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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH wORK*?1 MURRAY HILL NE* JER5 AUGUST 9, 1983 IN ATTENDANCE: G. P. Bisgeier, M.D. - N.J. Bell, Medical J. M. Degen (Secretary) - aT&T, Safety J. P. Dunn, M.D. - AT&T Medical M. J. Hanley, M.D. - BTL, Medical And Environmental Safety J. E. Reese (Co. Chairman) - AT&T, Safety R. w. Stone, M.D. (Co-Chairman) - AT&T, Medical G. M. Wilkening - BTL, Safety And Enviromental Healtn GUEST 0. C. Amrhyn - AT&T R. C. Allen - AT&T w. j. Avert - HECO 1. Oorams, M.D. - Johns-Hoc*!" Jniversioy (i. J . Scnrei Deis - 3Tl LLA 000341 LLA 000342 Asbestos Standard Activity Mr. Degen reviewed the current status of GSHA's activity to revise tne standard for exposure to asDestos fibers, included was an overview of the QRC task force recommenced standard wmch nas been favorably receives by OSHA. The ORC recommendat'on is a comolefe standard witn suooorcing rationale for each section. It is exoected tnat OSHA will settle on a new PEL somewhere near the OHO suggested u.5 fiDers per cuoic centimet-1" of air. Of greater in;:r:r:e tnar tne *'nal ?Eu, ncwever. is tre actual language of tne standard. It is ncoea tnat OSrA will acoot of tne flexibility anc cer*o'-!ance oriented language by L-I. LLA 000343 J. M. Oegen Secretary LLA 000344