quit using asbestos or asbestos-cont~ining ;==c~c~~ in his plant. ifuil~ this problem does not a;paar to be wi~es~r~~~, we have learned of-a nu.'":l.bcr of situations whe.?:"e it has ~c:::ur=ec.. Actions.of this nature ~y gcvarru::cnt cfficials ~ra tctally u!'lc~~:~~ for and should be dealt with !)rmnptly and decisively. The be3"': . solution is to obt~in ccnolet~ details onth3 incident a..'1d,then tc . register c:l forr.ial cooplaint with the cffending of=icial Is i.~cc.:..::.t~ su?cricr or with the govcr:nr.:ent agency involved. The Association's first r~action to t~e overall custoner rela~icns problem was to approve fu..ci.s for ~ series of ::our regional ser:1i.:1ars at which industry custo~ers would be given a nu:--.J::~r of.basic pr~~en- taticns on the various asoec-ts of tho asbestos-heal ~11 orcblem. T::;;? se~inars were tentatively-~chcdulcd for the Spri~g 0 i973. However, the experiences of a number cf our :T'.~r:_1:--~r coq.::i.nies shc...;ed that genercll "c<1tchall1t type seminars o:: t.1:C? t~e crigir1all:r ccntcnplatcd would not be cf=ective in dcc>.li::ig with t~e majcri.t~t cf customer relatior.s pr~bl~ns. In crdc= to en t~e job prope~ly, i~ ~<ls found that custc~c= prcsentaticns h~vc to be t~ilcr~tl to t~c needs and prohle~s of t.'1e indi,,i<lual cus to~cr .;'\s .:?. result, t:ie l~ssccia.tiC"ln c~!'lcallec i ~s sc:-:.ec.ulcd series o:: s~minar~ .:i.r.d inste.:1.d e:1-:?ctcc: tn develop a nu.~cr of p<;'lc!~<l<Jcd 3lic.-== prescnt:itior..:3 on such to~ic!l c1s "':':ie Fa-:~s l:.bnut :-~sbcstos .::..nd __ ______________ Health, n and "Und~rstanding the OSZL-"\ Regul~tions.," Hhich c~uld be used by cember companies ~s p~rt of "- t.:rilcr.:d prcsentatinn to _; i~dividual custcm--e-r-s.---- --- - As with custn~cr r~lations, the Associaticn faels th~t employee relations is u pr~hle~,bcst h~ncled by the individual ~enbcr cor.tpilnics. Thus fn=, the l~IA.' s sole cnntrihution in this c:.re~ cf . industry concern hus be(?n to prcpure thi~ drn.ft of nn Ern?loyee f>a.:ct7 o.nd Health Guide 0:1 l\sb~stos-H0.alth. T!'lc c.z-aft was mad~ avail.:!blc to the murnber cornonnies for their nvm use and at least one has prcduced it in booklet fern fnr distributi~n to ll its employees~ , . .. .. . .... -- . ( . .. Paga s- Why Asbestos?, by M. !1. Swetonic, AIA/Nl\. Presented tc thn 1\.T! at Arlington, Virginia - 6/7-/73 I person~lly beliGvo ~-hat the employee relatic~s aspact of tte asbastos-hcalth proble~ is one that has been sor?.ly neglected by r.1ost compc1nies within the industry, and that it could develop into a ~ajor problem arec1 in the near future a~d that steps should be taken now to deal wit!l it. We knew that vc:.rious orgzinized labcr groups are planning a full scale cru:19aig:1 to br:.ng their L"'l te=:,retation cf the asbcstos-he~lth problcn to t:-..e utt~ntion of asbestcs industry ecployces t.~roughout the naticn. If the industry pc==,its this interpretation to !::a c.i::;seninateci. .-,i t.:i.cut rebm:t~l, t:-..e consequences could be grave indeed. !nter-industr"J relations ~re best d~fined as keeping the ir.cust=-z infor:r..ed about important net, d:::,.relcprncnts on the gover:1=.en~z:l, :r..edical and press rel.'.ltions fronts th"t affect asbestos. ~his is ticcor:iplished within t.~a rlL\ by periodic distri~utions of dcc...::::e!'lts and information to the :r..cmber companies and to others on our mailing list. - - . . . ..,The value of t!lis activity can be gauged by the fact that cu:::- cvcrall mailing list ~ncreased frcm acor~xi~~t~ly a dczen r.a~es in ............... 1971 tc more than 60 a year lnter. !:bile we have h~d to tri::1 t!"l~ . list sc~ewhat this year for logistic~l reasons, we assume frcn the freq~cnt req,,,.ests we still receive to be pl~ccd en the lis~ t~~~ the ~ateri~l we send out is being read and is of c~nsiderablG value to thosa receiving it. Next to government af!uirs, our public relations and publicity activities constitute t.~c single l~=~est c~nsu..~er of time, ef=or~ and ooney within the l\.ssociatinn. ThC"'sc cf you uho are familiar with the trec:i.t.'"!\ent that .:isbcsto!'; has r.een rec:::ivi;ig i:i the pu~lic press over the years can reac.ily underst::.r-..c. why t.'i.is r1c-t.i..--i ty ra::.~~s so high on our priority list. ~ih'1.t ycu oay net unc~rst~nc are the rei'.:..sor:.s why cur exte:1sive _ efforts in dealing with the n~ticn's prass have been so unsuc=~ss- .Eul to date in. producing t.'i.c th~C".retic~l "bc'.;lanc~d" or "posit::.va" story on asbestos anc healt~. ==~~ Thasirnole f~ct is th~t t:-..e st~ncooint c= tcday's ycu~g activist reparter, indu:;try is the bad- gny, :i.n<l r.~t!.ir:g we <le, s2..7 r= er achieve CLln ever c!..:mgc this ir::prcssi~n. wo spc::.d $100 million doll.:irs on envircnmcntal cnntrcl, the press eit~er ~~ys we ought to have none it ten years ago or th~t we shoul~ h~vc spe!1~ . $200 million. If we sconsor medic.'.11 reset1r.::h, they sav T-1,a c1r~ ------ -trying to buy fnvorable results. If we are opposed tc - r:.d iculously stringent standards, they say we arc in favcr of lett~~~ nur employees die. ' .~1\. television cxccc~ive in rtinncnoolis desc:ibcd this n~~ breed of reporter as being "so intent on dcI':\oli~hing t:ic cstc1blishr.ie~t that they would blindlv destroy the crcdibilit, cf the rn~di~ in th8 b~r- ~ -. : gain." Anothar TV executive, this ti~e ii'.i Chic<tgo, stated "they .. . "! .. ' ., . ..._._ ,. . PPargeesen7.te- dtlthoy AthsebeAsTtoI sa?,t AbyrlMin. gMto. nS, ~Vveitrngniinc,ialu-A/?6-T/7l\/73 want to mal-:0 moral and political a.~d seei3l juclg.;.en~5 on their .. . assignments and then t~ke sides. ?Iever mind getting the f~cts straight." As a result of this "indus-=ry is a monster" philoscphy, asbestcs will remain a hot new5 i te.rn only so long as t!1~ news is bac . '!'~e "good" that asbestos does in prot~cti:ig lives a.--id prcpe:::-ty is of no conc~rn to the press. Likewise, indust=:, ef=orts to protec~ workr.en and the general public frcm asbestos exposure will .:i.lways .., ' be given mi~imal coverage, since such i~for~aticn is direc~ly contrar1 to the portrait of an irresponsible ind~stry producing a "killer" product that is the sole ele~ent of news wcrt~iness in the asbestos story. The press relations battle will ~herefcre he won, not when t.~e media starts to print positive or balanced articles about ~sbestcs, but when the press ceases to print anything about asbestos at all. As long as negative news on asbestos-h~alth ccntinues to be generated, the media will continue to eat it uo. ~he media will /only cease to car:y such stories when the generaticn of negative news ceases. It is as simple as that. Positive or balanced . . stories are a chimera, since they are, by definition, not newsworthy Let me give you a very specific exru::ple of this last principle i~ action. As most of you already knew, t.~e Association is <="~rrcnt~y engaged in an extensive campaign to interest the trade press in articles on the benefits of asbestos a.~d on indust=y acccmplis:i- rnents in the environmental control area. The trade press, unlike the national or public r::.edia, is r..uch r::.ore receptive to articles of this nature and we expect to be seeing a nu~~er 0 positive stories in the tr~de press in the next few months. In any case, we also from tir::.e to time put out press releases en various subjects relating to asbestos-he~lt~. A !ew weeks ago, we issued il release on the report of t~e advisory c~:!'J'lit~e~ en asbestos cancers of the Horld Health Organization. In brief, the: report concluded that the general public is net in danger ==cm asbestos in the environment. Thus far, we h~ve =~ceivc~ ne~rly two dozen press clippings from trade publications t~at carried t~e story. To the b~st of our knowledge, not a single newspaper, news rn.:igazine, radio or TV station,. or nny other seg~ent of t.~e ou~lic media rc1n the story, with the solitary i:xception' of a French .. language oaper in Torontc. hs I said before, if the_Ecws_~~_gcc~, ----------the press si:uply isn'"t intnrested. ~lcnethelcss, the Asscointion has no intenti~n of abandoning cu= effort!l vis-a-vis the nationnl medic:i. He will continue to issu~ _appropriate press rele~ses, cooparate with feature writers doing stories on c:isbestos, write letters to the editor when t."lose stories appear, and in !Zhcrt, do all we cnn tc present the press . .., . with a balanced view of t..~e asbestos-health situation -........._..-. .... !. Page a - Why Asbestos?, by a. u. Swetonic, ;\L'\/!E\. Prasantcd to the hTI at Arlington, Vi=ginia - 6/7/73 Our mo~t recGnt ef=ort in this resard has been t~e pr~p~ration anc printing of an Asbestos and Heal th !nfcrT.tati(')n :'ile, \lhich we ha~.re mailed to some 3,000 newspapers, magazines, tr3de publications, radio and TV stations, science ~ritcr~, etc., across t~e Unit~d Stntes. Dasically, the file cont~ins copies of five industry position papers on asbestos and asbestos-health, as well as a number of inportant rnedic3l papers and a pai= of p~otog=~phs illust=ating th~ benefits of a~bestcs and i~d~st~f ef=nrts at envi=cnr:'!ental control. Uhile we don't ~~"Oact our infc:-:-:iaticn :ile to ch.:-!ng~ t~~ whole attitude of the prass-towarc! asbestos, we ara h~ping that the media will rnaka use of it to accu=~tely repo=t t~e i!ldust=-~'s position when doing stories on the subject. And now, huving hear~ the h~<l side of the public =cl~ticn3 pr=~le~, it's ti.'!ta for some goo~ n.:aws. And t."'lo good news is th.-i t c!espi te all the n~gative articles on asbestos-healt1i. th.n.t have appeared in the; press over the past hal=- . : -... J dozen yeilrs, very few people hu.ve been paying attention. La~ ~e . explain In February, the Association un~ertc0k a person~l i!lt~rview research su:::vey of th~ r.nerican public to deter.nine its attitude tcward asbestos ~nc.1 its awzireness of the heal t:1 issue. ':he st:.rvcv wQs conducted bv tha Ooinion Research Ccrn~ration durinq !!arc~ a~~ l\pril. ?!ore th~ 2,000 e.~r.1cgr.:1phic:illy selected 2'-':lcric~ns wer:; intervi ct.1etl. Hithout going into enc~ous c.ct::.i:!., t:-.e result:; shcu that only 22 per cent of th.a l.meric~n public are ~w.n.re of t:-.e he.:?.lt:i haz'1rds of asbestl".ls, and that 80 per cent cf t!lese conside:::- it a haz.:!rcl o:-ilv to t.~csa whc ar~ cccu~aticnallv exnnsed. t~ mer:; th=ee per cant of those interviewed ;t;itcc~ th2.t thcv consic!c:::c~~ as::iestcs a heal~~ h~z~rd to the gcner~l public, ~n<l less than on~ quarter of on~ pe:::- cent consiGarec. it 4:hc r.lost cl.:?.nce=ous m.:1.tari~l en t:.e list th~'' were given to ch~os~ frcn. Sur;:risingly, t~e college age ycut;s of l\r.terica '1.re no .:,,~re .:iw.:tre of t...e h2.z.i=ds 0f nsbest(""lS t.~an t!"lei= par~nts anc gr,::lnc.par~nts. ~hese r.::?sults should be rc.:::.ssuring to those indust~J custor..ers who fe~r that the ganernl pti.."">lic vill stop !:,uyinc; their products - - - - - - - - - - - - -b-e-c-.?-.u-sc- t-h-e y - -c o- n- t ai - : - i asbestos. _____________ . __ ... - --- Defore gning on to describe au= activities in the gover:-irncnt ralu.tions nreil, I think it might bo interesting ~t this point t~ t.ike a very brief leak .:l.'t the r.iunncr in i-,hich !:)r. Scliko:f nnd his suppnrters have used his r~search results tc <lramatizc an<l l ex.1.gger<1ta the ::~rion~n~ss cf the ashcstns-hen.lth prnblP.m. I h.:i.vc t~o charts which point this out rn~hAr cnnclu~ivc~y . -- .a . - .. .Pnge 9- ~:hy l\.:ibestos?, :,v i1. l!. f.Hetonic, ;'-.I;\f:i:-.. -Presented to t11e ATI ~t l~lington, Virginia --~/7/73 o=. ~ ....... ~he :irst chart sho~3 the ~ctuu.l rc~ults of Belikaff'~ four _a~~tality 3tuc!ii:as of ns!"'estos w~rkers. '::ie nur.J::i-nrs in parE:?nt~c!Jcs beside t~c fiq-...ircs for total nun..,-:r of wcrJ~ers inc.!icatc t!'lose ~;ho have so far died fron all caufi~s. ~~e perc~nt~ge figures ~lcngsidG the total nunber cf denths fr~rn an~e~tosi3, lur.g ca.~cer ~~tl ne:::;cthelicr.ia are basatl on t;1e total n1.lr.-.hcr of cl.ca.th:; fror:1 all cctusas, not en the nuriber of vorl:ars in the study. ~ha most inr,ortant st-.ic.: o: the group is th~ s~ccnC frc~ t.'1e top, -shc~ring t.'1e de~t:in froii a:1bestcs-rel~..-t:,=c. di:.f'!ase ru7.c-;ng c::.11 m.::.rr:h~=~ of the insulc::.tion \10=~-:crs union, reqarcllos s of len,;t:: of e.:Qcsurc. You will note t!'lut 34 r,c= cent of t.:ioiJn t-,t)r!,e=s t,,::o :,.ave dice:. t~'..l::; fa= ha,,c. di~c: f=nn cne of the thr~c .:?.sbcstos-relatad diSE!ascs. ':'hese, than, ara the =acts Dr. S.r:liJ:o::f ucrr:s frcn. ~his is wh::.t he knc~rs frci:: his ot.m - inv-olstic_;ntions. Hct.r let us taka u. led~ .:i.~ what he has done ':ri t:i th~s~ figur~s i:-. ~rde= to cr~.:itizc t!Hi ,, prcbler!. Chc:irt nu::>e"r II. shews. Dr. Selikcf f's predictic::i~ a.!'lout asbestc.s- r~latetl deaths in t.~e Unit~<l Gtat~3. ~rith0ut going i~tc details, . Dr. ~cilil:of: he,.~ arriveC at his p::-ojections by the zi1uple proced'..l=-2 of nnil tiplying t:11=? parc~ntage of cleaths frc~ ashastos-rc:la-ce,: cli!.aa~e u.ro.ong his in::;ulation ~-!od:ars by tha tct.J.l nu."1t,er cf enploy~as in the entir~ i::i<lustry. You ~,ill ~lso note th~t h~ has r~iscd his projec~e~ d~ath esti~~te to cnn~ous hcig=-:.ts ovP.r the pnst year by sir.iply ir:.cr~asing t:ic ba:3e figure ~f c."':lployecs m:'rlcsecl, Philc still rat.:ininc; thE: percen:r.nga r:rultipliar of 34 per cant heing e:~pcricnc::cl by t.!1.:: insulution w~rker~ ~=. .-1, I mght poi~t out that tl1iz tnctic, houcv0r d~c~ptive, h.::.s !J<:!un ,:m enornou~ success sinca e~c~ r~ising of the esti~uto h~s ca=n\;c ~cliJ:off corraspcnc.in~_rly ~=nntcr cove!:'1:!.gc t-y t.."l:; rci::.ia. ~To fi~c= cx.inplc exis't.s ..,f th.J tot.::.l ~ulli~i.:..i ty of t!:~ pre:ss t:i,::m t!.e x:mnncr in uhic~ i t allcnet! i t.:i pr~j udic~s t,:-, ~r; r.~~i!?ula t(;r:. c>.r..d plyo<:!. upon in t!-ii,:,; ~i ttrn.tirir.. ... Ple.:l!:.e dcn't get r..c ~1::-ong. ,: hc1vc no c~nubt. t;;.at t.::o in!:.ul:ttic:: ,,,orJ~::?rs ar;; in fnct 1~,.Ping ,::1.:. rnpicUy ;,,,s Dr. C-~liknff s,~y!j they .:i=2 . . ':he problen is thc1t h..? ha~ trc1.nsl."1ted their nort~lity c.::-;~rienc~ to tha rest cf the C!1tira industr:", 1!-iich is conr,l~t~ly errcneou:. ____________ I:i the first plt1ce), - t~~ cst.ir.:it8<1 nu.'ib-:;r of 12r..;?lcyc(?s in t!"le inc~u.3t=Y i:. too his!t -- fivo ti~~!l. too hig:.1 to :;,n preci::;~. :C.;c:1 Mere ir.~ort~nt, c:ic c:rc.1ing to nn .:maly:;is b7 the i'.n~oci:-.tion c-f Cl.Ore t!-\nn n. C:.c.;;::.:2n nortnlity ntucl:.~s, inclu~ing those of Dr. S..:.likoff, c~r prediction i~ thnt ~pproxinately 25,00~ pn~t an~ prcso~t c1:1r,1,,yc~s in the usbest~s inc:n~try h~.v~ di.:ii:~ c,r vill evcntu~lly d:.a of ur.~nst<.,:s-re:ln tcc1 c1isc~s~. ... .......... - . : ..:- - ': .:.'hin in 1-:-~~ th,,n n:10-th irt<.2E=-nt-~ :.. . . - . :-:-=:: ...... .. f' - . r. .I DR. . . HO. OF 'i.J'OR:{2~S -: i!OR':~I'!"! S'l't:D'! OF THO LOC:i.LS OF I:-ISULATION rmP..,;..-.zn.s tmrm,1 625 (423) ?-~OR':'ALITY STCDY OF . ....- . . ,, - .ALL ?~:.ffiERS ,- ~;:t .I?!SU. Ll:.TIO!J Horu~ns tn:l!o:tt MOR':~Z":".: STUD'! OF ( r70R.XEP.S I?l A HO~D 11;~ II A?10~ITE I!1SUL"'\- '!:'IOU P~'\!!T )_7,000 (1092) 933 ( 484) .... i.~OR':i:'.rl.LIT'! STUDY OF NO!UCERS ;,.T JOH?!SHA!:VILLE COR?. 639 (199) H..'\Il\7IL!.:C, N .J , PL;.!lT ** DESC?"I?T:0~1 OF CCHOR'! , ____ ':'l:0S2 tT~,..J' .:\ r,u:::~!U:t CF 20 ~"..~ E::?CSU?.!: 1'J:.L 'ti'OR..'t{E~ mt :::l.CLI..S l/l/6i TCT<lL 02;.-::: F?.OC-1 ASi3ES- '!'OSIS, tt,~!G C,"\l:CZR & 1-A.ESO"::-!z:: : 1 :~~ 149 ( 35 %) 368* (34 %} EX!'OSED ONLY ':0 :U!OSI':S ASB~S'l'OS 107 (22.l: ':':!0S2 WI':':r ]\. ~!!~r::~t:~ OF 20 "!!'..'\::15 r::-:P OS u:i.Z 66 ( 33 ~) .. . ------ * 3 4 0 OF T!!ES:: oc:i.i:-r~s ~:E:U: '.i"~!Ol!G i:m: 5, 1: 9 E!~LOYEI:S HI':'H G~U::.TE!t ':'E.i""~! 2 0 YE:1.RS EXPCSU:'.Z **(JN!'UE!.!~EE:> D;\TA ':':,..t{F.!I F::m1 ;1..-:tT!C:..z:: r:1 -- --=R~ nEV yo~- POS':i:', ?1Z\.Y 19 72 - ' Pa~e 9-A . . t . -~ ~.. . : ( . .. . ..... - .......... . l. -... CS2\.ItT NUMEE~ ! I OR. I. J. S"2::.I:-(0?'? -- Pru::orc::CNS AR':'IC!.E I!l WALL ST~ST JOU?-llA.L - 6/8/72 - "STUDIES B;l D~. SE!.!:~OFP LE.AO Ina ':O PREDICT " AnTICLZ: I~l TI!E NEH ":!OR.~ TIHES - 6/13/72 - (5 Dl'~YS LATE~) - "IF OUR EXPER- IEUCES A.~ .t\ GUIDE " TESTI!tOt!":! AT TOXIC SUBS':'l'~1CES HEA.'U~1G - 2/21/73 - 11 oun STUDIES I!!OIC:'.TE " 250,000 500,000 1,000,000 DESC~:?'!'::C?t OF CCRCt'(.'!.' M.L ~icr~:::~ C!Jfu~NT~ Y ~=-!.? LOY~ !ll ':'Er. i'.S?.ESTCS !}IDUS'!:'F.Y FRC:1 AS2'SS:'OS:!:, t~!G c~;c::::t _ :~ S O':'::E:.:C:-!;'. ;..u, ~70 f'..K:::'-S CURR.~.. !':LY & ? P.E<tJI OU SI:. 7 ~-1?:.OYED I!T T:iE ASBES':'OS INOUS~!tY :u.r. i:ror:.zRS ~:uR.~f I'!!.::, ?!<E'7IOUS~Y c:,, i-T:~O \!!!.,~ :3E Z:I~!..O".:.:) l:r AS3Z:STCS .... l\ll S:'Oil.Y mt TOXIC 1,000,oon (;..s suns~ru:cr:s .. lll:.~"U!IG ------------------------- ---------- ;':..:10VE) * l\CTUAL QUOT;:o ?!tCDICTIOt! H,i.S ~5,000, nu:- TH!S n!CI..UDED Dr.l\':1!S F!'tOH GI C.i'\!lCE;,_, HRIC.ti I IL'\\T'!: SUf\Tn.'\C':F.D FnOl! Tm: TOT1\L. ... . j 1,000,COO {r-'!S-QUOT::) Pace S-3 .. .,, . . - . . . ,: Pug-e 10 - Hhy 1\.shcsto::;?, 1:y t~" !!. Strctrmic, l\II~/!~:. Presented to the i\':i:'r at 2\rlingtnttr Vir<Jinia. - 6/7 /,3-.,., of Dr. !:;Qlikcff' s r..o::.t recent ost:i:::.:ite o !n addi~icn, our fiqurcs ~ho\r t!1.:i.t 20 cf the 25, con c.eu.t!1s =~ C'r 8 0 c;s -- \r:.l l c c:::u.r c:.ncng t.~ose in the insul~ti9n tr~ccs~ .... ri:lile theso cstim~t~s shc~lr. tc re~ssu~ing tc t~o~e in the ~~ni~g ancl r.,~'1Ufi!.cturing aro:l.:iG cf the inc!ustry, w~ shculc:. not =crget t!1at 5,000 cf our t!or!::::.en :ire ::.till going tr. di.:: of a:;bestos-:-elat~c! co tlisaasc ~nd tha.t, ~ll thin~s cnnsiderec, there is absclut3ly r.othing t!1a t we Cc!r. t~ p=cvcn t it. ':'::~ only t!1inc:r ~-:e c2.:-. c:.o l.3 to cl~n.r,_ u., cur plants to o.ssure t:lat t~csa c:1t~:-i:ig the inc!us-::=:r in th~ f'l.:.t'..lre \rill n(")t 'Ii.ave t...l-i-i:! s.-,=..:a CX?<=rience. t!'i thin t~a past year anc a h~lf, t::e nain t~=ust cf .1\s~oci.:lticn effort has !:;hift~d tot!:.:? gover:u-;1ent a::f~irs f=cnt. '!he p1:-inci;.::.l asenci~s in Hashingtnn wit!1. uhic!'l ve hava hecn dc~li.ng are tha Occupnticnal Safaty and Ee~lth Af.nini~t=ution; tb~ Envirc....~ant~l Prctecti~n Agency; t~c Fo~<l-and Drug I.C:...7.i~ist=aticn; th~ Bu:oa~ cf - . !Iinas; nnd, to a less~r c!egree, th~ !Tation~l Institute r:f Cccun~tional Safntv ~.n~ 1:-:~.:ilt:i, anc~ the !!ationn.l Instit'..ltes c:: I!~alth, both of \;hich arn .:tel.inly i:ivcl.Pi:c. in rcs;:~a=ch e.f=c.?:ts. =o= In ~<.l<liticn, a few u~eks ?..go ue Here cnntacte:! r.~, t:1~ Fe(!erz,.l ':'.:::-.c::1 Coii'r.-.i::.sion, w:iich !'le>.-.:! r:::cciv~f. c'\ p.ati-:icn f=0r:,. th~ C~nte.r Sci~ncc in tha Public Intorest r~c:'~csti:ig an i:ivr.stigaticn of consur..er us~s cf asbn~t.cs for tho PU=PCS~ of <!ate;r.:'.ining w:1et:1c= ccrt:iin prcx!ucts ought tc 1,e 1~:.:el~d as haza=~~cus a..';.d Fhethcr \1c:.rnings :3!1cul:l be requirn<l on all advcrtiser:-.~:it::; =C"r these prr- . ducts. On the basis cf .:i prclir.'~nary mcc.tinc; i~i. t:: an i:!.vcsti.sz:!:~c::: frnm the F':C i t woul~1 ~?p:::nr t...";.at Wt:? !"1.c.vc li-:.-tl~.: t::: tmr:::y ~l:ou~ i:i this pnrticular are~. The Occupational Sc1f~t7 :tnr.! r:ealt:1 :.c:ni:iist.::-ati~n h<'-s !:-e~n cf enorncms cnnc:::rn to t!ic inr~ust=y CVt:r t::e r,<l-st 1: mcnt:1s. !:.s :-.est of you n.lren.,!y l-:no~-,, t!-..-:2 1'.::;::;(lci.c1.ticr. e::?~nc".cc: t=-~~~n,,ous ef~or":.s c!uring tha si::-: nont!1. pnricd le.::.<ling to the pr~nulgaticn (')f last June~ O~f~~ standur<l~ ~r. r.~~staG. ! t.~ink it i= a s~ug8 oft~~ cfft:lctiVe!'less of t.11.:; tntc1l ini::.ust.::y involvcracnt i:1 this r..o::t c:::uc:.ul r.t.:itter t.hat of el~ve::: r:1.ain rc~ni::-c-..n~n tc; i:1 t:--.c ~=rt:u:.,:~.:i.:-:-!.s, .. the inc1us~f r,osi tion w.;1::; ~cce:,te-:.". tot~lly by OS!:.". ~n nine cf thc, cl~vcn, ~J~ut fifty pc= c~nt on~ tGnt~, ~n~ t~~~ll7 r~ject~~ ~n cnly on~ OS!!A is ncu pl.1.nning t~ rnc.~o th~ sta.nc:a.r(t - p~.ck2.q1; a.:--.c~ ..,.:; a:::-e. 11or!:- - - - - - - - i n < " "~ closely''l.l.. t'n tn'.....,......... on th~- s p.,-..,\.....J "..._"C.... .--,.-,1...r,..,;, ---'=-i -.,.-.~t-o -s-'-n_.;.,. .,,;- 1i.J.. b ~<.,; ti...-. - fOrr:1~tiC''ln " f u 15 nan .:1C:visQ rv Cej:.'.!:ti t t~c to rr:v:..cu t!1~? curr~n t stZ>.nc!ilrds nnd any ~ddi tiona.l r.1ctlic.:il '1:;.r..! tc-:chnical d~ta t:1.:i.t h:-..n . l.Jccm.1c D.v.iilil.!-,la in t!'le yc.ir sine~ t!'l.c stc1nc~nrds v~rc r,ronulg.J.tcc:.. ''= ;:....-.. . t1or!:ing in cnopc-:r-".ltinn u:!. t!'l. nin~ cth(!!:' trn.c!P. ass~cictticns :i.:i~rq .... .~ sclE:ctecl four inclividu.:1ls .1s 'int.u!jtry-widc raco~.r:ieni:!aticn:; to osr-:;,, ;.....-.-:--:~:. -fo.. r- t.he four. . so-c.:lll.=!d. "eI"..nlo-vcr., sn- ots en the ac.visory cor..r:1i ttec - _., .-Pq.cjo ~l- - Hh7 1\~bc::?stos?_, b_y :1. !~. ~uet;.cnic, Ar;~/::-:. -P~esentcc-to tFe ~T~~t~l~lingtcn, Vi=gini~ - 6/~li3 -'T'n d iscussing t!''1C f o~u~.!..C ?i. er- .-..1-,c ~.~...v:.so rPt c c....-..,.........ae ~n. ~-h u~O~J ... O'tieil.l. ct the OSI'G':. Stc1nc.~=.s Dcvelo"~ment ~cc-:.icn, ~-!e t:ero 2.s!-:~cl. to add a cour,la of n<lr.".~s tc tha list so thnt C~I!i'\ -;.mule! have r:!o:r:e o:t a solccticn to choose :=cr:1. ~his ~-1c havn ag::0..cc to c:.o. ... ':'he ccr.".I!littE:!o ,,,ill ba c;iv~:1 np to nine r::ont::.s t~ ccr:;lct~ it!j cl~.libcrc1ticns and pre;_:,~=e :er CS~"\ a revised sta:1::.1~r~ pack::is-e. This uill be f-:>llo,-1ed by public hea=ings, up:=r~:-:i.-::i:!.tCl:' a y~r1r from now. ~:e do not e::r,~ct tC" ::iee il ne.1 sta.~c.1.:1=~1 ;:,:::--:ri....:lq:i.ta<l before the Fall of 1974. It is of courne inpnssihlc t~ dcterr:ti:1e at t.:1is t~r? .-,h.:?.t tl"le new -stancla=c~s will leak liJ-:a, howev~r, ! ~-rc-uld ~,entu=o to say that they will certainly net b e ~ strict t~an t~a ones we have tcday, .:J.lt:ic,.:gh they :rill p=cr.,n.bly he lass ccnf-..:sing nr.cl le~ve less rnc:o for enployer i:it~r,ratatic:-n. Scr:.ething ,Jill uncr.;e:::;tion.:ibly be cone tn i:r..prov.:a t.ha current cli.=fic'!.!2..tics .wit.h t:"1e ______ . c.onitoring rcquiremants. ~he nain function cf the !rational In!3tit'!.lt~ f:n: Occupaticnal Szi.::~t.y c:ind I!r.?alth is to c~nc~uct r:::saarc'.1 and to prep~c sc-c.:?..llGc. Cri t~ri-:!. Packages, Hhich a.rs cssantiall:,: raccr:-nendations to osr!..; for s-c~'1dards on vari~us 0'1tcrii'.ls,. c:1c:nic.ils anc activities. Such a pu.c!:age on asbestos was pr~para'1 hy :rIC5!r u t the ti.:-.e of t~1e os:~'\ prcceeeings la:.t yeu.r. i1!Cfir! trill not be ~r:2-r,ur:..ng a new er :::-:1vis~:: critari.:i packag~ =or the upcocing review of the asbcstcs stancl~rc3. c= I do net bclicvn it uculd be unf...ir to s.:iy t!'lat all t!1:2 ac_:rcn.- cic:3 in Ua~hine1tcn <lc.:tlinq uit.h a!;hastos, Dr. SelH:o::f hc"".s hac. ~i~ grco.tast influ~ncc on t~c-ynung id~ulistic scicntis~s ~n~ <lcct~rs at lt!OSII. Ccns~quently, i.:.c.1u5t=:r in=l ucnce is \-r~2..k~~st i:1 t..~is agency. It wo.s n::ro~m, ,:i:=-t.cr .:ill, tb,1.t ~aci.~ t:1.::! c::iqinnl rccrJnr..en- c!ation for a t".m fiber stc:...c.arf. in the Unitc<l St2.tes . as~1:stos industry. ?Text to 0$!:.C"\., t!ie E:wircru:,.cn t~l P ro-:.~ctiar-.. :.ge:-:.c:_, :1~s t::c s:::e~ t::;st pctenti.111 cf any fe-:le:ral a<Jc:nc~ fer ?.clvcrsely a::::<:c'ting t:i.c f~t::.re: of t!ie .::1:3L~stos indu~try i:-. t!-:.is c~'t.!::.t=:,. !".Dt only is t!10. r-:?:. responsible for tlavclopi~~ ~~tl cn!c=ci~g air ~n~ t1at2r 9clluticn -i standar~~, ~ut the T~xic Suhdt~ncn~ Central net, ~0t1 pan~ing i~ Congress, uill also !~~cone ~n !:?!1. fu!"'.c~ion i!..f':C:r p~~sage. For this rc.::iscn, I .i.n ~lcus~,1 to b~ ~hlo tr. ::iny t:i.c'."..t t~1e u.shestos .. , indu:::trJ hus i'.."l c~ccllc:-.t r<?l.:i.tic!"'.::ihi.p with t::.~ !:PI\._ jI_c_fir:;-:= ____ _ - -r,roof of t...'1.i:. exis~s th:m t.he fact t:iat -there Ha-; nC"lt u sinc_;l3 najor in<luntry recor..nenduticn n~c!~ -to the I:P!~ .:?.t t:ie: pu::ilic h~.:.=- f ing::. on t!1e prnpc~eC::. nsb,:lzto~ cnis!:i<"m rcgul~i:t:ir.n5 thc'.:t. ;1~:; n~t ncc~pt~<l either in tcto or in principle in th~ fin~!. st:inr.1.:.rd:::, w~ich were puhlis!'lec: in c<!rly April of this 7e.:.r. H~ nre prcsnntly m"lrl-:inCj ,.-,it~ the E!'A en th.:: cc,~!.a-:1~ent of i.;.1.sto water c:f .:lucnt st;,.nd.1rcls f0r u.nbcstos r.iu.nnf .:ictnrinc_:- 1,?Lmt:;. ~re . 1 .: . ( .... ... .--~----- ...__ ---~--:::-:,.....-.--,.. -;. ~ - eo-Z'1::!!.inly hc:ipc t!lat t!"!~!::e st~.1.1.!~,ttc!l will tUl."!1: out to be as r~u:;cnublo <1s tllc ai~ polJ.utirJn u~gtt:!.ntj.nr;s o ~he fJr~ns~c1 effluent sta~clards ~r~ scheduJ,c-:1 to ,be. pu.bJ.ishF:?d in t!'l~ !<:(!~r~l ~egist~= zor.:atir.ic this Suns.r.ter, to be f.{')llcwed by public h.?.~rings, i-li th t!:c final standar,,,.s being pror.,t1lgo.t~d in t.~~ Fall., per!"l.:i.ps as ca.rly ~s October. ~!a ~re also planning, in t..,e near ~ut~e, to ~eet in W~shingt~n with re?rcsontativon f:cn the sta.n~ar~s eev~loncent a~~ en~o=c~~en~ net., branches of the F.Pfi to ~i~cus~ uit~ t~e~ ouesticns cf in~er-:-Jr~~~t~~~ cincl ce:mr>lia.Tlce policy ~-Tith reg~.rd l~ t::.c air polluti~n - rsgulations. Fe hcive c.l=ea~,, resolvac! one inte~retntic:1 aunstion that is n:: special intar~;t to- t."le us.bes tos tc:::tile inc~St=-",. 1':.?pr~:-:i:::~":.~ly t:!'O \Te:eks age I i:-ras a!:.l~gd by .:i. ~er..ber cr:nr.any oi- t!:a Asscci~ticn to fine! out wheth.ar the ]:J:>~ t1.:!.s planning to req,1ire tl1e r:ZU1ua.cturers of asbestos safety clot.~ing to regist~r as pctenti~l e::iission source:s U..."'lc1er t.~c -lziwo In discu3sinc:r tha !jituatic,n over the !?hone lTit.~ E:?l'. corl?!.iance officials, I c1rgued that th~ prot:ucers of <1sbentc3 s;if~ty clotl:i::g '\1er~ net r.m1uf<J,.cturcrs as ,~~fined in t~~ rec;ulaticn3 hut we:re i:-.s~i;a-: only fa!Jricntors ot an ashestos product, ar..d as sucl:, shoulc. net h~va to re~ister as potcnti~l emissinr.. zou=ce~. ;.ftcr our phone ccnversaticn cnc.-::C:::., hricf ne<?ti::.s- Pas ::.el::1 .:u:-.cr:.g c .....,.,,.... li' ..... c,... _,.,,.. T'"'l"l.. \,,,.J,.1,,t..,;, -..J:J.1. (t.,J.l:O:;' MCpln '--' ~- :.- - T - -1::-s ,.,., ... i..~ ... '-"'-" ,-.,.1.,.,.1-, ~,,,,,...~... -\..r""c1'-- ',-,,.,,.-:: i'-..-. -.:\,~...r..,ct..:,. th~t ~~~? agrccG ~1itb nc t~at t.~e su=ety clot~in~ vrrcuce=s shoulc not be requir~d to rcgistor. t:hila this rat!i.cr cinor prClblen tool: ~n!"lrCl::i:-;;atclv 2-n hou= and a half antl b10 or t~rca nhana call~ to =;;olve, it 1~ i~~ic~tivc nf the type of day-to-<l.'..y- :.c.=:ico~ th:1.t the :.ssocicl~:..o~ !,'.)rcvir..cs :=c= it:. r..er:-be r ccn?.:ini e:; Ov~r t~e p~:3t year tha Feed anc: D:='..!'j i'c:iinist=.itic:1 ::as s::c~rn ~ .increasec! int8rest in .:is!--c.::;-tri:. ;ir; .:1. !?CS:.i:11~ !".c1z~=~cus co:'lt2.!',t:.:i.:-...~t i:1 va=ious fcods, h~vcr:igcs .::n,1 drugs. L2.t.:! in 1~72 t::ey set t!? 2.:1 u.sbestos task force to r~~vie~-r the si tuatian zi.nc:. to r,ropcse res-ulations ruid guidcl...ne;. uh.nzc upprorric:1te. ':'hus far t.'1.cy hnv~ c~nc,~nt:::~tc<l t:-.c:.1." G.:.:crt:; in t~,0 cl:?:'e::.s ------_--... on __the .use of asher;tcs-contZlr.'lin.:.tec'... t.ilc i:1 food p'1-ckaqing ;:.nC: in cosmetics, and se:cr.ndly, cm th~ USE:! of ~s;Jcstcs c~lul(")Sf? f i~ te::r pud!j in thu beverc1.g:? an.c. d~U<J in.dustrie5 . __ ... -. In our first nncti!lCj with t!~e FD1\ tu~l: force li:!.st ~1cver~l:-cr ("!n t!1c - . ... ~iltcr p:-ohlen, t.."l~y dcnonstratml c1m: a~":littc-:! to c1n .:ip:,c:?.lli:1g ignor.:inc-=1 <lhout th~ h1:1c:1lt!1. ~uz:i.rC:s of a5!:'i~stcs. Since t!'len, t:1ey havu gotten one heck cf n lot srnnrt~~, <lae at lcnst in p~rt to the .. tremcnc-1.ous ru-:inunt of c1at~ ;,_1"lc1 in fr.rm,; t:inn lThicl-i. t!1c :.s.c:nr. i .:l t j on , .. " !. . '"l ~ ( . . I PZ".gc 13. c.. r!'hy .:'1.!:;besb-,:,?. h1 15.o 1-:: :-,,y~_.-~-CJti.i.c., !'resented to t~'lC A't) ,tt. )::J5.r:,_;'ltJl!.v ,;:;,:rg:i.:r:dc:! l~t 'I-i~: ~~~- .... ,,;..__ ,, # has been supr,lying to t:ml~c A~ tt ~L:nscicrrnJnc.:C::', t:t(' FDA is today less pruiicky about asbe:$t'.c:, ,.1lH:. 'i.:hc-:~cJ-.'.C>)':(~ lass J.ikily t.n propos~ foolish, u.nsupport;'lble J-:e.gulati0ns" Spo:::e~rner~ f::onl th~ FOl;. hav':'.:f in fact, clefencleC:. t.h~ ili..cr i.n<lust:r.-0,r D.CJc..i.r~st rn1vir01llilen.E;Jlist a ttacl-:!j in t.'le press an~ ol!..!ewhere ii1 r:ec:a!'! t. r:::cnt:is o ':his is, quite obvicusly, a healthy- :1ignc Our ~ctivities in the area of Congtassional !:Clc:!.tions have been quite oini:nal to date, although wn are prcp~::ing for the u9cc::1i~~ struggle in Congress eve.::- i:or.J.:r.en' i' co~oensati,on re=orn, at ~1h:.c:i tir.ia asb-?stcs is uncuestion.::.blv aC'ling tc: be rac}-:~c. over the couls by Dr. Salikoff and b:, rep~ese;1ti.tives of org.:i.rd.z:ad lu.hor. Unfortunately, the As5oc:taticri ha~ nei t.~cj-:' the r..~,:::,m-,er no?: t!le ti..-ne to embark on a full~~cale legislat:ive infor.--....ation progra.~. Wa ha..re r..et on occasion with the legislative ar..<l leg~l assista."1ts to various Seuators who have att.:,.cked asbestos, howeve:: reuch mere needs to be done in t..~is nr::!a and I~ an afrnid in<livir:.ual rneI!'.be.::eompanies a.::-e going to hava to bu the prime bull car=iers and not the 1\ssoci.:i.tion.. . Fstoar tecssaanndtil;:oic,lalyl tlheevel huv.e~acn!s~ocnl,inOed\.trtogoev~~ir:~m1nctnitalalyctizveirtoicao,s,e.:a:- tt-t~hae past year and a hnlfo Ths has not be~n too sericus a de:icienc7 ns most of the authority of the cities and stat~s in asbestcs control h~s been usurped by vo.rious Federal regulutory agencies. ?lcnethaless, more individual co1npu.11y activity is required at the~e levels of gover:mcnt. In conclusion,! think we c.:in all. be justi!i.:ilily r,l~~sed wit!l Hhat ue have been able to .icccnplish in the pa!.t fer-1 yetlr3 in resolving the cor.iucopia of intcr::clatcd prnhle..s!l t!1at c:-,nstituta tho asbastos-hetilth situation. ==c~ Our plants ara cleane?r and our wcr~:..-:en hette.::- p=ot(:C~ec: ~ 'Z'he gene- ru.l puhlic has bee..~ show:1 to be in no c.::.noer as~estos, i! it aver was. ~-Jhila we hava !:leen r:?gulat~d extensively, =c::: t!1e recst part the stand3rds that hnvc ~een tlevelcce<l have ~ct been as b~d ~s \.le fe.i.rncl. t..11ey might be, ar.c:. i'.n !30r.te c.-.ses they tur:ied cut far bct- .. . r:~;!3w~na~~~ a~~i:t;3 ~~~ ~~!fch~~:;s,I~h:d;~;i~~;~~~i;~ ~~1 .. 1 publicity has been shnwn to be surprisingly s::-.u.ll tc~~~ing . . .. .. . . . --------He hc:i.va s-:1e<1ted n let c1r.:-1 t:e hn.ve grnune<l-a lot, but .~1e are still . standing and we are still vi~blc. I sense today within thG indus- try a greuter faeling of~confidc~ca in the futur~ t~un ~t u.ny tine . _' _.'_in the pc1st f~w years. nut.we r..ust nc,t rest contontoc. . . ,,,... . --- - . ~ -- . .., ::] Ua must rcr.tcnb~r th.it or. Selikoff h~s to dnt:a been f;:!.r l~ss suc- cessful than our indu~try ha5 in influencing the decisions of the : Vilrious government.al regul~ tory ;ig,uncies. '.:'his Hil 1 I':\al:a hir.t t=Y .