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> Industrial Hygiene Digest January, 1965 COMING EVENTS Feb. 1- 3 Feb. 4- 5 Feb. 7- 8 Feb. 8- 10 Feb. 13 -17 Feb. 15 -17 F eb. 17 -19 Feb. 17 .21 Feb. 19 -24 Feb. 22 -26 Feb. 22 .26 International Symposium on Myasthenia Gravis, New York, N. Y. Symposium on Noise in Industry, Institute of Industrial Health, Kettering Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio. Congress on Medical Education, Chicago, 111. Symposium on Unmanned Exploration of the Solar System, Denver, Colo. American Academy of Allergy, Bal Harbour, Florida. American College of Surgeons (sectional meeting) Philadelphia, Pa. American Academy of Occupational Medicine,' Columbus, Ohio. American College of Cardiology, Boston, Mass. American Society of Abdominal Surgeons, New Orleans, La. American Protestant Hospital Association, Chicago, 111. Canadian-American Medical and Dental Ski Assn. , Harbor Springs, Mich. LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS 8 More Funds Needed for Indiana Job Safety. Declaring that the State of Indiana is falling down on its.job safety program because of understaffing. State Labor Commissioner Hobert P. Butler has asked for an increase in funds for the 1965-1967 biennium to increase his staff from 36 to 74. Butler said the most troublesome field for on-the-job accidents is in retail outlets such as supermarkets and dress shops where many women and children work. It was reported by Butler's staff that there were 1,564 lost-time accidents in one month alone, including 14 broken backs, 36 broken legs, 10 broken hips, 2 amputated legs, 64 amputated fingers, 22 broken arms and 328 back injuries. There were 187 accidents in retail trades reported and 70% of injuries were at locations employing less than 300 persons. Butler said that although large employers have reduced accidents to a major extent through safety training and supervision, the small employers and retailers in particular need state help. He said the state has only two inspectors and a director in the Women's and Children's Division to inspect retail establishments. -- J. Am.Soc. Safety Eng. 9, 10 (Nov. 1964) 9 ESI Lr------ U Program for Air Pollution Control. An ambitious legislative program for air pollution control is being readied for the next Congress by Senator Muskie's subcommittee on air and water pollution. Proposals which the committee hopes to push through Congress next year include a minimum national standard limiting exhaust emissions from gasoline-powered motor vehicles, national criteria for allowable ex haust emissions from diesel-powered vehicles, a program of grants for construction of community solid waste disposal facilities, and establishment within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) of a federal air pollution control laboratory to do research on air pollution problems. The committee also wants HEW to draft model state laws to encourage uniform control of pollution in interstate "air sheds." -- Chem. Eng. News 42, 21 (Dec. 7,1964) 03121770 3.