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MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION, INC. Minutes of Meeting MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chemists Club, New York City May 19, 1960 Present: Dr. R, E. Kelly, Chairman Dr. T. W. Nale, Vice Chairman Dr. A. Fleming Dr. H. Golz Dr. L. C. Haslam Dr. J. F. Osterritter Dr. W. L. Sutton Dr. L. J. Wade Mr. F. G. Stephenson Guest: Dr. A. G. Cranch Monsanto Chemical Company Union Carbide Corporation E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc American Cyanamid Company Canadian Industries Limited Celanese Corporation of America Eastman Kodak Company Esso Standard Oil Company Manufacturing Chemists' Association Celanese Corporation of America 1. Minutes of the October 21, 1959 meeting were approved. 2. MEMBERSHIP Dr. Kelly informed members of Dr. L. C. McGee's resignation from the committee because of the press of other work. He under took to write and thank Dr. McGee for his contributions to com mittee work in the past. Dr. J. F. Osterritter of Celanese Corporation of America was unanimously approved for membership. Members generally agreed to limit membership to eight. 3. CHEMICAL SAFETY DATA SHEET PROGRAM New Sheets (a) Toluidines -- the committee reviewed and approved a final draft for this sheet. (b) Acetone -- the committee approved a final draft for this sheet. (c) Chloroform -- Dr. H. Golz agreed to write medical management sections for this sheet. CMA 039764 MAC-17 (d) Methylene Chloride -- Dr. W. L. Sutton agreed to write medical management sections for this sheet. (e) Methyl Chloroform -- a first draft will be prepared by The Dow Chemical Company (f) Boron Hydrides -- Dr. Golz stated that he will forward the fina: draft to the secretary Revisions (a) Carbon Tetrachloride -- the committee reviewed and approved a final draft for this sheet. (b) Phenol -- the committee reviewed and approved a final draff, for this sheet. (c) Nitric Acid -- Dr. Kelly stated that a first draft will be circulated shortly. (d) Anhydrous Ammonia -- Dr. Sutton's draft to be circulated. Members agreed to review medical management sections of the following safety data sheets and to rewrite where necessary SD-13 Ammonia Aqua -- Dr. W. L. Sutton SD-14 Trichlore thyle ne -- Dr. H. Golz SD-15 Acetic Anhydride -- Dr. T. W. Nale SD-16 Phosphorus Elemental -- Dr. R. E. Kelly SD-17 Aniline -- Dr. J. F. Osterritter SD-18 Ethylene Dichloride -- Dr. W, L. Sutton SD-19 Dimethyl Sulfate -- Dr. A. Fleming SD-20 Sulfuric Acid Dr. L. J. Wade sponsor pared by Allied Chemical Corporackm: 4. ACTIVITIES OP MCA FOOD ADDITIVES COMMITTEE The committee discussed in general the possibility that a re?-. method could be developed to indicate threshold dcsa3 for cat in. chemicals. Dr. W, L. Sutton was nominated as Medical Advisory Commit tee liaison representative on the Food Additives Committee. 5. LIST OF PHYSICIANS Dr. Kelly discussed a need for a list of physicians employed by MCA member companies who on request would be prepared to perfc-." medical examinations of employees of other companies. He re; 1 that committee members forward lists of such physicians :o r.-r. k. CMA 039765 MAC-18 CMA 039766