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FILE NAME: Newspaper & Magazine Articles (NMA) DATE: 1970 July 2 DOC#: NMA164 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Engineering News - State [CA] Curbs Asbestos i c v C NEW S-ttCO tt YO tK . NEW YOOC W. * 7,133 JJi 2 1370 r - G flU F . Stale curbs asb estos A figh t between C alifornia ip r a st ij -asb o n a con tracta n an d the State Divi- o f lad iau iai Safety a on h w in o f the a u e 't recent a a a i n o f guide b o a as the u k o f the g r a y e d fire proofing materiaL T w o wotka ago, C.W . Fanner, auperreing engineer far the S ta te D iv a ia o o f Industrial safety's oononaction rc tio n , circulated am ong h it construct ion safety engineer an in teroffice m o n o K iting forth the pro- pnard guidelines. T Ik guideline*. sim ilar to New York City' recent regulations it_NK 4 /1 6 p. 12). provide for effective e n d a u r e o f pray areas, define clean u p an d dts- po m p rix w u iw for war ni> feiial*, an d u n i fo.- fresh s i: a tp p 'ici! ho o ds for all workers in an asbestos contam inated spraying area, rh is last prow** goes further titan N ew York C ity 's regulations, l e t T anner savs the hoods arc available at a con o f S70 to S 80 ea ch and the air can he supplied by* compressor; norm ally available on a buiknng proven. Sotnc contractors who read the m em o m e--jJ*ti,eH lh c ru id rlivm w e .e facing g a tin g on them o surirk nly that they were not prepared to meet the re quirem ents. . _ U nder California law. the guidelines am the same a safety regulations ad- mitustrarivefy adopted and are en- fo ro eib k as law. Fanner, w ho met with eontractors and manufacturers and dis tributors o f safety equipm oit Ian week, it determ ined to go ahead with full en- forcsjuuii o f the ruideliiaes by the end o fJuly. ' After the end c f J uly. any guideline violation not corrected m a week could hut dow n a spravrd-asbestos oper- arioa. Farmer says. Contractors can ap peal an order for a shutdow n, but work m ust b e stnnprd until a hearing is lieid bv the State Division of Industrial Safely Farmer savs that the s a t e will try to be reasonable an d if a contractor l-aj-- " he ran n f ten with the Vuitfe- lines on a current job and h in finish up - the next few w d s . it w ill b e told the orders will be effective oo iu next job After concluding hit m reting with the contractors. Farmer asked them to con tinue talks with his engineers ai.d a id that i-* tun h er inform ation r- developed to itMiicate that the guidelines can be changed without increasing hazards, he will consider it. > -J