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MISUSES of the PLAINTIFFS;S&Vl I EXHIBIT MHD-161 C0XK2RCIAL & MECHANICAL SYSTEMS COMMITTEE MEETING NATIONAL INSULATION KAicU?AC2UR2RS ASSOCIATION King of Prussia, pa Sept. 50, Oct. 1, 1971 The meeting was called to ord'e B.P.Lcaman, Chairman 3.Blackwell L.Glosser V.T.Irwin L.K.Kills T.Oneson V/. V. Pitkin 17.3. Silk K. Ware J .Ju.3-.rr.nart with the following in attendance; c/sc- C/SG 0-C PPG C/SG 0-C C/SG J-M PPG NIMA * The purpose of the meeting was to define and establish priorities of the Committee in order to carry out the.objectives of envelop ir.g and upgrading of performance star.dar es and promoting the widospread use of the industry's products. The new Committee structure of \ <k imA was reviewed. 3.' Tower was added to the Committee membership. 1. Mills expressed the opinion that the Governs:er. nr.3 Comm ttec should be retained as a Staff Committee with repr e senmamivc on each of the. product Developmcn t Committees. It was agreed that the Committee's scope would include the commercial, mechanical, and marine markets; and products with a temperature limit of 500?, including: 1. pipe 2. duct wrap (shinped in rolls; 5. boards (pieces) 4. blankots primarily, these arc products that relate to the .insulation contractor and are installed by the Asbestos Workers. The Board of Directors is sked to decide which Committee ha jurisdiction of duct wrap (Air Handling or Commercial ,\;ccha cal M h rl s.2ke Board of Directors ere asked to consider membership for ioesed products in the ;sIDA structure. t t.t.3 reported that trie following specifications v:ere being eviewed by the various agencies involved, and that the objective' s to devise or.e government guide specification that all the gencies can follow; 1. K H - I - 558 .(C-SA) 2. Corps of Engineers 3. Eavy Guide Specification Si:o?.T TKf. L LONG TERM PROJECTS Immediate Projects; (a) upgrading of thicknesses 1. based on KIMA's recommended economic . thickness of insulation, 2 based on conservation of. energy concept, 3. based or. projected costs - of labor, insulation, energy, etc. D. Glosser expects to present to the 3 oar A of Directors recommendations based on the above,, at their meeting on November. 7, 1S71 - Promotion of the above will oc in the form of a brochure. 2hc cost to be shared by the Committee members. (b) Performance criteria cf jackets and facings for mechanical ar.d commercial 'insulation. It was reported that. A 5 2?.! Committee C -- 16; 00 is developing a specification for vapor barriers based on performance criteria for tensile strength, mildew resistance, rot resistance, corrosion resistance, fire resistance, tear resistance, abr?.sion, puncture, and water vapor transmission. A Committee was appointed consisting of L. hills, Chairman, T. Crcson, \Y. f. Irwin, and J. D. DeDomcr.ico to develop performance criteria for facings for pipe and board.products. An initial draft is to be sub-* mitted for Committee review prior to Dec. 1, 157'i. It wan reported that there arc code ho dies what arc . cor.siaer_u adopting the use of ASTY, 2 - 13c Heated H-c.be Test for classifying thermal insulation caterials. T'nc Committee agreed that they should promote the concent of fire hazard classification of 25/50 as measured by ASTr.I 2 -- 84 Test. i-aisc:: The Committee is concerned regarding the actions of various group pertaining to their stand taken against fibrous glass duct and the ramifications it has or. the total fibrous glass industry. It is requested that the NISSA Health and Sr.fety Committee keep close lafson v/ith liTCA to acquaint them with the mcaical-scientif and industrial hygiene facts regarding fibrous glass. , ,..jtl.vA<i7.* iW-'oTiTf. _____ .ir s nr . J/i.xu The nert Committee meeting is scheduled as follows: Date; 5:00 A.K. , V/ccr.esday, January 26, 1S72 H* location: J-K Conference Room 22 Hast 40 Street Ne\7 York, H.Y. There being r.o further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted < ...os /N5 O v_.<r "J.K.Barnhar- ro.