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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1976 April 8 DOC#: AIA101 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from AIA to US Dept of Labor RE Proposed Revision of OSHA Asbestos Standard with List of Companies Endorsing said Letter r iTT J. i. . m * . ..........,,.j. j ( j ujj'j (!(Jj| 3--225 8 April 1976 Docket Officer Docket H-033 U.S. Department of Labor Room N-- 3620 200 Constitution Avenue Washington, D. C. 20210 Dear Sir: The 120-day extension for comment on the proposed OSHA asbestos standard; from December 8, 1975 to has permitted this Association the time necessary dustry-wide review of the proposal and its effect using industry within the United States. revision to the, April 9, 1976, to sponsor an in on the asbestos The analysis, comments, and recommendations pertaining to the pro posal are respectfully submitted in an industry effort to cooperate fully with the Department of Labor in ytheNievelopment of a reasonable and practicable standard for the protection of workers in thousands of work places, where asbestos products-are manufactured or other wise processed. The task force effor't.>reached out to all sectors of the asbestos industry, excepting ^construction. The* results of this work are contained in the two volumes, appended hereto. The first volume contains summary comments and recommendations prepared by the task force chairman, Guy G. Gabrielson, Jr.; a statement on the scientific-medical issues raised in the proposal prepared by Hams Weill, M.D. ; and detailed comments on the .proposed standard prepared by the Standards and Technical Committee of the Association under the chairmanship of Harrison B. Rhodes, Ph.D. The second volume is the technological feasibility and economic impact study prepared by the independent consultant firm, Roy F. Weston, Inc. Vie shall be pleased to further communicate or meet with any officials within OSHA to discuss the findings and recommendations presented herewith. | We believe a public hearing on this matter x/ill best serve the in terests of asbestos workers, the employers within the industry, and the general public. We request a.public hearing at the soonest practicable date. Sincerely yours. Executive Director Enclosures : (in quadruplicate) RHM :v 4 The following companies and trade associations have endorsed this statement: A-Best Products Company Abex Corporation Aeroquip Corp/Gustin-Bacon Div. Alsop Engineering Corp. Amatex Corp. American Biltrite Inc., (AMTICO) American Public Transit Asn. American Trucking Asn. Asbestos/Cement Pipe Producers Asn. Asbestos Textile Institute Atlas Asbestos Co. (California) Auto-Friction Corp. Automotive Parts Rebuilders Asn. Baltimore Air Coil Co. Beaver Industries, Inc. Bird & Son, Inc. Borg-Wamer Corp. (Borg & Beck Div.) Breiner Co. Brown Insulating Systems Brunswick Fabricators, Inc. Cellulo Co. Gement Asbestos Products Corp. Certain-teed Products Corp. Chemical Sealing Corp. Congoleum Industries, Inc. David Fabricators of New York, Inc. Dresser Industries (Maacobar Div.) Drilling Specialties Company Eaton Corporation Fluid Sealing Asn. Foseco-Minsep, Inc. Friction Materials Standards Institute GAF Corp. Garlock, Inc. Gatke Corp. General Dynamics Corp. Gibson-Homans Inc. Grant Wilson, Inc. Gulf States Asphalt Co. Gypsum Drywall Contractors Intern'1 Haveg Industries, Inc. Hollingsworth & Vose Co. Industrial Safety Equipment Asn. International Fiber Inc. Jim Walter Research Corp. Johns-Manville Corp. Karnak Chemical Corp. Kentile Floors , Inc. Lamons Metal Gasket Co. Latex Fiber Industries t Lipe-Clutch Products Corp. Lukens Chemical Corp. Mannington Mills, Inc. Maremont Corp. Markham Corp. Milchem, Inc. Molded Materials Company Monsey Products Co. Munters Corp. National Asn. of Cement Board Fabricators National Asn. Filter Manufacturers National Asn. Plastic Distributors National Electrical Manufacturers Asn. (Laminating Division) National Friction Products Corp. National Gypsum Company National Insulation Contractors As Nicolet, Inc. Norplex, Inc. (U.O.P) North American Asbestos Corp. PPG Industries (Chemical Div.) Palmer Asphalt Co. Plastics Engineering Co. Quality Gasket & Mfg. Co. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Resilient Floor Covering Institute Resinoid Corp. Rostone Engineering Corp. Royal Industries Shipbuilders Council of America Southern Asbestos Co. Stanhope Products Co. Supradur Manufacturing Corp. Synthane-Taylor Corp. Thiokol Corp. Tremco, Inc. Trumbull Asphalt Co. Union Carbide Corp. Uvalde Rock Asphalt Co. Vermont Asbestos Group Wagner Electric Corp. Western Slate Co. Wisconsin Gasket & Mfg. Co.