On May 18, your efforts will have lead directly to a very significant accomplishment--three years-without a disabling injury in the VCM Plant.

Hifindings were reported publicly at die Tenth international Cancer Congress in Houston in 1970 and were published in a leading medical journal in 197}.

Allowing any "designated representa tive" to do the extensive observing defined in this section as it exists now could lead to difficulties with insurance, secrecy, licensing agreements, evaluations by unqualified persons, etc. 6 (f) All engineering controls and work practice methods indicated in this section would be activated by VCM levels exceeding the base level.

Plant Lead Detection/Elimination Program Compliance Schedule Progress Notice - Source #003 Reactor Opening Schedule Change Source #002, Analytical Method Source #019 Telephone Call - Carl Beard Request under "Freedom of Information Act" Telephone Call: 3/21/77 VC1 Release - Telephone Call: VC1 Release 3/21/77 DATE December 19, 1975 March 2, 1976 April 12, 1976 April 26, 1976 July 28, 1976 August 3, 1976 August 6, 1976 November 21, 1976 December 3, 1976 February 18, 1977 February 28, 1977 March 1, 1977 March 21, 1977 March 21, 1977 VINYL CHLORIDE RELATED COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AGENCIES (cont.) 2 FROM A.

-eplacsd stairless steel collar with lead shield. 5, Chur acif-for erf when tank is empty.

Establish job pre-inspection procedures to be carried out by lead-man or foreman and followed by specific instructions regarding hazardous exposures - increase both quantity and quality of supervision. d.

FROM KENNETH P.

A more explicit outline of the intentions under the General Rules are included below: INTRODUCTION The instructions include all FV&L developments to meet specific customer requirements leading to product assignments or their revisions.

M. 26,50C AUG lf-74 l 3570002 V News with a narrowly construed inter pretation of interests, could lead to major economic consequences.

In addition to the wash-down service* a seconc Inlet and separate channel leads to atomizing spray nozzles through which is distributed the water mixture of an antl-stlck fluid prescribed in many process licenses.

I am very happy that hers acting tee, because several weeks ago it was agreed that as between the A1HC art the SPI that the latter organization would take the lead, however, all they did was to protest mildly to the CPSC and nothing was done in pHIc.

Our research leads us to conclude that a defense of the sort you mention, similar to common law "assumption 01 riskT" is proMDiv available both in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

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"Most scientists in this bdd are very much concerned aod realise we den t know a damn thng about it. ' aid Phil ip Butler, a leading name tooiopst. m an intervieo. there is no way to support of disprove Corteau s estimate No ene measured the ocean life V years ao: no one a doing it ne "We scientist?"

A PRELIMINARY LIST OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES LISTED IN NIOSH PUBLICATION 77 - 1^9 REPORTED BY SOME REFRACTORIES PRODUCERS PRIME NAME OF COMPOUND (with alternates mentioned) Acetic Acid, (Ethylenedlnltrllo) Tetra-.Trisodlum Salt Syn: EDTA Trisodlum Salt RANK CODE 0000 Acetic Acid, Lead (2+) Salt Acetic Acid, Nitrllotri- Trisodlum Salt, Honahyrirate Acetone Mil -- 0000 Anthracene(coaltar pitch component) A112 Arsenlous Acid, Monosodium Salt 0000 Asbestos M03 Benzene 7222 Benzene, Nltro 2-Blphenylol, Sodium Salt Syn: Dowicide Boric Acid Syn: Orthoborlc Acid 2-Butanone Syn: Ethyl Methyl Ketone; Ketone, Ethyl Methyl> Ethyl Ketone, Methyl Carbon Disulfide Carbon Tetrachloride 0000 3101 0000 0000 *1313 ____________________________ f.OMMFNTS Status: Currently tested by NCI for carcinogenicity by standard bloassay protocol as of April 1976 Toxic Effects: Carcinogenic Status: Currently tested by NCI for carcinogenicity by standard Bloassay Protocol as of ApriI 1976 Status: Undergoing NCI testing V76 Toxtc Effects: Carcinogenic, Neoplastic Review: Carcinogenic determination: human suspected Toxic Effects: Carcinogenic Review: Carcinogenic determination-human positive Toxic Effects: Carcinogenic, Neoplastic Review: Carcinogenic determination: human suspected Toxic Effects: Neoplastic Status: Undergoing NCI testing V76 Toxic Effects: Carcinogenic, Neoplastic G-00049 A PRELIMINARY LIST OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (continued) FJ57000 FJ59500 GB28500 GB29400 Carbowax 1000 Cellulose, Carboxymethy 1 Ether 0000 Cellulose, Carboxymethyl Ether, Sod 1um Sa11 Syn: Carboxymethylcellulose, sodium salt; sodium carboxymethyl cellulose 4101 Chromate of soda Chromic acid.