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FILE NAME: Asten Hill (AH) DATE: 1964 Oct 8 DOC#: AH035 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: M eeting M inutes PLAINTIFF'S g EXHIBIT ' Sr M inutes: HOLMES v 2 9 A ir Hygiene U M anufacturing Committee October 8, 196t B a rb ico n -P la za H o te l, New Tork, N. I . 9 :3 0 A.'rL t o 5:0 0 P .M . Stu d io C A tte n d in g : L . C. L lllia m s , Chairman U. C. Atkinson D. T . Austin J . L. Rainey Hans V ialter C. L . Cheekier A. ? . Gouveia T . C . l-jcCluakcy, J r . Absent: A . C. Liric Raybestos-Kanhattan, In c . Joh ns-Iianville Corp. United States Hutber American Asbestos T a c tile American Asbestos T e x tile Johns-iiar.vil'U- to rn . H. K- Porter C o ., In c . TnV!ran-lisCluckey Fabrics Co. U nited States Rubber P u b lic H e a lth S e rv ic e Survey'-. D r. Lewis J . C r a llc y , S cie n tist D irector, Assistant Chief D r. C r a lle y was u nab le t o 2tte n c our committee m e e tin g .^ However, r e p o rts were 'runic on th e s ta tu s o f th e err- v ir o m e n t a l stu d ie s b ein g conducted by Dr. C r a lle y and h is group. They have completed s ix in -p la n t stu d ie s and are cu rre n tly working at Raybestos- Hanhattan, I n c ., Kanheim, Pa. There are three or four co re -companies to b e studied in order to complete th e T e x t ile se ctio n o f th e survey. Reports to date from a l l companies are v ery complimentary to 'D r . C ra lley end th e e f f ic ie n c y he and h is group d is p la y . They a re w e ll accepted b y both Management and employee. D r. C r a lle y has stated he i s very encouraged w ith the s tu d ie s he has made t o d a te . Conference _____________ "B io lo g ica l E ffe c ts o f Asbestos" October 19-20-21, 1964 Ken-.' l'ork C i t v _______ ____ Vie d iscu sse d t h i s co n fere n ce a t our June 4 , 1964 m eeting and at th a t t in e agreed th e ATI would not ta k e an a c t iv e p a rt i n th e C o n feren cejau t each --company would send r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s a s 'th e y saw f i t . The p ic tu r e has now changed somewhat as recen t p u b lication s again point out the in ten t o f th is Conference headed by l>r. S c lik o fX . Sin ce they are U n k in g asbestos w ith cancer, th e committee fe e ls t h i s Conference w i l l have an e f f e c t on th e e n tire In d u stry and a re concerned as how b e s t th e r e s u lt s o f the Conference can be in v e stig a te d and rebutted. r AHD 0002940 Minutes: Air Hyjriono f - MTg - Committee Po".o 3 d c s i r a b l t o b covert <1 bv th in m ilit a r y s p e c ific a t io n i f you ere p-criuuing fo r the: Govemm'/nt as i t reduces th e tim e involved fo r product inspection because jcu r Q u a lit y pro gran has beers *Jte near siz e d and ycu c e r t if y to each shipment. In dir cussing th is m ilitary speci ficatio n I pleased to fin d tinst :.St member comp anies are q u a lifie d . General IMecus-sign Item s o f in t e r e s t to ISinngcmcnt such as employee in f r a c t i o n s , d is c ip lin a r y a c t io n , h ir in g , la y - o f f and overtim e p r a c t ic e s , Foremen's Manual and plant house keeping ere discusscd- Heviev o f Com atteg A c tiv itie s for Past Year K cctin r. - Jun e 6. 1961 1 . D ra ft subedited cn In s titu te approved dust counting method. 2 . Asbestos Related Lung Cancer Study - Dr. S s lik o f f ' s study on 1500 asbestos -workers la r g e ly on the asbestos in su lation app lication s. 3 . Open forum to in tro d u ce D r. C r a lle y and th e s t a r t o f th e U. S, Public Health Survey. M eet!nr - O ctober L , 19A3 1 . Reviewed annual report o f Asbestos Reaearch Council o f England. 2 . S ta rte d In v e s tig a tio n o f Dust -c n itc r in g Equipment. 3- Method fo r Determ ining Asbestos Dust Concentrations Approved by th e Asbestos T e x tile I n s t it u t e . Meeting: - r-b ru a rv 7 . 196L 1 . P u b lish ed and made a v a ila b le to aryone upon reauest th e Method fo r Determ ining Asbestos Dust Concen t r a t i o n s . V-i l l co n sid e r p la c in g t h i s method i n th e A sbestos T e x t i l e Handbook next is s u e . 2 . ..Public H ealth .Service-Su rvey .-/Change-of format -- D r. C r a lle y to be in v ite d to the June ATI meeting. He v i l l b e requested to answer q u e stio n s th a t have come u p . 3 . Announcement o f th e Conference " B io lo g ic a l a ffe c t s O f A sb e s to s " . M i l l hold a l l p roceedin gs as to ATI p a r t ic ip a t io n u n t i l more in fo rm a tio n i s re c e iv e d . V. rage i* T e n ta tiv e ly rccoraacnded Hr. Sur-buiy, th e ATI S e cre ts: y , be th e re as an observer. lieeti.'i: - Jura 5, 1 1 . P u b lic H t h S erv ice Survey - Progress report by Et . C r a lle y . Questions answered. 2 . Iront, M onitoring ET-dpocnt demonstrated. Each nw rbr .-.as cccploLc i-u rrxa tio o on th is u n it c . '1 th e S ?n cin ir--i h v w s ira it ar-d brake Piw t.':r.r:.cr. c*t npprcjdmatf.-iy 25CQ p lu s -7700 fo r th e v t-.ccricr. 3 . Asbestos h er'.arch C o u n cil o f England -- lieviewcd rfrjjoi t i re c e iv e d fro n ier. Holmes. A. Ccrforence - "B io lo y ic.il E ffects o f Asbestos". Tin- C cm iitt ce ogrc-c.t tlm t ATI w i l l not ta k e an a c t iv e pert, i n t h i s C o n feren ce. Each comparer w ill represent themselves as they see f i t . ! .. C . n il H a a s , Chairman A ir Hygiene L llfg . Corrrnttee i i -1Ii 1J II n n M31U11'fn!* > t ^ ,J 11 * * " i ! i AHD 0002943