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  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
  • CHARLES HUSBAND VS. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (B*P) AS REFLECTED ON EXHIBITS ASBESTOS document preview
						
                                

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NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169 oem NY KD he BY 10 ALAN R. BRAYTON, ESQ., 8.B. #73685 DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., 8.B. #154436 JENNIFER C. BENADERET, ESQ., 8.B. #269953 ELECTRONICALLY BRAYTON&PURCELL LLP Attorneys at Law sopehr IL ED, 5 Rush Fanding Road County of San Francisco ‘ Novato, California 94948-6169 SEP 29 2011 (415) 898-1555 Clerk of the Court Tentative Ruling Contest Email: contestasbestasTR@braytonlaw,com BY: WILLIAM TRUPEK Deputy Clerk Attorneys for Plaintiff SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO ASBESTOS No. CGC-09-275098 DECLARATION OF JENNIFER C. BENADERET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT CHARLES HUSBAND, Plaintiff, vs. ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (BP) eee Date: October 13, 2011 Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept: 220, Hon. Harold E. Kahn Trial Date: November 14, 2011 Action Filed: March 2, 2009 I, Jennifer C. Benaderet, declare as follows: 1. Lam an attorney at law duly licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California and am an associate with the law firm of Brayton%Purcell LLP, attorneys of record for| plaintiff herein and as such am fully familiar with the facts of this case and if called as a witness regarding the matters set forth below, I would so testify. 2. A true and correct copy of the Declaration of Charles Husband, is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3. A true and correct copy of the Declaration of Charles Ay, is attached hereto as Exhibit B. K Aiud: 05415 pido jeb-YORKIN pd 1 JCB DECLARATION OF JENNIFER. C, BENADERET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFI'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTOD Oe YW BR A Bw NY ” 20 4. A true and correct copy of the Declaration of Herman Bruch, M.D., is attached hereto} as Exhibit C. 5. A true and correct copy of the Deposition transcript of Fred Ziffer, dated December 15, 2005 in Paul Sykes and Bonnie Sykes, v. American Standard, et al., Cause No. 2005-11196, in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, is attached hereto as Exhibit D. 6. A true and correct copy of relevant portions of the deposition transcripts of Charles Husband is attached hereto as Exhibit E. 7. A true and correct copy of YORK’s Responses to San Francisco County General eC Oe RD A eB we LY Order 129 Interrogatories, dated October 16, 1997, is attached hereto as Exhibit F. id vy, Advocate Mines, Los Qo - > gt = o z og o a g Co o 3 “ ° 2g = > oO a 5 a a > ie 5. & Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BC379088, is attached hereto as Exhibit G. T declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on q 4 (i , at Novato, Califernia. nifer Cy Benaderet NbjuredlI OSB Split ch- VORKIN wd 2 : JB DECLARATION OF JENNIFER C. BENADERET IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTEXHIBIT ABRAYTON@PURCELL LLP ATTORNEYS AT LAW 222 RUSH LANDING ROAD POBROK 6169 NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169 (415) 898-1555 Oe IDR HW mR BR Ne NN YN NY NR NR NY Bm mm e~IKHA BY NH &§ SBS OD we IY DA PB wWwHY = ALAN R. BRAYTON, ESQ,, S.B. NO. 73685 DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. NO. 154436 JENNIFER C. BENADERET, ESQ., S.B. NO. 269953 BRAYTON “PURCELL LLP Attomeys at Law 222 Rush Landing Road P.O. Box 6169 Novato, California 94948-6169 (415) 898-1555 Attorneys for Plaintiff SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO BY FAX No. CGC-09-275098 Plaintiff, DECLARATION OF CHARLES vs. HUSBAND IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (BP) ) DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT CHARLES HUSBAND, } ASBESTOS Date: October 13, 2011 Time: 9:30 am. Dept: 220, Hon. Harold E. Kahn Trial Date: November 14, 2011 Action Filed: March 2, 2009 I, CHARLES HUSBAND, declare as follows: 1. [am the plaintiff in this action. The information stated herein is true to my own personal knowledge and, if called as a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto. 2. From the late 1950s through 1966, I worked for my father’s business, Whalen Engineering, performing maintenance to air-conditioning compressors on the weekends. 3. For this entire span between the late 1950s through 1966, I performed maintenance work to compressors for approximately 15-26 hours per weekend at my father’s shop, on 8-10 compressors per day, depending on the compressors because some were more difficult to tear down than others. “t K ATrjured 058 Sip dee Husband YORKIN wd 1 Jee ECLARATION OF CHARLES HUSBAND IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL Dl CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT- RPM YN YY NN NY Be Se Be ewe Be Be Se eH ee SII DA KR OH &— SoD we WY AHA PR GY BE DS Do ce NS A A RR YON 4. Approximately 30% of the compressors that | worked on during this period was YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (“YORK”)-brand compressors. Additionally, 15-20% were FRICK-brand compressors. | identified these compressors as YORK and FRICK because the company name was written on an aluminum or brass name plate on the side of each compressor. 5. The tear-down process for both the YORK and FRICK compressors consisted of washing, cleaning, and disassembling the compressor in order to reach the malfunctioning component part(s}, and scraping off existing asbestos-containing gaskets on the unit every time I worked on a compressor. On YORK electric motors, sometimes [ had to cut windings and strips of insulation out in order to rewind the motor. 6. To perform one tear-down on both a YORK-~ and a FRICK-brand compressor, it took me approximately 45 minutes to one hour. This was dependant upon how difficult it was to remove each asbestos-containing gasket from the compressor. During the disassembling process, some of the gaskets would fall off. For those gaskets that were stuck on the compressor, I had to scrape them off with a hammer and chisel or wire brush after they were submerged in a cleaning solvent and air-blown dry. Each gasket that was stuck took 15 to 20 minutes or more each to remove. The gaskets were stuck on about 50% of the compressors that I worked on. Additionally, the submerging process did not penetrate the gaskets because they would be so burnt onto the compressor that they were like stone and had to be chipped off. 7. Ofall compressors that came in for repair to Whalen Engineering’s shop, including YORK- and FRICK-brand compressors which | personally disassembled and removed asbestos- containing gaskets from, 95% of them had original manufacturer equipment in place, including the asbestos-containing gaskets that I had to scrape off. I knew this because they had never been rebuilt or repaired previously. Hl Mt Mt K Mbvured\1058 Siplddee-Husband-VORKIN.wpd 2 CB DECLARATION OF CHARLES HUSBAND IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT08/20/2011 19:47 TEL 7o7Ss5028g Fi ¥ printas - Booesooz To: Chartas Husband From: Denille Haris, Wedneaday, September 29, ¢u1t tace/ Hin rage: 4 ors Subjach Chases Husband v. Askestos Defendants . i 8. Tnever wore a respirator of any type of brealbing equipment while performing this - work on compressors, including YORK- and FRICK-brand compressors at Whalen ‘ Engineering. . I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Califomia and Exeoured on G-2 2011, at Clearlake Park, California ax See i t t i 2 3 4 S|] Washington that the foregoing is true and correct, 6 7 & 5 BYF Ss vt 7 i i seasveaséentemsavnon 1 1 i PLAIN’ TO BEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL Se aE RL TS TN : i | | | | | | : 28] | | i / | t {EXHIBIT B-BRAYTON*PURCELL LLP ATTORNEYS ATLAW 222 RUSH LANDING ROAD PO BOX 6169 NOVATO, CALIFORNIA 94948-6169 (415) 898-1555 oP me NI KR BR wD De ALAN R. BRAYTON, ESQ, S.B. #73685 DAVID R. DONADIO, ESQ., S.B. #154436 JENNIFER C. BENADERET, ESQ., 8.B. #269953 BRAYTON®PURCELL LLP Attorneys at Law 222 Rush Landing Road P.O. Box 6169 Novato, California 94948-6169 (415) 898-1555 Attomeys for Plaintiff SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO CHARLES HUSBAND, ) ASBESTOS No. CGC-09-275098 Plaintiff, ) DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN vs. * SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK ASBESTOS DEFENDANTS (BP) ) 1 INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Date: October 13,2011 Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept: 220, Hon. Harold E. Kahn Trial Date: November 14, 2011 Action Filed: March 2, 2009 I, Charles Ay, declare as follows: 1. Lam nota party to the above-referenced action. I have personal knowledge of the ‘ facts stated herein, and if called as a witness, I could and would competently testify thereto. 2. Tam certified by the State of California as an asbestos consultant, pursuant to Business & Professions Code § 7180, et seq. The requirements for Certification as an Asbestos Consultant under Business & Professions Code § 7184 are as follows: A person shall qualify as a certified asbestos consultant by meeting all of the following requirements: (a) Having any one of the following: + My K:Arjured\10581 Sphdlgeray. YORKIN pd 1 DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT “ant BITCO OW YN DR A BY De RM NR NY NYY BR Ye Be Be Se Se ee Be Be Be eo WA A PB OH se So we IY DR mA BW BW ee oS (1) One year of asbestos-related experience, and a bachelor of science degree in engincering. architecture, industrial hygiene, construction management, or a related biological or physical science. (2) Two years of asbestos-related experience, and a bachelor's degree. (3) Three years of asbestos-related experience, and an associate of arts degree in engineering, architecture, industrial hygiene, construction management, or a related biological or physical science. (4) Four years of asbestos-related experience and a high school diploma or its equivalent. (b) Possession of a valid federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (Subchapter H (commencing with Section 2641) of Chapter 53 of Title 15 of the United States Code) certificate for the type of work being performed, or its equivalent, as determined by the division. (c) Demonstration of proficiency by achieving a passing score as determined by the division on an examination approved or administered by the division including, but not limited to, the following subjects: (1) Physical characteristics of asbestos. (2) Health effects of asbestos. (3) Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Protection Agency, air quality management districts, and State Department of Health Services regulatory requirements, including protective clothing, respiratory protection, exposure limits, personal hygiene, medical monitoring, disposal, and general industry safety hazards. (4) State-of-the-art asbestos abatement and control work procedures. The division shall define and incorporate into the certification standards the term "state-of-the-art" for purposes of this article, in the regulations required by subdivision (b) of Section 9021.5 of the Labor Code. Koinjuneh ts pldeaye ORRIN pd 2 son DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCO OW YN DR A BY De RM NR NY NYY BR Ye Be Be Se Se ee Be Be Be eo WA A PB OH se So we IY DR mA BW BW ee oS (5) Federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act training information and procedures for inspectors, management planners, and supervisors, as provided for under Subchapter II (commencing with Section 2641) of Chapter 53 of Title 15 of the United States Code, or the equivalent, as determined by the division. (6) Information concerning industrial hygiene sampling methodology, including asbestos sampling and analysis techniques and record keeping. The AHERA training requirement can be fulfilled only by taking courses in the specified disciplines from a California Division of Occupational Safety and Health “DOSH™ approved trainer, All subsequent certificates submitted with renewal requests must likewise be from a DOSH approved trainer. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is the Examination Bibliography for Asbestos Consultant Certification, which lists the texts with which I am required to be familiar. 3. As an asbestos consultant for Asbestos Detection, between 1984-2009, I inspected commercial, residential, industrial and marine properties for the presence of asbestos. | collected samples of material, took air samples, performed and reviewed laboratory work at Asbestos Detection’s laboratory, wrote reports and made recommendations regarding the andling of asbestos-containing materials. 4. Lam certified as a building inspector, management planner and worker/supervisor for asbestos. | am certified by the Environmental Protection Agency to sample and evaluate air- borne asbestos fibers. I have been engaged in inspecting commercial, residential and industrial buildings for asbestos since 1984. [have sampled, abated, and removed asbestos-containing materials including insulation materials and insulation muds, Some of the many buildings that I ave performed inspection and sampling at throughout Southern California include Crown Zellerbach in the City of Commerce; the Broadway Plaza in Los Angeles: high-rises on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles; the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim: the Anaheim Convention Center; the CNA Building in Los Angeles; residences in Van Nuys, Newhall, and South Gate; hundreds of residential homes after the North Ridge earthquake; an apartment complex in Canoga Park; and various Lucky stores. Kei Ost spit dso YORK 3 ee DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCo em YW KD hw BR YY 10 5. In addition to building materials, I have tested numerous gaskets and packing of different colors, different shapes, and different sizes. | have tested auto parts. | have tested electrical controllers. [have tested transite pipe. I have tested the gunite material used in the construction of swimming pools. In all of these products I have found asbestos. 6. [have been charged with asbestos abatement oversight and regulatory compliance. In order to do my asbestos detection and abatement work, I have relied on the OSHA regulations regarding presumed asbestos-containing materials, specifically 29 CFR 1910.1001(b), which defines presumed asbestos-containing material (PACM) to be thermal systems insulation (TSI) and (wall, floor, ceiling) surfacing material found in buildings constructed before 1980. 29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(1) states: “Installed Asbestos Containing Material. Employers and building owners are required to treat installed TSI [Thermal System Insulation] and sprayed on and troweled- on surfacing materials as ACM in buildings constructed no later than 1980 for purposes of this standard. These materials are designated ‘presumed ACM or PACM’, and are defined in paragraph (b) of this section. Asphalt and vinyl flooring material installed no later than 1980 also must be treated as asbestos-containing.” Lam. familiar with the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 1529(b), which defines “Presumed Asbestos Containing Material” as “thermal system insulation and surfacing material found in buildings constructed no later than 1980. The designation of a material as ‘PACM’ may be rebutted pursuant to subsection (k)(5) of this section.” Subsection (k)(5) in turn states that an employer or owner may demonstrate that PACM does not contain more than 1% asbestos either by having an inspection conducted pursuant to the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) (40 CFR Part 763, Subpart E) which demonstrates that the material is not asbestos-containing or by having a test performed by an accredited asbestos inspector or a certified industrial hygienist, with samples collected in the manner described in 40 CFR 763.86. Tam also familiar with regional Air Quality Management District regulations for abating asbestos-containing materials and presumed asbestos-containing materials. Both the Bay Area AQMD and the South Coast AQMD require testing of buildings and written notice prior to demolition, renovation, or removal activities. Ketek spt dss gy VORKIN 4 ew DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCO wm YD A BR RY RM NR NY NYY BR Ye Be Be Se Se ee Be Be Be eo WA A BOB He se Ss oO we YY BD mA Bw ww 7. The maintenance of the above-named certifications requires continuing education on an annual basis for re-certification. | have taken numerous classes in asbestos sampling and abatement which have detailed identifying asbestos-containing materials such as those listed above. 8. From 1956 to 1960, I worked as an asbestos pipecoverer and insulator in the construction industry in refineries, power plants, and buildings. 9, From 1960 to 1981, | worked in the shipyard industry as an insulator, with extensive work at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. 10. In my experience as an insulator, the uses, application, and methods involving asbestos-containing products, including thermal insulation, in those various settings, and various decades was virtually identical - at least up to approximately 1974 when no new asbestos thermal insulation was installed - although asbestos remained in other new products, such as gaskets and transite for example much longer. 11. During the time I was active as an insulator, { was a member of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Union. I have personally worked with most all asbestos-containing products made and sold in the United States dating to at least 1940, to include, by example and not limitation, thermal insulation, textiles, cloths, mastics, muds, pipecovering, block, roving, gaskets, packing, joint compounds, patch materials, fireproofing, brakes, clutches, friction lining, tapes, wrappings, floor tiles, ceiling coatings, ceiling tiles, cements, transite, floorings, sidings, roofing shingles, paper, dryer felts, pads, coverings, and twine. Throughout my career as an asbestos insulator, | applied and worked around the full range of thermal insulation products, including non-asbestos-containing products such as canvas, foam glass, fiberglass, mineral wool, Styrofoam, rubber insulation, cork, urethane, rockwool, fibercell, and asbestos free calcium silicates and mastics, as well as with the full range of asbestos-containing thermal insulation products, including 85% magnesia, asbestos-containing calcium silicates, aircell, asbestos cement or “transite” sheeting, asbestos cloth, asbestos-containing mastics, and fibrous adhesives. I have installed and removed each of these asbestos and non-asbestos-containing products at numerous, different locations. I have K:Ninjuredt 65845 ptdonay VORKIN wou 5 seu DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCO wm YD A BR RY RM NR NY NYY BR Ye Be Be Se Se ee Be Be Be eo WA A BOB He se Ss oO we YY BD mA Bw ww developed the ability to recognize asbestos versus non-asbestos- containing thermal insulation materials. | have long been readily familiar with the use, appearance, and physical characteristics in place of the full range of both asbestos-containing and asbestos free thermal insulation products. 12. In the early 1970s, | was present at the first world conference on asbestos that was ever held where researchers and doctors from all over the world came together to discuss the problems with asbestos. At this conference, | chaired a session on labor’s involvement in occupational medicine. In 1977 and 1978, I took various courses relating to asbestos and environmental health hazards from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY and the William Black Post-Graduate School of Medicine. In 1979 1 completed an Asbestos Sampling course through the U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare, NIOSH. In 1988, 1 received my E.P.A. certification on Building Inspection for Asbestos and took a course on Asbestos Counting and Sampling (NIOSH) 7400 from the University of Southern California. 1 have advised members of the epidemiology boards of the various branches of the armed services as to how members of the military might be exposed to asbestos in the course of their work. 13. Ihave been qualified to testify as an expert witness in federal and state courts in the identification, use, installation and removal of asbestos-containing products. I have testified as an expert witness in a number of trials regarding asbestos content and exposure. Over the years, Thave served on asbestos-related committees and attended and presented information at conferences regarding asbestos. Specifically, I have presented, and am often called to discuss, the types of products which contain asbestos and the means by which exposure can occur from such products. 14. Lhave reviewed extensive medical, scientific, regulatory, governmental and industrial publications regarding asbestos and remained current as to them as part of my professional practice at Asbestos Detection, as well as concerning asbestos in products historically. Regulatory and government documents are essential to my work as an asbestos consultant, because I must comply with the regulations. These documents corroborate my K:Ninjuredt 65845 ptdonay VORKIN wou 6 seu DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCO wm YD A BR RY RM NR NY NYY BR Ye Be Be Se Se ee Be Be Be eo WA A BOB He se Ss oO we YY BD mA Bw ww personal knowledge gained from testing and my work experience as to what materials are likely to contain asbestos. They also provide me with information as to the ways in which exposure to dangerous levels of asbestos fibers were likely to occur and what precautions should have been taken to prevent those exposures. The scientific documents provide a basis for my understanding of how exposure from particular asbestos-containing products occurs: how the fibers are released and how they behave once released. For example, Dr. Millette’s gasket studies have given me information about the behavior of asbestos fibers on the surface of the gasket and how little force is required to dislodge these fibers. From these studies I am able to evaluate how handling a particular material would result in the release of respirable asbestos fibers. 15. Gaskets, sheet packing and packing are used as a means of preventing leakage in boilers, boiler accessory equipment, steam valves, pumps, pump shafts, compressors and piping systems onboard naval ships and in industrial, marine and commercial settings. Packing performs the same function as a gasket ~ to seal in fluids ~- but is used where motion is necessary to the device, for example in pumps, valves, compressors, mixers, and hydraulic cylinders. Gaskets, sheet packing and packing used in marine, commercial and industrial settings contained asbestos except on some cold-water lines because gaskets and packing were used in high pressure, heat, steam, or caustic systems, such as those found in boilers, boiler accessory equipment, compressors, steam valves, pumps and piping systems from the 1900s until the late 1980s. Asbestos was used in the packing and gaskets in various high pressure or high temperature valves and pumps because the asbestos could withstand the high temperature, high pressure, and other caustic environments. 16. Ihave read reports from government sources and researchers which describe the friability of various asbestos products, including gaskets. Those reports include, but are not necessarily limited to: a. Evaluation of Asbestos Airborne Fiber Levels During Installation and Removal of Valve Gaskets and Packing (1992), McKinnery and Moore, Applied Industrial Hygiene Foundation. This study evaluated the levels of airborne asbestos fibers during the dry Kedar StU Sptldseay-VORKIN.upd 7 seu DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCo em YW KD hw BR YY 10 installation and removal of asbestos-containing gaskets and packing materials. PCM analysis of air samples showed fiber levels ranging from 0.049 to 0.44 fibers/cc for removal of gaskets and 0.1311 to 0.29 fibers/ce for installation of gaskets. PCM analysis of air samples showed fiber levels ranging from 0.04 to 1.01 fibers/ce for removal of packing and 0.03 to 0.75 fibers/cc for installation of packing. TEM analysis showed fiber levels from 0.86 to 18.44 structures/ce for removal of gaskets and 0.40 to 74.32 structures/cc for installation of gaskets. TEM analysis showed fiber levels from 0.39 to 19.57 structures/ec for removal of packing and 0.03 to 10.88 structures/ce for installation of packing. b. A Close Examination of the Study of Asbestos Gasket Materials (1992), Millette and Brown, Microscope. This study found that uncoated asbestos fibers were present on the surface and edges of gaskets and would be released as free fibers with mild abrasion. The researchers found chrysotile asbestos fibers protruding from the flat surfaces and edges of all four new gaskets they tested. Higher magnification of the images showed the presence of thinner chrysotile fibers which were not coated by the binder. 17. Lhave conducted tests on spiral-vound gaskets similar to the gaskets at issue in this case to evaluate their asbestos content. In the course of conducting these tests, | have obtained samples of spiral-wound gaskets from industrial sites including refineries and tested those spiral-wound gaskets for the presence of asbestos. The method by which I tested those spiral- wound gaskets for the presence of asbestos is Polarized Light Microscopy utilizing the McCrone Dispersion Staining Method. Using this method, I place the sample to be tested on a slide and coat the material with 1.550 high dispersion refractive index oil. When the slide is placed under a microscope and exposed to polarizing light, the chrysotile fibers in the sample appear as a blue-magenta color. Using this method of analysis, I have analyzed samples from spiral-wound gaskets installed into the 1980s and the results have consistently been positive for the presence of asbestos. 18. In the course of my work as an asbestos consultant, I routinely conduct product research and review discovery responses of companies involved in asbestos litigation. I have teviewed excerpts from YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’s Responses to San Koinjuneh ts pldeaye ORRIN pd 8 son DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCO OW YN DR A BY De RM NR NY NYY BR Ye Be Be Se Se ee Be Be Be eo WA A PB OH se So we IY DR mA BW BW ee oS Francisco County General Order No. 129 Interrogatories, dated October 16, 1997. These General Order No. 129 Interrogatories that reviewed are attached herein as Exhibit A. In my experience, admissions of the manufacturers of asbestos-containing products in response to discovery requests in asbestos litigation are a reliable and authoritative source of information on the brands and descriptions of asbestos-containing products. In my line of work, these discovery responses are generally acted upon as genuine and reliable by experts and consultants, such as myself. I note that these Responses indicate that YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION admits that it sold equipment, some of which contained asbestos-containing gaskets, purchased from Durabla, Garlock, and Johns-Manville. 19. During the course of my work as an asbestos consultant, { have researched, tested and examined various types of gaskets used in connection with high heat, high pressure and steam industrial systems. Besides Flexitallic-brand gaskets, during the relevant time period there were approximately six major brands of gaskets commonly referred to by those in the trades as “Flexitallic-type” or “spiral wound” or “metal ring” gaskets, including but not limited to, Garlock and Johns Manville. Up until the 1980s, the percentage of spiral wound/metal ring/Flexitallic-type gaskets on the market that contained asbestos was 99% if not 100%, The very small percentage of non-asbestos “Flexitallic-type” gaskets in the market during the relevant time period would have been specially manufactured, custom gaskets, only available by special order. 20. During the course of my work as an asbestos consultant, I have worked and consulted with, James R. Millette, Ph.D. Dr. Milletie is an environmental scientist, toxicologist and electron microscopist. Dr, Millette has performed extensive testing and examination of various types of gaskets, including their asbestos content, releasability of their asbestos fiber, and exposure to asbestos in these gaskets. Dr. Millette has performed testing for me in the past for my work as an asbestos consultant. Some of the brands of gaskets that Mr. Millette has tested include, but are not limited to: Durabla, and Garlock. The testing that Dr. Millette has performed is similar to my own testing and examination of asbestos in gaskets for marine and industrial applications. Attached herein as Exhibit B are the results from testing that Dr. Koinjuneh ts pldeaye ORRIN pd 9 son DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCo em YW KD hw BR YY 10 Millette performed with Durabla gaskets on March 10, 1994, Dr. Millette’s results confirm that the Durabla gaskets had chrysotile asbestos fibers protruding from the surface of the gasket material, and were available to be released from the gasket upon rubbing or abrasion, despite the fact that most of the asbestos fiber was bound in the gasket material. Attached herein as Exhibit C are the results from testing that Dr. Millette performed with Garlock gaskets on March 15, 1995. Dr. Millette's results showed that the Garlock gaskets released particles of gasket material when tapped with a screwdriver, TEM showed that some of the particles were chrysotile asbestos fibers. 21. Ihave reviewed the declaration of plaintiff, CHARLES HUSBAND (attached as Exhibit A, to the Benaderet Decl.), Mr. HUSBAND states that from the late 1950s through 1966 he worked for his father’s business, Whalen Engineering, performing maintenance to air- conditioning compressors on the weekends for approximately 15-26 hours per week. Plaintiff states that he would work on 8-10 compressors per day, depending on the compressors he was working on because some were more difficult to tear down. Plaintiff states that 30% of the compressors that Plaintiff worked on during this period were YORK brand compressors, and 15-20% were FRICK-brand compressors. Plaintiff states that the tear down process for both the YORK and FRICK compressors consisted of washing, cleaning, and disassembling the compressor in order to reach the malfunctioning component part(s), and scraping off existing asbestos-containing gaskets on the unit every time he worked on a compressor. This took plaintiff approximately 45 minutes to one hour per compressor, depending upon how difficult it was to remove cach existing asbestos-containing gasket from the compressor. Plaintiff states that each gasket that was stuck took 15 to 20 minutes (or more) each to remove. Plaintiff states that 95% of compressors that he worked on had original manufacturer equipment in place, including the asbestos-containing gaskets that he had to scrape off. Plaintiff knew this because the compressors had not been previously rebuilt or repaired. Plaintiff states that he never wore a respirator or any type of breathing equipment while performing this work at Whalen Engineering. Me Kinjuncht 0615 pllldocay WORKIN gd 10 acu DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTCm rt nun Rw BD 10 22, Based on my asbestos training, education, and experience in the trades as an insulator, and personal testing and review of the literature, and career in asbestos detection and abatement, it is my opinion that the gaskets scraped and removed from YORK and FRICK compressors, as described by CHARLES HUSBAND, more likely than not were asbestos- containing materials, 23. Based on my asbestos training, education, and experience in the trades as an insulator, and personal testing and review of the literature, and career in asbestos detection and abatement, it is my opinion that the scraping of Durabla, Garlock and Johns-Manville gaskets from beth YORK and FRICK compressors between the late 1950s and 1966, released respirable asbestos fibers that CHARLES HUSBAND inhaled. This is especially so given that Mr. HUSBAND did not wear a mask or any breathing protection when he performed this work on YORK and FRICK compressors. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. : Executed on Sep 2G oil , at Trabuco Canyon,-California. 7 les Ay KXinjurec 0521 iphsdcoy-VORKUK pd i JB DECLARATION OF CHARLES AY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFE’S OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENTEXHIBIT A032918a PARA Ayn US ‘oretr a ATTY se CLASS. HLE 1]) Steven M. Marden, State Bar No. 083703 RECEIVED Walter C. Rundin, State Bar No. 072475 2}) Dean Pollack, State Bar No. 176440 OCT 2 0 1997 LARSON & BURNHAM 3 || A Professional Corporation BRAYTON HARLEY CtIeTIS P.O. Box 119 HAND —_ OVERNIGHT ug siasli 4|| Caidand, Califomia 94604 ee - Telephone: (510) 444-6800 _/ 5]| Facsimile: (510) 835-6666 6]| Attomeys for Defendant YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 7 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 9 10 || IN RE COMPLEX ASBESTOS No. 828684 LITIGATION 11 DEFENDANT YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION’S 12 RESPONSES TO PLAINTIFFS’ STANDARD INTERROGATORIES TO 13 ALL DEFENDANTS (GENERAL ORDER NO. 129) 14 15 16), PROPOUNDING PARTY: Plaintiffs 17|| RESPONDING PARTY: Defendant YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 18 Pursuant to San Francisco Superior Court General Order No. 129, defendant York 19 || International Corporation (“York”) responds to Plaintiffs’ Standard Interrogatories To All 20 | Defendants, as follows: : 21 PREAMBLE 22 1 Defendant, York, bases these amended responses upon information presently 23 available. At present, defendant has not yet completed its discovery, its investigation, or its 24 || preparation for trial, any of which may yield further information which might be responsive to 25] this discovery request. 26 2. Defendant objects to any discovery requests which cal! for the disclosure of the 27 || attormey work product, or communications within the attorney-client privilege. 28 3. Although the allegations against York in the San Francisco Complex Asbestos Lae mee 1 ‘ponent pmaren1]| Litigation are rather general, it appears that plaintiffs are suing York in. regard to air conditioning 2]| units for marine or {ndustrial and commercial use. These responses are necessarily limited to 3] York's United States operations and those York divisions which may have manufactured or sold 4|| air conditioning units for marine, commercial or industrial uses. 5 RESPONSES TO GENERAL ORDER NO. 129 INTERROGATORIES 6 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 1: Wayne M. Naylor, York Intemational 7\| Corporation, P.O. Box 1592, York, PA 17405-1592. & RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 2: Mr. Naylor is Assistant Treasurer, York 9 | International Corporation. Mr. Naylor’s hire date was July 20, 1981. The titles he held during 10 || his tenure with York are as follows: HW 1981-1984 — Auditor; 12 1984-1988 — Financial Analysis; 13 1988-1989 — Financial Analysis International; 14 1989-1991 — Manager Banking and Insurance; 1 1991-present ~ Assistant Treasurer, York International Corporation. 16 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 3: Yes. 7 A. York Intemational Corporation; 18 B. Delaware; 19 Cc. June 27, 1988; 20 dD 631 Richland Avenue, P.O. Box 1592, York, PA 17405-1592; 2 E. Yes, March 18, 1992; 22 F. Not applicable; 23 G. York’s various divisions maintain offices and plants throughout the state of 24 || California. . 25 RESPONSE TQ INTERROGATORY NO. 4: Yes. 26 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 5: York Intemational Corporation is 27) presently a publicly traded corporation. Its predecessors operated as York Manufacturing from 28} 1874 — 1927, became York Ice Machinery from 1927 - 1943, and became York Corporation wei ee ,ecm a RA A hw NM ns wPoNM eR NR mmm met BNR RE BB EBS BBR ER EGR 2S Le pera Lanson & SURNAM 1 atin ence from 1943 — 1956, was then bought and became the York Division of Borg-Warner from 1956 - 1983, Jn June of 1981, York-Luxaire Inc. was formed which became Borg-Warner Central Environmental Systems Inc., (“BWCES”) in. December 1983 and in March 1986 changed its name to Central Environmental Systems Inc. (“CES”), Borg-Wamer Air Conditioning Inc, (“BWAC”) was formed from the York Division of Borg-Warner in December 1983 and operated as such to December 1985, During that time, BWCES was a wholly owned subsidiary of BWAC. In December 1985, BWAC changed its name to York International Corporation (“YIC”) and in April 1986 was spun off by Borg-Wamer and became an independent, publicly traded company. In December 1986, CES was merged into YIC and was operated as a division of YIC, YIC operated independently until August 1988 when it was purchased, taken private, and became a wholly owned subsidary of York Holding Corporation (“Holdings”). YIC changed its name to York Operating Company in October 1991 and operated as such until January 1992 when it was merged into the new YIC. Holdings became York International Corporation in a name change in October 1991 when the company again became publicly traded. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 6: Not applicable. - RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 7: Not applicable. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 8: Not applicable. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 9: Carol Thompson, Records Retention Department, who may be reached through counsel for York. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 10: Frank J. Ulimann, Esq., counsel for York Intemational. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 11: Upon information and belief, York and its predecessors employed two individual physicians as facility medical doctors: Dr. Allen N. Bracher and Dr, Hugh T. Knight. : RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 12: No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 13; Upen information and belief, York believes that during the period of its existence, some of its employees may have been members of the National Safety Council.ee RA A Be NH RNR Ww RN By em SR RS BRE BSE kRA RR EGR ES 28 Lenore ee Lamson & sunsenast A peornnen wnat RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 14: Please see response to Interrogatory No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 15: After diligent search and inquiry, York has no record of receiving the documents referred to in this interrogatory. SE TO INTE TORY NO. 16: After diligent search and inquiry, York has no record of receiving the documents referred to in this interrogatory. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 17: After diligent search and inquiry, York has no record of receiving the documents referred to in this interrogatory. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 18: York has not maintained a “formal or informal library” dedicated to the subjects set forth in this interrogatory. However, documents involving standards, engineering information and similar works have been on the premises of York and owned and maintained by various employees of York. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 19: After diligent search and inquiry, York has no record of such events referred to in this interrogatory. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 20: After diligent search and inquiry, York has no record of such testimony referred to in this interrogatory. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 21: York is aware that OSHA tests were conducted at York facilities in York, Pennsylvania, in order to determine the exposure rate of plant employees who are involved in cutting gaskets containing asbestos material. To the best of York’s knowledge, any findings of airborne fibers were within acceptable limits, RESPONSE T ERROGATORY NO, 22: No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 23: No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 24: To the best of York’s present knowledge and belief, no. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 25: No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 26: Please see attached Exhibit A (9 pages). RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 27: Upon information and belief, Frick, Division of York International Corporation, 100 CV Avenue, Waynesboro, PA 17268-0997. 4- ek a tm pt ke ea, ONO - ag Lamson & auRnmas Frick had been a competitor to York in the refrigeration business, RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 28: No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 29: Not applicable. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO, 30: A-D, F-G, no; E, yes to the extent that York sold air conditioning units which contained asbestos-containing gaskets and gasket materials containing asbestos fibers encapsulated by an elastomeric binder which were compressible, resilicnt, and generally had useful sealing characteristics. Those asbestos- containing materials were manufactured and supplied to York by others. SPONSEMOINTERROGAT, ORYATOBST- To the best of York’s knowledge, York™# teplacemelit gaskets tSWaniots custométs. York has not been able to locate records that specifically supply the information concerning sales to entities or premises in the geographic area, Pursuant to the record retention policies of York and Borg-Wamer, sales records for 1985 F and before would have been destroyed, Investigation is continuing. __ oo RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 32: Not applicable. RESPONSE TQ INTERROGATORY NO. 33: Not applicable. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 34: To York’s best present knowledge and belief, it does not have the information available to respond to this interrogatory. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 35: No. RESPONSE TQ INTERROGATORY NO. 36: Not applicable. RESP E. OGATORY NO. 37: No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 38: York put its name on the equipment it sold, but did not place its name on any of the gaskets. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 39: Please see response to Interrogatory No. 27. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 40: No. RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO.41: York’s technical literature concerns air 51]| conditioning and refrigeration equipment. The contents may include: descriptive information; enginecring and application data; installation, service and maintenance instructions; and parts lists. The publications which survive arc not organized in any single location, and are not in the custody of a single department or individual. Discovery is continuing. 2 3 4 5] RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 42: Yes. é 7 8 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 43: York's Applied Systems Division and its predecessors sold compressors, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. That division serviced and maintained its equipment and those of its competitors. Those service groups, in the 9°]. course of servicing and maintaining York equipment, may have also serviced gasket materials. 10 RESPONSE TO INTERROQGATORY NO. 44: Defendant became aware of the alleged 11 | association between asbestos exposure and human disease when the general public became 12 || aware of this association. 13 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 45: Defendant leamed of the alleged 14] association between asbestos exposure and disease from information available to the general 15] public. 16 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 46: Defendant does not believe such 17 |) documents exist, although discovery is continuing. 18 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 47: Unknown at this time, although this 19] information may be covered by OSHA regulations and recommendations of other governmental 20 {| agencies and/or entities. 21 PONSE TO INTE IATORY NO. 48: No. 22 RESPONSE TO £ AT NO. 49: No. 23 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 50: No. 24 RESPONSE TQ INTERROGATORY NO. 51: No. 25 RESPONSE TQ INTERROGATORY NO, 52: No. 26 RESPONSE TO INTERROGATORY NO. 53: 27 York sold its equipment to many entities outside the United States. At this time, 28 | defendant does not believe records exist which would provide information responsive to this ss ora 6 Lanson & wunniaatinterrogatory. Discovery is continuing. Counsel's signature below is solely for preserving objections and is not the signature of a party, officer or agent under Code of Civil Procedure section 2030(g). DATED: October /é, 1997 LARSON & BURNHAM WALTER C. RUNDIN Attomeys for Defendant YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION cP Wa DH ke Ww ket wk BR = OS yoRP NY ey Ny NR PY Be De em oe 2 A AR Se N = FS BS HB WA TamyO1t345562, Sedona se 7 Lamson & mumoian AncmrnaceeertncnOCT-16-1997 16726 YORK INTERNATIONAL 717 C71 7448 P0370 VERIFICATION I, Wayne M. Naylor, am an authorized officer or agent of York International Corporation, a party to this action, and am authorized to make this Verification for and on its behalf, the matters stated in Defendant York Intemational Corporation’s Responses to Plaintiffs’ Standard Interrogatories to All Defendants are not all within my personal knowledge, but the facts stated therein have been assembled by authorized employees and counsel of York International Corporation, and 1 am informed and believe that the facts stated therein are trie. “1 declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct, and that this was executed on & Loleas /@_,\997, at York, Pennsylvania. Dip ZEEE — Wayne M. 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