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Hazardous dusts, fumes, vapors, and gases Physiological response to toxic agents Legal Legislative activities pertaining to occupa tional disease Review of new compensation laws Analysis of new health codes The foundation holds an annual meeting of members, conferences of member company specialists, and special conferences on prob lems common m a particular industry The following publications are issued Industrial Hygiene Digest, monthly Transactions of annual meetings Special bulletins prepared by advisory committees Pamphlets on current interest subjects National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, Inc. 79 Madison Avenue, New York. N Y 10016 The NSPB is the oldest voluntary health agency nationally engaged in the prevention of blindness through a comprehensive pro gram of community services, public and pro fessional education, and research The Soci ety's industrial service program is guided by its Advisory Committee on Industrial Eye Health and Safety, comprised of experts m the fields of industry, education, medicine, nursing, and accident prevention Activities and programs of the department are Promotes and administers the Wise Owl Club of America, eye-safety incentive pro gram, among industrial, military, municipal and educational organizations Membership in the Club is restricted to those who save their vision from being damaged or destroyed by wearing proper eye-protection both on and off-the-job Junior Wise Owl Club member ship recognizes sight saved by children and teenagers through wearing safety glasses or other forms of protectors Promotes state-wide eye safety for all school and college laboratory and shop stu dents, and their teachers and visitors Both voluntary and legislative means are used Provides counseling to school administrators and teachers in establishing and implement ing eye safety programs Encourages amend ments to state school eye safety laws which presently exclude compliance by private schools Provides secretarial, counseling, and liai son services for the American Standards Institute Z87 Committee, engaged in up grading current eye and face protector code Z2 1-1959 Participates as member of other American Standards Institute studies dealing with topics related to illumination, vision, and eye protection Promotes universal usage ofnonflammable prescription and piano safety eyeglasses and sunglasses by the general public through voluntary and legislative means, and encour ages cooperation by the eye care professions and the ophthalmic industry Promotes periodic vision testing in indus try and technical schools to determine visual defects and their relationship to visual re quirements for various tasks and occupations Provides counsel on improvement of visual working conditions through proper use of il lumination and color Provides exhibits on eye health and safety topics at industrial and educational meetings Distributes literature and films on eye safety Stimulates relationships with organiza tions, groups, and individuals with a related interest m sight conservation Addresses in dustry, safety and educational meetings to project NSPB recommendations and program aims Standards and Specifications Groups American Society for Testing and Materials 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa 19103 ASTM membership is composed of pro ducers of raw material, fabricators of semi finished and finished products, consumers of these products, and a general interest group of engineers, especially those concerned with quality of raw or finished materials The society sponsors research in the prop erties of engineering materials and develops standards, including specifications and test methods ASTM standards are published under the following categories Nonferrous metals 317