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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 4S0 IXXINOTO* AVCNUC NSW VOMK IT, M. V. Dsoenbcr 1, 1950 tan nr;ro?; amp SArmr Bi-m-i?; W. . 9ub>cti r ip o s t or Acrmna 1 To lionbars of the Lod Industries Associations The following la a brlaf sirvaary cf Health end Safety Activities of th Association sines Decetber 1, 19k0, ths data of the last report, Herieall)r, th*ss activities have again lnereaaed, thla year by about lij over those of the year rrooadlne, and It should once acre be noted that the tan nstters lirtad at the end of this report hare fc-eec of collective Lapcrtsrvce calling for sus tained attention outwwlchi.nl all othtre c cabined. Elerer. visits vr cade during the year to nectar eoepanlet In Boston, Chicago, Cleveland ar.d Pittsburgh. Other vlalte hare included fo>Tten to gcrvrrruental offices, sin to hospitals and clinics, four to educational lnstltuticrj and one to a oon-ooeber plant, in .holttaore, Boston, Cincinnati, Clev*land, Kane fork, 'tkaMnclon and Midland, Pa. Tw*nty-elx neetlng# have been attended. These included the annual meeting* of the Arerlcan Industrial Hygiene Asaorlation in Chicago, the American Instltu- tua cf L.irir< and '.>t -h l'-rglc d Er^ineers and the African 111 nine Congress, both in Sire T<rk, the Acerlean Public Health Association in St. Lovis, the Greater Slew Tork Safety Council in IJww Tork, the Industrial Hygiene Foundation of Asuvrra lea in Pitt.ib'x-h, the lyai Industries A*#ccltlor. ir. CMcapc, th* '.lasoaeh'isetta lie die al Society In Boston and the Rational Safety Council (includir^; a session with the Acer-lean Aca-tcay of P-dlatrlc#) in Chicago, as well as the Congress on Industrial Health of the American Medical Association in Row Tork, Also fire local section aeetlngs of tha Asariean Ind-rtrlal Ky,plena Association lr. Cleve land, Slew fork and "ashir.'ton sr.d a local -1irut of the American Inatltuta of Mining and Uetall.irfical Lutlr.oer* in Bow Turk. To ccTrrrr-nntal Reetlr.ps, both hld In faertingtor., were a hearing on i*>ticldos conducted by the 0. S. Food and Drug Adni/.lstratlon and the three--day Technical Conforenre on Air Pollution sponsored by the Tef-artcent of the Interior. Caritte* rootlngs included one of the Ccrrittee on Toxic Dusts and Fuses uf ths American 3tand*rde Association in Stew Tork and t*e of its S'Hcoasitto* on Leal In Chicago, one of tha Toxic Materials Comitte* of the Rational Faint, 7ir.H!i ar.d loc juer Association in hesMn.-ton, ar.1 one iten of tiui Associations C -lttee of the Rational Cafetf Council and the Advisory Cr*r.ttt* to Consider Prnpraed Jb-.los relating to the Painting Trade, both in Me* Tork. Peellnga held in this city by the Row Tor* ''riven it y Per`.graduate Sir 2:hcol and the Vitic.-.-.l Puri for S'xdieil f dela tion rare also attended. The wi tter IS currently ( i-.airran rf th* A.d.A. 3ubcc Witte* on Lead, sarvad as chalman of th* Itoainatln^ Ccur-lltse of th# Industrial '' if i)WCTi>jiim i I'lapii.sriiiiBiy' imar-uraei pan nt.nu Iii!'jfiit''ijpy',ui'fggy,`|i <SWfNg LIA 10785 -Z- \ 0V Hygiene Section of the A.f.Hjl. and 1> raster of the Cemlttee on Activities of th# Section, represent* the A.I.H.A, on a CoredtU# on Interaoclaty Coopera tion which Include* twelv* associations concerned with Industrial health, la a Mrher of tho Exacutlva Ccn&ittee of the Metal* Section of the Rational Safety Council and filled a apeahln* angageoant at the Cleveland setting of the A.IJl-i, referred to above. Of two hundred and aerenty-nlne Individual setter* requiring widely varying extant* of attention during the year, thlrty-elx originated through Inquiries frcn saeber sources, eighteen frc* physician*, flftoen froa educational inatlttatlone, fourteen frcn govemcental agencies, four froa Journals and aeventy-foup froa other noo-oeetoer sources, largely narsufacturlx-g cccpanles, once nore pointleg up the `public relations* Importance of the wort. rirty-three were subject* brought forward frea the previous year calling for further consideration and sixty were lnveatlgatlons Initiated within tla division. Suaerlcally the noet lApcrtar.t were problocs of childhood pltnblaa, air pollution and the toxicity of lead stabiliser*. Again because of fx-e.-wure of other wort, only seven Lead Hygiene and Safety bulletins hire been Issued, Though a substantial Improvident over last year'* five this record 1* leas than was anticipated. In enaeratlon of the ten natters alluded to in the opening paragraph fol-- lujMI 1, The Harpland Terlc Finishes* Lw following e aeries of four farther coi>ferme as with gcvemcontsl authcrltlee In Maryland, the carfalgn to rm.-ve tr.le l'u/.C enact-vrt free the statute ? , ,books of the State was brought to a successful corvcluslon wt^n Governor Kill algned the repealer on Itirch 5 1950 Ar.ticipitlcn rf the Johns Hspklna study listed as No, 6 below was an lnpcrtant factor In this legislative act ion, ?, Other Adverse Legislation Prospect* of proo'ilgatlon of *lead labellr* laws* In Jiew York nnd f'aasach.-'iett* have caused con cern and have been th.a subjects of ccnfsrnce# with authorities In both states, They continue to be watched. Thro "gh the cooperation of the b'anafacturlrg Chc-.lats Association and the U. 3, p'liic health Service, arrange-- oerts are under way to secure report* on both state and natlorv'l legislation of concern to ua in the future, 3, Nw Tork 9tate Painting Bgul atlnna Although word of final action 1* yet to be received, th* onerous snd lapractl- oal feat'ire* of the rule* of the Kew Tork 3*.ate Lnhor Department relative to health protection In apray painting have beer, revised by a cosrtltte* la boss deliberation* w# h,*v* participated and aar rane* haa been given that these revision* *111 be officially accepted, ti. Type 17 M-t It was reported last year that, despite the long use of red lead point* for Interior costing of water storage tack* through 0 out the 1'nlted States and the lack of any evidence of hana tr?m this praotlea, an opinion given by a goy.rrnent scientist had placed the continued Speclfl-  ywsypiy. i'. 1 .mi nw!|p--i iqu^gH iij.fiii j j^wiii^nnipL^ii LIA10786 Sa-JaWS*. . -3- atton by tha tJ. 8. Buraau of Standards of tha present for* of luch point, known (i Typo IT, In serious Jeopardy. This cotter ha* been the sutJeot of tor.ty additional ecnfersnca* In TTashlrupten, Serw York, Boston, Cincinnati and St. Louis and a aorlo* of test# of water* exposed to thla and other red load paint* la tain* cendctad by Dr. H. B. ClUrj of Itassachusetta at tha Association's behaat. Peralta thu* far are eo farorabla that w* hare Indi cation fret* two *orarmental sourcas that the Army's objection to the uae of the Type IT paint for potable water eupplloe >111 in all probability ba withdrawn. 5. Report* of Childhood Fl'J=bla Baltimore continue* to be the wain aourc* of lla|*d childhood lead poisonings, with 29 ea*e* and 2 deaths reported to date In tha currant year. It Is anticipated that tha study discussed in the follcvrln* paraprnph will clarify both tha antecedents and actual extent cf this local problec. In the saaa period Dr, E. K. Eyers of tha Children's Hospital, boston, where our Association Is partltlly financin' the dlacnostie woiPc, has reported only fir* pcaltlr* cases and has nerated the diagnosis of pl-.mtlsn In a n-enber of suspected cases. It is to be hoped that this Tory valuable work nay hare Continued support. X report cf an Increase In the fresher of cases et the Children's Ho'pltal la Ci.-clr-natl has pet to be confirm'd. N..w accounts of scattered cases continue to flow In free various parts of Uhs country, a emetines at the rate of fifty clippings a month. ' heUisr Justified or not, theca ob viously constitute aoat adverse publicity and warrant every effort to find effective preventive r-eane. 6. Proposed Study et .'-oh-ns Hopyjrj is a net od of Securing a aoetnd evaluation of the Baltimore problem re.'arred to above, our .'association offered early this pear 'o support an investigation by the IVparinf r. v j of Ihpololopical Hygiene and Vatarnal and Child Health of the Johns Hopkins O-dverslty of all cases of chlldoood pl\*-.bl= reported by the Baltimore City Health rv-partrent. Despite continued efforts to get the study under way, Including a siries of fourteen conferences, -mantle lpated condi tions at the Cnlvorwlty rendered this Impossible, In the ll<pit of vsrp re cant word fra* the head of the Cnlvcrslty's Department of Pediatrics, It Is now anticipated, however, that an early start cay be made If adequate sup port Is assured. 7, Parental rduCatlon The only e*-alr*ly feasible nears* of copin* with the cMliivsod pi r.blsa problem 1* that of parental education. A&clttedly difficult at best, every appiilcatle aedl-n should be explored. Two leaflets published by tha National Safety Council are the only ones having suitable reference to this subjoct thus far se^n, but the booklet tentatively premised by tha Metropolitan Life lrsurar.es Comparer S yer ago 1* In the naxlr* and efforts are under way to bring about a-Wpoat# handling of tha subject In stnllar publication* of tha Prudential Insurance Company and the Children's Medical Center In Beaton, Cro* the** are available, tha wlde*t po**ibla distribution should be socurod. 8, 1'Ttlon Picture TV-w*! Effort* to further tha proposal to sponsor the pro duction of a sound notion plcl-ora, to ba shown to a-dical student* and before nuatlnr* of nedlcal *ociatla* for tha ptirpoM of indue in* sound thinking and correcting tha rungr niacrncept lore prevalent . ' LI A10787 HH)m m v it mmmmm" s j i ;ssgww pn v n ei< iwwwfyy--a'pa 'i '-wr s ' 0^* la the Bedleal profession on the subject of lead poleerring, hare continued. 11th a view to econooy In production cotta, three additional producers her* been tpprctchod, but th* protpoet of any substantial saving without loaa of quality and consequent affactlvenasa seeos ranote, Txthar conferences Kara been bald with representatives of the hoericaa Medical Association, which la eagsr to cooparata In aponaorahlp, pronotIon and distribution of the fil*. Mr. Fletcher's strong support of tha project at our annual coating will ba recalled. Doth fro* tha viewpoint of tha financial savings lnhorant In tha prevention of fcis diagnosis of plumbltn and that of enhancing the prestige of our Association, tha value of auen a plctixe la ao Croat aa to aaoa tha Boat Important single atap that oould ba taken In tha proootloo of laad hygiene, 9, load poisoning Antidote Tha renewed Joint support by our Association and tha Research Corporation of tha effort of Sr. Alaoph H. Corwin of tha Johns Hopkins University to davolop an effectlve and stable chcnlcal eoepound for the troatnar.t of load poisoning will tarclnata with tho close of tha currant year, Ha plana, however, to con tinue tha work with other ruppert and his further prepress will be watched with tha hope of his ultimate ruccaa*. .'utpirg frea a report S'.bcltted under dste of October 11, V,)f-0, the accocpils^rvsnt thus far has bean in an lcprovecarrt In the ckirg of dithlaone, a chccleal useful In laboratory laad detersdnatlona, rather than In evolution of tha aought-aftar antidote. 10, Toxicity of toad Stabilisers it tha behest of one of our aoebars, tha pro posal that a study ba Bade of tha toxicity of load stabilisers used In the namfacture of vinyl plasties has been dis cussed with two leading laboratories crnr*>t*nt in "v>rk of this rat'ire, Such study would fall iJTto two catoptrics, the determination of toxicity by Ingestion and that of effects on the skin. Including both primary Irrita tion and sensitisation. Tha forr.er would to by Beans of anlnal feeding or extraction tests ar.d tha latter by patch testing on hunan subjects. In vis* of tha seet-irgly far greater lnjcrtir.co of tha question of effects on tha skin, It Is reeoecrndrd that any such study ba Initially confined to that fttpeet of tha problaa* dt-/ t N,' Manfred Sowdltch Hractor of Health and Safety 0.