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ATI-196 hlr*JTZ of the Zcr.eral . cocr.,i cf t.:e Asbestos. Textile Irstiv'tto r.elu June 5, 1955 in Pliiladelphia, Fa. l: American aSuEstog tenure c.;r.p. J. h, '..feber A, J, Scanlan ASBESTOS CCKPOn.'TI-ji', MD. Pa''.l IeClcrc . George Jert-ins ASTEii-NIU, lLMIUTi.CT'juIi G CO. 0. R. Holies BELL ASBESTOS hH:ES J. A. Si.iith CAPE ASBESTOS COli'ANT, LTD. R, E, Cryor JCKIIS-i iAUVnLE CCRP. U. G, Hoffor E. A, Schunan JCHlSOiPS CCi.PAI.T A. V/. G. Gibb KEASnST G liATTISOit CO. C, R. Frederick R. L, Lane D, W. 1 ridnayer A, C. Whitfield ota, President :7L.LE CCRP. RAr;[jTcs-;lA;i7L\TTA;.r, i:ic. J, A, hettes J, A, Grotm ti, t.\ Oliver southetj: asgestos cci :?a:z 0, C, Fehrers J. T. Gid.ffis G. J, Bai-ris . J. J. iicCluer UIZOH ASBESTOS i RUBEZl CO. J. P. Corcoran F. B. Ereider SCC1CTE HLuICAISE DE 1*A,.IAHTS Pierre Savory CA.7.IALADZE, LTCRERSILAII L TAFT li', I. huddOCk ASuLLTJS TC:TZL HIL7ITU7E II. C, Sliau 1. The Meeting was called to order by President :aket.i ard an address of welcome extended to all those in attendance, especially recof.niti.tt the c,0^ recre sentation of Associate i.temucrs present. During the course of the introduc tory renarks the uenbers t.'ere advised, rerouting the absence of George Marshall, Roybeotos-i.anhatian, one of the founders of the Institute and a r.enber whp rarely Misses the Institute Meetings, hr. . .arshail1 s aocer.ee or. tliis occasion is due to the fact tost he is presently- wider medical attention and treatment at hie Kcwpner Clinic, Duke University, hope was here expressed that hr. harshall's recovery would oc speedy and that he would be aole to attend the next Meeting of this association. Following these renarks each r.ewber was askcc. to introduce himself and identify lus ccucany affiliation. GARLOCK INC. 00058-009028 ATI-196 2, The 'President intrcd/ced me m.utet of the last reeling cf t. 2 Ir.3Ti.uts for reacting at tills time, however, f. T. h, 'ml-tajer .-.oved that the reu. *.. be dispensed uith at tins time sm.ce oil -'embers heel received copies of t..eso minutes and were f miliar .it.: the actions tnere tai.cn. t.r. J, ... holmes seconded this ; .otion and it was ur.aru_v.cusl/ agreed upon. 3, The Treasurer's T.eport uas presented b/ the Assistant Treasurer in the auser.ee of Treasurer J. 0, Schocpf.. following a discussion cf Uus report, it was moved try J. '. Dettes, seconded by J, ?. Corcoran, and unanimously agreed that the report be accepted. (Copy attached). U, The Secretary's report t?as read by the Secretary aid is attached as a part of the liinutes of tills meeting. "\ i^ J 1 6 Tlie first cora.!ittce report i:as presented, by hr. D. Holmes on behalf cf the Air Hygiene Comittee. This report and the discussion pertairi-Hg .hereto uas Mainly concerned uith a proposal for research recently suj.i. tted to tne Institute by the ;ir Hygiene Cor-uvitt.ee, said research covcrm., the tuo_ projects: 1) a cardio-rvli-ionary study and 2) an autopsy study. It was gen erally agreed that the first project rated, uould be r'esirer.o?.e and urn-id. 'indoubtedly provide some information of significance, however, the inability of member cor-manies to obtain candidates for participation in tins project, whicn uould require hospitalisation anti observation, uould seer, to provide great difficulties in effectively carrying ot such a program at this tire. The second program listed, uas considered i?.l-advised at this ta_>.e due to its implication that a relationship eristad betveen asbestosis and carcinogenic development, a condition which, to date, has not been established, although it has been liven rather wide-spread puolicity in the press. 7, Tlie Technical Committee report uas presented by hr. J. 3. ..cCluer, Chair-art of that Coria.Li.ttee. (Hepcrt attached). In pursuance of the several projects under consideration by tiiis group the following results uere re sorted: 1) tlie induotry-in.de tabulation of braided tuui.tg constnctiors have jce.n drafted and are being submitted to tne bales Promotion Committee for considera tion, 2) the tape list, covering an industry-wide selection of these Materi als, has been completed and is likewise oei-g sulxatted to the Sales Promo tion Committee for revieu, 3) the standard cloth list has oeen brought p to date, uith changes being made 1:1th ragan tc- the tensile strer.fet.i3 of certain grades of the liOPIO constructions, many other activities of tms committee uere reported unon and the attached report covers .he remarbs in. full. ` 8, Tlie Fellowship Report was presented by the Fellou and covered, in tne ram, ` tlie results of recent uoilc uith respect to the determination of the elevated temperature characteristics of those asoestns textiles induced i.. several federal and ird-stnal specificrt:ons uhacn contain provisions for ? neat^ aging test. Tne Fellowsjiip report is at .ached as a part of the .--nu.es ct GARLOCK INC. 00058-009029 ATI-196 rai'vns c? : October 17, 1955 A.137CS TZCTI-E IlSTIiUTE A3, hy: 1 CCidilTTEE t'ElTIIJ'G Septemocr 7, 1955 III AT7EMDAJICE WERE: D. ?.. Heines J. VJc-ber H, C. Sre.*h H, u- Jackson The Air Hygiene Committee was meet please' to have as its guests representatives of the Quebec i.ining Association - Dr, Paul Cartier, Hr. Ivan Sabourin and ic. Maurice la Chance. Mr, Sabourin, general counsel for the Q,A.u,A, told of the history and function of that association. The Quebec Asbestos (lining Association has been operating for approximately 20 years, and its membership represents approximately 65Cof the world supply of asbestos fibre. As an industry association, it functions quite similarly to the Asbestos Textile Institute. Considerable attention is given the health problems of the industry. There are two medical clinics; one at Asbestos, the other at Thetford, both fully staffed and trith complete hospital facilities. Pre-employment and periodic healtn examinations are provided for all workers. Safety engineering services have been provided by the Association to its members for a number of years. More recently, an industrial hygiene engineer has been added to its staff. A3 a result of the industry emphasis on health, safety and dust control for the past tan years, there are practically no new cases of asoestosis other than those with twenty or more years exposure. i.r, Sabourin stated that the present major health problems of the industry pertained to the relation ship of heart difficulties and cancer to asbestos exposure. Dr. Paul Cartier told of the operation of the Thetford Clinic. Established in 19L5, the Clinic provides health services to the Thetford people. Pre-employment and periodic annual examinations include an X-ray and alcetroeardiagram, as well as the other usual examination features. Commenting on the occurrence of asbestosis, Dr. Cartier indicated that after ten years exposure, about 5G* would have some histological evidence of asbestosis (minimal tissue changes not sufficient to be observed on the X-ray), 10H would have some radiological evidence and 2% might have some clinical evidence of disaoility from asbestosis, In reference to the pulmonary cancer experience in the industry, Dr. Cartier stated that in the ten years of the clinic's operation; there have been fifteen cases of cancer observed, i.'ine of these on autopsy shewed some histological evic.ence of asbestosis. In si::, however, there was no evidence of asbestosis. This experi ence would indicate a very much lower attack rata than that reported from tne British experience of 13^. GARLOCK INC. 00058-009030 ATI-196 Minutes of Air Hygiene Committee *2 Gctober 17, 1555 Autopsy stucy Is made of every ccr. soicr.al disease claim case, ar.d as many ocr.ers as possible. Dr, Cartier stated t.-.at this was of utmost importance not only in determining the extent of liaoiiity, but also in increasing the knowledge of the disease process. The clinic has not done any work with intermittent, positive pressure breathing, although sene use of cortisone is being made. The enpener.ee to date, however, has been insufficient to justify any conclusions. Dr, Cartier expressed the opinion that considerable research nust be cone in the fields of cancer and heart to define more clearly the role, if any, played by in halation of asbestos. Hr. tiauxice La Chance told of the er.peiience in dust control in the mines and mills of the Association members. Annual dust surveys are made at eleven nines and re ports submitted to each, Tlio standard U. S, dureau of Hines technique is used for surveying with the midget impinger. For fibre evaluation, the definition of the length being three times tn width is applied, iu'. La Chance stated that since the program was inaugurated in 19liS, the average dust concentrations have been reduced 5CS In general, the fibre content of the total dust count ranged from l to 12?. In his opinion, the most affective dust collector system to date is the bag type Wheelabrator unit* John Weber reported on the bag dumping unit now in operation in his plant. Photo graphs were shown and John indicated that full datcils may be obtained fren the Wilkra Company, 71 Denton Avenue, Hew Hyde Pari:, Long Island, H, I. Although dust counts hava not yet been taken, visual observation indicates complete con trol of this usually dusty operation. The unit has not been in operation suf ficiently long to estimate the maintenance and operating co3t. The shading cycle is less than one minute per bag, and John indicated that the bags were shaken considerably cleaner than by the hand method, A general discussion of fibre conditioning agents was held, and it was suggested that the experience of our associate members might be of value to the tecnmcal committee which is further investigating this problem. We herewith extend an Invitation to each associate member to forward a summary of its experience with fibre conditioning as a means of preventing dust control. H. u Jackson Chairman Air Hygiene Coranittee GARLOCK INC. 00058-009031