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AIA-13 ou-t-'T'* MAY 1965 i i5'1 __________ 3/3 u.5 DEPAF iMHT OF LABOR WoiMngton RECORDS AUTHENTlCATtOH CERTJFfCATE I HEREBY ATTEST, That the annexed copy, or each of the specified number of copies, of each doeumrn listed below is a true copy of a document in the official custody of the Department of Labor. 1 copy each of: Transcripts from March X*,15,16, and 1? Corsnents and hearing exhibits of: W.J. Nicholson, American Petroleum Institute, D.A. Holaday, Brand Insulation Inc., J..J. Bibri, B.J. Phillips(Certain-teed), M.W. Borow, J.D. MoranfFlintkote), F.L. PundsackfJ-M), J.W. Rawlings, W.M. Hancock(Dow), W.K. Hesse(J-H) E.M. Fenner(J-M), E.J. KillianfNat. Cypsutn), Censure Asbestos Products Co., K.M. Key, G-E. BestfHCA.) SIGNATURE ANCH OFFICIAL. TITLE DIVISION AND BUREAU PATE Oaniei^Sy harsick Technical InfonaaCion Specialise Docket Office/Technical Data Center/Occup. Sfty & Hlth Adm/ U.S. Dept, of Labor 7 Sep 78 1 HEREBY CERTIFY, That Danlel J- '`arsick------ who signed the foregoing attestation, is now and was at the time of signing (title) Technical Information Specialist mnA hos {egftl cu8{ody of the official records of'(he United States Department of w therein ati sted snd that full faith and credit should begirentohis act as such. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I ^ J. J. Lafranchise duly designated by the Secretary of Labor as Authentic ^*eer * (^c Department of Labor, bare here unto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of Labor to be affixed this September ^ 78^7 day of // VAutheiyilation Officer l' Department of Labor AIA-13 AIA-13 15 or advisory C; on Asosstos c 7 o r- * 14 A-TF?J-:00^ SESSION (2:00 p.m.) EXAMINED GOLDSSSS: Gn Che record. Mr. Fay anc Mr. Swetonic -- -excuse res, is Doctor Tetrick in the room? Ail right, Mr. Fay and Mr. Swetonic. MB.. FAY: My nems io Aloart li. F3y. I am Vice President of the Gold Bond Duiloing Products Division of the Hnticnoi Gypsum Company ir. Buffalo. Net; York. X aa appsarir here today in my cacaciC}' as president of the Asuestos Interaction Association of Dorth America, located in New Yor City. The Asoestos Information Association is comprised of twelve ox the nation's largest ciner-s, manufacturers and importers of asoescos and asoestos-containing products. The mociuer companies of the association are listed on a fact sheet, which X will suuiit with ray testimony. As an introduction to industry testimony that viill follow, I would like to oriefly sketch for you a general picture of the site and scope of the nsoestos industry in ch: United States, the types of products produced, the nunoeaj of people employed, and other factors that will help position tl asocates manufacturing industry in the economic and social structure of this country; I should mentioned uefore proceeding that the AIA-13 172 manufacturing side of the industry, and doss not include detailed information on industry using finished asuestes products, such as the construction industry or the insula tic. application and removal trades. -Asbestos is the generic name given to s group of inorganic hydrated silicate minerals that have one common attribute, namely, the ability to be separated into relative soft, silky fibers. The three cost commonly used varieties of asbestos are chrysotile, crocidoiite, or blue fiber and stGosite. It is important to note that chrysotile accounts ft more than 987. of the total annual United States consumption of asbestos. In the pest, crocidoiite and amosite were used far core extensively in ths United States than they are toda% The leading producers of chrysotile liter are Canada and the Soviet Union, uith smaller deposits being found in South Africa, Rhodesia, China, the United States and Italy. Crocidoiite and amosite are mined almost exclusive1 in South Africa, The total annual uorio production of asbestos is u around 4 million cons, tilth Canadian production accounting o about 3D7. of the total, and the United States ebout 37.. The properties-of asbestos that give it commercial value are its fibrous structure, the great tensile strength of the fibers and its resistance to high temperatures and to