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|-|| i"ll^'f Vi i <* % 3 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 0 CAST 4** STKKCT NCW YOWC 17. K. T. April 2, 1958 gU^traLT reCRT Of-TKS StCRCTAKT Janmrr.l to Karoh tt. 1958 Th* follovins report ccr*r* th* hishlisW* of Asuxirtioo activiti** durlns th* firrt qu*rt*r of 1958. Kor* d*tall*d laforaatioa co th*a* tctiritU* or other* sot *nua*rat*d vill bo supplied oa report. *o *tt*apt h* b*o Mi* b*r*ln to cor*r ruth routln* activiti** u rt*tittle#, iaforoatioo ballrtin*, f*n*ral publicity tad tb* Ilk*. SPTCUI 1. "load* - Th* firrt 1958 i*u* of our quarterly v*at to pr** and vill b* axil*4 to our lit of natrly 50,000 trl? ia April. Sufficient fund* vtn *ud arailabl* for thi* publication la 1758 to lacr**** our iUlns lirt aubatantially. 2. Reitirch - Th* Technical 3t*rins Cccxdttaa wt tvie* durlns th* qu*rtr. At th* fir*t Matins it evaluated th* B*tt*U* rrport tad Met it* *rtlu*tioa to th* Indurtry Drr*lopneat Conitto*. At th* *occnd Mat ins At drafted * rp*cific r***rch budsrt tad tr*a*caitt*d it* r*cooD*ad* tico* to th* X.D.C. Th* l*ttr Cocnitt** it ch*dul*d to ccoaider th*** r*caa**od*tloa* oo April 3rd. 3. Addre** - Th* Secretary *i4r**d th* Kirxrtl Eoonoadc* Diririoo of th* Sodittjr of Kinins &>sin**r* of A.I.X.Z., t lt annual rtetins ifl Hv Tork tad th* Colorado Kinias A**oci*tioa la D*cr*r oa th* futur* potiibiliti** of l**d tad narkat drralopoeat tad rvtttrch pita* of th* Aaaociatioa. 4. A.B.W.g. Tetrboo^ - Th* introductory run-try of th* 1957 l*td lituttlon vii pr*p*r*d for th* Tetrbooi: of th* Aa*ric*a Bureau of Ktttl Statistic*. 5. Armalferirv* - Th* tmutl rrrirv of l*d la 1957, prepared by th* Secretary, pp**r*d la 'TBnsineerlns tad Xinins Journal- tad reprint* v*r* dirtribut*d to &acfcra. A brlfr rrrirv appeared ia th* January 6th li*v* of "3t*l.- 6... tp*ndd ft****rch Org*nlr*tlon - Srraral Mrtins* of th* orjtaitlns cornitta* of *rrn r*pr***ntins both L.Z.A. tod Aaaricta Zinc Inrtltutt v*r* h*xl and progreta ctdt tovard rtahllahaant of an *7pand*d joint r*trch orsni*tioru 3**rrfjfor a r***trch director it und*ir v*y. 7,1 Jtchnlcal ferric* - An additional tachnically trained */m haa b*n add*d to our ttaff and vill p*ndt u* to proTid* broader technical a*rrlc* to u*ara and potential u**r of l**d. OUW?"!flaBIWgi N 1586 LU2223- i r ii iii r>----- --------- --i--lyinT'ir'n-~l'i~'-`~'"'-- "*-' ' ...........--- - - - .Quarterly Report T -2- April 2, 19 ;1 r* . ped L*sd Paints In Potsbl* Viter Tar);f - The adverse allega tions relatlv* to th* safety of using nd lead paint* In coating th# in terior* of potabl* water supply Udti, **ntiin*d tn car last repor*. haws continued to b sujor problea. Though th* seven-year it'*!/ conducted for u* by Dr* H. B. EJdn* of Massachusetts snd certain supplementary tot4 Just cosspleted by him tart provided cost valuable countervailing ununltlt v* are it 111 faesd vith tht threat of <a official governmental publicstioc highly dansging to our interests. Efforts to adjust thi difficulty have trrrclYcd two reesnt conference* in VsaMngtoo tnd cos in Boston, as wall at discussions with tht Aasrican Water Works Association, tht Stsel Structurtt Painting Council And our on ltd Lead Technical Cocaditto* 9. Childhood Lsid Poisoning - Tht ssieingly unending problem of lot poisening in tuU children, nalnly confintd to tht slums of our older eitiss, la a continuing subject of atudy and pretentive effort* Correspen dtnet with th# health authorititt of Jour esjor eltlat hart brought ns th following 1957 figure#t Vev forte City $5 casts* 9 death*; Baltimore 55 cattt, 1 deaths;- Philadelphia 12 casts, 3 deaths; Chicago 96 casts, 11 deaths; tbs last weed s shockingly high fatality rste of 12.3 ptr cent, though tit is renters nay not seta large, it mrt be borne in Bind that every such csss is a potential source of sort damaging publicity, and the! nany of the surviving children cay be percanently Bsatally retarded, 10. _ Warning Labels - Though the ccooercially rotiY*ted *Japansss toy" scare referred to in the last two quarterly report* was thought to hare been successfully allayed, it has hid its afteroath in a labeling law reacted by tht Stats of Kansas and in riailar enactmants proposed by Vow Jersey and by tht Board of Hsalth of Ktw fork City. Efforts to secure nodifiestlca of the two last are under way. At our request, six of oor weeaber coepanies which tanufaeture lead coepounds and are not Btebsrs of th* Manufacturing Checlats' Association hart besn inritsd to send repre- sentatiTes to a Precautionary t Coofsrencs to b* hold by tbs X.C.A. at Houston oc April 30th. 11. Threshold Licit for Lead In Air - It v* reported three aceths ago that the adTsnce in the threahold Unit for lead in air from 0.15 to 0.2 si Hi grams per ruble aoter, first proposed by an American Standards Association subcotarittee headed by oor hsalth and safsty director and sub sequently adopted by th* Ajssrican Confsrenc* of Cutermental Industrial Hygienists, had been called Into question. This discuirloa has cow been satisfactorily re mired by the incorporation of the higher figure into a Hygienic Guide for Lead about to be ltsued by th# American industrial Hygiene Aseociatlon. General acceptance of this increase of 33-1/3 per cent in the allowable limit, highly advantageous to our worship, lets thus assured. 22, Keetin*S and Titlts - Attended during th* quarter hare been neetlngs of th* Aesdeqy of Kedlein* in Vaahingtoo, the Congress on Indus trial Health of th# A.X.A. in Milwaukee, the Hew England Hospital Aaseefcly and a conference co Kedical Control of Lssd Workers under th# Joint aus pices of th# Kaesachusett* Division of Occupational Hygiene and the ,Ctacitt*# a Induetrial Health of th* Kassichusetts Kedical Society, the two lart Irf-Bortoo. A Bedical representatiT* of on# of our wester* also par ticipated in the Boston confsrenc*. Visits hat* included on# each ty a hoepital, a union headqiarter# \nd S gor#n*B*otal agency, and three to installations of our Beeber* in itilvaukee, Chicago and Boston. ' -j o .7v ih b.|^v v v u * ' ecwM^ace |enma.elHW-trJW'e^t:ly>w^gersrews,y|vj^eju)>l"ie. nur'iwi j. T i-- ' * L1*2223 $ iw iYh ,./ vow 'n odSt - ,T*. wSj* U>CUa-* avru-S-Mtu Quarterly Report > April 2, 1?: 11. Laad Hygiene Conference - Though any statement with regard to t) prograa of our Lead Hygiene Conference to be hold in Chicago on Xovesber >t and 7th would b* preoature, prellnlnery arrengeaente bay* been made and 33 lnduetriel sedioal t*n and hygienist. whoa* participation la particularly dealred bay* raealvad individual adranea notification* : XTTAU-TC LtAP PB0P0CT3 lit, K.A.C.t, Paper - A paper oe th* uaa of laad la chemical construe tion with particular reference to lead-acid brick linlnga vaa presented by our technical director before the Rational Association of Corroaion Siginea at iti annual Batting in San rraneiaco* : 15, Construction Surrar - The aurray of the use of laad la building conatruetioQ by Skidaore, Owinge and Xerrill, architect# end engineer*, got J under way in January. 1 16, Home Builders Show - Ve exhibited laad product a ur*d in hoc* cooatruction -at tho Hoc* Guildan Show in cor-nectlco with tba annual aeeting a tha Katicnal Aaaociation of Kcae Builders at Chicago. F 17, Specification Writers - Kr. Gorcina adiraaaed tba Raw fork Chap ter of tha Construction Specification Institute on tba proper use of lead in building conatruction and how to specify it. , Iff. Artlclea - Articlaa baaad on naterial auppllad by the Assoclatioc or reprinted from iaaociation publication# appeared in "Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilating," National Roofer," "Heating & Pitching fiigiDeer," and "Cheasical Procaaaing." a 19. _Advertling - Tha new campaign comprising oothly ooe-page ad* in "Ceramic Xnduatry," "Carasie Age," and "Bulletin" of the_Aaerioan Certde Society, and tlx page* in "Carasie Neva" rttried in Karch and will continue through Karch, 1959. 20. Research - Arrangements hava baen completed for new graduate research fellowahipa at Rutgers, Illinois and Penn State in additioa to ccr>tinuatlen for another year of the existing fellowship# at Rutgers, minds and Ohio State, Negotiations are la progrea* for additional fellowships at Alfred, California and Cls&soe. 21. Supplagent - Tha aeeond supplement to "Lead in tha Ceraadc Induatriaa," dealing with low temperature glaaaaa for bonding crystals, was printed and nailed. 22. Tducitlmil Pierian - Twenty permanent educational displays on tha use "of lead in ceramics were completed. So far theta have bean offered to 18 accredited ceramic aehuols and In 10 day# after the offering 12 eeceptancefwera received. They wera from Alfred, JUinoia, Pam State, Worth Carolina State, Virginia Polytechnic Inetltute, Vast Virginia, Texas, Vaahington, low* State, Xiaeouri School of Xinee, Utah and Rutgers. J Ttnij iiji '*' invaj^i. iwyyi. LIA22236 waumrr il : i r : Quarterly Report April 2, 1?J BED ISP 21. Reeetrch - A new writ* of exposure teeta irnrolTing a nr* vett ing additive for rad ltd painte and combination! of red lead and load iHicc--chrccute bay* been initiatad by the Bod Load Technical Ccenittee. 21. field Vork - A now prograa of technical aorrica in the fiald baa boon atartod. Contact! ara being cade with highway engLnaere, goreraseat offlciala and other largo ueera and rpeelflera of Btal protective paint a with offara of aaaiatanca in eolving their painting problm* is to me of rad lead. 25. Adrertleinr - Cur now campaign of 11 ooe-page ada in two color* in "B\gAnoaring Heve-Racord" atartad in february to run through Deceabar, 195** 26, A.W.V.A. Soecificetione - Effort! vara continued to defend the* rad lead epacificationa Jointly with our Health and Safety dritioo. See It*a 6, Health and Safety. 27. Article - A thre a-page article oc eainterunc* painting with rad lead appeared in the Canadian publication, "Kanufacturing and Industrial Engine*ring* aa a part of L.I.A.'e publicity progre*. RAPIATICW SHIELDD3Q 26. Clearance - Stepa are being taken to obtain secret *Q" clear ance for t eeeond cecber of our staff. 29, field Vork - A nusber of vieite to inatallatiene inrolring the uie of lead were cade and coceiderable valuible data obtained. The data are being used for publicity purpoeea. Sae new application! hare been unearthed and will be publicised. ?0 Atoo fair - He were repreeented rt the annual ito* fair bald thia year in Chicago. Eerpectfully eutoitted, i."LaMiwrregPT^i-"ei '" naTf*^*,|ir*-r*' *!.' J ijie'ewaa'i**?a*fw'<lt'11'