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FILENAME: Flintkote (FLK) DATE: 1972 Mar 9 DOC#: FLK070 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Draft of GAF's Testimony for OSHA Asbsetos Hearing ) o T. A. PEN T ( 0 ~y/ j n r ____ r _ G A F Co r po r a tio n i*o west si Sraerr New TOM*. New Yean 10 0 2 0 March 9 , 1972 M r. A# R . R o c e tr i J r* General S ales Manager The F lia tk o te C o., In c. COO W e s tc h e s te r Avenue W hite P l a i n s , Kew Y ork 10604 Dear A rt: E n clo sed p le a s e f in d a p re lim in a ry d r a f t cm GAF's te s tim o n y f o r th e OSKA a s b e s to s h e a r i n g , M arch 14 - 1 6 t h . T his i s fo r your in fo rm atio n and com m ents, p a r ti c u la r ly as to any c o n flic ts you m ight see w ith your cvn te stim o n y . Very tru ly y o u rs. PLAINTIFF'S i" eXMlBfTort A5 i HOOCCK-' P .S . We a r e s o r r y to l e a r n t h a t F li n t k o t e i s n o t going t o ' l 4 - ^ 3 - 4 - t e s t i f y . how ever, a sta te m e n t f o r th e re c c ra J may s e r v e 4 th e p u rp o se . Any chance o f your se n d in g us a copy s i n c e "5 i t v i l l be public inform ation in the re c o rd ! A lso, as F lo o rin g C o o rd in atin g Chairman, I would l i k e to c i r c u l a t e th is to o th ers fo r th e purpose of identifyrm n; any con f l i c t i f you have no o b jectio n s^ 1 i. *O "1 *"_ ?' *T 1 1 V-'"7 A. R. o,-fiC PLJ^TKOTi 43T OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY L HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS CONCERNING ASBESTOS DUST WASHINGTON, D. C. - MARCH 14. 1072 _______ STATEMENT- OF JOSEPH G. H A L L My name is Joseph G. Hall. I a m Group Vice P r e s i d e n t of GAF C o rp o ra tio n 's Building, Flooring and Industrial P r o d u c ts D i v i s i o n s . I have been associated with GAF for years and have been involved l. t vrith asbestos products and their manufacture for years. GAF appreciates the opportunity to participate in y o u r public hearings on the Proposed Asbestos Regulations. We *vant t o c o o p e r a te in this important area and to a s s is t in the writing of S ta n d a rd s which a r e both p ra c tic a l and yet p ro te c t the health of e m plo yees. I would.like f i r s t to give you a b r i e f outline of GAB* a c t i v i t i e s a n d policies. GAF Corporation is a worldwide company which manufactures snd distributes a wide range of products in five re lated c o n s u m e r and industrial market areas. The areas are; chemicals, building m aterials, photographic  Page 2 film cr.d equipment, office sy ste m s , and industrial products. The common bond uniting the product groups is c h em i ca l r e s e a r c h and technolog:.', f r o m which G A F 's "congeneric" nature evolved. Headquartered in New York City, we employ ap pr ox im at el y 20. 0C0 p e r s o n s . At its m o r e than 70 man ufacturin g and p r o c e s s i n g p la n ts throughout the United States. GAF endeavors to be a responsible m em b er of the buslnes community. In fact, the company's Management Policy specifies that GAF "mill continue to do its u t m o s t . . . t o be a co op er at iv e and useful citizen of the c o m m u n it ie s La which '.t o p e r a t e s ar.d to c ontr ibu te to the p r o g r e s s and welfare of tl.ese com m unities." We have met pollution co n tr o l r e q u i r e m e n t s as p r o m p t l y as possible v I to the extent permitted by existing technology. Sometimes, solutions to proble m s must be delayed until the technology of how to solve the proble m has beer, cevelooc-c. O v e ra l l, GAF spent about S5 million last y e a r and will expend in the ne ig hborh ood of SS million this y e a r on e n v ir o n m e n ta l c o n tr o l equipment. - if 0 0 Page 3 I cite these figures only to Illustrate that my company is totally com m itted to its role of a responsible and concerned citizen. The ever-changing and sometimes conflicting regulations of the many agencies operating in the environmental control field n e c e s s i t a t e s our having a fulltime staff of corporate environmental engineers to update and modernise our equipment and facilities to meet s t a n d a r d s . T h i s effort also includes research in those a reas where there is p resen tly no technology to combat certain problems. The GAP Building, Flooring and Industrial Products Divisions utilize asbestos in the manufacture of a number of products. T h e s e p ro d u c ts con s i s t of the following: (1) a s b e s t o s cement pro ducts , c o n s i s t i n g of siding, flat sheets, canal bulkheading and simulated brick facing; (2) a sb esto s felt and millboard;- (3) a s ph a lt paints and p la st ic s ; (4) vin yl a s b e s t o s floor tile and sheet flooring; and (5) `a s b e s to s fiber. Vi`e e m plo y 4 ,0 00 e mp loy ees at 15 a s b e s to s p r o d u c t p l a n t s and the asbestos mine, and have sales of products containing a sb e s to s of approximately $110,000,000. Our customers include many thousands of d istrib u to rs, con-  -n r o 0 Page 4 t r a c t o r s ar.d r e ta ile rs . The proposed regulations will seriously effect their op e ra ti o n s, a s v.-cll z s those of GAP. In addition, the above plants a r e supplied by s e v e r a l hundred ve ndors f r o m whom we make p u r c h a s e s a m o u n t ing to over 530, 000, 000 yearly. Since v/o will be submitting, for the r e c o r d , a detailed w r i t t e n s t a t e ment, I will highlight our position as to the Proposals. G A P has ir. pa st y e a r s , spent s e v e r a l million c o l l a r s or. a s b e s t o s dust cont rol and be lieves it will oc able to comply with t five (5) fiber Standard, except.for an asbestos mine in Vermont, with the c'tper.e-.ture of an catimated S2.2 million dollars. However, this standard cannot be fully met for at least two y e a r s due to the time n e c e s s a ry to design, order and receive a b a te m e n t equipment. Only a f t e r re a ch in g the live (5) fi be r S ta nd a rd would it be p ossib le to a s c e r ta in the feasibility of fu rth er reduction in e m i s s i o n s based on a c c u r a t e monitoring ar.d design information gained. If a f u r t h e r re du c tio n was later called for, the pro g ress would have, of necessity, to be considerably s l o w e r . Wc believe that a s ta n d a rd su bst antially below five (0) f ib e r s cannot be g e n e r a l l y achieved in this ce c a de and that such, a re d u c ti o n could only be accomplished at a cost which would make questionable, the economic feasibility 0: continued c ne r at io n of c e r t a i n of our facilities. 0 Page 5 Maximum emission levels have been studied for y e a r s by s number of eminent d oc to rs . D o c to rs have.concluded that the f o r m e r 12 f i b e r l i m i t was not adequate. They have not agreed, however, that it is n e c e s sa ry to go below the five (5) fi be r Standard. We re q u e st what f u r t h e r m e d i c a l s t u d y be c a r r i e d out so that a concensus can be reached a s to th e p r o p e r lim it. At that ti m e , if a new li m it is r e q u i r e d , it could be s e t w i t h a r e a l i s t i c t i m e schedule for achievement. In addition, I am extremely concerned with the p o s s ib ility that a label will be re q u ire d to be placed upon a s b e s to s - c o n ta in in g p r o d u c t s , I strongly request that this be reviewed in light of the "locited in" n a tu re of the asbestos in many products and the deleterious effect s w arn in g label would c reate with r e g a r d to distribution of these p r o d u c t s in the m a r k e t place. GAP does not oppose labels when they s e r v e a l e g i t i m a t e p u rp o s e as shown by our longstanding pra c tice of labelling bags of a s b e s t o s fib er, but 1 see no re a so n a b le purpose to be achieved by a l a b e l on p r o d u c t s in which the asbestos is thoroughly bonded. A warning label, in our opinion, would se r io u sly affect the future marketing of a n u m b e r o f o u r p ro d u c ts . Vinyl flooring, for instance, is often sold directly to the c o n s u m e r and c a n t a i r s ^ m T eTc a s b e s to s which is s e c u r e l y "locked in". T h e r e i s no evidence of hazard related to the application or -so of vinyl flooring and  u Page 6 other "locked in" products, r.or in our judgement is there any potential h a za rd due to the nature of those products. A label on flooring in p a rtic u la r would be highly misleading to the public, ruinous to the entire resilient fl oor ing in dus try and would m e a n the lo s s of many j o b s 2nd pos sib le pla nt closings. Where there is no need, there should be no label. It is important for you to have an understanding of the size and im p o rtan c e of the asb e s to s industry. Asbestos s e r v e s h u n d re d s of e ss e n tia l uses and h a s brought safety from the h a z a rd s of fire to s l l of us. Asbestos c o n s ti tu te s a billion dolla r in d u s tr y and pro v id e s Use livelihood for many thousands of w o rk ers. It is a strong, durable, flexible and fire re s ista n t m a t e r i a l . I: is unique in the s e n s e that no other m a t e r i a l duplicates a ll of its useful qualities. On the other hand, we do not question the pote nti al a d v e r s e effect on health of this r/.aterisi when one is exposed for many y e a r s to significant c o nce ntra tions of free fibers . In this re ga rd, raw a s b e s t o s fiber should be controlled as well as any dangerous emissions from asbestos-containing products. !n conclusion. C.'.F c oas r.v. opp-r c reason..bio r t a n d n r J s which a r e i i / e t.j the pro ble ms and up:*n all the facie. O u r s t a t e m e n t , wniuh w P2ge 7 f we a r e su bmittin g fo r the r e c o r d , has been a s s e m b l e d within a v e r y b r i e f ti m e pe ri o d since the e m e r g e n c y s ta n d a r d v.-as e nac te d in D e c e m b e r a nd subsidiary recommendations were published as recently as 2 1/2 weeks ago, when the Advisory Committee issued its Recommendations. More tim e is needed for study by GAF and, in our opinion, by the Labor Department. GAF.Corporation pledges its cooperation to the-Department of Labor and requests that all the facts be considered before a standard is enacted, and that each standard, when enacted, will regulate only the problem a re a s and not needlessly per.aliae w orkers and industry through enactment of superfluous controls. Thank you. . Tc' * t RESILIENT FLOOR C O V ERIN G INSTITUTE 1030 1Mn::trrpiNW S<uU-350 Wjshrvjtrn <jC 2000i> 202 033 HO?, August JO, 1977 TO RFC! Members SUBJECT: KTOSH l i s t o f P ro d u c ts P lc s s e fin d enclcs*! l i s t o f tr a d e name p ro d u c ts c o n ta in in g c a rc in o g e n s r e g u la te d by CSUA. The m a jo rity o f th e item s noted c o n ta in a s b e s to s , some o f v h lch a re cements and f e lt s . 7t Is perhaps a m atter o f tim e u n til producers of flo o r coverings v i 11 make th e KIOSH l i s t on th e a s b e s to s i s s u e . Kind re g a rd s. Robert P. Maurer Managing D ire c to r RDM:tm end: I- f 10.931 NIOSH USTS TRADE NAME PRODUCTS CONTAINING CARCINOGENS REGULATED ST OSHA ittKttfe^tKTtr PCcarrmimlvfggsnt Aden ical 71*103 Atrolieinl 2M7* Part A AH jmrjvisc joint ysteo ( AUeo Michigan ' Adhesive Erginee tin ; Co. Hamilton Material lae. CAsbesti9 A*l*toc I Adietto* Atom anaILa 3*1*010 tbf*d tlc m h s n roofing Ahirrirmm aibritos _ Almnrnnta roof cealm ; RcjuibUc Itotrdcred M cu b Inc. Standard OH Co. Jolm<-Manvir C ep . I t Asbesto! 50 Asbesto*. 7 Asl/tos ( Aluminum ro"I rearing Aluminum rent cearin,: AmctcO atlheMVC A rm *tron; epoxy rerin A-6 & n ! ta r Arrrtri*i*s til cement S-00 Asbe*lii< cement Mousey Theticct* Co. Storteli C. .'American EUitomer Co. Aem itron; l 'red u c i Co. In c A m .tr e n ; Cork Co. _ ' Joluu-Manville l 'OTS C op. 10 Asbestos 3 A-l*tn* fi Asbesto* 23 Asbesto*. CAlberto* 10 Allibito*. SV. r A lV ttM 7R-05. Atheism fibrotu roof and foun dation coating ohns-Manritie Cory. . . . ohru-ManriD C op. * . K A ibdlo*. S Asbestos Ariitste* pU.tlc floor cement A*V:ine J25 (IX ) A sbrltise Mulwest Products of Illinoii . IntematiorjU Talc Co. In c .P i cr. Inc. !9Abetoa. 25 Aalictto: 99 A*be*to. Ash*.5 fiber 7R0e A*N>Ip i fibre short* 7X1-90 A ibfituiX o.332 flattie roof cement Asphalt Cahin~ cement Asphalt r'-inie cement No. OSO Tohn#.M4nr3lc POTS Cop. TTiompvi-I faywari Chemical Co. Jolini-XlaueSle C ep. ]>e T\" tt I'miaer Ce*. Ramale C hrm ioi Cop.* - - 'Americas Pcs-essa W A iltoM a99Ad*e*ri. f?A ib H to * . Vt Abeato 72 Alberto: 13 Abe*toc P.alifci:rie <tJ(l Jlarret aluminum roof coating llareet K220.* wall rovrrin; cement nm/.iiiine bate . I'.'itueute cater T.IJtt i>Uuir. cement Ittockkn* fbxlic roof cement lllirnt nailing cement I Hue trio 371-SI *" C-IjS cries lk-tul master W l i / i a<thrsie lluiiin; & Polishing compound Kali'* rye plastic cemrnt liutyt titr butyl ruW-ee caulk 'Tlabbtrite Procrei Co. Celotex C o p . ; . Celotex C u p . Allied Cherrerai C op. Hitncote TVodsctt Co. tnhm-Mano't'e P D T ? C op. Southern P M ifttirt Tilt* C o p . Stemley IVo-lutti Co. Reliance T intrm al Ine. National Starch 3: Cr.tmtcal National Starch & Chemical Harriton Co. In c Carilner-Manrn A t;halt Cop. Dunn-Uainey Co. Inc. 7A tU *m 9A*bc*t*a 9Aahc*to* ( W teo T K lio e i 3 Athestov- 10 Atbetto S Aaheatcw I2A*hciPa. 56 Odoeoetfijylene *2 Asbesto* 12 Aslicto* lAriicstoa . 10 Asbestos. I A nutw C-J3-C4 llvdralt SPM3 CM Staler' CnlHra in gra! 2At CarUisttc narking material Carbnxmr No. 11 green 2G4516 Klintki^t Co.' Pitico Sralar.t lloion Ctehidc C op. Anchor Parkin; Co. Carhuline Co. 3 Atbettoc \ <5 Alberta' ' 92 Ail-rjlo* V Asbesto 5 .'jJiestOS Carey me tic heavy trowel praile larrn rrii*tar.t coating Cclluil-ur Crto-Sit 400 lurch Celotex C o p . The PhiHi? Carey Co. Dir. Cellule) Co. Ionrmcc-PaiTd Inc. la Asbestos. SO Asbesto 3 Ariie*to* ( Ceramic a a j quarry floor tilecement CermUale Clu.ikiti.;liine compound Otrtr.ieal scaling SM-902 Chicago Mattie Co. International Talc Co. Tea. T ronco M.!^ C a Chemical Scalin; C op. 2 Asbesto* 20 Asbestos^ 2 Albe 1 Arimsto O tem tit-lV I CItej**.*4ite =3 Coal cattrol regal Cr.M r;<{Jication cement Cold 3|<<l:ra;ir*n cement No. 203 Cmcte-ive 1170 part A A It Concrcciw No. I l'art A Goodvcar Tire & RcVher Co. Celtuin Co. Morteli Co. JolmD-Matnille C op. Henry. \V \V Co. . AHlieij* K r.;inrrna; Co, Ailhciivc Iir.jrinerriu; C o <7 C itofonili rim e 50 Asbesto*. 4 Asbesto 10 Asbesto ( I Asbesto* 4 Asbesto 2 Ari 1** S 10,931 1977, Commerce Clearing Hcnsee.Xac. o */ Ne* Developmanh TmJr Kemr Htnnfaetnrtr CooHog system Sealer Cope fa! CnKert pipe joint compound talcotr CuMnm tei! rope sea) D-VJl lin>Ift<Nilni; Daj-co A! filler golden n V Douldc coverage Cement Dure* ftai-hing cement Dueseal sraliag compound Dynei F.905 Ebilumd 122 Elastic root eater Elattigum roof coating EUnigum roofing cement Epihood 1210 F .|a*t 2-D F-xpoxo door coating-orange Exterior caulk 2541 1'enray Co. Bidet Sealant* Hydro Conduit Corpi. . Bit co Sealant'Inc. Mottcli Ine. Day, James B Co. Karnak Chemical Corp. Metropolitan Roofing Supplies johns-MaoriHe Carp. Union Carbide Corp. Protective Treatments lac. Kurant Plastics lee. Monsey Products Co, . Celotex Corp. Celotex Corp. " * F u a r Plastics lac. Furane Flirtici la c American Abrasive Mtal C e Southern IVoteetir Kdti C e FM-J7 Core splice adhesive form covering Falcon repo-non slip coating Fedree safety floor and deck Ftbrr gU roof crating Firetitr a*l*eto* ftunacemrot Fuller specification 114$ Fi*her specification 1237 Fuller specification 1300 fleatimer Fisher specification 1309 Fuller specification 14?6 Fixative concentrate 1SS2 Klcxigum re*f coating Frurhauf artheMC* compound AM Adhesive Metals Co. Am erlan Cyxnamid C a American Abrasive Metals Co. Monacy Products C a Jolmr-Manville Corp. Chemical Sealing Corp. Chemical Sealing Corp. Morteli Co. -. Chemt a l S ating Corp. Morteti C a Roymal C a Celotrx Corp. Stedi Products ' CS-3 Aircraft ealant GT-4Q-5 Power roO cam cieaner-luhe Geon 222 Geon 552 Glaring eompcmnd * Gray mrtat sash patty Grip mauler cement GripnuLHer potishmg whet! cement Griazly saftigrip 616037 Handi-Gard a.hcttot roof Heavy dory tooling epating Heavy duty filer ?leretile asbestos furnace cement Itrretilfi (a pet plum! f t putty High veiocitv 10-103 H yrar 12CU * U # H nlrocide plastic heavy filtrated Vuutnmviu damproofing compound }l>drocide m mi-mastif semi* filtrated a)4ialt Hvdro-eal black cement IPM 633 tnsiilkotr summer grade Insulma-tic General S o lan ti Ine. Ames Supply C a Coodrieh, P.. F. C a Goodrich. C. F. C a D nhler Products C a ' Perora Chemical Corp. L a Mif a La-Michigan Ine. Maremont Coro, Grtxxly Dir. Hand! Products C a Southwestern Petrolemn Corp. Fenray Ca Hercule Chemical C a Hercules Chemical C a Ie& Oiicago Mastic C a Coodriek. fi. F. Co* Sonncbom Building Products Soimcbom Building Products Gprton Human C a Gihon Homans Jnlms-Msnvlle Corp. Armstrong Cork C a Employment Safety and Health Cuide 117 0 7 rtnnUijf Ctrcmogtn 4 Askettos 34 Atbcstos 14 Asbcstot 37 A slm tas ` 5 Albestos B Asbeste 10 A d sstb s . 23 Aihrtos . SOAtbestos 60 Otloroethylene `1 A d n stM ' 20 Asbcwo ... 20 Asbestes 5 Asbestes 20 Asbeste* S Asbesten lA thqto lA tU iu t 1 Aibcston 1 A sbatoc t Ashcstas 1 Atbestoa 1 Asbeste* 2 Asbcstoo 26 Ashcstas 10 Atbestoa Atbestoa 5 Asbcstoa 6 Atbestoa 34 Qdorecthyicoc 5 Asbestoo 1 Asbestes 10 Atbestoa 55 Chlorocrtiyleoe 60 Otloroethylene 54 Asbeste* 2 Atbestoa 3 Asbestos 2 Albesros 2 Abe*to 57 Asbestaa 6 Asliestaa 5 Asbestas . 2 Asbestaa 7 Asbestes 16 AlbeCo* 2 Atbestoa 29 ChW ortt iylme 4 Asbestaa 3 Asbestm 9 Aslieetes 9 Asbestes 1SAil*tio 5 Asbestes f 10,931 ! >2 ' S. 11.708 New Derelopmenf* r a -st.rr Tre^r %'tm r ' ltnmfuln*tr rtrtrntagr CartiHOfftm K-3d! MS2 Karr.jV: (lathing cement_ K r r jt mutation adhesive Kamak plastic fiathinp ecxnrnt Kamak trowel mattic 56 KAVLO KAVLO 17 Knickerbocker re^f coating Kalman Paint & Chemical Co. Kalman Paint'fit Chemical Co. Kalnun Paint tc Chemical Co. Kalman l*aint tc Chemical Co. Karnak Chemical Corp. Kamak Chemical Corp. Karnak Chemical Corp. Kamak Chemical Corp. Owen*-Corning Filergtat Corp. Owen-Coming Fiberglas Corp. Seaboard plastict Corp. 4 Abcstos 2 Atbcstos 2 Asbeste* 2 Asbeste* 25 Asbeste* 10 Asbeste* 16 Asbeste 19 Atl*sto* 15 Atbcsto 11 Atbesto* 1 Asliestu* (' c Liquid ik lm lw fiber roof to tlig i Loomi* tale Luxall fix it plastic cement Dc Witt Products Co. International Talc Co. In c National Mfg. Corp. 4 Asbesto 25 Asbeste* 12 Asbeste* Xt22 Elastic f taxing compound XIS plastic Mack 231PU5 Mania tradesman plastic roof cement Ms nut bond safety step non-slip pant-Mack a Marinreo coatinjrs-aluraimim and maitic R-13 Mattie Metal deadener 513 Metal doc: sealer gray KMW Metallic sealant M orter nv<f fix Xforrite 7JD3R Xtufiirr compound Kienlel u b r tto i pipe line felt Ko. 15 Ko drip tape K c 1*.'3 U ght pray antiskid Ko. 7 Roof cement Ko. I? Asheti finithing felt perforated Ko. I'-S-ino Stapon C tank coating white hate Ko. K.j-tOI C .<tpon C tank coating blue bate Ko. 2T2 Tineher teal Ko. 351 tement Ko. ??2 Mortar Ko. V S Trxturrd vault ipray Ko. 12-A Vinyl Noah' pitch Kylode NY.l/A.kB/dO/BK 2 0 Prcora Otcmical Corp. Union Chemical t: Oil Co. Mortett Co. . Seaboard riastk s Corp. Manus Products Co. Unicom Chemical Coating In c Oreratl Paint In c Intercoastal Paint Corp. Chicago Mattic Co. Imprest I n c Mnney Products Co. Xlortell Co. .Xlortell Co, Kicolet Industries Xlortell Co. M atrott Co. In c Rutland Tire Clay Co. In c Johns-Manville Carp. Standard Paint L Vamith Standard Taint fit Vamith Imprex In c Johns-Manville Corp. {ohns-Xlanville Corp. . & \V Paint I'roducts Co. Lilly Industrial Coating In c Celotex Corp. Dart Industries In c 3 AJhesto 20 Asbest** 16 Atbesto* 19 Asbeste* 4 Atbcxta* 10 Asbeste*' 16 Asbeste* 9 Asbeste* 2 Asbeste* 2 Atbesto* c 10 Asbeste* 25 Aslresta* 2S Atbesto* 69 Asbeste* 16 Atbesto 7 Atbesto* 31 Asbeste* 60 Asbeste* 1 Asbeste* 1 Asbeste* 2 Asbeste* 99 Atbesto* 99 Atbesto* 3 Atbesto* 23 Chloroeylene 10 Atl-ests* 20 Asbesto* O EM aluminum roof coating FTT 707 Architectural sealant * c Pahct. urt-patch wet surface plattic Palmer mirro mattic Pee Ka ItC 15$ butyl rubber r o r j aritite cement type CD 25'V * reeota blk tp e ta l mirror mattic Ferm-E*ljitic claim* compound Term ral caulking compound c Perma (rum chord Tefir-tgiim sealant Electric Paint fi: Vamith Co. Protective Treatment! In c Kapco Corp. Palmer Atbestot fit Rubber Corp. Prcora Chemical Corp. Pecora Corp. Terora Oirmical Corp. Terfeet>on Model Products Co. Tiniftavrr ProihictS Co. In c Virginia Oiemicalt I n c lnmont Corp. 5 Atbesto*. 1 Asbeste* 10 Asbesto* 6 Atbesto* 3 Albetu 2 Asbcstos 32 Asbestes 6 Athettas 5 Atliesto* 40 AtlKttus 30 Atbesto* S 10,931 1977, Commerce Clearing H ouse. T n c .i* 1 WWI New Development! 11,70? t Trade X*** * tfm fattarer Fcnna-seal Cantkintr compound knife pradt 26 crejr Fermate* pipe joint compound lYrmroot wet surface type Phoenix nsphalt pUttie cement VUrtic elantirum I*tastic roof cement Plastic roof cement Pl*tjte roof cement Flame roofin* cement P u n ic roofinjr cement Plastic roofiny cement H i t tie roofing cement Ko. 234 P lan seal expanding joint compound Prestiite products 440,22 scaler Pressure sealer 1C 450 Pro m I /(0 Quaker coat undercoating Quaker koat solvent type underceatinf Qoakrrcote emulsion type undercoatlaf RF.H 5*11 Medium chrome preen RHH 541.T Chrome yellow paste RHH 5414 Lieht chrome yellow K15H 5415 Molybdate eraece . RBH 5 4 Vinylite paste vachtunp red Radiator sraler ___ R oly coat rain patch 406 N TP Roof cement Roof coating asphalt Roof finish roofing cement Roof fix coating Roefkeoter 752-00 Roof patch Roof preservative, tar k asphaft .'Ter Rutland K o 4 roofing cement SC-1 SC-210 Sealant S. I. S. enr-ent SM 47S Sealer SM-F.V> Chemical sealinp Santo flex IS Saran * Sherwin Williams krmak (R) hard tr t B D6SYA Sciiuless ru tty Supereote roof preservative T leS --27-U oTivetti L-ray TL-500-64i Medium raphael hlue Ltrue T l..5(10-6.(0 Editor 2 Mae TL-500-2M9 lYaxis pray T ie-500 27-J4 Dove pray TIefiOO 42-2 Ijexicon.un Tf-500 42-4 Sandstone beige Talente eolJ plastic sewer joint compound Timesarcr* Products Co. I n c rermatex In c Republic Pon-dercd Metals I n c Fry, IJovd A Roofing Co. Celotex Corp. A'catra* Co. Inc Henry, W W Inc Cooper* Creeks Chemical Corp. Celotex Corp. JoSns-Manvdle Corp. Overall Paint In c HrbryAV W Inc Jolms-Manvillt Corp. Inmont Corp, , - Birma Products Corp. Teledync Inn. Teledyne Const Pro-Seal Drr. Quaker State OS Refining Corp. Southwest Creast It Oil Quaker State OH Refinlnp Corp. Inmont Corp. Inmont Corp. Inmont Corp. Inmont Corp. Inmont Corp. Fcrmalex Inc GUscnice In c Dewitt Products Co. American Petrofina Monscy Products Co. Monscy Products C o .' Crow Chemical Corp. Garland Maintenance Product* Trcmco Mfg. Co. Rutland Eire O ay Co. In c Reliance Universal In c General Sealants In c Celotex Corp. Chemical Scaling Corp. Chemical Sealing Corp. Monsanto Co. Amtech Inc Slicm-m-William* Co. Black Swan Manufacturing Co. Garland Maintenance Products . Sprayon In c Sprxj-on In c Spmycn rrodttcts In c Sprayoa In c Sprayon Tnc Sprayon Inc Sprayen Inc American Petrofina Employment Safety and Health Guide Prrenlayr CerriWogm 4 Ashesto* lA iliestas 2 Asbestos 18 Aalicstas 16 Asbestos 15 Asbestos 5 Asbestos 10 Aslwstoa 20 Asbeste* 20 Asbeste* 16 Asbestos 4 Asbeste* TOAsbeste* 2 Asbeste* 7 Asbestes SAsbeste* 10Asbestos 22 A sbestes 10 Asbeste* 20 Chterwethylene 15 Qilrweethylene 15 Chleroethytcn* 13 O ilerecthylcne 20 CUlorecth/lcsc 1 Asbeste* 14A sbestes 14 A sbestes 6 Asbestes 10 Asbestt<' 4 Aslaestew 5 Asbestos 11 Asbestos 4 Asbestes 12 Asbeste* ' 30 Asbestos 5 Asbestes 10 Asbestos S A sbeste* 16 Asbestos 2 4-ArainrnphenyI 13 Cblnroethylcnc 5 Asbestes 3 Asbeste* 2 Asbeste* 16 Chtoroethylene 16 Cbloroethylenc 16 OtWwoethylene 16 Cblometkylene 16 Chloroethylene 16 CbWwoethylene 16 CLIomethylene 18 A sbestos i 10,931 t \ % * I & 11710 Mew Developments a css- TraicKamr Thcrmohestas pipe Thixon B Tue teat T-25LW Tepa* C77HCU4 Ttanite conduit j-aint (rating compound _ Tremen glaeing compound art; firrm Ticinei* ntastic roof cement Trrmco 102 teature coating Trrnvco (cam sealer Trcmeotremfie iw eicency roof repair manic Tremfia enirrpcncy roof repair mastic Trnoieal roothooter Tru-*eal Tuff Vote white VF-nsn Vnilieste** Unipar mils-IOIM YS2J3 rtutimj: agent top eoat VS 6001 cement Vulcatre P. G. caulking compound Watt hoard adhesive K n 36 W ards brake shoes W catherim l plastic cement Weatherproofing compound C13A VYMt'.w C l. 2tk> W liitr hvitreifcat *559 W intrr plastic Wood lillrr paste 5fCfU Ashesto* 7K05 Asbestos BA IJniti Btt Catalyst^ " 5-t Acoustic R-200 Sad Magnesium insulation c 113-2 K|s-vcy Kpo\jr 2M.lt; 11e N o 3S2-7M Refractory cement <21. R.1 6C0 Putty 627 Totteii film mortmc SOUUT. Wet patch plastic cement *75R Asphalt . . / . . 22JA French prnvmca.1 wiping (tain .4+-TVMR1 P.sttu ts Inmimat SA3A Hardener M.<9 Resin kten[arl*rrr Johns-Manville Carp. W ittalcr Corp, Dayton Otemical Products Div. Radiator Sieciattr Co. Fhertvin-Williims Co. Johns-Manville FDTS Corp. Tm ueo Mfff. Co. Trrmco Mig. Co. Trrmco Xtig. Co. Trrmco Mie. Co. Trrmco Mfff. Co. T ranco Mfg. Co. Crow Chemical Corp. F Jirrr Industries T u ff Kotr Co. Ine. TMokol Oiemieat Corp. Fittslmrgh Comin Corp. rarker-Hannifin Corp. R A Chemical Co. Moyen, C V. Co Grace. \V. R. & Co. Ohio ScaUnts In c Raybestos-Manhattan In c Ceiotes Corp. Flintkote Co. Youngstown Sheets & Tube Co. Fahre Paint Corp. Union Chemical A- Oil Co. lowrrnce-McFadden Co. Jolins-ManviHe Corp. Johns-Manville Corp. Magnolia Plastic Inc Magnolia Plastic I o c Roach Paint C c In c Johns-Mansille Corp. Aldrttik Laboratories Ahlestik Laboratories Adhesive Eutmerring Co. Johns-Manville TDTS Corp. Inmoot Corp. Dunn-Rainey C c In c Morteli C c Marvin Corp. Intereoasta! l'-ia t Corp. Reliance Universal In c Morteti C c Pliilaritiphia Resins C c In c Philadelphia Resins C c In c J 'r n r o lt t g t Crrv!7<- 3 Asbestos 12 Uethyfraew (2-Odorou u ne) 26 Asbestos 5A Cblororthylepe 10 Asbestos 2 Asbestos . 1$ Asbestos 213AArfsalmrtetos 16 Asbesto 16 A sbestos 5 Asbestos 13 Asbestos t Asbestos 41A thet*a 71 Asbestos 2 Ashestoa 12 CMoroethytene 30 CUoroethylene 30 Asbestos 12 Asbestos 46 Asbestos 1 Asbestos . 8 Asbestos / 2 Asbeste 8 Asbestos 1$ Asbestos 19 Asbestos 90 Asbestos 99 Asbestos I Asbestos 3 Asbestos 9 Asbestos IS Asbestos 9 Methylenebi* (2-CbktraanUinc) 17 Arbustos 10 Asiestos 99 Asbestos 7 Asbrstos 1 Asbestos 3 Asbestos 23 Asbestos fi Asbesto 2 Asbestos 12 Asbestos 27 Asbestos 2>As3iestos t 10,931 O 3977, Commerce C ita r s le n se . l o e i e C.AF CORPORATION ... COMMENT? REL ATING T O T H E D EP AR T MR NT O r LA DOR"? P R C P C P E D ASBESTOS REGULATIONS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC RE ARINGS 7 0 EE HELD ON MARCH 14. 1272 C A F C o r p o r a t i o n h a s revie w ed the D e p a r t m e n t of L a b o r 's P r o p o s e d A sbestos F.eguloticr.s ( Proposals;, the Notional Institute fo r O c cupa tiona l Safety L H e al th F e p o r : (NIOSH). ar.c' the R e c o n m c n d n t i n n s of the A d v i s o r y Committee (Recommends:ions). This has been accomplished with the a s s i s t a n c e of G A P 'S Engineering. Safety. E n v i r o n m e n t? ! E n g i n e e r in g a n d * Lcc.-.I D e p a r t m e n t s . a s v e i l os P r o d u c t sno' P r o d u c t i o n M a n a g e r s and o t h e r line .v.anagarr.fr.t, Dae tv the brief period of time since the Regulations w ere proposed and the cate of -his hearing, we Rave no: beer, able to c a r ry out s full study a s to the validity, t o s t and f e a s ib il it y ' the S t a n d a r d s . A d d i t i o n a l time is needed tor a more complete investigation. However. we have made a p r e l i m i n a r y conclusion that the P r o p o s e d Standard is wari-table ercoept for the c o m m e n ts and suggestiar.s m a c e h e r e i n . GAP presently produces the following osfccstos-cvr.toining products--. (1) vinyl a s b e s t o s floor tile and sheet vinyl flooring; (2) a s b e s t o s c e m e n t  O Page 2 produc ts consis ting of siding, flat sheet, c an a l bulkheading and d e c o r a tiv e b ric k ; (3) a s b e s to s felt and m illboard; (4) a sp h a lt p aints and p la s tic s ; and (3) a s b e s t o s f ib e r. F o r purposes of this discussion, our com m ents will be a d d re ssed prim arily to the Sub-Sections in the Proposals. (a) Asbestos Dust. . GAF believes that it can comply with the five (5) fiber Standard within appro x im a te ly tvro y e a r s , but only at g r e a t cost. G A F m a n u fa ctu res a number of diverse asbestos-containing products and different abatement methods and procedures are required for each. While our testing p r o g r a m is fa r f r o m complete due to lack of time, it has been e stim ated that it would re q u ire an investment of more than one million d o l l a r s to reduce to the five (5) fiber Sta ndard the a s b e s t o s dust le ve ls u n d e r a ll conditions in the a s b e s t o s c e m e n t p la nts , m o r e than $600, DDO at the floor tile and sheet vinyl flooring plants, m o re than $200. 000 at the asphalt paints and plastic plants and $400. 000 in the a s b e s to s felt ar.d mill- board p la nts. It is estimated that it would r e q u ire at least two y e a r s to m e e t the five (5) fiber Standard at the r e f e r e n c e d p la n ts cue to the need for further testing and study, and the design, ordering and installation of abatement equipment.  O Page 3 h: -r- Th e NI CSH E e p o r t and the P, e c o m m e n d a t i o n s p r o p o s e a. two (2) U-it ITiber Standard, In our opinion, an incalculable but n n srapportable-cost N "j^tvould be r e q u i r e d to r e d u c e e m i s s i o n s io ^ h e is.vo.<2) -f ibe r l e y e l and .in ' .*rI f * t^any c a s e , it would take c o n s id e r a b ly more--. t h a n ; t w o . y e a r s t-o a t t a i a a s u c h , *_:: 3v. !i i* ^ e v e l ir in fact it-could be r e a c h e d at all.---A two <2) j i b e r Stan d3rd.-woUld - J - - ' . t I - {? ^ ^ h ^ - c c u i r e that G A P r e c o n s i d e r j t h e e c o n o m i c f e a s i b i l i t y o f- c o n ti n u e d - ope ra tio n; .' t^V j p o i the above p l a n t s . . T h e s e p l a n t s p r o v i d e the--livelihood f o r m o r e -.than t m : :; m -- | ^ 4 (000 employees.: c-r tes. - Str*i '5 ( G A P o p e r a t e s an a s b e s t o s mine in V e r m o n t . :.V-rC;haye b e e n v/orkir-S'ccr ,f t lit1 c l o s e l y with the B u r e a u of Mines m e n a s b e s t o s r e d u c t i o n p r o g r a m a t the i C mine. However, there is no economically feasible known method to reduce-, e x p o s u r e at the mine to the five (5) f ib e r S t a n d a r d . T k c m i n e ' i s ar. i n t e g r a l p a r t of the GAP operation and supplies a s b e s t o s to a n u m b e r of G A P a s b e s t o s felt plants and other customers. 1 In s u m m a r y , while the fi.-e (5) f ib e r S t a n d a r d c a n be m e t at CAP facilities (except for the asbestos mine) within a p erio d of at le ast, two (2) y e a r s by the ex pe ndit ure of a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 2 . 2 m i l l i o n , the two (2) f ib e r St an da rd would a p p e a r to impose an u n s u p p o r t a b l e e c o n o m i c b u rd e n r.n GAP and the a s b e s t o s i n d u s t r y . T h e Office of A s s i s t a n t < r~ lFit t- ' : f -Cr! i4-f vVrit * t_  Page 4 Secretary of Defense, Health and Environment states a position with which we a g r e e in its l e t t e r to NICSH dated 13 J a n u a r y 1S72 when it a d v is e d tha t the two (2) fiber Standard "is too stringent for us to m eet. " G A F will a tt e m p t to comply with a five (5) f i b e r S ta n d a rd f o r Us a s b e s t o s o p e ra ti o n s. We r e c o m m e n d that the following five (5) f i b e r S t a n d a r d become effective within two years from the date the final Regulations a r e enacted. "(a) E x p o s u r e tc. a i r b o r n e a s b e s t o s f o r an e m p lo y e e s hal l not exceed five asbestos fibers, g re a ter than five microns in length, per cubic c entim eter of a i r calculated as a tim e -w e ig h te d a v e r a g e e x p o su re over the entire working day; and during the workday no concentration of asbestos to which workers are exposed shall exceed 10.0 fibers per cubic centimeter. The above Standard shall become effective two years after its promulgation." (b) Methods of C om pli an ce, E n g i n e e r i n g and O th e r Methods. T h i s Section is adequate u n d e r p r e s e n t technology. We r e c o m m e n d the addition of certain proposals found in the R ecommendations to maintain c o nce ntra tion of a s b c s t o s ' f i b c r s below e x p o s u r e l i m i t s , such a s the " A p p lic a tion of w a t e r and wetting a gents ", and the s p ec ific a tio n s dealing with an exhaust system.  O Page 5 (cl liby'tif Respirators. To allow flexibility in the choice of r e s o i r a t a r s exd at the same time insure employees' safety, the following wording is suggested for this Section You will note that som e of the phraseology is b o r r o w e d f r o m p r e s e n t OSHA Regulations, Sub-Part i - - Section 1010.13-1 (bl: "(1) Where engineering methods a re not feasible, o r do not reduce the concentrations to o r below the lim its p r e s c r i b e d in P a r a g r a p h (a) of this Section, ap p ro v e d r e s p i r a t o r y p r o t e c t i v e d e v i c e s ( r e s p i r a t o r s ! s ha ll be us CQ and shall be suitable :or the purpose intended. (2) Ivo e m p lo y e e s h a l l be- a s s i g n e d to t a s k s r e q u i r i n g use of re sp ira to rs if based upon his most recc-nt examination, the examining p hy s ic i an finds that s a id e m p lo y e e will ue unable to f u n c ti o n \7s 3ring a respirator, or his health will be impaired th e re b y ." Pro'.c o:i ve Clothing. Work clothing is only n e c e s s .- r y in e x t r e m e l y d u s t y a r e a s , and should be used only when absolutely necessary. T h e rr op osE d work clothing r e q - t i r e m e n t s , s e t f o r t h i:t CJOFH, would be e x t r e m e l y costly to im ple m e nt if such, should b e c o m e n e c e s s a r y . In addition to the need fa r the work clothing and cleaning t h e r e o f employees would recuire warn up time as well as locker room s and show ers. Con O O Page 6 struction of these.facilities in a single plant could cost $125,000. We recom m end the adoption of the Advisory Committee re c o m m en d a tion that the employer trill provide employees with protective work clothing, when they are required to work in an area that contains asbestos dust in concentrations g r e a t e r than 10 tim es the pe rm itte d lim it of P a r a g ra p h (a). (d) Particular Operations and Products. (1); (2) and (3) -- We have no c o m m e n t r e g a r d i n g th e s e Sections which are prim arily applicable to the construction and related industries. (4) Mixing. The covering or closing of the mixing p r o c e s s of the m a te ria ls mentioned in the Proposals should only be necessary if substantial amount of asbestos is emitted therefrom . This is not the case in regard to GAF asbestos products. For example, our asbestos cement is mace on a four-cylinder K hek Mi chine s im ila r to a paper machine. A sbestos is mixed with w a ter and other raw m aterials and held in suspension in the mix from the moment it is poured into the machine. The sam e type of conditions exist for asphalt paints and plastics.  0 Page 7 For the reasons stated, the Sub-Section should be amended as follows: "Asbestos cement, m o rta r, coatings, grout and plastic shall be mixed in closed bags or other closed containers only when the mixing c a u s e s e m i s s i o n s j f a s b e s t o s ir. e x c e s s of the p e r m i t t e d l i m i t s p r e s c r i b e d in Paragraph (a). " (5) Waste and Scrap. T h e re is a substantial amount of m a t e r i a l that might be considered w a s te and s c r a p in the m a n u f a c t u r e of a s b e s t o s pro d u c ts '. Most, if not all, $ fi;.-5 a; consists of "locked in" asbesto s U. e. a sb e sto s which in bound and encapsulated in binder material), such us the trim from asbestos p ap er and millboard, a s b e s t o s comer.', pro d u cts , roofing, flat s h e e t s and f lo o r tile. T h i s t r i m is generally stored outside the operating a r e a s for future recycling or si dispasal. T h e ra a r e substantial quantities of this m a te r ia l at most operations c o n s is ti n g of f r o m 6, 0D0 tons f r o m one plant to o ve r a m il li o n tens of tailing ro d : a vcr.r at our Vermont mine. If CAF were required to bag or containerize this so-called waste, it would serve no health and safety function, yet cost s e v e r a l million dollars a y e a r due to the significant amount of this m a te ria l em anating from the I til manufacturing f:r:c.s.s. F..r example, extra til.- or s h e e t vir.vl would be O O Page E stored in containers that cost $150.00 each and thus require an investm ent of $1, 100, 000 alone for these tile containers. T here is no doubt that our Industrial Products c u sto m ers would have the same financial difficulties in complying with this broad w aste requirem ent. The users of asbestos felt and millboard and a s b e s to s fib e r a r e represented by the industries described in Exhibit "A" h e r e in . In light of the above, a definition of w a s t e ' i s ir. o r d e r . T h e following is suggested: "Waste means discarded or non re-cycled asbestos-containing m a te ria l which emits asb e sto s fiber in e x c e s s of the p e rm itte d l i m i t s of Paragraph (a)." -(6) Vacuum Cleaning. The use of vacuum c leaners is not always possible in c a r r y in g out plant housekeeping. For example, there are large pieces of s c r a p that a re trim m e d fro m the finished products that cannot be vacu u m e d . In s u c h case, sweeping and shovelling are the only feasible method of disposal. In a s b e s t o s c e m e n t p la nt s , c e m e n t d r y s or. m a c h i n e s and ca n only be r e m o v e d by s c ra p e rs . so i ? <3 P age 11 The m ajor component in many of these products is not a sb e s to s. P a i n t s and p l a s t i c s contain l e s s than 177 a s b e s t o s by weight, a s b e s t o s c e m e n t p r o d u c t s l o s s than 257 and vinyl a s b e s t o s f l o o r tile l e s s t h a n 20?. One must also keep in mind that certain of the above p ro d u c ts a r e consumer orientated, such as flooring and siding. A warning label would be a substantial anc unnecessary deterrent to the sale of these products. Since these products are not hazardous under any conditions, they should not be labeled as such. T heir demise could mean the abolition of thousands of j o b s a; the ma nufa ct ur in g, d is t r i b u t i o n , c o n t r a c t o r a no' r e t a i l e r l e v e l s . For example, GAF employes approximately 4, 000 employees in its asbestos plants and sells to over 25, 000 re ta ile rs and c o n tra cto rs. We o p e r a t e o v e r 14 Building and I n d u s t r i a l P r o d u c t p l a n t s . All w ould be affected, as well as several hundred suppliers to these plants furnishing over 20 million dollars of component m a t e r i a l s . GAF favors labeling when it s e r v e s a le g itim a te p u rp o s e . G A F has a Labeling Committee, whose function is to review and provide labels for products w herever appropriate. We have, for example, a label on bags of a sb e s to s fibers which states: ` v V CAUTION: Contains asbestos fiber. Inhalation in excessive quantities over long periods of time mr v be harmful. *.--CHj O Page 9 T h e following r e w o r d i n g of th is p a r a g r a p h would e li m in a te the outlined problems: "W here feasible, accum ulation of a sb e s to s dust shall be re m o v e d by vacuum cleaners. If dry sweeping is carried out, suitable re s p ira to rs s h a l l be ud lim d in a c c o r d a n c e with P a r a g r a p h (c't h e r e o f . " (e) Warning Signs. C-AF cocs not tabe is s u e with the P r o p o s a l that warning sig ns be located at c e r t a i n a r e a s of a plant w h e r e t h e r e is a sufficient quantity of dus t to co n sti tu te a potential h a e s r d . We s u b m it , how e ver, the P r o p o s a l is too long and d e ta il ed as 0 the e x ac t wording of su ch s sign, A sign should be pouted where re s p ira to rs a re required. When the specific area exceeds the prescribed limit, the following sign shall be placed n e a r b y in a c c o r d a n c e with p r e s e n t CFILA Safety S ta n d a rd s : CAUTION ASBESTOS DUST AREA Breathing of the Asbestos Dust May be Kaaardous to your Heald: - Use Approved Respirator. War nine Labels. T h e labels p r e s c r i b e d in the NIOSH Report and the Re com tendaiions o e Q Page 12 i Avoid breathing dust. If adequate ventilation is npt possible, w e a r r e s p i r a t o r s approved by th e U. S. Bureau of Mines for pneumoconiosis producing dust. This label is necessary since the asbestos fib e r could be emitted in t substantial quantities if the bag was improperly opened. However, since there is no need for a label on o u r asbestos products * due to the "locked in" c h a r a c te r of the a sb e s to s, we s t r o n g l y oppose such a requirement. (f) Monitoring. GAF does not oppose any reasonable requirem ent on plant monitoring. We a g r e e with the g e n e r a l p r i n c i p l e s outlined in the P r o p o s a l s and make the following suggestion as to frequency of monitoring. "(iv) Sampling p eriods shall be of such a n u m b e r and pattern as to r e p r e s e n t acc ura te ly the e xposure of emplo yees o v e r t h e i r working perio d, m but not more than once annually. " (g) Medical Exams. We a g re e in principle with the R e c o m m e n d a tio n s of the Advisory Committee regarding the above. However, the r e q u ir e m e n t that an exam ina tion be conducted m o r e than e v e r y two y e a r s f o r t h o s e -working l e s s than 10 y e a r s should be left to the discretion of the examining physician, who is the best judge of the e m ployees' ph.yr.ical condition. O 0 P age 13 The toll owing is recommenced: "A c o m p r e h e n s i v e h i s t o r y 2nd p h y s i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n s h a l l be p e r formed on workers and applicants. This shall include a chest roentgenogram ( p o s t e r i o r - a n t e r i o r 14 if 17 in c he s ) and b a s e l i n e p u l m o n a r y f u n c ti o n i n c lu d in g forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1.0). P e r i o d i c m ed ic al e v a lu a ti o n is r e q u i r e d a n n u a l l y on w o r k e r s w i t h 10 or more years exposure to asbestos above the perm itted lim its bf P arag rap h (a) a nd e v e r y two y e a r s on o u te r w o r k e r s and th o s e w it h l o s s t h a n 10 y e a r s exposure, unless a plant physician provides otherwise. A comprehensive termination medical examination shall include phys ical ex am i n at io n , cites*, r o e n t g e n o g r a m , JFVC a nd F E Y 1 . 0 , and questionnaire for respiratory symptoms. The in u iai ar.d term ination medical evaluations s h a ll not be r e q u i r e d , if s. s i m i l a r c o m p r e h e n s i v e m e d i c a l e val ua ti on h a s b e e n p e r f o r m e d w i t h i n a 12 mon th ooriod, M * (h) Records. G / i F p r o p o s e s tho following, r e c o r d k e e p i n g r e g u l a t i o n s , due to t h e confidential nature of these medical reco rd s. Q * 4 O Page 14 ! "Medical records shall be maintained by physicians and other employees charged vrith the implementation of the medical r e c o r d s . Only those physicians d e s i g n a t e d a nd a u t h o r i z e d in w r it i n g by the e m p l o y e e s , s h a l l ha \fe a c c e s s to the m edical r e c o rd . R ec o rd s shall be maintained fo r 10 y e a r s . " In conclusion, GAF e x p r e s s e s g eneral a g re e m e n t with the Proposals of the Departm ent of Labor, except as noted h e re in and respectfully request that careful consideration be giren to all GAF suggestions and recommendations to make the Proposals economically and technically possible. ! OCU H -- f - r FS)V\ C S S tN J ia tC i C O 0 *o^C _ (g fc ? L N T D V j t r e a t s . ->occ t ^ r j f b e . U)H<c.vi ? a w u -fc A ' c o ^ ' ^ t i j V f c ' - '- y t E - C . L I P T V E l U t U i r ' , A *s5/42 ^* ^ tH D U e -X ) 'S O C U H t M 't ~TO A jj v'V W - u c u s a u o ^ C D ^ ? 0 > *V "T - C ) O K J t i S , L - C u ?iP -V U tM o V ^ R - C -M & i-rr ^ . W l L - g ^ r ^ * j& H O Q g T O * v-\g/Ho F e - o H . - & C C X J M . `g - K J V . . l COO ^ , U )> tv LO (G r-- (S r. < O O fe fc ." -A ' t t T tf L k w s-cu e v o T "