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m n Exhibit . Exam of Data r.A Official Report** - KATHY RYLANDSHOi. KrfiwTCS Or* THE 105 keetikc or THE QUEBEC ASBESTOS RININC ASSOCUTIOH HELO ON rRIOAY, RAY 31st', I960, AT THE 80NAVENTURE HOTEL, RQNTRCAL, OUC. Present} I / Ressrs. W.k. Oughtred^ f. Bolduc 0. Poirier K.V. Lindsll - I.C. Campbell-'" P.H. Rioroon R.5. Coleman' Y, Couture C. VIbar R.J. Merrill' R, Oodds-Hebron^ Ceo. Robinson- R. J. Rassel P.A. Reyer r.P. Smith J.O., Cby W.H. Teeter ^ J.R.R. Huteheson I. Sobourin^Paul-A. niteau - \ l following a fas words of welcome by tha Prasidant, a motion to I epprovs tha minutas of tha Heatings of Hatch 28 and 29, 1968, was seconded and carried. TECHNICAL CORWITTEE i f Tha last masting of tha Committee was held on Ray 7th. In re viewing tha work of the sub-committee, tha Chairman indicated thati a) Tha scopa, objectives end membership of tha filtration of A.C. silica mixes sub-coamittee had bean re-essessad and it is pos sible that assistance frcn Ottawa will be requested; b) ^ The name of the Unitized Loading Sub-Committee had been changed I l to Product Handling Sub-Committee, in view of the nature and i scope of its assignment; tP<m ALV 0001815 c 2. c) The Color Test procedure had batn agreed upont... d) Dettilnd and precise instructions for the B/ekerhoff standards had been issued in connection with the Air Psrmiabillty Test. Having besn inform'd that Ctcrnit S.A. was using the manual of Tasting Procedures .n its original language, the directors decided te defer its trensiaticn for the tins being. tr:res*- ClAS3Trt:<T;c,v AO Cftaoiwc CQhfftTTCC a A; Tne apparatus Tor tha program of measuring fibre length and dicsetcr is non in working order and experiaantal work will start next wee*, as reported by tha Chairman. Some 1,775 tests art required to determine effect and optimum point of dispersion as well as seapla raorassntetivaness. 3) Regarding tha Random G.5. Production Sampling, further ciariflestion is needed as to whether the sample came from locsepeckad fibre, semi-pressura-peck or full- pressure-peck. Some revision of the visit schedule is needed also. Results so for on this nee program seem to indicate that AT and 60 perhaps need special study. r t'OHSTRT AL Rtt ATTflHS CQWWITTCf - --eetin.] of the v-b-uom.siticu h-id on ivy the '.7th. A review of present labour negotiations shows that: a) Lake Asbestos hes signed a tv,c year contract with a ra-opening clause on wages ane fringe benefits in 1969, ` .../3 iwanuieUC.~i`.Tc da ftLV 0001816 c . <' c 3. b) 3ell Sines is naving corciel negotiations on mechanicil clauses but no ro.-.itcry cleusesMvo boon discussed so Tar. / It was oeirted out that the number of long sickness claims were increasirg end thet oolicing of such cleins should bs enforced by the underwriters with the ccscers/ion of companies and unions. There was olsc considerable discussions on the ground Tor awarding compensation to retirees; it seems that costs heve increased re cently. A concerted action is needed to impress the government on the merits of hewing a man representing tne industry on the Workman's Compensation 8oerd. Until a new safety engineer is hired, nr. waiter ftontgocery has agreed to perftfrm inspection services of the various plants. % ' The Chairman elso reported that he had recently attendod a seating of the Accident Prevention Association of Ontario, which turned oiit to bs a meeting eompletly devoted to environmental health ccntrol. In spite of the renewed pressures on the government from the steel workers in connection witn a minlg fund, we may expect eore favo rable support, in our attempts to discourage such legislation, since the Department of Natural Resources has shown some opposition to this project. !C Cns.TTTT:C There has been no Traffic Committee meeting since the last setting of the Association, but there is one scheduled for June 11th, accor ding to the Chairmen. 3PT c 4. -'or t-. i v- :cc for ;.*is csitir.i i;.ciuow: (i) revival cf the proposal '`or establishing . 120,C2C lbs. rates to Official Territory which ro* sesns to have =:: orospect^sf suceces ' in view o> cm* fact that siniiar retes-have nea been established ?* esbtstos from West Coast ori gins. (b) A rcviiw cf sosce eveilability eroeriens* on lines to the Continent which Ost eite tn per ton increase, have been Tar fror. satisfactory. (c) Cxparte increase on Canadien-U.S. railroad iotsrneiia-.oi' ratas - which have been already protested oartieularly in view of the fact that the classification of raw asbestos has now been grouoed with finished asbestos products. (d) further work on ths setting up of lower rates on unitized end containerized shipments. PUSIIC nrLfiTTQNS COEBTTTCC Two (2) meetings of the sub-coma it tee have been held since the Grand Bahama meeting to evaluate the report of cur P.R. Counsel concerning the political sitertion in n._..w;c> Discussions t.nnv olaca with two (.?) persons from the University of Ulontraal known to be experts on the thinking of the youth. Ko special conclusions *er* dre-oned ercopt that Cnslich companies should identify themself more with Cuebec. It was also recommended that industry represen- /5 ci \j rrr4ft4 a 5. cuti-.*: ;uiir, stst T end stjoents c^thc University of Montreal to discuss foreign ir-vsstments end the economic de velopment of the Province.4 / / Ir. .ii-je of the ccntiruec pressure for charge upon the social, eolitical, and economic fabric, It mi proposed that the Asso ciation adapt the following prcgrar:/ a) Tnt Cditas be asked to prepere biueekly prezs summaries o-" editorials .'ran le Devoir, La Pressc, Le Solctl, La Tric..- etc. , for distribution to members of the Public Rela tion! Committee end conoary executives. b) Publication of s smell brochure in the style of Quick facts Afcaut Asbestos. The book would.stress the industry's identi fication with the Trench feet, and its position with regord to eccloymer.t, 'purchasing, manufacturing, export, etc. The book let would be distributed to politicians, civil servants, tea chers and students of universities, opinion leaders,etc. The printing of such a booklet would cost some I2.S00.Q0.- It was moved and seconded that such an amount4 be allocated for the above described publication. Carried. .::iSLATIC.V AN0 TAXATIQk DO.rmtTTCC The brief prepared by the Quebec metal Wlninq Association end our Association on the Diesel Oil Tex has been rinelized and its appro val reouested from the Directors of the Association. following a As to the reimbursement of the gasoline tax on Oicsel Oil u;ed as an ingredient in the preparation of explosives, s faveroble deci sion Is .expected from ttie Provincial Department of Revenue at any momnnt. AL.V 0001819 c( t. tccicc in t`-. Lt;isittivt Astc-iiy for 'irst rcjeirg. The t-o (2) bills grant incentive: ta manufacturing cu'oaniea, imelamcrting expansion or investment programs cf S5C,CC3.0C or mart, through ecrooratio" tex examations. It was also pointed out that oepIcticn'eiloatnct could vary call be discarded sooner :r late:, as often tiaes threatened by Ottawa. imt ,r cg,- -':7rc: Tnc status cf currant projects as par meeting of Committee on Key 5, 1568, xss reportco by the Chairman as follows: 1. Canadian Jonns^fian^i1le Conneny, Limited Bntoclone . Curren* tests arc coroshct disappointing in that efficiancias nave varied from 53% to 92%, possibly because of varying physical conditions such as Quantity of air, du-3t loading, water pressures, ate. Tests are continuing to determine optimum operating conditions, efficiency of dust removal and the characteristics of the dust not removed. The new drying plant being installed adjacent t.c Mill No.5 will be equipped with a rotoclona. Cloth Collector - The unit nas been installed on the dryer stack adjacent to the Rotoclone eouipped dryer. The cutting over to the new system is pienned for the end pf `hi a -c ,-th. Tii* h;:nr. I 1 * r-* 21 z dr;, r. C.J-" is carrying out an *uerirent on water soraying mill tailings before delivery to the railroad cars. Two new test units are beinq studied at C.J-. The Aero dyne Tyor "a" Collector which is a cyclone tyoc claimed .../T_______ M v r*rini?ri V r i i i i ! 7. " s jI.. . . i -. 1;:l:;. ;.r.s' Osiloy eoiT*etcr u.-.ich clams to be sblc to measure enfl rcccre continuously the level of Oust emission Troa a Oryar stack. "V; 2. Lake Asbestos of Cuercc Lim::ed A very detailed study of the ea.OOO c.f.c. cloth collector en the drying plant is continuing. Scheduled maintenance, "-essure.'Be'-t of cost esmeonen:s tre being serried reticulously. Once sufficient operating time has passed cn the new control basis, costs per c.r.tn., cost per ton dried, end efficiencies will be reported. experience with the "Nomex" Dag was discussed and Mill be reported on i-han- current ir.vcciigations are complete. * 3. asbestos Corroration Limited Pulseire dust collectors are being installed on three transfer point locations. These units are reletively expensive but are cuitc versatile and are censidcred to be good "spot problem" solvers. A proposal for the installation of an electrostatic Precip itator on the five vertical driers in the King Beaver No. 3 drying pient is under study. The f-Jninc Association of Canedc is pr?s*n*ly plcn.-.inp a symposium on &ir pollution for industry people only. It is a well known fact that the definition of a Code pollution is quite difficult. At this meeting a paper will be presented by IN'CO nn the renebi 11 tetion of tailings piles. .../a AM'tMii ALV 0001821 Ii casus 5- duct sTzolfft in Tr.tfcrd filr.es and Asbestos area can be * cczict te ir cries*- in the future. /- tsrnational Congress on tne Biological fffsets cf Aabestcs at Dresden, Cast Carieanw. There sere 249 participants and the pregr.'T. was wait hansltd. Soni of tht^hlghlight* ear*: a) U.S.S.R. has aaken*d to tha international scope of the protlsm end *es **11 reoresented. -- Kogan and his associates stated that there was no cancer incidence prevailing in the asbestos papulation wore than in remote centers. Tha sees goes for mesothelioma. They also insistad that fibrous bodies should be looked fer in the lungs rather than asbestos bodies. b) Doctor U. Smith indicated thet results of his experiments show that dose response to threshold level is not a pre judicial one. r c) Or. M.L. Thomson pointed out that crocidolite and not chrysotila mas truly incriminated. NiB. Pjpers given at the Ccr.fsrcn-c fill tc distributed to all cJmpcr.its by tha Chuirman cf the Committee. New York Academy of Sciences hcetlno - Under the chairmanship of Or. Seiikoff, President-elect of the Academy, the meeting was at tended by j? representatives from the U.S. Public Health Department. /9 ALV 0001R?? c 1. c JJiW . ?i-i. uiu*>s, C*:. fi.J. t.-rrill, r*.,-K.V^--LJ rtfaii and Caur.sii. bi'Cget su`-:tiri ms in tnc *nsaOt.:ofr million ooilsrr. Tz: five (5) yetrs -tc be expended an. *'hy$lVntud>- of the insolation industry undo: the dirtzki&o *^thai School cf K.- oicine or th City I'M varsity of Kern Vorlr^lSaunt Si no? Hospital affiliated). Jehns-tenville would be ready to auaeribe IIC5.CC3., to get the program started. The 1 r>?ulst.lQ'yJlprJmrs Union could c one r buYe^JSO, 000.00. MOrkingMOPniaMMu0VrnO to put ortgra** on way. tliOUBCi*. >*- T!>a Chairman c' the Committee poiS^ed^gyt^jjyjj^hp Jgjjw fork Aca- dasy of Sciences fleeting was striet*?>*n CrtWlettoih meeting with U.S. companies concerned. Tha PurgMg or tha study is to dater- niiis hpw insula tion is presently handled, ahet is tha wariar.g envi ronment, ate., in-s.n attempt to improve tha lot of the workers. Copy of the '-^hia is not a O.A.P.A. prcjact, but a first attempt in tha U.S. to. tackle the problem. An "Ad Hoc" Committee hss bean set up to find ways and means of funrti#ny--th* program*-- ... -.is-- '**-- .-. r xi.. r ' *** ~ Warning. on <jiW-6B0s - In this connection it- had boan agreed at a previous meeting that each company would request tha opinion of their igal counsel concerning the proposed wording. In line with suggested changes from certain directors, the wording could now read as follows: "cnuTicrj '..is iig contains chrysalis* talus tos fibr*. Persons exposed tc asbestos dual shouid use adequate personal orotectiva devices as in halation of asbestos dust over long oeriods mny be harmful." .../10 m v nnniR?h . . .. > *; sicz . invoices ct 3;. o r sties Jocumsnts, r:"cr then or. the fisr,. begs. It eight be ne- cccccrv else `.s n;..? tnr label worded in several languages eecor- Si-'c to the ianac-cg* cf the users. The natter te b* reviewed si the next meeting. FlfcW nf ?r i1- v ?r - The mooting ac irrrfncd thet mayor Orapeau wishes to keep on "Twre q** Hommes" the as bestos block which was disolayed at the Asbestos Plaza, Cxoo'67. Tne block however mas toon given to Laval University last Tall, end will Tore the canter piece of a ecology Ccrden to be set us by Laval University during the Sumner of 65. It mas suggested to inform fleyor Oreoecu that the dispute, if any, should be solved between r.ir.sslf ana the authorities of Laval University. A letter to this effect to be sent to ftaysr Oreoceu by the General fianagsr.- Annuel Pectin; of The Provincial Chamber of Commerce - September lytr.-?lst. 1965. - In reply to a request from the President of the Chamber of Commerce, it was moved that the Association sponsor the reception prior to the luncheon ti Laval University on September 19tn, to the `extent of 31,000.CO. ADOPTfD. Quebec Office Lear* - t. tnn sunoestion of the Treasurer, tnc vrcsiijans -ai'J L-.-iwlI of t.-iu ssucictiun were authorized by. the Directors to sign n nrw li*se for a period of five (5) ye rc. u rr>As oo^