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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: DOC#: / DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:/,ZD> PARTV I THE ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION/NORTH AMERICA In recent years, n.ew findings relating rolc,ngeri inhalation ot asbestos fibers to various occupational health hazards have created understandable public and governmental concern. This concern, nurtured. by lack of information on the true nature and extent of these hazards, has at times created an emotional and irrational attitude toward asbestos in atl its forms and applications. Members of most producer and user companies, which have for some time implemented worker-protection procedures. individually attempted to pro".'ide facts to the press, govern- ment and public about the nature and extent of asbestos health problems and efforts to correct them. However, the industry lacked a single, constantly available source able to provide au thoritativc information on i1s1Jestos-heaith in the United States and Canada. This situation was changed with the formation _Ef the ASBESTOS tNFORMATION ASSOCIATION/NORTH Al\:lER ICA (AIA/NA) in December 1970. tts objectives are: 1. To provide industry\'1ide i~1for.n3iior, en asbestos and hcaith, and on industry efforts to eliminate existii1g hi::1:!Zrds: 2. To cooperc1te with governm~ntal agencies in developing and implementing industry- wide standards for worker protection and for the control of asbestos dust emissions into the community air; 3. To exchange informJtion on mr.thods and techniques of asbestos dust control; 4. To correct mislead;ng and uninformed reportage on asbestos-health problems; 5. To publicize the unique benefits and importance of asbestos in protecting human fife and property. . ~ The AIA/NA is governed by a Boa~d of Directors comprised of representatives from all member companies. Dav-to-day activities arP. conducted by an Executive Committee, which consults .-_id, rner.ib~r co,.,,p~ny ir:d ... :.tri,I hygier:is:s and environmental control experts, lqJI col..!nsi=:i anr. m~:Jir.al consulrnn:s ,vhenevcr necessary. The chief staff officer is the E(L'1.>uti1,e 5.:.:r~:..,, ,, :.:J:i/;-,,w ~.1. s,.-__ t,2:~.~, who funci,ons from AIA,'i~A headquarters, 22 Ea5t 40th Street, ~~~w Yor1<, New Yor~. 1001'1. In its first t\'.o y22r.; er ,:.\i$tf:r,CC, the .;1..\ :1as-Jrnor.y ,ts many activities-conducted a full day seminar on ashesto5-heJlth for industry officials; nominated industry environmental control sp~c,:11,: t<; ro ,:t ,J11 yo1,r)rri1i.!ntJI cidvi5ory cornmittr.es ~xamining (1) occupational ~.:1nrr~,; of ,i'.>t:v~~:,,3. ,.r1,i , ]) c:rr,!J.~t .w 1~1~1issic;;s; rc-~t: ;;~d at bvth F-.:dcral Environmental 111...,icc:.,o:1 ,:..g,!ric.v "'"J u.~Jr~n~cr.: ,;: L,ibor hedrirgs on a,b~stos; sponsored technical r,;~1;i;c!1 !-10 rtw ,,,:, !111ty r:,f 11,,1 r-w1:1od c11rr'?n11, 1i,,i11q LJ'-"'d to f'Tl<>rt!:Uri:> .;isbe,;tos concP.n !fui10r>:; rn :il:? ~.-,:,,kp; .. ,,~- r,ro,,:,J1?il "'''l~l.:!"5 for 'i'Jr11~,rs on 0cc1.pational hPalth, and devel- ,;p..:,l ,::::.:.-:~.,:.:.:7-.' i,: ... ~:1:; l:J ,,..;~; .i,: ,r.:.;-.,j.:, :_,:,1 ..,,;are of alt new deve1opments,- \',:hi?ther r-1-~d :;-:.:;l, ~:,::, r:, ,,..1;r. ta! or t(C , ;.icJI, .:;onc:0rn in_7 J1b<?'itos-health. The AIA;NA, s1nc8 the ::i:orn11l3it1on of the OSHA occupational health standards on asbestos ir, mid-197 2, hJs r;~mtrd much of it$ ~fforts t0 i:lssisting the member companies .,,;J c,,,,.;r.; ,.:,:1;ri .:1,' ,;~JL..... ,; ,.,.,, ,;,.:,, ((.;i,111;,.m,.;c: t-1' ~~r:i,ns. M 5-Lc.u... lc:t OSHA cornpli- '' I ' . '. ..:,'\,~~.\ .fJ ._., .. J ~.;1-.,...,,_ - ,.,,,, .''-"'' \-,' ... .., ....... Jl\Jolil\. .. li.11 \\,Ii.in.. ..,,C.-~.1~ ,.... ~i.;a; fc::>C:dll..ltt:I~, l~Ut:!i::I lli..)'J~(Jlfflt'll( ljillClt1i, ol:ll c19e;,C!':'S ~IJCi1 oS me Fooo ana urug Aaminis- rt:AY l 4. 1913 ------- - ----- --- --- ~--._.... ---- -- - -- - It has attended and participat~d in local, regional and international conferences on asbestos-health, and also maintains a close working relationship with other asbestol industry groups, including the Asbestos Textile Institute, Asbestos Cement Products Association, Friction Materials Standards Institute, the British Asbestos Information Comminee and Asbestosis Research Council, and similar groups in France, the Benelux countries. and Scandinavia. (See Appendix A for membership list.) ...., " ,I .. . . ,. ~ .,.~ ; . - .........: APPENDIX A AIA/NA ME~BERSHIP LIST . , ..... ,r. Amatex Corp. Atlas Asbestos Company Cass:ar Asbestos Corp. Ltd. Cement Asbestos Products Company Certain-teed Products Corp. Congoleum Industries, Inc. The Flintkote Company GAF Corp. Jim Walter Corp. Johns-M.mville Corp. (CAPCO) Kentile Floors, Inc. National Association of Filter Material Manufacturers National Gypsum Company Nic.ol et Industries, Inc. ... North American Asbestos Corp. H. K. Porter Company, Thermoid Div. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Supradur M3nufacturing Corp. Union Carbide Corp., Mining and Metals Division Uvalde Roel< Asphalt Company _ .... .. ..., .. I