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L-622 Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. MINUTES OP MEETING LABELS AND PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION COMMITTEE September 20-21, 1967 American Cyanamid Conference Room New York, New York ********************* gneS^Present I j. Masek, Chairman ^ p. philpitt. Vice Chairman ^ Burnette U. Dernehl j! H- Dewey I. K. Dixon j, t. Fuess - ... j, j. Gormally L4. W. Hammond J. Hogan 5. g. MacKellar H. H. McIntyre Charles O'Connor (for A. C. Diliberto) C. B. Shaffer A. tf. Sheldon S. R. Sido r. D. Sparre A. G. Troup I, E. Wendt I. G. White C. w. Smith, Board Liaison It. M. Hoover, Secretary Diamond Alkali Company Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. General Aniline & Film Corp. Union Carbide Corporation Commercial Solvents Corp.. Celanese Corporation Distillation Products Industries Pennsalt Chemicals Corp. Enjay Chemical Company Allied Chemical Corporation FMC Corporation The Dow Chemical Company Stauffer Chemical Company American Cyanamid Company M&T Chemicals Inc. Monsanto Company E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. J. T. Baker Chemical Company American Potash & Chemical Corp. Shell Chemical Company Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. MCA Staff guests Present A. Birnbaura T. E. Blumer c- P. Brush ** B. Lore H. Meyer A. Mooney ^rek Richardson Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. The Matheson Co. Koppers Company E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Enjay Chemical Company FMC Corporation Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. L j Absent piliberto French Stauffer Chemical Company Mallinckrodt Chemical Works ******************** fifnutes of the Last Meeting 1- jjo action was taken with respect to changes or additions to the ,,inote3 of fche May 9-10 1967 meeting. Membership 2* -- The committee welcomed C. W. Smith of Olin Mathieson Chemical ^jporation as the new Board Liaison member, together with his alternate Richardson. It also voted unanimously to recommend to the MCA jgacd of Directors that David Brown of Mallinckrodt Chemical Works be appointed a member of the committee. j. a. Mooney, who has recently retired from PMC Corporation, and c> i, French of Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, who has submitted his resignation from the committee due to a change in responsibilities, vere honored at a committee luncheon at the Princeton Club on September 21. Dr. Prench could not be present on this occasion. 3. Rules of Organization and Procedure The committee voted by a count of 16 to 1 to recommend adoption of the LAPI "Organization, Purpose, and Procedure** draft as submitted September 7 by Mr. Puess. i i 4. Manual Revision Following an extensive discussion, the committee voted by a 15 to 3 count to adopt the seven tables as set forth in' the forth in the fourth revision of "Systematic Preparation of Precautionary Labeling" 4s a replacement for Table I in the next edition of the manual, subject to review by the Manual Revision Subcommittee. The subcommittee Wis directed to make the review. So as to assist the subcommittee in its review, the chairman urged :orwnittee members to said in their comments as soon as possible to k* Troup. L-624 Tlie chairman appointed a task group consisting of Messrs. Philpitt j^an), Shaffer, and White to consider the suggestions made at (cft ggptember 20-21 meeting relating to possible LAPI Committee ^,vity in the area of environmental health, and to report to iC jiasek two weeks in advance of the November 16 meeting of EHAC. r.-iaison with MCA Inter-Committee Task Group on Transportation Hazards information It was voted 10 to 1 to convey to THI that the LAPI Committee is sympathy with THI efforts*, and that the LAPI Committee recommends Jjiat THI continue to explore the method outlined in the recent report its implementation Subcommittee to come up with a definitive plan, 7 T.iaison with MCA Safety and Fire Protection Committee The committee voted 10 to 4 against concurring in the action of gfpC in its vote to discontinue labels in safety data sheets. It then authorized the chairman to make a presentation in support of continuing labels in safety data sheets at the October 5 SFPC meeting. A motion to approve the safety data sheet labels for Sodium Cyanide and for Sodium Cyanide Solution as submitted in Mr. Sparre"s letter of August 1 was carried by 16 yes votes, with the incorporation of the suggestions made by the committee as summarized by Mr. Sparre, and with a revised spillage statement for the Sodium Cyanide label which now reads "Treat spillage with strong calcium hypochlorite solution and flush to sewer"Mr. Sparre agreed to work in the changes voted upon. By a count of 11 to 7, the committee voted to adopt the present label pattern for the Nitrobenzene safety data sheet label. It then voted on individual elements of the label, which was developed according to this pattern by Mr. Sparre, using the label draft pre sented in his letter of September 18 as the reference. The resulting approved label reads as follows: NITROBENZENE anger: EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS LIQUID AND VAPOR RAPIDLY ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN Sefore using read MCA Chemical Safety Data Sheet SD-21 Oo not get in eyes, on skin, on clothing. L-625 | breathe vapor. ] 0 only with adequate ventilation, X Pe I case of fire use water as fog or spray, ItlaK up spill or leak with sand or earth, O POISON O XX Call a Physician I First Aid ! i case of contact, immediately remove all contaminated clothing, ! ^including shoes, and wash skin with soap and plenty of water, por eyes, flush with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Wash clothing before re-use. Discard contaminated shoes, i j rf swallowed, induce vomiting by giving a tablespoonful of salt in a glass of warm water and repeat until vomit fluid is clear. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person. It inhaled, remove patient to-fresh air and-start oxygen inhalation through suitable equipment, note to Physicians s Absorption of this product into the body leads to the formation of methemoglobin which, in sufficient concentration, causes cyanosis. Since reversion of methemoglobin to hemoglobin occurs spontaneously after termination of exposure, moderate degrees of cyanosis need be treated only by supportive measures such as bed j test and oxygen inhalation. Thorough cleansing of the entire con taminated area of the body including scalp and nails is of utmost importance. If cyanosis is severe, intravenous injection of methylene blue, 1 mg/kg of body weight, may be of value. Mr, Sparre said he would assist with the specification of type faces, type sizes, spacing, etc, so that the display for both the Sodium Cyanide and the Nitrobenzene labels in the two safety data sheets will follow existing practice. The chairman urged committee members to send in to him as soon as possible any comments they may have regarding the proposed safety data sheet labels for Methyl Bromide and Caustic Soda attached to h. H, hcintyre's letter of September 8, i \ ) j L--626 liaison with USA Standards institute The committee voted 13 to 1 to recommend to MCA that it take tever steps are necessary to become the sponsor of the proposed wna' project having to do with the labeling of hazardous materials. IS*sl jjie committee also voted 11 to 0 to recommend to MCA that it seek ggentation on the USASI project committee for the proposed project afety Requirements for Epoxy Resins". j nther Liaison Activity a. Inter-Industry Advisory Committee on Product information Mr. Hogan reported that there has been no meeting of this committee since the last LAPI Committee meeting, and that none is scheduled for ,he remainder of this year. b. CSMA - Mr. Hogan reported that CSMA is still closely following regulations under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act as well as pjC and Commerce Department actions in this area, and that CSMA interest in EECC activities continues. Mr. Sparre reported that the antifreeze and Cooling Systems Committee has voted on an antifreeze "containing arsenic, and that this Atfill be discussed with FDA with the hope that it will be accepted. The same committee has approved a aodel antifreeze law which will be discussed with control officials in November. c. NFPA - Mr. McIntyre reported that there has not been much NFPA activity in areas of interest to the LAPI Committee since its last meeting. d. AAPCO - Mr. Sparrereported that he will continue to serve as ICA representative on the Tolerances and States Relations Committees. e. Industry Committee on- Weights and Measures - Mr. Sparre re ported that the position paper filed with FDA and FTC re FPLA regulations had good effect. f. NPVLA - Mr. Sparre reported on the Virginia ruling re articles treated with economic poisons, which said that such articles would not be considered economic poisons provided claims are limited to protection of the articles themselves. g. HIAA - Mr. Hogan reported briefly on the September S HIAA 6eting at which solvent inhalation matters were discussed. L-627 jxaxt Meeting fiie next meeting of the full committee was set for November 15, in New York. i 0Ltste j ptober 4, 1967 Morgan M. Hoover, Secretary