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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR
DATE 1961 Oct 10 DOC CSR082
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes & Attendee List of Meeting in Mr. Brisbane's Office Mines Dept. Perth
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PERTH MR MEETING P.H 10TH OCTOBER 1961 IN MR BRISBANE'S OFFICE MINES DEPT
Present Mr. Brisbane State Mining
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Mr. Boyland
Dr. McNulty Mr. Thomas
Engineer Mines
Inspector
of this Hanager
Dept.
Aust
Asbestos = Dr.
Dr. Letham
Blue Physician Doc
Health
called
At the suggestion of Dr. McNulty this meeting was mainly with the object of acquainting the Mines
Department and the Management of AustralimBlue Asbestos
with the most recent information on the incidence of asbestosia
and silicosis resulting from work at Wittenoom 37 individual
cases were of either
cited
in these
it was considered that a diagnosis
Grave
asbestosis or siliconis or both had been made
concern was expressed by Dr. Hoffulty only at the number
and myself not
the of cases but also at
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considerable to
gross incapacity which had resulted in some of them It
was also pointed out that a disturbing feature was that
number of these men after their last
had
experienced
symptoms
some
years
:
without their
exposure to asbestos or silica at Wittencon
having source
been any further exposure from another It might be inferred from this that further
will present in this way
casos
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dicated
aan
All present shared this concern
as
as
Kr Thomas in-
dicated that far mill concerned the Company :|
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on
rittee
was prepared if necessary to replace the present exhaust
ventilation with one which would be more effective The
Company had in fact called in a consultant from
& Company Sydney for this very purpose
Gregory
sidered
As far as the mine is
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sidered that including plans focrontcheernperdoviHsrionThoofmaas c seocno-nd
fan the present ventilation system should be adequate
He indicated that specific remedial
be
taken
when a
high
dust
count
measures
was known to
could often have
taken from a particular area
been
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Considerable discussion on dust counts took place
was recognised that the Konimeter had definite limitations
particularly as far as assessment of asbestos dust was con-
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cerned On the other hand it was an instrument with which
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mines inspectors were quite familiar and the view was put
and accepted in principle that the reduction of the overall
dust concentration could be a reasonable measure of reduction
of silica and asbestos dust
employed It was
available to
agreed
that
the
Hines Department
should make
Australian Blue Asbestos an officer who would
instruct an employee of Australian Blue Asbestos in the use
of the Kanimeter This employee would be
in taking dust counts the results of which would
time
then be
quickly available to the management who could investigate
the reasons for high counts in particular areas This does
seem to be a matter would indicate
of
prime
importance
as
recent
dust
counts
that there are many areas in the mine in which
counts
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are
excessively
high
It is proposed that in early January arrangements
should be made for a further meeting to review the dust counts
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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ..
PLAINTIFF'S
EXHIBIT
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Dr. HoMulty Dr. Lotham
Inspector
(of this Dept. Physician , Occupational Health
the
. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss
the in
means
of
attaining
liaison
between
the
two
Departmenta
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matters concerning occupational health of miners After
considerable discussion it became clear that~-
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The State
Mining to accept the proposition
a medical officer who would be cocupied time if in matters concerningconcerning the occupational the conditions under which they work
benefit
be much be byThere seems to
no doubt that
observations o ton
could gained bringing together
in the :engineering field
specialised knowledge knowledge .
1.a. mines inspectinspeoctorsrs and the
of trained observers
specialised knowledge of an
occupational
preventing physician and
health
physician
occupational
for
the purpose
of minimising
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