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LIA24297 V"W ' LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 292 MADISON AVCNUK NCW YORK 17. N. V. July 1, I960 QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE SECRETAKT APRIL 1 TO JURE 30. I960 The following report covers the highlights of Association Activities for the second quarter of i960. Hore detailed Information on these activ ities or others not eminerated will be supplied on request. Bo attrapt has been made to cover routine activities, and research Is covered In a separate report of the Research Director. GENERAL 1. Annual Meeting. A highly successful annual meeting of the Asso ciation n-3 held at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotels in St. Louis on April 6 and 7* Attendance of 1L4 representatives of members and guests vas a record. g. Headquarters. On May 2 the Association moved Its offices to larger and more adequate quarters at 292 Kadl6on Avenue, Bev York 17, telephone Oregon 9-6020. 3. Information Bulletins. Another of this series of bulletins for meobers vas prepared and circulated. h. Statistics, LIA's Annual Statistical Rerlev vas prepared and circulated to members. Also the Introductory page for the lead section of the Year Book of the American Bureau of Metal Statistics vas prepared. HEALTH AND SAFETY 5. Hllvaukee "Lead Poisoning" Case. In connection vith the seemingly spurious claim for damages In the amount of $200,000 for alleged injury due to contamination of water transmitted through lead pipes In a Hllvaukee apartment house, noted In the last quarterly report, a conference end Inspection of the premises took place In Milvaukcc on June 27, vlth attorneys for the defendant and an attorney for the LIA, as veil as aa LZA staff member, present. Anticipating the September 26 trial date, arrangements have been made for such medical and toxicological testimony as may be required. 6, Harvard Lead Toxicity Study. The proposal of the Harvard School of Public Health for a study of relatlvs toxlcltles of various lesd com pounds, looking to an easing of restrictions on those found to be of lesser hazard to health, vas last reported as having been placed before our Board of Directors. By their vote, a cocolttee of company executives and medical and toxicological experts has been appointed to consider the proposal and LIA24298 law ,, sb.i Jirtnnaiti akmhm Quarterly Heport of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, i960 -2- July 1, i960 ?. Air Pollution Regulations "Ambient air" is a term with which we nay expect to becone Increasingly familiar. Meaning the general out door atmosphere. It appear* destined to cone under scrutiny, from the viewpoint of the public health, In a manner not unlike that accorded to polluted factory atmospheres In the past. To the proposals of the Cali fornia State Health Departsent to establish limits on carbon monoxide, lead and other pollutants on a statewide basis has now been added federal legislation directing the Public Health Service to proceed along similar lines. Backed by a million-dollar appropriation, this Is most certsdnly something to be watched, and ve are giving both the California and federal projects careful attention. 8. Meetings Attended. Gatherings attended during the quarter have Included the annual meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association in Cincinnati, where there were both formal presentations and informal dis cussions of the subjects of the preceding paragraph, the annual Industrial Health Conference, participated in by five major organizations In that field and held this year at Rochester, N. Y., and a meeting In Kew York City under the auspices of the Rational Health Council. <Xir director of health and safety was a speaker on the Rochester program. 9. Childhood toad Poisoning. Though it la too early to venture a definite opinion, something of a change seems to be taking place In the epidemiological pattern of childhood lead poisoning. Whereas the disease * has hitherto been mainly one of the slums of our older and larger cities. It has of late been reported frets such smaller centers as Albany, If. Y., Springfield, Mass., Covington, hy., and Gastonia, H. C. These sporadic Incidents seem probably attributable to an Increased awareness on the part of the medical profession. The problem continues in the larger municipalities. In Hew York City, where the Incidence among Puerto Rican children Is high, volunteer work by Dr. May R. Mayers has brought about an agreement by a local agency of the Puerto Rican Government to print and distribute informational leaflets dealing with the subject In the Spanish language. 10. Health and Safety Bulletin. The Thirteenth International Congress on Occupational. Health will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, Kew York City, from July 2$ to 29, 19&/ and will Include a number of papers on lead poisoning. A bulletin relative to the Congress, Issued on May 20, has brought a gratifying response freo our member*. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMgfT--GDCBAL 11. "Lead." The second 19^0 Issue of this quarterly was prepared and printed for distribution to seme 55,000 people, of vhlch about k,500 copies were distributed In Canada and 1,500 In the United Kingdom by members and the lead Development Association. 12. Advertising. CXir one-page "Lead News tetter" ads continued to appear in ''Materials in Design Engineering" and "Product Engineering" in alternate month*. . ri>" io w ii1 VT vwp -- 'suwaiSL a* SB W*! *w W* LIA24299 mm \ Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, I960 -3- July 1, i960 13. Design Engineering Show. Our 22- by 18-ft exhibit booth at tracted an unusual number of visitors at the four-day Design Engineering Shov at the New York Coliseum In Hay. A variety of lead product* wer* featured and almost 1,000 engineers filled out cards asking for more Information on lead In general or on specific application*. 14. Battery Brochure. An additional 13,000 copies of this brochure ( on Industrial trucks vere printed and distributed, bringing the total to 63,000. Since these have now been ccmpletely used up, another 10,000 are on order. 15. Sound Attenuation. The report of Bolt Beranek and ltevnan, acoustical consultants, on the sound attenuating properties of lead, emanating from the Expanded Research Program, has been rewritten with an Introduction suitable for printing as a brochure for circulation to acoustical and design engineers, architects and others faced with problems In this field. Publication Is expected within the next couple of month*. 16. Battery Conference. The annual Signal Corps Battery Conference, this year at Atlantic City In May, was again attended. The program con tained little of Interest on lead-acid batteries, emphasising never types of power sources. Bo proceedings or paper* are available this year be cause of the expense to the Signal Corps in the past, but a committee was appointed to Investigate the possibility of making the papers available la seme way. 17. Association of American Battery Manufacturers. The meeting of this Association In Los Angeles In June was attended. Two papers of particular interest to lead people were delivered and will be circulated by LLA to Its members as soon as possible. They were: "Modern Methods for the Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Lead Intoxication," by Dr. Rutherford T. Johnstone, and "The Challenge by Hew Battery System*,"' by C. 0. Crimes, vice president-research, Electric Storage Battery Company. A committee report contained another Item of Interest in that It estimated current automobile battery life at slightly over three years. 18. Sea Horse Institute. A meeting of this group at Vrlghtsrllla Beach, N. C., vas attended to keep abreast of corrosion studies there. 19 ASTH. The annual meeting of this society vas attended. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--HETAL PRODUCTS 20. Lead Welding. A cncxslttee under the chairmanship of David M. Borclna, assistant to the secretary, has been organised at the request of the American Welding Society to rewrite and bring up to date the sec tion on lead welding (burring) In the "Welding Handbook" of that society. 21, Tcrnc Roofing. Because of reviving Interest In this lead product, o LIA prepared a fo<ur-page flyer setting forth Its advantages and giving specifications for Its uss. About 16,000 copies have been distributed to architects and builders.  **-- - *--' " Jtffc Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, i960 July 1, i960 22. Advertising. Four one-page ade appeared on metallic lead products during the quarter in "Engineering Neva-Fecord." Che vas devoted to leadasbestos antivibration pads under air-conditioning cooling tovera, tvo to lead-lined reflecting pools in the new Time-Life Building in Rev York, and one to the leaded glass vindov of the nev American Airlines Building at Idlevild, Rev York. 23. Construction Bulletins. Lead Construction Bulletins No. 2 and 3 vere reprinted in quantities of 3,000 each as our original supplies vers depleted. These dealt vith lead shower pans and waterproofing, and with lead chemical laboratory drainage systems. 2k. Plumbers' Show. LIA hod an exhibit at the annual convention of the Rational Association of Plumbing Contractors in Cleveland late la June. Featured vere the nev fittings for lead connections to vall-hung water closets now being marketed ccmerclally as a result of LIA's efforts at proper design. 25. Hull Camping Compound. Ch another visit to the Mare Island Ravel Shipyard at Vallejo, Cal., to check on progress of research there to develop a satisfactory hull damping compound, it was learned that con* slderrile progress has been cade. Extensive testing has led to a compound made of neoprene containing 70 per cent lead powder and weighing about h lb per eq ft in sheet fora. This has already been applied to the hull interiors jf several destroyers and is now being applied to a missile cruiser at the Bremerton, Hash., yard. About 8,000 aq ft will be used on this ship. While ve have been given permission to pass this informa tion on to members. It may not be used for publicity or advertising purposes without clearance by proper Kavy authorities. 26. Anodes. Cooperation with Electro Rustproofing Company has de veloped considerable data on the successful use of lead-silver anodea la Impressed current systems for corrosion protection in salt water end chemical solutions of such structures as piers, bridges, power plant condensers, ships and traveling screens. 27. Cable Sheathing. Reports of the successfully concluded research project on tne continuous extrusion of lead alloy cable sheath have been rewritten and consolidated into a single paper and submitted to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers vith the hope that It will be accepted for presentation before the fall meeting of that organization. IRDU3TRY DEVEIPPMEWT- -PIGHERT3 28. Advertising. Ctae two-color ad on lead metal protective paint appeared In "Marine Engineering/Log" during the quarter. 29. Cqaalttee Meeting. The Pigment* Technical Ccemlttee met at Joplin, Mo., in May vith the Chemical Subcommittee of the Technical Steer ing Committee at the inauguration of a nev research project to develop industrial primers which incorporate lead pigments in water soluble vehicles. wema m .w a s ww. sajsiiJ-. mu r mipj . 11. n.'MiL i iu4jpf|RPW9 zJ&f+n<m mCif r LIA24301 ' 9 i Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, i960 -5- July 1, iy6o mXJSTRY DEVELOPMENT- -CERAMXC8 30. ACS An'iual Meeting. At the annual meeting of the American Ceramic Society In Philadelphia in April, LIA aponeored Jointly with our Expanded Research Program a luncheon meeting vith the faculty supervisors of our graduate research fellowships and the fellows themselves, if present, and the LIA Ceramics Technical Ccrcilttee. The purpose was mutual discussion of our research projects and other Ideas for research on lend in ceramics, 31. Papers on Lead in Enamels. Two papers on this subject were delivered at the ACS annual neetIngTjy LIA research fellows at the University of Illinois. It is expected that these will eventually he printed in the "ACS Bulletin.1' 32. Advertising. Three ads appeared in the "ACS Bulletin," one each on glazed brick, glazed light aggregate blocks, and porcelain enameled steel chalk hoards, lhe first two also appeared in "Ceramic Age" and the last in "Ceramic Industry." The glazed brick ad also ap peared In "Brick and Clay Record" and the chalk hoard ad twice in "Metal Product Manufacturing." 33. Field Visits. Among plant visits in the interest of lead in ceramics were trips to the Barrows Porcelain Canpany, Cincinnati, The 0. Hcnnel Company, Pittsburgh, A. 0. Smith Company, Glaskote Division, and Monarch Aluminum, Cleveland. The annual meeting of the American Chemical Society was also attended. RLZ:JRH Secretary a-.. j L C-- r ' /(J W>- r^uwypp. ij .il 1 L.'yS-i..- '^*rr-vT .^v ' At -