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...-.M- ,, * . ... :^4.'.*. r*. ; 3 5;: J * *7 V di science. On the contrary, under Dr. Robbins' .. . 't ` J .* ... direction, NIOSH has demonstrted on ongoing commitment to the're-evaluation of all available, data with .only one thought in mind: the protection of the worker. The current workplace standard governing asbestos exposure was QSEA's first comprehensive health standard. I^is xa based on data that was assembled and analyzed d<^gthg tfS the mid-sixties, if not the infancy certainl'^tlieQ.^ childhood of occupational health, Much `ijajs b^recQ , learned in the laboratory and in t placed s ince .. then, as :his report indicates. '^ay^vievJ^i^what we -.Osy " know now, OSHA's current stah^pri neyffgr major \> vC>V` improvements. : %y The 'report is caiuifaiOisj or ^'^elbecause, conttrary to Y'1*' _ w seme of OSKA's gency's regulations are not carved in stbrie. \ThW are instead a reflection of' - 4SV cA, .. the best's^e^lce ^valnlable. As science-continues to improv^t^^ wisl-ihealth standards, and worker V* .OCS protectionreport'we are issuing today demaftds corrective action. We will begin immediately. ^V^vnave designated a team within OSHA to begin ,.W^^ing on a proposed revision to the present OSHA l"**,*\w N. - more - EAB (><18.574