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LIa21466 i-- Trt - - . f*- ----* LEAD. INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION O CAST 41ND STREET o NEW YORK 17, M. V. July 2, 1957 QOARTERLT REPORT OF THE SSCRETART April 1 to June 30, 1957 Tha following report covers th# highlights of Association activities during the second quarter of 1957. More detailed Information on these activities or others not emneratod herein will be supplied on request. , GENERAL 1. Annual Mooting - Tbo Annual Meeting of the Association was held at the Drake hotel, Chicago, on April 2U-25 with one session held Jointly with American 7.1 na Institute. Registration at the L.I.A. meeting reached a record 1U6. 2. "Lend" - One issue of our publication "Lead" was published and mailed to about >0,000 users and prospective users of lead. Another issue was prepared and seat to the printers for nailing shortly. 3. Research - On recommendation of the Technical Steering Comittea and with ap proval of the Industry Development Comittee and Board of Directors, L.I.A. con tracted with Sattclle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, for an "Evaluation of Research Needs and Formulation of a Research Program." The contract oalla for completion of tho study in six months at a cost not to exceed t20,000. To get the study under way the Technical Steering Committee net with Battelle personnel at - Columbus on May 27. 1>. A.B.M.5. - Tho Secretary prepared the introductory page to the lead section of the Annual Review of the American Bureau of Metal Statistics and certain of the statistics used woro spppliod fcy L.T.A, 5. Statistics - L.I.A. <s Annual Statistical Review was printed end mailed to members. 6. Naval Reserve - The Secretary and a staff member addressed the B.S. Naval keserve Composite Ccnpany on the general subject of lead economics and uses in New fork on June 26. A movie of lead mining and numerous slides were shown. The Company is composed of about 100 Naval Reserve Officers with average rank of non tenant ooasondor. 7. Battery Conference - A utaff member attended the annual battery conference sponsored by tlw its.-cr Sources Division, 0, S, Army Signal Engineering Laboratories, at Asbury Park, N. J., on May 22-23. A list of papers proaontod and an announcement of the availability of printed proceedings at roducod cost through L.I.A.. was ' sent to moabert. w m\ i mi i nTgiy?1 ii u1**1 LIA21467 v. Quarterly Report 2 - July 2, 1957 8. Technical Developments - The annual review of literature and technical develop o ments in lead lor publication in "Industrial und Engineering Choniatry" in the Foil was completed and turned onr to the oagaslne. 9. Battery Association - The Secretary represented L.I.A. at the Annual Mooting of tho Association rf American Battery Manufacturers April 29 to May 1, 10. Publicity - A number of publicity roleasos concerning Asaoclatlon activitlos ana developments favorable to lead was sent to newspapers and the trade press, 11. A.S.T.M. - L.I.A, was represented at the annual meeting of tha American Society for testing Materials In June, 12. Developments In Storage Batteries - Permission to reproduce a paper by this title, presented ly a representative of Ford Motor Company before the Society of Automotive Engineers, was obtained from that Society and the paper circulated to mombers, HEALTH AMD-SAFETY 13. Ceramics - The rather opposite problems of assuring adequate control of lead hazards in the ceramics Industries and at the sano time allaying groundless fears on this score have had considerable recent attention. In addition to the handling of individual Inquiries, tho plan to provide speakers on the medical and engineer ing phasos of these questions at tho annual meeting of the American Ceramic Socie ty held in Dallas on May 6th was carried out, and preliminary discussions for the dolivery of two similar papers at tho fall meeting of the Ibrcolain Enamel Insti o tute are currently under way. Also, Section 10 of the L.I.A. Ceramics Manual is being reprinted with tho title "Handling Load Compounds in the Ceramic Industries" and several thousand copies will be distributed to load frit manufacturers for issuance to their ouatoners, lit. Childhood Lead Poisoning - Vith the publication of three reports by two Baltlnoro pnysicians and their issuance in reprint form, the study of childhood plunbisa financed by the L.I.A. at Tho Johns Hopkins Hospital coma to s close at the end of March, The work at tho Childron's liodiael Center in Boston continues, Tho wide interest In this subject aras evidenced by many requests for copies of the Baltimore reprints during tho current quarter, 15. American Acadcry of Pediatries - Our cooperation with tho American Academy of TCdi'atries hoVEcrna 1'ruit an tricar suggestion that we arrange for the d oilvery of ono or more papers on pluabisn at a forthcoming mooting of tho Academy, Tho "Poison Control Contcrs" sponsored by tho Academy now total 67 in as siany cities, with arcund-tho-clrck tclophono servico and a clearinghouse in Washington, Tho importanoo of theso centers to prompt and correct diagnosis, a major factor In tho childhood lead problem, oan hardly bo overestimated, 16, "Maxjnio Acceptable Concentrations" - Prior mention has boon mado of tho work of tho Subco.onitteo on Load of the American Standards Association, of tftich tho hoalth md safety director is ohairman. As tho current quarter closos, word has boon rccolvod that tho American Conference of Qo\smmental Industrial Hygienists has accepted the recommendation of tho A.S.A. subcommittee that the maxlmwa accepta o ble concentration of load arri Its lnorganio compounds in tho air of work plooos bo increased from 1,5 mg to 2,0 ng per 10 cubic meters of air, thus caking this the oountrywido governmental standard. The roliof from undue restrictions afforded n k'W<M^5^3r X PWW* m.'n_ - v`g?r.iyg-^i^ t/4^468 ' Quartorly Report - 3 Juljr *, 1957 to our industries by this 33 1/3 por cont increase is obvious, Tho A.S.A. sub- o cermittoo is noir working on possible even further increases for oertain selected lnorganio load coapounds, 17. Legislation - Legislative proposals potentially lninlcal to our Interests have continued to be v/atchod. In this connection it should be ncntlonod that a 1?55 decision of a county court in North Carolina, holding a pigment supplier guilty of negligence in having failed to apply poison labels to a shipment of litharge, has boon reversed by tho Supremo Court of that State. This is of great importance in countering the anticipated tendency to interpret the so*callod pharmacy lens of the several states os applicable to commercial products such as pigments and paints, 18. Ucotings and Visits - Ueotlngs attended during tho quarter included the annual week-long Industrial Health Confcronco in St. Louis, and meetings of tho /jnorican Industrial Rygiono Association and American Medical Association in New York City, Visits wero mado to throo Industrial Installations in Missouri and to throo oduoational institutions in Massachusetts, 19. 1958 Conference - Flans aro being considered for a possible 2-day Load Hygiene Conference next year, similar to that held in Chicago in 19U8. me t a l l ic l e a d p r o d u c t s 20. Plumbers* Show - Tho Association exhibited at tho exposition in connection with tho Annual Meoting of tho National Association of Filching Contractors in Dallas, Texas, for tho woek of June 10. a 21. Sweet1s Catalog - A contract was signed for two b-page catalogs, ono on shoot load roofing and flashing and ono on lead pitching natorials, to appear in Sweet's Catalog for 1958. Both Swout's architectural fllo and light construction file will bo used, with total circulation of over b6,000. Work has bogun on preparation of those catalogs, 22. Chemical Exposition - \fith approval of the Industry Development Comlttoe, tho association has contracted for space at tho Exposition of tha Chemical Industries to be held at tho New York Colieem the week of December 2, 23. Soldering Handbook - At a mooting of tho Association's Solder Committee with tho Brazing and Soldo ring Committee of the American Welding Society on Juno 2b and 25, the completed draft of tho Soldoring Handbook was turned over to the Woldii^ Socioty, Ports of tho draft are still subject to review by tho latter, 2b. Lead Gutter linings - Installation of nearly 30CO sq. ft. of hard lead gutter linings on a new dormitory at Duko Onivorsity was completed. As previously mentioned tho L.I.A. staff assisted in preparation of specifications and dotalls for this work. A staff member inspected tho Job end visited tho architects and contractors, who are highly plcasod with the uso of lead and found tho cost of installation lower than for copper. This Job will be given suitable publicity, CER-MICS 25. Advertising - All six edvortlsonont* in our current one-yoar campaign have now boon proparod and have appoarvd at loast onco In one of the two magoainos beiaj WJ'.yi Tr w.'WV-u i-j ijfM.uiwoaij '.ij LU?U(,9 H Quarterly Report -l* July 2, 1557 used. Each ad irUJL appear twice in onoh of those mogaaines, the oampaign havij.g O started with Haroh, 1957, and will run through February, 1958. 26. Roeoarch - Preliminary arrangements were made for a third graduate foilo o t hip for research on load in coramics. This one will be at Ohio State University and will emphasise load glares for clay savror pipo and sanitary ware. Other grant* havo boen mode to Rutgora and tho University of Illlnoi*. 27, American Ceramic Society - Tho chairman and sevoral member* of L.I^'.,'* Coraaio* Technical fcomittoo, and a nembor of the staff attondad the A.C.S. Annual hooting in Dallas tho wook of Uay 5, Two papers on tho toxicology and safo handling of coraaio mate rials wore presented as a result of nxrongooonts mado by us. (Soo Health and Scfoty, Iton 13.') 2S. Handling load Conpounda - (Soe Health and Safety, Item 13.) 29. Supplements - Work is progressing on the first supplement to the L.I.A. publl"cotion 71Load in tho Coraaio Industries.* It will be a condensation of a paper on lead glass docorating colors presented at tho hew Tork Metropolltan Section mooting of A.C.S. last January. 30. Publicity - Tho rolo of lead in porcelain cncmals for aluminum was publicised in connection with a market forecast for this product made by tho Porcolain Enamel Institute. RED LED o a. Vdvertising - Preparation of all throe advertisements in our current campaign emphasising redlcad paints for highway structural steel was completed. Each ad will appear twico in "Engineering Hewa-Rocord,* starting with April, 1957, and running through September, 1957. 32. Hew Technical Lottcr - Red Lead Tochnieal Letter Ho. 12 woe prepared, prlntod and mailed to about ll,i00 onginoors, contractors and paint manufacturers. It contains complete recommendations for painting highway structural steel. 33. Committoo - The Rod Lead Technical Conedtteo mot twice during this quarter, "ho first mooting wav to inspoet tests already on exposure and complete tho new technical lettor. Tho second was to evaluate the exposure test* end plan a new test including some load pigments, like colciim plumbs to, recently introduced abroad. 3h. Ship Bottom Paint - Two Kavy destroyers whoso hulls were paintod throe years ago with a Kavy paint rnd a rod load pilnt developed by the Rod Load Technical CoExsittco wore drydockcd and Inspected. Both paints performed about oqually, but tho L.I.A, point, being considerably less expensive, appear* to offur oxcollent futuro possibilities. 35. Logislation - (Suo Health end Safety, Itoa 17.) This lsw suit rolsted to llthargo added 5o rod load paint far printing a water tank. 0 A a*-1 r*J*-r* m 1