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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1978 Sept 20 DOC#: AIA018 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Meeting Minutes from Annual Meeting [Missing Pg. 2] i ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION Tiij'.f.'.u'.-i.j.y h 'h i.<!im .via 17 45 Jefferson Davis Highway. Crystal Sauare 4. Suite 5 0 9 Arlington. Virginia 2 2 2 0 2 (703) 9 7 9 -1 1 5 0 ANNUAL MEETING September 20, 1978 Marriott Twin Bridges Hotel Arlington, VA The Annual Meeting of the Asbestos Information Association/ North America was convened at 9:52 AM, September 20, 1973, in the Marriott Twin Bridges Hotel, Arlington, Virginia. The following members were present: ` George Barge Atlas Asbestos Company W.H. Beasley Cement Asbestos Products Co. Frank M. Brown Connell Bros. C o . , Ltd. ' Robert A. Carlson Special Asbestos Co., Inc. . William C. Clark . Asten-Hill, Limited T Brian Donner Vermont Asbestos Group ' Thomas A. Dougherty CertainTeed Corporation ' Guy G. Gabrielson, Jr. Nicolet, Inc. Jean Gaudry Asbestos Corp., Ltd. {for M.'P. Carson) Clarence A. Herbst, Sr Resinoid Engineering Corp. H.W. Heunemann Congoleum Industries, Inc. . (for N. E. DeCandia) A. R. Hooker The Flintkote Company Edward Kaufman P.T. Brake Lining C o . , Inc. (for Alfred Shaines) J. E. Keith Rostone Corporation Donald G. Magill Hollingsworth & Vose Co. John H. Marsh ^Xkaybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Joseph T. Mooney, Jr. Monsey Products Company C- G. Morgan Continental Products Corp. Adam Novak Huxley Development Corp. Dimitry Poutiatine Johns-Manville Corporation Richard H. Prigozen Schriber Industries, Inc. (for H. S. Prigozen) J. L. Rainey - Amatex Corporation John Riopelle The Bendix Corporation H. B. Rhodes, Dr. Eng. Sci. Union Carbide Corporation Richard H. Rosenberg Borg-Warner Corporation Walter J. Rosenthal Glasweld International, Inc. Kurt Schwarz John Sheridan ` (for J. M. Ciskowski) J l pradur Manufacturing Corp. im Walter Research Corp. E. R. Zacharias Molded Materials Company JHM 14052 Page 3 The study, "Chemical Market Input/Output Analysis of Selected Chemical Substances to Assess Sources of Environmental Contam ination: Task III, Asbestos," has been completed by Syracuse Research Corp. for EPA. The study is not expected to be used as basis for any specific agency action. Copies are available on request. Miscellaneous - A brief reference was made to recent state initiatives impacting on the asbestos industry. Appreciation was expressed to Dr. Rhodes and Messrs. Fenner and Carter for their assistance to the Association in this area. A written statement by the Executive Director regarding Association activities for the preceding year was distributed {copy enclosed). . Membership Mr. Dougherty said membership in the Association now stands at 37 regular members and 16 associate members. A request from the Richard Klinger Company for change in category from asso ciate to regular was received earlier this month. Contributions by nonmembers to AIA/NA's work thus far in 1978 totals* $ 1,573. Standards Advisory Committee Report Dr. Rhodes said that the to submit any additional generic cancer proposal. comments is October 10. to October 24.) committee felt it was not necessary, information for the record on OSHA's Deadline for additional written (Note: Date was subsequently extended Dr. Rhodes commented on the EEH study. He said that, as pre viously reported, the report has major deficiencies. The Association's EEH study review group (James Heil, Edmund Fenner and Dr. Rhodes) are pursuing this task consistent with other demands on their time. Dr. Rhodes reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's hazardous waste program pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). He said considerable effort had been expended by the Johns-Manvilie Corp. to persuade EPA that asbestos should not be included in the RCRA regulations since it is already covered under National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant^ (NESHAPS1 1 it now appears that i 'asbestos will not be regulated under RCRA. ' > 14054 Page 4 Air Sampling and Analysis Program ' Dr. Rhodes said this program continues to enjoy outstanding participation. Thus far, data has been received on 2,414 filters. A printout will be distributed which will show each program participant the results of all samples with which that participant was associated. Dr. Rhodes observed that the num bers generated by the sampling program showed some variances which were greater than expected. Dr. Rhodes reported on response to date regarding attendance at the Second International Colloquium on Dust Measuring Tech nique and Strategy scheduled for October 11-13 at the Dulles Marriott Hotel. Approximately 25 non-U.S. attendees have advised of their plans to be present. Legal Research Committee Mr. Gabrielson said that this committee met September 1 8 'and reviewed the State-of-the-Medical Art Memorandum prepared* by special counsel. He said that this document covers the legal issues involved in the presentation of the state-of-the-tnedical art defense- The document incorporates the work of Dr. Enterline in his review of medical literature on asbestos-related disease. The document is now being revised following the committee's review and should be available to members and their trial counsel in the near future. Mr. Gabrielson said that the document would be available to non-members as previously agreed. The fee will be $2000. Mr. Gabrielson added that the procedure here would involve a direct billing to the non-member by Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft while the AIA/NA would receive appropriate follow-on credit. Mr. Gabrielson reported that the cost of maintaining the data bank by special counsel on a monthly basis would be about $1500 which is considerably more than the earlier estimate of $700. He said the Executive Committee had agreed that no change in this procedure should be made for six months. Medical Consultant's Report Dr. Weill reported on the AIA/NA sponsored Plant Physicians Conference to be held in New Orleans, November 9-10, under the auspices of Tulane's continuing education program. The purpose of this conference is to provide physicians whose responsibility it is to perform medical surveillance on asbestos exposed work ers with an update on the methodology of health surveillance. 3 HA-* 1 4 055 Page 5 Also covered will be the state of the medical art. This will prepare the plant physician to serve as a witness during litigation. Dr. Weill said that official AMA credit would be made available to participants. Response to date has been encouraging - about 30 attendees are expected. Dr. Weill reviewed the present state of asbestos-health literature with^ specific reference to the United Kingdom,. A study dealing'with average exposure andmortality has recently been published. Dr. Weill noted that this work does have scientific merit. ! . There will soon be published an update of a ten-year old British study on asbestosis. This is the study on which the current British asbestos standard is based. Dr. Weill mentioned a further study conducted at McGill Univer sity which is based on total particulates rather than fibers. There is a Tulane University study of asbestos-cement manufac turing industry workers which showed the existence of' a -level of exposure below which excess mortality was not detectable.' Dr. Weill next mentioned the occurrence of mesothelioma in a, Turkish village where there is no asbestos. - Dr. Weill referred to HEW Secretary Califano's speech on September 11 before the AFL-CIO National Conference on Occu pational Safety and Health and related study. He expressed confidence that the study would be discredited arid stated . "Hurtner tnat this was an example of the anti-scientific approach of releasing this kind of information generally to a public which cannot evaluate it prior to the ime for scientific peer review. Dr. Weill then addressed some specific problems with the study. He concluded by saying that the scientific basis for the study is weak. ' Technical Committee Report Mr. Fenner said that the major task facing the committee at this time is the provision of technical support for the Standards Advisory Committee relative to their preparation of an AIA/NA alternative standard for occupational exposure to asbestos in the construction industry. This work is principally in two areas. The first is in connection with Page 6 the EEH study of the construction industry as previously reported by Dr. Rhodes. The other area pertains to work i practices. Mr. Fenner noted that the Asbestos Cement Pipe Producers Association has developed and documented work practices for asbestos cement pipe. In cooperation with JohnsManville Research and Development, a set of work practices is being *developed and documented for asbestos cement sheet. He said that work practices will comprise a major part of the AIA construction alternative. International Affairs Mr. Marsh outlined a number of ongoing actions of the Asbestos International Association, including the work of the Medical Advisory Panel headed by Dr. Murray and the European Economic Commission Advisory Council headed by Mr. Thiele. Mr. Marsh commented on AIA efforts to coordinate attendance of industry representatives at major international conferences. He re ferred to upcoming conferences at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Caracas, Venezuela. The AIA also provides advisory documents to aid industry in countries where regula tions on asbestos do not presently exist, Mr. Marsh said. . A probable increase in AIA/NA dues to the international asso ciation was explained by Mr. Marsh. He said the new dues ` would be about $26,000 per annum. , Mr. Marsh reviewed the program for the AIA Second Biennial Conference scheduled for October 25-27 in London. He said Mr. Dougherty had been invited to give a presentation at the conference. Election of Directors In accordance with Article IV, Section 4.02, AIA/MA Bylaws, the following regular member company representatives were proposed to serve on the Association's board of directors: B. J- Iwarsson J. L. Rainey Robert Van Buren M. P. Carson William C. Clark George Barge John Riopelle Nicholas Gritzuk W. H. Beasley Gordon Coats Thomas A. Dougherty Abex Corporation Amatex Corporation American Biltrite, Inc. Asbestos Corporation Asten-Hill, Limited Atlas Asbestos Company Bendix Corporation Cassiar Asbestos Corp. Cement Asbestos Products Co. Calaveras Asbestos, Ltd. CertainTeed Corporation / Page 7 N. E. DeCandia Congoleum Industries . Frank M. Brown Connell Bros. Co. C. G. Morgan Continental Products Corp. A. R. Hooker The Flintkote Company John W. Guffy , Garlock, Inc. Donald G. Magill Hollingsworth & Vose Co. 1 Adam Novak .Huxley Development Corp. Joseph. Ciskowski u-^Tim Walter Research Corp. Dimitry Poutiatine Johns-Manville Corporation B - Ramundo Kentile Floors W. M. Sleeth Lear-Siegler, Inc. S: Masuda Mitsubishi Canada Ltd.- Edward R. Zacharias Molded Materials Company Joseph T. Mooney, 'Jr. Monsey Products Company George P. Vogel . National Assoc, of Filter Mfg. William B. Hoffman National Gypsum Company .Guy G. Gabrielson, J r . ''Nicolet, Inc. John H. tiarsn i^XRaybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Clarence A . .Herbst, Sr Resinoid Engineering Corp. Derek Coomber Richard Klinger, Inc. Howard J. Tomlinson Safeguard Automotive Corp. Robert A. Carlson Special Asbestos C o . , Inc. Kurt Schwarz Supradur Manufacturing Corp. H. B- Rhodes, D r>Eng-. Sc. Union Carbide Corporation William K. Clark Uvalde Rock Asphalt Co. < Brian Donner Vermont Asbestos Group ' Inc. The list, as read by the Secretary, was approved by vote . without objection. . . .Association Officers Mr. Dougherty said, in keeping with AIA/NA Bylaws, terms of office for current officers will not expire until September 1979. Miscellaneous In conjunction with the Annual Meeting, Mr. John A. McKinney, President, Johns-Manville Corp. was speaker following dinner on September 19, and Congressman James G. Martin was speaker following breakfast on September 20. Mr. Dougherty said he wished the record to note the appreciation of the Association for their participation. Adjournment .There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:38 AM. Secretary Enclosure November 6, 1978 . J H M J4 05 8