It will protect public health from asbestos by 199*" Action Termed Draconian But the Asbestos Information Associ ation of North America, which repre sents 20 manufacturers of asbestos fibers and product!

LEGAI Asbestos Information Association/North America r . r 22 East 40th Street *1 New York.

Asbestos Information Association/North America 22 East 40th Street New York, N.

Pigg, the head of the 'Asbestos Information Association, the industry group which sued to block the emergency rule, said: "We have no plans for further litigation

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

Although the Agency did not propose mandating a specific monitoring procedure at that time, the proposal discussed the desirability of adopting, verbatim or with modification, procedures recommended by the Asbestos Information Association (AIA) (Ex. 86002), Chatfield (Ex. 84-319). the British government.

Mereness PEN Executive Director Asbestos Information Association 1835 K Street N.W.

Asbestos and Health, published by the Asbestos Information Association/North America, gives a good, up-to-date summary of the concensus position of a large proportion of the scientific community working in this area.

Through the efforts of the Asbestos Information Association, the membership of MSI is now represented at a series of informal off-the-record meetings between industry and SPA ruleraakers.

Although we currently envision others (eg. the Asbestos Information Association) will take the lead in rulemaking pro ceedings -- particularly as they relate to risk assessments, analytical capabilities etc., some possible Cl inputs might be appropriate.

We are forwarding a copy of thin letter to the President of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Clmirrcan of tbs AOCIH, the Biroetor of NI05U and also the Asbestos Information Association of Korth America in view of their obvious interest in this important subject

., LAST 210 ROUTE A, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 BULLETIN NO. 776 October 25, 1983 EijVlROifliENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ASBESTOS POLICY At the September meeting of the Asbestos Information Association (AIA) and in an article in the WALL STREET JOURNAL earlier this month, Enviroraental Protection Agency (SPA) plans on asbestos were discussed.

(Ex. 330) The appropriateness of promulgating a separate standard for.the substantially different exposure and work conditions in construction and general industry, was supported.by a wide spectrum of rulemaking participants: BCTD, OSHA's Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (CACOSH) the Asbestos Information Association of North America (AIA/NA), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

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