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FILE NAME: Saberhagen (SBH) DATE: 1972 DOC#: SBH010 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Excerpt from Trade Journal [NICA Outlook] Article
a contractor to survive. The customer, in many in stances, is the Federal Government and the Office of mBueddgiceatl Manadnagsceimenetnifti.c Ciocsncsaidicehringinftohremaitnioadneqcuoanccyernof ing safe cxposuie levels of asbestos dust, and also considering the supposition and assumption on which the proposed Threshold Limit Value is based, it is dstirfefiscsultthistoreigmualagtiinoen awiljlusptilfaicceatiuopnonfotrhethceonesctoruncotmioinc industry, Federal Government, and private enterprise. We respectfully urge the Secretary of Labor to:
1. RtoesinDstuastet atthe12ThfribersehsolpderLimmiiltlilVitearlu5e mfoircrAonssbeosr greater in length, for an interim period.
2. Tstoudyinoitfiattehe eantirceomapsbreehsteonssivinedusetpryideams iiotloegxiicsatsl tinhetehfefeUctsniotefdasSbteastteoss; bauntdaltsoodaestbeersmtoinseasnsootcioatneldy with other airborne contaminants and cigarette smoking.
3. To provide adequate lead time prior to the ef Vfeacltuivee i(nLiteorodferredthuacttiotnheofcoannsytrTuchtiicosnhoilndduLsitmryit, operating on fixed contracts, can cope econom idcuaclltyionwwithill cthreeatien.creased costs that such a re
4. To provide definitive information concerning the specific requiremets of regulations.
5. Provide our trade associations with representa tion on future Study and Advisory Committees.
Wmoev. inregprfeosiewn.tmin!gtothepiocvoindsctruscalteiolyn ainnddushterayl,thhaivneforbmeean tion and implement sal'ei woikmg conditions. We in tend to continue and acceleiaie this program. It is our desire to piovidc every possible protection for our peoTphlea.nk you for (he opportunity of appearing at this pubAliicShceliairninncgretordfaryo.m the West Coast also made a fine preIseanmtatioAnl,beaist foI>ll.owSse'hmneiei of Poilland, Oicgon. and am an employer trustee of the Asbestos Workeis
YOUR INSULATION CONTRACTOR'S SERVICE CENTER
ALL TYPES OF CANVAS PONCHO PREMOLDED FIBERGLAS FITTINGS
PRE SIZED H P. & C.P. FIBERGLAS CLOTH PRESSURE SENSITIVE H.P. & C P. TIBERGLAS TAPES
ROLL-ON CORNER BEAD FIBERGLAS SCRIM BLACK OR WHITE
ALL SPEC. FIBERGLAS MATERIALS
GREAT LAKES TEXTILES, INC.
13229 SHAW AVE., CLEVELAND, OHIO 44112 (216) 268-3502
our| m i h v con/ i k u stirIuI c<tIiIoIIn industory.I 'l O'i i ud ri i 'uconjturiact1u1aicl nccoinus'uiilitaonit Smuoistetswaensdtersnpoecfitfhicealcloyntiinncelnutdaelsstaallleso.f the twelve (12) theOtumrsptelacns iwcasoslvfuedndetod binegi1n90w7oarknidngonwiJtuhneDiKs. C19la6i7k. Cooper and Irving 'Iabeishavv of the School of Public Health at the University of California for the purpose of minimizing asbestos and other related problems in our construction industry. Our contractual consultant service now operates under the name of TabershavvCcuopoapteiornaAlsshoecailathtesfiealdn.d Iisgiwveellihriescohgisntiozreyd soin ththaet yoocu wahiloluktnoocwcuwpeatrieopnraelsehneta5lthyeaanrsd oafrdcemnootnsntoravtiecdescoonncethrne subject of asbestos.
At this time I want to point out that the name "Asbestos Woikcr'' is a misnomer when applied to the construction industry insulator and has been so for some years. Materials that arc involved in much of the applied work today don't contain asbestos Tthheerwefooirkecrwies gcoennetirnaullayllydoenx'ptohseadvetoa assibtueasttioosn-bewahrienrge products week after week or year after year. tionInal aco1n9fe6r8enpcaepeorn pthreepaBrieodlogfiocralthFe.ffSecetcsonodf AInsbteersntoas aBtalzDciresmdeand.e Ga ctihmenancyu. rrDenr.t eCsltaimrkateCooonpethreiarndobsLeerrvoay tion of the insulator's lime spent on work involving the use of asbestos-bearing materials and placed it at 45%. That study is 4 years old and now we use as jbuessttotos-fnraeme ectewmoesnutsbseaqnduenatsbmeasttoersi-aflrecehasnpgreasy material,
With icspeet to the proposed Standard 1910 93 a. for cxposuie to asbestos dust, I have great concern for the practical implementation of the standard in oouftrencolniasstraucfteiwonpeinodpulestrhye.reInancdonastfreuwctipoeno,palen tehmerpeloaynedr ycuorurencatlny mdouilntigp,lygethniesralfloyr othveernuamlbaerigeofgejoogbrsaplhieicaisl atesnbietsotroys.-bTeaotinmgonpirtoorduecatchisofsptehceifsieedjobfosi wihnesrteallsaotimone afotrthaenypioolpcoiurlimcoendpucnctoodrs.is Ilikwealyntanto igmopoasssibtelep tfamskdthivcirdutaol scaoynstthiuacttiiotn isemupnlroeyaleirsstichatvoe etxhpeecmt otnhiatot riinng expel Use icquiicd and. further, many don't even liave the lesotirces to acquiic it. fieTldahacrnsuhmawb-eCi ooolpejoi bsAsinsocthiaeteWs ehsatveernsuSrlvateeysedjurinisdtihce lion and have nmmtoicd foi asbestos dust the v.uiows aascbtievsittoiessbtehaattintghepiiioiMdiiulattsoi lp-mcrmlomthisiswthheeny lhieavheanbdeleens ahbalzeardtooums aakcetivsiotmy eamcoincwlluisaitoniss noont wahahtazcaorudlodusbeaca ttihveirtye ihnavthee bueueunscproofmauldgaavte'sd wsootmk.e Fgroumidethelinsetsudifeosi good woik practices in the insulation contracting in-
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construction "V.-V v V*... iiulustiy v.v-1. ... conitir.MolitsMI_f|or asbe; stiows u mduvsvt rather than the purposed 5 fiber 8-hour lime weighted average.
1 offer my oh.seivntion dial the asbestos dust piobilnemcotnosdtaryucitsionno,t thwohsaet aitrcwtahse3i0llnoerss25eayseesarws eagsoeeantod, day. Given a proper amount of time for implemen tatiNono.wt,hIe winadnutsttroymcaankedosoemveencboemttmere.nts on other items in the proposed standard.
1. Under paragraph heading (d)--Particular opera taisobnesstaonsd dpursotdushcatsl--l bseubr-epmaroavgerdapohnl(y6)bystavteascutuhmat cleaners. This wording is unnecessarily restric otidvse. aWndetuncilmeaanginingatmiveethfoodrsimshporuolvdembeenat uitnhomiie/tehd plus an allowance for other efficient techniques
2. tPhaartagmraayphbe(cd-)e--veWlopaerndi.ng Signs i1cscpoiniasttorure utsheis issecmtiuonndnatsoiyap. phWinhgen atoptehreatitoimnse are not of ha/atdous nature, paiagraph (e) is
3. nPoatraagprpalpichab(leg.)--Medical Examinations; and ( h ) ---Records
I should like to advise that for employers in the Western States thcic is by agreement be tween the Western Insulation Contractors' As-
sical examiinvait'iiioMnisr t foa r lung disease j 'lM V iM W il iw i slullilvl Ueilllll^ancJUeUilnlteiaocnhs sleotcalfoialliiea,byintheaccfoiursdtacnecse owf itthhe spWecesiftiecran ShalastebseeOnccsuept autiponaatl lHoceaallthclinPilcasn. byThiIs'abpcrrosghrnawmCtinouoeperthAisssopcrioatgersamandatnhdey saertc pthreeparaepdprtooprcioante standards of the examination and the frequency tliheavte wthilel parboovviedearfroarngtehme ewntordkoeer'ss mheeaelttht.heI obbe jtehcintikveitofis thniescepssaarrtyotfo threeviSsetanthdeardw. orIdfinngot,forI the construction mdusliy so that it will. JNuIsOt SoInfe reexcaommpmlee:nds that pieplaccmcnt and ter mination medical examinations be required for every term of employment of asbestos exposed workers. In construction, as the work load shifts from one employer to another in an area, or ffroorma ownoeikaerieaintothaenolatbhoeir, piot oils tnoothauvnecoammhaolfndo/en lei ms of employment in a single year. It itshna'tt wlikoeullyd, abmutouinft etaoch12weerxeamaisnbaetsiotonss efxoprosoende Myinladsitvicdoumalm. ent is in respect to Standard 1910.12 --Construction Work--which is not presently pro-
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.025 thick
.018 thick
ERc O LACING
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LIES FLAT !
when laced
TWO-HOLE WIRED
Stainless Steel
HOOK WASHER
SAVE . o . installation time, material, labor
LIGHTWEIGHT FLEXIBLE
LESS MATERIAL -- SAME INSULATION VALUE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IN SU LA T IO N
Ml L-l-16411C Type 11
Vfc" or 1" iSlU
USED FOR REM O VADLE TURD INE DLANKETS
VALVE AND FLANGE COVERS SUPERCHARGER COVERS PU M PS SHIPS
o .0 O ^ er1<31 LV
LOW COST FASTENERS FOR REMOVABLE TYPE INSULATING BLANKETS.
Ergo
PIPE I CALIPER
| 1/4 " through 12"
Pipe or tubing
Accurate Pipe Measurement
E A S IE R !
LACING HOOKS mov b. mppU*4 wiihwt wthn trjr bndifl *vtr.
MAY 1972
Used *len*ive!y by confrocton & *hipbuildert on TURBINE BLANKETS, VALVE & FLANGE COVERS, RUMPS, EXHAUST MANIFOLDS
DEPT W 2 0 F L A N D E R S l?D fU l.M O N T M A S S
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