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FOUNOED 1817 THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES April 11,. 1968 Mr. Joseph E. Neubauer, President Pittsburgh 'Plate Glass Company One Gateway Center Pittsburgh 22, Pa. _ . . Dear Ur. Neubauer: The New York Academy of Sciences has had a continuing interest in problems of health hazards in the asbestos insulation industry. Recent evidence suggests that while these hazards may be signifi cant, conversely they may be sharply reduced or eliminated by appropriate remediable measures. . The Academy's Division of Environmental Sciences is therefore con vening a Working Group on Insulation Industry Hygiene to consider the steps necessary to formulate an appropriate industrial hygiene program for this important industry. Experts from Industry, Labor- Government and Academic Institutions will participate; Industry representatives will include leading executives of the Johns- -- Manvllle Corporation, the Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corporation, the Certain-teed Products Corporation and others as well as rep resentatives of the Quebec Mine Producers Association and the Insulation Distributor Contractors National Association; Labor representatives will include the President and appropriate staff members of the International Association of Heat and Frost Iasu- - lators and Asbestos Workers, while interested government agencies - will include the United States Public Health Service and the - * United States Bureau of Mines.. . The Working Group will meet at the Academy on May 14, 1968 at 9 AM. It is planned that the discussions will be completed by 5:30 PM; luncheon will be served at the Academy. \ The Academy is honored to invite you to serve as a member of this Working Group, and to participate in the discussions concerning the development of a program for the removal of health hazards in the . Insulation Industry. We will also welcome the participation of other representatives of your company including Dr. Lee Grant. An outline is attached listing a number of areas that will be considered. x\ . two east sixty-tmiro street, newyork. new york i<xm. phone tna aw-urm, CAkr nya'csci Itr. Joseph E. Ncubauer -2- April 11, 196S Your thoughts on these subjects will be valued, as well as on such other aspects of the question that you consider important. The Academy will appreciate your early acceptance of this invitation both for yourself and Dr. Grant, and will be grateful for your participation. Very truly yours. IJS:cr Enc. Irving J. Selikoff, M.D. President-Elect, The New York Academy of Sciences