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SOURCES OF HELP FOR THE SAFETY MAH A public relations committee adminis ters the details of the institute's blasting cap safety program. Under this program, the nation's schools and TV stations are annually furnished with educational materi als on the hazards of blasting caps INTERNATIONAL ACETYLENE ASSOCIATION 20S East 42nd St., New York City 10017 The association is organized to develop broader and more generally useful applica tions for calcium carbide, acetylene, and al lied products and to disseminate technical information concerning them This elec tive is earned out by the association through its technical publications, a news bulletin, its cooperation with other techni cal societies, its work with regulatory bodies, and an annual meeting The association's technical pamphlets in clude one entitled Safe Practices for In stallation and Operation of Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Equipment Speakers on this subject ran usually be made avail able Inquiries should be addressed to the secretary. NATIONAL LP-GAS ASSOCIATION 11 South La Salle St, Chicago. Ill <0603 The association is a nonprofit coopera tive group of producers and distributors of liquefied petroleum gas (LP gas), manu facturers of LP-gas equipment, and manu facturers and marketers of liquified petrole um gas appliances LPCA promotes tech nical information and industry standards in its special field The safety committee of this associa tion develops and maintains educational pro grams to tram the public and industry in the safe handling and use of LP gas and in safe practices for the installation and main tenance of equipment and appliances An EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE Working closely with the safety committee arranges training schools and conferences for deal ers and distributors The association distributes informational, technical, and legislative bulletins and pub lishes a magazine, LPGA Times, for mem bers It holds an annual meeting and sec tional meetings with a definite portion of each program devoted to safety The association was founded in 1031 MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION, INC. 1825 Connecticut Ave NW, Woihington, D C 20009 One of the most important of this associ ation's many services is dissemination of information on safe handling, transporta tion, and use of chemicals The association supports a safety and FIRE PROTECTION COMMITTEE Composed of safety directors selected from its member companies This committee meets four to six tunes a year and develops chemical safe ty information for use by member compa nies, state and federal health organizations, and the public It also holds an annual safe ty workshop for those interested in chemi cal safety The LABELS AND PRECAUTIONARY INFOR MATION committee establishes guidelines for the preparation of labels for containers in which hazardous chemicals are shipped The MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, com posed of medical directors of member com panies, provides medical advice on preven tion and treatment of chemical injuries Other committees of the association which include safety in their programs are TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON ROCKET PROPEL LANT SAFETY, CHEMICAL PACKAGING COM MITTEE, COMMITTEE ON TANK CARS, TANK TRUCKS, AND PORTABLE TANKS, and TRANS PORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE No regular periodical is published, but manual sheets and safety data sheets cover ing hazards, both within the industry and in the handling of its products by the con sumer, are issued from time to time These publications embody the best thinking of chemical safety engineers on the prevention of accidents m the handling of flammable, corrosive, or toxic materials The manual sheets cover recommendations for shipping containers, methods of storage, and safe un loading procedures MILK INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 1145 19th St NW, Woihington, DC 20036 The purpose of this foundation is to col lect and disseminate information on the milk and milk products industry With the National Safety Council, the foundation sponsors a plant and fleet safety contest and sends bulletins on accident pre vention in its industry 12-17