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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1947 Nov 19 DOC#: GAR074 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes with Attendees - Air Hygiene Committee Minuten and i r-nP n f tho Air Hyglsna Casssittee Moating held oi Wednesday, lioramber 19, I9V7 at the Engineers* Club, Philadelphia, Ponna I S AT3 0 DAWCE: B* W. L u tte n b e r g e r ,* Chairman RATEESTC3 -MANHATTAN, INC. H. B. Weaver, Jr. PHZIAEELFEIA ASBESTOS CO. R. C. Barber SCOTEERN ASBESTOS CO, H. D. McKinney Institute Manager 1. The n o e tin g vaa c a l l e d t o o r d e r b y the C h a ir m n and a d ia c tia a la n or tho I n d u s tr ia l Hygiene Foundation Report fo llo w e d . 2. I t I s the cons ensue o f o p in io n t h a t a program to reduce d u st and im p ro v e th e d ia g n o s t ic p rocedu re l e im p e r a tiv e . We a l s o b e li e v e t h a t the program f o r the f i r s t y e a r should, be m oderate, y e t c o n s tr u c tiv e . I t i s recommended by the camnlt-tee th a t the program f o r the f i r s t y e a r sh ould n o t exceed $5,000.00. Mr. Hemecn of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation proposes the follow ing program:A , ENf'.TfJFK'HINC. The aim n a t u r a l l y i s to re d u c e d u s t . ( 1 ) The I n d u s tr ia l Hygiene Foundation v o u ld c o lle c t e x is t in g f a c t u a l in fo rm a tio n , from I n s t it u t e Members, on a l l s y s te m now b ein g u sed , prepare b u lle tin s w ith d esign sk e tc h e s and d i s t r i b u t e t h i s in fo rm a tio n to i n t e r e s t e d member com pan ies. Seme a d d it io n a l f i e l d o b s e rv a tio n s v o u ld be made b y the Foundation In co rta ln ca se s. ( 2 ) D u st Measurements - Tho aim la to a i d e a ch company to g e t adoquote data on actual dust conditions which Will bo cespa- 2 - rn b la from. one p la n t to a n o th e r . Each company v l l l use. e x i s t i n g a g e n c ie s In making d u s t c o u n t s , Thee nny be th e In s u ra n c e C a r r i e r s , The S t a t e D epartm ents o f H e a lth , o r th e Compan y s own tr a in e d n o n . This In fo rm tlo n to c le a r through the In d u s tr ia l Hygiene Foundation vho v l l l endeavor to atan d ard lro procedure. This v l l l e n t a il a mooting o f a l l a gene le e to d iscu ss and a g r e e an. a p ro c e d u re . T h is p a r t o f th e program a tome from th o Inadequate d a ta vh lch v&s a v a ila b le In tho p re lim in a ry su rre y , B , MEDICAL. A l a - to e s t a b l i s h a D ia g n o s t ic P ro c e d u re . D r. "Waliasr o f th e I n d u s t r i a l H ygiene F o u n d atio n t o v i s i t each member company and c o n ta c t the d o c to r s f o r the purpose o f e x p lo r in g v i t h them p o a s i b l l t l e a o f c o lla b o r a t iv e e f f o r t between p h ysician s o f v a rio u s companies an u n iT o ro llin g d iagn o stic procedures. T his m ight r e s u lt co n stru ctiv e ly In a panel to c o n sist o f p h ysician s o r m edical con su ltan ts o f th e I n s t i t u t e 's member co m p an ies, t o g e t h e r v ith . D r. V a in e r and o th e r F oundation m e d ica l men; a l s o p o s s ib ly m e d ic a l a u th o r i t i e s from o th e r a g e n c ie s. C , In a program a s f l e x i b l e as t h i s I t la recommended th a t tho A ir H ygiene Committee o f th e A sb e sto s T e x t ile I n s t i t u t e bo empowered to a c t as an a d viso ry body to th e I n d u s tr ia l Hygiene Foundation In this work. D, The com m ittoo f e e l s t h a t tho in a u g u r a tio n o f the program a s s u g g e ste d by the I n d u s tr ia l Hygiene Foundation v o u ld prorrlde tho ffTIDSlS - 3- f a llo w in g advantag : ( 1 ) I t v o u ld p ro vid e c l e a r e v id e n c e t h a t th e I n s t i t u t e member companies v e re talcing d e f in it e ete-ie to fu r th e r o a fs guard the h ealth o f th e ir em ployees. (2 ) The p re stig e and a u th o rity o f the n ation ally-know n In d u s tr ia l . Hygiene Foundation and l t a m edical a c a f f vould r e f l e c t fa v o r a b ly on our o rg a n iza tio n . (3} The a v a i l a b i l i t y to member com panies o f n a tio n a lly -r e c o g n iz e d n o d ic a l a u th o rity in the f i e l d o f a i r h y g ie n e , m ight be e x t r o c a ly v a lu a b le f o r p u rp oses o f te stim o n y on s p e c i f i c c a s e s , o r In o b ta in in g S ta te o r F e d e ra l approval o f d e eired programs o r uniform procedure. 3. T h e r e fo r e , th e Air Hygiene Com ,1t t e e recommends t h a t the p ro g ro o , oa o u tlin e d ab ove, te considered fa v o r a b ly by th e I n s t it u t e members. The Committee Chairman baa been ad vieod by Hr. Henecn th a t such a program v o u ld c o a t, n o t to exceed, $3,000 f o r one y o a r . U, H ie r e b e in g no f u r t h e r b u sin e ss b e f o r e th e c o m ! t t e e , the m e e tin g M&a a d jo u rn e d . 3 iL /v h BC.haWlr. mIinmHiBEBCER iU0-ioo4