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FILE NAME: Kaiser Gypsum (KG) DATE: 1967 Sept 19 DOC#: KG098 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes and Attendee List - Safety Committee kxkutis or v z SAFETY CR03T7SS ISETIKC KAJUUOT? HOTOn K07S1 saddle nook, is;; jersey SCRQ8SK 19, 1967 Mr. T. H. Z ls a c ra a a , Chair* o the Cypsus A sso c ia tio n S afety c e s s ltte e , c a lle d the s e ttin g to order as the M arrio tt Motor `" H o te l, Saddle Brook, New J e rs e y , a t S:30 a . s . Those in a tten d an ce were: C. J . S atu m ia H. F. Flak J . Cress R. V. Henly J . Tuffy T. 0. Tolin F. K. Z lsao raan F. Kipp A. V. Abnee, J r . F. J . Hagers Celotex Corporation G eorgia-Pacific Corporation Cypsus D ivision K aiser Cypsus Cespar.y, jn c . The F lln tk o te Germany The F lln tk o te Ccsptr.y N ational Cypsus Cespsny N ational Cypsus Cespany United S tates Cypsus C olony Cypsus A ssociation Cypsus A ssociation 1. CVPSre ASSOCIATION* SAFETY IIT-LETI!* A. The e h a irsa n req u e ste d ehat th e s e c re ta ry r e l a t e the oesber cespsny response fo r sa fety a r tic le s to be used ia the Bulle* t i n . Following a b r i e f d isc u ssio n by the e e a s i t t c e , i t was t h e i r recesaeadasiea th at each aesber easpany s tis u la te esployee p a rtic ip a tio n by u rging th e p la n t esployoes t o w rite and s u b s it s a f e ty a rtic le s to the A ssociation. 1 . The c o s r l t te e review ed the B u lle tin f o r e s t and i t was th e consensus t h a t i t was s a t i s f a c t o r y in i t s p re s e n t f o r a . One esber suggested t h a t a p o ss ib le change be co n sid ere d when th e n ex t B u lle tin o ast head is -p rin ted . The s e c re ta ry in d ic a te d th a t p resen t B u lle tin stock supply would be d ep leted a t the end of the f i s c a l y ear, and ae th at t i s e , c o s i t t e c suggestions would be s o lic ite d . The e o s c ltte e re q u e ste d th a t the s e c r e ta r y c o n s tru c t a chart sharing the industry frequency racing over the past four years, as related to the a ll in d u stry frequency r a t i n t reported by the National Safety C ouncil, and p rin t th is chert in the Safety B u lle tin . The se c re ta ry in d ic a te d th a t such a c h a rt was a lre a d y being co n sid ered for the October issu e . docket. The cocsaittee d ir e c te d th a t t h is l i e n be c a r r ie d on the . ./' i / . ' / . / / c- 2 2. " g r a i n s pr g~: r ' The s e c re ta ry subm itted a "C e r tif ic a te of licrit** rvard plaque f o r ecssaittee in v e s tig a s io n . He informed the c o s s i t t t e thee the award eo st the A sso c ia tio n $20.00 to purchase and s a i l , and r e quested th a t they s ig h t consider adopting an sward th a t s ig h t have g re a te r u t i l i t y fo r the w inner, such as an ash tr a y or pen s e t . The eossictee. a fte r sueh discussion, directed the secretary to obtain a le ss e o stly c e r tif ic a te and a lso purchase an ash tra y fo r the award w in n ers. Tolloving a thorough review of the la s t three ed itio n s of the S afety B u lle tin , th e e e s s itto e s e le c te d one a r t i c l e by b a ll o t . The a r t i c l e "Did You Bet Your L ife ? " by Val B obertson, A s s is ta n t Pro d uction S u p erin ten d en t, The F lin tk o te Cecspeny, Blue Diaaond Gypsum D iv isio n , T ran en t, C a lif o r n ia (August 1967) wen the sward. I tr . Robertson w ill receive a c e r t if i c a t e and in sc rib e d ash tra y fo r h is contribution to safety. 3. AXE AT- S77ZA". PCLITTIOX The c h a irsa n c ite d a few p o llu tio n problems in v o lv in g p la n ts on a lo c a l l e v e l . He s tr e s s e d th e im portance o f a l l c o ta ic te e m ashers keeping abreast with lo c a l, s ta te , and fed eral p o llu tio n p reg raas. One ceab er noted a re e c n t p re b ls a in v o lv in g th e a sb e s to s i n d u stry where a nwsber of lung carcin cn e oases had been rep o rted by in h a b it a r ts of the neighborhood surrounding c*. asb esto s p lc r .t. I t was fu rth er noted th a t c lin ic a l t e s ts and in v a s tig a tisn s had re s u lte d in leg al actip n a g ain st the m anufacturer by the claim ants. The c h a irsa n in d ic a te d th a t a i r and w ater p o llu tie r. p re b la s s would have a d ra s a tic e f f e c t on a l l in d u s trie s and th a t the committee should take th e i n i t i a t i v e t o s e c t any surh problems head on i f th ey should eceur in the gypsus in d u stry . P ollu tin g o discuss ion of p o llu tio n preblass in various in d u s tr ie s , i t was eii* consensus t h a t th e s a fe ty committee should have a sure a c tiv e p re g ra s in* t h i s a re a , o u tlin in g th e problems th a t e x i s t end what s te p s have been tak en to solve th e n . On a n o tio n seconded and c a r r ie d , the c c r s i t t c e rcccn rcn d cd th a t the c h airsa n advize the d irc c te rs os th e p o llu tio n p rcllem , and suggest th a t they have plar.t managers jo in lo c a l groups studying p o llu tio n problems, so as to give our industry g re a te r control o: the problems The committee d ir e c te d th e t t h i s su b je c t be c a r r ie d on the docket. # . / J.^r L M 4 /*r. . b