Document Okbdw9oB9gey1bmQbrVyyRJw

TELEPHONE HUDSON 3 6126 Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. (FOUNDED 18721 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20009 OHC-3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting New York Hilton Hotel, N. Y. December 21, 1966 PRESENT W. L. Sutton, M. D., Chairman C. U. Dernehl, M. D. E. M. Dixon, M. D. H. H. Golz, M. D. L. C. Haslam, M. D. N. V. Hendricks M. N. Johnson, M. D. W. E. McCormick R. W. McNab J. A. Pendergrass G. J. Stopps, M. D. J. H. Wolfsie, M. D. F. G. Stephenson, Secretary Eastman Kodak Company Union Carbide Corporation Celanese Corporation American Cyanamid Company Canadian Industries Limited Enjay Chemical Company Monsanto Company The B. F. Goodrich Company Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company United States Rubber Company Manufacturing Chemists Association GUESTS F. H. Carman E. E. Christofano R. H. Wilson, M. D. Manufacturing Chemists Association Hercules Incorporated The B. F. Goodrich Company ABSENT M. Gasque, M. D. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Dr. W. L. Sutton welcomed the new members -- N. V. Hendricks of Enjay Chemical Company, W. E. McCormick of The B. F. Goodrich Company, R. W. McNab of Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation, and J. A. Pendergrass of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. He also welcomed E. E. Christofano of Hercules incorporated. Dr. R. H. Wilson of The B. F. Goodrich Company and F. H. Carman, Technical Director, MCA, as guests. CMA 060102 OHC-4 1. Minutes of the October 6-7, 1966 meeting were approved as distributed. 2,, Rules of Organization and Procedure Minor amendments to the Rules of Organization and Procedure, as developed at the previous meeting, were accepted. The rules (attached to these minutes as Appendix A) will be submitted for approval by the Board of Directors. 3. Membership Under the Rules of Organization, membership of the Committee shall be for four years. However, in order to re tain continuity, it was agreed to stagger the present appoint ments based on the dates shown on letters of nomination. There fore Messrs. Pendergrass and Hendricks were appointed for a term of 4 years, Messrs. McNab and McCormick for 3 years, and Mr. Christofano and Dr. T. R. Torkelson of The Dow Chemical Company for 2 years. Subsequent appointments will all be for 4 years. A membership list showing dates of appointment and re tirement is attached to these minutes as Appendix B. 4. Workshop on Occupational Health Arrangements have been made to hold the Committee's first Workshop on Occupational Health at the Dearborn inn, Dearborn, Michigan on March 14, 1967. The Chemical Industry Council of Michigan will co-sponsor the Workshop. All members of the Committee will be panelists. Mr. J. H. Nason, Chairman of the CIC of Michigan, will give introductory remarks and the luncheon speaker will be Dr. Richard A. Prindle, Assistant Surgeon-General, Chief of the Bureau of State Services of the u. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Dr. W. E. Sutton will be the Workshop moderator. 5. Health Hazards in PVC Manufacture The Association will enter into a contract with the University of Michigan for an epidemiological study of the hazard. Producers of PVC resin will finance the program. CMA 060103 OHC-5 An organizational meeting will be held at the University of Michigan on January 24, 1967. Participating companies will be represented by medical and FVC process personnel. The research program will include physical examinations of persons engaged in PVC resin production and in the fabri cation of PVC articles. Hand X-rays and completion of a medical questionnaire will be involved. In addition, a team of physicians and industrial hygienists from the University of Michigan will visit participating plants to observe the operations. The possibility of a companion study on toxicological aspects was discussed in some detail It was voted that such a study should not be initiated until some results of the epidemiological study are available. 6. Establishment of Informational Service in Case of Accidental Poisoning The draft prepared for Board of Directors' approval and subsequent circulation to executive contacts will be re-written to eliminate certain public relations aspects. Dr. Golz under took to proceed with this. The Committee voted a re-affirmation of its opinion that the establishment of company first-aid informational services is desirable and that a recommendation to this effect should be made by the Board of Directors to the managements of member companies. It was further believed desirable that the recommendation be brought to the attention of other chemical trade associa tions and the National Poison Control Center. 7. Committee Program Development A discussion took place on the general subject of MCA's role in the collection of factual information on employee exposures to toxic gases, fumes and dusts for possible use in the establishment or revision of threshold limit values. It was thought that the Industrial Hygiene Foundation could do this effectively and that the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists would favor the establish ment of a collection agency by this group. Another suggestion was that MCA should more actively support and participate in the activities of the United States of America Standards Institute in the establishment of exposure limits. OHC-6 There was some general agreement that support by MCA of some repository for quantitative exposure data is de sirable. This matter will be given further consideration at future meetings. A need of standardization of air sampling procedures was stressed and a recommendation made that the Committee should sponsor industry training programs. 8. Next Meeting The next meeting will be held at the Dearborn Inn on March 15, 1967 (following the Workshop to be held on March 14). Minutes subject to approval FGS:cm 1/11/67 CMA 060105 APPENDIX A MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE RULES OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE December 1966 SCOPE Occupational health, including toxicology, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, and medicine applied to the chemical industry's in-plant environment and services and out-plant environment and customer products. PURPOSES The purposes of the Committee shall be; To provide guidance to MCA and the chemical industry in occupational health. To undertake programs and advise on policies and practices to develop, promote, and document the safe use of chemicals and chemical products from a health standpoint. To conduct activities in the field of occupational health where cooperative efforts of association members can more effectively accomplish the purpose than can individual company efforts. To assume a leadership role and develop an industry voice on occupational health standards, such as guides to per missible air concentrations of chemicals in the work environ ment. To identify areas in occupational health of particular in terest to the industry that require research and investiga tion, and to guide or sponsor such research. To maintain a technically qualified organizational medium for providing assistance to member companies and for educa tional activities in occupational health. MEMBERSHIP The membership of the Committee shall be limited to sixteen (16) representatives of member companies employed on a full time basis for the purpose of providing occupational health services for their respective companies. APPENDIX A -2- The membership shall consist of equal numbers of (a) doctors of medicine and (b) specialists in industrial hygiene, toxi cology or biostatistics. All proposals for membership shall be considered for approval first by the Committee and second by the Board of Directors. The Committee will consider all proposals for membership on the basis of the individual's training and experience in his field in occupational health. The Committee will attempt to maintain a balanced representation of companies and disciplines, including Canadian representation. The term of membership on the Committee shall be four years. At the end of his four-year term a member is not eligible for reappointment nor can he serve as a member of the Committee for the following twelve months except to complete his term of office as chairman or to fill a vacancy existing because a qualified replacement is not available. Proposals for membership will be accepted and processed at any time whether or not vacancies exist. Those who are accepted will become members as vacancies arise. Election of new members and officers will take place at the annual Spring meeting and will be effective from June 1 of that year except as provided elsewhere in these rules. OFFICERS The Committee shall elect its own chairman who shall serve for a period of two years. MEETINGS There will normally be not less than two regular meetings in any year. Representatives of member companies may attend any regularly scheduled meeting provided the chairman is advised beforehand. CMA060107 APPENDIX B January 1967 MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Chronological listing of appointment to Committee Date of Date of Appointment Retirement L. C. Has lam, M.D. Canadian Industries Limited Feb. 1956 May 31, 1967 L. Sutton, M.D Eastman Kodak Company Nov. 1957 May 31, 1967 H. H. Golz, M.D. American Cyanamid Company Oct. 1959 May 31, 1967 C. U. Dernehl, M.D. Union Carbide Corporation June 1963 June 1967 M. Gasque, M.D. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. Oct. 1964 Oct. 1968 G. J. Stopps, M.D. E. I. du Pont de Nemours Nov. 1965 Nov. 1969 ' E. M. Dixon, M.D. J N. Johnson, M.D. Celanese Corporation Monsanto Company April 1966 April 1970 April 1966 April 1970 J. H. Wolfsie, M.D. i J. A. Pendergrass U.S. Rubbe r C ompany Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company April 1966 April 1970 Oct.18,1966 Oct. 18,1970 1 N. V. Hendricks Enjay Chemical Company Oct.24,1966 Oct.24,1970 , R. W. McNab Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. Oct.26,1966 Oct.26,1969 W. E. McCormick B. F. Goodrich Co. Nov.2, 1966 Nov.2, 1969 E. E. Christofano Hercules Incorporated Jan.3, 1967 Jan.3, 1969 T. R. Torkelson,Ph.D. Dow Chemical Company Jan.4, 1967 Jan.4, 1969 G.J. Levinskas, Ph.D. American Cyanamid Company Jan.10,1967 Jan.10,1971 CMA060108