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OCCUPATIONAL .HEALTH WORKING GROUP HURRAY HILL, HJ December 14, 1982 In Attendance: G. P. Bisgeier, M. D. - N. J. Bell, Medical J. M. Degen (Secretary) - AT&T, Human Resources K. E. DeGennaro - WECo, Environmental Engineering J. P. Dunn, M. D. - AT&T, Medical M. J. Hanley, M. D. - 3TL, Medical and Environmental Health J. E. Reese (Co-Chairman) - AT&T, Human Resources R. W. Stone, M. D. (Co-Chairman) - AT&T, Medical G. M. Wilkening - BTL, Environmental Health and Safety ABSENT: A. G. Bickel man , M .0. T. G. Krebs C. M. West J. W. Williamson GUESTS: 0. C. Amrnyn - AT&T (rep-eserti ng Hr. Krebs) W. J. Avers - WECo D. Camisole, M.D. - Rutgers University M. L. Comstock, M.D. - 3TL M. M. Condie - AT&T J. P. Me Manus - AT&T (-epresenting Mr. West) C. H. Mill s - AT&T W. J. Schreibeis - BTL M. M. Weiss - BTL F. X. Worden - WECo PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT OSHA ASBESTOS STANDARD The subject of medical surveillance requirements under the present OS-A Standard continues to generate questions, particularly with regard to employees who nave had cast exposures, either documented or presumed. Mr. Mi1's commented that wr-'e the Standard does not explicitly add-ess ere issue of cast exoos.-es , OS HA would most o-obably take the oos't'e- tnat surveillance should te continued for those employees. Is a parti cul ar case s-cul d -eac" one acceal s court "level, an employe- tnat r a f j $ 9 ^ *2 3 C 3 3' r 3 S j " V' 0 ' * ' i ^ C! a nr'Cb3b'' V "0** r r 3 >/ 0 ] 1 . '"'"*3 i C 7' 3 3 3 3 ^ o 3 ~ 3 S 3 n t * ' 0 ^ ~ ^ - a - ~\ a 5 5 a 3 3: ' J bo W n 3 3 3 " 3 ~ 13 " 3 3 ^ * S3V5' 33ni''',J33 5 ^ LLA 000319 fD t - i -?_ Dr. Dunn ana Mr. Degen reported on the asbestos-re'ated issues discusse at the Movembe'* meeting of Organization Resources Counselors i'ORC). Th member companies are becoming increasingly concerned about the coming changes to both state and federal compensation laws in the area of occupational diseases with long latency periods. Present laws tend to prevent the ligitimate victims from collecting benefits. In their zeal to correct the current deficiencies, many legislators may tend to tip the balance in the other direction. It is expected that some form of asbestos compensation act similar to the Miller Bill will oass through Congress in 1983. Mr. Degen is participating on an ORC Task Force that is writing a completely new asbestos standard. It is the intention of the task force to deliver a complete new standard to OSHA by the end of the first quarter of 1983. Hopefully, this will help enable OSHA to publish a sensible proposed standard before any change of administrati on. LLA 000320