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T_ v * INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FEATURES Abst. No. 730 discusses the aging worker. The paradox of mental health is sur veyed in Abst. No. 731, The measurement of pilot fatigue is discussed in Abst. No. 737. Abst. No. 741 presents the mech anisms of some structural altera tions of the lung caused by environ mental health. The treatment of burns with inten sive antibiotic therapy and exposure is described in Abst. No. 758. Abst. No. 759 is concerned with caterpillar dermatitis. Details on the biological effects of ozone on man and animals are given in Abst. No. 765. Acute pathological reactions to ad ministration of nickel carbonyl are described in Abst. No. 769. Abst. No. 774 investigates dustdisease in hemp workers. Consult Abst. No. 776 for data on lycoperdonosis. Abst. No. 777 surveys mesothelioma and asbestos exposure. An evaluation of filters for highvolume sampling of atmospheric particulates is given in Abst. No. 780. Commuter exposure to atmospheric lead is described in Abst. No. 789. See Abst. No. 793 for data on per formance of respirator expiratoryvalves. Abst. No. 801 deals with alcoholism in industry and the safety program. FOUNDATION FACTS The Management Conference on the first day of the Foundation's 32nd Annual Meeting to be held on October 10-11, 1967 at Chatham Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. will be chaired by Dr. James H. Sterner, IHF Trustee and Medical Director, Eastman Kodak Company. Among the interesting and important subjects scheduled for discussion will be leadership in the areas of urban and industrial health. Speaking for the administration's program will be Assistant Surgeon General Richard A. Prindle, M. D., who has been deeply involved in the recent reorganization of the Public Health Service Bureau of Disease Prevention and Environmental Control. The importance of U. S. leadership will be discussed also by Mark D. Hollis, Ph. D., Chief Engineer of the Pan American Health Organization--World Health Organization who will comment on the magnitude of the environmental and occupational health problem and the need for soundly based effective programs in the public interest. Systematic organization and presentation of pollution control data to the public will be discussed after a talk by Mr. F. J. Solon, Vice President for Advertising and Public Relations of Johns-Manville Corporation, who asks whose job it is to properly orient the public in such matters. After considering management of environmental problems in some depth, the Conference will turn to management of personnel with cured or controlled chronic diseases, in an attempt to further utilization of skilled manpower, while understanding and providing^eans of avoiding excessive group health insurance losses from employing individuals considered to have a higher risk of early morbidity and mortality. The meeting will be opened by Mr. E.K. Davison, Chairman, IHF Board of Trustees and President, Davison Sand and Gravel Company, who will also chair the Membership Meeting. The Social Hour will again be hosted by Mine Safety Appliances. Participants in the IHF Meeting are cordially invited to attend a dinner meeting of the Pittsburgh section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Guest Speaker will be Clyde M. Berry, Ph.D., President of A1HA.