Document QL8bQmXZbZxDQBRnjDvVROnE
FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA
DATE 1968 Mar 28
DOC QAMA110
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes of the Special Meeting of the QAMA
@fi MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL
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MEETING
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Fy ASSOCIATION THE QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING
HELD ON MARCH 28 AND
1968
HOTEL AND AT THE GRAND BAHAMA
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COUNTRY CLUB 9
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Present
Messrs W.W.
v K.V. J.A.
R.J.
t
amy
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J. J.
P.A. F.P. H. R.D. C.B. I.C.
Oughtred Lindell
Main
Merrill Messel Meyer Smith
Bagenstose Bradford
Burnett
Campbell
THURSDAY.MARCH THURSDAY.MARCH 28
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M.P. Carson
D.T. Colton
Y. Couture
R. Hebron
W. Duncan J.O. Eby A.R. Fisher
W.H. Foster
G. R.P. N.W.
Gabrielson Gagnon Hendry
;
J.R.M. Hutcheson J.A. D. Marcotte R.N. Moore
L. Penhale L. Piuze
D. Poutiatine
C.W. Smith
G. Robinson I. Sabourin
Paul Filteau
The President Mr.
Fisher Marcotte
ord
W.W. Oughtred expressed words of welcome to
guests and more
specifically to Messrs Moore and Bagenstose
Minutes of the
meeting of January the 15th were adopted
wera FCHNICAL COMMITTEE .
which The first paint
submitted by the Chairman was the
development Index Test
has been three years in
Penetration
development
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A mea-
sure of the
amenability of a sample of asbestos
by fibre oil is measured by this procedure the ease of
to absorb
cend through a mixture of oil and fibre
a ball dasOn a motion
conded the test
duly se-
procedure was adopted by the Directors
To the request by the Directors for
a scale of rates for dra-
wings of apparatus developed by Q.A.M A.
member companies
divergent views were
expressed by the committee members After
a brief discussion it was moved that
said
there be no charge for
drawings Adopted ;
When the sampling procedure
was tried by all parties vendor
buyer it was found inconvenient A
and
large pile of bags in sto-
rage could not be sampled without
moving all the bags at an
expense
To cover this condition
a less rigorous method has
been added to the procedure There is however
that
emphasis for referee
the purposes original procedure be used
This Committee wishes to suggest the
additional method stay the Q.A.M. and not go to A.S.T.M. or other
associations
with
The suggestion that the Manual of
lated
into
French was placed
Testing
before
Procedures
be trans-
to inquire if Eternit had
the Directors It was decided
already made a translation of the
Manual Mr. D. Poutiatine
of After a discussion
word
the motion
word word Chrysotile on fibre bags
7th Copant Meeting it was
regarding the printi of the
motion which was
vetoed
vetoed at the
moved that the word Chrysotile be printed ~
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prominently on all bags going to American
countries Such printing is optional on bags going to other countries Adopted
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crocicolite 6 In view of the zero threshold limit placed on
dust exposure in Great
crocicolite
Britain it is deemed advisable that
some words of caution be printed
producers from
on fibre bags to release the ~
possible legal responsibility Industry knows
that it handles a hazardous material and the
meet with
suggestion seems tc
favorable consensus The
wording proposed is as follows
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS ASBESTOS INHALATION OF ASBES-
TOS DUST OVER LONG PERIODS MAY BE
_ EMPLOEYMPELOE YES ES EXPOSED TO
DUST DURING USE IN APPLICATION SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH
PERSONAL ADECUATE PROTECTIVE DEVICES
company tees
The above to be checked by member
at the next meeting
counsels and reviewed
UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND GRADING COMMITTEE
eure
1 Sherbrooke Laboratory
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The purchase of equipment to
and
carry out measuring of fibre lengt
diameters using the method developed by the Department of
Mines will be completed by April 1st Cost of equipment will
be 1,740.00
Two girls will be
required to carry out the
counting and measuring Included in 1968 budget )
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Fibre Inspector
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An increase in
salary for the Fibre Inspector from 719.00
month to 754.00 per month effective January 1 1968 is
per
This
coincides
with
1968
budget
and
with
salary
proncsed
increases by
Asbestos Corporation Limited Adopted
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a
misunderstandings eT &
Some mi
sunderstandings in regards to Sampling
Some
Sampling settled settled
misunderstandings regards regards to These
.
were
oy (2) Experimenta]
grades are be sampled sampled the
Experimental grades
the
are a O.S. test to
understanding
be per- per-
(b) Only yom, 4T+30 is to be hand
Only J.M.
crassed three
conditioning as normal the the
times before Conditioner
The pursose for ;
a
reporting
se,
individual
of
The purpose on the
grades and
of
tonnages 7 7
Monthly Shipping Report
Group fibres
month was
made all com- detailed
explained It
panies eliminated
was shown that suyen detailed
a great many questions
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aNCUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
As reported reported the
Chairman Counter
the report on Bausch tests were
indicates that the November
ex- .
cellent , that
correlation results results The
the January tests show
machine machine been
to manufacturer manufacturer It
returned for for
check results results
Mey may be that cold
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humidity affect the results,
medical It It
proposed proposed circulate circulate
problem of the committee various
articles articles on
problem
.
an
fr
The The surveys
by by corrective
om on frequency
encouraged
surveys
continuing suggests suggests that take
steps .
further
suggests that we take further aetion
noises
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Moved
Moved Moved
that @n increase in salary
that an increase increase salary from
3
mo from 800. 850.
our Dust Noise Noise
Engineer
Adopted
To
2
repl1 ace
the
services formerly provided Hall Hall Henshaw
Henshaw
As to Workmen's
Compensation rates you will pleased
As Workmen's Workmen's has dropped from
pleased note note
that the &
80 to % and changed from
surplus of 262,000 We
a
deficit to
are in much much better
possibly the mutual should be
reduced next year,
Commission sd
The Provincial Labour
Department and the
as a result of
Workmen's Compensation
Commission
renewed representations In favor
Union are again
favor
OF of provincial
building pressure on industry meeting of
accident prevention
industrial accident
commission called recently recently
prevention
by by Minister of Labour for thaessociations was discussing future
of of
associations
object of Accident Accident Praven-
and the role of
tion Commission , new Board which tahne Workmen's Compensation Compensation
establish Comsensatian
Mine quality Inspection integra- The department claims that the
vices vices
eliminate duplication duplication investiga- investiga-
under head would eliminate discussions employers
tions reports reports time
employers
the
consuming discussions present
the other hand it pointed
Gn
could diluted diluted result
result
integra-
Services could inspectors inspectors
tion tion with
their their loss of contact-
groups groups inspectors Resources The latest latest
that with with Department Department Natural with project . news
the Government Government is ahead with the
news is that
. project,
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pay The report from Dr. Letendre
on the subject of a
Mining Fund soon be forwarded to all
Provincial
members is
encouraging He considers the federal
angles except severance
regulations cover all
meeting The General Manager reported on the suggestion of Q.M.M.A. as
to the
possibility of employer's group in Class 5
submissions There is some merit in this
for W.C.C.
to be reviewed at a future
suggestion The matter
bargaining Labor negotiations at locations
somewhat
concerned are progressing progressing
slowly Unions are seeking a year contract and
looking towards eventual industry
ew
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VC PAFFIC COMMITTEE
my A. Ocean Rates
The Traffic Committee has been
very active in the past few months
endeavouring to settle rates for
the
ocean carriage of asbestos in
major trading areas for the
have taken place
coming season and several meetings
Our efforts have been complicated by the
exists at St. Lawrence River Ports where
tract and the prospects for a reasonable
opening of navigation were doubtful An tely been signed on March 26
stevedoring situation which
there was no labour consolution before the
agreement has fortuna-
As of the time of
the
following
writing increases
conferences for
had
been
negotiated
the period April 1 1968 -
31 1969 |
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with . March
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Canada UK Conference - 1.25 plus
if
emergency
warranted
Canada - Baltic Conference - as for U.K
Canada -
Australia Zealand Conference -
plus emergency surcharge if warranted
surcharge
surcharge
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1.75 1.75
particularly Negotiations with the Canada Continental
protracted and
Conference have been
difficult and it seems doubtful whether
any
settlement can be reached with them for less
accompanied
than 2.00 per ton
by some deterioration in
France
service
to
.
oi Inland Rates
The agreed charge rate to St.
expire on March 31st but by
was was was successful in
renewing on
for for for a period of
one more year
Lawrence River Ports was due to
taking a firm stand the committee
behalf of Q.A.M.A. the
agreement
without any increase in the rate
In anticipation of the shut down of St. Lawrence River
a reduction in the rail
rate of 2.10 per ton to
Ports
John has been
Halifax and St.
negotiated with both the CNR
rary emergency basis
and CPR on a tempo-
;
beam The question of the
establishment of 120,000 lb. rates to
Territory is being carried
Official
on our
posal
emanating from Canadian
agenda until a comparable pro-
west coast origins has
approved
beam
LEGISLATION AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
C
The
Chairman
stressed
that
taxes
were
going
up faster
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than
profits
4 % surcharge on corporation profits as part of the Federal
Government's new tax measures will become effective April 1
surcharge As of this date also the personal income tax
in force since January 1 will drop to %
of %
.
The its
Provincial Government has made
1968 budget that a % personal
known March 27 in submitting
income tax surcharge was to be
made retroactive to January 1 and that the tax on gasoline and
Diesel Oil were being increased by 3 cents as of March 28
PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
The Chairman
PR Counsel as follows
tabled the report submitted by the Association's
The
President then briefly
reviewed
the main points
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a The inference that separatist movements
tentatively
sponsored by business are to be led by French
front speaking elements merely as a
is unfounded
b
Increased automation may cause the unions to demand
guaranteed annual wages
c Premie Johnson might try to be more friendly with labour
should Trudeau and Marchand become the leaders in Ottawa
as a result industry could be affected
d The
with
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ne
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Producer has copy prepared
been
by a
refreshed in appearance and content
language reporter s
my
e The work of the Institute of Occupational and Environmental
Health should be made known with more diligence and so before
Cc
the information is disseminated from outside sources
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DUST ABATEMENT COMMITTEE
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Reporting on progress date the chairman stated that
- Clone Scrubber under test at C. should reduce to a
tolerable level the corrosion problems encountered with
the conventionma illd steel rotor
The cloth collector is being installed at
scheduled for May 1st
C.J
emple-
with comple- comple-
The new drying unit at C. M will be equipped with either
the Clone or the
pending on results of
wheelabrator dust collecting
the current tests
unit
c
de-
o -
The Krebs cyclone for
Clone slimes has been as a solution to this
possible use in watering
investigated and cannobte
recovery problem
the Roto-
recommended
At Asbestos Corporation Limited a definite proposal for a 120,000 cfm electrostatic precipitation plant is under se-
ricus study A 95 efficiency is guaranteed
In order to inform members of new dust control improvements
completed in certainplants it was moved that the reports
surveys which the Dust Control Engineer submits peric
dically to individual member companies be circulated to all
companies Adopted
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1.
Law No. 6
*
A Law to modify
concernino a Staff
Law No. 7
Pension Plan
governing the
Trust
Agreement
Trust
on the No. 7
WHEREAS Law Number 6 being a law
Agreement Concerning a Staff Pension Plan 28th day of October 1963 and was modified
enacted on the 12th day of December 1966
governing the
was enacted
by Law
7
ead.
:
AND WHEREAS the provisions of the said Law Number
7 dealing with the Termination of Service requires to be
further amended in order to conform with the Quebec Supplemental
Pension Plans Act
NOW THEREFORE SE IT ENACTED AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED as Law Number 2 of the Association as follows
THAT the words Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph c above it is provided that
be deleted at the commencement of the last paragraph of Section 2 of the said Law Number 7 and that
the following words be substituted therefor
Notwithstanding any provision in this plan
af,
it is provided that
3 Adopted
2. CIM Annual Meeting in Vancouver B.C.
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As in past years it was proposed that the Association contribute contribute
*
social in amountcontribute of to the financing
events of the
in
meeting the -
of 500.00
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Sean i ae Bee 2 MIP 0m the S AdoE pted Adopted .
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GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS
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The economic situation is confused In many cases ratio of earnings to sales will likely be lower in 1968. Housing starts
expected to be lower 1,350,000 than originally estimated
Labour agreements are
proving more expensive
Fortunately certain sectors are enjoying good business It
is to be hoped the U.S. will escalate in Vietnam which would
help balance the budget and stimulate the
Presently there is a shortage of mortgage
in Vietnam continues there might be some 4
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construction industry
financing I war
severe belt tightening
In not
and
Canada the increasing
provincial
situation is somewhat parallel Productivity
In spite of the difficult fiscal problems
governments are not curtailing expencitures ..
is federal federal
It It
federal
is hoped that the new Prime Minister will give to the country
strong
leadership
.
REVISED
DATES
AND LOCATIGIS OF
MEETINGS
MEETINGS METINGS MEETINGS
Following a
meetings on
of the 1968
poll of the members it has been agreed to hold the
a Tuesday instead of
regular meetings are
Monday Consequently the
,
as follows
dates
,
May 28 July 30 and November 25 1968
1.9.-
The
1.9.- Date
meetings
of May 22 subsequently changed to May
will be held at the Bonaventure Hotel
31 in
Montreal
Due to lack of
space has been
from September
space at reserved 19 to 22
the Seigniory
at the Castle next
Club on Harbour
dates
requested
requested
Hotel Bermuda
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ace
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The 1969 Winter Meeting is to be moved back to April 16-19 1969 - -
Location is again Bermuda
A tentative schedule of future special
for the next two or three years by the
meetings to be prepared
General Manager
P.H. RIORDON
.
iffionager In a unanimous motion it was
proposed that the General
.
convey to Mr.
recovery and
4
The group is
Riordon the best his resumption of sorry he could not
wishes of all for his promot
usual activities in due course
attend the meeting
JOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was terminated
Paul General
Filtecu Manager
&
Secretary
Verati