XII, NO. 12 - NOVEMBER 1983 OSHA Considering Emergency Asbestos Standard While more than a dozen petitions from labor groups seeking an emergency temporary standard on asbestos remain unanswered, OSHA chief Thome Auchter told the Asbestos Information Association's Eighth Industry-Government Conference in September that evidence of asbestos' cancer-causing potential is "overwhelming and unequivocal."

I have excerpted some of the more significant parts of the OSHA proposed standard (from a covering letter from the Asbestos Information Association): 1.

Auchter: On behalf of the Asbestos Information Association/ North America (AIA/NA), I would like to thank you and Mr.

FILE NAME: Kentile (KEN) DATE: 1976 Mar 24 DOC#: KEN006 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo to Board of Directors, AIA, RE A Coordinated Industry Defense to Asbestos Disease Cases March 24, 1976 TO: Board of Directors, Asbestos Information Associ cv :.r.

For smokers and non-smokers alike, the relative risk associated with asbestos is roughly the same, between 4.4 and 4.9.

Rhodes is chairman-elect of the technical sub-committee of the Asbestos Information Association and is also actively engaged in the asbestos/health question and regulatory activities.

Fenner in 1969 and also our submissions to your personnel in the same year of a program to ship fibre to your plant in bulk tank cars This latter is particularly applicable in view of the automated plant facilities already in existence in your plant Also we would mention that the capital cost estimates relating to bulk tank shipments can be reduced substantially due to several new innovations in the bulk handling concept Based on the above preamble we request your permission to meet with you and your personnel to provide up to date information and facts on the following subjects viz 1 Asbestos and the health medical presentation 2 Environmental control as practised by M 3 The revised picture of bulk shipments of asbestos fibre 4.

Mereness of the Asbestos Information Association provided a complete copy (104 pages) of the draft of the report cited above.

This is an expansion of the present smoking ban, which, as in most OSHA health ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square 4, Suite 509 Arlington, Virginia 22202 (703) 979-1150 HWBUI0005099 1 Page 2 standards, is confined to regulated areas where exposures are elevated.

CONTACT WITH EPA AND CONTRACTORS ON THE ASBESTOS QUESTIONS The Secretary advised that he had received several phone calls from GCA Corporation, a contractor for EPA on the asbestos products questions.

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The following it e s s were reviewed and/or discussed: (1/ .relationship with Asbestos Information Association/North America. (2) Proposed IHinc Regulations. (5) Tehicle frictio n material eaission te st program to be conducted by Bendix under E?

UCC 007466 A * U 0 V. .Baker and Taylor, Texas The information below was received verbally from Montello.

Bettes began his self-imposed task of collecting information for his "History of the Asbestos Textile Industry in the USA

UCASB00650117 TO: Asbestos Information Association/North America . 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia 22202 Phone (703) 979-1150 -------------------.