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FILE NAME: Eagle-Picher (EP) DATE: 1962 Sept 13 DOC#: EP012 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Workman's Compensation Claims - Asbestosis \ C D C DINATI - IHDD5TRTIL INSULATION r ,, ___ _ -v -1 > ! / < ! xC ^ Sc?te.vber 13, 1962 2S. A. L. J O 5 SU3JECT* Vonaaaa* 9 CoopensAtion CIb Is s JUbcatosis Dear Altoxxs la a recoat meeting of West Coast Contraetare a t Vancouver, a section of the meeting tic devoted to discussing the increasing popularity of calas for asbcstosls being code with the health snd Welfare AdaLnixtratioflu The J. T. Thorpe Ccrspaqy of los Angeles has had two recent claims and had a hearing before the Health are! Welfare Administration on two formar employees. Althou^a It is their oosp&ny policy to furnish respirators to the asbestos workers, these are seldom used. In the Spokane Office of E* Bartells, they h a n had three claims. In los Angeles, Armstrong has had one claim. Rationally, there has been one claim filed in the State of Ohio, 13 in California, 1 in Connecticut, 1 in Florida, 1 in Pennsylvania and 1 in Mow York. This fad for making asbestos! claims could easily lead to the classification of this trade as a hazardous occupation with a subsequent increase in State Insurance costs. In areas of the Country, the Asbestos Work axe are now required to take X-ray examinations and mazy of the local asbestos worker* unions are claiming that they are being rated higher for personal insurance. Since the eost ` of nodical aid and welfare has doubled in the last fire years, nost of these contractor associations are Interestod in obtaining information from a iy of the manufacturera that include asbestos on their experience with worfcaen who hare boon using these products over a long period of years. The Aetna Life Insurance Corapary lia 19)0 made a private study for OrcnsCorning, showing that plant people had not been affected by fiberglaa. The Associated Insulation Contractors of the Western States is now com piling information on this problem and I believe we have an excellent opportunity to place our case in the record as not being a contributing cause of any of these types of claims. If we can develop ary statistics or data that could bo useful on this subject, I will be glad to forward the information to the attention or Hr. Ren KcCaffreo, Executive Secretary of the Associated Insulation Contractora, for inclusion in his report. JPH/sa cc: Hr. K. F. Bunn Kr. P. L. Loase Hr. F. L. Voodbridge John P. Partington EXHIBIT E