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FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1954 DOC IHF014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Industrial Hygiene Digest Feb - Nov Pe oy fl OS | ere IDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FACTS FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION ' Foundation Facts isa monthly letter issued to Industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation ls a nonprofit association of Industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions Volume 16 a February 1954 No. 2 | ; . IT'S YOURS FOR THE ASKING Little drops of water little grains of that's what came to mind when a } { we tabulated the little services performed by the Foundation for its members last = ear in addition to major survey work and research on specific industrial health prob- ~~. lems. All the requests by mail and phone for bits of technical information and advice or for literature on specific subjects added up to much more than a puddle or an ant Tox . What is the effect of air pressure jets on the body How can we apply radiant oye x eat shields to our type of furnace Tell us a safe way to clean our tanks What is ne permissible concentration of this new chemical Is cancer caused by this substance : one What can we do about ventilation --about welding fumes What is the treatment for cyanide poisoning How should we go about setting up executive ge lth examinations What are the hazards relative to pyrophyllite --mercury vapor metallizing We need respirator protection against arsine How can we guard ae inst chromium poisoning What is the physiologic action of barium titanate What Out the colorimetric determination of carbon monoxide in blood How are aging . i" oblems going to affect us upour machinery ' What can we do about human engineering in the design and - 9: | a wf per, . + * : es , I . . Certainly Little problems not These are the questions that save lives and and money These are requests that lead to major improvements to safe work- . environments to an awarenesosf what needs to be done No problem is ever too - telephone bee . was = of yo information 7 emergency me cut =~ No record was kept of telephone requests for information in emergency situations when busy executive was puzzled about something and wanted to clear it up im | ediately scores of such calls handled expertlbyy our staff and many hours . ; on the telephone in technical professional discussions -of Many of our local = towners make ita irters when coming to problem Pe problem members drop in point to put their Pittsburgh This is to talk over industrial health problems and agendas a visit to the Foundation's head- the quickest way of getting to the roots of More specific requests than 2,000 2,000 were received for reprints reds of others which we felt would be helpful were dispatched These and hun- Make of F Erains | im If you are not already doing so start helping yourself to the little drops and information and advice we are eager to give you This is your Foundation a part of your research staff ee IH ed - HYGIENE FOUNDATION een: 7 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA -< SA ON themes . y ee Teh! , ee STRIAL HYGIENE BF FOUNDFOUANDATITON FOIUNDOATINON " FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION a Foundation Facts is monthly letter Issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of Industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions . e a RE itn Ae 79178 3 ae 791 Oe Volume 16 i March 1954 No. 3 og Keeping up with new developments and trends in the field of industrial B health entails voracious reading It means poring over as many as a hundred K publications each month to say nothing of the special reports books and legis- lative and legal proceedings that have to be studied if one is to have a broad and working knowledge to apply to the solution of industrial health problems a A formidable task It would be if you had to do it yourself But we do for you and in such a way that your mind isn't cluttered up with the chaff We sort and sift all the literature on the many phases of industrial hygiene health and medicine And we serve up to you whole kernels of valuable information neatly packaged in fifteen categories for quick selection Of course we are talking about the Industrial Hygiene Digest The maga- ne you are holding is your guide to needed reading materials It makes it possible for you to discover in a few minutes pertinent material on industrial ygiene ygiene in the current literature and it gives you a meaty summary of the con- - ents a of each article An abstract is often all the information you require If _ the reference to the original source enables you to obtain the complete paper _ Last year 1229 technical abstracts appeared in the Digest Indicative of fect current interest in a particular subject is the number of abstracts on that subfect appearing in the Digest Topping the lisitn 1953 was industrial dust con- erning which 86 abstracts were published covering the whole field of dust problems including silicosis Next highest was radiation with 52 abstracts ollowed by insecticides with Despite the fact that lead has been the sub- ct of study for many years it received more attention than any other single ompound and scored 43 abstracts in the Digest ranking just above the subject ~ analytical methods _ mailed members The quick Annual Index to last month is a reference | . the most important papers on a particular subject Work has begun decen- on a decen- index which will cover more 13,000 articles and will an important |. Addititono your library ee bookshelf Its working companion the Publication Source List should be kept handy the too Recently brought up date and distributed to members bulletin lists the names and addresses of some 700 journals from all of atroduction material has been abstracted for the Digest over the last five years The hich to Source List gives helpful pointers for obtaining reprints RotostatsRotostats reports by government agencies and foreign periodicals = ._ eB | { t for nearly Industrial Hygiene has proved itself to be a time and money saver nearly 2,000 2,000 representatives of the Foundation's member companies and their pure abreastgoolfd ; As one grateful recipient wrote us recently his file copies are " We hope that you too find them a treasure in helping you keep what is going on in the field of industrial hygiene a HYGIENE FOUNDATION H. 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA FOUNDATION B Volume 16 FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FACTS April 1954 Foundation Facts is a monthly letter issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions No. 4 DR WALMER ON INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Dr. C. Richard Walmer Managing Director of the Foundation has been appointed a member of the Committee on Occupational Health Services an advisory group to the Secretary General of the World Medical Association The Committee will assist in drafting a program on international and occupational health The specific aspect assigned to Dr. Walmer is Preventive Medicine Environmental Hygiene FOUNDATION TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEEMAN HONORED Dr. Anthony J. Lanza a trustee of the Foundation and Dr. Clarence D. Selby member of the Medical Committee were presented citations for distinguished ser- Ice in the field of industrial health by the American Medical Association Dr. Lanza director of the Institute of Industrial Medicine New York University | Medical Center Dr. Selby is with the School of Public Health University of Michigan both men have been outstanding leaders in the industrial health field and have done much to improve health conditions among workers FOUNDATION JOINT SPONSOR OF SEMINAR ON DUST DISEASES A Seminar Series Pulmonary Dust Diseases was held from March 1 through pril 12 at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health which jointly fologic nsored the lectures with Industrial Hygiene Foundation Topics for the thirteen sions were Biologic Reaction Dusts Physics of Respirable Dusts Dust as an Agent Permissible Review of Evidence Sampling and Analysis Miners Histopathology of Lung Changes Silicosis the Clinical Entity Siderosis Coal Pneumoconiosis English Studies lectures Definition of a Dust Disease Problem _ , Recognition ; Early and Control The series was set up particularly for industrial i ysicians radiologists and industrial hygienists and was well attended LEGAL COMMITTEE ENLARGED The Legal Committee has added two new members to its roster They are Hetzler Jr. of the National Association of Mutual Casualty Companies Theodore Regan James J. of The Insurers Association ; RESPIRABLE DUSTS CLASSIFICATION AVAILABLE prepared A Classification Respirable Dusts by Dr. O. A. Sander Chair- man the Foundation's Medical Committee has been reproduced as a membership erviceervice Copies are available upon request , _ TIGIAL TIGIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION H 4400 FIFTH AVENUE . PITTSBURGH 13 PA a re ^ ii f = Sani : c(i B MOUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION Volume 16 FOUNDATION FACTS FACTS FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION June 1954 Foundation Facts isa monthly letter issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions No. 6 a NEW MEMBERS The following companies have recently affiliated with the Foundation Georgia Kaolin Company Phillips Petroleum Company Western Electrochemical Company DR BRAUN HONORED FOR AUTHORSHIP = Dr. Braun has been elected a member of the American Medical Writers ssociation one of the principal objects of which is to help maintain and advance high andards of medical literature The AMWA was formed in 1940 by a group of medical . tors to help correct weaknesses in communications of the medical sciences One the important committees of the Association is the Educational Committee which hall study ways and means of improving medical writing and journalism especially Cooperation with educational institutions foundations and corporations " ~ TECHNICAL PAPERS PRESENTED Papers recently presented by members of the Foundation's staff Developments Instrumentation Instrumentation in the Sampling of Borne Dust given at the Symposium Instrumentatifoonr Industrial Hygiene at the University of Michigan on May 26 by codore Hatch Research Adviser to the Foundation . : . The Magnitude of Errors in Stack Dust Sampling " read by W. L. Hemeon the ASME Annual Meeting held in Pittsburgh June 20-24 - | a | at A New Method for Stack Dust Sampling " presented by George F. Haines Jr. the ASME meeting He . REPRINTS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST Alfide A Cost Sampler for Measurement Alfide by J. Deane Sensenbaugh and W. C. L. Central section of the Air Pollution Control published in Air Repair Vol 4 No. 1 May of Low Concentration of Hydrogen Hemeon presented at a meeting of Association on September 24 1953 1954 the IW Variables in Monthly Dust Fall Measurements by J. Deane Sensenbaugh ee C. L. Hemeon read at the Fifty Annual Meeting of the American ciety Proceedings Proceedings Testing Materials held from June 28 to July 3 Proceedings of the ASTM Vol 53 1953 1953 and published in the A HYGIENE HYGIENE FOUNDATION 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA Soe eee en ee ee ji iz a < 4 iis - . x a mI A : AS, | STRIAL a a: : HYGIENE SOUNDATION SOUNDATION _ H . ; Volume 16 FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION August 1954 Foundation industrial industrial Facts Foundation Industrial concerns holding membership in Hygiene Foundation The is a nonprofit advancement association of industries for the of . . WALMER ON CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE LANZA MADE PROFESSOR EMERITUS LanzaDr. Anthony J. Lanza a Trustee of Industrial the Foundation and a medicine has been made professor pioneer in the field levue Medical Center's Graduate emeritus of New York University-- University-- end of the academic Medical School from which he is BR chairman of year A faculty member since 1947 1947 the department of industrial medicine retiring at he has served as professor tute of Industrial Medicine He will and director of the Medical Center's Institute has been continue as consultant for the active in the field of industrial medicine and re _- NEW PERSONNEL Tolker ra;tory Miss Ethel has been added to the . ratory as research assistant assistant One staff of the Foundation's toxicology cimens cimens for microscopic of her main duties will be the Byland Byland microscopic examination Miss Tolker is preparation of tissue with and was formerly associated St. a graduate of the University of University Joseph's Hospital in Pittsburgh ' -- | CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGICAL COMMITTEE - APPOINTMENTS Two new members appointed the Development Hendricks Head of the Toxicological Committee Committee are Be Development Industrial Hygiene Hygiene Section Company and H. E. Esso Laboratories | Standard Stokinger Chief Toxicologist Toxicologist Division of - Services U. S. Public Public Health Service Cincinnati Special NEW REPRINT AVAILABLE Reprints itioning are available upon request of a itonig of Expired Air of small paper on A New Apparatus itioningU. Brown and Animals by Paul E. Palm Kenneth M. 25 No. 6 576-579ThJeuondoere19H5a4tch published in the Review of Scientific for the Cook Instruments MYGIENE MYGIENE FOUNDATION H 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA 2 2 2 - eA : f . HYGIENE . HYGIENE eeQ NATION me 16 November 1954 to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions , - No. 11 Over 600 leaders in the industries and professions from all parts of the d States gathered at Mellon Institute Pittsburgh on November 17 and 18 to attend 9th Annual Meeting of Industrial Hygiene Foundation Potential industrial health hazards the manufactures were taken up at the dance at these sessions were as follows as well as the major health problems now technical conferences on the first day | . Medical 169 Engineering 117 Toxicological 120 Legal 100 Total attendance at the Conferences was 506 on the second day was 514 and representation at the General The concern of industry over the health and being of its workers was from the theme of the papers presented by representatives of many different categories and by the spirited discussion which followed each session in- At the management session Clifford F. Hood President of United States Steel tation pointed out that the physiologic health of our manpower is equally as im- as the economic health of our nation The fact that the greatest progress in Hal hygiene has been achieved this nation he attributed to the leadership of indus- cited the various programs which exist within the great majority of steel - compan- example - . A varied program further emphasized the range of interest and activity in the was health field The Foundation's membership alerted to new industrial materials obesity Mazards which are an outgrowth of advancements in science among them hazards se of radioactive and of newer welding burning and soldering process- ise rehabilitation industrial wastes health insurance programs and environment- fense in industry were among other topics Recent developments in environment- arementsand control and in methods of analysis were presented Mpects of industrial health were thoroughly treated also ~ The present tionalA number of excellent exhibits further illustrated activities in the field of tonaltonal health and medicine Noise in industry was the subject of informative panels Meyer S. Fox and Dr. Paul J. Whitaker tional Manville Corporation depicted tional health and safety programs from employment to retirement The Joint Academy Industrial Ophthalmology of the American Medical Association and the ed Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology exhibit on eyes in industry the e statistics of **** Schering Corporation was impressive Pennsylvania Railroad's ex- statistics on employee follow diagnoses made by its medical department Industrial Hygiene Foundation's own exhibit on health in industry showed the tools Industrial health program to the needs of management and the worker for NIKENE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA Walmer Foundation Facts by C. Richard Walmer M. D. or Industrial Hygiene Foundation pre19th Annual Meeting of Industrial Hygiene held at Mellon Institute November 18 1954 The mos luminating measure of Industrial Hygiene Foundation's progress rowth is to be found right here in this auditorium The increasing attendance is evidence of the enthusiastic support you and the companies present are giving giving to the Foundation With such interest it was inevitable toward Foundation would achieve much in its first 20 years making better amental health a reality With a continuation of this interest we look for- confidently to a still great degree of success We are pleased to welcome eight new member companies to this year's They are Asbestos Corporation Limited 3. Commonwealth Commonwealth Sanitation Company 3. E. E. E. Packwood Packwood Manufacturing Company Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Kaolin Company Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Phillips Petroleum Company Philips of Radio Radio Corporation America United United States Asbestos Division of Manhattan Inc. Western Western Electrochemical Company Foundation's membership to 365 companies having a total employees Special subscribers to the monthly Digest now include 128 governmental health agencies and other institutions Among them are 30 such organizations in 14 Almost every industrial category is represented on the Foundation's mem- is * Foster The staff of Foundation proud to the medium through which e diversified indies unite their efforts in protecting the health of cons cers ^' : e- ; f ~ immeasurably make this possible through the years has been Atest and support of Mellon Mellon Institute We owe a special vote of thanks to Hamor Award of of Research Weidlein Weidlein Weidlein Research Research for President President heir heir of Mellon encouragemnt Institute Institute assistance and to Dr. ; W. A. Hamor Research for heir encouragement and assistance members TheThe members of of cation cation them also the the Foundation's Foundation's Foundation's Foundation's Board of Trustees and of contributed greatly to its success and we want technical the technical technical to express our a is time LuringLuring * Foundation's dust into plants > the the past ye ye 25 medical audits environmental surveys or medical audits took of of the Foundation's Foundation's staff into 81 In many cases there were oblems oblems oblems such such such as dust dust and and fume exposures radiant radiant heat and and noise noise C. Richard Walmer - 2 determined The potential hazard of these environmental contaminants was trols were recommended Many of the surveys were on & uit management ting the sincere interest of in the positive aspects of ance In many cases the recommendations we were able to make keystone of a successful program for developing and maintaining make have becom human resources . of the medical Foundation's particular a Such studies involving both environmental and for a number of companies this year In medical phases were company strict medical and continuous education of employees in conjunction with with control super super particularly essential because of the nature hazard measures measures j . been evaluated and control measures hazard After exposures exposures recommended a sound outlined by the medical staff including a program program ed especially for that industry This also physical examination examination the effectiveness of the engineering measuresThis ser. ved as final evalov - of range Another medical study called for recommendations of a ter and a plan for the progressive development existing facilities facilities uous substitution and supplementation was tailored to the through 3 company th specific needs of . positive A system industrial hygiene survey survey was made for a transportat company to establish an adequate positive health protection transportat ed the training of personnel from the company program This is company in carrying on these activities The groundwork was laid this year for planning continuing program for health maintenance of workers trial association's member companies An in each plant which will provide an environmental survey is being inventory of the magnitude of the during various types of operations and permit evaluation of exposure of potential health hazards The findings will also the exposures exposures in serve serve as a guide for recom ations of control measures and will be a useful adjunctadjunct in medical program developing a coordin In addition to the extensive field work carried on in the plants of men companies the Foundation has been engaged in a number of basic research for associations of industries Two of these involve pr major air pollution inven one for an association of steel companies and the other for a group of petrole industries A third industrial group has commissioned a three program of logical research at the Foundation's toxicological laboratory laboratory and the effects of dust on normal lungs and on investigatio the development development of pulmonary tuber culosis are underway C. Richard Walmer - 3 ed and ., indica mainten- mainten-mainten- a g The evaluation of pulmonary response to a variety of materials and 4E products is being carried on in the toxicology laboratory for a number of other E companies . were pervision pervision : Along with an increase in the work carried on by the Foundation went an small increase in Budget Expenditures to 253,000 We expect to end the year with B excess of Receipts over Expenditures Our total Cash and Securities amount to nearly 175,000 175,000 and we expect to continue paying our way as we go so that this reserve can be used for basic research ; design on design of aluation rtation les les ee . ember A major expenditure each year but one that we feel is merited is for the publication of the monthly Digest and the Transactions of the annual meetings and conferences and the reprinting of technical papers by Foundation staff members of which there were 23 so far this year all of which are supplied to members Two important compilations concerning noise in industry have been comleted and are now being reproduced for distribution to the membership One a legal analysis of legislation on noise in industry enacted to this time The other is a annotated bibliography which covers more than 3,000 3,000 literature citations on various aspects of noise including instruments and techniques for measuring noise and Hearing loss effects of noise and reduction and control of it The activities of the staff during the year have included participation in numerous scientific programs and meetings Two noteworthy accomplishments were the authorship of two technical volumes Theodore Theodore Professor Philip Drinker a member the Foundation's Board and Theodore F. Hatch Research Adviser of the Foundation have completed revision ndexpansion of their book on Industrial Dusts The new date edition has been released by McGraw i oF impressive An W.C.L. Mr. W.C.L. Hemeon page volume Plant and Process Ventilation " by Engineering Director of the Foundation will be released by SO Industrial Press in January 1955 oe { blow ions of We hope that in the coming year more of you will call upon the Foundation *** assistance in the solution of your specific industrial health problems The *embendratsion's own staff has a vast fund of information and experience behind it and as of the Foundation you are entitled to consider these specialists as part of research personnel Don't wait until a major industrial health problem Matironts you Take advantage of the little services we can perform for Com unicate Communicate with us when you need some bit of technical information or our offices and laboratories to consult with our staff you as well advice or This is your Foundation brought into existence by you and sustained by We welcome the opportunity to be of service to you Industrial Hygiene Digest Index 1954 Anthracosis in smoky city Anthrax bacteria sampling prevention in tanneries 299 - 1074 828 Anticholinesterases action of phosphorus compounds poisoning and respiratory failure symposium see also Insecticides Cholinesterase Lo 887 | 888 63 642 886 Atomic bomb attack burns psychological aspects first aid radiologist's role see also Civil defense . Atomic power project health center public health aspects . Autoradiography in radium detection 319 83 1047 1159 87 918 435 . 803 Antimony trioxide toxicity Antiseptics disinfectants fungicides and sterilization bk.rev bk.rev . 511 ' 356 Bacteriological safety 28 BAL therapy cobalt poisoning lead poisoning 617 1252 874 1257 Arsenic hazard in mines poisoning BAL treatment and heart disease Looe ae . Arthritis rheumatoid ' ray appearances | | a io Artificial respiration.. see Resuscitation 613 .755 1252 271 . 180 181 Baritosis - 304 , Barium chloride poisoning 7 512 Benzene . data sheet determination in air metabolism ' poisoning blood coagulation 1271 lymphoid lesions in serum lipase in 768 561 769 1272 1008 767 Asbestos a dust in lungs 1021 and pneumoconiosis in urine warts . 1022 550 905 262 _ - Asbestosis early diagnosis and pseudo asbestosis 1299 1299 bodies 73 Atmospheric turbulence studies , 934 Benzene hexachloride detection in vegetables determination in air determination in foods hazard in paint poisoning chronic sensitivity to toxicity 674 _ 1165 - ~ - -1133 1014 166 536 537 Benzidine and derivatives determination564 test for hazard . 1275 naphthylamines tumors 772