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1 the jury via the overhead projector.)
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2 A Am I invited to see or do I stay behind?
3 Q You certainly are, sir. As they used to
4 say, come on down.
5 I will try and stand back out of the way.
6 (Whereupon, the witness left the witness
7 stand.)
8 Q As part of what OSHA did in promulgating or
9 setting forth the regulations about asbestos, they
10 took testimony from scientists and physicians from
11 around the world.
12 They heard from representatives of labor,
13 organized labor and unions, they heard from
14 representatives of asbestos companies, and OSHA took
15 all of this and did the best it could and came up,
16 among other things, with estimates of the risk of
17 disease by exposure, correct?
18 A No, this is called risk assessment. This is
19 where they are making projections on the expected
20 levels of disease from these -- from their projections
21 using the straight line linear progression risk