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FILE NAME: Firestone (FIRE) DATE: 1967 July 27 DOC#: FIRE016 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Establishment of a Medical Advisory Council to the R.M.A. [BC Notes on FIRE001 after Ex. 302] BC Notes: Dr. L. Ballou memo to JA Meek -- Corp. Med. Dir. urges the establishment by Rubber Mfgrs. Assn, of a medical advisory council to conduct industry-wide studies and establish guidelines for better "safeguarding the worker against toxic exposures and the industry against fraudulent or unjustified claim." Refers to similar med. committees in the oil and chemical industries. PILE MX J* A* MUX JWI 27 1967 I. L. H. BALLOU EaiABLIflHMEET OP A MEDICAL ADVISORY COHCIL TO THK R.M.A. With Increasing frequency, the medicai departments of Tarlo rubbar companies ara being asked questions about toxic exposures for blob tbara ara no answers* Moat of tha major companies can produca examples of compensation elalaa loat baeauaa no adequata data la aTallabla to support tha In dafanaa of oftaa apurions oalas In tha past, aach company attaaptad indlrldually ta daralop dafanalra evidence but baoauaa of tha Increasing aopblatloatleo and oosta of such studios It la baacmlnf' aora and aora naeasaary to lnrastlgate thaaa common problems on a broadar basa. It la recomendad that tha Rubbar Mannfaoturars * Association aatabllah a Hadlcal Advisory Council* Tha purpoaa of this council vould ba to Inaugurata crtala Industrywide studios designed to daralop data and astabllsb guldallnas to aid tha rubbar Industry In aora affactlraly safaguarding tha worker against toxic exposure and tha Industry against fraudulent or unjustified oalas* LHBirf MEDICAL DIRECTOR cot Mr. E. T. Handlay Copies with notes to: C. A. Johnson. M.D. E. R. Plunkett, M.D. Rex H. Wilson, M.D. J. H. Wolfsie, M.D. - Goodyear Goodrich Uniroyal SUBJECT TO DI SCLOSURE R E S T R I C T I O N 4 o o CC: L Ballou M.D. Firestone T & R Co. 0 M I received AUG 7- 1967 0R. L H. BAUOU UBJECT TO DISCLOSURE R E S T R I C T I O N 4 0231 1 9 BAI S U B J E C T TO D I S C L O S U R E R E S T R I C T I O N 4 0232