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Other committees of the association which include safety m their programs are Technical Committee on Rocket Propellant Safety, Chemical Packaging Committee, Committee on Tank Cars, Tank Trucks, and Poi table Tanks, and Transportation and Distribution Committee. No regular penodical is published, but manual sheets and "Chemical Safety Data Sheets" covering hazards, both within the industry and in the handling and transporting of its products by the consumer, are issued from time to time These publications em body the best thinking of chemical safety engineers on the prevention of accidents m the handling of flammable, corrosive, or toxic materials "Chem-Card" sheets cover rec ommendations for shipping containers, meth ods of storage, and safe unloading procedures Mine Inspectors' Institute of America 1900 Grant Bldg , Pittsburgh, Pa 15219 The institute is composed of "all men com missioned by a state, commonwealth, prov ince, county, or by a foreign nation to act as mine inspectors, or chief of a department of mmes or minerals, all persons commissioned by the United States Government as director, assistant director, chief of any division of the Bureau of Mines, or as mine inspectors of any grade within the bureau of mines, all persons engaged m safety or responsible supervisory work m or around mines or m teaching safety pertaining to mines, all persons m a responsi ble position m the manufacture or distribu tion of equipment for the promotion and the preservation of safety for mines or mining employees, all persons in responsible posi tions with labor organizations of naming em ployees, and all mining safety and engineer ing employees of Mining and Workmen's Compensation Liability msurors " The institute advocates uniformity of min ing legislation and better protection of the lives and health of mine employees Annual meetings discuss such subjects as mine venti lation, electrical hazards, mine safety, and causes of accidents Its annual publication is the Proceedings of the MllA National Association of Manufacturers 1776 F St NW , Washington, D C 20006 The NAM safety activities are carried on under the aegis of its Employee Health and Safety Committee which has a dual function (a) promoting sound health and safety poli cies and programs in industry, and (b) work ing with the federal government to assure that present regulation of health and safety prac tices m industry and proposals for new legis lation are realistic from industry's viewpoint National Coal Association 1130 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 The association has a Department of Safety, which assists its members in the promotion of safety and accident prevenbon through cooperabve, supervisory, educabonal, and re search endeavors Cooperabon is extended to federal and state governments and private safety organizations National Constructor's Association 1133 15th St NW , Washington, DC 20005 This association composed of engineering and constmcbon contractors engaged pri marily in designing and building chemical plants, steel mills, power-generating facdibes and oil refineries carries out concerted pro grams to improve and stabilize field labor condihons Its accident prevention com mittee carries out a number of programs to en hance the safety of workmen and the public National LP-Gas Association 79 W Monroe St, Chicago, lit 60603 Founded m 1931, the associabon is a non profit, cooperabve group of producers and distributors of liquefied peboleum gas (LPgas), manufacturers of LP-gas equipment, and manufacturers and marketers of LP-gas ap pliances NLPGA promotes technical mformahon and industry standards m its special field Its Safety Committee develops and main tains educabonal programs to tram the public and industry in the safe handling and use of LP-gas and m safe practices for the installa tion and maintenance of equipment and ap pliances An educabonal committee working closely with the safety committee arranges training 615