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FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB DATE 1972 June 20 DOC ASB214 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo OSHA Standard - Position of Industry NIOSH & Advisory Committee * FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE INC E. 210 ROUTE 4 PARAMUS N.J. 07652 June 20 1972 TO MEMBERS OF ASBESTOS STUDY COMMITTEE SUBJECT OSHA STANDARD - POSITION OF INDUSTRY N10SH AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mr. 1. H. Weaver Chairman of the Committes felt the attached tabulation proposed by ATA comparing items in the OSHA Standard against the Inudstry position and the recommendations of NIOSH and the Advisory Committee on Asbestos Dust would be of interest to all members of this Committee Copies of this tabulation are attached for your information EWD E. W. Drislane Executive Secretary FMSI C 10 C FMSI 02833 ,, , Subject 1. Numerical Standard OSILA REGULATI GONG 0 h 3703 Industry Position MOSH Advisory Condittes Recommendation Final OSHA Standarl Five fibers with no automatic reduction to two fibers Five fibers with an automatic reduction to two fibers in two years Five fibers with an autom reduction to two fibers in four years 2. Labeling Io label on locked asbestos containing products The words cancer or danger should All containing products should be labeled Label should carry words cancer and No label on locked asbe containing products Words cancer and danger will not be used on labels danger " not be used 3. Monitoring Frequency Ionitoring should be conducted NIOS Annual monitoring at at a frequency necessary to stations below TVA Quarterly assure cormliance with the monitoring at stations above Monitoring every six mont at stations above TVA Monitoring at other statio environmental standards TMA ADVISORY CONITTI Twice- at a frequency to assure Hanagement should decide yearly monitoring at stations compliance with environmen frequency below T. Honthly monitoring monitoring at stations above T.IA . standards Management to decide frequency 4. Protective Clothing No protective clothing required below 5-10 times TUA NIOSH Protective clothing required in all areas above limit ADVISORY COMITTED No protective clothing below 10 times TIA Protective clothing requir only where peak exposures above limit 10 fibers occur FMSI 5. Waste Disposal 02834 Only wastes that generate dust in eces of limits should be barred All waste should be bagged Only wastes that generate dust in excess of limits must be bagred SURI -2- Subject Industry Pocition NICS NIC/S visory Committee Recommendation 6. Frequency of Medical Examinations Ixana every two years for workers with less than 10 years exposure Exans every year for workers with more than 10 years exposure or with symptoms of disease HIOSI Same as industry position Advisory Committee Same as industry position Annual exams required of all employees exposed to asbestos dust regardless of length of employment 7. Medical Surveillance Employer should provide or nake available medical exams as required NICS No specific recomendation Advisory Committea Seme as industry position Employee should select physician to perform exam Employer to pay cost of axam 8. Medical Records Employer shall maintain records and have access to them as required to comply with regulations IOSH No specific recommenda- tion Advisory Committee Employer shall not maintain records nor have access to them Same as industry position 9. Wearing of Respirators No specific recommendations NIOSH No specific recommenda- Physician selected by tion Advisory Committee No employer to conduct employee shall be required to medical surveillance wear a respirator if he has program shall decide if any of a long list of symptoms employee can or cannot FMSI of disease wear respirator 02835