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FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT
DATE 1984 Sept
DOC PAINT080
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal
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General President -..-
William Duval and
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Treasurer A. L.
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BERNARD SNIEGOWSKI 1sstt District ; -.
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. vi. dSeindctera1d9e79 10 affiliates have pro-
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next five years Primary issues include risk
- better product labeling more certifi
cation regulationsadditional research
of health risks improved training propersonal
grams and upgraded
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from these
safetcy erpts and services IBPAT's many health
edin the
videotape services for members were prominent- :
newly-
Safety Depart- Health and _ lydisplayed throughout the Conven- created
tairoenaweCeokmpfurtoemriazbeodontehuirnobtheehaevxihoirbailt ment technical has tesimonysubmitted
tests . the IBPAT Hazard Index ~
. computer software educational vid- and local legislation such as right
and printed materials and shirts know laws _
were shown to hundreds of delegates
Many delegates took the opportunity
to discuss local or state legislation
and medical exam protocolswith the
IBPAT staff On Tuesday and
. Wednesday two physicians and three ~
technicians from Harvard University -
were also on handin the booth to an-
swer questions for
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delegates _ Health and safetyissues filled Tuesday morning's session of the Convenmorning's tion withspeakers fourand reknowned "
Edwin guest speakers and twoIBPATOSH -.
videotapes presentedDr.
_,, Speakers were Dr.
C. Hol-
stein of the Mount Sinai School of
Medicine Dr. Eula Bingham of the
. University of Cincinnati Dr. Edward |
Mount Sinai Hos- Baker of Harvard University and Dr.
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Irving J. Selikoff of
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pitalin New York -
Know
Dr. Holstein focused on statestate
know lawsfocused for - complete labeling of paintproducts Holstein who has aided scores of IBPAT . memberswho with relatedhealth
_ problems over the years said It
takes a major research effort to find
out what is in just one can So he @
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has devoted his energies to passage of
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know laws
Healthand Safety Highlights
Holsteinwas followed by a min- strate |. IBPAT Health and Safety High
strate lights videotape reporting the many
booth levels accomplishmentsof IBPAT and affil-
calculates workplace exposure
for respiratory selection
alsodisplayed IBPAT educational videos and printedmaterials ;
36 THE JOURNAL 1984
nearly actions have |
put unions out
Ends Safety
occupationally occupationally related condition
business If Reaganispermitted to documented and is known as
Chronic . Painter's Syndrome Also featured in this videotape is Dr. Ed-
Baker of Harvard'University
the world's leading researchers
. of solvent neurotoxicity Dr. Bakeris
,
conducting neurotxicty medical examinations of
members under a subcontract
to IBPAT foritsNationalCancer In-
Syndrome Chronic Chronic Painter's
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BdFollowing the videotape videotape Dr.Baker
occupational trained in physicians not
in
medicine . -
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- Not a Laughing Matter
attempted joke One delegate
. to
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about this condition by comparing it
to excessive alcohol consumption But
Health and Safety Director Rod Wol-
ford told the Convention that such
joking may provide a release of ten-
sion over the potential magnitude of |
whatwe all know from our own ex-
solvent perience is verydevastating prob-
lem Wolford said IBPAT OSH believes
and Field Study Liaison Doug Pfunodf Local
grabn y gt ransts from the National Cancer
is Health
Institute
Institute and
and Safety Department Secretary Norma Brinn
vent exposure is probably the single greatest threat to members health |
Just complete form and
N.W. Washington D.C. 20008
would like to borrow the following videotape 20,0 shipping and handling fee is enclosed
IBPAT Health and Safety Highlight12s minutes
Solvent Neurotoxicity
Holstein,
C). Edwin 20 C.
M.D.
minutes
o Edward Baker M.D. 20 minutes oS
Eula BinghaPhmD 20 minutes
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O; Irving Selikoff M.D. 30 minutes
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