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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT ATT-73 Bell Laboratories 600 Mountain Avanuo Murray Hill, Ntw Jarjay 07974 Phona (201) 582 3000 February 25. 1977 Mr. Derek Coomber Richard Klinger, Inc. 2350 Campbell Rd. Sidney, Ohio 45365 Dear Derelf: It was a pleasure meeting you at the NI0SH course In Cincinnati. I am enclosing the Information I promised you. Tou will find the first two pages from recent issues of the Employment Safety and Health Guide published by Commerce Clearing House and the Occupational Safety and Health Reporter published by the Bureau of National Affairs. The address and subscript'on cost for each can be found at the bottom of the second page for each service. These services not only report on current news In the occupational safety and health field, but they also lndex-thelr news Items which can be very useful. In addi tion you will find reprints from the Federal Register, ftIOSH Criteria Documents. etc. of Interest to the OSHA field. I have.also enclosed a two page report from CCH of a letter from John F. Plnklea to Morton Corn recommending a change of the asbestos standard to 0.1 fiber/cc as a TWA and 0.5 flbers/cc as a celling limit. I have learned \ that the report alluded to in the letter (A reevaluation | and update of the asbestos exposure standard) has just / been sent to the printers and will not be available for about two months. If you are interested you can request a copy from the Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Developements in Rockville, Maryland at (301) 443-3680. I might point out that the new proposed standard is for protection against the noncarcinogenic effects of asbestos. As I read the letter the standard may be changed in the future to account for the carcinogenic activity of asbestos. LLA 000761 AT&T Bell Laboratories Standard on Asbestos intent: To establish a standard to Insure compliance with applicable Federal and State regulations regarding asbestos. Information: Maintenance and repair work on soma of the Bell Laboratories plant facilities has required the removal of asbestos insulation on pipes, boilers, applicable state and federal regulations: 1. All contractors or Bell Laboratories employees engaged in asbestos handling or removal must comply with BPA ) regulations as well as, those outlined in (OSBA) Standard 29 Cr 1910.1001. The Environmental Health, Environmental Management and Safety Center is available to review contractor work practices to insure compliance with all appli cable regulations. EHEM&S Canter is also available to monitor BTL employees who have a potential asbes tos exposure or answe. any asbestos related ques tions. Call NH X65S1 for assistance. 1. EHEM&S Center should be notified in writing with the --'name of the disposal site. Standard* 1. OSHA Standard The present OSHA asbestos standard is two asbestos fibers per cubic centimeter of air ar 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA). OSHA CPL 2-*.*.A requires that medical examinations be given employees who have asbestos exposures equal to or exceeding 0.1 fibers v per cubic centimeter of air as an 8-hour TWA. I 2. Identifying Asbestos Contairing Insulation It is not possible to determine whether or not insulation contains asbestos by visual inspection. The suspect material must be analyzed. Call the EHEM&S Center to arrange for required sampling and analysis before beginning work. 1 9/10/84 -2- 3. Removing Asbestos Containing Insulation Insofar as possible, asbestos should be removed or otherwise worked in a wet state sufficient to prevent emission of airborne fibers in excess of exposure limits. 4. Compliance with Standard The Industrial Hygiene and Safety Group (IHtS) is available to monitor airborne asbestos removal operations to determine compliance with the OSHA Standard. 5. Controls ^ Should monitoring indicate that employees re or may be exposed to airborne asbesto* concentrature in excess of permissible exposure levels the OSRA stands:.i requires a series of control measures. These include respiratory protection, protective clothing, as well as, enclosure and posting of the area with appropriate caution signs. 6. Use of Outside Contractors Only outside contractors who agree to comply with -SHA and SPA regulations should be retained to remove asbestos. This agreement should be in writing. And it should clearly indicate the contractor's responsibility to take such steps as necessary to insure that Bell Laboratories employees are not exposed to impermissible levels of asbestos fibers during the course of the contractor's work. The EHEHSS is available to review the work of outside contractors to insure compliance. 7. Disposal Asbestos is not regulated by RCRA, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and may be disposed of in an approved sanitary landfill. The Environmental Management Group should be supplied with the name of landfills used for asbestos disposal. Call MB X4860. Contact: The BHEH&S Center is available to review work of outside contractors, monitor air fibers and determine compliance with OSHA regulations. Call MR X2250 for assistance. y/TTTffl-------------------------------------------------------- " S--JiZ LLA 000763