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FILE NAME: Kaiser Gypsum (KG) DATE: 1973 Sept 19 DOC#: KG023 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes & Attendee List - Safety Committee MINUTES OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING AIRPORT HOLIDAY IiJil CLEVELAND, OHIO SEPTEMBER 19, 1973 Mr. J . H. W alton, Chairman o f the S afe ty Committee, c a lle d the meeting to o rd e r a t 8:30 a.m. Those in attendance were: C. S aturnia M. Smeraski H. Peele J . Walton J . Cornell F. Rogers The C elotex C orporation The F lin tk o te Company G eorgia-P acific Corporation Gypsum D iv is io n K aiser Cement and Gypsum C o rp o ra tio n United S tates Gypsum Company Gypsum A sso cia tio n Guests Present Were: C. Dooley L. Reimer )? JV.. HSomffitmhan L. Schultz M, Brenner A. P. Green R e fra c to rie s A. P. Green R e fra c to rie s A. P. Green R e fra c to rie s The Celotex C o rpo ra tion The C elotex C orporation Gypsum A s s o c ia tio n The minutes o f the February 23, 1973 S afe ty Committee meeting were approved as recorded. S ecretary Rogers read the Report o f the Safety Committee Chairman which was p rin te d in th e Semi-Annual Report to the iiembership. 1. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY MANUAL " In d u s tr ia l S afety .'"anual," Second E d itio n , was reviewed by the Committee, fir . M. ii. Drenner rep orted t h a t, o f 1500 manuals o r ig in a lly p rin te d , 540 copies remain in sto c k . A t o t a l o f 662 copies o f the manual were d is tr ib u te d since the la s t m eeting. Chairman Walton encouraged a ll member companies to use t h is va lu a b le manual, anci asked Mr. Brenner to prepare a re p o rt lis t in g the d is tr ib u tio n o f copier, purchased to date. The Committee discussed the form at o f th e marual and d ire c te d th a t the manual be changed to a lo ose le a f form at when i t is re p rin te d to accorrcnodat a n tic ip a te d changes and a d d itio n s to the manual. This su b je c t vas c a rrie d on the agenda f o r fu tu re committee review . 2. SAFETY BULLETIN AND FLEET SAFETY NEWSLETTER Mr. fi. M. Brenner reviewed both p u b lic a tio n s , n o tin g the present form at ar.d the la c k o f a r t ic le s subm itted by p la n t personnel and committee members. I t was noted th a t the recommendations made a t 3SL __DEP. ex. wo. f 0 -N ^ t. __ * r ra te c o n tiq ie d to clim b during the f i r s t s ix months ot t y / j d is a b lin g in ju r ie s per m illio n man-hours, as compared to a ra te o f 4.94 established in 1972. This su b je ct was c a rrie d on the agenda. 6. FLEET STATISTICAL PROGRAM I t was the general consensus o f the Committee th a t f le e t s t a t is t ic a l in fo rm a tio n was not re a d ily a v a ila b le w ith in the member companies, and th a t each company c o lle c te d th is data by d iff e r e n t procedures and f o r these reasons, the Committee could no t develop a common base from vihich to gather data f o r an A ssociation F le e t S ta tis tic a l Program. On motion made and unanimously c a rrie d th is sub ject was dropped from the agenda. 7. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE The Committee reviewed f ie l d te s tin g o f j o i n t treatm ent compound in r e la tio n to asbestos dust re g u la tio n s , c u rre n tly being conducted in Denver, Colorado. Following a discussio n o f the abestos re g u la tio n s , the Secretary was d ire c te d to develop g u ide lin es covering the health and sa fe ty re g u la tio n s r e la t iv e to the manufacture o f jo in t treatm ent compound. Mr. Cornell was asked to a s s is t Messrs. Rogers and Brenner in p re pa ration o f th is sa fe ty c h e c k lis t. This sub ject was carried on the agenda. 8. FEDERAL LEGISLATION The S ecretary reviewed c u rre n t le g is la tio n before Congress which proposes the tra n s fe r o f mine sa fe ty re g u la tio n from the Depart ment o f the I n t e r io r (Bureau o f Mines) to the Department o f Labor (OSHA). Mr. Rogers noted th a t o f prim ary in d u s try concern is the f in a l re g u la tio n s th a t would r e s u lt from such a tr a n s fe r , namely the proposed union o f co a l, and non-coal mine s a fe ty standards. He reported th a t a M & M Committee task fo rce has been assigned to fo llo w th is a c t iv it y and develop an in dustry p o s itio n to th is proposed legislation^w hen pu b lic hearings are scheduled. The Committee discussed the proposed fe d e ra l compensation program w ith reference to the recent re p o rt o f the "N ational Commission on Workmen's Compensation." On motion made and unanimously approved the Chairman was d ire c te d to request th a t the Board frame a p o lic y r e la tiv e to fu tu re A ssociation a c t iv it y regarding the fe d e ra liz a tio n o f Workmen's Compensation and to encourage the continuance o f S tate c o n tro l. This sub ject was ca rrie d on the agenda. 9. SAFETY SEMINAR The Secretary reported on the scheduled Seminar program to be presented the next day. He noted th a t Mr. Jack Ruble o f the area