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NORTH AMERICA ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square 4, Suite 509 Arlington, Virginia 22202 (703) 979-1150 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Ramada Inn Old Town Alexandria, VA June 13, 1979 Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the Board of Directors was held June 13, 1979, at the Ramada Inn Old Town, Alexandria, VA. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM. The following directors were present: George Barge W. H. Beasley Gordon Coats R. A. Cree (for R. A. Carlson) Brian H. Donner Thomas A. Dougherty Elisabeth 'Hanlin (for Dimitry Poutiatine) Clarence A. Herbst, Sr. A. R. Hooker B. J. Iwarsson A. C. Liggett Donald G. Magill, Jr. John H. Marsh Joseph T. Mooney, Jr. C. G. Morgan Adam Novak H. B. Rhodes, Dr. Eng. Sc. John Riopelle Jean-Francois Robert (for M. P. Carson) Kurt Schwarz Martin Sendecki (for N. E. DeCandia John Sheridan (for J. M. Ciskowski) Edward R. Zacharias Frank Zimmerman (for E. J. FitzGerald) Atlas Turner, Inc. Cement Asbestos Products Co. Calaveras Asbestos, Ltd. Special Asbestos Co., Inc. Vermont Asbestos Group CertainTeed Corporation Johns-Manville Corporation Resinoid Engineering Corp. The Flintkote Company Abex Corporation Nuturn Corporation Hollingsworth & Vose. Co. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Monsey Products Co. Continental Products Corp. Huxley Development Corp. Union Carbide Corp. The Bendix Corporation Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. Supradur Manufacturing Corp Congoleum Corporation Jim Walter Research Corp. Molded Materials Co. National Gypsum Co. Others: Joseph A. Artabane, Esq., Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft; Richard T. Davis, CPA, Frantz & Company, Chartered; J. Haramang, Vermont Asbestos Group; John Zacharias and Frank MMRE00012612 r 00003937 Page 2 Betts, Atlas Turner, Inc.; J. E. Keith, Rostone Corp.; Alfred Shaines, P.T. Brake Lining Co., Inc.; John P. DeKany and Richard Guimond, EPA; B. J. Pigg and Richard Trachtman, AIA/NA staff. Minutes On motion, the minutes of the previous meeting, March 21, 1979 were approved as submitted. ' Financial Report The financial statement for the period ending May 31, 1979, was reviewed by the Executive Director and accepted on motion. Staff Report OSHA - An OSHA official has advised that staff review of the RTI-CONSAD consolidated report has been completed. Formal agency acceptance of the report is expected in the near future. It is expected that portions of the report will then be released. The consolidated report does not meet the re quirements for a regulatory analysis. Schedule of any further regulatory process regarding OSHA's asbestos standard(s) remains unclear. The transfer of funds from NCI to OSHA in support of an Asbestos Information Program has not occurred. A request for proposal (RFP) will be published when funds are received. On May 17, 1979, Mr. Trachtman made a presentation to the OSHA Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health in Harvey, Illinois. The subject of his presentation was the role of work practices in safe handling of asbestos-containing products in the construction industry. EPA - As reported at last meeting, the Office of Toxic Substances continues its active review of asbestos. A meeting between AIA/NA representatives and OTS personnel was held May 30 m EPA headquarters. A follow-on presentation for EPA and other regulatory agencies is scheduled for June 18. The Technical. Committee will meet on July 12 to prepare comments on the IIT Research Institute report titled "Exposure to Asbestos. Mr. John P. DeKany, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Chemical . Control, EPA, will be the luncheon speaker at directors meeting today. The Environmental Defense Fund recently filed suit against EPA for an immediate rulemaking to require inspection and repair of asbestos in public schools. MMRE00012613 R 00003938 Page 3 U.S. Navy - Reference was made to a meeting between AlA/NA rep resentatives and U.S. Navy officials held May 10. The presenta tion for industry was given by Edmund M. Fenner, Johns-Manville Corporation, and chairman of the AIA/NA Technical Committee. CPSC - Corrective action proposals which were accepted .by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in connection with asbestos in hand-held hair dryers were reviewed. NIOSH testing of hair dryers is still ongoing. not expected before August. Final results are CPSC's consideration of alternatives for asbestos-containing consumer products other than hair dryers was reviewed. A recent CPSC staff memorandum presented options including general/special orders to industry and an advance notice of proposed rulemaking. The Commission has not taken any action on these options. DOT - The Department of Transportation has revised its final rule on the transportation of commercial asbestos with pub lication of amendments in the Federal Register on March 29, 1979. The revised final rule, effective August 20, 1979, allows for a new, third alternative in commercial asbestos transportation: in bags which do not need to be palletized or unitized if they are within closed freight containers, motor vehicles or rail cars, loaded by the consignor and unloaded by the consignee. The Department of Transportation proposed a further system of labelling hazardous materials in transportation. Comments are due on August 7, 1979. The Standards Advisory Committee will review the proposal. Congressional Activities - The "Asbestos School Hazard Detection and Control Act" (H.R. 3282) was referred to the Rules Committee on May 30. The controversial section 5(e) has been deleted. The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Standards chaired by Rep. Edward P. Beard (D-RI) held three days of hearings May 1, 2, and 8 on compensation for workers exposed to asbdstos. Medical testimony was taken the first day of the hearing. Witnesses included Dr. Anthony Robbins, Director, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and Dr. Hilton Lewinsohn, Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Dr. Hans Weill, Professor of Medicine, Tulane University Medical School, testified on May 2. Also testifying on the 2nd were labor representatives including Sheldon Samuels, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO. The final day of testimony included as witnesses Captain D. F. Hoeffler, M.D., Director, Occupational and Preventative Medicine R 00003939 MMRE00012614 Page 4 Division, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, U.S. Navy, John A. McKinney and Dr. Paul Kotin, Johns-Manville Corporation, and plantiff attorney Robert E. Sweeney, Esq. The hearings on asbestos were one set in a series which the Subcommittee is conducting on compensation for a number of occupational diseases. Further hearings on asbestos worker compensation are scheduled for October in Providence, RI. Rep. Beard has stated he is preparing an asbestos worker compensation bill which, purportedly, will propose a ban of non-essential uses of asbestos. N.A.S. - It was reported that the National Academy of Sciences will most likely not request a financial contribution from AIA/NA in support of a proposed asbestos study. A $5,000 contribution was approved at the last directors meeting, March 21. State Activities - Recent action of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board on exceptions to the asbestos spraying prohibition and work practices with products containing asbestos was reviewed. The Virginia Board of Health approved a proposal classifying asbestos a Class I substance on May 24. This action will require an additional report from those establishments using in manu facturing or manufacturing 1000 kg/year of asbestos. Initial Class I reports are not expected to be due before December, 1979. Resolutions Adopted 1. Messrs. Frank Betts and William F. Phifer were elected on motion as directors' of the Association, having been appointed the designated representatives of Atlas Turner, Inc. and Safeguard Automotive Corporation respectively. 2. On motion, a general format for an industry-government conference to be held in conjunction with the AIA/NA annual meeting, September 19-20, was approved. Miscellaneous Other reports and discussions in accordance with agenda. Mr. John P. DeKany, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Chemical Control, EPA, was luncheon speaker. A copy of his remarks is enclosed. Other Business The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held Septem ber 19, 1979, at Stouffer's National Center Hotel, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. R 00003940 MMRE00012615 Page 5 Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:25 AM. B. J. Pigg Executive Director bjp/cn 25 June 1979 Enclosure R 00003941 MMRE00012616