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=* ri^-S *- *>oday, March 19. 1979 VtWt's 0. Hto.lttv ?.Htt.lO.rd WftTCMTtil6 SPACE. Thera hart been sever*1 articles 1n the papers, and a lumber of reports on television recently, about proven or suspected health hazards 1n chemical plants 1n the Kanaka Valley. Certainly the possibility of working with a material which 1s a health hazard 1s one which probably has crossed the alnd of most people working 1n the plant. "Hw* much m I exposed to?" "How hazardous 1s It?" "What kind of eaterlals are hazardous?" "What does `hazardous* really mean?" "What kind of things are being done to protect me?" "What 1f something I*m working with now ends up being proven to be a health hazard fifteen years down the road?" "How safe Is safe?" These questions and many others may be the kind of thing you have wondered about during the time you have worked here. You may also have heard that the Nltro Plant Is going to be Involved In something called a "health study" beginning during the first week 1n April. You may have wondered what that's all about. For these reasons, we will be examining several areas in a series of articles over the next few weeks. We will look at 1r'-stria! hygiene, and the kinds of things going on 1n Industrial hygiene 1n the nltro Plant. We will take a look at the "health study" to find out what its purposes are, what 1t 1s and what 1t Isn't, and what rill happen to the results of the study. We'll look also at specific areas of the plant, to see what our exposure Is to different materials, to examine some of the equipment used 1n the plant to measure orker exposure and to protect employees from even a nuisance level of exposure to different sub stances. We'll see hat happens 1n follow-up on an accident. And '11 keep yon posted on dto's Involved In both the health study and 1n various phases of Industrial hygiene In the Nltro Plant. So. 1f you've ever asked yourself any of the questions e'vt looked at 1n this article -- WATCH THIS SPACE. Here's here the answers rill be coming out o'v.er the next fiew .eeks. .... " -* jamry *''" v f.' -':.r.-*iV** ,. H i t r o t W t t T l r f U U ' ,sr~\ --r V^/y?-vr" i- Vt JW n 8 E & r^rrir^v p tei^afa. t ..; j Wednesday, March 21. 1979 jrsf^ ^ fenv-. ... A - ." - - -- -' t i I . H. - WHkT fc IT? W A T IS INDUSTRIAL HT6IEWE (IHlT Industrial hygiene Is the .continuous examination of working conditions and environmental factors which could po tentially have an effect on worker health or safety. Throughout Monsanto* employee health and safety are day-in* day-out tasks that take the fbll-ttae effort of hundreds of professionals. At one tin*, these professionals were pMpsrlly concerned with preventing falls, fires* and other sudden dangers. More recently, however* there Is an In creasing concern about the possible long-term effects of exposure to work piece conditions and sene chemicals* Including saw11 concentrations of ar terial* that until recently were alaost Impossible even to detect and aeasurt. As a result* IK now becoaes Involved with a variety of activities* such as ensuring chemical and noise exposure levels, evaluating job procedures for safety/health hazards* and working with production* Maintenance, and engineering personnel to change or repair equipment that could pose a health hazard. - The goal of 1H Is staple one': to create and Maintain a safe and healthy work place for all Plant CMploytes. IS 'mis SOMETHING KOI? No. Industrial hygiene has been a major concent at the Nitro float for Many years* with even wore ewphasls and changes since 1976. W A V S SEEK HAPPEMIH6 SIMCE 19767 During 1977,1 IH surveys were conducted throughout the Plant. Their purpose? To Identify areas of potential or actual health concern. (Since 1977* an IK survey of each building Is done at least once each year*' both to keep an eye on changes 1n the levels of chewicals and to ensure conpllancf with OSHA and Monsanto guidelines.) This survey program has resulted In action being taken In several areas to Improve working con ditions. WE HEAR THAT. BUT WHATS REALLY BEIHT, DONE? Ue'll look at just a few of the projects begun and completed.in 1976 as a result of the 1977 survey: * Enclosure of the filter 1n B-47 to reduce Tertiary Butyl Amine exposure levels In that building * Installation of a new catalyst handling) system In B-46H* to reduce hydrochloric a d d and pyridine exposure levels * Ventilation Improvements 1n B-91 and the Maintenance shops * Changing solvents 1n B-42 to reduce exposures to these solvents I WHAT KIND Of THIH6S A y 601NG TO HAPPEH THIS TEAR? In 19^* we look for (among other projects): j * Improvement 1n dust levels In 9-45 prior to the new expansion project * Rehabilitation of B-46S to reduce solvent and noise levels * An Intensified hearing conservation program directed at all Plant employees -.a 'T M itro, West V irg in io !>,>k& 2*-i - V * , V'' , - - w * . *; ?+>'S m VJ K *7i > !: ^ g : . sj V* '7* ^ Friday, torch 23, 197f *Whaf is safe?' - A Tough Quesflon to Answer W rls itftt That's i tough motion part per `i H c n s t as ewr ability to noai bad apple In 2,000 barrels of apples; dwmlcal and physical stresses and c^osres [one part per billion Is the equivalent of Improves, the i s w r continues to change. For [one second In 32 ytars; one part per tril tJrft m s o a , we continue to reduce exposures lion could bo compared to one pinch of to meet the best available standards of safe |salt in 10,000 tons of potato chipsl As ty. la this fmmewock, then, the job bicwa (a result of this greatly Improved ability to protect our people to the best of our to measure exposures, wt are nuch better ability, Measuring against the nost recent [able to define "Uhat Is safe?" standards of whet is accepted as soft. 50 TOO CAN MASURE HOW HJCH WE'RE M M M E THESE STANDARDS SETT Limits lEPOSETTb. HflM 00 WE pflTirS SAFE! for "safe" exposures are usually designated (The "safe* limits are determined> y eval- as Threshold Limit Values (TLV's), or as Per uatlng the effeet(s) of know levels of missible Exposure Limits (PEL4*). These a component, and then Identifying the limits fears been established for nost chemi level at which no detectable adverse effect cals and physical stresses fey the American takes place. Then, as a further safety Conference of teveranental Industrial Hy gienists (ACSIH) while Wonsanto and OSHA set the limits for still others. (And Mon factor, the limit for "safe* exposure-- the TLV-- 1s established at some fraction (usually 1/100) of that "no detectable santo's standards for "safe" exposure ere effect* concentration. All TLV's are re often w e b tighter than those set by the trieved by ACSIH every year, to be sure |{1n light of new knowledge and better isurmmnt tools) that they *re still SO W A T T HAVING LIMITS DOESN'T MAKE [appropriate. THE PUaf sAf d L m T T tdo^esnlt-- it is only e starting place. Nov cones the tnonous Job So when we measure what you are ex posed to in the plant, we are evaluating 1t of noeraring actual exposure levels vithln the plant. Our ability to noasure substances h u [against a standard of safety generally of that which 1s known to have any five affect. At this time, that 1s ityrovad so greatly, over the past fe years [the answer we have to "Vhat 1s safe?" As (using lab tools such as gas chromatography, [technology advances past today's level, the ess-spectroscopy, end conputer-dlrected tests] inswnr to "Mhet is safe?" may change, and that vn can non get neesurenents as snail es will continue to auet its coxnrit- one part per trillion. That's 0.0000000001 percent (es opposed to trying to noasure 1.01 as little as 20 years ago). Vhat dots that \t to provide o U f a and healthy work place, In light of the most advanced In formation available. really naan, though-- "one part per trillion"?] Company M ltro, Wmmt V lr g ln U *What & a health study, anyway?* Vhat 1 a health study? In light of the health study beginning at the Hltro Plant In the next week or so. you way hare becoee curious. Let's look at some answers. ' What Is a health study? Just what the nece Implies-- a study of people's health. Health studies are used to ob tain Information on the effects on h w n health of various stresses from the en vironnent In which those humans live and work. Health studies can be con cerned with diseases or with s1^>1e changes In health of any kind. Some health studies are designed to look at a specific cause of a known effect on "study group" with a "control group* (which has not been exposed to the stress). The more common approach to a health study Is to look backward from a particular Illness or heelth effect, in order to attempt to find 1t$ cause. This is a retrospective study, and 1t was a study such as this that uncovered the link between rubella (measles) In Mnen 1n early pregnancy, and a result ing high incidence of blindness 1n the Infants born to such women. (Health studies can also examine a group of people and then follow than throughout their entire lives. This Is known as a prospective study.) -WHAT DOES A HEALTH STUDY SHOW? towns, while others attenpt to discover A health study may show a definite lint possible health effects fay looking at a large mxaber of people. between a particular illness or health ef fect and a given stress (chemical, physical, WHY HAVE THEN? The reason health studies are con ducted 1s because these studies often de tect a trend In health effects that Med ical people have no way of detecting when looking at any one person Individually. Therefore fay looking at groups of people medical personnel can get ore sensitive results than 1f they looked only at In dividuals. . HOW DO THEY WORK? Health studies can be conducted In any ways. Sont studies Involve Inter views and aedlcal examinations with spe cific clinical tests. Other studies Involve Investigating Medical records. or whatever). But 1t may also prove Incon clusive, or show no relationship at all be tween a health effect and any possible causes examined In the study. If a health effect and Its cause or causes are found 1n a health study, what Is done with the results? The first use of these studies Is that they Identify a par ticular group that should be examined and followed closely thereafter. These studies can also lead to better preventive Measures. A health study looking ot a certain level of work stress end health effects 1t May pro duce can tell us If the level of that stress 1s safe enough to work with. These types of studies thus lead to Increased safety on the Job for all workers. Almost all health studies Involve a `study group* (a group exposed to an en virorww ntal stress), and compare this " n> * a 'TP .4 * j Friday, A m 1, 1979 VhH Gfft."Bc&o^T tissi'&ylu. ft N o b f n l i r . S h i I R U To All I m encouraged Iy tilt to the Invitation to In Once again tha Rad Cross H o o t e d la M U be coving to tha R1tro Flint on t a t 2d. Mhy give blood! Tha latter balov glvat tha bast reason In tha aorld: -the UM v w s I t y tf Cfjtfmtttl i m m Study u M c h 1 trill cotdiet at M m May 24, 1979 Health Center beflwlag m t a t 11 To Monsanto Statical Co. Nltro, W. Va. Obviously, tha tort people who parti cipate, the tore collate and scien Nr. and Mrs. tfUllta E. tamer wish tific tht study cms bt. For t M s to express our heartfelt thanks to tha M S M , 1 Mould ttCfltrtQt tt oM Mho nteers of tho Putnav County Chapter of k m tot ytt rtspoadU to participate. the t a rtcan Rad Cross and tht Monsanto Tkt physical n a f m l v o d In blood bank for .thalr efforts In supplying t M s study M U bt a conplata and levan units'of white blood calls to the thorough one, and will tot duplicate St. Francis Hospital to be atenistered previous stadias 1a u M e k you m y have to Mrs. tamer, which saved her lift. boon Involved. Tht s1tt chesaa for I have donated over thirty pints of tha exatlnatlons uts designed for tadl- blood to tha Rad Cross and I feel 1t was cal purposes. Tour exits art being vary stall price to pay for tha life- scheduled la suck ay that thty should giving blood furnished by the Rod Cross nor require aora than tuo hours of your when my wife m s so near death. Mat. Fleast extend our thanks to the donors t uould 11let to taka this appor- for thalr unselfish efforts In our behalf. twrity to struts agala that ay responsi bility Is to tha individual worfeer/pe- Sincerely yours, tient, and no oat also. I M S Is aa Inde pendent study conctTvSd and conducted by tha doctors at tha University of C1nc1n- (slgnod) Ullllat E tamer and Mabel E. tamer nattl. Monsanto Is Involvtd only In fi nancing tha study and aortlag out tha dotalIs of scheduling tht exaulnations. Thalr objective, ilka ours 1s to detar sint possible health affacts due to 245-T and Its cocrtaalaaats. R m o n d R. Susklnd, N.D. 8322345 "j t 6e*Mst' it 'C?Qj=ar. K itro , Wutt V lr f ln ia .fv*. -VvS,:+ ******.T.-*i-"- \ ftn&xftrs\ Congratulations to Iront las Ed's ton who 1n a recent Little LM9UO M i completed on unassisted triplo plor- rao- tMng that doesn't tappo too often. Cenerata!ottono end boot wSAirshieissbutTo7C,otttoao lurford end Soolo of tta litre Plant Mgh-schoolen, for ttatr gradua tion fren Ultra High School. *- Congratulations to 1111 0. Lott t*D lost nonth callotta a lot of yeer* of wort ta finishing M s onrfc touord a I. S. dogm a In luslnoss AdolMstratlon froo Host Virginia Stato Collogo. TRAVEL BUREAU------ D IM * .^ Safety Clips YOUR BEST PROTECTION IS TO PROTECT YOURSELF. ta tara tad two d e m a t U U earn it tta Ultra Plant to far this yeer. How can you protact yourtalf fren tMs? li Avoid skin contact where at all posslblo. Z. Usa your protective aqulpwent. 3. Uso protactlra crant. (They uorfcl) 4. Practice good personal hygiene. 5. Rika this stat i n t m active part of your uortday: INJURIES V i a OECLIXE WITH SAFETY IN KlNOl K o -VdrrrtJLiK cr of * u a If you tara 1 1 children or grand children, you should be aware that tta button- shaped battarlas used 1n watches and c i r a s can be dangerous If swallowed. The very young era tested to put tta tiny "energy pills" In their nouths. If swallowed, tta tattaHes can. block the esophagus, preventing tta passage of food. If chewed, they can be poison. (One two-year-old died after having a violent roaction to a battery he swallowed.) If Inhaled, they can block tta airway and prevent breathing* So If you tara extra batteries on hand, store thra out of children' reach. And throw out dead battarls promptly. 1$ 2teu. raArrw "fen t o r t Eighty percent of hows tested In a re cent survey tad water heaters set higher than 130 degrees F., according to a report 1n tta scientific journal Pediatrics, Viter that hot can cause a burn within 30 secous. To avoid scald burns, especially to children (and a tMperetura confortable to yoer touch ray be hot enough to scald children's wore sensitive skin), take tieratura rending at the tap closest to tta beater. If tta water Is hotter thee 120*. turn tta teeter H'QwJttttA 4 CkJKCr Tifs - ' As we go into the long, hot simmer -- 'Ttifflfl*ft M f e months and people start vacations, some of the tips Trooper Smith gave last week 1n Wort than one-third of all the the safety meetings bear repeating: cancer deaths In the United States M y result directly from cigarette smoking, according to the National Cancer Institute. Cigarette smoking has long been know * The most dangerous mile you* 11 ever drive Is the one directly in front of you. *u can only drive one mile at a time. es the primary cause of liwig cancer. It * Interstates are potentially the safest of hes also been linked to cancer of the upper roads- but most accidents occur there, not respiratory tract the upper gastrointestinal only because most driving is done on them, tract, the nouth, the larynx and s o m types but also because of complacency. of bladder timers. There 1s a demonstrated dose-response bffect to snofcing: that Is, the more,cig arettes a person smokes, the aore likely he or she is to contract, cancer and the- sooner it is likely to appear. However, there Is else a reversible effect: people who stop smoking are less likely than smokers to con * Nakc no assimptlons about what the otner guy Is going to do. For example, even when you have the right of wav. .checfr both directions at an Intersection. Check to the left first, because that traffic Is closer and would be the first source of an ecddent. tract cancer. * Use control, courtesy, consideration in Rany doctors fear that the public em driving. phasis on chemicals as a cause of cancer may draw attention away from this larger Issue. Frank J. Reuseher, Jr. senior vice president for research at the National Can cer Society, says: T h e public...siaply 111 * USE VOUR ETCS. Shift your eyes every two seconds In looking ahead. Check - your rearview at least once every five seconds. not take advantage of the available informa * In night driving. If blinded by the tion. Prevention notably abstention from lights of oncoming traffic, it takes si* tobacco requires doing s o m thing for oneself seconds for your eyes to cospletely re continuously." cover-- during which (at 60 KPH) you travel 616 feet! Don't look directly at feWthdatys the lights of oncoming traffic. .Happy birthday this week to 14 employees: * Remember, this year 1000 people per wee* Hay?E- Cathy Burtord M 722- James 0. Jlvlden, l. Sutherland Paul R. Hill, -"HH-die on the nation's highways... Philip 5000 more than In Vietnam in six years of war: Please, don't be one of them. Way 30- Phyllis Wallace Ever V U tk*.... M y 31- George F. Eggleston, Jackie G. Woodall, Bex R. Currey June 1- Kathleen l. Norris, Dana B. HItt June Z- John J. Hattea June 3- Everett Rowsey, Wayne B. Asbury, Mil dred A. Casto ...the length of discussion of any Item in a proposed budget will be in in verse proportion to the amount of Its cost. (Example: a decision to spend $8 million on real estate will be reached within three minutes or less. A $2000 COAL sk i fittbu difference In the type of wastebaskets party for Gordon will be argued tor five hours.) Harrison. Come say goodbye at 2:00 P.H. In ti<aB^57MConferenceaJ p y . -- 1 AMWWO1 * 6 * t rf u f c . - U M * f e t a W m k Ever think about leaving eyes, heart, kidneys to temaona else If something should Puma MCLAKM6 ill K N o FOU. .happen to you? To obtain a donor card, or for tfSWUJ UftS HIS further intonation, write to P.O. Box 6725^ Houston, Texas 77005. Please enclose a long, SUSPlCMKSl self-addressed, stamped (154) envelope for the reply as they are a nonprofit organization. "*TV.f< -;-- -T^ frSPT.wS^n^Vr-t.C'oM.- 2, tj-tfIft-ffgp*"^""?1v~ mm m""m M P T I j T*r -*< W Wednesday, Ihj 30, 979 ftgesTNia Atetrm Hum Sraw ScM h11h| ft underway for the health Study to be conducted by Dr. Susklnd of the University of ClimclnMtl. Tht study will begin Junt 11 it 8:00 A J , m l 111 run throve* Juno 18 (Including Sitwday ond Sodijr), A re winder: we need your response cords In* dlcstlM tht dates you prefer for tie Physical os soon os possible, to help In scheduling everyone. On May 18. e answered several ques tions about the health study- However, sene people have asked other questions idtlch a mater of you nay have wondered about: 1. If I have had X-rays taken recently. do | have to be k-rired eotint HO. If you have had chest X-rays (slde/front) within the last few nonths. Dr. Susklnd can, with your permission, obtain these fron your Physician or hospital. 2. Ufll of wy TMoetraanrreport of the results YES. Or. Susklnd will furnish each Individual with a sunny report of his/her exam. If you request, a de tailed report will be sent to your Physician os wall. 3. How long will the examination take? Homally, two hours; alnost never wore than two end one-half hours. A. What tests will the doctors perform? A cwplete analysis of your blood Urine analysis Vital signs (temperature, weight, blood pressure, etc. Opthalnology- aye t u n by a specialist Dermatology- skin tana by a specialist Chest X-ray (If none done recently) CIS- a check of your heart Pulmonary (lung) function, by a specialist Nerva conduction exam (for as many as tire permits)- a test of how rapidly a nin nai travels along a nerve General over-all physical- 30 to 45 min utes fey a physic.an 5. When will participants fee advised of tfie sc:rKeduled tine for theeir exanV Beginning of Monday, June 4. (Physicals begin June 11.) To aid In scheduling, please return your response card as soon as possible? to Oven Dolln or Sara An thony, or call Owen (ext. 213) or Sara (ext. 206). hvtrieaat linn) Longer In the course of this century, rare than 25 years have been added onto the life of the average American. Life exptetancy for the general popu lation rose from 47 years in 1900 to 73.2 years 1n 1977, thereby adding a whole new generation of living people to American society. The quarter century has been added to the average life at a time when great social, educational, and scientific ad vances were taking place. As a result, America now has the richest talent pool of Older citizens that 1t or any other nation has ever produced. For Information on programs and ser vices available to older citizens in this area, contact Hrs. Comls Kayser, Community COuncil of Kanawha Valley, Inc., 342-5109. 8322343 evV;.->Mrit'r o-.--V---M- - V i r g i n-! * A (tasnM CMte-VMtrX cer. Higglnson tas stated that the report m y be `detrimental to tta best Interests Tta guestlen today H : ARC Nftft-HAK of cancer control." CHOUCALS A LCA0IR6 CAUSE OF CAMCCStT John Welsburyer of tta taerlcan Health Foundation also says ttat tta HEW paper The n w r : The leading fcaowR cause tat overstated the Issue of occupational of c u o r 1t probably ctyerotto w k l o i i cancers wMla not properly enphattzlng the although at least one tt^jr u g g H t i tint aajor factors of sorting drinking, and 1s Anarlcan Hitery laMtt. Doth if diet. tiM m controllable eavlroaaeatal foc- tm. In 1969. Or, M m IHoglasoR of tin iRttnatfoMl Agency for liiearch or Cancer tR tta Morld Health Organisation first referred to ewTireeoRtet* factors s causing tin Mjorltf of c w m . No m o d t M t o w "ORrlroiMwtol* factors to or ttat Ootf etRCtn salted not fna genetic characteristics tat froa external Influence* Sock OS diet, MOklRf, SOlOT radiation, alcohol, potlvtlfti sexual Mbits. Or. Klgglasoa** statement tas faooo widely m s Interpreted-- t a misused-- to Italy tbit ( o l M l o i oaf oca?at1oa*l tas- erds. especially M a l t , cooso oost cancer At tlrls tine, ofr pollftloi tas aot b o n re lated to cancer. M a l t 1r tta w H ol tc t art sponsible for o ftlitlvili noli per centage of tta total cancers. Tta Uorll Health Organization says that occupationally- relatad caacors reprosoat t o t a w 1 and 9 ItfUKftCL percent of tta total. Drop a pebble 1n tta water. Ttat oarana showld contract canctr froa And Its ripples reach out far; u pon n to ann aada ctaaleals is a ctvu of And tta sunbeaas dancing on then coRCtm to aanofactarari, A great tfaal of Hay reflect then to star. research tint and aoacy Is belay spent In In dustry, In Iversltlcs, and In gou rnatn search facilities to dbal with this situation. One of tta aost disturbing accusations to roach tta public la n ew t Booths cane fron Give a nrile to'soaeone passing. Thereby aafce his naming glad; It nay greet you In tta evening When your own heart nay be sad. U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Uelrare Do a deed of single kindness; Joseph tallfeno. last Scptataer, Secntary Though Its end you nay not see. Callfano charged that la tta oast three decades, It aay reach, like widening ripples, 20 percent of ell cancers-- and possibly up to -wai a long eternity. 40 percent-- will develop froa exposure to ctaaleals la tta aortploct. Tta HEM paper froa which these ostfaetes a a e tas yet to ta pebHstad 1a a scientific Journal or exposed to critical peer rerloa. Out nony reputable scientists uta taut seen tta paper say ttat 1t Is a m d by obsolete deta, Inflated estimates, erroneoui situations, worst-case delaminations and both statistical s and logical flaws. Com rally, scientists be lieve ttat no new data w e n offered la tta study to warrant tta Increased osttaate of wort-related cancers. U) Money la tiwha-enay ^ nut htawytWclH; paper,fewyaarydteexspseorftstwtaorarcyctuhraatcy1otfwitlhle HEW torn pub b f a a t a t a * * * t a fxt y m * M ca> W t t a r \% ta ask tta. lic concern eway froa the aejor causes of can e. ** ana. phyclal barrier to Initial a o l cj^nt or quoit plicoart 1a Jo h , or Mefc otentlally Halts one or a r t of a person's M j o r lift activities! a recorf of sodi taptlmatt or ft gtrded as having socb aa Inpalracnt." Bet hat docs that net? There are a meter of tans la that definition that are M e d of confusing. For Instance hat does "substantially ltalts* neansT l*et ere "najor life activitiesT" let's look at tone of these tens. "Substantially Units"*- this naans the degree to nlcn the p a 1rae*t~ hether physical or nentaT-- affects m ~ p1oyab111ty. A handicapped person ho is likely to experience difficulty 1n se curing, retaining, or advancing In e^loynent uould bo considered substantially United. "Life activities"-- nay bo considered to Include conwnlcatloo, adulation, selfcare socialization education, p ^ l ojt nt, transportation adapting to taonslng etc. Frlnary attention la given to those acti vities that affect o^loyohlllty. A qualified handicapped Individual, then 1s e person ho is capable of per forming a perticnlor Job vlth reasonable occonodetlon to hit or bar handicap. -V; LETTERS VTLL BE GORINS TO TOUR H O C WTHI THE K X T FEU OATS ASKING YOU TO IOEKTIFY YOURSELF AS A VIETMR-ERA VETERAN. A DISABLED VETERAN, OR NMDICAPKO. Tour response 1s Invited. /V * .X2T*,, :K9J .5& m Faryfc.... ...tht wrap-up session of the fre-tetlreMtwt Course tOMorrow evening at 6:30 fM. la tht offlca building conference roc. If yov law attended any of the ictilont Of the court#, you nay enjpy this final salon. Stmctm**** G m t f e r n Hu t Harters ara needed for this Saturday t tht Sportsau's Club, to pet It ready for usa this % m m r . If you can't Make It yourself. but y h m teenagers. thay would certainly be wlcowt to c o w out* too. If you need dlcectloni about how to get to the Club, check with Kelley Ciendenla. A n d t h e Winner* Art.... Vinners 1n the April Housekeeping Inspection were : Accounting Safety Supply Haste Treatment Sarape <3 . "house 6-8 6-47 6-37 6-60 Electrical Shop 6-63 Shop Instr. Shop Honorable Mention Lab Storaroon t to: 6-25 Warehouse Pp/Hach1ne/ Oiler Shop Congratulations to all. \nd happy Munches! a. t m H M . that'* * c frica a* W a t waa M i t r o W a a l .V l r g i a W -.'yS* '* J**_*" *. Safety fetft*ft$s l b M X r e m b v e i tmc schedule of safety r a e FOR TWS NEEKl Tuesday, 109 IS 1:15 AJI. Tlwrtday, May 17 1:15 F.M, T 1 c af tti nttlnQi: M | ) M y safety. Fn M m i i t r Is T r M p r Dan A Snlthof the Hast Vlrflrti Siiti Falles. HM'fiMnna' &1mtCwonf7. d m yoa ever been curiosi about oat of His d s r l t t M that ash you for donatlanaT Hen thay dispersa m t r for s i t , sod what percentage of your dollars tots for e M Bistrative txpenaes If se yss css fiad the soasan to brochara callad "Olas lot Otas Vilely" available sos freo Osada Martio Diana Friadfasry sr Hilas Egglastra lo ths Personnel fWpirtuent. Ths brochure lists those chari table* educational. and religious orsaoUstioni that da sot sect the lattar lestees lurte*'s standards for cherltabts salldtatloos-- and Indicatas which standards each falls to west. Aad It lacladas ths oanss of cftaritlas that do usettS Ht know a Meridian, Mississippi* faraer Mho pots over M s flsld tha day before ha *starts plowing and kills all of tha rattle snakes ha can find. When m asked M u If 1t wasn't a dangerous thing to do# ha repllad, "1 reckon so* son* but If I don't kill off the critters today when I'w looking, they are apt to get ne traorrsw when I ain't looking This old faraer was never known to have been bitten by a snake. Why? Ha tltelnoted than. Ha took tin to rnove tha hasard. He cleared tha way so It would be easier and safer to craplcte M s Job. That was snart business then* and 1t Is good business now. If we don't keep our eyes open for hazards and naka It a point to rewove then when we set tha then one of those accident "snakes" way get us tenorrow-- when we "ain't looking." -- Safe Forewan ntgazlne, Feb. *79 HOW LM& UHL ttlft fiOMbS M M WTtEST? Tow nay hew hoard rtpw ts of changes In Savings Bonds. To clarify those changes: ALL SLUES E BOMBS YOU MOV OHM ARE STILL EARXXR6 INTEREST. The U.S. Treasury states that E Bonds bought between May 1941 and April 1952 will earn Interest for a full 40 years after their respective Issue dates. bond will stop earning Interest before Mgr, 1981. at earliest. To help you deteraW tha uaturltles of your bonds: Date of Isi Bate of Maturity Current life of Bond t o IM I- prit USI t o 1*S- to. U57 t o . 1157- t o 1 W M to is m a b - lb* hr . uIcMsS t o UCS- t o UTS t o ISTI- t o UTS Hay 1981- April 1992 d m . 1992- Sept. 1996 dan. 1996- April 1996 Mar. 1997- Aug. 2003 Dec. 1992- May 1996 Apr. 1995- S*t. 1999 Dae. 1996- Dee. 2004 40 years 39 years, 8 nonths 38 years, 11 nonths 37 years. 9 nonths 27 25 years years, 10 nonths 25 years This tl^ly Indicates how long your bonds will continue to draw Interest 1f you hold than. It does wot indicete uhrayoe can cash the bond 1a. nor when you would get the fell fact value the bond If you did cash 1t In. ( Sis -l?yi ***`;.*.*v* ..<* r.xj(.-.= t-O MtL JIOU HAHbVCAWtt? ` ` ' W tnnoe i(eomerpryw n tic k i m s t oeat* rate M U M * tht next o-- k or so. a lattar will bt cosini to yowr house fraa Monsanto, tiring -- t tht opportunity to Identify yourself -- handicapped, a disabled veteran, or a Vletnau ^MMIT! TM (BWWT tntt CNI M|RKt iga l i j w t M eiRCtr m rata par 100.000 popolati-- ft Scoti-- * fer -- a -- * the Retherland for --a--. lo this contest m M -- t t Via*" tha Haft* States rooks for *o-- the 11st. Mi or* o-- h-- tt 1 coo* cor dseths for o-- . m * o-- bor a 1 cancor deaths for uo-- n, according to the Mor* n 1 M Statistics k m 1. At the to-- of t M e-- tary, a parson M e *t-- lapo* c-- cor lo this co-- try ho* llttIt hopo of sonrf-- 1. 0y ttM 1*30*i, en port-- out of flot -- I-- * ffvt years oftar traat-- at for c-- car. Tht -- tit of cottar torrir o n rest to one 1n fOor in the 1150*1. an* st-- *s tt 0-- 1 throo today. Of tht ao-- th-- 100 differ-- t foros Era fatar-- (TEV). Sorti-- 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and tht Vfetn-- Era Veteran's Readjust- a--t Assistane* Act of 1974 requires go-- rn- aaat contraete-- to taka affinati-- action to -- ploy and ad-- net In -- pio-- ent qualified handicapped Individuals, disabled -- terns. -- d VETs. Me need to take a look at what these ter-- neon, before the letter cones. A f1etn-- Era Veteran Is defined as an Individual -- o served on act1-- duty for a period of no-- than' 180 days, any part of which occurred bet-- to Aug. 5, 1964, and May 7. 1975. and who received an honorable dis charge. YOU REED NOT HAVE ACTUALLY SERVED IN v i n w f n O r T a h n K f t E f f ' A T T X ----- of cmear* 11 tro controllable an* a m b l o A disabled veteran 1s an Individual en 1f diagnose* eerly. Another 11 ho-- f-- otly titled to disability compensation adnlnistered tap-- -- * larri-- 1 ratas as a -- It of now by tht c`-- *s Administration for a dis tho-- plas. Tht A-- rie-- C-- car Society says that 1* 1S7S. stoat 128.000 pooplt 111 *1 f-- a catear aho night ho-- ba st-- * by atrllor t-- at-- t -- rich 1s -- a-- liable. ability m a d at 301 or wore, or a person whose discharge or release fron acti-- duty was for a disability Incurred or aggravated 1n the line of duty. 8 handicapped person 1s one who has a r<; happy birthday this watt to thirteen: physical or nantal t-- Traent that 1s a bar rier to Initial -- ploy-- nt or subsequent placa-- nt In jobs, or which substantially If- Job-- 1E. H-- Ntcri, Oarld H. fitbson Units o m or -- of such a person* aajor 11fa activities; has a -- cord of suck laptlr- Cori L. Cobb, hebort A. Mitts Earoavt C. Shaffer Baaxll F. Moss, harry R. Osi-- ay. _wy L. Mitt. M o Arc-- , 0-- Id htwry -- nt; or Is regards* as haring such -- 1a- palraent. This last definiti-- has a mater of ter-- 1a 1t ditch are rather confusing. In M. h. W Robins-- , J a m R. the next paper, -- *11 define the ter-- better. ESrtcfcl-- .Httrpj Virginia. ** e-- Ik'S* ft Qustmn * C w o i-ftc v l Yesterday we looted at tte foot ttet cancer 1t a dlsoaso that just plain scares a lot of people, because 1t h o b s to strlte m y o M i anywhere, with little or not warning* Ha also suggested that there are a lot of Msundurstmdlugs about cancer, and that we w e l d he looking at sane questions and sew e rs In a sarles of articles. This 1s the first. .Question:- IS THCTE A CANCEt EPIDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES! Anwar: Tte United States 1s .not In the throes of a cancer epldmlc, according to nodical authorities. Tte belief ttet there 1s a cancer epldawic go19 on has cone about through confusion total m a*er with rate statistics. Tte Aanrlcan cancer Society reports that except for I w p cancer, tte death rates-- that Is, tte enter of deaths per 106,dOO population-- fron cancer are actually leveling off ( tte 0.S. and far sane can cers they are even dropping sharply. In total noafcers. however, cancer Incidence ana deaths a m increasing-- as 1s tte general site and general age of the U.S. population. This test be considered uten comorlsons ere d e because a population with nore of its tenbers ever age CQ will-- all otter things being equal-- h m nere cancer deaths then a yowg er population because cancer Is particularly a disease of tte older person. So, drill there has been an Increase In the absolute water of cases of cancer reported, the cenMned, age-adjusted Incidence for all cancer sites la both sexes-- except for l w g cancer-- has either rwalned tte sene or has declined dbrlng tte period for uM eh m have reasonably reliable statistics. In w u cases, tte decrease has been drsnstlc: for entele, the Incidence of cancer of tte stonech In nee end wonon hes fallen 50 per cent since 1950, according to government statistics and Independent studios. Tte Incidence of cancer of tte vttrus 1n w n m has also fall* hy about tte sane m ount over tte s u m period. On Monday, w'll take a look at tte question: Is tte United States tte country with tte highest death rata fron cancer In tte warld? *-''***'. i*Vi'NT"- %v,,v ^ fait The ben g m a was about to start. Cary L. grabbed M s bat and ball and ran out tte glass eliding door to tte Utterernac1et--shbautttetrhede,dotoerswuafsfne'rtedopaens!evere cut on M e am. K1s wether, tearing tte crash, cane running. But what should ate do? Would you know what to do 1n a case like this? Tte correct thing: press a clean cloth flmly over tte wound and nalntaln constant pressure, while holding Gary's a n ep-- then take Gary to tte doctor for treatment. A bandage atone Is not enough. Constant pressure on tte cloth over tte wound, plus holding tte a m up, would help control tte bleeding. ly tte way-- a strip of brightly- colored tape or t o w decals on tte glass sliding door would have warned Gary ttet tte door was closed. * S m m Rtfc* "I'd ratter see a semen, than tear one any day; I'd rather you would welk with we, than nerely show tte way; Tte eye's a better pupil, and wore will ing then tte ear. Fine counsel la confusing but exwqie's always dear'. And best of all tte preachers, are tte wen who live their creeds. For to see good pvt In action 1s *at everybody needs. I soon can learn to do 1t, If you'll let ne see It done; I can see your hands In action, but your tongue too fast m y run. And tte lectures you deliver nay be very fine and true; lut I'd ratter gel V lesson observing what you do; For I nay not understand you and tte high advice lut there y1osungoivnel.sunderstending how you act and how you live.* -- Author Unknown Uh - 1***t n t U fn--*t-. iT V 1 ** A \* i i nffl 832233S iV. ***** ,_. .. ..... ,, ....Jl/Z *.k & i * - *V* T- -v f-* -r *_yr 'VLtsT _ fziiF i f e ^mes^sfr^: #i -- * ik ** W * 5 * ^ Thursday. % y 10 1979 MyTMltN The pr safety meting originally sctedrti ter this after* noon tel fate etncei . dot to tte t e r a l l i M H t r of This wetting tor M t t e e Friday :1S A .R. The cm plati SMtfc. to tea to 25 at 1 la tfl*% HftU. tfi> l VliMS SeMftkARSttP Twtsday. te r 15 :1S Thursday, te r 17 3:15 P.M. Toaster, te r 22 9:15 A.M. n. Frid ay, liar 25 8:15 A.H. V Gtrds ftaikkU ffWaAay Four discount cards art avail able to Vitro Plant aaploytas. Ttey art: Planer World 9008 for dlscomts on ticket "Soofcs at Disneyland 1a California and at Disney World 1n Florida, ts all as a variety of otter discounts. Kino's Island* good for a discount on edutssio to King's Island (Cincinnati) and a variety of otter discounts. Saa World good for a discount on omission to any Saa World (lo cated 1a Saa Plogb. Cleveland, and Orlando. Florida), and a variety of otter discounts. s e ^ lliand- one dollar discount coupons use on emission. These cards are available fron Diana Frlodbtre or Conte tertln In tte Personnel Dept, beginning on tender, tey 14. Lois A m Hall, daughter of Bob Hall (8-41) and M s wlfa tery Lois, and the granddaughter of Karl Angel1 (Tall Oil), has received a Monsanto Merit Award Scholarship. Shown in tte picture above being honored by Merle P'hler (Personnel Dept-) at the N1tro High awards tswfc1y this wonting. Lois Ann will be graduating frtu Mtro High this springLois Ann tested 4 years 1n the National Honor Society, was a 1178 representative to 81rls' State, has been a StudenkCounell enter. She has been ewarted Spanish M a i end was elected President of the Spanish Club at school. She has also been e M t e r of tte tend throughout junior high and M g school, snd was naued to tte All-County Choir and land. Her hobbles Include singing, reeding, and dancing. this fLeolisl,AananjMeriilngbe1natptree-nldaibn.g Harvard University Our congratulations to Lon. Ann, and test wishes for continuation of ter fine record of aecowpllsteent as she goes on to col legal Monsanto Company A# -if .zj&Ar*` Vl ^ Xltro. West Virginia `i-Cr. \v **i** -^ *>i.rtf <r^ *1?yrry-yy able in the Nr so nm l tot* The cards are Iso food ct Sot tends 1 San 0190 California and 1 Orlando, Florida (noor Olsaey terld). C T a Q b i s t m u i < * C w n a a L ' W w l Z ^> This Issue of cancer Is so notional and so Twbarcwlosls, pntmonla, typhoid, frightening that people have difficulty detllng wall pox-- noot of tha dittos w M c h sad with It 1a a face-to-face way. However, sont to kill people lathi c o n t r y ^ b M boon of the confusion about cancer. Its causes and broojbt tader control or conquered fay ood- cures, can bo erased fay the answers to a few trn nodical sdcnco. A n a r l c m art heolth- basic Questions. lor and Hrlwg longer than m r before: a Wt'll be looking at sont of those ques person born la the I970*s can expect to tions and answers In a series of articles over live 30 percent longer than a person b o m the next several Issues of this paper. 50 y i n ago. tut for nost Antrlcam, that is n t good fpygh. cause the throat fron other ladles hes decreased, the 1hadon of cancer hangs D even n o n grlnly over the couatry with one of the richest life-styles 1a the world. In onr society of "Instant- ceases and cures, a still not Mdarrtood dlseasa sates not Jast largar than life bet even larger then death 1a the Binds of the Anerlcan people. The public Is frightened. They foer a disease that senm to strike anyone, any where with scmlafly no warning. They are fin ther confused by bnndrads of conflicting ftitanontt and statistics that they sea end bear ovary day. And by occntetlens that sonelagly everything they eat or drink or weer and all dwelcals-- hava boon known to const cancer. i*ai 0 1 k. -*>^i ?'* ft.vT fv\r"~ir :A *-" r.* t.u. -'Xj'I J>m 2< ' t m *-r & & t TW*j* Ttetey tiftty m 111 begin tonorrea. Topic _ left t M t oath It Mghnpy Trooper Do* K. M t l of the _ Virginia State Police 111 be featured spotter. Ik IbM 1i m tings 111 te t short file a talk kgr Trooper Svttfc. Bote that there 111 te only four Bettings total la ter* tee to Trooper Salth's Halted availability. The setetele Is as felloes: Tters. tey 10 3:15 P.H. Tues. tey 15 8:15 JUt. Thwrs. tey 17 3:15 PJL Tues. ter 22 8:15 A.H. > M m t e Vlrite a W i D ? MowlTyDu? ftw about taxes after retirenant** do you tenon la what Myt your tax sltuttlon night change? What about the best way of setting up your state so that your heirs can benefit aost? How nuch do you know about these things? Hell If your knowledge Is Halted and you would like to know aore, toaorrow night 1s the night. Legal Issues after retiringnt 1s the topic . of the Thursday night session of the Pre-Retire- , Seelner. Originally scheduled for Thursday (1ght and Monday tey 14 this topic will now be itured only this Thursday. The class will begin at 6:30 P.K. on Thui^^ky evening. It will be held In the Main Office Building conference roM. All employees and retirees and their spouses are welcome. Vlottoft H w dti Hc-ters are estted at the Sports* ami's Cite this Saturday* for a general cleanup of the growds* In preparation G f t t VkntK , S m m N f i i (The following 1s iron Hank Redner, Office Manager for ' hber ChewleaIs In Akron.) for opening of the Cite. To: Howell Klrtley, Shipping Dept., Nltro Xf you need directions on how to get to the Cite, see Kelley Clendenln (pipefitter). Tour boys 1n the shipping group have done another nice job In the first quarter oh service coeplalnts- holding then to but two. which was te t e K m * tepona Lka TVlt? the sane as you had In the fourth quarter of last year. Likewise, the packaging co^lalnts .. - The personnel aeneger checking were held at two* again slallar to the last the Job references of en applicant quarter. a*ted the nan's foreer e p l m e r If he With the ntater of rubber chealcal sMpnents aes a steady aorter. you aate for our group 1n a quarter, your boys "Steady?" c m tha reply- "ter* are doing a real good job. te m s practically aotlonlessl" Please tell your crew thanks for the Mar keting Group at Akron. it C o r n u *`'- - -- to* X ltr o . W .Bt V lr k ln li i VIf.tV:W^z-:d4 J !' sura that *y of you saw the article 1a the Pat1 ;Will on Thursday, April 12, 1979. ii regard to that Ir tlclt, I'd Ilka to ak fW COmentS at folio: I Iwvlted Nr. Ptelllns to tha plant on Wednesday, April 11, 1979, 1a hopat of giving M o a pood laforaatlon basa on w M c h to writ*. Why? Because ha hod written tap artlclat which were ter ribly coefwsed and Inacoirata. I fait that If I could halp M o ondarttand tha last 30 a r t of oor plant's history, we cooId halp M o to writs oor factually and accvratsly. Unfortynataly, what I had hopad to eccoapHsh fallod, and tha article print 1a tha April 12 odltlon paws a mebar of Dear Otuliw H is Inaccwrata and out-of-context quotations loarlnp tha roadsr with, at bast, a dis tort porspoctlva. ! personally regret that this hap- ponad, as It reflects oa Monsanto Can* pony, tha M t ro Plant, and it 1ortart- (DCAT) Association 1s granting $2000 scholar ly, on aoch of ws within owr plant faelly ship awards -- $500 pr year for four yttra Despite this bod experience, I Intand to te qualifying students. The awards trill ba cootlnoa to handla owr "outside* comu nada on tha basis of scholastic achievement nicatIons as ! hast 1n tha past-- as as Indicated by SAT or ACT scores, demonstrate honestly and directly as I possibly can. leadership qualities, and extracurricular ac I can only hope that wa will find that complishments. honesty 1s truly tha bast policy. Applications and Instructions ere avail Thank yoo. able from Helen Eggleston. Conda Martin, or -- A. N. Scott Diane Frledberg Tn the Personnel Department. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BT K A T ftlCTUAAM BT APRIL 25, 1979. Happy birthday this w t k to eight ttltro Plant employees: Soma. fcas*L L a w s April IS- Kenneth A. Baldwin. John N. The following ere some basic laws of life: iffttTa 1. Chisolo's First Law of Kan Interaction: April 17- Charles E. Arthur. Denial B. If %nyth1ng can go wrong. It will. ^Tey April 19- fi. Kay Owddleg. Willard N. Forties, Jr. 2. When things are going well, expect some thing to explode, erode, collapse, disappear April 22- tobert L. Bailty, Darrell L. 3. When you've cow* to the conclusion that things can't possibly get any worse, you 4. Tour wotlves for doing whatever good deed you have 1n wind will be Interpreted dif ferently by somebody. 5. If you explain somethin so clearly that nobody could possibly elsunderstand, some body will. 6. Once job 1s fouled up, Anything done to 1uprove 1t will only w U It worse. `- ^'-V^'.vrI*-:-i,.{<'- 7.-\-V/vv*J_I -' *V 5.*;`-->. r-V^jv', 7=^*7 fOkTTT*> \& :; today, April U , 117 M L lI-U w b h ? 1s one of the most extensive and complex systems In ese today to ketp track of em ployee health data. VM le storing all the Mt ro M m , we meetfpned the tosamt* Information, It allows reports to be pre coMuterfced health leformrtlon tytt, sented without Identifying employees, shows KMI. T M s Artlcll ft ftm M tt pro long-term health trends, and helps medical vide further Information on MDfl.) people Identify a potential health problM WTJl32!II before It beccmei a definite concern. In m extensive systM like this, NEXt It t cwgiutartted Information m Individual may question whether M s pri sjntca set up by I b n M t o . designed to link vacy Is being maintained. T M s systM 1s chenlcal ond noise exposure data with wort designed to provide only certain Informa M story, medical records, ond toxicity data, tion to certain, carefully screened people. to product a systM that con bt used to do For exaMle, Mdlcal records are only avail termlne over the long t i n any possible able to e few, carefully selected physicians health effects of exposure, as veil as pro and are not available In any form to any vide Information that can be used by Mon- other person.. This assures that prlvata santo 1e responding to gortrrtnt regulatory nodical 1nfoimat1-n' stays private. The agencies. FCHI systM also provides only essential Information to a site1! Industrial hygienist WORK HISTORY For exanple. It will not Identify an em ployee end M s or her exposure, but 1t A record of here each Monsanto aa- will tell the Industrial hygienist what type ployee worts Is b1ng kept on a weekly basis, of saMle was taken (personal saaple or beginning this nonth. (Previous records from are* sarnie)._____________ ___ past years were stored In the HEX! system on o yearly basis.) because of the Mount of nobility from job to job that occurs at the It Is with greet personal sorrow that tltro Plant, It ft a big task to ketp up pass on to you tha news of Bob Howard's with everyone In the plant. An even bigger ith this morning. job 1s Involved 1a keeping track of Mainten Bob had been at the Mt ro Plant since ance personnel's work histories. To do this,! tt 16, 1951, serving as an engineer, the Accounting Dept, has set up a systM to itlng supervisor, and manufacturing product a weekly record of the deperMents rlntendent before becoming Superinten- each Maintenance enployee charges M s tine it of Personnel In 1967. to. In doing this, a record Is produced of He ask for your prayers for Bob's the Individual, the departments he worked 1n,| family and friends 1n this time of mourn and the amount of tine worked In that dept. ing. CONFIDENTIALITY The NEHl systM that Monsanto Is using M o n san to . C o m p an y -- R. M. Scott Plant M ltr o i W * Y l r f t a U Every Industrial Hyulara survay 1s written up 1n report fora, and copies art distributed to tte supervisor and first Tins supervisor, who thou can dis cuss tho rtsults with hourly a^loyees. The Industrial hygienist, Bill Brooks (out* fd) will 90 over tho results with any raployee 1f there are further ques tions. So what's the point of mitering? Monitoring has throe fools: 0 ) to welntsIn a healthy and safe work envlromewt tqr keeping tabs on the .chralesl, dust, and noise levels In a particular area, and Initiating control procedures i d n necessary* (2) to provide Interaction to anploytes concerning their closure, 1f needed; (3) to provide Interaction ter Mon santo^ computerized Intonation systra thet links Industrial hygiene data, wort history data, and radical records. (More Interaction about this Interaction systra, M E M , will be coning out 1a later Issues of W t r o Bow.) l a a i a K u ^ VCmavS Congratulations to the March House keeping winners: Bldg- 32 Bldg. B Bldg. 25 Bldg. 14 Bldg. BO Haste Tientrant Safety Supply Pvrchetlng/Servlces E1ectr(c1a*s/tu$tr./ Scales Honorable rantlon (for taprovraent since lest ranth) want to: Bldg. <7 Bldg. 41 Tell Oil Stores/79/90 Boiler House Area Maintenance: $X/Ueld./ Hpe Bldg. 64/63/5.H. Both groups were krded doughnuts. 1 V m s s (ciati right flexibility 1n order to raid Itself around tha damaged area of the body and natntaln tha body's contours wMIt healing takes piece. tiltllttAy W M L U K U i M T i S M S 6o1nq away ter Easter? The following Ight be of Interest to you. (From the H.V. Safety Council newsletter, Mov. 1978) Long-distance, nonstop Mghwas driving on bright sunny days can Induce dangerous hallucinations In tired drivers-- end drinking too nuch coffee or taking stay- awake* pills actually aggravates the situ ation, says e researcher. But you can reduce tha risk of suffer ing Mghray hallucinations, which resanble schizophrenia, alnply by wearing sunglasses and stepping to rest when necessary. Ora of the rast dangerous tines to ex perience this frightening condition Is driving In the spring when the sun Is re flecting frra the new green leaves "be cause the-leaves reflect wore light when they ere m w than at any other tint. The other especially bad thing 1s to have a nice good road * * r e you drive steadily for long periods of tine," said Or. Hraphrcy Osmond, e U. of Althaea psychiatry profess', idio has studied the effects of long-dlstanca drlrtno on ratorlsts. Any stlnulant will tend to Increase the probability of perceptual changes... long periods'of sleeplessness can produce whole host of symptoms that are a1rast like schizophrenia.* M 6TRX H \ F & CO. I SAFETYWWW Two polyrar chemists with Monsanto have provided new Insights into the treatrant of burn and deep wound patients. Using teetH nlques usually associated with polywer raterlals research to araswrc the rachtnlcal properties of hraen skin. Or. Allen Kenyon and McCUnton Bayford have Identified what kinds of raturlals rake tha rast affective covering for burns or deep wounds, end how to determine the degree or severity of fffcsaaaburns. The covering oust be of just the CV\ - .A' . *ff V--- --, 'E.\iar-;V-vAc li"" "j -- --------------- -- ~ ~-- ~ Chemicals in gaseous form (vapors, fumes, Tto ttesM ttlttM of 111 te told tomor row m 1m from C:S9 te f:00 P.H. The Meting 111 te told H tto M m Office Conference Rook 1m Bldg. 1 (tto off1c* bwlldlmg). Topic of tiri* t r n t o 111 to (1) feRUftto benefits tfter retirement, to (2) tort rfetlrfeifet tolti-- to CpporttfrttiM. All Ifetertsted employees to ttolr spouse* art welcome te fetteto tto u n t o . etc.) are usually collected using a glass tubs filled with a granular material vapors can stick to. Ousts are collected by pulling tto air through a filter. By determining the difference 1 weight of tto filter before and after pulling tto air through the weight of tto dust can be figured and a dust concentra tion calculated. Tto most accurate ay of determining a worker's exposure Is to Mature tto air near M s breathing zone during tto tine he Is on the job assigned. This neans that a worker mutt wear the saepllnq tube for tto entire shift and carry it wlte him wherever he goes M oiinM M -K I k I m during that shift. "" " After all tto measurements have been A -- lor port of tto industri! taken (and It often takes several measure- to* P f o o n n & tto feltro Plent Is m e n u to get an'aceutoe Idea of a worker's Ite monitoring tto nvlron- exposure, as it M y vary somewhat from day to tut. Ctomlcal, tost to Mi s 1 m l s day), the values calculated are compared with a n musured In meet process throughout standards that are considered safe. These tto plant at Itfttt one* a year, to M n y standards are set by OSHA, Monsanto, and the processes toot Industrial hygiene (1H) Conference of Sovenwentt! Industrial Hy assesstats done tarici year, lutldlng gienists. How the values actually found 1n <7 Is currently being surveyed as part tto plant stack up aQalnst tto standards of this cotolMlng pregna. Xn addition ermines whether control measures should be to regular aorftaring of oach process taken la tto plant. feimtemamce Dept, personnel art current- ScMtlmes a standard Is not being vio ly being aonltored for exposure. Previous lated, but because of higher than usual levels IN surveys re tlwtys conducted on hourly In the plant, the Industrial hygienist M y toloyees only; this year for tto first recoMind control measures. In oeneral. 1f ttea, sopenrlsors are also being nonltored. a chemical level Is greater than one-ha ifTto Ho 1s tto satoHog done? A know Threshold Limit Value i[the M x l n e considered enount of air Is pulled through sene type safe), the Industrial 1fwoleMst will recamene of collecting device. Analyzing this de vice t h n determ ines ton w e h of a ctoml- levels. cal or dust ss collected, ly knowing Often tto hygienist may feel that tto tto Mount of ctonical collected and the exposure Is higher than he likes to see it, Mount of air that as pulled through the but doesn't know how it can best be brought collector the Industrial hygienist can determina the averege concentration that under control. This Is when he talks with Mnufacturlng. engineering and Mlntenanee tto ofter was exposed te. groups to find a solution to the problem. ,,V. r . M i t r o', 'W...m.m..t..V. i r f l f -e i A . * ;(!W" " --r S /, 4. Monday, April 9, 1979 -- ___ _ _ CfltT. luiftw T x * S u t * This evening ntrks the beginning of the Prs Datlrw n t Planning course, fating held w ry Monday and Thursday owning for tdt next Is M b . Tfae conn# trill fat hold In Conf. Koon A and B. twitting 57, fro* 6:30 to 9:00 PM. Topic for tonight: "Hm Util Art Ton Pre- gortd for tetlrwstatt" All Inttmttd tnploynot and their spouses art ntleant to cant to tht coarse. A grot? of 23 visitors representing the Mount Sinai health study and the United Steelworkers nade a cenplete plent tour at the Hltro Plant last Thursday. The Mount S1na1 health study physical exans wort held at West Virginia State April 6 through April 6, and Involved some 2S0 mtro Plant enployees and retirees, according to Dr. Marion Moses, a leader of the 35-namar Nt. Sinai research tea. m \ % XrifcoWrtata Over 30 nflllon Antrlcan adults art un able to drink nllk. These people lack the tnxyne used to digest lactose, the nutri tions Ilk-sugar. They often experience gas, stenach creeps, or diarrhea after In gesting n l U or other dairy products. It 1s The areas toured Included the ware house area, the W T areas (Buildings 1. 47, 48, 49, 78/79), Maintenance Shops, and the Control Lab area, with an auto tour of the rest of the plant. These areas Included high-worker density, and both old and new areas of the Plant. coven for Individuals to boccne deficient In the tnrjne es they notort. For those nho art nllllfig to pay a little bit txtra, eowrelal products such as a powdered sup plement or acidophilus-treeted nllk are now available that Mill enable neny to drink m u without Intestinal tpset. feirtHfay& Happy birthday this week to 12 Mtro Plant enployees: April ID- Johnny B. Goodall, Howard F. Kelly, Harold A. Null, Frances C. Hicks A H i l l - Steven K. Knlceley, Scott Goodall April" 12- Joe Aay Brewer ApHl lfr- Gordon W. Ulthrow, Harry L. Geiger April" U - Otto J. Drescher, Cnwett E. Bowen tori! IS- Clarence J. Berry % IWtA MUat The greatest good you can do for another Is not just to share your riches but to reveal to M w M s own. _ ouraell ifO M M ito ' C om p an y .H itro. W est V ir g in ia -a SiijiE--s.*.*'?-i`\:^'|A;* **>* 1.J;V^--- -s ---- 9lAo Friday, torch 30, 1979 niil 4* involved in A e AetdA Uudy? fou M y have wondtrtd father or not you would be Involved In the upcoming health study, to begin next week. It Is a legitimate question, as some 230 or ore empty*** and retirees will be a part of the study. Who will these people be? First, all active and retired employees, wage and salary/who were exposed to dioxin In 2, 4, 5-T related deportanti, or through occasional or accidental exposure, as determined by the development of chloracne (acnefona) symptoms. Other, non-exposed workers will be examined In sufficient numbers to establish a well-matched and suitable control group so that valid comparisons of health data can be made between those exposed to the dioxin and those not exposed. (This matching will be done on the basis of such factors as date of hire, time worked In the plant, salary/wage composition of the group, age, and so on.) - The resulting data will be analyzed by Dr. Susklnd, the Director of the Institute of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati, who will be directing the study as a follow-up to a study he did on dioxin exposure In 1949-1953. He will examine the data to determine whether any chronic, long term health effects related to dioxin exposure have occurred. If any such effects are demonstrated, appropriate treatment and continuing health sur veillance programs will be Instituted to 1der. 'fy and treat Individuals at the earliest possible stage of syvptom development, if any. Dr. Susklnd had been considering a follow-up study on his 1949-1953 work. The World Health Organization (IMO) became Interested 1n such studies after dioxin exposures occurred In Nitro, In Germany, th Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Czechoslovakia, with chloracne symptoms appearing In each of these places. Dr. Susklnd agreed to do a follow-up study and to pass M s resalts on to WHO as well as publishing them 1n a reputable medical Journal. Monsanto agreed to fund Dr. Susklnd's study at Nitro, but the study will be under his control fraa start to finish. He will Introduce Or. Susklnd more fully 1n Monday's paper. to M itro, W att V ir g in ia s irm flftociw t 6 i< t!l Or. Roush taught in the Dept. of Occu pational Medicine at tht U. of Pittsburgh froa 1957 to 1953 nd at th Dept. of Occu pational M i d i at tha U. of Cincinnati froa 1963 to 1968 before going to Tultna University School of *10010100 as Professor of Internal Madlcina. Before joining Monsanto ha was Medical Director for Ethyl Corporation fro 1963 to 1973. Certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine Or. Roush has authored any articles for nodical and scientific publications end 1s a nM,ir of a u y nodi cal and public health organisations. %irtHda.y Happy birthday this net to 21 Ritro people: Peril Z- Lonnie K. Hurley, Charles E. Farley, *With L. McCItnahen, Lance Kocontes April 3 Harold (rent, Charles E* Whittington, Janes A. Snlth, Lucille "Pat" Doss April 4- Carl E. Westfall, Steve Lnl Aprtl_5- Herthol R. Johnson, Bennie 6. trigger, Tttfir1 D. Bailey Apri5law6-nsLester H. Hudne':, Jr., Gregory r.. AApgrHil1 75-- Artteir Harold B. E. Hurley, Bailey, Keith A. Houston lonny 9. White, George T. tang, John David Flowers ft 1 h o k ) k L "Die when I nay, I went 1t said of ne by those who knew ne best, that 1 always plucked] a thistle and planted a fit where I thought a flower would] grow." Abrahan Lincoln ` * ' , " V < *' * A winder: tha April plantwide house keeping Inspection is scheduled as follows: Wednesday. April 4- department Inspections Thursday. April S- Housekeeping Comittee Inspections Particular anphasls this nonth will ba on taoporary and sub-standard pipe hangers and obsolete piping. Rusty pipe hangers, or those "repaired1 with wire, rope, etc. will be particularly noted. Am Bttuju. GvAfttorrtSD 1b R O M Y O U * tttftLTU ltOM| M k l U l t t o l || salariesit a Ways researA sbaK ta study *6 y v o W i -Pi o'^v' 4. TheFreeFoil Everyone hot theirowntiyte hensipping and tafcig. Runningdowntapeis a goodwyto begin No exerdoe. Orcimbing ontomiRffeendequipment Ormeeting farobjects toohi^iforyou. Onceyow beiance is gone, tf* rmt Weasy Forgoodhealth, getyour exercise someotherway! 'I* lre wfrf^fi*h-r'r>,-rr_^ <v,**'_*('' H ;* V i " V,i *=- .* ' MDadv. Opiil *. 117 IHBliiCIBi II. SBSIIIB x' 'i,r ^ Or. Raymond Susklnd, Director of the Institute of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati, rill be 1n the plant tomrrow to begin merit oo bit health study on possible long term effects of florin exposure. l o m 1 Am York City, Dr. Suskiodj received B.A. from Colwfala boforo getting M s M.D. froa State University Of tom York. Hi took a residency In -Si dermetelogy at Cincinnati Central Hos pital. as later a Research Folio for the Dept. of Preventive Medicine and Industrial Health, and 1s board-cer tified by the American Board of Der Civ-- V ,, *V.- ' * ; - matology. Ha lias served as an Associate' RISC B Professor of Dermatology at the Unlv. ROUSH of Cincinnati (1946-62)7 Research Felloe to Preventive Medicine and Industrial Health U. of Cincinnati Collepe of Medicine (1948-62), Professor and Head of the Division of Environmental Medicine, U. of Oregon Medical School (1962-69), Professor of Dernrtology, U. of Oregon Medical School (1962-69), Professor of Bnrlront n ttl Health and Director of the Dep. of Environmental Health and the Kettering Laboratory, Collepe of Medicine, U. of Cincinnati (1969-present) and Professor of Medicine. College of Medicine, U. of Cincinnati (1969-present). He Is also an attending physician at ttilverslty Hospitals of Cincinnati Medical Center (1969-present). Or. SusHnd 1s a principal Investigator for the HIEHS Center for the Study of the Himttn Environment, and for NXOSH*s Educational Resource Center for Occupational Safety and Health, nog others. Printry trees of research Interest for Dr. Susklnd Include (1) the role of envlroneental factors 1n skin reactions; skin responses to Irritants; (2) environmental problMB of chemical origin; and (3) percutaneous absorption: the nature of the skin's de fenses end the mechanism of penetration; physical and chemical factors which Influence pene tration of specific molecules. Acco^enylng Dr. Susklnd In his visit to the Nltro Plant rill be Dr. George Roush, Jr., director of Monsanto Company's Dept, of Medicine and Environmental Health. Born In Fort Myna, Indiana, Dr. Roush received an M.O. from Washington University, and a Master's 1n Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. 0382327 ijr ... N lt r o , W est V li-g lB ll 3 Thursday, Hire* 29 1979 S o m t . $ i & O l t s o p THt. t f t R u i R t>ioxiH S t j d v ext Tuesday, April 3, Or. lUjfwnd Susklnd will arrive to begin followup health study am the long-term effects of dioxin exposure. Or. Susklnd, m w Director of the Institute of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati. m i one of the first physicians to become Interested 1a the effects of dlexla exposures which occurred during production of the chemical trlehlocophenol at this pleat between 1940 and 1969. As consulting dermatologist, he. with M s associates, carried out hygiene surveys and health studies during the 1949-19S3 period (with one health study lasting watll 1956). Owring this the, appropriate treatments and recommendations for reducing exposures through engineering and wort practice changes were made. Thirty-six of the more severely affected workers (of over 200 exposed) were examined and treated over this four-year period, with symptoms charac terized by acneforn skin lesions, and, 1a a few, by peripheral nerve Involve ment (sensory changes, pain, and weakness) and transient liver dysfunction. With treatment, the acute symptoms inproved with time, and In most cases steadily decreased In frequency and intensity. Tomorrow we'll take a look at who will be Involved In the upcoming health study. M O * 1* V O C R Tb DS IX &S S X.CS The average business makes less than 10( profit on each dollar of sales. True- average business profit if only 5 - k on each dollar of salts. A subsidiary Is a company owned by another company. True. Monsanto, for example, ours several subsidiaries, either totally or partially. stockholders In dividends are retained A vertically Integrated company cen earnings. tralizes most of Its operations 1n In 1976, wages, salaries and benefits one building, false. Vetlcal Integra were over a billion dollars for Monsan tion refers to thescope of the com to's worldwide employees. True- SI,041.6 pany's activities with regard to pro billion or nearly 251 of each sales dollar ducing and selling Its product. The Federal Reserve 1s branch of the One share of stock entitles Its holder Rational Guard designed to help businesses to If ownership 1n a company. False. 1n disaster areas. False- 1"t is a system While a share of stock represents own- of 12 district banks; the board of Gov trshlp. It 1s not one percent. ernors of the system set ll.S. monetary policy. - onsanto C o m p a n y Nltro, W a i t Virginias