The Asbestos Information Association (AIA) is coordinating the preparation of an industry response to the proposed 0.5 fiber/cc (TWA) standard.

ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION/ ' NORTH AMERICA AIA-2 Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting 'May 10, 1973 A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice on May 10, 1973 at 9:30 A.M. at.the Williams Club, New York, New York.

Warren Counsel for the Asbestos Information Association/ North America 378400

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rations. " ~~ The Asbestos Information Association/North America came into being just three years ago, as you may recall.

Dust Monitoring Equipment & Costs- 2/19/73 AIA - "Protecting The Asbestos Worker AIA - "Asbestos and Health" AIA - "The Asbestos Information Association/North America" AIA - "Asbestos and Health Questions and Answers" AIA - "What Asbestos Is: How and Where It Is Used" The Northern Miner - "Asbestos Completely Exonerated etc." - 4/19/73 26.

The following items were reviewed and/or discussed: (1) ftelationship with Asbestos Information Association/North America. (2) Proposed 111insi Regulations. (3) Vehicle friction material emission test program to be conducted by Bendix under EPA contract. (4) Monitoring for airborne asbestos fibre. (5) Districution and circulation of literature on Asbestos/Kealth subjects.

I have excerpted some of the more significant parts of the OSHA proposed standard (from a covering letter from the Asbestos Information Association): 1. ' Reduce the permissible exposure limit to a TVJA of 0.5 fibers per cubic centimeter <500,000 fibers per cubic meter) and reduce the ceiling limit to 5 fibers per cubic centimeter (5 million fibers per cubic meter). 2.

The following items were reviewed and/or discussed: (1) Relationship with Asbestos Information Association/North America. (2) Proposed Illinois Regulations. (3) Vehicle friction material emission test program to be conducted by Bendix under EPA contract. (4) Monitoring for airborne asbestos fibre. (5) Districution and circulation of literature on Asbestos/Health subjects.

"Asbestos and Brake Linings" Asbestos Information Associ cion This small pamphlet concentrates on asbestos in auto,truck, and bus brake linings.

., E-2I0 ROUTE 4, PARAMOS, N.J. 07652 June 1, 1979 To: Abestos Study Committee Subject: Report on Exposure to Asbestos by the IIT Research Institute for EPA The Asbestos Information Association recently forwarded a copy of a report prepared by the IIT Research Institute for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Toxic Substances.

The transfer of funds from NCI to OSHA in support of an Asbestos Information Program has not occurred.

Asbestos Information Association/North America 22 East 40th Street Suite 1611 ` New York, New York 10016 212- 689-3378 FMSI 06571 !

FILE NAME: Reynolds Metals (RM) DATE: 1976 Jan 9 DOC#: RM015 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from the Asbestos Information Association 1TA i -. -7 j -v r ' ...

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