Document QgEnw64JBdNvYeyQMp55Ka55v

~<ei*->i-J!-J*m*U-'.*A--*<~- , 1> ^ te^VvW:-: ZLeofcl Itn^hasla0!! nrs A^30<c3<nl3on,Itnti. 202 MADISON AVCNUC XEVT YOIIK I7.W.Y. ' '* '2 i-: ... ... - -! . r.:r .- : /&' &;, .- -' Vi; .IS : . .. ; ' , :,> -tci - Sr. ' ' . -\'4 *"'*- *- ' M tj k ". ' a 1 ::1I :..' ' VV .- ' :. if"' ' ' ; . d. fr . ^ : I* 1 .... -" , ' f . '; -* . : `l . ... :-5 'I ^ -u '. . IEfve..r a.. ' gw. '" . ,. j . " ji /" -' a kirch 7, 1963 Clifford C. Orulee, Jr., X. 3. Sear., College cf Medicine Jot vers Ity cf Cincinnati Cincinnati 19, CftlO * Cear Scan Cralae; .. At It* regular neetloe co yc^ruary 28, 1963, the Eealth tad Safety Ctxasittee of the Lead Industrie* Association voted unanIncusly, ar.d directed It# Secretary, to retd a SMce^t cf cocrendntlon to you, and threu^j you to the staff of the'Vcetterlns lutvrotory for their effort* ir. arrsaging arid c,a>ductlng the Lead Sy=.-oslur.. The progr content, as veil a* that cf the Individual paper#, va* erecllent, and the arrancesent# for csrfort and convenience of those attending the syrpcciua verc outstanding. Vo feel that you and your staff at Kettering nerlt cur bluest praise 00 the successful conclusion of the lead Synposiua. Very truly yours. rcriiBd &or. 0. /Wltr &*crrt*ry l i| ' it LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. SCI MADISON AVINUt NSW tons 17, N. Y. .J jcmA xatnm or gaujH fctp &AiTrr~obw<mii CtDOiaoctlClub, Clnolnastl, (tip February 26, 1963 1. Appro**! of Bloat*! of prrrlma asstlog of Kovsstor 13, 1962. 2. lUcUoe of m Cbiliwa. 3 frocrvM report 00 Kettering Project "Sussa Exposure to Aaiwt Air Ccoceotrstlanc of frrtleuUt* Lid." k. frogrsss report 00 8. It. Z. project "thristloo of Ataocpteri* t**d Ccaecatietloa sad TJrp* With Particle 81m." $. Hrrl** of status of Kettering laboratory study 00 lead release fro* dliMnu* glsse*. 6. Wecussloo of Possible ptfellcotloa of abstracts of world literature colead toxicology. T Usssorch proposals 00 toxicity of pilot files coctainlsg laid. 8. 8mcorah proposals 00 screening nor orgMwlssd ocmpcuaAs tor toxicity. 9. Other business. Uar..*&: j March 1, 1963 rereowcL or w t. 1. a, h eau b aed c arenr cowma Mr. Dcoald ft. Mg** Organic Cbaalcala Departaast Patrolaua Cbaalcala Diritloc X. I. du foot da Raaourt 4 Co. 7^51 Beaour* Building VUxdsgtoo, Dtlavar* V. S. Gaorgt, M. S. Cooaolldatad tine RiotInto of Auatralla Ltd. 0. r. 0. Sox 3061 8ydnay, An*trail* Mr. Kurt Baht, Research Engineer Research aad Drvelcrpacnt Division The Cooaolldattd Minlag 4 BaaIt log Coapany of Canada Hal tad Trail, S. C., Canada 3. A. Taylor, M. . Mtdlcal Mractor Delco-Beay Dlrltloo Oasaral Motor* Corporation P. 0. Boot e>>39 Aadertoo, Indiana Mr. Jaaa* I. Sugoat Yha Ethyl Corporation Research & Drralopnaot Mrlaloo Sox 3^1 Satan Sou**, Louisian* Mr. rraael* X. Vordaa Vaatarn Electric Corporatloo 222 Broadway Saw Tort 38, Mv Toth T. I. MoCraw, M. . STITT Madlcal Mractor Tba Ylactric 8tora*a Battsry Coapany r. 0. Sox 6109 fhlladalphl* 1, Paonaylraala Nr. Don 0. Scalar Mractor of Saalth and Safaty taad Zaduatrla* Aaaoclatloe, Zne. 292 Madla00 Annua Mr. Kseoath V. Salaoo, Director Sew York 17, Saw York Kyglaaa Dapartasnt Aaarlcao EMltlng aad Saflalag Ccapacqr 3V22 South - 700 Wart Dr. Scbrada f. Radtka Expanded Research Prograa 01 L.XJU Salt Ufca City k, Utah 292 Madlaoo Avenue Saw York 17# Saw York Mr. Vllllaa M. Pallia* Manager, Industrial Kygleoa cei Dr. Y. t. Lafetdaff Tba Electric Storage Battary Coapany Aaarlcaa Saaltlng 4 Saflalag p. 0. sox 8109 South Plainfield, Raw Jaraay fbiladalphl* 1, PaoneylTani* - Sbarwaa $. Tlnto, M. 0. Mtdlcal Mractor Aotrlean (Malting aad Saflalag Ccapany r. 0. Box 1603 Taocaa 1, Washington l';- frank Print 1, M. 0. Mtdlcal Mraator Tba fthyl Corporation I e/o Kattarlng laboratory University of Cloelaoatt Coll*** of Mtdlclnt Idea Artout S} CtaelcMtl If, Cfclo - . ; ^-#4,, . ; t :v is* I p r., r;, l Li : pv-ISS" r. r, -; S:: IN * tlr. S. L. Zle&clA LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. SSS MAOIION AVINUI ' new t o mk tv, n . v. e e m-t b Ays SArery ccmnrx k k e t o o Knurrs Cincinnati Clxto Cincinnati, Oblo February Sfl, 1963 The seating we* celled to order by Mr. B. B. Besaelberg, Chalnsn, at 9:30 a^a. ggS BBPiasnrfpw f. Frlncl J. A. Taylor D. ft. Dies* X. Baht V. M. Failles T. B. MoOrsv K. V. Balaoo B. B. Beeeelberf Xthyl Corporation Delco-flesy B. I. duPoot da Basours A Coepeny Cooaolldated Mining A Malting Ccspany of Canada ltd. Electric Storage Battery Ccspany Electric Storage Battery Ccaipeny Aserlcan Melting and Refining Co. Xthyl Corporation t.I.A. 8Tiff B. X~ tUffiU, tneitln vice Fraeldent, Sacrrtary-Treeeurer 0. Bilal, Project Manager, Expended Research Progres of L.IA. D. 0. Fowler, Director, Bealth and Safety S. 8. Ring, Oentral Counsel, Batlonal Paint, Famish A Lacquer Aaaoclatlon The alnutaa ct the previous seating were approved as written. PR0C8E38 RETORT CM KgrTPOBO FROJECT, LC 73. "BtKMt PJOgORE TO Afgniff AXB {5K&rnno3 oy ^ar t Ic u u t x mb4 ' The eecretary reported that due to technical difficulties a contract with the laboratories haa not yet Been elgned. However, tha exposure phase of the project haa alaoet been ecspleted and tha work la sow In tha follov-t9 and revia loo stags, which will taka another eight or ulna soothe. 53 REPORT CM 8. R, I, PROJECT, 1C *9, "VARIATK* OP AWOSPRERtC L Mr. Diggs reported on tha seating of tha project steering ecsnlttee which took place on January JO, 1^6J at Stanford, during which tvo represent* etlree of the Call forala Dapartaeot of F\fcllo Bealth were preeant and contributed to tha diacuaelon. V# placed this work at a California location to enable us sore easily to Interest California people la the study, and alnot IniyiMUBi ljUWKiji-i;il . we. iSWBjaiW! I MStjlWUHStl %Xf~' ^ h* 'titar*#' ^ N 186.03 ' 8JBWUI Jj Health tad Safety CcMlttee Heetlag Minutes PH* * it hot a potentially direct application to the present situation there, wo vtn aoot pleated that their technical representative* attended the sooting and bar*, v believe, a sent* of participation la tho project. Thla vaa of courts our latest. A brief dlacutelon of tho feeling now existing on tho Vrrt Coeat la regard to aa aahloct air staadard for load vaa etrtared Into, aad It vaa our general lapreeslon that eueh a ataadard will bo prcnulgabed aa aooo aa tho State Health Drpartaoot foola It baa accuaulated aufflclaat taohalcal background aatorial. tho otatuo of tho project at thla tlao la that It la at111 concerned with tho analytical phaao aad probably will not bo ready tor field stapling until April, tho project steering cooxlttee will aoot with Stanford representatives to determine tho noturo oad extent of tho flalA stapling program before ouch a program atarta. psccRgsa spcBT cm k et t pc t c tABOEArour grornr or l eap rammsi roow pnoawAst the laboratory phaao of thla atudy baa boos coexisted, with tbo poaalbla exception of repeat totting of reeulta which are 1a question. Vo are now awaiting tho write-up of tho toot aothoda which, ebon ccapleted will bo miimltted to ASTM with tho latest to Incorporate the* aa provlalcoal . atandarda. Whan thla haa boon collated. It la planned to proparo a tvmmuy rrport and to hare Dr. Kehce deliver thla report la poroon to representatives of tho California Departaest of Public Health, who ar# concerned about aarkat* lag laad glased dlanervare la tbalr atata. tnscvesiw or abs t r ac t s or t o w o r l d u t p a t o r h cm l eap grorm as p t o x io o io o y Thla diacuaalco vaa ecetlauad from tha laat aeatlag wbea no agreeaast vaa reached on tho subject. There vaa eooaldarahla expression of opiates regarding tha value of abitract# of world literature to phyticlane, sedlcal schools, Industrial hygienists, aad other#. It ml # agreed that plala, uncritical ahatracta were of llttla value aad might poaelbly bo haraful by resulting la eocfualco. Therefore, tho conaeoaue of opinion vaa that If regular publication of a critical review of the world literature, perhaps os aa annual or aosl-aranual basis, could bo prepared thla ccnlttee foola that It would bo a valuable L.I Jk. project. A action vat node, seconded, and unanimously approved that a critical annual review of tho literature cs load hygiene aad toxicology bo publlthed by L.X.A. for distribution to laduetrlal phyelelana, selected hospitals, nodical schools, and Industrial hyglenlete, Tho secretary vat directed to contact tho Kettering Laboratory la order to determine abet It involved In the preparation of such a critical review end to further Investigate it* practicality. II \ ....... . *V- J Health and fia/ety Committee Meeting Minutes 3 Cm eontlttee unanimously agreed that tha present publication of tha Lead Development Association entitled "Lead Abstracts" abould Dot ba tha vehicle for a dissemination of toxicological abatracta. Mr. Llegfeld vaa requested to ao inform tha Lead Development Association. maa^jm or r et o u c h pr o po c al b c m t c x ic it t or ranrr rnxs cqraamao o s ap Mr. Dan Ring of tha Ret local. Palet, Varnish, A Lacquer Associstlca vaa present to brlaf tha committee oa tha prcaant atatua of tha problem involving poisoning caeca among small children in st*>-standard bcueing. Tha vert of tha A.8.A. 1-66 cossalttee, which bee resulted to a specification limiting the amount of lead to 1$ of tha total pigment la paints designed for Icterlor use, vaa reviewed and tha ccoalttee vaa Informed that tha If limltatlorn pe-clfled bp tha -66 Standard baa d o foundation either factually or experiment ally. Therefore, It la cur object Ira to conduct a aerie of teeta la a - toxicology laboratory for tha purpoee of evaluating paint, aa tha film. In aa attempt to determine the actual batard of lsgaetloo. for thta reaacn two research propoaala have bean obtained and aent to tha ecaaalttaa maafrare for their eone1Aeration (Induetrial Hygiene Poundatlan of America, Inc., Deoedber 17, 1962 and Industrial Mo-Test Lahoratorlaa, Inc., February b, 1963). Mr. Ring pointed out that tha end reeult dealrad by our paint film teat would ba to gather ruffle lent facta ao that ve could preaent thorn to government agenclee having Jurisdiction, vlth the Intent of changing and relaxing tha lead paint standard. ' Mr. Xelsoo suggested that before tha paint fllma are uaed In toxicology teete, their solubility should be determined. Thla was acoeptad and agreed to by tha ccamlttaa and auch teata vlll ba Incorporated In tha progress than It la approved. 1 Xt van tha unanimous opinion of tha ccaulttea that a teetlng prograa of tha nature of tboee listed in the two propoaala already received, with the addition of soli*111ty screening, ba carried out with the objective of cheating -j the pretest atandard. To thla and, additional research propoaala from other laboretorlee, and additional dlecuealcce will ba naoaaaary before epeeifla propoaala can ba presented to tha committee for approval. piscuaicw or r es ear c h pr o po s al s c m eacoamp o r g ar o l eap oonpogme you H Thera are now two ouch propoaala before the cccmslttee for lta eooaldaratlon. One fren tha Znduatrial Kyglaoa Poundetloo baa already bean aent out and the other trm the Industrie! Bio-Teat Laboratorlea vaa distributed at tha vesting. Thera wee a considerable discussion of tha needs which should ba eetlefled by screening teata 00 tha orgenolaad compounds which are under oceIdentical here. Zt vaa recconceded that due to the potential tcxlelty of these lead compounds, all should ba subjected to a range-finding teat aa a minimum, since all of these compounds will b uaed and subjected to various laboratory evaluatlcna by technical people la varloua laboratories, vary fev of them will have spsolal knowledge of tha potaetlal toxicity of ergsnoised materials. It vma further recommended that a minimal teat, of tha type sub mitted for aooalAsrattoo by tha Industrial Bio-Test Lahoratorlaa, should ba -jays T'Jm UWJ- leelth and Safety Ccnaittee Meeting Mlautsa PH ada for each material In idilch there la a ccsaerelal Interest. Ths secretary vu requested to obtain additional prcpoeal* frcn other laboratories covering this series of teste, Ooe such laboratory suggested la tha Woodard Bwaartb laboratory at Berodeo, Virginia* t s k Ktrrmro u a d gynposnw - Cm Chairman mentioned that tha load Byuposlua, which most of tha eafcers had attended thla v*ak, u jointly spcoeorsd by duPcnt, Xthyl, and L.ZJU A motion was made, seconded, and unanimously pusad directing lbs secretary to aaad a lsttar to Data Orulee of tha adversity of Cincinnati Hadleal School expressing tha coonlttee's appreciation for tha hlfb v! ataadard In tha ay^oaloa content and tha arealicet physical arrangements (copy of tha Meratary'a lsttar and Dean 0rulae's raply art attaehad). PCTCCB3IOI 07 WA3P TOUJtmm ABO LEO Mr. Seseelberg mentioned that tha Xthyl Corporation haa far acmt ywers baan monitoring lta vasts watara for laad concentration, they have also aocmulated Scam vary interesting data taken from watara frem various parts of tha country. Sararad meabere expressed lntarart In thaaa data, and it waa fait that and) data art of mint In representing tha facta of a situation and to cod>at allegations and potential clalaa. Mr. Hassalherg offarad a aalactlao of thalr data for tha cooalttss and several othar meafcera hara also offarad to determine If thay bars data which nay bs of Interact to tha ccaadttaa. ) p il o t erwr of ra* mrer or l e a d icmn a s a h a d io p b o t k t iv Aoorr Or. Prlncl submitted to tha ocaadttee for thalr consideration tha results of a pilot study which ha had salad Dr. Vagner of Rev York Obivarsity Medical School to make for hla. Bo dlsoussloc of tha study was bald at thla tins, but committee members art requested to review tha pilot study and to express an Interest, If there Is such an Interest, In pursuing tha etfcjeet* As one may sea, tha intent of this study Is to find a peeIt1vs benefit from tha use of laad In a medloal procedure. yumca or nv Mr. leaselberf asnouaoad with regret that, due to a rsasalgnaant of function In bis ccsqmny, ha la resigning from tha ehaltaanshlp and tha CoKlttaa. Bis place on tha ecaalttea will be taken by Mr. Jama* I. Buguet Mr. Kannath V. Belscn waa acalaatsd and unanimously elected Chairman I tha next setting will be bald at tha sail of tha ohalr. There being no further business, tha Chairman adjourned the seatLog at 12 Boon. Pm C. fjv'.rr, Secretary iwieujii. msMiiPMBiynb hJ*.* rv%'