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Item 7(e}v Turner & Newell Limitad Board nesting - 11th Deoemoer 1946 The Asbeatoais Fund Repox .> for the year to 30th September 1946 The following statistical statements are attachsd hereto, showing, details of contributions, compensation payments, eto., for the above** yearnamely: -- . 1. 2, 3, 4, t .5, . Statement of Contributions Summary of Claims and.- Compensation Paid Analysis of Claims submitted StataEsnt of liedioai Coats Detailed Statements of claims mtie by workpeople- * _ '* . On pages 4 to 7*` hereof will be-- found certain-' . particulars extracted from these statistical statements, together >ith: comments on various'points submitted-'1 fbr- the s information'of' the-Board; In addition,1 I thinif it-will-be'of- advantage: particularly to draw-the* attention of the.-Board* to:. ..*:! the following paints ;y - * ....... * ` ' * ' 1. '`Rates of Contributions-to the' Pund-^-' ". The fact that the compensation payments for the last? three years have: been*at 'a-'fttgfr level and-that in oan- se^ttsrncj?* this'balance in the^Fuxid has beer-' substantially..'** ' rednb'edt:1^ whereas- the* balandel' was 23,708-'- at.September* 1942.- .4ainfxS9-^S> at'-;Septambarrl944y it wa&- only- lT,Q4ffr-at\ 50th Se^b`mbfajT2l94eri:t;--' . ............. ' < f- * - ,Ji :'xa- thi-s oonneotidh*;it- will be^ noted' {'see- page1- 3^- . hereof) that- the- balance-held---in 'the pona on behalf of ` J. VT. Roberts Ltd. is only 1,625 and that that company, has -- 19 current claims; this point was considered by the Board last year and it was decided'.notL to- mate any. increase., in*: . the rate of contribution by J.ff.R.Ltd. on .thati.ocoasion........ ... 1 '1A ' - The existence-of a debit balance in- the Fund in ths-case-of-Newadls;*'Insulation Co. Ltd* is explained.by the fact, that that Company only recently began.-to*, pay cobs-*--, .-v tributionsr-'to- ths Fund;-and the- bulicaf the paymarres made thereout on its- behalf have- haan.-in reapeot of ex-eaployese -' of Reid McFarlana-* & Co-'.* Ltd*** and Efobdell, tfay&.Co, Ltdv 1 1 j .4 :: " As the balanae in the fund' has fallen- so sub- - .1 stentially-during-the-last three years the Board will ' i presumably wish-to consider whether any changes in. the:*- 1 rates^of contributions* to the Fund should be 'madeFor- I their convenience-the present rates/ which also appear in . . { . Statement No.l, are-set out below:-' .i j \ contd Hi McaBteraa - Contributions to Fund 'AV ! Hvt J, \'L Roberts Ltd. ' r;'TftV ' Tumor Brothers Aoboito^Co* Ltd, Tlio Washington Ohamioed^po.. Ltd. Farodo Ltd. v--?i ' Contributions to Fund *B* t - ?)' The Washington Chemical <?o. Ltd. .. 4 Newulls Insulation Co.' Ltd. 8# ' jlJ ~ With ro^ard to U10 above list, Farodo Ltd. have con tributed to Fund 'A1 since lsf'October 1944'and Newalle Insulation Co. Ltd. have contributed to Fund-dB* since let October 1943, and exoopt to that oxtunt tlie present/contribution rates have been in operation since 1st October 1940;/ at that date tho balance in thu Fund wu /i4,900 and the 'contributions were accordingly reduced. prior to 1st October .1940 the contributions in the case of Fund 'A' wore at the rate "of for J, W. Roberta Ltd, and for the other Unit Companiea concerned, and the contribu tions to Fund 'p1 were at the rate of lu conuidering the -.adequacy of the Fund and tho rates of contribution ttioreto, the fact that under the National Health (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946. responsibility, for aebestosis oaaee arising in tho future will eventually be taken by the State requires to be borne in mind/but this will not affeot our res ponsibility for existing oases* and moreover the Act may not be fully in operation for anothertwo years or so. It will be noted from.'Statement No.l that the con tributions for the year to 30th September 1946, calculated of . course at the existing rates,>-.;*mpunted in all to 3,043.16. Od., and if the number of employees l^xespeot: of whom contributions are made to the Fund remains relatively oonstant during-the., present year, an additional 3,000 or'so would therefore be. received if, for instance, the contribution rates were doubled, which would mean reverting tor:the rates in force prior to 1st Ootobor 1940 * .t Aabostosin Regulations - Insulation Conti-aolT Work on "board ship 7- . On the occasion of- the annual report submitted to the Board a your ago I drew attention to the letter received from the Chief Inspector of Factories by I. W. Roberts Ltd. as to the risk of asbeotosis amongst employees engaged on insulation con tract work on board ship, and reported that a long reply had oaen sent by Turner & Newall Ltd., explaining the.position and pointing out that in fact no aebestosis oases had ooaurrad amongst ft.I.Co.Ltd's oontraot employees. No reply was received from tho Chief Factory Inspector and nothing, further has occurred with regard to this question, Tho fact, however, that sovorol aebostocia cases amongst V/4 Q.Co.Ltd' c and N.I.Co.Ltd*a employees have occurred since last yoar*s report, as mentioned below, requires to bo borne in mind in this connection. W/C.Co.Ltd,, end N.I.Co.ttd. The statistical information now submitted to the Board only rolutos to coses where the negotiations neoeasary after the contd.. I 5 -:? - original making of a olaim-.Mve been oompletftd prior to 31ut Uoptember 1046. Calvin now oloiaa'which have only rooontly boon rooeived ara'iiot, therefore, yot Included in those statistics. They.inoiude two employees of iff.C.Co. Ltd., in whoso oases tha Mdtfloal Board have issued certifi cates that the illness in.-oflo: oase oM'-tl;e. death in the other were duo to asbestosi^. These twp.lfflployotks had 21 and 20 years1 sarvloo as a'foreman and as''a loader respec tively in the Insulation pi|lalon at Washington. In addition, the deaths'of twp-iemployeea, of N.I.Co.Ltd. (father and son) have boon aortifiifjji.by the Medical Board as due to asbostosis and tuberculosis^,and these two claims are r>w under negotiation. The edh' was only 17 yeecre of ace at the date of death and had/bnly been employed by N.I.Co.Ltd. as an apprentice for tYfo.^years. In view of the foot thn* the Faotory Inspector present at the inquoeta on tho tro employees of N.I.Co.Ltd.-w^a.Miss Viokora, who used to bo tho B'aotory inspector inVBoohdale and has therefore previous experience of aebestosis oaBes, it aearns likely that any report she may have made t-QVthe.Home Office may accelerate the revision of the Asbestoeie Regulations, vtoloh wo have ,, for 'some time been expeotihgto oocur. . .* Summary TM(.'JvV -w;C/ . . .. . . Of necessity ihft.v;etatistical infomation submitted to the Board each year is somewhat*substantial In volume, and the following figures nay be'of soma assistance in providing a short summary of the positionfjrithin the Qroup as a whole sinoe 1931:- (1) Number of cases of asbeetCsis since 1931 (of whioh 67#fct,a>: . been settled and 55 are how. outstanding) ; ,, - 'vV^-.. 122 ;"i v* (2) Total compensation paid' . ' since 1931 . .. . 43,537. 6. 7d, (3) Total coot of modi cal ['jT *-*v` examinations sinoe 1931i,, " ' ` 13,232, 7. Od, (4) Cred.it Bulunco now in tho Fund . 11Q49. 0. Od. {3) Average ago of all asbofltopia cases at the date of suspension (to 31st March 1946) "-ii 46f (6) Average length of oorvipe-^t the date of suspension-'^( tp , '. 31st March 1946) . -. ISi year ;x' JOHN L. COLLINS. 19 th l-.rovoi!!or , 1946. -4 Particulars extracted frog the Statistical Sta'carrantsV^na Comments snereon * \ Statement N6.1 - Contributions' - Statement No. 2 - Compensation paid*' " The following table-1'summarises the contributions and compensation, payments made since 1st October 1941: . ` : - Balan-v e of ' ' ` EUnd. after Year to * . Excess "of- deducting 30th' " . * Compensation* Adminiatra- Sept- ` ` * -"over Contri--tire' Ecpenses ember Contributions Compensation'' but ions- of 107 pa ' . . 4l A* 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 ` 2,464 2,655 2,992 3,059 3,044 3,193 3,731 ' 6,022 6,737 7.440 : ' '" * 729- 23,70a - 1,076' ' 22,525 3j030 19,368 3,728 15,552 4;,396 11,049 14,214 Less Final Payments 1 see details below)'- ... \ 27,173 *: . 9,720. 55.- 12,959 9.720 .5.; 2 59..; r ^Frbml'the-'' ab6ver it*'* vHc bia-noted - that, thera- is ' little variation in the .ontrihutions for the year under^ravi as comoaredswith. ths previous year, .but the payments o ooi^pen satioa*at 7\440 are, as in t^e^tw'prsrious years , iTfell'in' exceas'.of* the contributions^ with-,.%he result" that* the-balance of* the fund has- bean reduced during '-the year- 'from* 211,552'-to' 11,049* After deducting-9,720 in respect of final paymants'-cade* during ths last five years as- referrsd to in. detail below, -.the-normal . compensation payments exceed the contributions'*by 5^239- for the* five years to 30th-September 1946* The highar compensation pay-' meets during i-.is past year are largely due. to the faot that since 30th September 1945 there have been*, seven^casas- in; which lump sum settlements*have:'bean*madeh the total- amount*involved being?-3,002 in respect of the following cases - final settlements- having been made after, the deaths of these employees 'sxpept' in- the-, oase* of J. J. GrinshaTrwhosa case has been settled-in hie* lifetime?- * Years- of ' - :`Agy r; 'Se-rvi'CS'. ' -: . _ T.B.A.CQ.Ltd.' . * > J. H. Clegg * 699. 8S: 0 ' - '22' S. Hi Hi si* 307.10 . 0 471 ; - 18- j. W. Lumb .307.1G. 23 . 45' is A. Oddie 307.10. .0 43 18 S. Rossi .309.12'. 0 53- 15t J*. j. Grimshaw*- 763. 0. 0 57. 16 ' . N.I.Co.Ltd. H. Coggan - ' 307.10, 0 46 9 3* CC2, Cm 0 coiiudo 4 4 I t * * r 7 jt a 5 * From Statement. Bo. 3 it, will be noted that during tho year nine aasos wore^'flnally disposed of,- inoludlng the 1 oeven mentioned abovo, In'respeot of the other two oaaea H. Dennison (T. 13. A.Co .Ltd.j -and Oroenamith (J.Tf.R.Ltd;*) -'"to rinal piiymoilts \Vuro Saida,' dfiath hot being due to aabeetoeio. , / * . The following le a euiaaary ^of final lump .-eUn'pay ments made since 1st Ootober 1941:- ' " ' Year ended 30th September T.B.A. Co*Ltd. i-- * T` ltd, m.. > ` N.ivCo*- \ T,A.C. \r: Ltd. Co.Ltd. Total 4 /:,,,ir 1942 1943 1944 1945 194G 920(3) 831(2] 090{3 j 1,024(1) 2,694(6) *&<!') ,u-' ^-'1^594(41 . 1VQ39.W- *'Tbcff'hj -eootrf ir *' >r?si - ^ K-i,l`63(Ty 27107(2/; 308(1) 3.002(7) . 6,367(11!) 1,002(4) iVio8(2)' 1,16371) 9 j720(2) 1 *. n4 '0 iJr.u. -J.-.- UK'l'iftu a The following statement shows the position of*the Fund as allooatod ovor the. various. Companiesr* :.L Gontri- Compen- "butions satlon -- i1 Balanoe" No-irof In ourrent Fund olaims * v- T.a.A.Co.Ltd. Ferodo Ltd. JAY.R.Ltd. N.I,Co.Ltd. W.C.Co.I.td. T.A.C.Co.Ltd. ^ 35*197 26,391 636 ' . 12,305 10,680 , ..li.oie 2,940 -''-4,671 `f'l* 052 '2,274 .J.v'tr3----- - 0,606: 6361,625 1,922 2,619 .*964 ',-'-6'6;o6S 43\537 ' 12,528' 29 - 19 3 hi;' 55 Add C--A.Cc .Ltd. R. A.Co.Ltd. ertefr- 1 .r id*;.. .,(t .-'.i" 76 ` r r : 1 "303 -..T7TTTT-. v*..v ; r '-1BV909 56 Loos Administrative Exp)e<*n}*dcs . r--1. .060. .'' * * i*4 ' Balance of Fund at- 30th .^W^Vfflber'1946. -11^049 55 ` I *, . . i . . The balance ofJtha fund applicable to JLW.R.Ltd. has docreacod from 1,968 at*-~S0th September 1945 to 1,625 at 30th September 19461 Last^pefcr there were 17 outstanding olaine for this Company, but during'the year ended 30th September 1946 three new claim's were suhmittM and' one settled, making. a*.total of 19 outstanding olaine, wi$hs.p balanoe of 1,625 available.:: v* l'- ' ' Tho general quBStion of tho strength of the Fund QQd the, rate of contributionev'tlioreto is raised earlier in thia report for consideration by,'MA` :Board. Statement No.3 - Analysis of* ataima submitted It will he noted from this statement that during the year four new cases nave^jfrlBen and particulars thereof' are given below:- ` ' uontd* v * * 6 J,W.R,Ltd. - Age Service years T. `Kendravr (NO.119t M. J. Ritchie (No.120) W.. H. Jaggsr (No.121) . 39 50 41/- - 20 19 27 C. Co .Ltd. > G; F. James (No. 122.) ' 46 ' 13 . - 'rO, - The above cases have all been certified \ tially disabled, and it will be noted that in all instances tile claimants have had long periods of service up to the data of. certification. The above cases now bring the total nunber-'of claims to date to 122 spread over-a period of. 15 years, * Statement* No,4 - Medical Coets* * The following* is arsusmuary of tha-nuaber of^exam inations and. costa thereof since 1st October 1941:- Tear ended 50th September . Number- or ' f^ra.m-inations s, d. X942 1943 . 1944 1945- 1946- - " ' *L,62T.I 78S ** * 1,383 852 - 1,243 1,294. 5, 0 578,15.. 6 1,317. 2. 6 715-.12. 6- . 1,016,17-. From the^above it will be seen that tiia: number- of eiaminatioES'icarried out: durin^tha past year has .increased, in ccmparisen wiTtrth'e previous yearbut it is understood that the Medical BOerd/ds :atill;-conaidsrablya in arrear with its examina- < " tions. ' .............." ' ' . .. The total cost to date of 'examinations and theissue'of disablement and death certificates is 13,232. 7. Qd., . . covering a period of 15 years from let October 1931. . Statement No,5. - Statement of Claims made* by workpeople. ?.-}-.Tvv ' : ~ ;--~ .. gull infoisatio'it^'ia`-sh'rtr iirStateiasat' No-.^-in- respect of each individual oaso, divided, between current and completed claims-,, and thA subrtotala.-from, thi.a- statement line up with the summary of olsl aid, and . compensation paidg,sh.a>ai on .-.i: Statement- following,...-tab!a-'- which, summarises the claims erpari^ca of/tha-.-ind^ddi^I'Gompaniss year by. year;.since.-the inception, of^tha-Sohema,.-he q-f intereatir. :*.*i. \ . . v.M.'*,. ..-c / contd.'. i\ * 5 I -v, U3 i tf) fl o w'Jfc " w ^ ^ #o o II 'll :3>:$J w <y H *1 fc'fi S3 <v ' w 5 3'} 8& a -Oi oc-w .rtQfT; .---i^S'.Si. f-/- Hon %. ; 10 .< ,S r^El ^p u h IS,cHi -U *J g3 MNd rOfRHt Sp3 V. T+OPl' <00-0 V-. ? ' jafVi u a +^-j S'1 s USQ U >. O g O J3 O < MEO`* JS 4O-t * I! O H") CSJ a := 8 toOr--O -Osr-4 ' (4 ss i * r v,;i oH <? V**-* 3 *3* 3 is 2 *l>JUp tA.# t-.i.*3*.4 8 *O**o*-4. i g: 8Ai Ho< ts IB f4 s-/ a 58 .KtSS^ *?v&. -y. TURNEH At-Kfe*AlL LDilTED 'Statement He." -- ASHE8TO0IS SCHOffi ; , % ** Analysis of Claims submitted f.rC^ft`Ll*et Ootober.Wsi to 30tb September 1944' % ^ -4 -9 + ^^Aii-yoar- * 1 , ' .Posmon Qt CUUm to date Company T.B.A.Co.Ltd. ii. "I^rttally dionbled Totally diaabled Ihtai casos not proviouely cortlflod Claims mods but liability * not established ) J.W.H.Ltd. Partially disabled Totally diseblod Petal casoa not prerloualy certified W.C.Co ltd. j Partially disabled .Totally disabled . 1,1.Co.Ltd. Partially disabled Totally disabled i' T.'A.C. Co-Ltd. Partially disabled Totally dioablod Total NowW&a ' m: 'M' %j \ ' : . i*\ '* H 1 '.4^1 '3^1 ^ Settled ^Submitted. , Settled;-- Dirtatandl: tj * an- V-: " te*/ ! 5 l .l. 1 i A. i >JdT ; 47 : 18 k :< - fl ; 'l ! 18 18 . 0 P >.-r .vtv 4 * ' "4 _ r. - - ..* . 75 \ . . . , ~44 -?9 i 23 :. 9 .t e 17 . 7. .> i ---j * .i .i 1: .. -i ' 1 ` 1 ' . 33 ` 14 ' '7' 1 . ~i 41 l _1 . . . 15 .2 `.j 3 -- jZ : .0 . Uv i 1 .9, 2 Z 4 2 2 4:!I. , '1: ... 4' _1 5 122 .. A '-- 1 . . n. , . . 7 *4 ' Summary * All Companies . . ... .... 1 Tb'is year Position cf Clai.-a to iote' '..: i New Cases Settled Submitted Settled Outetandi Partially disabled Totally disabled Fatal casea not previously certified k Claims made but liability w not established 4 . VrtST"- . ft' Z 1 80 31 7 ` 4 Z't ` 29 7 4 K | 1- V* Vy-f ' ;4 jw.: 9 . 122 . ..... . G7 .'yiV g oy Statement No.4] ** j >j. TURNER KMAU, LDinXD . The Silicosis and Asbestosia -.if fidioal Arraaffeaanta) 2ohoe,' l931to ir*9 * . ' Vij^3iw|'/-' /*... '..-*0 * . -- Statement of Medloal Costs -r$wg3Lat October 1831 ..to 30th S*pt aU. ;1946 --7 A ... V t1. .iv. T. B.A.Co.J-td. fixaHoatione - Initial . formic ' X-Rny : . Subtotal Examinations . Halo 140 21?? 61 400 ' Certificates - Disablement Death ; Total - T.B.A.Co.Ltd. **C : J.HTR,Ud. ' Einatratlona - Initial s Poriodic ,iv X-Ray V Special Fees Sub-total LxnnlPatlona ` Certificates - Disablement Death Total - J.H.R.Ltd. ' ,*i~ ' Ferodo Ltd. Fiftisi nations - Initial . : - Periodic X-Rny . 13 57 IB 34 1 4 2 Total - Teredo Ltd. 7 . K.C.CO.Ltd. Examinations - Initial "! . Periodic ,y X-Ray Special Toes Sub-total Eraninaticiis , Certificates - Disablement Death ! Total' - TT.C.Co.Ltd. * N. I. CO'.Ltd. Srwminw tlonfl - initial . Periodic 1 Sub-iotel Examinetlens Certificates - Disablement 3 0 3 14 Total - N. I.Co.Ltd. -ifijs year"' ^.xtbUrto data -i recall "V'HSb'rt^'6 0t` m' `"I ffe xrvw. 4^<****JHI i+Ki&i. sm M- i-gku e .. i 133 ' Wtt- -wirfr^o - 914. 0,-t 201 4644,^:6 3,670 3llT3 .0,743 6,799.19. ( e?" >*"88 -138;U.; 0 3V 969. a. < 361a 047 * 69?^ O^VO 0^833 4, M2 lQ#Dt 8,673.10. < ?& e fa .. 4. 39 > ea : Hit 13 M; a :~Tr 0, O-l 0 e97, o!. c 1. 1 17. e; 0 137.15; 0 48.15V 3 0. 6. 0 . >.14 .;;-.112. 0.' i \7 : V\70,< Or, i a,9w.io.` ' ilia*;-?' j 04 434 fr.n A38 m* 1. < 651 . .,810 .1,461 ;;:k,4t26. 2. < 199, :r:117 / ; jvAOd. E. 4 19.17. 1 140 34 10* 6^ 0 1,054 1,361 2,416 ,131. 3. < .?[ 7 66, 0, i ;..T;Wil*.*"' I-' 0%. i ..5 ;&v!4 .. 1 2 10. 5; 6 *: " i- h< fit 0 3.15; 0 3. 31 0 . C r tSO.,,0. ( 2.237V 3*; t :t> a.v-.-vj-. , ,, .... 1 Z - t3 17 . ^ 1 3. C 4 4 6*. 6- / H; 5% 11 * 3 4 7 6; 0 1. lBl. 0 is. 1; 0 22 -'02 144 W.j,. i% 3 4,14i 0 18 11 H&\ .1 >.; 3.13;i 6 244 '* j1 - . 23.13; 6 ( j i 5 KivJ j 4 9 j ;:.vi 2 4 " 23. 7<-i v V . :.-> ' 84 ' 136 :^*;49;i5;.( 303 ' -'462 iff 431V- 6. ( 'If : 1.SJ6 -vfiCSiT 2.'< - 4.11. t 403 653 540.16, < . *-l /j 8-.0/C -D^/sov-O; ( ;I*,66S,15. i - i-i: 5 4 9 ^ilTTHTn .-, .4 , , 32..0. r ^iC r:'3A.14. ( ' T; A,C.CO.Ltd. Examinations - Initial * Periodic X-Ray Sub-total Examinatlono 35 a 43 12.18, 0 *27 184 oil . ir.-:.i3. : 67 ic . *.? 82 77.1a; 0 r'1 OQ9 190 l.CPn 1,0"^. 1. 5 5 >.. 6 7.1?. 3 69 1 o 5.40. 3. * 107 23 -130: 93.13. 6 375 1.5CC- 1,304,17. t 1 Certificates - Disablement 3 4. 0. * ' Total.- T.A_C,Co.ltd. 9a.13; 3 .1',406.17. t r* T-r.v- 1 .. - ' Cfe-and'^Total Examinations - Initial 206 *5* iso- raw- :ii3.io-; 0 2,621 1,850 4,471 .1,339. 6. i '.V- Periodic 413 316 738 391.12i 0 3,295 4,481 o9;773 8iT39jlfii < X-Ray . 89 40 SOj9- 203. 3; 6 : 701 368 1*059 .'i;866iiffi`T< ` Special Fees ;>4- 3. 3. 0 * . / . .... `rC4n29i*^ Sub-total Zxar.ioations 703 635 1,243 1,016.17, 6 a, 617 6,689 5,306 12,760.:7*^ Certificates - Disablement :.r^ 9 :.>-v'3.^.Vl Death I'C&'f i 20. 0. 0 . -v r -C..J54 840; .p.;4 . Total* \ 1,036.17. 6 '/: t/v. I 13,23.:7i?i ... \_i.xJT 2gw '*.# jr?p *4 Ha pa<'**" D * o N O ?4 r. C Ci C C_ O c. 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