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FILE NAME Insulation Contractors & Distributors ICD DATE 1966 July 20 DOC ICD060 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes of the Health & Safety Committee of the National Insulation Manufacturers Assoc NATIONAL INCULATION INCULATION INCULATION MALDITACHURFP MALDITACHURFP , Bo ocrieia tits 235 65 X take Ae - et et 46805 te SoG a Borde vat TO I HEALTH 2 MIETY MIETY MIETY COM COM * Be, La By Greet Dr. K. Smith F. Edward Bi, Mesdere Mahe Dr. R. Co | oro Cerne le :; The NIMA Exsentive Committee has asked that the Health & Safety Committee form a team and formulate a program to give presentations at the Insulation Distributor - Contractors National Association IDCNA Regional Meetings For the purpose of discussing this program and other subjects relating to health and safety a meeting has been scheduled as follows Date 9:30 AM Thursday June 30 1766 Location NIMA Office 441 Lexington Avenue New York N. Y. Room 1004 or Please indicate your aftendance at the meeting on the attachment and return it to the NIMA Office at your earliest convenience HCL cc Board of Directors Sincerely yours Qn Barnet Barnet J. M. BarnharBartnhart so lll . a cenece sre 4 4 of the NATIONAL NATIONAL INSULATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCLUTION ASSOCLUTION Pittsburgh Pa July 20 194 194 The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A. attendance with the following in _ MEMBERS PRESE Dr. K. Smith Chairman Dr. R. Cotts F. H. Edwards Dr. L. Grant H. Mesler Johns Manville SweCorp Corp. Gustin Mfg Company Corning Fiberglas Corp. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. The Ruberoid Company OTHERS PRESENT Dr. R. T. P. de Treille Dr. F. Gross Dr. C. S. Bishop J. F. Corey . J. Destefano J. M. Barnhart 7 Industrial Hygiene Foundation Industrial Hygiene Foundation Corning Fiberglas Corp. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Pittsburgh Plate Glass . NIMA IHF PRESENTATION Drs Treirlle & Gross of DF talked about a study proposed to CCF pertaining to the biological activity of fibrous glass dust The proposed investigation pertained to the inhalation not injection of fibrous glass dust as follows 1. Glass dust without binder e : 7 Lo Class dust with formaldehyde binder 3. Cluss dust with chrome binder Choce of binders to me made we Animal at and harasters are to be exposed to be terminated at the end of 3 years The investigation is F137719 F13719 F137719 F137719 F137719 F137719 F137719 F137719 F137719 F137719 F13719 F137719 F137719 F137719 qv Pe Pe wa ed ed on the north of shether shether shether shether thethe woudl woudl scient scient scient woudlwoudl scient aoe a the industry as it relate the de , + ts e a : a a hard f indicated the the would be willing to do so Drs de Treizile & Gross then left the meet~-n ** 2 eV Be aH RS INDEPENDENT COMPANY STUDY WITH w hoP gnb teecs nope a ot Same ee. It was reported that the following reported had signed the signed proposal proposal proposal relating to relating the intratracheal injection of mineral fibers into the lungs of animals for study 1. United States Public Health Service 2. Pittsburgh Plate Glass & Pittsburgh Corning LS a Johns Manville ae - Corning approval will be given in August U. Rubber and CertainTeed have not as yet signed the proposal PROPOSAL TO OCE FROM IHF * The proposal dated June 6 1966 from IHF to OCF was discussed This study relates to the biological effects of the inhalation of ilbrous glass After extensive discussion the Committee voted 3-1 that they should not consider an inhalation study at this time but to wait and evaluate the initial results of the independent intratracheal injection study CLINICAL STUDIES AVAILABLE TO NIMA All the companies present reported that no studies available with one exception C had a study of would make available only certain dats Following discussion a motion was made secondedsecondedseconded seconded and and passed passed passed passed passed That an NIMLA sponsored program be conducted by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation to evaluate the health hazards of fibrous glass on human beings IHF is to be contacted to structure such a pro rem prospective and retrospective and submit it to the Health & Safety Committee of NIMA for consideration at Q indicated they would be willing to make avaat die to bi medical history study for use with the program ,, < ' After such a propusai SA cayeges OU lf Bet Gaasernaaiboe sof ssiak es Ass 32 as e es to the Board ofDirectors for their consideration IDICNA DCNA - HEALTH FLOORAM AND SAFETY EDUCATIONAL FLOORAM Sastenndax oh FLOORAM TheCommittee felt such a program was valuable for IDCNA the thethe contents of the mittee members presentation was not clearly arth rated by presntaion clearly by The Chairman appointed Her Her and C. to outline a program for Committee considerat OTHER BUSDIERS BUSDIERS a It had been reported by Pabco that a survey of asbestos workers had been set up at the University of California The Committee advised that studies were also being considered in the New England Area and the Detroit Area on the same subject The Committee is of the opinion that industry should cooperate with these investigators b No data was available for reporting of the results of the air erosion tests of fibrous glass air ducts and duct liners c The next Committee Meeting will be scheduled when the proposal from IHF is received or other urgent business arises ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned Respectful y SimBarnhart SimBarnhart SimBarnhart SimBarnhart SimBarnhart SimBarnhart submitted submitted SimBarnhart 7. 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