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C'X&tc&p* A. MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20009 (202) 483-6126 To: October 14, 1970 Executive Representatives of Plastics Group Attention: r. A. Rom Adam# ______________ V Subject: PLASTICS GROUP DINNER (in conjunction with MCA Semiannual Meeting) Date: Place: Time: November 23, 1970 NEW YORK HILTON HOTEL Avenue of the Americas at 53rd Street New York, New York 7:00 PM - Reception - Mercury Ballroom 8:00 PM - Dinner - Mercury Ballroom Tickets: Will not be mailed. Will be attached to name badges to be picked up at Registration Desk - Mercury Ballroom. Reservations: Please return the enclosed Reservation Form by November 16. Charge: $18.00 per person. No limit on number per company Refunds: Made ONLY if cancellations received by November 16. ^7* (Qbxylf' George E. Best Secretary Plastics Committee GEB/mw Enc. CC: Alternates " Mr* Richard naming AP00037260 i . MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION l2S CONNECTICUT AVENUE. N. W. WASHINGTON. D. C. 204M (20Z) 443-6126 NUMBER 991 nnmrnrnmmmmm himihmmiuu MIlIVtMMHIl CONTENTS CALENDAR - BACK OF THIS PAGE SEPTEMBER 30, 1970 Page, 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Pag e 5 Pag e 6 Mrs. Knauer to speak at Semiannual Luncheon Substitute Job Safety Bill Introduced Senate approves tough air pollution bill NAPCA-MCA team up on research S & FP Committee elects new officers Proposed lead additives tax Tariff Commission to Investigate competitive position of U. S. industries Chemical Forum resumes -- Steiger to speak Chemistry curricula to be updated First awards in new citation program Visiting scientist lecturers sought Home economists to see "Boutique Chimique" Food editors hear MCA speaker MCA shares "Teach-In" experience PILOT/CURRENTS survey results PR Journal carries E.Q. Manager's "Teach-In" article Harold Brown joins technical staff New Technical Seminar schedule New "Loss Prevention" booklet available AP00037261 r CALENDAR *Sept. 16-17 *Sept. 28 *Sept. 3Q-0ct. 1 Oct. 5 Oct. 12-14 Oct. 15-16 Oct. 20-21 Oct. Oct. 26-27 26-30 Nov. 4 Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 5 17 23 24 Labels & Precautionary Information Committee Education Activities Committee Mechanical Technical Committee Chemical. Forum Luncheon Transportation Equipment Committee Public Relations Committee Mater Resources Committee Chemical Packaging Committee Technical Seminar--Water Pollution Control for Industrial Wastes Food, Drug & Cosmetic Chemicals Committee Industrial Relations Advisory Committee Chemical Forum Luncheon Plastics Committee Semmiannual Meeting New York , N, Y. Washington , D. C. Washington , D. C. Washington , D. C. MiIwaukee , Wise. Charieston, W. Va. Richmond, Va. Madison, Wise. Nashvi11e , Tenn. Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C. New York, N. Y.. New York, N. Y . *Listed for record purposes. AP00037262 V MCA/GB #991 Page 1 J MRS, KNAUER TO SPEAK AT SEMIANNUAL MEETING Mrs- Virginia H. Knauer, President Nixon's Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs, will be the Luncheon speaker at the Association's 20th Semiannual Meeting on November 24th at the New York Hilton, New York City, according to L. L. Bott, Chairman of the Program Committee. Mrs. Knauer, who also serves as Chairman of the President's Committee On Consumer Interests and as Executive Secretary of the Consumer Advisory Council, is expected to make an im portant policy speech, on consumerism. Arrangements for the all-day gathering are similar to those in past years except that four panel sessions will be held in place of six. The program is designed to appeal to senior and junior executives, depart mental and staff personnel. Members of technical and functional commit tees are especially welcome. Panel participants, all recog nized experts in their respective fields, will approach topics from a variety of vi ewpoi r\ts--industrial, governmental, labor and academic. TOPICS Concurrent sessions at 10 a.m. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK for the CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Moderator: Earl T. McBee Chairman of the Board Great Lakes Chemical Corporation THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY'S ROLE in a CLEAN ENVIRONMENT Moderator: Clifton C. Garvin Executive Vice President Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Concurrent sessions at 2:30 p.m. PRODUCTIVITY Moderator: Harry B. Warner President The B.F. Goodrich Company OUTLOOK for U. S. CHEMICAL EXPORTS Moderator: William B. Graham President Baxter Laboratories, Inc. INDUSTRY-BACKED JOB SAFETY BILL INTRODUCED The long-awaited substitute job safety bill was introduced on September 15 by Rep. William A. Steiger (R-Wisc.) and co-sponsored by Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes (D-Fla .) . In the Senate, the full Committee on Labor and Public Welfare continues mark-up sessions on a subcommittee jobsafety bill which is disturbingly similar to the Daniels proposal. This measure, tf.R.79200, is backed by the Administration and is muck more acceptable to business than the arbitrary Daniels bill, H.R. 16785. With an election recess now in prospect, the House will defer action on occupational safety and health until Congress reconvenes in Mid-November. At that time the Steiger bill will be formally proposed as a substitute for the objectionable Daniels version. It is important that MCA member companies express to Congressmen their opposition to the Daniels bill approach, and their preference for the safety concepts embodied in the Steiger bill, tf.R. 79200. AP00037263 1 MCA/GB #991 Page 2 r SENATE APPROVES TOUGH AIR POLLUTION BILL By a unanimous vote of 73-0 the U.S. Senate has approved the toughest air pollution clean-up ever to reach the floor. The bill now goes to con ference in order to resolve differences with the less stringent House-passed version. Key provisions of H.R.17255 as passed by the Senate would: pn.ovX.de. {ok mandatoxy licensing, xequlxlng companies to make. <Lvai.la.blt to othexs all tech nological advance* on the xeductlon o{ motoK vehicle potlu.ti.on and xequlxe the auto Industxy to pKodu.ce a neaKly pollution-iKee engine {ox new coxs by 1975, xequlxe the Secxetaxy o{ H.E.W. to designate alx quality contxol xeglons which, collectively, covex the zntlxe nation, authoxlze national alx quality Standaxd* Stxlng ent enough to uensuxe pxotectlon o{ the health o{ pexsonand give states thxee ueaxs to Implement plan* to meet the standaxd*, xequlxe the Installation o{ the best pollution contxol equipment available In new plants, pexmlt the Secxetaxy o{ H.E.W. to set national emission limits on selected pollutants {such as axsenlc, coppex, chloxlne gas, etc.) not covexed by othex pxovlslons but a{{ectlng health and wel{axe, and xequlxe the Sec^etaxy to pxoklblt emissions consldexed extxeme health hazaxds (such as asbestos, cadmium, mexeuxy, bexyIlium, etc.), pexmlt citizen suits to ensuxe compliance with standaxds, pxovlde $1.2 billion ovex thxee yeaxs {ox xeseaxch, Implementa tion, and en{oxcement . NAPCA - MCA TEAM UP ON RESEARCH The fifth year of MCA-sponsored research on chemical odors at A. D. Little, Inc. is under way with the National Air Pollution Control Ad ministration becoming a co-sponsor of the program. The Federal Agency will bear one-third of the cost and make available to the project substantial government-owned equipment for the measurement of physiological responses to odor. The pxo/ect goal Is to study xelatlonsklps between the degxee o{ nuisance-ox annoyance genexated by an odox and Its chaxactex. Intensity and duxatlon, Subjective evaluations by panel members participating in the tests will be supplemented by obser vation of physiological reactions re lated to the intensity of emotional response. Also, an agreement has been reached between the Association and NAPCA to conduct an In-depth study o{ the technical and economic pxoblems associated with e{{oxts to contxol atmosphexlc emissions {xom the submexged-axc electxlc {uxnace pxocess o{ the xeactlve metals Industxy. A steering committee developed questionnaires and plant study proto cols for the acquisition of pertinent data which were distributed to plants of both MCA member and non-affi1iated companies. Plant sampling by a NAPCAsupported contractor team will take place later this year. SFPC ELECTS New officers of the Safety and Fire Protection Committee are: Chalxman Sanford Schreiber Allied Chemical Corp. Vice Chalxman John Jorgensen Rohm and Haas Company AP00037264 * MCA/GB #991 Page 3 > HOUSE COMPLETES HEARINGS ON LEAD ADDITIVES TAX PROPOSAL On September 17 the House Ways and Means Committee completed hearings on the Administration's proposal for a tax on lead additives used in motor fuel. Treasury-Secretary David M. Kennedy and Russell E, Train, Chairman of the President's Council on Environ mental Quality were among several Government witnesses urging adoption of this measure as an important part of the Administration's Air Pollution Control program. They also pointed out that the proposal would raise . about $1.1 billion in revenue in the remainder of fiscal 1970-'71. Witnesses from business and labor, including representatives from the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, America Petroleum Institute, AFL-CIO, Ethyl Corporation and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company testified in op position . MCA submitted a statement to the Committee pointing out that the. tax. would be discA.iminatoA.if as a. revenue producing measare and ineffective in achieving significant improvement in the quality of the environment. CHEMICAL FORUM RESUMES -- STEIGER TO SPEAK MCA's widely acclaimed Chemical Forum will resume on Monday October 5, featuring an address by Rep. William A. Steiger, (R-Wisc.), on one of the key legislative issues of the 91st Congress -- occupational safety and health. The noon luncheon will be held at The Madison Hotel, 15th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, D. C. Congressman Steiger has led the fight for a fair, balanced, and ef fective approach to federal job safe ty laws. With occupational health and safety measures moving up on the legislative agenda of both the House and Senate the comments of this dynamic young Congressman will be both timely and worthwhile. The Chem.ical Forum series has been favorably received by leaders of government, industry and the press. It serves as an Important vehicle for building broader understanding between the federal government and the busi ness community. Chemical Industry executives are urged to schedule their trips to Washington, V.C., so that they wilt be able to take part in this meaningful series. Other Forum Dates: INTERNATIONAL TRADE President Nixon has asked the U.S. Tariff Commission to Investigate the. competitive position of U.S. industries with emphasis upon the.Impact of Im ports. The Commission has scheduled public hearings beginning November 4. Interested persons are invited to present their views and concerns. Ad ditional details are available from Kenneth R. Mason, secretary to the Commission, Eighth and E Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 20436. Tuesday Monday Monday Wednesday Monday November 17, 1970 January 18, 1971 March 1. 1971 April 21, 1971 May 17, 1971 For reservations, call MCA 202/483-6126 Ext. 548 AP00037265 CHEMISTRY CURRICULA TO BE UPDATED The Education Activities Com mittee accepted an invitation from the American Chemical Society's Com mittee on Professional Training to assist in revising and updating mini mum standards for courses in chemis try taught in U. S. colleges and universities. Current standards were established in 1965. To comply, an extensive question naire was distributed to knowledgeable personnel in member companies repre sented on EAC. Responses are being evaluated by the ACS Committee. MCA/gb #991 Page 4 r- LECTURERS SOUGHT The Industrial Visiting Scientist program, initiated by the Industrial Research Institute, provides lectures from industry on invitation from par ticipating universities. Several MCA member companies, primarily those represented on the Education Activities Committee, are active participants in the project and efforts are under way to expand its scope. Companies Interested In participating are invited to contact the Director of Education. =IRST AWARDS MADE IN NEW CITATION PROGRAM The New England Association of Chemistry Teachers, the American Chemical Society and the American Gas Association are recipients of the first /vards in a new activity initiated by the Education Activities Committee.. The project was developed to recognize other organizations nior achievement in improving- the quality and ettectivene** o t chemical and chemical engineering education and the attractivene** ochemi*try and chem ical engineering a* protection*." William 0. Driver, MCA's President, jresented the award to the American Chemical Society's Immediate Past 'resident, Or. Wallace R. Brode at the Society's fall meeting in Chicago on September 14. Charles E. Parker, Jr., Chairman 3f EAC's Awards Committee presented the New England Chemistry Teachers their award to the Association's 'resident. Dr. Russell Meinhold at their 32nd Summer Conference, St, Anselm's College, Manchester, N. H. )n August 17; Parker will also present the citation to the American Gas Asso- iation during its Annual Convention i New Orleans, October 11-14. BOUTIQUE CHIMIQUE*.. ...our new Consumer Information exhibit, will be displayed at the annual meeting of the National Asso ciation of Extension Home Economists in Milwaukee, October 26-28. MOUNTAINS OR MOLEHILLS Dr. Bernard L. Oser, Chairman of the Board of Food and Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Maspeth, N. Y, , represented MCA at the 1970 Newspaper Food Editors Conference, held in San Francisco Sept. 20-25. Addressing thegroup at its closing session, his topic was, "Food Additive*-Mountain* or Molehill*t" Earlier on the 25th, Dr, Oser ap peared on KPIX-TY's "Mid-Morning Show" (local in San Francisco) in a 15-minute live interview arranged by the Chemical Industry Council of Northern California. Industry members in an informal "receiving line" at the Food Editors Conference included: Ralph K.Gottshall , Chairman of the Board, Atlas Chemical Industry, Inc.; (Mrs.) Jan A. Jones, Manager, Consumer Information Services, The Dow Chemical Company and a member of MCA's Consumer Information Subcom mittee; Louis F. Czufin, Public Rela tions DirectorChevron Chemical Com pany, and Chairman of CIC/Northern California, and (Mrs.) Peggy Walton, MCA's Manager of Consumer Information. AP00037266 MCA/GB #991 Page 5 CANADIAN "SURVIVAL DAY" "author-author" MCA's Manager of Environmental Quality Information participated in the Canadian Chemical Producers Asso ciation workshop, "SaKvival Day -?ablic Relation* Aapecta &ok -the Chzmicat IndiutKy," in Toronto, September 16. He discussed the U. S. chemical industry's experience in the Earth Day "Teach-Ins" and the result ing message for Canadian manufacturers. Over 70 attendees included corporate and plant executives, technical and public relations personnel. "What The Teach-Ins Taught In dustry", an article by Edward L. Jaffee, Manager of Environmental Quality In formation, appeared in the duly issue of the Public Relations Journal. TECHNICAL STAFF ADDITION On September 15, MCA welcomed Harold B. Brown as Staff Representa tive to the Water Resources and Solid Waste Management Committees. SURVEY RESULTS Some 750 readers responded to a PILOT readership survey taken in JuneJuly. Over 98 percent were favorable. It showed PILOT to be useful in: 6otving specific pA.obte.m6, keeping KzadzK6 in^oKmzd o majoK, netevant lzgi6tative and Kzgu.ta.toKy dzvztopmznt*, keeping Kza.dzK6 inioKmed on wa.y& In which incKea6ing pubtic conceKn &ok the, znviKonment 16 being tKa.n.6tated into action, and maintaining a high tzvzt o& attention to pottation contKot within the chemicat indaitfiy. The results of a readership survey on CURRENTS, conducted with the May/June issue, indicates a trend in the effectiveness of this external environmental newsletter. Readers were asked to evaluate their opinion of the chemical indus try's environmental control efforts bzioKz they began receiving- CURRENTS and now. Before getting the news letter, respondents were 2 1/2 to 1 against the chemical industry. At the time of the survey, however, opinions had changed to 10 to 1 in $avoK of our efforts in pollution control. Moac than 100 KzadzKi 6aid they had been p06itivety in{taenced by CURRENTS. Mr. Brown comes to Was hington from Wi Imi ngton, Delaware wh ere he was manag er of Operatio ns and Faci Titles P 1 annl ng for the Rol 1ins-Pu rl e Division of* Ro Hi ns Irte rnat f onal, Inc. He i s the au tho r of se vera 1 techn ical publ1ca ti ons on the env ironmen t, 1 s a regis tered engi neer wi th a B. S. degre e from Purdue Uni v ers-i ty and has had mo re than 20 yea rs expe ri enice in sa ni tary engine er. ^ NEW SEMINAR SCHEDULE * _ * Water Pollution Control for ' Chemical Wastes TECHNICAL SEMINARS October 28-30, t70 February 8-12,1871 April 12-16,1971 Vendettollt University Nashville, Tennessee Notre Dame Univerefty Noire Dame, Indiana Manhattan College New York, Now York ADVANCED SEMINARS December 14-19,1970 Nashville, Tenneeeee April 19-23,1971 New Orfeane, Louisiana For additional information and registration forms, contact Harold B. Brown, MCA. AP00037267 This new booklet l'CcotohsomesmmmSp.-iirattettefeeveeeett,,yynctaaioonnnnddtaFFci>hniresecdkeaPvlrseioselottrepisecestdiaonbondyf sshhoouuild-1 prove valuable to member companies la reducing losses due to fires, explosions and other caus'*' ,C^8 /// --s- Risk Evaluation a9nd LS* Pm 1. 2. Irifrodoctlon ................. RISK EVALUATION...... 2.1 Definition* ......................... m . neventi, 2.2 Purpo** of Risk Evoluotion .. 2.3 Factor* Involved ................... 2.4 Los* Sxjsosure Estimate* ...... 2.3 Risk Evaluation Work Sheet III EVENHON REVIEWS................... otons for to** Prevention Review nds of Review ............................... .2.1 Process Development .2.2 Preliminary ............. ........... 1.2.3 Project Design..................... 3.2.4 Pre-startup ........................ 3.2.5 Periodic Plant .......................... 3.2.6 Review Report* .............. .................. Organization of loss Prevention Reviews 3.3.1 The TEAM Approach ...................... 3.3.2 Composition of Review Team .... 3.3.3 Special Value of Central Group......... 3.3.4 &:heduling of Loss Prevention Review* t 3.3.5 Los* Prevention Review Meeting* /, 3.3.6 Review in Depth .................. %ecorr>nvbt\d'aiicm by Team .3.7 Review Teom Report 1.3.3 -t 4.1.3 i 4.1.4 Yard ............................ Process Safety Review Check U*t | 4.2.1 Material*...................... Reaction* ......................... -..... Equipment ..................... . Instrumentation Control ....... Operations ..............-............ Malfunctions ........................ . A.i.t Location and Plot Plan ......... Electrical Safety Review Check list | Boiler and Machinery Check List..... [ 4.4.1 Boilers ..................................... 4.4.2 Piping and Valves .......... . 4.4.3 Pressure and Vacuum Reijief 4.4.4 Machinery --.................. FFiirree PPrrootteeccttiioonn Cv-hnei ck List .... 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