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ATI-161 :s textile tkltitute AUl HTUIEUE CCil^. HPr.i li'.G i larch A.. -- DAiiCs. ViaRz.: ? SHEERS D. R. Holies H. 11. Jackson R. Smith J. Weber 3. W. Luttenberger GUESTS \ Frank T. Gatke, Asbestos Textile Co., Inc. . . Chicago, Illinois _ . I It. Houghton, Oarlock Packing Company ' - Elr.iyra, Hew York Dr. Kenneth Smith, Hedical Director _ . Jtihns-IIanville Corp, . ; new Tori:, Heu York ' Vf. D. Shoemaker, American xiutual ' ' ' Liability Insurance Co. ' Philadelphia, Penna. The agenda. Tor this Meeting was as Tallows: i?l. ASBESTOSIS AIID CANCER - A discussion relative to compensation. Dr. Kenneth'Smith,- Hedical Director of Johns-Uanville Corp., requested to be present at this meeting because of; recent developments in the compensation field regarding Asbestosis and Cancer. :Dr. Swath informed us that in his opinion,. --a*have-axf'epidenic of Lung Cancer in the world today..- ' - . -' Death statistics are as follows: ; ' . %Heart........................ .. .372 ' Cancer................................. 16 - Ilervous System............ .US . - AH other Chest Diseases ' . Less than .... . IS Ke also advised that the current rata of progress in'Cancer shows three_out of every 100 cases is Lung Cancer. One of his Major reasons for ashing to address us was that there has. been a case decided by the Pennsylvania State Compensation j- Board in which'.there was a decision against the Ooupany involved. The finding by"the-referee'in this' case was Asbestos-Cancer.'1 The referee in this case quoted in his decision 'Dr. Hucper's writings from the 'Public Health monograph Ho. 36. . CU.-S7 Public Health .Service. In this publication he ties together Asbestosis and Cancer throughout - creating a new word for the Hedical Dictionary such as Asbestosis-Cancer.. . . Dr*. Thieper' claims that Asbestosis-Cancer can be found after exposure of 6 months to h2 years in ages of people from 25 to 6? years, lie also has a new definition of Asbestosis such as "One particle of asbestos with the physical con dition surrounding it can be diagnosed as Asbestosis". According to him all workers in this industry are susceptible. He states further that a minimum of 170,000 dust particles per cubic litre is recognised for the development of Asbectocic- Cancer in man. Among his remsiks Dr. Kueper says that Asbestosis is compensable in Germany er.d notable in England and wales, . ATI-161 Kir.utes of Air li/giene Co.---i.ttee Page 2 J3r. Kuepcr also infers that Asbcstosis-Cancer may be determined in an autopsy performed on persons living in-the area of a plant. . He says that any occupational relationship to Cancer should be con sidered in the determination of a Cancer case.- He also states that outside factors such as smoking, etc., should not be considered. - 'Dr, Smith recommends very strongly that this Institute begin a study; ; -of the relationship of Lung Cancer to Acbcstosis in our industry. He reconi.icnds that this should be done through the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in Pittsburgh, . Dr. Smith indicates that he has no evidence that there is not a relationship " between Asbestosis and Cancer,;. He. advised the Air Hygiene-Committee that it would be advisable for thi industry; if we were to institute such a study or sur- . vey within our plants, hospitals, physicians, etc. This uould only be-a prelinin- - ; ary fact-finding survey such as is nou under proposal for the'Q.A .1-1 .A. ,- .' . ' Dr. Smith advised that this proposal should be undertaken in conjunction with the Q.A.U.A. proposal in order that we could procure information which would com bat current derogatory literature now being circulated throughout the United I . States and Canada. . _ ! .- . -v . . . ' - o . Dr. Smith also advised that there is other damaging information being circu- lated, written by the' same Dr., u, C, Hueper, who is Chief of the Environmental Cancer section of the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Haryland, such as a reprint of an article in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology entitled "Silicosis, Asbestosis, and Cancer of the Lung." Reprints of this article may be obtained from the National Cancer Institute, National. Institute of Health, Bethesda, iiaxyland, . 'Public Health'Monograph entitled "A quest into the environmental causes; rqf Cancer of the 'Lung", can be obtained from the U. S. Department of Health: (Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, national Institute of Health, . fBethesda,'_lii, iiaiyland,, - ; . . SZ. AH EXPLANATION OF THE PItOPCSAL BY THE IHDOSTBIAL HIGISIE FOUNDATION. . This proposal as approved at the last meeting was for an environmental dust survey for members of the Asbestos Tentile Institute. This survey, would include dust counts, inspection of the plants regarding dust elimination methods and recommendations for improvements of dust control engineering. The Industrial Hygiene Foundation would collect samples and make dust counts for all the plants involved, basing its suggestions and recommendations on the results of their oun study. The Impinfer apparatus would be used along with the accepted counting method used for counting Silica dust. It has also been svlgf.ested . that included in this proposal should be the counting of the number of fibres pre sent along with the dust sampling counts. This request has been mads to the . foundation. JTha estimated cost of this survey is :j6,000.00 to .,7,500.00 plus travel expense. As this price covers approximately six or seven plants, it is: reasonable to assume that the cost would be .,1,000.00 per plant, plus traveling expense for this survey. The Committee decided that the preliminary survey oh. vAibastoai'c-Cancer should take preference over the dust survey proposal, ATI-161 i A/.r P;: m. Fliiz COUDITIOimrG UI3CLG3IOH firis discussion was ci-ridad into 2 oarts: * ?. Thera are several different methods of .-praying being used thrcurr.ouo '= industry, such as the Spa.-icer-I'eed Oiler, Spray-Heads used under crassum" " -uch types as Sprayce. uansrer., etc,, The Sparser type, of v;hicr each'nans-'-~aifor,dir.-s, i.v.s given i blue print, is the type in yhieii there is a brush -cuns-i -dove 1:: stoat:, vhiah cv.snj; drees of cil to dree onto the sheet: as it JIJ `eltv in: sprv:"ir." stsc',:, trio type sss.rs to he the best ins fell shier. presiV'.'.no to tin fact, first it is totally enclosed and second, it is-cos.-i.'-'t1 uble free * In both of ti.e .'.'cove .-.entiorod types of snrsyin- muchsets ,u;---al co-,dl;ic.-ir.-: oil is used, "i.s oil ray be purchased free r.ny ef the"': a.--- oil cer.p-u-,y 's, s-.sh as 3;:n Oil/also cud Gull. This Spenser type oiler is u;-/ -ai::,,- used by the Garise'.-: i'ackinr; Company ar.d has bear in usa for sis: tom .-Jars -rd :.ha h--.~.s has cniy b-.i-ar. replaced or.ss. They are no- using Gulf Cil'foJi'JJid Oil iyyi. 'iris systes: .-.csorilar.r, to lir. Houghton, Superintendent, is"very"* " aatisfaets.'T ?nd above all. never does up. Car.earnin',- -Liu- second problem of spraying '.Jith oils, rarely he.-iti, h.v.-e dele mined to'datr. tin t the type of ninar-al :oil used by most .umbers of the Institute is carp eralively harmless. T'.iis clci-amLneiion res been r.ad.- affer contacting several research Dapart:.-.uuts of the major oil companies, also three-a r.sdic.il Opinions from diversified sources. Ho;;ever, Hugh Jecfso.n -.rill bring us further information on the tovic qualities of mineral oilo' only, as this is she usual type of oil used ir. fibre conditioning in our industry, ' Seme tine ays it \:r.s eugyeebud that someone r.vc a trial, such as ro.-nyir- shert fibres on veeher.ds, tdiun these-fibres are being cleaned ar.d then cd-.lir.g thin ccrayed rat trial to the missing: throughout the predusticr. period,. 3 c.re c.I us mill aitto try this massed. scmetima during the &* months. I:i the discussion cf the use of ails as a apray, the humidity factor ves dlrc-iss -d. Kr. Hour.hfsn r.clvisud that at Cuirloc!; they spray their reach regardless of : he hc.vidily. He states Lh-.it lacy can ran asmally iritli 5S.T relative humidity at the .ri|iinners and Cards '.rit'.isuL cpparcr.t trouble. !.r, ihii'giitcr. of G.-rlo-ah, rmorts that ir. their h'eava Hoc.r, ahoy have dust comrm:;,L->y fra.i 1 to 1 mill; o:i particles per cubic foot. Card doc:.: counts range frr-' j to ,'J ril'lLon. Th.r.Lr dust control system at the looms consist of a tubular r.anVsn bull into aha tup -..f the mad vitii slots clans the reed length far rir ar.d .rtrdra. Yhc air is ra.nnvad by the use cf facribl; tubing as the nr; o; the r.-.-.-l, VJ-c.'.u f'.-ulblr. lvorrs m-.n be lifted out of the tray i.hcn it ii necessary. M. Tt...z?tz *y;/_t -err ts the i.-.st.'.' lation rf liic dust tavoml sys tar. re : l.-ad OM.:::fs - u their feeve ''.a.i v.s to 9 ri/dxc.i paraacla: v: ATI-161 t., Continue discussion of the uses of oil in tic cor. da iiorir.f; of litre.., 2^ Rev-Lev of oropesol cf Vac Industrial Hyvie.-.e Four-isticr.rcg.-rdi." Asbvs Loris'and Ceroer, ' ' ' 3, Hovic'.r the proposal frer the I.E.P* Eurrircr.T.ental Duse -Survey, l:> Report on car.eral ir.pror-or.ents and the eUninution of duet ay ..-sat aver neons. . .vCPOCA1 ACC I?-ID 31 THE SOAi'.Q Q? C0VE?_\'0R3: At the Doard of Governors' i ice tine, h'arch 7j It'ho, on a peroral -no civor. to -.o Air Hy-;i.cna CorriLtea for tiio prolininary fact-finding; survey on the otuay An'.'r : - 0sis-Cr.:;r relationship ir. conjurefieri trith the ! .A di,.'.. survjy. Chis v.theris .td.cn uas given ..-ith the ur.oarstending that the coot of this su--ray vauid nt cv.O';v; -A;OCO.CJ including traveling eergauscs. This survey uould bn uadi y the Industrial Hygisna Foundation at Pittsburgh^ Pa, . The Ch.aitv.ar. and i:r. i!. Ii. Jachson :.i.H contact Dr. Hoircr at i.i'.c industrial ."icr.e "'cmdatior. in Pitts ev-rgh.> in order to c::pedit: the receipt of a proposal Vara then, as soon as possible. ' D. R. HoIr. s Chairr.ar. /car Hygie.-.s Co--hats a Asbjstos Pontile Ir.saitutj