Organization Resources Counselors, Inc., ORC Asbestos Standard: A Recommendation, with Discussion of Recommended Revision of 29 CFR 1910.1001 (1983)

Report in which Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (ORC) recommended that OSHA revise its asbestos standard from 2 fibers/cc to a 0.5 fiber/cc permissible exposure limit. The first pages are an introduction; the later pages, dated 6/3/83, discuss the proposed definitions, fiber dimensions, risk estimation, fiber counting methods, smoking, compliance and methods of compliance. The exhibit also has appendix pages and handwritten notes at the end. Pages 41-106 were not provided.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-3: Introduction to the ORC asbestos standard recommendation
• Pages 4-40: Dated 6/3/83: discussion of the ORC recommended revision of 1910.1001, covering definitions, PEL, risk estimates, fiber counting, smoking, compliance policy and methods of compliance
• Pages 41-106: Not sent; they presumably continue the discussion and appendices
• Pages 107-108: Appendix C-2 (non-mandatory) tables of predicted values; the OCR is garbled
• Pages 109-111: Handwritten notes, largely illegible, apparently reviewer comments on pages of the report

People and organizations

From Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. (Washington, DC consulting organization; named as responsible for the Recommended Standard).

• Organization Resources Counselors, Inc (its organization)
• Advisory Committee on Asbestos (named)
• British Health and Safety Executive (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · Fiber Counting · OSHA · OSHA Asbestos Standard · Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL).

About this copy

This is document UC-1264 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 111 pages. Production numbers 02128 to 02129.