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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1964-1972 DOC JMA125 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Competitor's Labeling Meeting Minutes - Board of Directors - National Insulation Manufacturers Association & Letter COMPETITORS LABELLING Obviously the date a product was labelled is very important in determining liability As to our competitors the following sets forth the dates when the earliest labelling commenced Amatex Atlas Turner Celotex formerly was Phillip Carey Combustion Engineering Eagle Picher Fibreboard Forty Eight Insulators H. K. Porter J. P. Stevens Keene Corporation Owens Corning Pittsburgh Corning Raybestos Manhattan Unarco 1972 1972 October 1971 1969 May 1964 1966 Mid 1970 1972 never labelled 1969 1964 & 1967 November 1968 July 1972 unknown late 1960's a EXCESSIVE AVOID PRODUCT CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBER we ASBESTOS IN EXCESSIVE THE DUST INHALATION OF EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES BREATHING OF TIME MAY BE HARMFUL : a PROPER LONG PERIODS HANDLED USE DUST CREATED THIS PRODUCT IS PROTECTION PROTECTION CREATED WHEN ge PROPER iF AGINST AGAINST PROPER CONTROL CANNOT BE PROVIDED RESPIRATORS AP- PROTECTION PROVED PROVED THE OF MINES FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS PNEUMOCONIOSIS PRODUCING PRODUCING PNEUMOCONIOSIS DUSTS SHOULD BE WORN = PNEUMOCONIOSIS iy MINUTES of the 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NATIONAL INSULATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Chicago Ill April 14 1964 The meeting was called to order at 2:15 M. by Chairman M. W. Burleson with the following in attendance DIRECTORS M. W. Burleson P. D. Kaley Ike Keith Chairman V. L. Miller Proxy for R. E. F. W. Muller W. G. Neel D. M. Nelson M. M. Wilson J. F. Vyverberg Manville Sales Corp. Fittsburgh Plate Glass Company Forty Insulations Inc. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Gustin Mfg Company The Ruberoid Company Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. Baldwin Hill Inc. Corning Fiberglas Corp. OTHERS PRESENT . J. H. Boynton L. T. Choate M. P. Crowther G. D. Reycraft - 2 Corning Fiberglas Corp. Baldwin Inc. Gustin Mfg Company Cadwalder Wickersham & Taft Q AFFROVAOLF MINUTES A motion was made seconded and passed That the Minutes of the Board of Directore Meeting of October 8 1963 as bulletined by the Association be approved PRODUCED JM - 83 Ow 0 ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATIONS It was reported that letters of resignation had been received from Mundet Cork Corporation M. H. Detrick Company and Keasbey & Mattison Company A motion was made seconded and passed That the resignations be accepted with regret TREASURER'S REPORT Mr. W. G. Neel outlined the Association's Balance Sheet Statement of Income and Expenditures and Comparison of Actual Expense to Budget as of March 31 1964 A motion was made seconded and passed That the Treasurer's Report be accepted and further That the separate accounting pertaining to the sales of the Economic Thickness Manual be . discontinued a. BROADENING OF MEMBERSHIP The expansion of membership to include foamed plastic manufacturers was discussed A Committee consisting of Messrs P. D. Kaley Chairman R. E. Buckley and H. B. Moreno was appointed for the purpose of making recommendations on the subject at the next scheduled Board of Directors Meeting AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF MARKETING RESEARCH COMMITTEE The future projects of the Marketing Research Committee as outlined in the Committee Minutes of March 13 1964 were discussed It was agreed that thefollowing were reasonable and practical projects for the Committee to undertake 1 Define existing statistical reporting product categories and products reported 2 Work with the Bureau of Census Department of Commerce etc. to improve government statistical reporting 7 > J-M 83 3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF MARKETING ~~ RESEARCH COMMITTEE cont 3. Attempt to ascertain the market potentials of competitive materials foamed plastics etc. with respect to the investigation of the broadening of the Association member- ship to encompass foamed plastic types of insulation it was suggested that the Committee be informed of this fact and contact the special committee investigating this subject 4 Follow up Mr. R. E. Buckley's letter pertaining to number of hours worked by union locals in 1963 STATISTICAL REPORTING It was reported that several companies were unable to report statistics on a state basis at this time and that Price Waterhouse & Company had been advised to continue statistics on the old basis for the present time monthly and regional reports It was decided that 1963 statistics should not be compiled on a state basis inasmuch as thiis nformation is not readily available from the members Further it was decided that it was not practical to establish separate reporting categories for faced blanket and coated blanket and that the single faced and coated blanket category be retained for statistical reporting purposes The establishment of a separate category for reporting Prefabricated Duct Systems was discussed The glass manufacturers will be letter balloted on this subject prior to July 1 1964 NIMA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM This subject was discussed in detail and it was decided that such a program would not be undertaken OTHER BUSINESS 1. Mr. Barnhart was asked to contact NFPA relative to membership on the Air Conditioning Committee 2. The Duct Systems Committeies asked to present a survey of code changes that have been made that increase the use of prefabricated duct systems | PRODUCED JM - 83 4 3. It was reported that the NIMA lease expires on April 31 1964 It was agreed that the lease should be renewed for 3 years providing any increase in rent that may be asked by the landlord will not exceed 10 percent Mr. J. M. Barnhart will discuss the new lease with Mr. M. W. Burleson before signing 4. It was agreed that the NIMA Annual Meeting would be held at ' the Seaview Country Club Absecon N. J. on October 5 and 5. It was reported that Manville Sales Corp. was printing on cortons crates etc. containing asbestos products calcium silicate magnesia asbestos cements a note pertaining to the _ dust created be these materials The wording will be as follows " Caution This product contains asbestos fiber periods of Inhalation of asbestos in excessive quantities over long time may be harmful If dust is created when this product is handled avoid breathing the dust If adequate ventilation control is not possible wear respirators approved by the U. S. Bureau of Mines for pneumocoriosis producing dust " ADJOURNMENT There being no further business The meeting ok was adjourned aS 5 . EmBarEnhartmBarnhart EmBarnhart J. M. Barnhart PRODUCED JM - 83 June 2 1954 a As Priods ; PLAINTIFF'S Po EXHIBIT ~. : IL Mr. W. H. Boyd 2s , General Refractories Company , 1520 Locust St. Philadelphia 2 Pennsylvania Dear Bill a . . At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Insulation Manufacturers Association it was brought out that one of the major insulation manufacturers was planning to add a cautionarycautionary note to containors where the products involved included asbestos as a constituent am attaching a copy of that portion of the minutes of this meeting which gives the details of this step We are planning to this same cautionary noto having it printed on the bags when our present stocks run out The Picher products involval oro Supor 66 Cement Coto Coment 33 Comont and 43 Csont Your corresponding products are Insulating Cement Finish Cement and Vormiculite Insulating Cement At your convenience cornevsepneicetncetowould which taken with you you let us know if you wish similar action the cements we are manufacturing under 1 your labal : . Sinceroly THE PICHER COMPANY Harrington John P. Harington Harrington General Sales Manager * Industrial Insulation oo bec Mr. H. F. Munn Jones MMrr.. A. L. Jones . . | | | - PRODUCED - JM - 83 3. It was reported that the NIMA lease expires on 31 1964 Apri3l It was agreed that the lease should be renewed for years provid- Ing any increase in rent that may be acked by the landlord will not excoed 10 percent Mr. J. M. Barnhart will discuss new lease with Mr. M. W. Burleson before signing agreed Meeting 4,0 It was that the NIMA Annual would be heldat and the Seaview Country ne - 6 1964 Club Country Absecon N. J. on October 5 . he ". 5. It was reported that Johns Manville Sales Corp. was printing on cortons crates etc. containing asbestou producpts roducts calcium allicato magnocia acbostos comentsa note pertaining to the dust created be these materials The wording will be as follows . " Caution Caution This product contains acbostos fiber fiber excessive Inhalation of asbestos in time may be harmful . quantities over long periods of cow handled product breathing when If dust is created the dust this is . eT as avoid e . os bd rs ae . te If adequate ventilation control is not possible wear respirators approved by the U S. Bureauof Mines for pacumocoriosis " producing dust oe ~~ ADJOURNMENT CC ae Thore being no further business -' +. The meeting was adjourned Respectfully submitted Barnhardt / _* a Barnhardt BarnhardBtarnhardt Darnhart Barnhardt Q ; Ce re| : PRODUCED JM