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Minutes of che Meeting of the ' HEALTH & SAFETY COUHCIL//.CPA November 14. 1968 PLAINTIFF'S^ vV~-;. .- A, meeting of the members of che Health & Safety Council of the Asbestos Cement Products Association was held pursuant to notice at the Board Room of The Flintkote Company, 201 East 42ndStreet at 9:30 A.M. on November 14, 1968, The following persons, were present: A. H. Fay D. L. Hayes J. A. Main W. K. Kr.orr E. C. Cerny, Jr, C. L. Schcckler J. C. Hall Harry Kessler A. E. Alpine C. M. Brasher Fred Hotter Hurt Schwarz C. R. Krug C. I. Read Bradley Walla National Cypsua Company Laverack L Haines, Inc. (Insurance representatives for National Cypsura) The Flintkote Conpany The Flintkote Conpany Johns-Manville Johns-Kanville CAF CAF Certain-teed Products Corp. Philip Carey Supradur Supradur U. S. Cypsura Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos Davies, Hardy, Loeb, A.ustin & Ives Mr. Fay, as President of ACPA, opened the meeting with a few introductory remarks and noted the long involvement of che ACPA in that industry. He recited the concern of the Association in possible problems involving health and asbestos. Tnc seminars - held at the offices of Johns-Manville during the suromer demonstrate to `.the asbestos cement manufacturers the size of such problems, and have lead to the creation of this Health & Safety Council. Mr. Fay stated that the Council was not created Co undertake research projects. Its function mainly concerns the exchange of information designed to promote and foster health and safety policies and programs for the asbestos cerocnt industry. Mr. Fay announced that" he and che Board of Directors of the ACPA had unanimously requested Mr^ Main of The Flintkote Company to serve as Chairman of this Council. p-. EXHIBIT 40 -15G74 . Hr. Hall's presented the draft of the By-Laws of the Health & Safety Council of the ACPA as circulated among our repre sentatives in July 1963. On codon duly made and seconded, it was unanimously resolved that the aforesaid By-Laws be adopted for Che Health & Safety Council. * *. Hr. Walls, acting as interin treasurer, reported that a separate bank account had been opened in the name of the Council, at the Bankers Trust Company in New York and that the balance in the account is $500 which represents a contribution from ACPA in the amount of $50 for each of its members (Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos, Flintkote, CAF, Johns-Hanville and National Cypsum) and $50 each from Certain-teed, Cement Asbestos Products Co., Philip Carey Corp., Supradur Corp. and U. S. Cypsum. The report of the interim treasurer was accepted as presented. . * Hr. Main called upon Hr. Scheckler of J-H to report.on the proposed pamphlet entitled 'Recommended Health Safety PracticesFor Handling And Applying Asbestos Cement Products". Hr. Scheckler stated that the proposed pamphlet was designed to supplement two booklets already issued by the National Insulation Manufacturers Association. One of these booklets concerned thermal insulation products containing mineral fibers and the other cor.ccrncd thermal insulation products containing asbestos fibers. The intent of issuing these booklets to contractors by the members of NIKA was to protect their employees and themselves legally. The present draft booklet on handling and applying asbestos cement products has been delayed until this Council was organised. Hr. Scheckler noted that the booklet was designed for contractors and those at job sites who handle asbestos cement materials. He noted chat the booklets prepared by NIKA were not intended for workers per se although the unions concerned were given copies. Hr. Scheckler stated that the proposed booklet on asbestos cement products might be given to job foremen. j During discussion of the draft pamphlet, it was noted that the! contractors who handle asbestos cement products may b'c too numerous in the siding field for effective distribution although contractors handling corrugated materials might not be. Some inquiry was made as to the possibility of limiting distribution to the operating branches of the industry while others indicated'that distribution should be made to the users. Others were of.the opinion that such a booklet could be distributed to industrial users of (asbestos cement products and possibly to maritime users* i. : -i * i 45675  * The consent- vzs chat Che present drz__concerned field fabrication of asbestos tzsvnt products rtore than ic concerned the handling of such-products. Mr. Schecklcr stated chat a working committee was needed to check out Che hazards , in the asbestos cement industry before Che booklet is issued. . ;. . 1 .. . * During discussion, lc was noted that there were cases in corn'd! law negligence (outside of Worknen*s Compensation) presently pending in several jurisdictions. The indication was that health problems involving asbestos cement products were resulting in a growing amount of litigation. Because the Asbescosis Research Council of England puts cut pamphlets which relate to each specific use of asbestos, strikers of the meeting felt that' the present draft w.-.c too general, and it was raced chat each product containing asbestos cay have problems peculiar to that product. , co--itte*ei noodewlaentds.saencdontdheadt thfa^t th^e Ch"airtms"an''a^ppo'int this comic tee be related to the end use of the products. The n-.ocicr. was unanimously .adopted. ' * The C_ ounc,,il _'iobjeocbjteives andd athcattivtihtiees and , ? P ? e"=rIon h-= proposed a cautionary notice on Asbestos Minins Association h-- P ? nanufaeturers bnss r: .asbestos fiber. . nmbccs rclaccd thcir e*?=ri- l!*" "- c=nduc;tinKad-st ansl^= at every point and raised the problif'of the handling and disposition of enpty bags .that contained asbestos * ..I S",JC5`e-U, !r Muchlyth.e Tchreeaptioolnicyofoaf hJ-eMalitsh ftoorcinefocamsk ccan - J'lf uh.ch neets bi - 3re observed end to varh with its trr.oyees of the problems a- they^^ ^ ^ our laborir.-ries andSsLteeninduttrial hygienists vho conduct air w.i=5* at every location at least once a year and nore If required inch saving is done in cooperation vith .the United States ?ubj ic llunltr. Service. The meeting considered che p-sszbtl-ty ctivirrr'.ent'al control standard being adopted. |Cn r.otion'duly made end seconded,.it was resolved that the Choitrlan appoint an in plant committee to study and report on wh.nt is being done in asbestos cement factories and to report on '. l . . - i 35676 buting reports on the findings of this Council and of its sub committees; the legal and insurance aspects of health problems involving asbestos cement products and the need of all members to be kept informed on developments in each field. The meeting considered the funding of the Ccuncil and decided that initially a budget should be prepared which would provide for basic expenses. 'It was agreed that special projects pursued by the Council would be funded by special assessments. It was also agreed that each representative would be responsible for his -own luncheon bill and incidental expenses attendant upon each meeting It was the- consensus that' the Council should meet quarterly during its inaugural stage. ` The following target daces were esta. blished for meetings to. be held at the Hotel Biltmore in Now York, City on the following Tuesdays: February 18, 1969, Hay 20, 1969 , August 19, 1969 and November 18, 1969. There being no further business to come before the raecti it was on motion duly made and seconded, until February 18, 1969 V orsuch ocher date as may be appointed by the Chairman, adjourned .* . * Respectfully submitted, Bradley Walls It t 4567V