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ifttic, but because the relationship of industrial health with ail tfi other health fields is becoming increasingly evident. It is directly allied with public health in that a workman must be kept healthy J4 hours a day if he is to do an efficient job for 8 of those hours. TW*-. fore, progressive managements concern themselves with the physical and mental well-being of the worker, his family, his whole eomraurmy Physical examinations of employees catch nonoccupational disease in their incipient stages while there is still time to effect a cure. Physical defects are also uncovered and make it possible to place th* man on a job commensurate with his physical condition, thereby pro longing his economically productive years. Health education in the plant is reflected in improved living standards outside its walls Everybody benefits, including the employer. Essential Part of Management Program In certain companies, in-plant health programs have reduced absenteeism by more than 29%, labor turnover by almost the same, and have cut occupational diseases in half. Considered in this light it is obvious that a good industrial health program is an essential part of any management program in industry. 1 don't need to spell out to you the disrupting and costly effect that absenteeism alone has on production. The savings through reduction in absenteeism can easily offset the cost of a health program. To achieve the best possible working and living conditions for their employees, many industries have turned to Industrial HygienFoundation for guidance. Although we have shown a continuing growth over the last 18 years. I am happy to say that 1953 has been one of our most satisfactory, as evidenced by: Twelve new members-- Can Manufacturers Institute. Inc. Continental Can Company Sugar Beet Products Company McLean Manufacturing Company Kennecott Copper Corporation Doehler-Jarvie Division, National Lead Rem-Cru Titanium, Inc. Owens-Corning Fibergtas Corporation McLain Fire Brick Company Johnson and Johnson Ruberoid Company St. Regia Paper Company Company [4] r.\ v A:r fiiuuri ' the iru. M.-iJ ,i, t/lilll <,< I'K'lti }//.; tl' hl Ml.' iiMlu-r ! u'lfnl.; tuSK-<d(.. rouufrv I'rrrfy-f ihitutU wjmiy rjr A Won on in *>[ t (_<; fi-i.j v.r Marry rr. hygrcnc tnnl lf\ t I {u >i<{ fr.[t Jj*f riim; New Fr 'I'},- >-/TlTi-rj li allow I'-.r llicri' j. i-oinri- i npidlv indti-ifi,. f ,|V(- Hi.' i iiiuiol r > - li *`h all the directly A wealthy 24 hours. Therej the physical le community. 'joouI diseases effect a cure, e to place the . thereby pro bation iu the de its wall*. tave reduced 'tt the same, in this light an essential need to spell teeism alone Absenteeism. nditiotis for -ial Hygiene continuing '53 has been Increase in Budgeted Expenditures: to over $250,000 Excess of Receipts over Expenditures: of at least $10,000 Tear-End Cash and Securities: of at least $150,000 Among the interesting work now in hand is the complete envirunmental survey for one of the large C.S. railroads, which includes the training of one of their full-time and several part-time men, as .-ll as the progress being made in the noise research program. More uum 600 special studies have been made by the Foundation for its miinber companies to date. The majority, about 400, were extensive ti. id surveys. Some 60 more studies were made on specific phaaes of industrial problems encountered in the plants. In addition, the Knuiidarioa's specialists in engineering, medicine, chemistry, and toxicology have made nearly 150 consultation visits throughout the nuiitry. But the Foundation's work is not confined to the field, f-'urty-two basic research studies have been conducted at the Foun dation's laboratories here at Mellon Institute, and more than 125 analytical studies have been made. A number of the projects carried out by the Foundation have U-n on an industry-wide basis so that many companies not directly ,,iiohed in the research have benefited from them. Two hundred .ightocu companies and associations have taken advantage of the tir'd services offered by the Foundation, many on a plant-wide basis. Muny more have presented smaller problems and inquiries by cor respondence, and hundreds of requests for literature on industrial hygiene are received each year. In addition to the monthly Indusin! Hygiene Digest, which is sent to nearly 2,000 persons desig nated by the member companies, technical papers by staff members ,aim 1 transactions of the annual meetings and eonferenees are also .listributed. Nearly 300 such publications have been released to date. New Processes Create New Health Problems The companies which have availed themselves of the services ,.(Tcrcd by the Foundation have better industrial health programs to ,Ik,u for it. But even in the most conscientiously managed companies linn- N still room for improvement. Constant changes occurring in ,,:lmre of materials and methods of processing, especially in the rapidly expanding use of chemicals iu all industries, create new industrial hygiene problems. Because a working environment was m.L'cd "fairly safe" a dozen years ago is no guarantee that hazards lave not developed in the meantime. An industrial hygiene program .ininot remain static any more than production methods can go on urn-hanged year after year. [>1 * Annual Meeting INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION Foundation Facts Government Rot* in Employer'Employee Relationship Industrial Noise'A National Problem Sodo^ Economic Aspocts of Alcoholism Human Rotations Problems in Industries-- As They Affect Labor Responsibilities of Management As Influenced by Extramural Activities Need for Research Member Companies Sick Absenteeism I l 1 TRANSACTIONS BULLETIN No. 26 t 1953 CONTENTS Andrew* of Welcome Edward R. Weidlein - . Pace . . . . .j Foundation Facts Andrew Fletcher....................................................................... The Role of Government in the Employer-Employee Relationship Vincent P. Aheara *....7 Industrial Noise--A National Problem Henry D. Sayer......................................................................... ..... Sucio-Evonomic Aspects of Alcoholism Elizabeth D. Whitney...31 roblems of Human Relations in the Industries E. V. Morphree, Chairman........................................................... 43 As They Affect Labor Einar O. Moha............................................................................. 47 11. Responsibilities of Management Frederick J. Bell................................................30 Ilf. As Influenced by Extramural Activities Gustave W. Weber.................................................................... 66 IV. Need for Research Howard S. Kaltenbora -.............................................. 75 Sifk Absenteeism Among a Sample of Member Companies of Industrial Hygiene Foundation W. M. Gafafer.............................................................................83 ... a.*:-:- istic, but because the relationship of industrial health with ail tit* other health fields is becoming increasingly evident. It is directly allied with public health in that a workman must be kept healthy 24 hours a day if he is to do an efficient job for 6 of those hours. Th<*r*fore, progressive managements concern themselves with the physical and mentAl well-being of the worker, his family, his whole community. Physical examinations of employees catch nonoccupational disease in their incipient stages while there is still time to effect a cure. Physical defects are also uncovered and make it possible to place the man on a job commensurate with his physical condition, thereby pro longing his economically productive years. Health education in the plant is reflected in improved living standards outside its walls Everybody benefits, including the employer. Essential Part of Management Program In certain companies, in-plant health programs have reduced absenteeism by more than 20%, labor turnover by almost the same, and have cut occupational diseases in half. Considered in this light it is obvious that a good industrial health program is an essential part of any management program in industry. I don't need to spoil out to you the disrupting and costly effect that absenteeism alow hts on production. The savings through reduction in absenreeisnt can easily offset the cost of a health program. To achieve the best possible working and living conditions fur their employees, many industries have turned to Industrial Hygiew Foundation for guidance. Although we have shown a continuin'.* growth over the last 18 years, I am happy to say that 1953 has boi one of our most satisfactory, as evidenced by: Twelve new members-- Can Manufacturers Institute, Inc. Continental Can Company Sugar Beet Product* Company McLean Manufacturing Company Kennecott Copper Corporation Doehier-Jarvis Division. National Lead Company Rem-Cru Titanium, Inc. Owens-Corning Fibergias Corporation McLain Fire Brick Company Johnson and Johnson Ruberoid Company St. Regia Paper Company C4] fn ll\ V Ar* flic- tra w.-ll .1' I'H-mln*:fi. ld Mi: t-'i.nmla toM'-n'"-. country lM*rty-v datum - Htudy tu' A i lit*en Oil involves IM4 -r Many " rvfcj'oud' hygiene trial tirtifl b> ntnI fr.'U ilintrihiii h `b all the t directly pt -ealthy 24 hours. There* the physical le community. 'joduI disease* effect a cure, e to place the . thereby pro* -ation in the de its wall*. lave reduced Nt the same, in this light an essential need to spell teeism alone absenteeism ndition* for *ial Hygiene continuing `">3 has been Increase in Budgeted Expenditures: to over $250,000 Excess of Receipts over Expenditures: of at least $10,000 Year-End Cash and Securities: of at least $150,000 Among the interesting work now in hand is the complete envi ronmental survey for one of the large I'.S. railroads, which includes iltv training of one of their full-time and several part-time men, as n.-ll as the progress being made in the noise research program. More tiiim hOO special studies have been made by the Foundation for its iii.-mber companies to date. The majority, about 400, were extensive in'ld surveys. Some 60 more studies were made on specific phase* of industrial problems encountered in the plant*. In addition, the foundations specialists in engineering, medicine, chemistry, and io\icology have made nearly 150 consultation visits throughout the rtiuntry. But the Foundation's work is not confined to the field. I'urty-two basic research studies have been conducted at the Foun.hiion's laboratories here at Mellon Institute, and more than 125 analytical studies have been made. X number of the projects carried out by the Foundation have !< on an industry-wide basis so that many companies not directly involved in the research have benefited from them. Two hundred .ik'hrei'Ci companies and associations have taken advantage of the field services offered by the Foundation, many on a plant-wide basis. Many more have presented smaller problems and inquiries by cor respondence, and hundreds of requests for literature on industrial hygiene are received each year. In addition to the monthly Industrial Hygiene Digest, which is sent to nearly 2,000 persons design,-iied by the member companies, technical papers by staff members .uni transactions of the annual meetings and conferences are also distributed. Nearly 300 such publications have been released to date. New Processes Create New Health Problems The companies which have availed themselves of the services ..fTcroci by the Foundation have better industrial health programs to k]ii,iv for it. But even in the most conscientiously managed companies iIm re is still room for improvement. Constant changes occurring in e;i(iirt* of materials and methods of processing, especially in the liipidly expanding use of chemicals iu all industries, create new industrial hygiene problems. Because a working environment was ,n,lk'('d "fairly safe" a dozen years ago is no guarantee that hazards l,,,vo not developed in the meantime. An industrial hygiene program . nnot remain static any more than production methods can go on unchanged year after year. m