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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 420 Lexington Avenue New York 17, N. Y. M A N ft ft C O I O W D I T C H OIRKCTO* Oft HCALTH AND SAftCTY Pecember 24, 1953 Professor Philip Drinker Harvard School of Public Health 55 Shattuck Street Boston, Massachusetts Dear Phil: As practically a life-long member o dear old Z37 committee, I would be the la^fc to Mr wi th you as to its ponderosity. However^-- i"TFTT s was in large measure due to its elephantine size> e dis- parate interests of its memb^^-srn^Sfheir geo phic dispersion. I see no reason why jfAm&ll, o/efully chosen and centrally disposed Abx>s^mmitt4e should not ac hieve at least the pace ancN^^i/n/ency of the ACGIH, which I do not recall as evers^a>n.ng been booked for infraction of the spep<h-i^s. S^s^osed for your edi fication is the ros^^r^oT~>Ovewly med ASA committee which, if Cranch >ibly Dring it about, will do just thatj I look for'v to our oow-wow at nterest and pleasure day morning. MB: JG ( AMERICAN STANDARES ASSOCIATION SECTIONAL COMMITTEE ON HAZARDS TO CHILDREN, Z66 Purpose: To establish standard specifications, tests and procedures to minimize home hazards to children which may result in physical injury or poisoning. Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. George M. Wheatley, Chairman, Committee on Accident Prevention. SUBCOMMITTEE ON SAFE LABELING OF COATINGS FOR CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FURNITURE Purpose: To establish standard specifications for safe coatings (paints, enamels, lacquers, etc.) for children's toys and furniture and for labeling such coatings in accordance therewith. Sponsor: Lead Industries Association, Mr. Manfred Bowditch, Director of Health and Safety. Proposed Personnel of Subcommittee Members: Dr. A. G. Cranch (Chairman), Consulting Toxicologist, Union Carbide and Carbon Corp., 30 East i:2d St., New York 17, N.Y. (3) Mr. S. T, Barker, Assistant Director, Bureau of Environmental Sanitation, New York State Department of Health, Albany 11, N.Y.(l) Mr. Manfred Bowditch, U20 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N.Y. (8 ) Mr. R. J, Eckart, Vice-President, Sapolin Paints, Inc., 229 East ii2d St., New York 17, N.Y. (5) Dr. J. H. Foulger, Medical Department, E. I. duPont de Nemours ScCo,, Wilmington 98, Del. (3,5,6) Dr, L. M, Fraad, Department of Pediatrics, New York Hospital, 525 East 68th St., New York 21, N.Y, (1;) Drf May R. Mayers, 211: East 18th St., New York 3, N.Y. (3) Mr* D. A. Merson, Vice-President, National Lead Co., Ill Broadway, New York 6, N.Y. (5,6,7,8) Mr, C, W. Slocum, Vice-President, Devoe and Raynolds Co, Delancey and Rutherford Sts., Newark 5, N.J.1 President, New York Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. (5,6,7) Mr. Jerome Trichter, Assistant Commissioner, New York City Department of Health, 125 Worth St., New York'13, N.Y. (2) Alternates: Mr-. S. B, Coolidge, Vice-President, Sherwin-Williams Co,, 101 Prospect Ave., N.W., Cleveland 15, Ohio. (5,6) For Mr. Merson. Mr. H. L. Parker, Acting General Manager, Benjamin Franklin Paint and Varnish Co., 1:800 Langdon St., Philadelphia 2ii, Pa, (5) For Mr, Eckart. Mr, J. P. Ruth, Vice-President, The Glidden Co ,, Union C Cleveland lli, Ohio (5,8) For Mr, Slocum. n 2 Numbers in parenthesis indicate representation in the following categories: 1. New York State Department of Health. 2. New York City Department of Health. 3. Toxicology. h. American Academy of Pediatrics. 5. Paint manufacturing. 6 . National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association, 7. New York Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. 8 . Lead Industries Association. December, 1953 January 5, 1954 DML eirra.edcMtIonardnuforsfetdHr i eeBasoltAwhds saitonccdhi aStai of ent y 4N2e0w LYeoxrinkg1to7n, ANvewenuYeork Dear Manfred: csToohnuetriocnleudse.squtSeoostcfiooamnr eaosfuptIhfaermotomcleortniamcbeelrenteocdotn,imcweenhtiirlneatvIiaorrneiocooufgslnewaizadeyscthoamenpdwoefuranokdmnsesvsaroifous the present position, I see no great advantage in changing it at this tim e, when to do so would be m erely to substitute another unknown, or a series of unknowns, for a rather loose rule of thumb. As you may be aware, we are investigating certain aspects of thib problem now by adequate m eans, and we shall have some of the answers eventually, in a form that will justify and even demand recognition. I don't want to ioenfxdpauevlrogiiemdiinenng'&tssu.uecshtimillaotgeisc"aal tanthdisuntipmroed, ufcotriveit ewffaosrptsrethcaistewlye fboergathnetphuesrepose sIZfu3tb7hj.eecmtIfw,atihtleol,rwoiesfventore,cbeaesssoiIpteysnu, esdbpeeucpcto,anttshiadilsel,rCeidot mcfoumuritltdhteebereossotf mAbee.Stdi.moAne.e bi(syto.ddeAeaaCdtG,h)ItHhbe.y wcMlaayssfhteioenolgincigunsmteabrbeeorsustotsm,Ze3t7oaanadcrcetoosmoomprleeipswhrheaasnteynmtthaixitneivgde.. oIfIt trwoeoagsrmeaat nbiytesanudeteicfmeuslisseaexr,ailmbyuptleit pmiowstouf.oemttreoktetohiwntemohgmasudtoca(hjtoaatfeutoarrnhslgdloaiamkcnteiiendiz,sdasbstbu)iyuoettnmhsIawyttsoiputaheanrnwetgdoeirolntleoieglnoirugtatllnillateertpsllisoeydpteoouoafrltasmiorpofneyvtne.otnditmeWum.eneoptrImrhteoeiidgtsrihuemltcitkteoaievbaaleoyt,ctuecttnohIadmahstinpawIgvlieaesmlhl Sincerely yours, RAK ef Robert A. Kehoe, M. D. 0357 8 ]Lemai rEt_IX COOAR W O NM lCR.M tliDCNT R .C . K O W N SLL,viC | M ittiM N T A%lO. AR . C M R A T M k TIN lN O Oi LK VV i cZeI PAK E C rf Sidku tL O , t SECRET*RV*TRtA*URER AascM5lfilij)itt 4 2 0 LEXINGTON AVENUE N E W Y O R K 17*N .Y. MANFRED DOWD1TCH DIRECTOR OF HEALTH ANO SAFETY December 14, 1953 Robert A. Kehoe, M.D., Director Kettering Laboratory University of Cincinnati Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Bob: As is not unnatural, I find myself with some frequency a party to discussions on the subject of Threshold Values for lead and its compounds. The latest suggestion to come my w a y in this field is one to the effect that the time honored and.all embracing 0.15 mg. per. cu. m. should be raised to 0.25 for lead fume and to 0.5 for such lead dusts as those from grinding ores, processing, etc. What do you think of that? I have long felt in a mild wav that 0.15 was probably too low and in a far stronger way that it was pretty absurd to lug around such toxically disparate eggs as lead oxide and lead sulfide in the same hygienic basket. If, therefore, the matter of these values is to be opened up., would it not be better to throw it wide open and do a thorough cleaning of the hen roost? And one more if. If this is to be done, should it be left to that rather strangely constituted committee of the ACGIH or should there be a partial resurrection of the A S A 's more cumbersome but also more meticulous Z37 committee for the purpose? I frankly do not know too much about the present functioning of the ACGIH group, but I have heard enough criticism of their end results to be somewhat from Missouri. Sincerely MB: JG 03579