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'l u z z *50 o ff et Flu lo. 1 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION to (AST 4*H* STREET NEW YORK 17. N. T. qUAPTERU REPORT 0T THE SECRETART OCTOBER 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1959 January 8, i960 The following report corera the highlight* of Asioclatloa actlrltlaa during tbo fourth quarter of 1959- More detailed information an tbeM activities or other* not emsnerated vlll he aupplled on requeat. lo attempt haa been made to corer routine actlvltlei, end raaaarch la covered In a *epirate report of th* Research Director. GEREUL 1. Information Bulletin*. Two of theae bulletin* were circulated to members during the quarter< g. Budget*. The Association's budget* for general expenses, health and safety, Industry developoent end research for i960 were established by the Board of Director* at a meeting on December 1, 1959* This followed a aerie* of meeting* of varlou* subconnittees, the Technical Steering Committee and the Industry Development Committee, all of which revlevel rsj made recaaaendatlon* on ipeclflc part* of the program. The total of $733,700.00 approved for i960 expenditure la the largeat In LIA hl*'nry end repreaent* lntenalfled effort* to lncreaae lead market*. 3. Association of maerlcan Bettery Kanufacturcrs. The Secretary attended the annual meeting of thia important group of lead consumer* In Chicago. b. Annual Review. The Secretary1* annual review of the lead situation vaa prepared end la expected to appear In the February Issue of EWIDIEZR- mo ax d Kunso j c u r h al . 5. Technical Progress. A brief review of technical progress and outlc.dc in the lead industry vaa prepared by the Secretary for STEEL magazine, which appeared In the January b, i960 laaue. 6. Executive Cocnlttee Meeting. A meeting of thia camittee vs* held primarily to fill the vacancies In the offices of President. Chairman of the Board, and Chairman of the Executive Committee created by th* tragic dwU> on Thanksgiving Day of John D. Bradley, who held the** offices. Jean Vulllequet, Vice President of American Ketel Climax, Inc., was unanimously elected to fill th* vacancies. 7 Statistic!. As a result of a ruggeetloo made at tb# meeting of th* Board of Director* on December 1, the Secretary arranged a meeting with the editor of ER3DCXRIIB AHD MUIR JOURHAL' 8 METAL AND KUERAL MARKETS " 1 ~rr> IUH>a I w i i. u mwi-mump kiM Ml'tli fSimROftSni Quarterly Report of the Secretary October 1 to December Jl, 1959 -2- January 6, i960 to aee If weekly lead sale* statistics reported by that magacin* could be Bade to reconcile acre closely vlth LIA's swnthly sales reports. Changes In sethoda of reporting to the Bagazlne, effective January 1, I960, vere agreed upon, vhlch It la hoped vlll sale possible closer reconciliation. HEALTH ARP 8AFCT fl. Childhood lead Poisoning. Activities relative to the continuing prob lem of Lead poisoning In ihildren have outvelghed all other health and safety concerns during the final quarter of 1959* They have Included reactivation and attendance at meetings of the Sectional Coanlttee on Hazards to Children of the American Standards Association, and Of Its subccsmlttee dealing vlth lead paint hazards, a meeting of the Advisory Conalttee on Lead Poisoning of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, the annual meeting of the American Association of Poison Control Centers, held In Chicago In conjunction vlth that of the American Academy of Pediatrics, etd a conference arranged by our Health and Safety Division at vhlch the Health Ccnsslesloners of the State of Massachusetts and the City of Boston engagea In an Informal discussion of the problem vlth a number of Interested physicians. Additionally and at our Instance, the Cceimintty Council of Greater Rev York has established a Ccadttee cm Childhood Lead Poisoning, the Initial meeting of vhlch Is scheduled for January 12th. Gratifying to those vho have devoted so such time and effort to the amelioration of thla source of so ouch adverse publicity Is the recent report of the Baltimore City Health Department that the cases of childhood plumbism In that city dropped from 133 vlth 10 fatalities, In 1958, to 62, vlth 2 fatalities. In 1999. - 9. Meetings Attended. Attendance at meetings other than the above has Included those of the American Public Health Association and a Legislative Forum of the national Paint, Varnish end lacquer Association,slmultaneously st Atlentlc City, those of the Industrie! Hygiene Foundation and, by in* vltatlcn, the Board of Directors of the Anerlcen Industrial Hygiene Asso ciation, both at Pittsburgh, and a Trl-Sectlon meeting of the latter organization at Trenton. Our health and safety director was a speaker at the three of these gathe~inga underlined. 10. X-Ray Shielding. Cooperating In the Rev York City Health Deportment's drive tar more adequate shielding against X-reys in doctors' and dentists' offices, ve have provided the Department vlth a vallhoard screes, one half of vhlch is covered vlth sheet lead. The screen Is 00 casters so it can be moved back and forth betveen a radiation source and counter. It vlll be used to demonstrate to doctors and dentists the need for and effectiveness of lead shielding. If the plan is successful, ve bopa that ve nay *stend it to other cities. 11. Air Quality Standards. At the request of the California Btata Ds* partment of Health, ve are cooperating vlth thea In a project looking to the establishment of standards of "ambient air quality" for a vida range of potentially toxic materials, including lead. >< --tl^CWM V IS U'W*51S*S|jJiaiJS| " JMPSSSa I ["i-- J-aw '-jg^1 " -1 A. LMgyniataaia3as*Afri*ftriirriri 0 wmami* ----.......................... ......- ^ - ^ 1" 11,.^ t. Qiarterly Report of the Secretary October 1 to Deceaber 31, 1959 -3- January 8, i960 12. Welding Lead-Painted Steel. As a result of somevhat similar vorfc done alsevtaere, ve have reopened dlscussloos vlth staff ambers of tba Barrard School of Public Health relative to the possibility of shoving that the hazard Involved in veiling lead-painted steel Is substantially less than bad been thought. CTDU3TBT SEVUmgtT--CE1CRAL 13. "lead." The fourth 1959 Issue of this quarterly vaa prepared, printed and nailed to our Hat of over $0,000 naaes, and 1,500 copies vera sent to the Lead Development Association, London, for their distribution under our exchange agreement. Another h,500 coplea vers distributed In Canada by our Canadian neobera at tbelr own expense. lh. Advertising. Tvo coe-pege ada In our "Lead Revs Letter" series appeared In MATERIALS 19 DCSIGh BICPEmng and cue In PRODUCT OtGiniJ-rtlWO. 15. Chenlcsl Show. Our exhibit at the Rational Chemical Exposition In toe Rev York Co11seve vaj one of the aoat successful ve have ever experi enced. It embraced both setsi products and chemical ccopounds. 16. "Lead and Its Alloys." Reprints of this article, vfaicb appeared In iKIXSTRXAL AHD KQHEE3IH0'CHEKtSTRf, vere distribute 1 to members and othera Interested. 1?. Hope Builders 5hov. The LZA exhibit vea redesigned and refurbished for use at the Eatlccal Heme Builders Sbov la Chicago In January. I9DUS73T CEVELOPKSff--METAL PR0SWT8 18. "Soldw.mft, Manual." This Manual, published by the Aaerlcan Welding Society and prepared by our Solder Committee, caae off the press and vaa sent to Members vho had ordered copies. 19* Chemical Tank linings. Reprints vere obtained of an article "Better Way to Lead-Line lour WooJen Tanks," vnlch appeared In CHEMICAL E3GI9EERIB3, and vere distributed to our chenlcsl construction nailing Hat. 20. "Current Practice In Isolating Bulldlnge fron Vibration vlth LeadAsbestos Pads." A four-page brochure vlth this title vas prepared, printed and distributed to a list of more than 15,000 architects and others In the construction Industry. 21. X-Ray Shielding. See Item 10 under Bealth and 6afcty. 22. Anodes. A meeting vaa attended In connection vlth the use of lead anodes for corrosion protection In Impressed current systems. Several additional actual Installations have been found and are being carefully vatebed. A technical article on the subject appeared In COt'.-tfJSJOH magazine and reprints ordered for our distribution. gqai nji l ii.,wi w^nun.ii nunjaiyu' M ..tfc.-A, ,I < y f ?, gunny i wvvruf im u i i m i j aipaii' a h , i'* i nrim ' riMtafa ifiiftrffiWii^aasi : .; ! i . '! .: <! i Quarterly Report of the Secretary October 1 to December 31, 1959 -k- January 6, i960 83. Advertising. Two ooe-pagt ada appeared In EIU1UEKIBQ BEDS-RECORD. 8k. Lead Plumbing Connections. Aa a reiult of designs developed and provided by LIA, severe! plumbing fixture manufacturera are now marketing a fixture for lnatalllnd vail-hung realdentlal water doaeta apeclflcally designed for uae with letd connectlona. ^__ d t d u s t r t icmjoait3rr--c r a mic s 85. "Lead Investment Paye Off.* Thle vaa the title of a abort article prepared by l Ia vhleh appeared In CERAMIC INDUSTRIES. It ewphaalaed coat aavlssa reallred by ceramic manufacturer* through the uae of lead compound!. 86. "Ultra tow lo>i Ceramic Dielectrics." Reprinta of thle article, baaed on LIA sponsored recearch, were dlrtrlbuted to members and other* lntereated. 27. Advertising. During the quarter two one-page ada on lead In ceramics appeared In the CERAMIC S0CXET7 K.Ur-'IH, CERAMIC AGE and METAL PRODUCT KAKUFACTURUC and one each In CERAMIC IKDUSTKX, BRICK A2fD CLAX RECORD and CERAMIC BEUS. 2d. Meetings. The "eu.i meeting of the Structural Clay Product1 Inatltute vaa attended aa voa the fall meeting of the Vhlte Wares Divi sion of tha American Ceramic Society. 89. Tranalatlon. A recent Japanese paper dealing with a problem os the use of lead in ceramic* vaa translated into English and la being dis tributed vbere It vlll be of value to us in this country. PfDUSTRT DEVELOPHEWT--PIOOfTS 30. Advertising. A two-color one-page ad on red lead primers appeared In QiQIKEERIAG "EUS-RECORD and two such ads appeared la KARIKE BfGIKEERh b /l o o . 31. Tellov Traffic Harking Paint. A meeting of the American Association of State highway Officials vaa attended and a number of states visited in the Interests of having this paint specified aa standard practice. Uhlle no actloo baa been taken, several atstea are favorable to painting test sections of their highways in this manner next sumaer. < IT 'ii.SJP 0 i