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FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1984 Mar DOC PAINT076 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal LEGAL DEFENDANT'SDEFENDANT'SDEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT VLC case STATE On The Cover Washington D.C. is the Site of IBPAT's 25th General Convention More ' information on page 6 NEWS AND FEATURES page 4 Mondale on Jobs AE Dates Registration 8 Primary Election Set 10 A Report from Ireland 14 The Best Protection from Asbestos , DEPARTMENTS page Inside Front Cover . From the General President 11 Local and District Council News 18Sports and Recreation a Back DEVOTED TO THE TRADE INTERESTS RESIDENTIAL ' COMMERCIAL Inside OF 19 Financial Report Cover The General Treasurer Reports Se mo ot . S. FRANK RAFTERY | General President Sot Fas : 1750 New York Avenue N.W.N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 LINOLEUM SOFT PAINT AND VARNISH MAKING UNION MAKERS AND TO THE TRADE Any body UNION MOVEMENT IN GENERAL Any member subordinate . publishing programs souvenirs or other documents of any description must not designate them as The Official Journal of- International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Journal either upon the stationery publication itself or their advertising contract forms or Robert Robert Petersdorf . Publisher ROBERT J. PETERSDORF | General Secretary 1750 New York Avenue N.W. ' Washington D.C. 20006 ss General Vice Presidents > ; BERNARD 1st District oSyNIEGOWSKI : Boulevard 1443 Westchester DB WestchesterIll 60153 ee A. L. MONROE 2nd District . 7909Bayberry Drive ' air Alexandria 750 New York Ave. N.W.N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 : Brotherhood monthly by the a nternational of Painters and Allied uthorized Trades Second Class mail entry Washington oe ; Td me for contractors separate health standards for L considered miraculous is due become the center of publicity due to of vinyl flooring is currently the only U.S. tile flooring manufacturer whose entire product line asbestos the |: Co ney controversial extreme sensitivity Removing to Tarkett paid special attention to an _ ish parent company from which the : independent consumer research sur- health the asbestos vey on asbestos by R. H. Bruskin problem banned comes - Asbestos is Associates in September 1982. Three in * Sweden In the alone United out of four respondents preferred vi- States the floor industry alone uses nyl flooring without respondets asbestos Over . 25 percent of allasbestos : ~~ 82 percent of survey respondents saw _ Asbestos hasbeen a major material asbestos as a possible threat to their _ in floor covering products for more _ than 50 years There are millions of Old square " feet of : containing Tile on vinyl floor tile and sheet vinyl flooring Tarkett provides advice schools in schools hospitals businesses hospitals and others who plan to re- containing - ces and homes _ containing flooring BCTD's The standard OSHA's was released the same week as OSHA's Temporary Standardconstruction (ETS bestos In the ETS construction addressed except in the lowering -the Permissible Exposure Limit PEL to 0.5 fibers which applies SIC codes A 0.5 fibers allows breathe an average worker to breathe 500,000 fibers of asbestos with breath in an hour day and within OSHA's safe recommends the Resilient Asbestos for Exposure Floor Covering Institute's pamphlet the We see asbestos Safe Work Procedures for Resilient F: loor Coverings . flooring as the flooring of the future : which gives detailed precautions for removgaives olf asbestos- ++ and the future is now - ". containing sheet vinyl flooring and vinyl floor tiles action _ Asbestofisbers fibers are released during : ... Tarkett's aggressive action against the asbestos hazard installationcontaing or removoafl asbestos- should serve model for industry Tarkett has as a containing resilient floor covering workers health a made fWithen floor tiles are sanded or cut to is one company top priority Tarkett into place or if backing on sheet while not willing to wait or sand _ vinyl floorings isscraped . eases caosntbineuestto oclsaicmanmcoerrse avnidctdiimss- quests that the PEL be reduced 0.1 fiber 100,000 fibers perfe bic meter of the lowest posi detectable level with currently able technology OSHA will PEL the proposed reduction of PEL upcoming hearings and comments The BCTD asbestos standard cludes several unique are necessary due to the construction industry There certification which plicit section . | and on. employee includes visions for respirator installation covering Never dry another suppressant : .. When working enclose the with asbestos follow OSHA regulations Always material _ area with plastic barriers float in the air easily Wet the material first Wet fibers will not as fibers up by carefully lifting dry and placing Wet fibers are also easier clean them are disposed a suitable hazardous of atdusts rated fortoxic ; | |: the other extreme C products or processes fibers above the PEL and have