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FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1943 Sept
DOC IHF023 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION IHF - Foundation Facts
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news Foundation Facts isa monthly
to Industrial concerns holding
letter issued
membership in
Industrial Hyglene Foundation The Foundation
is a combined research and service institution
to protect the health of workers in Industry .
Vol 5
September 1943
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Preview of Annual Meeting Program
dustrial The program for the eighth annual meeting and second war conference of In-
Hygiene Foundation to be held at Mollon Institute Pittsburgh November 10
and 11 will be highlighted by a panel discussion on Putting the Disabled
Back to Work Dr. C.D. Selby Medical Consultant General Motors will
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The Medical Section presided over by Lt. of the Foundation's Medical Committee includes
Col.
A.J.
Lanza
MC Chairman
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Effects of Certain Inhaled Chemicals upon the Eye
Fluorides as an Industrial Health Problem
Results of an Eight Year Observation of Chests of a Group of e Welr ders
An date report on the Effects of Aluminum Therapy on Silicotics.
a Bulletin A highpoint of the second day's program will be the summary
f supported plant study of Health Problems of
summary of Foundation-
photographs conditions
Women in Industry This report
as they are and will be published later as
a Medical
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Of special interest to the hot industries will be results of a
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thorough study
fe
just
completed by the Army
on Physiological Effects of Heat
presentations include Health Problems of the Older
Other important
of all persons employed are
Employee and Employer third |.
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over 45 Findings from Foundation Plant Surveys
Developments of 1943 Respecting Industrial Health
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Agreement
Penalty for Poor Ventilation
\ The National War Labor Board has directed the inclusion of clauses
in between an iron works and a CIO union which included the following |<
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... Any employee who shall be required to work in
confined and
Ventilated places where welders burners or
any
poorly
Extra compensation
in addition to
his
spray painters are working shall be paid
regular straight or overtime pay as the
pase may be for such work at the rate of half his
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Provided he
regular hourly base rate of pay
ment for
complies with the company's rules relating to the use of protective equip-
compensation work done under such conditions and also that he claims such extra
an
Fon prepared Member companies are remindedreminded that the Foundation is
w problems of industrial ventilation :
to assist them
no
with details
Industrial Hygiene Engineer with broad experience is available
details
communicate with the Foundation
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Industrial Hygiene Foundation The
is a combined
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research and service institution
industry to protect the health of workers in
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Vol 5
December 1943
No.
Thirty New Members in 1943
Industrial Thirty more
giene Foundation in 1943 companies and employer associations joined
50 Federal and State
This brings the total membership to 255.
Hy-
subscribed
agencies private institutions and
Meanwhile some
to the Foundation's publications Most
other
employer groups
recent new members
are
groups
American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co.
Kirk & Blum
American Iron & Steel Institute
Manufacturing Co.
The Falk Corporation
Mackintosh Company
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
Monsanto Chemical Company
Galvin Manufacturing Corp.
New Jersey Zinc Company
Hercules Powder Company
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc.
Jack & Heintz Inc.
Sun Rubber Company
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S. K. Wellman Company
New Bulletin Coming on Women in Industry Study ars
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The Foundation study of Health
classic
tual
plant
investigation
will
be
Problems of Women in Industry
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report presents material collected in 54
sent to Members shortly . This fac-
10 different states The study was made
plants
in
numerous
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industries located ra
ember of aterial
the
Foundation's
Medical_Committee
by Dr.
Medical_Committee who
C.O.
of Chicago A
has an authoritative character an
reviewed the manuscript says the 7
that could never have been attained
evident realism and a practical useful-
This
study
represents
Foundation
by the mere
research in
summarization
of
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questionnaires
wartime conducted on the
production lines
Annual Mooting Comments
The Foundation continues to
thers regarding the last Annual
receive favorable comments from Members
known western
Meeting . The latest is from the vice
Gundation Gundation
company who refers refers to the most
president of a * ..
meeting and adds _ It was four
interesting program at the last 3iss
cious cious moeting and the growth and
years ago that I attended my first and
tremely interesting and the Foundatisocnopeshould of subjects covered in the last meeting meting
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zr these few
years
Colds and Lost Time
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Industrial Nequent lost time
the
respiratory Foundation is
ills
prevalent
at
this
season and
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Industrial Industrial Health Problem
reissuing its report on The Common Cold as
12 AnnAnnuaul al Meeting of Members This was presented by Dr. Simon S. Leopold at the
INDUSTRIAL Copics accompany the current issue of the :
THE FOUNDATION WISHES YOU AND YOUR ASSOCIATES A HEALTHFUL PRODUCTIVE NEW YEAR 7
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Excerpts from the Opening Address at Industrial Hygiene Foun-
dation by Andrew Fletcher Vice President St. Joseph Lead
Co. and Chairman of Foundation's Board of
at eighth annual
Trustees presented
meeting of Industrial Hygiene Foundation held
at Mellon Institute Pittsburgh Nov. 10 1943
1. Why was the Foundation founded and why should it continue
development About ten years ago cur country waswas in the
due to the resultant
depths of a great depression and
unemploymentunemployment various claims for
such as silicosis were widespread -
occupational diseases
difficult to obtain
companies quickly realized that it was
justified
any competent information as to whether the claims
or not they also awakened to the realization that
were
if any data upon which to fight unjust
it was found that an
claims
they had little
and more important still - if
occupational hazard did exist there was no
place
yoars
where which
suggestions have passed
could
great
be obtained to strides have
lessen
the
hazard
one central In the ten
acquired through adversity - the most importbaenetn made due to the knowledge
opinion is the acceptance by industry of the fact that
however in my
living conditions result in lower
improved working and
improvements pay enormous dividendcsosts and that the dollars so spent in the
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In the eight years since the Foundation
struggling end poorly financed
was founded it has progressed from a
group to one of the strongest organizations of
its kind the United States - and
ployce as well
one which represents the interests of em-
as that of the employer by helping to prevent illness and
pational diseases through research in the
occu-
laboratory and by the practical
plant as well as in the
Just as I
collection and dissemination of industrial hygiene data
can foresee the greatest era of industrial
trytry hhaass ever
activity that this coun-
it
it will
enjoyed when the war has been won > as there is now no doubt that
such be - I see the necessity of an organization
the
where unbiased information and
as
Foundation
help can be readily and inexpensively obtained
The Foundation can be most
the
helpful in the post period when the
health of employees and possibly oven of the
protection of
more important than in the
consuming public will be even
and
past as with the enormous advances made in
R. of neewngpirnoeedruicntgs during the war unknown hazards have arisen in the develcohpemmeinsttry
g The financial position of the Foundation -
Trustees P
There is a
Success
Success
great deal of truth in the old saying that nothing succeeds like
B - thtahte success of the Foundation and the insistence of the Board of
AsAs resulted resulted
expenditures should at all times be budgeted and supervised
in a strong financial position
Bow the Foundation can help you and the war
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sold
program
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like to make just one
is
suggestion
as
our
greatest
present
domestic
domestic
Mons
nonpower let the Foundation aid
you by making practical sugges-
limited
of industrial hazards
limited we can handle even more
Although our staff is somewhat
plant surveys in 1944 than we did in 1943
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