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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 60 East 42nd Street New York 17, N. Y. t June $, '"'M AN FRED 'BO WDITC DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY .* Br. H, B. EUdns tie, W, a. Hazard r B. A. KehoeHr, S, S* Pinto Br. H, l. Stokinger In Mr. I June 3rd letter $ Tr ` Ifr,Secretary to Bcmiitch 51. y\ < -,"yi * fi`0' . 0 0-3- 4 4 o r A- cars fully. I an also very much inclined to agree with .you when you-/|^ state that you do,not, feel that you could advocate a specific modi-' Jji ficatlon of 8 t&ndard" Z--6S"at/this :tins.' My/bope'has been that may be. far enough'' advanced iii methods of that could he mads'to at least indicate the relative hazards involved in using lead .jChrosata ,as a.iinjtipg /color in isoderi^;^aint^as^3^ipf@^ ** .. with the old time White lead paint.r Over a long''period'o^yiiri.we''-^'^*' probably have j c history on the old white lead linseed oil paint. ' ' - *' "- ' f " 'f V ./r. It would .certainly seem advisable, in the absence of knowledge, to | V continue K-66 as it now stands for the finishing.of toys and children's furniture. However/ if application of "this standard were expanded % to all interior .paints/ it;could .me an., a .veryheavy1 and .over , cial loss to a great many p us in the paint business nevertheless,;/ / if the facts should justify such ;a'"course"it-''idiouid be taken regard*/-'^/ loss of the losses that may-occur. . From-the point of view of our-own' company, we arc hopeful that something can be done to gain further kne^fedge on this subject so that such losses "would not be forced upon V. the industry unless they were Justified. -` t We know that such a program Of study would be expensive but we &ra hopeful that in some way-the head Industries Association, The Rational Association of Paint Manufacturers, and the Federation of Faint &' Varnish Production Clubs can get together at least to the extent of defining tha problem and finding out vfaether or not it Is practical to attempt to ra&Xe a study of it at this time. ;~ Yours truly. tPHiVO " cos R, S. Bennett, Manfred Bowditch Lyman P. Hunter Vice Presid^ntf** Vs$t N18575.01