Document B8LV0QVXe0qKdLpKKx0170oRE

Industrial Hygiene Digest October, I960 Nov. 2-5 Nov. 2-5 Nov. 2-5 Nov. 3-4 Nov. 4-5 Nov. 4-5 Nov. 4-6 Nov. 6-9 Nov. 7 Nov, 7-9 Nov. 9-11 Nov. 9-11 Nov. 12-19 Nov. 15-19 Nov. 17-20 Nov. 18-19 Nov. 25-26 Nov. 30-Dec. 3 Dec. 3-8 Dec. 9 Dec. 10-11 American Society of Parasitologists, Los Angeles, Calif. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Los Angeles, Calif. American Speech and Hearing Association, Los Angeles, Calif. Muscle as a Tissue Conference, Philadelphia, Pa. (Division of Research, Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia 31, Pa.) Central Society for Clinical Research, Chicago, 111. West-Central States Biochemical Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska. Association of Clinical Scientists, Washington, D.C. Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Chemical Engineering Div. of Chemical Institute of Canada, Quebec. Society of Plastics Engineers, Automation in Injection and Compression Molding, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Second Biennial Parade of Scientific Instruments and Symposium. Standard Scientific Supply Corporation, New York, N. Y. Clinical Chemistry Methods, Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference, Pittsburgh, Pa. Fifth Pan American Congress of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Santiago, Chile. Puerto Rico Medical Association, Santurce, Puerto Rico. Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Nassau, Bahamas. American Medical Writers' Association, Chicago, 111. American Physical Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, 111. Canadian Heart Association and National Heart Foundation of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. American Academy of Dermatology and Syphilology, Chicago, 111. American Rheumatism Association, Dallas, Texas. Academy of Psychoanalysis, New York, N. Y. LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS 936 President Approves Motor Exhaust Study. An Act originated in the House of Representatives as Bill H. R. 8238 "to authorize and direct the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to make a study and report to Con gress. ..of the discharge of substances into the atmosphere from the exhausts of motor vehicles," was passed by both the House and Senate and signed by the President on June 8, 1960, and will henceforth be known as Public Law 86-493. Section 2 of the law provides that the Surgeon Gen eral shall submit his report together with his recommendations, based on the results of the study, "as soon as practicable, but not later than two years" following the passage of the Act. Section 3 defines the term "motor vehicles" as being those propelled by mechanical power and used for transporting passengers or property on a highway. c Q 937 -N--a---t-i-o--n--'-s----C--a- -p--i-t-o--l--H--a--s---N---e-w-----P--l-a--n----t-o---C---u--r--b---A--u--t-o----F--u--m---e--s--.- Engineer Commissioner, A. C. Welling, recently announced plans to help reduce air pollution from traffic exhaust fumes in Washington. General Welling's proposals include three major provisions. The first would require that all new motor vehicles registered in the District beginning with the 1962 models be equipped with a "blow-by" device to cut down escaping com bustion gases. The second would set a three-minute motor idling limit (except in below-freezing weather) for vehicles not in the stream of traffic. The final provision would forbid operation of a vehicle where there is "visible smoke or fumes from the exhaust for more than one-tenth of a mile." These proposals, if approved, will make Washington the first city to require the "blowby" device. 03120625 4.