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Industrial Foundation Facts is
to industrial
monthly letter issued
concerns holding membership in
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Hygiene Foundation The Foundation
nonprofit association of industries for
advancement of healthful working conditiotnhse
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Volume 15
February 1953
No. 2
TALK BY STAFF MEMBER
the
Dr. C. Richard Walmer Managing Director presented
Industrial Medical Section of
a paper before
January 26. The
the Cleveland Academy of Medicine on
: subject was The Role of Medicine in
of the Private Practitioner in the
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Industry Importance
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TRUSTEE RECEIVES NEW APPOINTMENT
Dr. W. P. Yant Director of Research and
Appliances Company Pittsburgh and a
Development Mine Safety
member of the Foundation's Board of
Trustees has been elected vice president for
Council and Chairman of that
industry of the National Safety
organization's Industrial Conference a
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MEMBER OF RESEARCH STAFF RECEIVES Ph.D.
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Volume 15
April 1953
WALMER APPOINTED TO COMMITTEE OF CAI
No. 4
BRAUN PARTICIPATES IN EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Dr. Daniel C. Braun Medical Director Director of the
in the Postgraduate Course in
Foundation participated as .
vania on April 1. He discussed The Occupational Health at the University of Pennsyl-
Status Status of the Industrial Nurse from the Viewpoint
of the Industrial Physician -
FLETCHER GIVES TALK IN AUSTRALIA
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Company Foundation Fletcher Mr. Board Andrew
of the Board of Trustees of the
President St. Joseph Lead
and Chairman
gave talk on An American Views the Australasian Institute on March 31 at Melbourne _
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June 1953
No. 6
COMMITTEE MEMBER ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT
Cook Mr. Warren A.
a member of the Foundation's Toxicological .
of Public , will head a newly established Bureau Bureau of Industrial Hygiene at the School
Health University of Michigan Michigan Ann Arbor
ment as Associate Professor of Industrial Industrial
where he has accepted appoint-
Mr. Cook for the last
Health and Hygiene effective July 1 1953
15 years has been Director of the Division of
Industrial and Engineering Research of the Zurich Zurich - American
Hygiene
Insurance Companies Chicago
BOARD MEMBER DIES
Mr. J. W. McLaughlin Vice President of Union Carbide and Carbon
ration and member of the Foundation's Board of
Corp-
Trustees died suddenly on
NEW BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED |
Mr. A. D. Ross
Fraser the Board Trustees at
of cancy creabtyeMd r. R.
the E.
President Rome Cable Corporation was 27 Spring Spring meeting in New York on May to fill
Zimmerman's Zimmerman's retirement from the Board
elected the
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT PAPERS
ollege in equisites
Dr. C. Richard Walmer Managing Directoorf the Foundation was a
Commencement
Exercises
of
Washington
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Messrs Nation Mr. W. C. L. Hemeon Engineering Director presented a
of Haze and Smoke Concentration
paper Determi-
Nation Control
by Paper Sampling at the Air Pol-
Association meeting in Baltimore on May 25. The paper was authored
Hemeon George Haines and Harold Ide
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strumentation Reprints of a
paper presented by W. C. L. Hemeon at the Conference on
ady for
for the Iron and Steel Industry in April 1952 Pittsburgh are
distribution The article appeared in the April 1953 issue of Instruments
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June 1953
siderosis berylliosis asbestosis and the
cussed briefly in relation to diagnosis
organic dust diseases diseases are dis-
The importance of
pational history is emphasized The factors
personal and occu-
whether a man should be taken from his job artoe bdeisccounsssieddered when deciding
The Clinical Picture and
Z. Unfallmed
Pathology of Asbestosis W. Behrens Jr.
Sept. 15 1952u BGeerrumfakrnankh 45 129-140 June 15 1952 179-189
Symptomatology including distribution and
dust hazards and effects types of asbestos its mining treatment and
of length of exposure of the
use
centration
dust in different con-
stages of asbestosis
diagnosis
and
ray findings in the different
are described Special mention is made of the
of asbestosis with carcinoma which is much
association
cosis
mortem
more frequent than that of sili-
reports from the literature indicate that in
of asbestosis there
were 44 lung carcinomas
309 cases
of silicosis only 32 carcinomas
14.2 whereas in 204 cases
were found 1.4 The experience of the
Lung Carcinoma Caused by Asbestos
Med Monatsschr
Inhalation
7 77-81 1953 German
F. Boemke
The
relation in the
between fibrotic changes caused
lung and carcinoma is discussed
by asbestos deposits The lower lobe is the site of
dilection
Characteristic are the
pre-
thelium
multicentered carcinoma
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developments of flat epi-
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ENVIRONMENT
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Carbon Dioxide and
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Appl Physiol
Respiratory Regulation at
Altitude
5 603-606 April 1953
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F. G. Hall
breathed breathed
Partial Partial
Fourteen
gas mixtuyroeusnwgitmhen exposed to a simulated altitude of 22,000 feet
pressures
varying concentrations of
pressurespressures of
carbon dioxide The
oxygen and carbon dioxide in alveolar air
were correlated
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June 1953
siderosis berylliosis asbestosis and the organic dust diseases are dis-
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cussed briefly in relation to diagnosis The importance of personal and occu-
pational history is emphasized The factors to be considered when deciding
whether a man should be taken from his job are discussed
The Clinical Picture and Pathology of Asbestosis Z. Unfallmed u Berufkrankh 45 129-140 June
Sept. 15 1952 German
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Behrens Jr. 1952 179-189
This paper presents an extensive review of literature on asbestosis
including distribution and types of asbestos its mining treatment and use dust hazards and effects of length of exposure of the dust in different con-
centration Symptomatology diagnosis and ray findings in the different stages of asbestosis are described Special mention is made of the association
of asbestosis with carcinoma which is much more frequent than that of sili-
cosis mortem reports from the literature indicate that in 309 cases of asbestosis there were 44 lung carcinomas 14.2 whereas in 204 cases of silicosis only 32 carcinomas were found 1.4 The experience of the
association of tuberculosis and asbestosis varies greatly in different countries English investigators have recorded a high rate of tuberculous infection in
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asbestos workers but is a rare complication in America and the rate is low
in Germany The macroscopic and microscopic appearances of the lungs are
described and the nature and significance of asbestosis bodies are discussed and an extensive reference list dealing with that controversial subject is given
Cond from Bull Hyg
, Lung Carcinoma Caused by Asbestos Inhalation
a Med Monatsschr 7 77-81 1953 German
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The relation between fibrotic changes caused by asbestos deposits
NaN in the lung and carcinoma is discussed The lower lobe is the site of pre-
dilection Characteristic are the multicentered developments of flat epi-
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PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Carbon Dioxide and Respiratory Regulation at Altitude
Appl Physiol 5 603-606 April 1953
F. G. Hall
PartialBreathed
Fourteen young men exposed to a simulated altitude of 22,000 feet
Breathed
gas
gas gas
mixtures
with varying
concentrations
of carbon dioxide
The
Partial Partial
pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in alveolar air were correlated
June 1953
INTRODUCTION
original For the convenience of members
that have been abstracted in the Digest a
who wish to obtain revised list of names
paper abbreviations
and addresses of the publications covered has been compiled Careful read-
ing of the following information will facilitate obtaining the desired material
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Mines can be obtained without charge from the Publications Division W Bureau of Mines 4800 Forbes Street Pittsburgh 13 Pa
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Technical Services Department of Commerce Washington 25 D. :"*
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Scope and Arrangement of the List
The publications listed include virtually all those from which abstracts
have been made from 1950 through April 1953. A list of those
later is kept and the Foundation will
appearing
gladly supply information on them The
abbreviations are those used in the headings of the abstracts and conform
with some modifications to those used by Chemical Abstracts This list is
arranged in the alphabetical order of the words as abbreviated for instance
Journal abbreviated J. , precedes Japanese abbreviated Jap Manufacturing
abbreviated Mfg follows Metropolitan and precedes Management which is abbreviated Mgmt
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Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions
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Volume 15
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September 1953
No. 9
PREPARATIONS FOR ANNUAL MEETING
Final arrangements for the 18th Annual Meeting of the Foundation are ing completion Invitations and preliminary programs will be mailed in the
future so keep the November 18 and open
nearnear
The Medical Engineering Toxicological Legal and MedicalLegal Conferences will be held on the first day Included in the Medical Conference will be papers on the proper scope of medical care in industry the stress
disorders rehabilitation of the ill and injured worker and problems associated with older workers The Engineering Conference will cover such topics as industrial hygiene in the design of new plants dust and fume control air pollution and smog plus a number of topics on specific industrial problems The ChemicalToxicological Conference will include presentations on the subject of analysis of
biological materials as indices of exposures to hazardous materials In addition . a series of brief discussions on subjects suggested by member companies throughout the year will provide an opportunity for interchange of information on common . problems in industrial groups Administration of Workmen's Compensation Laws
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will be the subject of a panel discussion at the Medical Conference
The General Meeting especially designed for management is scheduled for
the 19th and will take up pertinent problems of human relations in the industries |
DR WALMER TO DISCUSS NOISE PROBLEM
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Dr. C. Richard Walmer Managing Director of the Foundation
of the speak ate thr e 6s th Industrial Health Conference sponsored by
Chamber of Commerce to be held in Houston Texas October 1-3
of his paper will be Noise in Industry General Problem
will be one
the Houston
The subject
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.- LECTURE ON DISEASES OF THE CHEST .
Dr. DanieCl. Braun Medical Director of the Foundation will present
paper on October 4 on Occupational Diseases of the Lung The lecture is part-
of course on Diseases of the Chest presented by The American College of Chest Physicians in conjunction with The American Academy of General Practice of
Western Pennsylvania
and
The four weekly lecture periods began on September 13
and are held at the Pittsburgher Hotel Pittsburgh Pa
STAFF MEMBER A. P. C.A. PROGRAM CHAIRMAN
ppointed Mr. W. Hemeon Engineering Director of the Foundation has been
p ointed ppointed Chairman of the Program Committee of the Air Pollution Control
Association for the coming year
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EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING MEETING HAS RECORD ATTENDANCE
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Registration showed that approximately 800 persons attended attended the
Meeting and Conferences of Industrial Hygiene
18th Annual
Hygiene Foundation at Mellon Institute
attsburgh on November 18 and 19. Registration for the Conferences
was as follows
Medical
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Chemical
171
118
Engineering
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Legal
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108
: Total attendance at the Conferences was 514 es at the General Meeting on November 19
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and there were 506 representa-
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Employee The Role of Government in the
Jject of the keynote address by Vincent P.
Relationship was the
ustrial Sand Association His
Ahearn Executive Secretary National
the settlement of
speech gave a clear picture of problems encountered
wed He
disputes in which management labor and government are in-
summed up his thesis by saying
HUMAN RELATION PROBLEMS
Development Company oveDrr. E. V. Murphree , President Standard Oil
asymposium on Problems of Human
pre-
members discussed the
Relations in the Industries The -
gement and
subject as it affects labor and the responsibilities of
as influenced by extramural activities and by the need for research
EXHIBITS FEATURE OF MEETING
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Exhibits Exhibits showing
<of the the
showing activities in the field of industrial hygiene contributed to the
meeting
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Exhibits were displayed by the following
American Medical Association Graduate
Aluminum Company
** ity of
PittsburghPittsburgh and Rome Cable
School of Public Health
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No. 12
BRAUN DISCUSSES INDUSTRIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
Dr. Daniel C. Braun Medical Director of the Foundation participated in the
Discussional on Industrial Health Problems at the University of Michigan School
blic Health and Institute of Industrial Health held on December 11 and 12. He dis
National Interest in Industrial Health Can it be Promoted
FOUNDATION ASSOCIATE TO GIVE LONDON LECTURE
Frederick S. Mallette a member of the Foundation's Toxicological
mittee and Research Manager of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Mechani- ten invited to give a Clayton lecture on air pollution before the Institute of
gineers of Great Britain in London on April 23 1954
BRAUN APPOINTED TO COMMITTEE OF APCA
of Dr. Braun has been invited to serve on Industry Committee 11 chemical
Air Pollution Control Association This is a committee the Technical
Hnating Committee of which Dr. E. R. Weidlein President of Mellon Institute
Arman
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Reprints tions
are available of a paper on
by FiltFieltr er Paper Samplers by W.
rold M. Ide of the Foundation's Staff
Determination of Haze and Smoke Con-
C. L. Hemeon George F. Haines Jr
The paper was presented at the Baltimore
Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association in May 1953
Also available on request are reprints of a paper by Dr. Daniel C. Braun on
ed portance in the
of Industrial Medical Departments as a Management Tool which presente
October 1953 issue of Advanced Management The paper was presente
Thirty First Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Insurers Association in City on June 26 1953
illustrated story of Industrial Hygiene Foundation as it appeared in the
The ,
1953
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Anniversary apies will be
Issue of Industrial
mailed on request
Medicine and Surgery
has
been reprinted
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