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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1975 Mar DOC#: ABX095 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: FMSI Memo to Asbestos Study Committee RE Various Papers Concerning Asbestos & Report on Occupational Health Conference FRICTION MATERIALS STANDAROS INSTITUTE, INC,, E-210 ROUTE 4, PAftAMUS, N. J, 07652 March 10, 1975 To Asbestos Study Committee Subject: Various Papers Concerning Asbestoa Mr, I. H, Weaver, Chairman, forwarded three papers concerning the asbestos problem which he suggested I send on to the Committee. Rftvbsg.tgB Rapori kv-li-H.ttteaY.gr..3/4A 5 This concerned ameetlng at Rutgers University for the Occupational HwaesaltqhueCsotinofneeredn. ceA. lsoThceonsaoeferntymoisf the 2 fiber/co lim it expressed for fibers (Oline 1976) less than 5 microns in length. lnfoatriflLHygLflao..Emgr.aBg ftaegrte Dr. Se llk o ff is Program Director for these Reports. In it is a f a i r ly `strong push for reducing the standard to 1 fiber per cc or less. Mfleathgliginatfl, in MaL This is a British paper that indicated mesotheltomata was observed in a considerable proportion of animals with a ll the samples o f asbestos. Mr. Weaver indicated that th is was bad news for those hoping that chrysotile would be proven not to be associated with mesothelloma. The foregoing is for your information, EWD/erc Enclosure: ' E. W. Dfislane Executive Director F M S I03131 S C F-ALLF-05330 Meaheln. Fa. Mr. J. H. Manth -- TnsshoU March V, 1975 Oesupetlaoal Health Conference, Itatgers tfalveralty On Tuesday, February 25th. I attended aa Occupational health Conference at University la tmanda):, Saw Jersey, sponsored tor the hapertaeet of tsirli'papillt1 Belanea of Cool College at Fattara , and tha t o r l cia b w Asaoelstlou of W r j o j T tha noraln proem* ana devoted to a p<u m 1 diacnaalon and geeattan ad e a sdr y r y on arrant health mgalntlom, aaforumowt problem, and rawla of aarrant reeoaroh flatligo and their potential application to future pollaiaa and standards. ' . Modi of tha moraine discussion eoaoamnd n l t t l n narita of State versus Tadaral progrns ooatrol. Tha raeaat daolaloa to tarn o w t responsibility for tha niBujatfoBel health la Xav Jersey to tha federal gOTarment n i severely criticised. J m e a OOnlla, Be* Jersey's Departseat of later Deputy Director, outlined feetaree of the daftare! Factory Act of X885 that atill a m tola violated is Her Jersey aad expressed disdain of purported seed far additional legislation is tha oeoupeticaal health f M U . Ba feels t h e m la plenty of legislation that baa not hoas enforced effectively aad cited l e d of eoantoioatioa aa tha ajar prOblsn in laproving occupational health Conditions. Im Jersey has operated a program that la far fro adequate 1 tha opinion of aaay, hot hatter than la likaly under fadaral ooatrol. A major problem la that U * p r neas the OSBIet *e a worker's M U of rlehta a d saata to elpa oat state plana n d a r tha lepreealna their latereets ill he tetter served ty federal program. 1 w * t they are hadly nUgaided, aa it appears very unlikely that tha fadsral gomranant 1 1 ha la a poettioo to ispavrs on tha hotter administered state program that h a m bean in effect for sons tine, m a y or d i d a m being upgraded. Mary braise Brora, Regional Consultant to Offltt Bagion II, estlasted tha Departnast of l0 b a r vooIA r*quir u M n f -- u c nor m f loyrd fcqr th* r t l i t fndnml g o v e r w a t to enable OSSA to aceoepllah vhet ooegmaa lnteoded ben It panaed tha OSHict. Blnoe lass than one-teotb of a percent of the fadaral budget nor la applied to oeeupatleaal safety aad health, it is dlecouregiagly evident that ve a m aa extremely long cay frou achieving d a t ongmaa naadated . Tha a fta w n saaaioBa oomicted o f six workshops oad fin g various hmards. X attends ed those c a m tailing lead aad artsetoa. Ur. m i l W W s U , p oam ^ Chief Madloal miner fnr Middlesex Ocmty, Xer Jermy, pc semte d aa Ingestions* dlnaertaUon m tbs hasardn of lead exposure. Ba charactariaed lead as as laelAlOm, elewj^deooer that la capable of making people aider then anything alee ha ksoee. He mphaaiaed the following points 1 FMSJ 03132 - 2- 1. lo oso oith any otronle ollM&t oboold *r*r b* pinood In lond sposar*. A rary thoroagh pro--- pinjanat pbrsleol shoald b# glron o discaro chrcmic (Uarati In u l i t e t M far vark in 1-- d xposur i t m i . 2. Noni l*d aiakaooo o o w i in youne M A In ola -- play-- . Fropo-- lty 0f ih* rouag io oootroot Im a iltbw i i -- y bo ottrlbatthlo io atralawftMi. 3. Ondo a. poroon contar-- ts lood polaonl-- -- on't p m r-- posar*!; V. Too -- oh phnsls lo pinood en U o o A load onalyalt. Honthly tonto far U o o A lood, arino load, hMOglobin oount, porphortn* o&A atlppling sbould io rojulrod for oli M r i w n oxpoaad to.looA. 5* Im a polo-ine lo boot troatod in tbo boapltol by Intra-- ao thoropy. Profoooor Barbort Blkoloo of Ratear* opoko brlofly om Torlo-- nen-indsatriol ooarooo of laoA txpooar* ond rooont rooooreb on off-- t of lood oa booltli. Eo ooid tbo jarlnoiplo ooaroo of lood in buona -- Tiren-- nt lo trom -- tomlly ooeorrln* lood in food ooarooo. Rooont rari InAieatoo oubing eeroroto* tbo offoot of -- posar* io / /lood. Dr. Arthur Lon*ar of Mt. Bino rorlorod tbolr otadlo* or Rov Joraay odbootoo inani* tlon oarkara and eltod tbolr di-- 1 booltb piotar*. 8* -- nfclo-- d additino*1 otnAloo ooAaotod in r a m i orono io ollnlnoto po-- lblo tinloclool offoot* of oapoauro to nlr pollati in f M n tbooo agata tbo Eoa rolotoA JazrosmayiI tl*ndoooantorolorlanitgholonopboololtooaa--ndpoaanaird*.tboTtylooorw.olTuoainooa**ol*o w i rari-- od, ond tbo -- hom o and Thnopoon noigbbortaood apoour* atady alno ** nootlanod. Mt. Bino* boa atodlod offoota of neAEbborboeA and oonoudary (tojvpl) orpoouro in tbo Rnttoroon, -- lnr or-- . In tbo flrat 130 pooplo ahook-- , 50 boro oboot obnamolitlo*. I M | V atotoA pinomi plnqoo* oro -- corra* ohrood boto In noo-oObooto* oorkors in oortoin Industri*, notobly shlp building ond oonotrootioa, tbnn tbqr Ao in oobootoa Tortora. Thi* la attrlbotod to tbo fbot tbot tbo non -- botto Tortora Ao tbolr Jaba vltbout roopirotcry protoetlon bai naar onoagh to tho aabaatoa oark to br-- tho oootanlnotod oir. Tho oobootoa aorta-- voor roapirotora. Tbo ofotr of tho 06EA fibar par oa llmlt ano q-- atlonod. b u c a r ond bis -- al ato* or* partteulorly conoornad oboot oxpocur* to fiboro in tho sub 3 ieron roas*. 8 -- ottonoA fibar* of opoolfle origin m a h -- tha Pool Ine or-- In California, obleb cbnmctarlotlcolly oootoia f-- fiboro srootor tbon 3 loro-- in loastb. Untar tbo prooont sta-- ardo, lt ooold bo po-- lbl* to boro vorkor* aspood to rary high oonro-- trotto-- of t b U typ* of dosi -- * -- basi* vltboat onreoollnc tho 3 fiboro por oc crostar tb-- 3 odoro-- in lo-- tb par-- otar. A botta# Ind-- f oacpoauro ofc b-- ord la bodly -- pdoA for tbla tff* of -- tarlai, -- lt la all buta- to eoa-- poeti-- . Tho Qonann Uni-- ter-- oa basi* a-- aioetto-- d -- a poco**!* altomot* ooaitoriac iaotbod, bot lt .d* roeocblood -- ny difficolti-- -- old xiot and tbot oa-- oporator* a-- aro no* okay at tbo 2 or 3 fpoo standard oold b -- ono in rioOotion on a no-- tool*. Mt. Sin-- la axtra-- ly aory of -- llar flbars ani eo-- ldora ih-- varjr saapoot In roapoot to -- aotbolla-- and lane CA. Tboy quarti-- tbo offoetl-- aa of asciatine roapirotora for ^otaotloa acolnat -- aetbalia-- and lane CA and or* not ot all a m i n e PKlS\ 03^33 - 3- / to diaodsa tban as bol&e blolofleally lntlgnlfioaot. Thay boro fenol ub llcbt ( nloroseoplo fibsr bjr aleetroa i l w o H o f r Ib tba tliw of H r t a i U r U oajer body orean* of MlbMto orton. A&dlt'loe*l tarta ara balac w d * to drtetwloa aad iIm iatrlbotloa of fitart ia t l i m of tba ganara! pv^le. Vhlla tb*ra<Ktt4ar iba b W M B b g m of rtaato varrlaoaM, Mk. Hfnaa radognlaaa tbo iw<Pfe.,tt.wd;rtBW^Hia-lt b u*ad bar trrtr aaadad , b# *f W d la tancar altad good ralrtlooohlpa trltk i f&t*ry to pfepur pintan ai Aplata! fclgh rwg*r& toe De. Kotln. Ha notad B m a a aylnc J-M vould "ban" Obartoa lt thay eaa't eontrol lt. / tancar paita to ha laanmlty of aoata lMlridnal to aobaotoo disaasa, bnt aald othar aloo aoai to bo byparausoaptibla. lo cea bao* toa* larrel lo "aafo" 1f aayl Tba Hallkoff/Lawlnaolm cartrartray ao anfclonad. tancar raConrod to Ki< Bina#'a "apy*" ' la Ovaat frtala aad aalt timqt bailara laaidanoa of Obaatoa dlaaaaa to apesara la 70)1 varona 2f prorloasly roportod. Bo jaantlooaA tba "tmoanfcma furor* tbot ana raiaad la Sym Carine tba raoast lntamatlosal ooofaraaoa and pradlota tbava all ba a aballar furor bara aban 08H1 raopans banrloco aa tba atbartoa standard. Ha rory nob conotlona thrtTiw tba 8 fpoa TtT all atan* la U e b t of tba aerara ritila to toleh J lt rLll ba aUbJortad. ' ' " De. Hobl of Kt. 81aoa briafly dloouoood raoulta of tbaIr otadlo* la braka rapalr *bopo lo Bar Jr*ay and tba Ha' Tork aran. Ha bad latandad to flbov allda* aad praoont a l n iar talk, iruwabl j ttallar to tba ona ba cara at tba AOOXH eoafaraaoa la Mlanl, but tba tildo aohtoo brok* t o n and Dr. loacar praate tad aoot of tba tina tbot ao arallabla. Rohl nantlonad m a r llcbt loroaoopa counta of awaftraao flltar ylaldlng 3 to 5 flboro par o up to 20 ft. frcai tba oarrlea arao lian barako rva f varo U o m off rlth alr bota. Boworar, ba rao aob oora eoaearnad obout tba ral*tlvaly larca - a of aub 5 adoro and aub llcbt leroacoplo flbaro foond up to___ 73 ft. ovar fren thla oparatlon 15 aiauta# aad loncar altar tba blovin aa parfomad. I. H. Waartr rt> FM Si 03134