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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1947 Nov 19 DOC#: GAR020 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes with Attendee List - Air Hygiene Committee M inutes and. RocorrEn d a tla n s o f the A ir Hygiene C a s s itte o M eeting hold Wednesday, Uorember 19, 19^7 a t the E ngineers ' C lu b , P h ila d e lp h ia , Perir IX TUMVUiCZ: B . W, L u tten b o rg o r,* C b a irm n RAYBESTC3 -HAJiEATTAN, INC. H. B . V eo vo r, J r . PHHAE2JHIA ASBESTOS CO. R. G. Barber SOUTEERi ASBESTOS CO H. D. McKinney I n s t it u t e Manager 1 . Tie nee tin g vaa c a lle d to o rd e r by the Chairman and a d iscu s a io n o f the In d u stria l Hygiene Foundation Report fo llo v e d . 2. I t i s the consensus o f opinion th a t a progran to reduce dust and in* pro-re the d la g n o e tic p ro ced u re i a in p e r a ti7 . We a ls o b e lie v e t h a t the program fo r tho f i r s t y e a r ehould be moderate, y e t cons tru e t i r e . I t i s rec am ended by the c e m i t te e th a t the program f o r the f i r s t year should n ot exceed $5,000.00. . Mr. Henean o f the I n d u s t r i a l Hygiene Foundation p roposes the f o l l o w ing prograa:A . ETtoihilhRIKO. The a i n n a t u r a l ly i s to reduce d u s t . ( l ) The I n d u s t r i a l H ygiene Foundation would c o l l e c t e x i s t i n g f a c t u a l in fo rm a tio n , from I n s t i t u t e Members, on a l l s y s t a r s nov being used, prepare b u lle tin s v lth design sketches and d is tr ib u te th is Inform ation to In terested nember ca a p ejilee. S ee s a d d i t i o n a l f i e l d o b a e rra tio n a vo u ld be made by the Foundation in ce rta in casea. ( 2 ) D ust Measurementa - The a in ia to a id each company to g e t ado au t to d ata on a c t u a l d u st con d ition s which w i l l be ca sp a - r a b ie fir m one p la n t to an oth er. Each company v l l l uae e x is t i n g a g e n c ie s in making d u s t c o u n ts . These nay be the `Insurance C a r r i e r s , The S ta t e Departm ents o f H e a lth , o r the Company 'a cam t r a in e d a e n . This Inform ation to c le a r through the In d u s tr ia l Hygiene Foundation vho w i l l endeavor to s ta nda r d iz e p ro ced u re. 2h is v l l l e n t a il a m eeting o f a l l agene lea to d iscu ss and agree an a procedure. 5 h ia p a r t o f the pr o gram stems f r e e the inadequate d a ta which vas a v a ila b le In the p relim in ary su rre y . B. MEDICAL. A in - to e s t a b li s h a D ia g n o stic P ro ce d u re . D r. Valm er o f the In d u s tr ia l Hygiene Foundation to v i s i t each member company and c o n ta c t the d o c to rs f o r the purpose o f e x p lo rin g v i t h them p o s e i b li t ie s of c o lla b o r a tiv e e f f o r t ..b e tw e e n p h y sic ia n s o f v a rio u s companies on u n ifo rm itin g d ia g n o stic procedures. This might r e s u lt c o n s tru c tiv e ly In a panel to co n sist o f physicians or m edical consultants o f the I n s t i t u t e ' s member com panies, to g e th e r v i t h D r. V a l m r and o th e r F ou ndation m ed ical men; a ls o p o s s ib ly m e d ic a l a u th o r itle a fr e e other agencies. C . I n a program o s f l e x i b l e o s t h is i t i s recommended t h a t the A i r Hygiene Committee o f the A sb estos T e x t ile I n s t i t u t e be empowered to a c t as an ad viso ry body to the In d u s tria l Hygiene Foundation in th is work. iktjt D. Thi, carnalt t o e f e e l s t h a t th e Inauguration o f the program as sug- - g e a te d by the In d u s tr ia l H ygiene Foundation would provide the f / (e - 3- follow ing advantage*: ( l ) I t would provide c le a r evidence th a t the I n s t it u t s nenber ccepeniea wero taking d e f ic it s steps to fu rth e r eafoguard the h ealth o f th e ir ei^ loyeea. (2 ) The p re a tig e and a u th o r ity o f the n atio n ally-kn ow n Indua--lal Byglens Foundation and i t s n o d ical t a ff would r e f l e c t fa v o r a b ly on our o rg a n iza tio n . (3) The a v a i l a b i l i t y to e n te r conpemlea o f n a tio n a lly - r e c o g n iz e e r a d ic a l a u th o r l^ in the f i e l d o f a ir h ygien e, B ig h t be ex tr e s e ly valu ab le f o r purpoaee o f te stia o n y on s p e c ific c a se * , or in obtaining S tate or Federal approval o f deairsd prograsa or unlforn procedure. 3. T herefore, the A ir Hygiene C o m ltte e re coarer.de th a t the p ro g rea , as o u tlin e d a b o ve, bs co n sid e re d fa v o r a b ly by the I n s t i t u t e necsbsra. The C o s s ltte e C h aircan has been a d vie e d by Mr. Zenecn th a t auch a p ro g ra a *. would c o a t , n o t to e x ce e d , $3,000 f o r one y e a r . U. There being no fu r th e r buainesa b efo re the c o rx iitte e , the n e e tin g vaa adjourned. BJL/wh B. W. UJTTSJIOGER C h alm an ( .wta-vi -r-T;Si.r'-j-tM X & us