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NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on a New Asbestos Standard by Anthony Robbins, April 17, 1980.

PB90180753

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	12
Abstract	The testimony concerned the findings of a joint NIOSH/OSHA Work Group which reviewed recent scientific information about the health effects of asbestos (1332214). The study group reconfirmed that there is no safe exposure limit for asbestos and that all commercial and several noncommercial forms of asbestos cause disease. The report served to recommend to the Department of Labor that it promulgate a safer standard for workers exposed to asbestos and that it eliminate from the workplace all exposures from new nonessential uses of asbestos. The group asked that the new standard set a maximum workplace exposure limit of 100,000 fibers per cubic meter of air, the lowest level which can be accurately measured. The present level is two million fibers per cubic meter of air. Asbestos has been found to cause asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Exposure to asbestos has also been related to significant increases in the incidence of laryngeal and gastrointestinal cancers. The group concluded that substitutes for asbestos be used whenever possible. Medical testing procedures for asbestos exposed workers should include chest x-rays, pulmonary function tests, and observation of respiratory and other clinical symptoms.
Keywords	Asbestos Hazardous materials Toxicity Workplace Air pollution Respiratory diseases Exposure Carcinogens Personnel Epidemiology Occupational safety and health Toxic substances Health hazards Work environments CAS 1332-21-4
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57Y - Toxicology 68A - Air Pollution & Control 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB90-130063.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199010

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on a New Asbestos Standard by Anthony Robbins, April 17, 1980.

NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on a New Asbestos Standard by Anthony Robbins, April 17, 1980.
PB90180753

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	12
Abstract	The testimony concerned the findings of a joint NIOSH/OSHA Work Group which reviewed recent scientific information about the health effects of asbestos (1332214). The study group reconfirmed that there is no safe exposure limit for asbestos and that all commercial and several noncommercial forms of asbestos cause disease. The report served to recommend to the Department of Labor that it promulgate a safer standard for workers exposed to asbestos and that it eliminate from the workplace all exposures from new nonessential uses of asbestos. The group asked that the new standard set a maximum workplace exposure limit of 100,000 fibers per cubic meter of air, the lowest level which can be accurately measured. The present level is two million fibers per cubic meter of air. Asbestos has been found to cause asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Exposure to asbestos has also been related to significant increases in the incidence of laryngeal and gastrointestinal cancers. The group concluded that substitutes for asbestos be used whenever possible. Medical testing procedures for asbestos exposed workers should include chest x-rays, pulmonary function tests, and observation of respiratory and other clinical symptoms.
Keywords	Asbestos Hazardous materials Toxicity Workplace Air pollution Respiratory diseases Exposure Carcinogens Personnel Epidemiology Occupational safety and health Toxic substances Health hazards Work environments CAS 1332-21-4
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57Y - Toxicology 68A - Air Pollution & Control 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB90-130063.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199010