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MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SHERATON-BLACKSTONE HOTEL CHICAGO, ILLINOIS e>-T63 April 5, 1973 The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Mr. W. D. Herbert, Chairman of the Board of Directors. Those in attendance were: W. 0. Herbert C. E. Abbey G. E. Wilson E. J. Killian T. E. Armstrong, Sr. A. J. Watt R. B. Cartwright A. V. Abnee, Ur. The Celotex Corporation The FH ntkote Company Georgia-Pacific Corporation Gypsum Division Gold Bond Building Products , Dlvison of National Gypsum Company Texas Gypsum Company, Inc. United States Gypsum Company Legal Counsel Gypsum Association Mr. Herbert announced that Mr. M. C. Carpenter had requested Mr. C. E. Abbey to represent his company at the meeting. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING On motion duly seconded and carried, the minutes of the last meeting as submitted to the Board of Directors, were approved as recorded and distributed by the secretary. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Herbert, Chairman of the Executive Committee, reported that no action had been taken by the Executive Committee since the last meeting of the Board of Directors. ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Hr. Herbert announced the following directors had been nominated to serve on the Executive Committee for the ensuing year by Mr. M. C. Carpenter, Chairman of the Nominating Committee: T. E. Armstrong, Sr., Chairman R. A. Costa V. D. Herbert A. J. Watt G. E. WiIson . There being no further nominations and on motion duly seconded and unanimously carried, the above directors were elected to the Exec utive Committee. I i Fo--1-- ... pep e. f = ilf* ofJryiJ-i'3 r?nl / -2- REVIEW Of COMMITTEE RECOMHSNDATiONS While the reports end activities of the various standing committees had been accepted during the membership meeting on the previous day, the Board of Directors reviewed and acted upon such matters that pertain to budget and policy decisions. The Safety Contnittee's request for funds to produce a fork lift truck training*movie ms reduced to script preparation funds of $2500. The committee ms asked to make a strong request of OSHA and to associations and manufacturers in the fork lift truck industry to participate in the production of the film. The request for funds to conduct a field test program to determine the level of asbestos fibers in the mixing and sanding operations of joint com pound ms approved. The Safety Committee was also asked to coordinate with the Association staff a letter-writing campaign indicating to the proper Federal authorities that jurisdiction under the Federal Hetal and Non-metal lie Hine Safety Act remain in the Bureau of Hines, Department of the Interior, rather than be transferred to OSHA. The Hanufacturing and Mining Committee's report on the subject of marking of gypsum wellboard was discussed end it was the consensus that this subject be tabled pending the investigation by each director within his company. The Building Code Committee's report on the reaction of building officials throughout the country on third party certification of building products and their request for clarification of type X type Mil boards were discussed in detail. The directors will review these subjects within their companies and be prepared at the next meeting for a discussion with particular emphasis to ascertain if there might be possible Association activity in a self-certification . program. The request for a permanent Gypsum Association staff man to headquarter inWashington, D.C. was approved and the secretary ms directed to carry out this request with the best possible co ordination with the conclusion of our participation in the National Bureau of Standards Research Associate program. The request for funds to initiate a fire and sound testing program from the Technical Committee was approved as submitted in the proposed budget. As the test program progresses, the need for addi tional funds should be made to the Executive Committee or at the Semi annual Meeting. The Technical Conmittee was requested to re-examine the individual proposed fire and sound tests and asked to submit the priority of tests to all member companies prior to the initiation of the program. '