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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1972 July 5 DOC#: AIA109 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Meeting of AIA/NA & OSHA Reps A s b e s t o s In-fornnalian A s s o c i a t i o n / N o r t h A m e r i c a 22, East 40th Street New York, N. Y. 10016 X?:m .eesssset . svr* July- S,t 1972 TO : ATA/MA MEMBER- -.COMBAMXES' CG-MTRGL 'StB-GOMMlTTEE' ` liEGAE GOBNSEh ..James: Armstrong -- .Bendir -Gorpoxation E l Cl Brafefc::' . - a:, -I.. Porter .C o m p a n y ,."Inc, G:,.-.G. :Gahrielset, dr- " Kico'ljef' industries.:r Inc....' . Bernard .'Gro'ss:. ' ~ American Bill Bite Rubber Company St. llaC11- - -GAF'Corporation ' ;B:*. m Jackson, : " John s~ManviX.te. Corporation By. Johnson- - Jnion Carbide- Corporation A,. It Hooker - The- Flintk.Gbe .Company Cl.At Neuataim - Rentlle .Floors' Incorporated . G, w. Pick-ei ~ Axinstrong Cork. Company C l iffa-rd Seymour - the- Carborundum -^Company J.*: 11 :Stetson - Gang-oleum.Industries,*. Inc. . Philip Weinstein; ~ .Evertea/ .l.nco.rp.or:ated' G. VI Bright,,. M . H -- -.'St.. .':luk.e::t-B- -iiospital' :: Gentlemen-.:: A,.-meeting Mae held 1 W.a'shingtG.:n last ThaEpday-;%e--tMeen. .the. AIA/MA and- representatives of t h e G5H&- standards- development .and -coispliance-.seetions.. attending'. -on-de;hal' :0f:';tfee AXA were dsii-n-.VMsrst-f.r-Rayb-.es-tes-Manhattan:-;. ;Patxl\ t e l n e t r..GAPi 'Hugh Jacksonr Jshn.s^Manville^ 'Frank li-mmexma-n,* National Gypsum::?' B r a d l e y - l e p . a l - G o i u i n s e l ^ and'-M-. M.. :Swe:tonlt,, ^Ti/BIS-r'Eweeufcite.- .'.Secretary,,.. 05HA w a s represented b y . lohn. -G^Kelll.-and.'-Harry Gilbert, s f .-Standards''B.fivef-spment::;' and-' .Say MeGlure.':.st:mampliaBee..K- . -i The. .purpose of t h e meeting;.,. as was discussed ,-a.t t h e Asso;ci.ation- ..meeting -sn. 3une:-.;12:;r -was. t o c l a r i f y 'a. tuiBbertf ...peints- -with- ..regard:-to- the interpretation amd enforcement -of .the'-asbestos, standards., Becars-e- .the standards are.- 'togo. into, effect, this- week>- w e eonsiaared-.it imperative- to provide- -you with, the .basic: points of interpretation -and- .compliance'--established at the meeting:. A .more complete report on .t h e :meeting will- b e forthcoming' i n t h e fear future.. " t PLAINTIFFS 8 :EXHIBIT s EM31GB567 S p o n s o re d toy--Aiins Asbsiiitos Cu . C kitw iI 7Asto*iiS 3 :'tora,:iuidi :C .. CsBrmt'.i.C(sil;''ft,-otto-ctjs-- C o re ,, to! ttvik0 tc: : ., GAto Corp... Joim *'M rivlU s C<Kj.,' toiiK;ttwr .-Gyvs-sw Ccretoaisa-'.-.oft C o r e nfif,to (i;iyl:is;;Kr.i'Ma(ybf.'iti(i! .i f * . * - 7- The* following are the main areas discussed and the decisions reached:.; 1, hABEPIMG; The AIA/dA is applying for a temporary industry-wide variance on the exact wording of the. labeling requirements- af tie .standards., in -.order that existing supplies., of boxes.., fcartons.:, "bags,/ -etc,, containing a: label - -with, wording- somewhat ^different- than-. that.. called- for in the standards will' b.e permitted until they are used, up..: is 'long as the label currently being used', contains .basic.ally the.' .' same-information as -the- -required o.n.e:,: it will be: acceptable to O.SHiV until -stocks are used': "-up. ".. Products to be labeled', .should: follow, the list ing 'submitted'"by Dr:, VPred: Ihindsack: of Johns-Manville to 0'SH7\ .following-.'the- March hearings.. '-A copy of' Dr... Fund-sack'1s list,' w i t h .minor, alter atrous., is attached for your in formation, Mo .product -which requires labeling will, be, '-permitted'to.-be. used'without any- label-until existing stocks of n o n --labeled -bags-.,:.-etc,, are used up..- A stick-on label -of -some type-would .be .satisfactory * 'The ..size:, color.., pia-ceTnent, etc., -of -the label .is left to "the discretion- of the employer, as' long, -as t he label is "nreadily visible and ' legible." A-good rule, tO' follow would-.be: ; .if you are trying to.-"hide t h e label, OS HA will probably not accept, it.* -2. ChOTHES lOCIxERS: Separate, clothes lockers are .required.-only for employees working a t levels ' in -excess- of;the five fiber TWA-.. .3*- It was the ..intention of QSHA t o reqnire Type TC** supplied-air respirators- and protective clothing only for insulation- and. .fireproof-ing- .-spray applications... AIA/NA- -will apply for a modification of the law to exclude other types o-f asbestos-spray .applications from these, 'requirements'- -More- FMS1 08568 _3" 4, BE:SB:XRM"Q-.RS: There is a mistake in the standards in paragraph (dl (2) fit}. "Powered Air Purifying Respirators." The first s-e-ntence of that paragraph now . r e a d s , ' i ."A full facepiece powered air purifying respirator, or a -powered air purifying: respirator , or a .respirator etc:-.'"' The sentence sh:onid>read fA full- facepiece powered -air' -purifying respirator-.,, or a -respirator et c :." .-'The phrase '"or- a .powered, air. purifying, .respirator .should- b e deleted,.. .'S... .:M.QiITQ:Ki.!4G m n BBT-STCAL -EXAMiHATtOMS.': Company monitoring- and. phy-sical;examinations'- should. be conducted, on -all employees. who .regularly work with -.asbestos .and 'are-: -exposed to- airborne'fiber., as-well as on maintenance .men.T. company industrial hygienists and other' employees that- the company feels-- require, monitoring and'- physical, examination-because of the nature p.f their wort: :or because of their -cl.os.e- proximity to dusty asbestos- operations..' This -would -exclude office personnel:..,-, most people working in. non-asbestos using sect.ions- -of an .asbestos marrafacturing operation.-, etc.- 6 . -'CXThnodSi. A---companyis own.'.monitoring.- o r other records will -not b.e 'used as evidence - 'to---issure. .citations-,,: -nor'will they be. used to-give .a.-plant a:clean hill of healths 7-, OSHA IbJSBECTIOHS t OSTIA industrial hygienists will-' take .dust ..samples,,:' if. at ,ai-.i- possible.., for -a -full' eight''bourse, -perhaps "divided into two four .hour samples.- Is. addition, samples -.will- b e "taken on more than -one -;day.,. so "that .a- more -accurate count -can- be produced ..' -Ceiling sampling, periods -will fee at the -discretion -of the OSHA hygienist. Ceiling -samples as short, .-as five- .minutes may be taken .if. deemed appropriate.. ' tinder some circumstances "More- FM51Q6569 -4 tan obviously very heavy cra-st concentration)., only -ceiling samples.'may be taken., tort this would not- be. norma! practice . Employers will be given, specific -dust counts only if they are in -excess- of the .standard:;*- -Counts taken by hlOSH hygienists will be reported, to OSHit, but will not -be used, toy OSHfi -for purposes'--of issuing- -citations* 8* EMPIOYEE BOIhCElCATlGE.;: On, the.- question of no:ti;;fy.ing -employees -if they .are found: t o be. working .in -dhst concentrations above the limit*, neither t''Beill or. McClure would make a. decision whether- the' notification clause- in' the standard, would-.'be. .satisfied, by the- -posting \ ,:On .a- plant bulletin., board -of stations --above--. '.'-.:TWA.r or'.whether, -a more- individualised approach-* such as. -sending' the'employee a registered, letter,* would be.'r e q u i r e d T o answer this- question.:* w.e were asked to'write- to- the solicitors office in OSBt: for- a ruling.- Unfortunately-,* a.- priorinformal:. conversation -between Paul iieiner -of GIF' .and.- a, member -.of the legal staff' of OSH! indicated-that the --.answer to. such'-.a-question- would, be .in- .favor of'- the regists red' letter -.approach* :&s a result,* we.-have decided not. to submit: this question for "a ruling* but will leave .it up to- each -.company in:.the-.industry t o decide in what maimer it wishes to-'abide by this requirement.,,, and wait to see- if .bulletin board notification, -wd,l"l be: challenged by tSHA regional inspectors= .In general* the concensus-'of the M ! group that'attended the Washington-meeting -was that the-industry- could, expect reasonable' treatment from- tSHii as. long as the industry did-.-not try to circumvent the intent o f 'the- regulations*, For example, the various requirements ..it the-:standard fox protective clothing.*' change rooms* separate lockers*- '-etc,.-, -have .as their-purpose "the- .preventing -of excessive amounts of asbestos dist Being carried home -cm, an employee *0 clothes' from, work.* A r long as 'this p u r p o s e 'is achieved* t h e industry will be. given, wide .latitude, as to the types of p-rotective clothing* footwear and -.headgear- required/;;, the location -and size -of change rooms:; - M o r e "- msimsiQ ~ 5~ the distance between separate- lockers, etc.,. In short, the industry -is. free to interpret many sections of the regulations as it sees, fit., as long as the spirit and. intent of the law is observed. Sincerely,,' "Matthew1 M ,, Swetonic Executive- Secretary. NOTE.: the following:; Is- the new address- and' telephone mimber' o f the AXA/IIA effective, immediately... .Btshestos- Information As-soci-ation/iNO-rth .America 22 East -4,Oth Street .Smite 1611 Hew York.,, few York; 10.0IS212-' $Ba-3'37' F M S 106571