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FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1977 Dec DOC TALC196 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Conference Agenda & Attendees Occupational Exposures to Fibrous and Particulate Dust OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO FIBROUS AND PARTICULATE DUST AND THEIR EXTENSION INTO THE ENVIRONMENT The Mayflower Hotel Washington D. C. December 4-7 1977 Cosponsor Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration United States Department of Interior SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 0018040 JNJ 000338821 Sunday December 4 1977 5:30 P.M. RECEPTION AND Cash Bar REGISTRATION FOR PARTICIPANTS AND ATTENDEes Monday December 5 1977 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION 9:00 A.M. 9:30 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 10:30 A.M. INTRODUCTORY REMARks STATE ROOM Greetings from SOEH and Scope of Conference Dr. Joseph Wagoner President of SOEH swe SESSION I - FIBROUS MATERIALS IN THE OCCUPATIONAL AND NON- OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Moderator Dr. Fred Pooley University College Cardiff Speakers 1. The Nature of Fibrous Minerals in Man's Environment Dr. Arthur Langer Mt. Sinai School of Medicine 2. An Overview of Inorganic Made Fibers in the Environment Dr. Morton Corn University of Pittsburgh y SESSION II- CURRENT CONCEPTS IN FIBER PATHOGENICITY Moderator Dr. Raymond Shapiro NIEHS North Carolina Speakers 3 Animal Model for Inhalation Exposure to Talc Dr. J. C. Wagner Llandough Hospital Wales 4 Current Concepts in Asbestos Fibre Pathogenicity Dr. J. M. G. Davis Institute of Occupational Medicine Edinburgh Coffee Break 5. Morphological Aspects of Biologically Relevant Fibers Dr. K. H. Friedrichs University of Dusseldorf 6 Translocation of Asbestos Fibers Through Respiratory Tract and Gastrointestinal Tract According to Fiber Type and Size Dr. Patrick Sebastien Service Hospitalier Universitaire de Pneumologie, Paris 7. Fiber Dimensions Their Significance in Deposition and Clearance of Inhaled Pibrous Dusts Dr. Arthur Morgan Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell 8. Chronic Exposures of Hamsters to Asbestos Cement Dust ~ Dr. Alfred P. Wehner Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories Panel Discussion Dr. Fred Pooley University College Cardiff i Dr. Philip M. Cook National Water Quality Laboratory Duluth Dr. Jack Harington NIEHS North Carolina Questions from the Audience 1:00 P.M. LUNCH 0018041 JNJ 000338822 2:30 P.M. 3:30 , P.M. 7:00 P.M. SESSION III - EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS MINERALS Moderator Speakers 9. 10 11 Dr. Irving Selikoff Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Mortality Patterns Among Asbestos Workers Ms. Cynthia Robinson NIOSH Cincinnati Family Exposure to Asbestos and Subsequent Disease Dr. Henry A. Anderson Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Asbestos Disease and Smoking Patterns - An Overview Dr. Rudolfo Saxacci International Agency for Research on Cancer Lyon 12 Coffee Break Overview of Research on Mechanisms by which Asbestos Could Enter Drinking Water Dr. W.H. Hallenbeck C.S. Hesse University of Illinois School of Public Health 13 Occupational Indoor Asbestos Pollution Dr. Robert N. Sawyer Yale University 14 Monitoring and Measuring Airborne Concentrations of Asbestos Fibers Dr. Gerald Chase Manville Corp. 15 Panel Discussion Unbiased Estimates of Coefficients of Variation for Asbestos Counting Mr. Nelson Leidel NIOSH Rockville Dr. Dr. William Johnson Marvin Kuschner University of Washington School of Medicine S.U.N.Y. Questions from the Audience RECEPTION AND SOEH AWARD BANQUET Speaker Miles Judge Miles Lord Recipient Dr. Irving J. Selikoff CHINESE ROOM EAST ROOM Tuesday December 6 1977 8:30 A.M. SESSION IV - EXPOSURES AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF INORGANIC * SYNTHETIC FIBERS AND FIBROUS MINERALS Moderator Dr. Jon Konzen Corning Fiberglas Corp. me Speakers 16 Mortality Patterns Among Fibrous Glass Production Workers Fae Dr. Philip Enterline University of Pittsburgh en 17 Mortality Patterns and Occupational Exposures Among Mineral Wool Production Workers Beee Mr. Gregory O. Ness NIOSH Cincinnati 18 Workers Exposed to Wallastonite Through Mining & Milling Dr. Brian Boehlecke ee Panel Dr. Anders Englund Byggh^/lsan Stockholm Discussion Dr. Frank E. Lundin Bureau of Radiological Health FDA Questions from the Audience ee ne 10:15 A.M. Coffee Break 0018042 JNJ 000338823 Tuesday December 6 1977 10:30 A.M. SESSION V Moderator TALCS CONTAMINATED WITH OTHER MINERALS Mr. Richard Lemen University of Illinois Speakers 19 : Morphological Characteristics of Amphibole Particles Dr. William J. Campbell U.S. Bureau of Mines 20 Occupational Exposures to Tales Containing Asbestiform _ -4 Minerals Mr. John Dement University of North Carolina 21 Respiratory Morbidity Among Miners and Millers of Asbesti- form Talc ee Dr. John Gamble NIOSH West Virginia e 22 23 Mortality Patterns Among Miners and Millers of Asbestiform . Talc Dr. David Brown NIOSH Cincinnati Stomach Cancer Among Rubber Workers Investigation An Epidemiologic Dr. Steve Blum University of North Carolina e Panel 24 Biologic Tests of Tremolite in Hamsters Dr. William Smith Fairleigh Dickinson University Dr. Arthur Langer Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Discussion Dr. Paul Kotin Manville Corporation Questions from the Audience 1:00 P.M. LUNCH 2:30 P.M. SESSION VI Moderator FIBROUS TALC Mr. Don Spatz United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers Speakers 25 Mortality and Morbidity of Talc Miners and Millers in Italy Dr. Giovanni Rubino Institute of Occupational Medicine Turin 26 Occupational Exposures to Asbestiform Talc in Vermont Ms. Maryanne Boundy Harvard School of Public Health 27 Respiratory Morbidity tiform Talc Dr. David Wegman Among Workers Exposed to Harvard School of Public AsbesHealth 28 Mortality Patterns Among Miners and Millers of Asbes tiform Talc Ms. Sherry Selevan NIOSH Cincinnati pat 3:30 P.M. Coffee Break 1 29. Animal Model for Inhalation Exposure to Talc Dr. J.C. Wagner Llandough Hospital Wales 30 Consumer Usage of Talc - Dr. Arthur Rohl Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Panel Discussion Dr. Dr. Hector Blejer George Wright City of Hope Medical Center Calif Consultant Denver Colorado Questions from the Audience 5:30 P. ANNUAL SOEH BUSINESS MEETING 0018043 JNJ 000338824 Wednesday December 7. 1977 8:30 A.M. SESSION VII - FIBROUS ORGANIC AND INORGANIC PARTICULATES Moderator Mr. James Wolfe . International Molders and Allied Workers Union Speakers 31. Mortality Patterns Among Foundry Molders and Coremakers Ms. Betsy Egan NIOSH Cincinnati 9:30 A.M. 32 33 34 Coffee Break Lung Cancer Mortality in a Steel Foundry Dr. E.S. Gibson Dominion Foundries and Steel Ltd. Mortality Study in Iron and Steel Foundries Dr. Patricia Breslin OSHA Washington D.C. Occupational Morbidity Studies Among Aluminum Workers Dr. Bertram W. Carnow University of Illinois 35 36 Cancer Mortality Among Workers in Beryllium Production Plants Dr. T. F. Mancuso University of Pittsburgh Cancer and Respiratory Disease Risk Among in the Beryllium Case Registry Dr. Peter Infante NIOSH Cincinnati Individuals Panel Discussion Dr. Dr. Dr. Janette Sherman Wayne State University Brian MacMahon Harvard School of Public J. William Lloyd United Steelworkers of Health America Questions from the Audience 11:30 A.M. 1:00 P.M. 2:00 P.M. 3:45 P.M. LUNCH . SESSION - VIII HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSE Moderator Dr. Warren Muir Environmental Protection Agency Speakers 37. OSHA Regulatory Action Mr. Grover C. Wrenn OSHA Washington D.C. 38 MESA Regulatory Action Dr. Aurel Goodwin Mining Enforcement and Safety Adm 39 EPA Regulatory Action to be announced 40 Coffee Break CPSC and Consumer Protection Dr. Alan M. Ehrlich Consumer Product Safety Commission 41 FDA and Regulations Concerning Talc and Asbestos Dr. Armand Casola 42 International Implications of Fibrous Materials - Export and Import Problems Mr. Barry Castleman Assessment Consultant Office of Technology Panel Discussion DX Dr. Robert Harris Environmental Defense Fund Paul Kotin Manville Corporation Questions from the Audience CONFERENCE SUMMATION BY CONFERENCE Mr. John Dement CHAIRPERSON University of North Carolina 0018044 JNJ 000338825 has PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS Henry A. Anderson M.D. . Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York Hector P. Blejer M.D. D.I.H. Director Occupational Health Dept. City of Hope Medical Center Duarte California John M. Dement M.S. Industrial Hygienist University of North Carolina Public Health Student School of Betsy Egan Epidemiologist NIOSH Cincinnati Steve Blum Ph.D. Research Associate in Epidemiology Occupational Health Studies Group University of North Carolina Anders Englund M.D. Byggh^/lsanThe Foundation for Industrial Safety and Health in the Construction Industry Stockholm Sweden Brian Boehlecke M.D. Chief Clinical Investigations Br Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH West Va Maryanne Boundy M.Sc. Industrial Hygienist Harvard School of Public Health Philip E. Enterline Ph.D. . Professor of Biostatistics University of Pittsburgh Alan M. Ehrlich Ph.D. Assistant Deputy Associate Executive Director for Health Sciences Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington D.C. Patricia Breslin Sc.D. Chief Division of Statistical Studies Coordination and Analysis OSHA K.H. Friedrichs Ing Institut fur Lufthygiene und University of Dusseldorf > Silikoseforschung David Brown Epidemiologist NIOSH Cincinnati John Gamble Ph.D. NIOSH West Virginia William J. Campbell Ph.D. U. S. Bureau of Mines College Park Maryland Edward S. Gibson M.D. Director Occupational Dominion Foundries and and Environmental Health Steel Ltd. Canada Bertram W. Carnow M.D. Professor and Director Occupational and Environmental Medicine University of Illinois School of Public Health Chicago Armand R. Chairman Bureau of Casola Ph.D. PDA Asbestos Work Group Drugs FDA Rockville Barry Castleman Consultant Office of Technology Assessment Washington D.C. Gerald Chase Ph.D. Manville Corporation Denver Aurel Goodwin Ph.D. Chief Health Division Metal and Metal Mine Health MESA Department of Interior and Safety William H. Hallenbeck Dr.P.H. Assistant Professor University of Illinois Medical Center School of Public Health Jack Harington Ph.D. D.Sc. Lond Visiting Scientist National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences North Carolina Robert H. Harris Ph.D. Associate Director Toxic Chemicals Program Environmental Defense Fund Washington D.C. Philip M. Cook Ph.D. National Water Quality Laboratory Duluth Minnesota Carolyn S. Hesse M.S. Technical Assistant State of Illinois Pollution Control Board Chicago Morton Corn Ph.D. Professor Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh Peter F. Infante Dr.P.H. Epidemiologist Industry Studies Branch NIOSH Cincinnati J.M.G. Davis Ph.D. " Head of Pathology Branch Institute of Occupational Medicine Edinburgh William M. Johnson M.D. Assistant Professor of Environmental Health University of Washington 0018045 JNJ 000338826 Jon L. Konzen M.D. Corporate Medical Director Owens- Corning Fiberglas Corporation Paul Kotin M.D. Senior Vice President Health Safety and Environment Manville Corp. Marvin Kuschner M.D. Dean School of Medicine S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook New York Arthur Langer Ph.D. Environmental Sciences Laboratory Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York Nelson A. Leidel Chief Technical Evaluation Branch NIOSH Rockville and Review Richard Lemen University of Illinois School of Public Health Chicago J. William Lloyd Sc.D. Epidemiologist United Steelworkers of America Judge Miles Lord U.S. District Court for Minnesota Frank E. Lundin Jr. Dr.P.H. Chief Epidemiologic Studies Program Division of Biological Effects Bureau of Radiological Health FDA Rockville Brian MacMahon M.D. Chairman Department of Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health Thomas F. Mancuso M.D. University of Pittsburgh Public Health : School of Arthur Morgan B.Sc. Group Leader Inhalation Toxicology Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell United Kingdom Warren R. Muir Ph.D. EPA Washington D.C. Gregory O. Ness Epidemiologist NIOSH Cincinnati P. D. Pooley Ph.D. Reader Mineral Processing University College Cardiff Cynthia Robinson Epidemiologist Industry Studies Branch Biometry NIOSH Cincinnati Sect Arthur Rohl M.D. Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York Giovanni F. Rubino M.D. Institute of Occupational Medicine Turin University Turin Italy Rudolfo Saracci M.D. Epidemiologist International Agency for Research on Cancer Lyon France Robert N. Sawyer M.D. Head Preventive and Occupational Yale University Medicine Patrick Sebastien Ingenieur Hygieniste Direction Departementale des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales Paris Sherry Selevan Epidemiologist NIOSH Cincinnati Irving J. Selikoff M.D. Professor Dept. of Community Medicine Director Mt. Sinai Environmental Science Laboratory School of Medicine New York Raymond Shapiro Ph.D. Ass't Director for Toxicology Coordination National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences North Carolina Janette Sherman M.D. Clinical Assistant Professor Wayne University Department of Oncology State William E. Smith M.D. Director Bealth Research Institute Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison N.J. Don Spatz United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers John C. Wagner M.D. Path Consultant Pathologist Medical Research Council Pneumoconiosis Penarth S. Glamorgan Wales Unit Joseph Wagoner S.D.Hyg Special Ass't for Occupational Carcinogenesis Office of the Ass't Secretary of Labor for OSHA Dept. of Labor Washington D.C. David Wegman M.D. Harvard School of Public Health Alfred P. Wehner D.M.D. Battelle Pacific Northwest Richland Washington Laboratories James Wolfe Director Research and Education International Molders and Allied Union Cincinnati Workers Grover C. Wrenn Deputy Director Directorate of Health Standards Program OSHA Dept. of Labor Washington D.C. George Wright M.D. Consultant Denver Colorado 0018046 JNJ 000338827 CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE Conference Cochairpersons Mr. John Dement University of N.C. Mr. Richard Lemen University of Illinois Mr. Donald Spatz United Cement Lime & Gypsum Workers Dr. Jon Konzen Corning Fiberglas Corp. J Dr. Paul Kotin Manville Corp. Mr. Bert Cottine OSHA Dept. of Labor Dr. J. United William Lloyd Steelworkers of America Dr. Lawrence Plumlee Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Mt. Arthur Langer Sinai School of Medicine SOEH President President Dr. Joseph Wagoner Dr. Eula Bingham STAFF Sandy Zimmerman Executive Director Jean Culler Associate Director for Denise Duddleson Secretary Publications SOCIETY FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL 1714 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. HEALTH Washington D.C. 20036 202 785-8177 0018047 JNJ 000338828