Joint EPA Meeting with Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, AFL-CIO; American Public Health Association OSH Section, Environmental Information Association, International Association of Fire Fighters, and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF) 

March 29, 2018  Washington, D.C.

This meeting will be dedicated to Lua, Iva and Fred who died from asbestos poisoning  

Important Links

To Be Discussed:

  • TSCA implementation: Problem Formula Document
  • EPA Asbestos Scoping Doc (June 2017) 
  • EPA “Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Asbestos” Exclusions
  • 2016 Increased Asbestos Consumption by the Chlor-Alkali Industry

Studies and Documents Referenced:

Meeting Attendees:

Barry Castleman,  ScD, Environmental Consultant

Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD, Professor of Public Health and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Drexel University School of Public Health

Liz Hitchcock, Legislative Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF)

Brent Kynoch, Environmental Information Association

Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, American Public Health Association (APHA) OSH Section

Patrick Morrison, Assistant General President for Health, Safety and Medicine of the International Association of Fire Fighters

Linda Reinstein, President/CEO/Co-Founder, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

Peg Seminario, Safety and Health Director, AFL-CIO

Robert Sussman, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF)