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XO Jr: , - / ~> ", / J /' / i . / i^i - ^ , (9c7- 3s-3/, J?i~7 Ms, - . / foundation Facts c oCHABO WALMIt, M.D.. Pimbvr^ti It indeed a pleasure to welcome all of i.. this 22d Annual Meeting of In- Pu-trial Hygiene Foundation. not only be muse 1 ain always happy to see so many members of the Foundation here, but be cause I believe this audience represents ihe formula for hurdling obstacles that pA-fmt themselves in just about every titaior human endeavor. And that formula communication--not just communication within the boundaries of our own special...ties: .hut communication across lines.-across harriers of misunderstanding that lack of intnrsnarion and insight can create. M'e h<|>e that the program which has been arranged for you will help to bring about a clearer understanding ot the interreiationdtip <<f management, technical, and medical -I'jK-cts of health maintenance. A'e want at this time to welcome 11 new members to tltis year's meeting. They are iIk- following: Tlic American Metal Co., I.td. Tlie Atchison, Topeka aiul Santa Fe Railway 5y*tem' I'-raitl-an National Steel Company Hick Corporation 1 --.era I Foods Corporation Iierr ---II-! iirniplirve- l)itinm ni l>rj;-\Vanier > '..r]>ranon l-.-lr Sierl Company Mi:<nv-'fa Mtrnnc X" Mamii.u'iuruic Co. I-V.ai:. *i Motors, itit*, irrh-Cottrell. Inc. ........:a M Skv! Dim-"' ot t orp.irattr>n \ninti Steel Hr h..[v that vou will consider the Foun dation a- part of vour mut tecr-.nical ftan. an<l u<; it)k forward to being ui assistance lo trtu. louring the past year :hc Foundation's 'tart completed a number ot important heid and research projects. Environmental sur veys were made for'rhtmber companies to evaluate the degree of hazardous exjiosures <rto dust, fumes, and other atmospheric con taminants. Control measures were based" upon this evaluation of the working en vironment. Investigations were also made of community air pollution, and stack dis charges at industrial plants were measured to determine whether these were a contribut ing factor. ' Two major epidemiological studies were carried on during the year, one to determine the health status of workers in a specific industry and whether there is a relationship between environmental exposures and cer tain biologic effects, and the other to in vestigate the biologic effects of eertaiu chemical cotnjvjunds. Another major medical study was the survev of the medical program of one mem ber company, a redesigning of it. and the preparation of a manual ot procedures. A number of research investigations in the Foundation's toxicological laboratory were concerned with the development of fundamental information appraising and controlling occupational disease hazards. Among long-range projects of this type is one being conducted for an association <d industries to study biological factors in air pollution. Another is a research project to study |<otential hazards of a nee- product, and includes pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and eve-imrntion studies. Findings serve as a basis for evolving proper control measures to protect the health of workers and con sumers. These are just the highlights of the work carried on this year. There were many other projecis of a lesser magnitude but equally