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PLAINTIFFS * EXHIBIT I WV-05652 DrMINUTES THE IQt MEETING Of THE OUESCC ASBESTOS NtNXNC ASSOCIATION HELD ON KOKD*y, APRIL IDth, 1967, AT TWC CHATCAQ fftQWTfNAC. QtirflEC CITY. DUE. Preaentr heaara. w.m. Ougntrea K. V. Unde 11 J. A, del n ft. j. P.A. r, o. Merrill Reyer S$ th r. doioue L. Piuie I.C. Ca-p&sil 0. Poirier ft. Oodds-Hepron h. Pros &J.H. fester P.H. fiiordc J.ft.ff. Hutcheson C. Robinson A, 1. , Oann* ) T< rSf* P.A. rilteau n. <<-*>* 'K*l tHft >BU> -f *ha aH AA held an February the 2nd, 196? at the Sar&adqa Hilton, ti.i. Mir adopted a aubn.it ted fey the Secretary and General Man ager. Technt el Cowtttee A meeting or* tne uomsuvtee maa nw.fl ssP April -th# -ath, ano the Chairman of the Committee reported on the work in prog ress, ss fciIs&ss a) uii Aoaorption auo-committee - a eecono kounoKooin tear he* been undertaken but not completed due to delay In delivery of SC-?Q vehicle. ere e>pected. Results within S% deviation* b) fibre Strength Unit Sub-Coeeitte# - It ie recommended that e new AounflRobin be conducted to eveluate the ieprovements obtained in uniformity of procedure end eqgip- WV-05652 reent, (Ms work to ta carried out unoar the auspice* of the Technical Ce-r-lttee and *itn the agreee"t e* the Uniform. Classification ano Gracing Committee. c) A.s,,*r, * m *j O-'Sn - 7ntt<va proeaQuraa have been circulates? covering the com&insdeir permeability method end the ro-tap test. A procedure for the T 6 K vertical Wet Classifier nos else been preosred ir A.S.r.r. forms*. d) ft.5.T.*. Co*^itte, 0-15 Svb-Co^mitte* A-* egnfttic Rating - i f Accln is planned to evaluate the T A K Magnetic fiatlno A^aiaet and the Vronski Magnetic Saiance ssoaretu*. u.m.m.a, fl-e-roors *na tner inter ested parties will De invitee to participate. a) Unitized Shipments - The sub-coewittee ha* halo 2 Masting* recently st which time a review was wade of packaging e*oene"t5 carried Cut Ov son pf the con. i r <"*> rr* >' j-nna-fKnnvi 13* ' was experimenting with a twenty-ton container. Bailing of fibre is also being tried out; factories suggest' pfte-hjncrec-ton urits. It is to be pointed out, however, that laminated dags uili still ,be ns-i.rssry f<U ?si.tc>r, handling, . f) firs* Sr one**, Ct , !.**** *e n*t<vw tt the last meeting of the Committee and reported on the ,, Research work presently being carried out by the Mines Branch. bnlfcre-Classification and CradinP Cow-lttee in his review tn* Cf.w* rr*ft pfimtae c-t tnav a new repor t fore hae been devslcrr- by i*^e Cirectot e,f the Sherbrooke /3 lab. to include b.u. Cl ass I f i e? 11 or*, if acastefl. Thtf fibre int.-ctcr has atartec his 1967 fibre selection so as to allow sufficient time to carry out a P.v. selection, if sueh is accepted. The Sherbrooke tab. storage room has been converted to cold temperature, because discrepancies have been noticed in testing. The iso, Director --as not permitted to attend the Conference in Cambridge, following hi legueat to do SO. Industrial e tiu >9 me. J.ftHutcheson riccrtsS or. behalf of the Chairman ef the Committee, Hr. J.Q. tby, who was unable at the last minute to attend the meeting. The latter had intended to Bring to the attention of the meeting that, following noti fication received from the kork^en'g Compensation Hoard that tne Merit Hating Hates of our Croup had been changed, the committee planned to visit with officials of the Commission as aeon as It -as *gx J, ii. line -ill, 5 vCO/.KNVitduticf, t,f the C> <oi that the Oust Control L ngxneer, flr. Lecnance would attend the American Industrial Hvcier.e Conference in Chicscc. Expected travel expense >400.00. The General Hanager tabled a letter to tha Honorable Maurice faeiieftore, Minister of Laoagr, wiin respect to the proposed establishment of a Provincial Accident Prevention Hoard, thus repealing articles 110 and 111 of the present act. The r a command ati ah is that the pr*. tier, cf accidents in mines and quarries should regain under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Beacurces, 4 A Other recently proposed amendments to the Workmen's Co-ceng at icf *ct -.ore alsr stresses, specifically tr.et concerning aeticle iCG which would Caen compensable pneumoconioses eo-pliceted with <?r associated with other industrial diseases resulting In a physical incapacity cr death, even after an elapsed time of 5 years after leaving t i>+ r.^iu;. to d.st brscthir.g. It ras prcpcsed that counsel ana the General Manager meet with the minister and the Connissl cners sf the kcrken*s Compensation Soaiu t" '*`?e"s? t^ir ~ex i arpratet i c" and recommend certain limitations. lisS.US i n@ unoimor: was p-eeseu *. w 4ou-*4<> . e) Ksgotiettcns with the Railroads concerning the measure cf mcraase to be aarlied to the Agreed Charge for shi--e~cs tn bt. t** ranee nor--- > wt . *; pa^*r.r,i ), j hwP o#an eor.ciucsC on the fceais ef an across*the-board increase of SC.Cl per 100 lbs. fis deposed ts t** I0> increase flemanoep bv the ftaiifoeds. Tr.e iss::: uyiz-; s err':ccticn tc ts* reraCfia,. PUjirnae* for the eitaclish'-ent of 120,000 lbs. rates to Official Territory in the united states, nave oeen initially turned da---, cn the basis that the Railroads could not swpaly sufficient SC-fcat cars for such oovement. Inasmuch as it is c^r actual practice ta lead 120,005 lbs. <e*cl. spinning fibre) in dO-foot cars, me intend to reopen the Question. /5 c) The ocean freight rates to India* Pakistan, Ceylon, etc. are being increased by 13,50 per tan, or approximately 5%, effective June let. Heretofore there had been no increase if* this trade 19*5. d) The situation with reaped to off-loading asbestos at the docks in London was still soaewhst precarious. Public Relations According to the cneirnen, the brochure for fiisiri&vticn at Cxss he* been coscected and la going to p?ssa this eek. Th* n edition of the Asbestos P.R. booklet has been re written, re-edited and will ba going to prase shortly. it as suggested, however, that the new version anouid oe cir culated to nil ffsabers for final approval before distribution. The place of ore for the fountain at the Asbestos Plaza at txpc in ffcrtreai, has bscn delivered end will ba installs this ssek. a) The Chairman reportec on the Carter Co*iipn, and it es agreed that- any representations sde by the Mss. eieiipn to the federal Covm*nt on this subject should beat be carried out through the auspices of tne *ining Association of Canada. b) The Quebec provincial sales tea has been increased from 6 to 6% end regulations have been lasued mhnrttaf the nsount of poaer conauead by industry for non-productive purpose* heretofore texeo on tne basis of actual /fi consvaption for such non-productive purposes, will now be taxed at a minimum of 10%, end intc*-provincial freight charges which are net taxable will, however. Be taxable in the event that they are invoiced con currently by the supplier with the goods. e) the special federal refundable corporation tea pf 5% has been rescinded affective 31at March 1967, t the sens tlae the temporary reouctxon in certain capital cost Bllca-snsa on property enquired after March 79, 1966, nas else been rescinded. d) Tnre nes bean a further delay by tne Quebec Petal Mining Association in making Joint representations with ue to the Provincial Government on the delsngor Commission eno ths Quebec lining Act, *nxcn nos o***' it-w..*w -1* *7T'"*--" Mr* filteau reported that QMMA is agreeable to stle e Joint submission et some mutually convenient date in the month of ray. , Occupational and Environmenta1 Meelth Co--Ittae OropeeO tty-Uoa oreoarsd by Counsel have been distributed te the members cf the executive Committee for their perueai. Thfi Chir*r. axploinsc thl hi & trying to obtain s* research assistance program from the Scientific tcaaxttea. specificslly a revise end a detailed list of the lmediate efk to be done to answer aecuaatlone from certain quarters," if funda were available, following Or. Pslnsr'e report on hie recent trip to Europe such e progrea is axpaeted to be outwitted by the end of the month of April. /7 Antigua Conference - 2t is proaosed that a second Con ference be held under the eusoices of our Association. f>"'y Loo scientists are to be invited to express their thoughts on the eebestosie incidence end its biological effects. An agenda end e special program era being prepares by the executive Cormitlov. estimated ssst - 950,250. Kstisr seconded snp adopted. Certain *n*ct*rs indicates that customers esre asking about asbestos dust as a health hazard. Where eny company mi sn to reply* it should be merely stated that M* fr nnv dust, care must be taken in handling as bestos. All scientific data should be left out. because still debatable. It sag moved end seconded that a note of sympathy should be addressed tc the family of Or. Vldel uoon his recent death. April 5th. r,.. 4 r< * *ba A masting of the Committee m>&* held an Karen 17. In this eerrr.esUan* the Chairman sishes to resort that the position of nts cossittee cells for a tree interchange of betssen sesber eoessnies. ThaJJossitte* plena to investigate Anta the foi losing dust ibstmrtt poaai hill ties e) Dryer Steek Control. b) electrostatic precipitation. c) Sprinkling and covering of tailing# piles to prevent biosing of dust. f /a *'Ad Hoc" Committee on "Wgtnod of Ragrtlna ^unber qf Cxplovaes joining to report at this time, r<f7 Thw iuc,k acwipt.rs has been saves to the ait# e^d "eeesssry piping is presently being installed for the proper operation of the fountain. Asbestos cenent planters enc seats to oe put in elaev in tine Tar official opening of Cxpo. Soviet Visit - The U.S.5.R. has agreed to the visit of a Canadian hiring delegation Put, movie allot, the delegates is cr.ly -ns eebetto* injp'-n p*trstica, Snovie the legatee of the Asbestos Industry be sponsored or not by Q.A.n.A? This does not meet aith the consensus of the "diTertora and accordingly it is proposed and seconded that format sponsors*! be given by C.A.jr.A. but aitho-t any cost to the Associate. . Car mileage - in reply to a Question by the Treasurer, it atas agreed that b*r Pile** travelled by Association em ployees should be reimbursed at * rats of ten cents per oils. Montreal Office - It ms pointed out that the Secretary in the Rent re el Office he* been -ecu i re d t* *or*< overt !**, hnura cr* many an occfltxon. ftereover, the affects of increased cost of living, brought about by C*co, are felt in more than t I t /9 sr.c s-y. It wnreed that overtime should Be avoided. But that, if necessary* it should be remunerated at the rate of tine and a half. Additional help ia foreseeable for the not too distent future. Special Cuests at coming meetings - It was agreed that Mr. V.C. iansbreugh, Vice-President and executive Ma nager of the fining Association of Canada be invited to the Special Sumner Meeting at the Mansir Richelieu. An invitation should be rorwaroeu u B9iiUaafB o-.U ir+9 T-.* T * ' --r - r~" l""K*n*> following tha next regular (seating of the Association on Ray 29. 1967. Jt is understood that Mr. J. Christie* of Coaster Asbestos Corpcretion receives s stendlnn invitation to all masting* of the Association. (here owi.* . father tuci-cse, terminated. **.<g was formally /