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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT Ln-- CAP-1520 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH REPORTER ....... ,1$ .csull of passage of the Occupational Safely , j.-..l.h Act and the Stale Safely Acl. .. .c.-ier 10 Labor DeparlmenrSecretary James D. :m.i. TIAPi Executive Dircclor Stephen Stoughton ,L\ any assistance the Labor Department might be .line to ovidc. Stoughton iisicd two purposes for the safety program. The fiisi will be to brief lop management on safety and m-.ilii, .'emulations for construction and the implications of the Act regarding fines. The theme will be to make the eo.v.;:.eior aware of necessary costs that will be incurred ...cause .if standards in effect. These facts will be conveyed through :ne conference method, using all reference and resource data available. The second purpose of the program is to inform, through the wo'.ksnop method, field supervisors, supciintendcnts, and ioiemcn of the recognition, avoidance, and prevention t.f c.nsate conditions and on the regulations applicable to ills work environment. The program is planned to educate and inform both .Uii.agcn.e.u and labor. It is projected for two years to covei iue entire state of Indiana. .The CIAPA represents ;.,000 s:;..c contractors. Asiiesvos ASBESTOS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO ECONOMY TO BE STOPPED, RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORTS Asbes.-vs .s loo important in the nation's technology cc..r...:ny for its essential use to be slopped, a report . .Mien oy .he National Academy of Sciences says. Ti.e icport was prepared for the Environmental Pro- i.vtii-.:. Agency by a special panel on asbestos and the ro.iii-.it.tcc on Biologic Effects of Atmospheric pollutants liv Division of Medical Sciences, National Research described various occupational diseases assoc...ic.. v.-.::. ,;cavy inhalation of asbestos fiber and con.adcivd ti.e Question of hazard to the general public from e ti-.y ..mounts of fiber that ltave been demonstrated to ,\.s. m a.,.bient air. Regarding fibrosis of the lung, the report states that occupji'.oa-related asbestosis can be effectively controlled w.ii, air -.orne fiber concentrations much higher" than any die general public may be exposed to. Cancer Concern Concernm:'. cancer, the report cited evidence Ilia' lung ....cor ;.s.M>c;aied with asbestos exposure will develop only -iiioiig ih.we.workers with heavy and prolonged exposure, a -found among the general public. i''.esoii:c..iima, a rare cancer of the lining of the lung and x'Jomiu.r. c.A'iiy, occasionally has been found among living in proximity to uncontrolled asbestos plants i.-n. in.-ncs However, the report comments that "there is no cv.Cviin ...a: persons in the general population - without paii.i Household, or neighborhood exposures .my -.iciea'Cil risk of neoplasm." 'i..v warns against extrapolating "from the mm my experience of those who arc directly and iudiiccily e.\p.,.veu ,, -asbestos in titcif employment to the general public who have laid moderate or slight 'exposure from ambient air." The report notes the difficulty in making sucit projections due to the lack of reliable data and suggests that there be more epidemiological studies, especially of populations in lower exposure ranges. The report concludes "there is no evidence that the small number of fillers found in most members of the general population affect health or longevity." It recommends, however, that "major sources of man made asbestos emission into tiic atmosphere be defined and controlled." Tlic report concluded dial such controls arc feasible. Research STUDY CONDUCTED ON CAUSES OF DEATH FOR 3,2S3 SAN FRANCISCO LONGSHOREMEN Three hundred and fifty deaths from coronary heart disease were identified among 3.263 longshoremen in an 18-year follow-up after mulliphasic screening examinations. Tile findings were reported by Dr. Ralph S. Paffenhargor, Jr., Dr. Alfred S. Gima, Mary Elizabeth Laugliliu. and Rebecca A. Black in an article, "Characteristics of shoremen Related to Fatal Coronary Heart Disease am. Stroke," in the July issue of "The American Journal o; Puhile Health." The researchers identified 93 men who died from si, among the 3,263 longshoremen, aged 35-64 years at dietime of initial cxamination in 1951. Cargo handlers sustained coronary deal!) rates or,c quarter iower man men with less active jobs, expending fewer calorics per work day. Differences in conn.a, v mortality were greatest at younger ages and dccre.i-.cu steadily to disappearance at older ages. Dividing the population into higii-and low-risk groups delineated four other characteristics associated wnii ioronary mortality: pre-existing heart disease, systolic biood pressure above mean levels, cigarette smoking of one oi more packs per day, and weight-for-height above mean levels. Risk of coronary mortality accompanying each characteristic was grcatci for less active individuals than tor cargo handlers. Men with less active jobs sustained stroke death lates similar to those of cargo handles in the lS-ycar followup. Three other characteristics identified groups at high-risk of stroke mortality: pre-existing heart disease, systolic blood pressure above mean levels, and abnormal glucose me,uholism. Data suggest that physical activity influences me myocardium or its function more than the atherosclerotic f'occss. Industry MINERAL INDUSTRY SURVEYS REVEAL RETROGRESSION IN INJURY FREQUENCY Iiijiiry-fiequcncy and severity rales for ."'70 ,,i iiiincinl-cKliaclivc ami piocc.-aani1, indu-.liicr. ' and 7 |civeiil rcsjieclivoly from IWi ilaia -i> prcliminniy assessment of company reports l>y ihc lii.u'.-a . of Mines. Occupotionol Sofety . Htolih Reportof CAPCO KIN 0000667