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TELEPHONE HUDSON 3U13 Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. (POUNDED 1*71) 1825 C nnecticut Avenue. N. W. Washincton, D. C. 20009 Report of Meeting - October 6, 1966 PVC Resin Producers and Occupational Health Committee Cleveland Engineering Society Cleveland. Ohio PRESENT: PVC Resin Producers ~ Allied Chem_jal Corporation Dr. G. B. Linden, Dir. of Op.erations B. A. Hallam, Mgr. of Safety, Plastics Div. Atlantic Tubing & Rubber Co. Dan Carberry, Asst. Mgr., Chemicals Div. Glenn D. Smith, Ex. Dir. of Engineering Borden Chemical Company Nathan Blackman, Tech. Supt., PVC. Dept. Cumberland Chemical Corp. Dr. P. W. Townsend, Asst, to proup V. P. J. A. Bourque, Jr., Asst. Dir., Safety Dept. Diamond Alkali Company J. R. Dogenfelder. Production Mgr. Dow Chemical Company Dr. H. L. Gordon, Corporate Med. Dir. Earl R. Smith, Mgr., PVC Mfgrg. Facilities Ethyl Corporation Dr. Sidney Lerner, Med. Dir. (?) firestone Plastics Company C. J. Kleinert, Prod. & .Tech. Mgr., Chem. Div. General Tire & Rubber Co. Phillip R. Sayre, Tech. Mgr., Strd. Products George Burkhardt, Corporate Safety Dir. B. P. Goodrich Chemical Co. Thomas B. Nantz, President A. Vittone, V. P., Mfgrg. B. F. Goodrich Company Harry B. Warner,'Group V. P. Wade Miller, V. P. Dr. Rex H. Wilson, Med. Dir. William McCormick, Toxicologist, Med. D pt. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. F. A. Cox, Mgr., Niagara Falls Plant Dr. C. A. Johnson, Med. Dir. Great Amer. Chemical Corp. Albert W. Fuhrman, V. P., Chemical Div. Hooker Chemical Corp. Jerome Wilkenfeld, Mgr., Environmental H alth Pantasote Company John E. Ertel, V. P., Production Shawinigan Chemicals Ltd. Dr. R. H. Stevenson, Medical Officer M. G. Lemire, Process Supervisor Stauffer Chemical Company Don Hunter, Tech. Service Mgr., Polymers T nneco Manufacturing Co. Elwood W. Phares, Ex. V. P. Robert R. Bouffard, Mgr., Div. Quality Control Thompson-Apex Company Gordon F. Ferguson, V. P., CarIon Products Div., Cont. Oil Co. ion Carbide Corporation H. Malin Dr. C. U. Dernehl, Assoc. M d. Dir. UCC 100911 R. N. Wheel r, Jr., Production Mgr. U. S. Rubb r Company C. B. West rhoff. Tech. Supt. Dr. J. H. Wolfsie, Corp. Med. Dir., Industrial Relations Dept. non-member company /2 Occupational Health Committ e W. L. Sutton, M.D. (Chairman), Eastman Kodak Company C. U. Dernehl, M.D., Union Carbide Corporation (also listed above) E. M. Dixon, M.D., Celanese Corporation L. C. Haslam, M.D., Canadian Industries Limited Gordon J. Stopps, M.D., E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company J. H. Wolfsie, M.D., United States Rubber Company (also listed above) MCA Staff P. H. Carman, Technical Director F. G. Stephenson, Secretary, Occupational Health Committee A**********- PiU The discussion was opened by Dr. W. L. Sutton, Chairman of th Occupational Health Committee, giving a brief explanation of the reason for the meeting and plans for the morning session. F. H. Carman, Technical Director, briefly covered the MCA General Principles Appli cable to the Structure and Operations of Committees and the conduct of such meetings when concerned with single-class products, such as polyvinyl chloride resins (PVC). Following introductions. Chairman Sutton invited Dr. Rex H. Wilson, Medical Director, The B. F. Goodrich Company, to report on th hand condition of some workers in PVC manufacture and the investiga tions of the problem within that organization. This included some X-ray slides of hands of workers in certain PVC manufacturing opera tions . Dr. Wilson then introduced William McCormick, toxicologist in the medical department of The B. F- Goodrich Company, who gave a history of the symptoms and discussed steps taken to obtain further information on the cause, possible hazards in manufacturing operations, and their intensive investigation, including diagnosis of hand ailments by X-ray examinations. Various questions were raised during the discussion period, which included a free exchange of ideas as to the incidents of this occurrence in manufacture and steps that may be appropriate for further investigation and elimination of any hazard. It was also stressed that expert examination of X-rays was the only real clue to the existence of the disease in the hands of workers which to date appears to be found mainly among "poly-cleaners" (persons engaged in internal cleaning of PVC polymerization vessels or autoclaves). Experts on The B. F. Goodrich Company staff are prepared to assist other PVC manufacturers by reading and reporting on X-rays that may be sub mitted. Chairman Sutton expressed appreciation for this offer of ^ ssistanc , and in closing the meeting stat d that th Occupational Health Committee would consider steps that might be possible on behalf of th industry in their me ting which was to follow that afternoon. UCC 100912 r ....;~~i~~nn'i,ni)i iit~si in Subsequ ntly, th Occupational Health Committee, following a full discussion of this m dical problem, recommend d certain steps to the Executive Committee of the Association as contained in the ittached resolution dated October 7, 1966. The above-mentioned resolu tion was reported to the Executive Committee in its regular meeting Octdb r 11, 1966; and the problem was briefly discussed by Harry B. Warner, Vice President of the B. P. Goodrich Company. On his recom mendation, the Executive Committee unanimously voted that the Occupa tional Health Committee should proceed with development of the program as set forthin parts 1, 2, and 3, of the resolution, including the procedures outlined in the explanatory paragraphs for these several items. It is hoped this program can be developed in specific terms. including ..financial arrangement, and that these be reported to the Executive Committee in its meeting November 21 if possible. FHC/bk Attachment )ctober 13, 1966 F. H. carman Technical Director 7 UCC 100913