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FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1973 Oct DOC PAINT032 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters & Allied Trades Journal TIE ries p 5 . i Sa i 2 CSTE LOETO anol z 3 =. eee p 2 - re ones 3 E} . ame o g LEGALD~~ EFENDANT'S EXHIBIT | Scie Ucc case specific-specifc- STATE 10032 Black New Horizons In Our 3. SafetyProgram Through the years our Brotherhood's continuing concern with the safety and health of every member has prompted us to pursue better ' the safety through every available avenue- through legislation negotiation education and enforcement Now we are opening the new avenue of medical analysis with the nation's foremost expert on related respiratory ailments beginning a study of the potential hazards our members face Dr. J. of the Irving Selikoff workers categoriesspecial Mount Sinai School of Medicine inin New York author of extensive . In all of those are involved in risk jobs which will receive some studies into safety hazards on the job is beginning research into the z) particular attention i occupa Dr. Selikoff's work on occupa detection of possible toxic effects tional diseases has been a on members of our Brotherhood it was announced by General .. President S. Frank Raftery milestone in job safety improve 3 ments and in no small part responsible for the nation's The cooperation with Dr. Selikoff concern which culminatedin is another step in the Brotherhood's expanding program of job safety which embraces enforcement of the milestone Occupational Safety and Health Act continuing efforts to get IBPAT members to make maximum Congress enacting OSHAin 1970 The miner's exposure to black lung and specialized ailments which afflict workers inhaling dus. from textiles byssinoisis and asbesteosis have shaken the nation with revelations of the use of the safety devices provided them and continuing negotiation with concerned management in quest of better safety conditions seriousness of the respiratory problems among workers : each such recognition was prompted by research in Dr. -; PLAY SAFE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES AFL At present the Brotherhood is working with Dr. Selikoffin -. providing staff assistance record ~ management computer depart- .; ment cooperation field staff and local union participation said ' John Pecoraro the Brotherhood's Legislative Director who has responsibility for safety . and health programs . . The Brotherhoodis studying the possibility of using a mobile laboratory fitted with diagnostic and ray equipment in a pilot ... project in 12 to 15 cities The cities will be selected by Selikoff's Mt. Sinai laboratories Pecoraro pointed out -. . Dr. Selikoff's work the Brotherhood will of course aimed primarily at Brotherhood s members the manufacture and application of paints varnish and other exotic coatings e range This is one of a wide safety problems for the Brother hood which has many' membersin hazardous occupatio such as bridge painting and othe construction a wide range of inhalation problems from other the Brotherhood to provide a construction components such a section of conditions gypsum board and glazing work throughout the country with sharp materials Play It Safe our Brotherhood's safety - manual has been of invaluable assistance The trades represented by the Brotherhood will include In addition to the wide range - the hazards it consistently through the years painters tapers sandblasters steel and bridge painters glaziers encounters the Brotherhood has pointed out that some products carpet and soft workers and paintmakers - offer potential hazards for the c e sumer And in that field the ae en 1 EDN ee eae a some alae FE otherhood is determined to pass ong its experiences to the Ameri- to the full committee Pecoraro said This has included particularly occupation is whose is hazardous te! ; In public so that the safest pos- preparation of technical data Pecoraro has found that some le products are produced ' with respect to safety in the use workers were not using their safety In fact one of the Brotherhood's dest continuing safety programs in the usoef safety glass where e danger is present especially . children of serious cuts when e glass is broken and shatters placing older types of glass with glazed glass is a major intribution to consumer safety 9other safety fronts Pecoraro ~ continued progress in of exotic coatings e preparation of a slide show . on safety possibly for use in the proposed mobile unit @ development of a program- and finding the funding safety training The negotiations with manage- ment obviously tie in very closely with the work in Dr. Selikoff's belt for they felt that if they fell. * the snap of the belt would bemorme ore * water injurious than a fall into the Also he has found jobsites where the manila life lines provided had become so coated ~~ with paint that they could not be _ trea and untied handily Conse- quently the bridge painters worked . with their life lines lying untied beside them . =~ g ions with the Painting & C ng Contractors of America and continued concern by esident Raftery that members laboratory Pecoraro pointed out The management members of the full committe are Avery Boyd chairman of the Painting & In each case there is a solution If safety harnesses were used to replace the belts the fear of back.. injury would be removed -* - se the safety devices designed * them The cooperation the Brotherhood as experienced from the PDCA nce he first meeting in May as been heartening to President aftery who has high hopes that operation operation between union and anagement will greatly speed up e process of searching out and orrecting potential job dangers Decorating Contractors of America Charles R. Haines manager of safety committee for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Earl A. Dixon president of the Earl A. Dixon floorcovering company and Wayne Mullen president of Contractors Gypsum Dry Wall International It was from the early meetings of this committee that a revision and And new types of includ- ing nylon be tied and untied easily no matter how saturated _ they become with paintthis The development of this kind of | technology the wider of on the job what General President Raftery has repeatedly , emphasizedas the way street of safety - _ Just as itdoes no good for The inaugural meeting with the ontractors established an IBPAT updating was made on the pamphlet Play It Safe ; elaboratesafetydevices to be , | developed nio fthey are not used it ommittee which includes Presi- ent Raftery General Vice Presi- ents A. L. Monroe Jack T. Cox nd William A. Duval General resident Emeritus L. M. Raftery irector of Organizing Robert . Welch Director of Jurisdictions am Shay and Pecoraro * sequently subcommittee President continued with General ; ce President Duval and Pecoraro meeting with PDCA subcommittee The main work is to review the reaosf priority for presentation This pamphlet has been highly significant in getting the safetyhighly message across to ' membership Pecoraro said . < And that is a vital part of our .. also does no good for the experts aeand technicians to be working .- : me materials *which are not practical to our members on theThus our BrotherhBood rotherhood has continued to program the lawsprecautions searchout the flaws the and safety devicesin the world o bridgepainters life lines and are worthless if they aren't used mutual he pointed out - educational educational As an example of the educational objectives job that is necessary to encourage harnesses need Acoperation Acooperation to develop: And it is in pursuit of going both ways on that way | membership cooperation Pecoraro street that President Raftery has: cited the examples of safety problems among bridge painters pledged the fullest possible effort by the Brotherhood . 111 27 as et mesma IATA "-.<