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1S2806 m d c u o c x or ttuin j u u u o j run uo h it s Vtt IIK BIBWWTO ftUWf-DI mxsa CCUSTMCnOL Munaujct * xjumw or ami* - tnift W. too*. ' - eoptaia, mo , o j j . hat, (Wjr 1, UW) .. ... 9m tkiif okjMtlM f tUi papara li U oarUia dataaa tha lnddaaoa af load latodaUi u4 bodily /Kwltim froa tlw aaa of 1 *~1Jte rfM la Dm aftlpholtitlm ladwti7| ihla aatarlal raflaetla* ia lam tha Unt ot tha bMlta haaaida atdah ay ha wpaotad tdar artatlnc acairwantil ooadltloaa , af aapoaara aad ladnatrlal ktrglaoa aaaaaraa of aatail, tha pal nilng praetleaa af afalpo hare ohaacod aaxfeodly la tka laat thlitgr 9 yaara and praetloally all of tka altaratloaa hava boon la tha dlraetlca of a fa* craaaad haaaid la aapuaura ia load. T~--r~ -* ~*~i ohrraMti rtlal a-tSa IrtiwbMa ** ........... .. *** 1 - -- i- nmi I * i n>i k -<miflnnm n| tkm ilwilll in in ini| ill mil n rill hill li li>n la Xi ofeoald ba aaphaaliad Uat niyiai aathoda praaallad dtk : palailng la tka ohlpballdlac ludwtiy daring tha raoaat ar ~ltll=';i 1 r"-- *" *^h **-*Tf P fafaiit Hit ppi So Ohitad ptataf tfcrltlaa OcalMloa lapnaad aa rarlrlotlca ea tha _ of rod 1aaM^fi r a *4 mi paM aad.H mi appUad aldaly U tha feltad SUtaa Maritlao Shl^ardaj toUwir* s t, t 9da otaetjr tu aoodaotad tagr tha author aa a eoaoaltaat to tha laad Zaduatrtaa Aaooolatloa, Wtm lark, I.T. hwwaiafeaii .iff8*-- N2806.01 aiiti&a Itutei-, fmn.il tha 4iU teotalai4 la tda papar fall unir Xha (olMaf ribdlTUlaa aa lndlaatadi (a) Load Xntadoatlea la hnnal of tha Wtal Stctaa Iny and Main Ctt^f vato UAi (b) load Iniodoatlca la Clvlllaa fcpleyaa Paraonoal la Qhltad Mrtw Naval Ouraraant Shlpynrdo| (o) Iffldancy of Control Naaaaraa la tha ftmotla ad Laad Xhtodaatlca la tha SorapplAf af Naval Taaaala la IAS and ISV&f (d) laad Intoxication la Obitad Stataa Nadtlia Contract BfcApyarda Duria* tba Baoaat Narj _-<oV--JhadnahOh-toanU'irf Bfag-qFBaf Bilnt < .tMMtiumiy u*s> srroxxanca a maoum. cr na axm& s t at t s mt t a k k x k ecus* 1P22-15W* Tfaaaa data *n aappUad by tha Cdaf of tha MaiWoal SUtiatlaa OLvialca af tha Buraaa of Nadldna and ta|ai7 of tha D^aitaud af tha Navy,* and publi cation vaa antborltad by tha autaoB Oanaral** Tba data la tMa groiviag rafar to aaHatod naval and aarlaa paldon* aaldara and banwri ancapad la aalntnaaaod work la naval vaaaala and aob^aot to tha follovlnf potantlal aaqinatiraai (a) Inhalation of laad tmm by aaldara and barnara ahlla waldlag, banlac eattlac laad palnt-ooatad aatal| (b) Both InhaUtica and lafaatlcn af laad pdat *aat darlac aldppdnc and wlra>bnahin| In tha moral af nek paint frca aaUllla nrfaaaaj (a) Inhalation of load point aprvyj (d) lA***tlon through aontanlaatlan of food and drink tram band o not oat la both braah and yy pdntlwg*1 1 Paraonal eonadaatioa to tha author, lag, 8, 1M * Paraonal aenunloaUea to tha aathor froa tha 8urgaoa Oaaanl, Oat* (3* Ufa?* -I- LI AO 75^3 -i< iM>H..limnT rlin 'niii'ii'ii lamriow Acctfucior k t pc r t d w or oacsi crruia of u m d*u u mopt- ~ 4 with ecnoidoroblo rooonrotlttu tbo following axeorpta ut qootod u oroofiloo of laodoqoata or fallodoao reporting foUerod bgr the oathoo*a MWt (*) *Cmm4 bgr 1m4 point nhilo pointing oboft ollop of abdp.a Tbo record laplieo that tbo oorylltlao m dot to wqwooro to point (Ml otdob mo w ' eerlljr oould not oontala load} pcooiMohly dao to o c mo volatile toogxjaoul took to tin tfednarj (b) "Min cMpplng poind la poor!/ von* Hot art qoertaro mm ororof bgr fneee.* Obder thooo dreonataaoee doot (No load point night boon boon ibolod bet no fuooo ooold boro boos lavolved. Tho ognaptono roccrdod la thin eooo ooold not bo ottrlbvtad to load oapooaro although ploafaloa adgbt boro lotor developed. i (a) *Fcr port four aootba boa bote nolap a leoqoer oprpr dtU/ althoab 0 ;0 aoak for prctoetleow* la leoquar polnU^po not oaataia load pi^nata, pororo u not a factor la this laataaea. It la evident Area thaoa maj>T>a that oariaia uni aodlool offloora aep not ilnjn bo foalllor odtb tbo ooapoaitlcn of polata illegal! to boot lntoxlootlon or area aagr bo ondor tbo arrcmona laprootlao that all point ocortalao laad pi point. ' Ode relooo tbo goeatlcot should ruch doottfttl oaaoa bo dodnrtod fraa tbo total far angr poor, rocardodT tbla. hooovar, peooo oactbar question. 1.0.. hove not arrora of aolaaloa alao booo a factor la tbat oooaalcnol oaaoa of ploah inn nogr boon boon ropcrtod under a datakon dlacoU9 Imn of Miaadaa noalA toad to offort ajotolrM of oooodoaloai tnnaoqoontljr no altaretlcna la tbo roportod data booo bM aodo. nuctowoB of cm {) Mbor of Cocoa oad Co m Sato# par 100.040# 4 Tho data ora acetal nad la Tablo 1 and aoo.epanylng aod-iogarltlnd* graph, tbo aromol froqaooojr ooao rotoa par 100,000 ara baood on tbo avorofo -1- rvtfjje ih h l i T pp.i.diji.jiaj .nji'M ratfm--** T`ii ^itfg-jirfirWr^VantfT^ -,-v^-t :%vifnr,i*liiiffi iwSiflr / -^^ < ' " .I 1 * , j VMJWU I ,XA. s t a t is t ic s or l ead moncmor V, 8. JUrjr aad Narlaa Ccrpai 1922-19U6 Mbar of Caaaa aad yrniawy Caaa >rt par 100,000* ilanrtar I*r A*ena total Panoonal t*tT~ Caaas Aaaaal KrU par 100,000 1922 192k 1925 1926 1927 192S 1929 122,126 116,565 119,280 115,391 113,756 115,316 116,067 U7,>88 36 33 7 9 37 36 15 23 12 28 6 S3 29 33 20 1930 117,1*53 1931 112,767 1932 110,717 1933 108,183 193a 109,383 1935 116,188 1936 126,608 1937 132,855 1938 139,216 1939 - 11*9,618 7 6 5 22 1 6 J 2 6 5 5 20 ? 6 1 3 2 2 1960 1961 191*2 191*3 1966 202,616 368,926 836.639 1,108,379 3,369,796 3 0 9 19 20 3 0 1 0.9 OA k irw. ,'4JW" w It la roallaod that mm ratoo trm tha eoaparatloo otatlotlaol ataad* pcdsfc obottld bo p3ou3tod la Um of iadoatrlal poroonnol pntonHally i^iw i< to tbs haaard of pTaaMoa rothor thtt oa tha boali of tho total Mtl popiUtlw. Such poroonaal would Inclnrto tha followlaf croopoi (1) petntaro, (I) woldoro, (3) boRMTOf (1). M dotollod to NMItl of point fitO Oltd OOlfOOM tf MUt of ehdpp&ac, and mdp^ortm, and (j) balpora aiilfwd to Uw tint thro# groupm It ni foond on inquiry that tha Dopartaaat of tho lory boa bo data aaciwfatod with roopoot to thooo olrtano of Iadoatrlal worfctro* Cca> parlaona of data far dlfforont oalondor yoara anat thoroforo rolato to total poraoenal with tho Ujdtatlona lnbaroot outer aoch eondltlona* 9 It will bo aoMd that tho atanal plaabiaa rato por 100,000 trm 19H to 1919 wM tra^ 7 to 37 with aa aoroo of 21) froo 1930 to 1939 fna 1 to ? (If 1933 to aaolwdod with a rota of 20), tha mn(i for tho aotlro porlod of tho thlrtloa bolaf 6, froo 19U) to 19Ui tho rato rarlod froo 0 to 1* Ska aarfcodly dmnid troad of tha eorao la tha adaotooa Udrtloo aad fertloo la ttrildnd. /rve vy r\iX t __ (b) Slot or Abtoatlobo Soya por Mllloa Voridnc Xia-da/a por yoorw Tho***"" \ * data aro pnaontod la Tablo t aad aoooaponylag aood-lofarlthoda graph. /rj; yV* Tho following illoatratoa tha aothod of oaoputlagi aolootl^ tho poor 1929, tha awarafo total poroanaal wa/l23^855^thla la wultlpllod ty tho faoUr ^ total of daya of tho oalondar yoar, tha rooolt Mi 1A,575,990 / aoorafo wootdaf aaaday*, ^ total of ahoowtoo alok daya for IMa yoar ^**/?*ihaitod to plwddao waa S&i dividing tho lattor flguro by tha total aMbor of allllaa working aaa-daya, tho molt la ltb aboard a daya par working aaa-daya, to *law of tho aothod of dotanialag tha ovwrogo total total avongo working aon-dayo oaa bo takoo aa appraa&aotaly oorraot, -$- ~-agwy WJPSfiSBIUBi WJIW LUL mWktMmm Ttf tie* 1923 1926 1925 1926 1921 192S 119 1130 1931 193* 1933 193b 1935 1936 1937 1939 1931 isio 1961 1962 1963 1966 tis* t y/ l ead mancAnai s t a t is t ic s 0, I, Injr ud IhrlM Corp*t 1922-1966 fuabor of Siok Days Pr KLUIo b Working tan-Day* p*r X*ar krmf ToUl Portcpnol Total* Sick Cora ToUl forking MuyDay* Sorority tat* Sick Day* par Killloo forking Maa-Oaya 122,126 116,56$ 119490 U5.391 113,756 115,316 116,067 117,396 551 957 361 390 1,617 1,696 1,265 569 66,575,990 62,566,22$ 63,537,200 62.U7.715 61,520,960 62,090,360 62,357,155 62,666,620 12.6 20a 74 94 364 354 294 134 117.653 112,767 110,717 100,193 109,393 116,199 126,609 132,955 139,216 169,619 166 62.970,365 196 61,159,955 296 60,611,705 975 39,636,795 23* 39,926,795 50 61,679,620 26 65.606,920 91 69,692,075 66 50,913,960 IT 56,610,570 34 6.7 74 26.7 54 14 0.7 14 04 04 202,616 369,926 936.639 2,109,379 3,369,796 112 Von* 276 1,016 606 73,956,110 127,357,990 306,663,235 769,559,335 I1,222,676,210 1.5 04 04 14 04 Tta batdlag *Total SUk Day** d*no<M Uw lUl froa pliaddw for rtrtirtoai, waWatao, and trm tho porrlwio jroar, -* r*H1ag wnams nsr?' mmm . ,-:'i l-yr*':* LIA0759? -*iT' r - bafarrlag to fable I tad aoecw.enylng graph, it will b* observed that tbs varieties la rata of tick day* par aUliaa working aas-days frcs ISti to ljtf m 7*6 to 35.4, with aa average of 20.2. fro* 1730 to 1939 tha me* was trm 0.3 to 21u7 wits aa average of 5*1* tad this la reduced to 1.9 if tbs for 1933 is flttod. Tho average rata for the parlod 19U) to 19Ut Is 04 Tb* posalbla factor* underlying tb* radaoad Inolrtsno* la tb* alailii thirties tad fertlas will bo w ba discussed, CHAJKZS II imx. HJXTIS0 mCTICf During tba aiastaon taantlaa rad load was la (M*nl as* la shipbuilding by tba levy for tb* pricing of ataal until approodaataly 1929 wbaa a change was effected, chiefly to eonsarra weight, as foilor* i tha natal was plekladbafor* construction and tbsi eavavwSaaaSM* ooat^&f iro^ yxld* paint Iftar tbs plsta* war* flttad aad eenetrwctlen was ocwplstod, aa alisrinaa paint priaar ^ was applied la plaos of rad load, beginning at tan fast above tb* water Has* Bowwvar, rad lead was still ecntlnnad as a prlasr os tba ball frxa tan fast abvm tba water lias beneath tba andarwatar aatl oorroaiv* eoat dam to tba fcaal* Lead pelat* far top east* wars discontinued la tba early part of this period both for oataide and Inalda work* la addition, daring tbs alavtaan thirties tb* rad lead prising was re* talaad far (1) tdbaarla* vassals la gvoaral, (2) for tb* so-eallad wet apaaaa la all vassals, ss r#w washroona, toilet rocne, double bottoaa, tasks, pockets, eta. aad (3) oa natal ondarnastb decks of wood planking, hUf with a high lead aontant was wtlllaad bwtwaan ataal plataa or other netalll* strut* taraa saourad ta ataal decks) tha* producing as extras*ly heavy ecno*ntr*td.as *f lead fun* os cutting operations with tb* onraoatylass flans, ^ i//~** /<*///&"<*- j/oViZjJt"* w-s-'fy) Another ahlftof policy occurred tSfflTSlZZa tba DeparUard of tba Imp ^2sl<l))'^faonilaud tha was of rad load for prising steal la all type* of vaasala, repleelag this ky s alas ahronata female, ctY*, bo. ' v vjoaigtwp^l^^pggg^Pj^yi qpw. m; rrrrnariiiirir n rifr i;-wiriV-i'i'ii^rw^'- AMSiMa^MuaMarnm^mumm Al Vo til lapaot of thaaa efcangaa la pointing toolidgM oa oapiUml 0 eapoawra to lad, tlM oonddorohla nbotltotla of tivartw fa rod load for # tool prlalng la tha nlnotooo thirtlaa taoded to rodueo hoard la Mlnlwwi work la relatival? m ofclpat Bowrror, lad orpoaure a rtlll frogoantl?' oatollad la point rowaval oparotlcoa and la aiding la tha alda nlrttta af tooli wharo rod load prladag had boa ganarallj appllod,yiaa^ltlaal factor art aloo bo taka Into aoooont, la that tha rad load prlaar Ohara oaod la tha alaotoa tidrtlaaj aa hot tha para rod load oaod at ooo tlaa la aaool oonatnetleOf bat oatolnad only aboot &4&.of tha ptgMBt^fSdToia^o c t o ooourrod at earn tlaa la tha aiaatoa toatlaa. tha ?~v3*to allalaatlaa of laod-batrlng point la tha 19bl-15bk porlod would of ecw-*o poot'ilata tha dlaap^/j poaronoo of all pluOMaa rolatlag to painting 0par4tl.ua aaoapt la rafaranao to rapalr work la oldar aoaaala, It la ooncladad that tho aartad danlint la ploablaa rataa for tha thdrtlaa aa ooaparad with tha alaotaan twantlM la eorrolotod la part with tha radnoad aoa of rad laad la tha hrrjr, bat dot r > Ight ahoold bo glam to lafrirnd aaaroroa of aadlaal and anginaart 14 ocetrol which drrolcpwd durli^ thla porlod* Purtharaora, tha ratoa both for adrtaalona to tho alok Hat aad atiaaitulw waro aa artratal/ low that piuaMaa earned ba eomldarad aa harli^ prioontod em ladnatrlal haalth problao* l u d zvnmcmca n crauu auuma macron, a antes tuns una oofiwn stanuos* It u bopad to ebtala aeoparativa rtatlatloal data an load intendoottaa la alrll ooplogoao of Cmtod Statao feval Hdp/oHa for tha ton-roar porlod 1BS4W when rod load paint waa atlll la oaa la naval oonetroatloa and tm tha five yaar porlod 19tO-l&$ oboa only non-load paint# wore awthorlaad. tfcda aatarlal la towialnad la tha flloa of tha lama of fcgil njrooo* Ooopaaaatlai, fadanl liwilty Agenay (fontarly tho Chitad Mataa haployoao Coaponaotloa Coaalaalaa) bat pluahlaa oaa not ladlvldoally aodad ontll UU, prior to that .- : u u iu j u i pgiiiMppgjjippa MI>..UUpi ORB* iiPiiliPP!P LIA07599 .a&moAMMiun imiiifc'iheh* O 1 tlao thin ltm m carried with othor omurotlowal Mw>m odor tho llotlag of *IXinta, Omm tad fiano*. Tho oogrofntloa of iu w of ploMi would ham lmrolmd tb liqproctloal took of ooreally going through tU awoh for Mob jrw for oil afelfjordo. It iu found hoaomr, thot iM irwfcor of o mm of ocqpoMOtod load latecd.- ootlos la tho oatlro fodorol Xnduotrlal EatablUlaent m omllahla for tho 7*tn 193$ to 19bl lnelualm. Hu m wtro originally oollootod hy tho 9. 8* H^lcgaoo Canpaaaatloa Cmnlaoloa tho rtqunt of tho Into fir. Frodorlek U Buffuna, oa authority la tho fluid of oocupatlccnl dlooooo otatlotlco. Author ity to puhlloh tho flurM m gimo fay Hr. 1. P. BorgM, Safety l&roetor. Burooo of HoployoM Ccapmaatlea, fodorol Security Agoaqr*, hot with tho rooor* ration that dill* tho dato oro appradnotnly eorraot, ohoalato aoooroey ooold act ho guarontood. Tho dato follori Colondor poor fimbor of Coooo l* 19# _ 5 ' SV ` . 1937 - - S' 1938 10 1939 I 1M0 % 15U !_ Total........... 37 Ttdo roprooonU aa amrago of 5Ji o o o m por poor dlotrifaotod m felloMi k fatal, k poraanoat total dloablllty, 3 pomanont partial dloahUlty and M taoporoiy total dloobillty. Tho ooapowottlaa ooot for tho 37 o o o m. laolwlm ' of both aotoal aad futuro ootlootod flfurM. mo (173.691. ^ Tho CUtod fitatM fcnl Sdpymrda foot only ao iipoont of tho fodorol Intoatrial iatobllofaaowt utdoh la laalaaim of all laduotrlal ootivitioa tadkor tho Jwiiodletloo of tho Ai^r, firry, Ur Peroo. Cooot Ooord, MutUao Ceoodooion, 3 foraanal oeonwiaatlea to tho author. Aug. 8. 19k7. - 9 -1 n ipga^Ho.1 '-Hi" Sapartnant of the Interior, Treasury Depertwant, at** II would la reasonable ia uaw that industrial acaadaa otbar than naval dd^wda haaa aadrtMai la plaaMan eaaaa la tfaa above total of )7* "fhil* the iwcrl aal distribution of aaaaa ia not known, It appears raaaonalla that eel/ a eartaia fraction aaald la ascribed ta operational condittane 1* naval ahipyards* Moreover Infenaction aa la the weiatlwal eondittone at aqrnaun In lla alava 37 aaaaa la Ml avallabla. let all at thaaa eaa la related la haaltl haaarda aaaaolatad with land paint for tba reason that entirely different types of occupational land cjqpocurcc aa/ lava leaa lnvoland* Inforactlcn, therefore, with raferanoe to tba occuircnoc of land intentaction aaoocI naval ahlnrard wvurfcoarac Afrreonn^1935 to 1900.1a entirely qualitative laaad on inference fron data applying to tba ootlra Federal .* llahnant. Ha ocnolusicn appaara Juetifled that tba Ineidanaa daring ttala period* Thla situation reflects In part tba effect! 9 yeotlTf nadlnal and engineering control prooeduree, toolbar Is*tar nagr W tba G aaa at rad lead aa a ctoel pricer* trriewex or ooMtaot MEasoos n t h k s c j uf f x mq or uu rxssxu a 1315 uc 190. hniH it aly following the raoant oar, eMpeorepplag oparatlona more cat In notion In aarao naval afcdpyardai thaaa Involving tba usual tvralng and not* ting eparatlcna* Tba writer la Indebted to tba Chief et the Skip Diapoanl Section, Bnreea of Sbipa, Separtnent of tba >Uvy\ for tba following lnfacaetion aa to the aoopa and location of thean aotlvltiaai (a) Fortweouth, VJUi 3 pro war rimrinai (I) Mew Toft, M.T.i 1 SO pro war dastrojrer) 4 Si war Itlt dactrep*ra and t nine layare aonvaslad fron pro arar Ql daetrepersf (a) IkUdalpMn, fii 4 et pra war light endscret 4 SO pre-war daatr^> era | 8 IS ver-bullt destroyere and 3 tO pra war *wdllarle#| ^TenmeX I--nlatUia, Fab. 13, IfU* . 10 LIA07601 (d) *orfolk, Ti,i 1 GO paro-erar daatrcyori () Charlaaton, SX> 9 OK war-hullt dottrcywnj (f) Man Ieland, Calif. i 1 FT fn-rntr roeml, 1 ifi pn war nod 11try, tod 1 DO pci war dNtngr| (() Tondnal I*land, Calif* t OR war-built daetroym, 110 pn wf --rilliiy, 11T0 pro-war mpluM tmtor, tad 1 GO pri --r do- Of tho tbcn iNMlt, the 25 DR typoo mrmUiii 29,800 Um, tm w-bullt, involved thi woe of das ehraaete paint, aad ao prewuaibly did not incur uy health haaard fron load] tbi nail nl ng 26, bcirij of pci war eonetmo- tian and totalling $?,6hi tan, did prNt potential rink* The tamp la each group nfm to standard itliplioMuwa* Tbo diti wen collected thraik (1) interviews at the Brooklyn, fMln- dslphia, lorfolk md Charleston Shipyard* with pedicel offlcen, lndootrlal fcgrslsDO poncnael, safoty engineers aad mporvisen of scrapping operations, aad (2) through a review of Ua Icnthly Industrial $rgieao Reports of tho nrim shipyards tubolttod during tho aouraa cf thi wacko 111 aarml industrial activi- tloa an required to lnelado occupational din use la aoklag thm nporta to tho Bunco of Medicine aad Surgery, authority far publication of tin data ooctrlmd woo granted by tho Surgooo Omanl.^ Tho aonpplng of old bottlooMpo after tho tendon Confonooo la 1FQ oauood outbroaka of aouto load lntcodestlcn la aaay naval ihipgnrdo* For laatoaoo, tbo writer^ oonduoted a study of Um aituaticn at tho fhlladalphla Shipyard and ftud that of Um werhen so Mtltyvd for eight oaatho, de veloped piunfed wi, lator, protective a*kodi won ideptcd and oondltloao gnatly iaprondo *he riant ihdpecnpplag opentloni afforded aa npfnrt natty to toot tho efficacy of tho ocot oedon proooduwa lo oentnlUag Uda typo of iMiupotlmal lead haaardL ^*0 y 5 Nnanal moral cation, Oot, 23, 19CT* ^ Brawn, l.w.i A Study of lead Poisoning mong CkyaoetyleM Valdan la tho Sc rapping ~ofxV*Y YoVtola," /ourruTInduatri'ia' HrgraosY FiUT,lFld ""......................... .......... wwmmmmmimmmm t k. That# sctlritiaa la all ahipyards vara undar tha With rftrrlalai af Safaty bflflMn and Xaduatrlal Mrglaao Wta. .ha lattar, first organised la 19U>, ara staffed hr apaelalUta and equipped with eoaplata laboratory including those for tha analysis of load ocooeotratioa la air and la the vino, Physloa! and laborstorr esaalnations of all chipper*, bcmars, eattars aad tbalr helpers vara eonductodperlodioally far detection of Increased load absorption, thereby foreatslHag plsaddao hr raaoeal frcn exposure. Standard trpad af laodfe aad air-line revpdratora vara supplied aad tbalr aaa oaforead, All mm vara Instructed aa to sno auras af paraaaal hygiene, Tha aort extensive actirltr vaa conducted at tha Philadelphia Shipyard, tba osaribar of vcrfcsrs ptd anti all/ aspoatd reeeMj* a peak of apprcxlnstaly TOO, All aaoh paracpnal vara given tba following laboratory prooadarea?i (a) hlood tnanglntrta, (b) awainatlwi of rad blood oalla far aboonel fans, (o) twUtln ddondMtlcB of basophilia stippling and (d) availnation for laad Um, Aar caaa shewing bsnoglohia belor 12 pn./l0 C.O. vaa given a ccnplete blood scant, Aar aaaa bowing aboornol rod call foras, aipnlfi^-rt basophilia or a load u" vaa subjected to tha following* (1) aoaplota blood sont, (2)qamtcUva a ill in tlon for vrlaarr laad, O) couplet# histcry and physical rt4y and (A) othar taato and disposition aa Indicated, So ollrrtoal aaaaa of pliabiaa oooarrad at amr Una la tide ray, toar mm vara fowd to hava borderline ahecrptlaa aufaelaa* t* avelada than froa further exposure. Aa to air oonaantratljw of laad tamo anaoustsrrd, tha Rav Tort Shipyard* raportad a range af fron balov tba standard asriain alljuabla Halt af 1S nilll(ran af load par 10 Mbit aetan of air for I koart agiOfim, Is u Upi aa 33 tlnaa tbia allaaabla figure, la aaaaa af laad lntosdoatlon vara raportad fnn any af tha aovaa aMpyarde during tha verb vklab ondad la tba fall of 191*6 aad a revlsv af tba Industrial T Industrial Urgiona Reports, rtdladelphia Shipyard to Inraan af Msdtalaa aad Surgery, Mar, and Apr, 19C6, * Monthly Zndaatrlal Ryglana Reports frn Bov lorb Shipyard to Sanaa af Mtd, and Sure., May UC6 aad Puna 19U, JMWiWWP. J f I m milMiiiMi l Hi iim n i Knptaao Hxirti, p i Ro--fcor ISkl, ibiwd that bo oloiaa rofarrablo to rook ojtpooaro havo boon oubaaguaBtly ropodod to tha torgm Oaoaoal* DatoaoroBob available M to tha opprwdJtate total of bo b hmro involved 1b tbeee lytwHoM^ M fra ttao aagrrlinda of okdp tOBoaio eoroppe4 It Boot have boa* relatively largo* Tbo o<--Tool00 la jaotlflod Utl tha hoaard of load liMUMica 00eooBtorad la tbo baiH<no of ml voaaalo ocotalalag load pointed otool lo roedlly ocBtrollod kg tbo oarroutl/ acceptod oteedorde of oodloal and angina-- lag proHloo. uui nxcoaunai a owns nuts Nunoa contact samxas worn Aa already otatod, rod load *ae Bldaly oeed^Jioritiae Coptrood Mp> badldlac Xoido daring tbo rocowt nor* A hoaard o h thoraforo pcoo--t oooiwlodod ~-^S. and "*Mt of paloUeooted aotal* fho felted Atatao Iny Dapertaaot and tha Mtod Statao Marltine C--rtoolaB Jointly proanlgatod l^daatdal hoalkb Hfdo* tleoo* la lJU Inolading laotruotlapo for tbo oontrol of load latoadoatloa la ooatiBok ahtpyerdB* Tt laourrod to tbo writer that It vould bo of latoroot to eelloet dodo on tha laoldonoo of oc^onoated pladbiae 1b Marltlao Cootraet Shdpyarde aa aa ladlootlna of tha lafoottooo to bo ottaobod to tlaju--ai^U Tbo fdlartig poaalbla aomoo voro o--nltad with reaped to aaollablUtg of data* (a) V* A* Marltint Co--laaloBi kootU/ It--ory Iajery Aopcrte m adb a&ttod )qr all ooatraot oblnrardo to tbo C--loot<01 bat did not laolodo a Hating of Individual 00 motional dUaaeae* Zb gaaoral* tbooo yarde m idigol oanaolly or oood 0--nil/ ty rapooaawtativoo of tbo 0* A* boy - V* A* Jfcrltlaa Aoaltb md Safety flnaatoalnB. tbr---^ tha ooartooqr of tbo diedor of lobor Aalatloao of tbo Oo--looloo* yeraUalaa aa sraaUd to revla* tbo varlooo Zndortrlal Aoaltb aad Safety Aarvoy Aaport* of 14 abdjyMdo for poaodklo atatlotlaal data for Safety aad Xodootrlal Aoaltb lo Coodaoot U. A* fed. frlnttag Offlee, taohlagton, I9ki - --I WjnynooaR^ ". wyjtgigotiU-i,-^ 1j|jasgii|g0B5pajaaai).-io ugji'iaijg II. LIA07604 Mte In Um of lha iwwfMM af Xaod UtdMUM 1* ahtjparda ll m4i U djr (km ImUk u , bat opadflc fipm for rataa art Mi & Too of ton roporU rUio that aaaaa af laer--d Xaad abaorptlaa forod vlthoat aetaaX elladaaX pl--fcl-- Aaothar roport rafara ta af asoaaalva load ahaatpUaa otth--i pi MM-- da--loftag* (b) Tha V. 8. Bari-- af Lobar SUUatloa, Dap >rtaint af Uteri Iatanrla-- with kap ropro--tatl--a af tha Bara-- dtoolaaod that date aa rataa far load tatoaloattoa U terltlaa Shtjparda dorlag tha aar aara aat a--ITibloi A a/atoaotla ata^r af tha --hjaat aaa aat awnbetai () Caa--Xtp Xaamranea Ap-daot lha --rloaa Iterltiaa Oootrari a SktpbalXdlag ftaadw aara earrlad far oorkaoe'a cooptnoati-- bp (X) aoaaaralal aaaaaXtp laaaroooa aoapaod--, (2) official laaaraaea apooelaa af oortola rtataa and (3) aalf-inaaranrt proeodara. lha faaatbllltp af obtain!np raaarda af ta anahar af coapawaattoa pi--M-- coaoa, daring apodfla par&ada of pro--d fbr tha --rlouo atdpbaildlng capudM bp thair oorraopowdlng corrlora, h aiplarad* Arrang--into aara aado *lth tha Ratioaal Aaoccirtl-- af Caoaaltp aad Saratp tanttna throagh tta Clal-- Bojraaa to aallat tha --opera tion af taatr aoapaip aMiira ta thia and* Tha s o m pcocadara aaa folio--I atm tha VatlaoaX Aaaoalatlaa af Mataal Caaaaltp Coapanioo. Xa tha eoaa af etata agonal-- andamrltlag adftelUlof eoocoroa, aad ahara tha aalf-laaaraaea apot-- roqaoota far data aara aado dlraat* to lafor--Uoa --a a--liable ta r mm TNI am mm Data aara oappliod bp IX ewauralal aa--altp 5 atola taaaroMa agonal-- aad 3 eelf-lneorod eoaearaa oo--ring td aoparate ptljperd* epo--ted bp 37 ablpbatldtag aeapaid--. Thaaa 1/0 ahl|ptrda aado Of 0 approalaetelp 851 af aXX aaab actio!tl-- engaged ta atoaX ahlp ----traatlaa aaatraat alth tha Nultlaa Canal--ion. Xa foar laataaa--t tha aaaa ahlfpard aaa reported aa bp t-- ta--ronoa igmrtio for dlffaroni perleda af tt* mm Ki ii*SMiiidSa^^ ^iiNMiMaia l i r a - IfiteariiteaM niilti'ii ioigiW-'-jiitiia rat far thla nuai then acre eetaiU/ U report!* 9m Material U Itoted U MU ), frtllwtlw ef toleh ku fceee Nttarlud^ 9 Ui<tni ef TtbU J 0 an nlf wpliaatiiry mpt for *Mr ef UyUrin* ao4 *>Mr af Cu m ef Lead toUrtwUM*. *1* mpit to toe fnmar, ttm UU m attained trm Um Xadaetrlal laalth ui Seperta riftmd U b*n( bit in if 1MU4 h Im la that ttoy in Mtrtitoi to Um total fbr to* deelfnatod atok if to* jeer. Z mm dielred to rrmN to* in t mi total Mplijree popaUtloa to each toataaaa tor tto ttn parted if toaaraaaa aawanfa* tah Mi had aavar Ua aalcalltod *r the ahlptoildtog ecapanlic aad toaratora aara art aeelltole. to to tor water at caul af lead totadaattoa, eel? thou for atdeb ccfamtina tod baia aeerded ara Itoted* toaratora, cam etdll to lltft> fitlna-lf inr in erclcrtad. Moraaaar, eartato llattetlons to thiaa data d* * and aawUoa. latoraatlee aaa art irmllabla perUlnla* to aroajattaaal hlttac? ar crltorta af dUswele* toathar ar not ill of toe 13 earn acre tear pltoMaa ft 3 to ttoratora apaa to pmUoa. tor ample, the taa cam tooa tto Ooweildated Steal Oorparatlea aara aat aalaoUrll/ recited Up toa toaaraaaa awrlar ia UM (rooad af aadleal conflict* One af then u finally accepted tor a analnil --iib I aad the ettor alleaad Ur the State Xafeatrlal toeldeat (Vadiriia. Table J aoatalaa a total af 33 earn af plaabiaa nmrrtns to toa i- A K tolpparda dtotrttoted aa ftllewai ar Shipyard ) 3 ft 0 Iv o9 1 e ) af f torlad af Coeerage-Ihara J I I te U k ut )Jk te | 9 It U1 ha aotod fna toa tom tobalaUaa that Um par pear fir each (reap aaa leer ttoa 1 far (a), did aat torecaal laaalirtla toa the f. S* torittoa CowdwlM, Ma S3, 1A*. 15 VV I iad X for (k), *u In i than 1 for () aad f for (o), fti aoribor par year for (d) 4o m nrfe ooooA I, but thto ryiinti eodbinetlon of 3 oklpyvda, tka imt| par ildffiid Mi| looo Umo 1 Co m* U ledlooUd n UIIn Uttof min roportod for Hi ^ Mu-uSdSlp Corporation of Soaoolltn, California by tho Mali Co^mnotion food of don fnnrini for a n iu |o period of on yoar, ollhwngk alalao on nodi for a prior mw (i of 16 yaaro wltk a oonatderobly Higher onployoa otrmgtk, nhaa oanrlod by Uw laooolotod Malty Corporation of ton Fi'wiulon, ffao cmpo* tlona larolrod la tka alao otaaa aaro oproy palatial aad raiding* Tofwnallon relation to oondltlena of ayeww or tbo otetan of noitlool aad mfliHorlad eontrol at tUa plant aaro a<* obtainable, mention la Inoltad to tbo foot tin* 27*31 of all oaaca roportod la tablo 3 ara ohargad ta a rlnj!a oblpyard* fiw rorloao ohlgyardo llotod la table 3 <>* aav oomtmotion aotlrtiloa aitk tm aaooptlono, la.( The doom Dry Dook Cmpaqr and tka topeir Btrlolea of tka llitim Dry took aad StdpbvUdLng Co*paayi kotk being repair yarda. for rtosona mqplrlng ae dloaaaolaa kora, o greater onpoooro ta laad la* T* J tadootlca tonda to praralX la tho racondltlcalaf of ohipe la oontraot ta tkot la non ooBotraotlon, partloalarly la ralatloo to neldare, buraara aad tkalr holpore* eaeonr, ono oaoa only la llotod free tho Moore Dry Dook Coopooy oner a parted of tkrae yaara aad nano fraa tka Uohno Dry Dook and SUpbaUAng Copay far flu pair ooraraga* Tho npdilu data for oonpuUag frogmney and oororlty ratoa of plinbdn la tka ablpyarda reporting aaok ooooo aora not mUaUo( Am ooooptod koala for tbo oatlaotica of o froqoonoy rota la tka nadir of oaoao par adUloa an knoro worked* On oororlty rota 1 tka total tlaa eharged aa a raonlt of loot-tlno dloablllty par o m thwnont am hoora of eapooiro. tko ft--tlo aollootloa of moh dote wu not required of Multlao dbdpyerdo daring tko nr aad tk&o amid net bo ronodlid utinnatlf, Celna foor of Table 3 rooordo, In goaorol^ tka total noMbar of onploymo for ^eetfled aontka of dlfforont peon oltkont 1lowing for rtrlationa 14 " iiJiiiiuJigpwpaewiW^;iywuiyip^ iagjy|.-L-jjiw^paiinapmn>.'t I I LI AC7607 #--..... i .4 % la labor taraevor or ihiartnlaa, tf flaetaotloaa froa aoath to aoath an Horagardod, at tha total art ortAtrarllp to^vM far aaah ^ar oa tha koala ad Ut aoath ropertod for oaoh yard, tha mrtfiU* obrlooalp *111 aot ka aao^tdhla aa Indtaatlag tha oadblaod popolottco. gcwrror, it oao ba ulil/ umd that tha Uttar raaahad aavarol haadrad tlviwaid par paar A total od )3 aaaaa od h i rapartd for all ddigfarda for aa ooaroga oevorage parlad ad 3<1 poor*, or 10.6 aaaaa par paor. Dm ocnalatad *lth tha ladaatrlal ycpdiUw, it oaa ka jutUUUp otatad that load latoodoatioa aaa rar* la Urltlaa aiadtaak Apropoe thAa finding tha follaalad la qaotad froa IMaUr*\ Bioaaaada of ayiara faat od Uhartp ahlpo *ara polat aprapad Ip tha Muitlao Caadaaloa daring tha a*r U apartflaotloa aoot od this polat nwitilaad laad aa tha Uportaot frtgaort, aapadoVlp for tha poiadhg aoata oa ataal hdU tak^ lag acndlttana vara aot parfoet doa to tha graat daaaad for oMpa aad fart laanoh lags, bat load prtoortag mc d | palatora la oar atdpparda aa olrtaallp wntaom.* Daring tho rooortt war, Proftooor Drlahar aaa CMaf Coooultaat to tha V. t* loop :5 aad h&rltlaa (Vwolirlca lth roapoet to ladaatrlal haalth la all oaotraat atdp parda* Ala* od rolatod latoraat la a atodp od tho baalth od ara aaldora la B. >. Poop and Multlaa Cootroot Stdpparda aoodootod darlag tin raaaat oar kp Drooaaoa A Aaoodoto#1*. Thla work oo^rlaad 8U oa la Bavp Contraat aad ZUO la Marltlaa Contraat tarda, Bo laataaoaa od laad latoodaatloa aara foond la rtthw grap. It la aotaworthp that 190 ooldera aia Inalodod froa two nfdr parda wbara tha kaaard ad Inhalatloa ojyooaro to laod waa aoooooojrllp laaraaaodU ttrlaarjr oral nation* od 35 ad thoaa woldora abowod laad ohaotpUoa ta ka wittAa aoraal Unito, Iblo moarok aad tha aha*a atrtoaoot od Drlakor a^iUalo* tha polat that pli^ria* la Barilla* PAfftrA aaa * '*--* Iw, Phlll#i Nblla Uw to Uod, Ooo^atloaal Madtataa 3iltf (fob., 19k7) ufiroo#Ma, W.C, A biodiUii Baalth od Ara Boldart U Dtaol Mr Ciaatraatloa. Pohllo Baalth UlloUa M, VO* NblU Baalth Sorrlaa, 19k7. If* m $ i pfiipppiippipi masm rm auun io *k or me tmmn n nmotumv It haj tlroadp boaa pointed cvt that tba 9* l< baoy < a tba oaa of rod load paint for atool prloLaf la 19U. tad adoptad rikb abroaato paint tcr tblo porpooo, It tbaraforo appaarad of intoraat to lnqulrdlata tba aaporl* d m of tba ml sow want ablppuda rafardlaf baaltb hpurda {rot tbla Mt. ft* buroot of fttlopw1 Coopanoattoa, FadaralJaourlt? Icaoap, t tba rtqpwt tf tba orltar, acaductad aa anal/aia of Mfrooaatad lajurloo attributed to omtUonil uynw to *11 potato la tba 'ablpgrarde directly optnttd by tba 1**7 froa 190 to IAS iaaloatoe, Itat ire not to bo ocnfoaed oiU tbo avp Coetraet Shlpjmrda to bo adpaldered lpvar, Tht eooblaad aaerafe aaMon of Mploarooo oarrlad tajr Uwoo porda ftr lAf, 19t4 aad 190 *" 335,59$, 365,260 aa 316,014 raopootloolp.1^ Xba raaultk Wtb authority fcr piAUotlB^ vara aa fdlaaai 1) Totol amber of oaaba ollafad to ba doo to Inbalatlw of palat 2) Totol whyfr of aaaoa e^donmtltla oaarlbod to a tart ant idtb palat i While the pTaelaa natora of the Vlat wma aot apactflod la all laataaoao, tba balk of timf otaoa eere reported aa \raltli* frca aipoearo to alaa ebraaata prlaar. Tit Inhalation fxv& ooourrod In oonflnad apocaa, attributed to the volatile vapor of tba thinner and reeukted f*oe fallare to etlHao protective aaoaoraa, la., look of adequate veotllu^en or naflaal aa tba port of tba worker la aot wearlaf a reaplretor, nth reepeet to tba demetltla (roop, tba mot nirdiif trials froa aontoat rtth alaa ehrmato paint la undatondiiad for varloee rooaooa, ht Inetanoe, aaoa poraooa ara aot allergic to *ae obrooou but da roaat to rl*mr eonatltoarsta of tba prlaar auab aa qrathetlc raalaa, Otbar worker# ara iDial lira to dM ohraoata elate, while k m roaat to both alaa ehrmato and otbar ^ frm *Tba Xajorod 'bapl tipoo of tba bevp tepartomt*, Safety nad SteUetleel Urlelon, 0*3. Cmpanaetlm Coaaleelcn, May 15| 1A&* foreonal ofialaatlm frm Safety Director, Sureaa of feplopaaa1 Co Podarol Security Agenay, Oct, 3, 1A6, -a - . tfuJuaaawmpmwDi mj o mrp< BBH JO.-W laynjwti of tha paint. Ha nantion la acda of any eiwi of ahrona aloar of tha. -- mmI aoptoa raoultlng froo ospaeoro la apray yinting. It 1 eonalndad that the occupational health hatarda 1retdan* ta tha nae at alaa ohronata paint wart al ideal during tha X9t3--X9ta5 parted* ia tine ohronata paint via onplngrwd duping tha ar la Heay Contract Tarda ta tha tmlvilai ad rad lead paint, tha yoattfca arlaaa whether tiao ata daxwatttia war a factor aMtf array paintcry'la thoaa yard*] alaa whether any haalth dioturbanoeo ooounad , lnoddaat to axpoaara ta tha fwwoe fron welding ataal ooct-od with tiao 1 nt# Qa tha Oanaral of tho Havy, tha ladna trial Haalth mi Safaty , of 91 Hoty Contract Shipyard* wart ra- riid lor data on thla awbl antalled a coverage of apprwdaetaly foar period#. Ho station of doraatltlo or i ; with tine ohronota prlaar w m found. lafar- foar yardo ta tha looal highly Irritative e i elding or burning of ataal eoatad with 1 protaetlon by aunt cf an ippron- daacrlbad la wldeh a grot? cf U nan ranmail fron tha work ehlft aa a tha eontanwa of ofdnll that thla irritation of tha ohdafly ta phthallo i, a oonatltoaot of tho paint, > tho lino ohronata prinar boated. tha folloalag o^aant pertinent, *Ro tenia trouhlo caperlcnoed fron alaa ohTaoote whothar wa had a I Inch ^pointed aargla or nut. Tri|re vna daoidad Irrltetla tram aana of tha lagredlcate la alna ahronata paint, Actahly phthalla anhydride., ftthalla anhydride waa a factor la ahrlnklag plate* of naatrogrere (alaa ahronata Uttar fron Frafaaaar MlIp Drlidtcr to Hr. L. DarldMn, Haw liny Una 0*., 0#o. 4, 19liS. 14 Authority ta yaota awtraot af latter contained la personal rnamininallan, June 29, 1*4. -3- WLP-. 'iMJWMJj iiiJiwy.!- 'ytaswi't aim-uy PI t&r.' LIA07582 ig>m<ai^aryriiaf.i Xiao earoaota paint u uood oaalualyoly far Boval Ocoonaom^&Srhi ipyard* tod la all 1**7 i Tba avartft aplejaa >epgliUa la 36J, 260 and J16.0U fak^l^}, lttb b u m af domatltlo la tl Bo record waa foond of painting) or tooda or Bo taxis Contract Sd, OaUiim It la oonclartod ^^a the data proaitod Uat thi hoaltB rod load paint vgataMtaMtofrta*. an *"*"* la iMftalliHig sodtm o^ndltlanA f Mk 4 I xpp mm H.afctfM ^ - -^,^- u&rn&x^Am MlffdW j i fn^Miig ud oevorltjr nU for leod latodatUM La Um MUi St*too Injr oad lUrltlao Corps irt prossntod for the oalondor pisro 1922 to 19UI, Inclusive. A significant dodlno la rotoo occurred la tho adastssa t thirties and sort/ nineteen forties. fro possible factors involved la Uda i trend oro dloooooodb Oats oa tho (rmlooet of load IntsnleoUea aaeog civilian latartrlal wrttn la Um nine (felted SUtos fcral Qovirrawit Shipyards saro not avsLUbla, bat It sos ooeortalaod that 37 coaponoatod eaooo oro raportod for tho poors 193$ to 191<1 froa tho oRtiro Podoral Civil lotabllnhMOHt, try stelae erlglast* lag la naval rftlpyordo soold havs boon lnclodod la thlo group of eaooo, Tho avorofs iwhor of civil s^lnyoio la thooo shipyards laerooood tram 30,32$ la 193$ to 3JJt3S2 la 19bl> It appears that ptafelas vaa ortriwly ran la naval ddpjrards daring this porlod, 1 tr Shlpscrapping operation m eonhieto^oovsa hovml Qaviranswb Shipyards la and 19b6, thooo Involving tho wool horning and catting of otool cootod In port vlth rod load point, Tho vstoalo ao dlopoood of son of pro-uar oonotnetloa, aggregating $9,81,0 tons, So eaooo of load latortoo tloa *ors raportod froa aiy of thooo activities daring or oabooqooat to pots> tlol oapooars, Kod load point aas toplapvd vldolp os a stool prlaor la tfelUd Stotoo Morltlao Cootract Shipyard* during tho roooat *ar. An ocoapotloaal rlak of load latoodeotloa saa thorofor ontollod to ooao dogroo vlth roopoet la potat propers ond oldsro. Tho total nuabor of eoaponootod eaooo that rota rapwtod ty bO ohipfordo oorroepondlng to oaplnpsowt periods of t to $ poors *ao 33, The avoroga ooshlnod total saplcyss population par poor lo undetermined, bat foil oaso^isro rtthla o range of sovorol hundred thousand, Thlo loads to tho son* elusion that load latortootlea sao alntnol la thooo eontrust shipyards.