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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1965-1966 DOC JMA231 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter Between M and Various Companies with Asbestos Unit Research Report CANADIAN JohnsJohns Manville CO LIMITED ASBESTOS FIBRE DIVISION TEL 879-5431 JM P Y May 17 1965 Dr. J. C. McDonald ProfesosferEpidemiology and Health 1033 Pine Avenue West Ep Montreal 2 P.Q. me Dear Dr. McDonalds I can now advise that all companies have approved unanimously to give you access to information and any assistance you require to carry out your mIV Mr. Boadway had sent his company's company's approval but must have been lost somewhere in mail He called today to affirm their approval and request that this study be expedited all possible Sincerely CANADIAN MANVILLE CO LIMITED Got Kenneth W. Smith M.D. New York Paul Cartier M.D. - Thetford Mines M. J. Measel - President Q.A.M.A Q.A.M.A Ivan Sabourin Q.C. - J. A. Vidal M.D. a \ | CANADIAN oe aa TEL 879-5431 . JohnsJohns Manville ASBESTOS FIBRE DIVISION JM CO LIMITED - P. O. BOX 1500 ASBESTOS QUEBEC May 11 1965 -- P Dr. J. C. McDonald Professor and Chairm Dept. of Epidemiology and Health Health West Megill University 1033 Fine Avenue Montreal 2. P.G. Dear Dr. McDonalds itsdie sem the following companies permitting information you have requested you access giving you whate aver avastance they own to permit you to carry out the followings I enclose copies of letters from Asbestos Corporation Limited Limited Nicolet Industries Inc. Bell Asbestos Mines Ltdes Lake Asbestos of Quebes Ltd. The Flinthate Company National Asbestos Mines Limited Sabourin & Sabourin Attorneys for the Association helpful You also have permission from my vn company Including use of such information which may helpful to from Phunro Mine at Matheson Ontario and Advocate Mines Limited at Baie Vorte Newfoundland I hope the one company not yet heard from will give their approval soon 001 York Kenneth W. Smith - New Mines Paul Cartier M.D. - Thetford Mines 1. J. Messel - President Q.A.N.A. Ivan Sabourin Q.C. - Dr. J. A. Vidal ~~, FLINTKOTE THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY EAST RUTHERFORD NEW JERSEY April 20 1965 Mr. Karl V. Lindell Chairman of the Board Canadian Asbestos Manville Fibre Division Company P.O. Box 1500 Asbestos Quebec Limited Dear Karl We have for Dr. your letter of J. C. McDonald April 5 1965 to have access requesting clearance to the health records of past and present Dr. Paul Cartier at employees which are the Thetford Clinic on file with This clearance is given with the stipulation that in any reports or dis- closures that no specific reference be made to Flintkote nor should any specific disclosure be made of any condition of any Flintkote employee If these stipulations are acceptable to Dr. McDonald it will be in order for him to make arrangements through Mr. Hodgson at Thetford Mines With kind regards Sincerely THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY he J. Main . JAM CC Mr. H. P. Heubner Mr. E. J. Weber Jr. Mr. R. J. Carlson Mr. H. E Beard Mr. H. S. Jobbins Mr. F. P. Hodgson Ivan Sabourin Q.C. J. D. Moran ~ New York ~ New York - Rutherford - Rutherford - Rutherford - Thetford Mines - St. Johns Quebec - New York e) . ' . . 4 Sabourin & Sabourin Ivan A. SABOURIN B.C.L.C.R. Roland P. Sabourin A. L.PH C.L. Avocats an ; ^ QU^ Adressez SAINT JEAN QU^ r^'ponse 186 186 \ ao r^'ponse 186 V.Adressez S. Telephone Fl 7-233 St.Johns Que April 8th 1965 Mr. Karl Chairman Canadian V. Lindell of the Board Manville Asbestos Que Co. Ltd. Re Survey of Dr. McDonald I.P.M. Dear Karl I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated April 5th and recommend agreeing to the desires expressed by Dr. McDonald as they correspond to the understanding that I tacitly had on behalf of the Association with him at New York last Fall and since this we confirmed together as a Committee of the Association recently when we met Dr. McDonald for the formation of the Institute in connection with pathology etc. in the Asbestos Mining industry 1g Ivan Sabourin Q.C. cc Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Ar Dr. A.L. Penhale Geo W. Smith J.O. Eby E.A. Boadway J.A. Main J. Messel R.S. Coleman P.A. Meyer T.R. Grainger Paul Cartier Asbestos Corporation Ltd. Bell Asbestos Mines Ltd. Cdn Manville Co. Ltd. Canadian Mines Ltd. Flintkote Mines Ltd. Lake Asbestos of Quebec Ltd. National Asbestos Mines Ltd. Nicolet Industries Inc. Cdn Manville Co. Ltd. Thetford Industrial Clinic NATIONAL ASBESTOS MINES NO PERSONAL LIABILITY LIMITED THETFORD MINES QUEBEC P.O. BOX 459 CANADA R. S. COLEMAN PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER April 20 1965 Mr. Karl Lindell Chairman of the Board Canadian Johns Manville Company Limited P.O. Box 1500 Asbestos Quebec Dear Sir With reference to your letter of April 5 1965 I wish to advise that this company is prepared to give Dr. MacDonald access to the records of past and present employees RSC cc Dr. Paul Cartier Thetford Clinic Yours Truly NATIONAL ASBESTOS MINES LTD Kabent J. Clean Robert S. Coleman Manager MICHAEL J. MESSEL PRESIDENT LAKE ASBESTOS OF QUEBEC LIMITED SUBSIDIARY OF AMERICAN SMELTING AND REFINING COMPANY BLACK LAKE QUEBEC April 28th 1965 Mr. K.V. Lindell Chairman of the Canadian Manville Co. Ltd. Asbestos P.Q. Board RE Request of Dr. MacDonald Dear Karl and any and This will acknowledge yours of April 5th we are willing to operate and give Dr. MacDonald data that may be of value to him in his studies I see no problem in him talking to the Union while here when he Please have him makes his visit contact Mr. Leopold Poulin Yours truly MJM Michael J. Messel BELL ASBESTOS MINES O. BOX 99 THETFORD MINES QUEBEC LTD CANADA April 7-65 Mr. Karl V. Lindell Chairman . Can Manville Co. O. Box 1500 Asbestos Que Dear Mr. Lindell In reply to your letter of April 5th this Company is agreeable to the information in question being given to Dr. MacDonald I am not certain as to the degree the Unions should be informed regarding this work You are of course aware of the work being done in England by the Asbestosis Research Council Mr. J. Waddell is the mem- ber representing Turner & Newall on the Council and Mr. Bateman has advised me that they should be happy to give what help they can way of advice and information their side Smith Yours sincerely_ Bow GWS 4 MINE LOCATIONI NORBESTOS Via WARWICK QUEBEC CANADA NICOLET NICOLET NICOLET | Cable Address NICOBEST FLORHAMPARK . ASBESTOS FIBRE DIVISION NICOLET AVENUE FLORHAM PARK NEW JERSEY April 14 1965 Telephones FLORHAM PARK 377.7100 NEW YORK CITY ENTERPRISF 6128 Mr. Karl V. Lindell Chairman of the Board Canadian Manville Co. Asbestos Fibre Division P. O. Box 1500 Asbestos Quebec Canada Limited Dear Karl This is in reply to your letterof April 5th with enclosures Our company Nicolet Asbestos Mines Md approves giving Mr. McDonald the data he may request and we have instructed our mine management to cooperate with him in every way possible Yours truly Rest Rest PAM Philip Philip A. Meyer Vice President ASBESTOS CORPORATION CORPORATION LIMITED PAESIDENT'S OFFICE Thetford Mines Que April 12 1965 Karl V. Lindell Esq Chairman of the Board Canadian Manville P.O. Box 1500 Asbestos Que Co. Ltd. Dear Karl In response to your letter of April 5th we are quite prepared to give Dr. McDonald whatever assistance we can in his survey of the health of workers in the asbestos mining industry I have written to Dr. Cartier along these lines and I enclose a copy of my letter for your information With kind regards ALP Encl Yours sincerely f Le April 12 1965 Dr. Paul Thetford Thetford Cartier Industrial Clinic Mines Que Inc. Dear Dr. Cartier As you know Dr. .. Helona Pro- fessor and Chairman of the Department of Epidemi- ology ing a and Health at survey of the McGill health University is conductof workers in the asbes- tos mining industry He expects to spend a certain amount of time in Thetford and in Asbestos studying the data available and I would appreciate it if you would arrange to give him full operation at the Thetford Industrial Clinic with kind regards ALP | c.c. K.V. Lindell Yours singurely A.L. Penhale DUPLICATE ASBESTOS RESEARCH ee * UNIT ee ; ew 8 ee ee if Epidemiology Department of Dope and Health McGill University Ae Progress Progress Report I t , v This report summarizes the work of the unit from its foundation on October 1st 1966 until November 30th 1966. The work 1. Staff and equipment equipment equipment The following persons statisticjioainnedfrom Wales C.E. Rossiter M.A. may be considered under three main headings the scientific staff of the unit on October 1st the M.R.C. Pneumoconiosis Research Unit S. Sherbrooke | Gis^leFournier M.D. M.Sc. physiologist M.R.C. Fellow from ; pulpulmomnaryonary University | 7 ! ot - epidemiologist - a M.J. Ball M.B. D.P.H. pulmonary physiologist T.E. WoodM.D. M.Sc. time from staff of department part from the Royal Victoria Hospital oa In addition a records clerk is now employed in Montreal and 4 clerks are On at work in Asbestos or ThetfoProdllution hygienist from the M.R.C.M.R.C. Air January 1st 1967 Mr G.W. Gibbs an industrial Research Unit London will join the unit part- time and it that date is hoped The unit that will respiratory two function technicians will also then be nearly at strength and thereafter start staff work on | changes will be made mainly to meet the continually altering nature of the unit's unit's work Orders for the apparatus needed for pulmonary function tests were placed as most of it has now been received and it is soon as the grant was approved in August hoped that it will be complete and calibrated in time to begin field work on April 1st . 2. Survey of mine workers arrangements a Preliminary representatives Asbestos and Thetford Mines with A series of meetings were held during October in of the employers and the unions Few Ht | encountered serious difficulties were and assurance of help and good will was obtained ~fi less delay feared terminated from both parties after much than I had . These meetings | in a press conference and some pSuubclciecsisty Qiumepboerctant been no serious repercussions- in the in these papers from which there have preliminary stages was due in great measure to the efforts and ability of Dr Gis^leFournier b Personal records A start has been made on the considerable task of collecting history personaldetails and . for all past and present employees Good being records about made and date for progress is to maintained difficult . but speed not follow this be have been designed and 7,204 of 25,000 have been collected as the remainder are more Record cards eventually all information - work and exposure ordaerneddfaunndction up radiological findings test results - will be entered By March it is hoped that a sufficiently register will be available to allow sampling of the compleemtpeloyment 7 by age and years of for function tests population possible It will not be to make much progress with the follow of past Ball until the full register has been completed employees Dr M.J. of this aspect of the work expects to have collected relevant who is in charge information by then from a c the Braun and Truan records in Pittsburgh b company pension records and d union records life and accident insurance companies After consolidation of all this data the real task can begin c Chest rays With the help of Dr Cartier and Dr Grainger the most recent according employee's film is being taken from each employe's dossier and put in one of two classes radiologist abnormality to whether or not any had been noted A competent independent films will then be asked to review the normal and put back in the abnormal series classification on which he has any doubts any ever detailed radiological The resultant abnormal series will be ready for what- it is decided use We would like to use a scheme which June workers but we Function Fournier consultation Margaret d will must be both acceptable have this by Wood| with Wod tests and in tedl.. internationally and appropriate for asbestos 1967 or our work will be held up Dr Dr T Wood . ee t. Ae aha en Wy nlydmfbay cd the Becklake are giving thought to representative October 1967 stratified choice of tests to be used Between April and sample of current employees will be examined using tests which for practical reasons occupy more than about one hour per man out still The tests will have to be carried sure this can be done whether withsoumumter expensive to obtain During the close to the working place and we are not a mobile laboratory which would be difficult and of 1968 further and perhaps more elaborate tests men for , may be undertaken choosing examination in the light of the considerably greater knowledge we expect to have by then of exposure radiological changes etc. significance mills determined year e Dust exposure by year in terms of The dust conditions conditions Mr joins January This problem will be assigned to each of job in the various mines and | and physical effort has to be G.W. Gibbs who the unit in He will but may find it necessary to undertake certain _ be asked to use all available records _ environmental measurements himself | | National 3. Mesothelioma survey the The way has now been cleared with the two main parties interested - National Steering Committee on Asbestos and Health - for the uni Cancer Institute and the to undertake Some initial of known of pleural mesothelioma the epidemiological study the efforts were made by National Steering Committee over a year in Canada ago to have little done cases notified but unfortunately more has been and the series of 20 or so complete cases reported is clearly far from As a result able to take the initiative in this matter and we are now of further discussion in Ottawa plan to circularize all Canadia list It may be | complete effort possible pathologists fairly soon in an to get a more and the provinci held by the Bureau of Statistics Dominion to supplement this using data eventually Detailed will be made to determine the occupa- , tumour registrars inquiries of a control series of cases of mesothelioma history and tional social and personal appropriately chosen | oO . during months Conclusion . a: progress The unit has made reasonably good progress its firsttwo and foreseen difficulties do not appearunsurmountable; asie q.eq.e 5/12/66