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FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1954 DOC IHF014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Industrial Hygiene Digest Feb - Nov IDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ae FOUNDATION FOUNDATION webbie FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FACTS FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION : 1 - Foundation Facts isa monthly letter issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation Is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions andesbatie Volume 16 an. Animist February 1954 so No. 2 etimchaEIRA IT'S YOURS FOR THE ASKING se Little drops of water little grains of that's what came to mind when a = teens intebhAten we tabulated the little services performed by the Foundation for its members last *_ major ear in addition to Shbee " survey work and research on specific industrial health prob- Me lems, All the requests by mail and phone for bits of technical information and advice mien5 or for literature on specific subjects added up to much more than a puddle or an ant ene anet What is the effect of air pressure jets on the body How can we apply radiant cere at Sicha eat shields to our type of furnace Tell us safe way to clean our tanks What is oe permissible concentration of this new chemical Is cancer caused by this substance - one What can we do about ventilation --about welding fumes What is the t treatment for cyanide poisoning How should we go about setting up executive lth examinations What are the hazards relative to pyrophyllite --mercury vapor | metallizing We need respirator protection against arsine How can we guard fe Inst chromium poisoning What is the physiologic action of barium titanate What Out the colorimetric determination of carbon monoxide in blood How are aging .- oblems going to affect us our machinery = What can we do about human engineering in the design and a a i _ : ooo = Certainly Little problems not These are the questions that save lives and and money These are requests that lead to major improvements to safe work- environments to an awareness of what needs to be done No problem is ever too to merit full attention * ete rs "y L oO - a * oe No record was kept of telephone requests for information in emergency situations whaebun sy executive was puzzled about something and wanted to clear it up im- ediately But scores of such calls handled experbty louyr staff and many hours | : i the telephone in technical professional discussions Many of our local members drop in to talk over industrial health problems and 8 towners make it point to put their agendas a visit to the Foundation's head- irters when coming to Pittsburgh This is the quickest way of getting to the roots of reds More specific requests than 2,000 were received for reprints These and hun- C of others which we felt would be helpful were dispatched RIE TS BR TRE 2A of Evalas Evalas you are not already doing so start helping yourself to the little drops and Make it a information and advice we are eager to give you part of your research staff This is your Foundation H HYGIENE FOUNDATION ; S 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA pom lar AE ea BER ee gH a RR mt ) Mf eeu f es = USTRIAL HYGIENE Be FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION Foundation Facts is a monthly letter Issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of Industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions : March 1954 No. 3 Keeping up with new developments and trends in the field of industrial m health entails voracious reading It means poring over as many as a hundred K publications each month to say nothing of the special reports books and legis- lative and legal proceedings that have to be studied if one is to have a broad and working knowledge to apply to the solution of industrial health problems me e A formidable task It would be if you had to do it yourself But we do At for you and in such a way that your mind isn't cluttered up with the chaff We sort and sift all the literature on the many phases of industrial hygiene health . and medicine And we serve up to you whole kernels of valuable information neatly packaged in fifteen categories for quick selection Of course we are talking about the Industrial Hygiene Digest The magaIne you are holding is your guide to needed reading materials It makes it Possible for you to discover in few minutes pertinent material on industrial ygiene in the current literature and it gives you meaty summary of the conents of each article An abstract is often all the information you require If . ot the reference to the original source enables you to obtain the complete paper the Last year 1229 technical abstracts appeared in the Digest Indicative of current interest in a particular subject is the number of abstracts on that sub- appearing in Digest erning Topping the listin 1953 was industrial dust con- erning which 86 abstracts were published coverinthge whole field of dust problems including silicosis Next highest was radiation with 52 abstracts followed by insecticides with 49. Despite the fact that lead has been the sub- ect of study for many years it received more attention than other single subject ompound and scored 43 abstracts in the Digest ranking just above the ~ ; analytical methods _ . . The Annual Index mailed to members last month is a quick reference - the most important papers on a particular subject Work has begun on a decen- index which will cover more than 000 articles and will be an important ; ddititono your library - Sos the Its working companion the Publication Source List should be kept handy bookshelf too Recently brought up date and distributed to members bulletin lists the names and addresses of some 700 journals from all of material has been abstracted for the Digest over the last five years Stroduction to Source List gives helpful pointers for obtaining reprints Stroduction notostats reports by government agencies and foreign periodicals The associates associates companies pure abregasotolfd . Foundation's member As As one grateful recipient wrote us recently himesmber file copies We hope that you too find them a treasure in helping you what is going on in the field of industrial hygiene and their are keep FOUNDATION S " . HYGIENE HYGIENE FOUNDATION F 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA ae ay FOUNDATION 7 9 yas INDUSTRIAHLYGHIYGEINEENE INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION EFVolume 16 FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FACTS Foundation Facts isa monthly letter issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions April 1954 No. 4 DR WALMER ON INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM 4 Dr. C. Richard Walmer Managing Director of the Foundation has been appointed a member of the Committee on Occupational Health Services an advisory group to the Secretary General of the World Medical Association The Committee will assist in drafting a program on international and occupational health The specific aspect assigned to Dr. Walmer is Preventive Medicine Environmental Hygiene FOUNDATION TRUSTEE AND COMMITTEEMAN HONORED Dr. Anthony J. Lanza a trustee of the Foundation and Dr. Clarence D. Selby member of the Medical Committee were presented citations for distinguished serin the field of industrial health by the American Medical Association Dr. Lanza director of the Institute of Industrial Medicine New York University | Medical Center Dr. Selby is with the School of Public Health University of Michigan men have been outstanding leaders in the industrial health field and have done much to improve health conditions among workers FOUNDATION JOINT SPONSOR OF SEMINAR ON DUST DISEASES A Seminar Series Pulmonary Dust Diseases was held from March 1 through pril 12 at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health which jointly ponsored the lectures withIndustrial Hygiene Foundation Topics for the thirteen sions were Biologic Reaction Dusts Physics of Respirable Dusts Dust as an Hologic Agent Permissible Review of Evidence Sampling and Analysis ; Histopathology of Lung Changes Silicosis the Clinical Entity Siderosis Miners Recognition Pneumoconiosis English lectures Definition of a Dust Disease Problem _ Early and Control The series was set up particularly for industri: al ysicians radiologists and industrial hygienists and was well attended LEGAL COMMITTEE ENLARGED i The Legal Committee has added two new members to its roster They are Theodore Hetzler Jr. of the National Association of Mutual Casualty Companies James J. Regan of The Insurers Association - RESPIRABLE DUSTS CLASSIFICATION AVAILABLE prepared A Classification of Respirable Dusts by Dr. O. A. Sander Chair- man the Foundation's Medical Committee has been reproduced as a membership ervice . ervice Copies are available upon request F 4400 FIFTH AVENUE : PITTSBURGH 13 PA  4 557 2 3 j 4 MEE Set NDUSTRIAL ener HYGIENE FOUNDATION Volume 16 FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION Foundation Facts is a monthly letter issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation FACTS is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions ; FACTS June 1954 No. 6 NEW MEMBERS The following companies have recently affiliated with the Foundation Georgia Kaolin Company Phillips Petroleum Company Western Electrochemical Company DR BRAUN HONORED FOR AUTHORSHIP = Dr. Braun has been elected a member of the American Medical Writers ssociation one of the principal objects of which is to help maintain and advance high andards of medical literature The AMWA was formed in 1940 by a group of medical tors to help correct weaknesses in communications of the medical sciences One the important committees of the Association is the Educational Committee which hall study ways and means of improving medical writing and journalism especially Cooperation with educational institutions foundations and corporations . TECHNICAL PAPERS PRESENTED Papers recently presented by members of the Foundation's staff Developments Instrumentation Instrumentation codore Hatch in the Sampling of Borne Dust given at the Symposium for Industrial Hygiene at the University of Michigan on May 26 by Research Adviser to the Foundation : ; . The AMnagnniutuadle Meeting the ASME Sampling of Errors in Stack Dust " read by W. C. L. Hemeon . held in Pittsburgh June 20-24 . - a at A New Method for Stack Dust Sampling -presented by George F. Haines Jr. the ASME meeting . Se REPRINTS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST fide A Cost Sampler for Measurement fide by J. Deane Sensenbaugh and W. C. L. Central section of the Air Pollution Control published in Air Repair Vol 4 No. 1 May of Low Concentration of Hydrogen Hemeon presented at a meeting of Association on September 24 1953 1954 the W. Variables in Monthly Dust Fall Measurements by J. Deane Sensenbaugh C. Kiety L. Hemeon read at the sixth Annual Meeting of the American Kiety for Testing Materials held from June 28 to July 3 1953 and published in the roceedings of the ASTM Vol 53 1953 INAL . HYGIENE FOUNDATION 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA | BS FOUNDATION STRIAL HYGIENE POUNDATION Foundation is to industrial monthly letter issued concerns concerns holding membership Industrial in Industrial is a Hygiene nonprofit Foundation The Foundation advancement ofasshoecailatthifounl of industries for the working conditions Volume 16 August 1954 No. 8 WALMER ON CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE LANZA MADE PROFESSOR EMERITUS Dr. Anthony J. Industrial medicine Lanza . University-- a Trustee of the Foundatiaonnd a pioneer in the field professor emeritus of New York , from which he is retiring at 1947 he has served as professor He will director of the Medical Center's continue as consultant for the Institute field of industrial medicine and Se > NEW PERSONNEL formerly _ Miss Ethel Tolker been added to the ratory as research assistant One of staff of thethe Foundation's toxicology cimens for microscopic her main duties will be the Byland Byland and microscopic examination Miss Tolker is a graduate ofprtehpearation of tissue was formerly associated with St. Joseph's University of Hospital in Pittsburgh ~~ _ TOXICOLOGICAL COMMITTEE - - APPOINTMENTS Two new Development HDeenvedlroipcmkesnt Development Head Company Services U. S. Public Health Service , Esso Laboratories Standard , Chief Toxicologist Division of Special -- Cincinnati - NEW REPRINT AVAILABLE Reprints Reprints are Nitioning available upon request of a Nitioning of Expired Air of paper on A New Apparatus 25 Brown No. Small Animals by Paul E. Palm and Theodore Hatch published in the Review Kenneth M. 6 576-579 June 1954 of Scientific for the Cook Instruments HYGIENE HYGIENE FOUNDATION H 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA wes aan ee ene i FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION 4 } 2) ; aa HYGIENE NDATION . FACTS FACTS FACTS me 16 November 1954 Foundation Facts is a monthly letter issued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions No. 11 Over 600 leaders in the industries and professions from all parts of the ud States gathered at Mellon Institute Pittsburgh on November 17 and 18 to attend 19th Annual Meeting of Industrial Hygiene Foundation Potential industrial health hazards the manufactures were taken up at the dance at these sessions were as follows as well as the major health problems now technical conferences on the first day . Medical 169 Engineering 117 Toxicological 120 Legal 100 Total attendance at the Conferences was 506 on the second day was 514 and representation at the General The concern of industry over the health and being of its workers was from the theme of the papers presented by representatives of many different categories and by the spirited discussion which followed each session in- At the management session Clifford F. Hood President of United States Steel ration pointed out that the physiologic health of our manpower is equally as im- as the economic health of our nation The fact that the greatest progress in rial hygiene has been achieved in this nation he attributed to the leadership of indus- cited the various programs which exist within the great majority of steel compan- example - . A varied program further emphasized the range of interest and activity in the health welding rehabilitation field The Foundation's membershwiaps alerted to new industrial Mazards which are an outgrowth of advancements in science among them hazards Dise of radioactive materials and of newer _ burning and soldering process- Dise obesity industrial wastes health insurance programs and environment- Defense in industry were among other topics Recent developments in environment- urementsand control and in methods of analysis were presented pects of industrial health were thoroughly treated also - The present A number of excellent exhibits further illustrated activities in the field of Meyer health and medicine Noise in industry was the subject of informative panels Meyer S. Fox and Dr. Paul J. Whitaker onal Manville Corporation depicted onal health and safety programs from employment to retirement The Joint nice on Industrial Ophthalmology of the American Medical Association and the 4 Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology exhibit on eyes in industry the d Schering Corporation was impressive Pennsylvania Railroad's ex- he bystatistics of on employee follow diagnoses made by its medical department i Hygiene Foundation's own exhibit on health in industry showed the tools for industrial health program to the needs of management and the worker NAKENENAKENE FOUNDATION 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA Walmer Text of Foundation Foundation Facts by C. Richard Walmer M.D. Managing Director Industrial Hygiene Foundation presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of Industrial Hygiene Foundation held at Mellon Institute November 18 1954 illuminating illuminating illuminating measure of Industrial Hygiene Foundation's progress found right here in this auditorium The increasing attendance is evidence of the enthusiastic support you and the companies present are giving to the Foundation With such interest it was inevitable Foundation would achieve much in its first 20 years toward making better amental health a reality With a continuation of this interest we look for Monfidently to a greatgreat great great degree degree degree degree degree degree of of success success success success success success success Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos Corporation Limited Comonwealth Commonwealth Commonwealth Sanitation Company = Packwood Packwood 3 =. i } Packwood Manufacturing Company Georgia Kaolin Company Phillips Petroleum Company Radio Corporatioonf America United States Asbestos Division of Barbestos Inc. Western Electrochemical Company Foundation's Foundation's membership to 365 companies having a total than * three million employees Special subscribers to the monthly Digest O publications now include 128 governmental health agencies and other and education institutions Among them are 30 such organizations in 14 - - countries . ooo Almost Foster every industrial category is represented on the Foundation's Foundation's mem- the The staff Foundation is proud to be medium through which which industries unite their efforts in protecting the health of hers immeasurably make this possible through the years has been to * Mellon Mellon Institute We owe a special vote of thanks President Mellon ward R. Weidlein President of Institute and to Dr. W. A. Hamor : Research Weidlein **** of * Research for heir heir encouragement and assistance danSs technical a The members TheThe members ** of of the Foundation's Foundation's the Foundation's technical Board of Trustees and of the technical have also express ** < have also buted buted buted to its its success and we want to express our greatly Ce ation . ation to them also at this time it, During During * of the the * the the pasy tear Foundation's 25 25 environmental environmental surveys or medical medical audits audits took staff into 81 plants In many cases there were roblems roblems such as dust and fume exposures radiant heat and noise C. Richard Walmer - 2 The potential hazard of these environmental contaminants trols were recommended Many of the was determined determined surveys were broader basis aut ting the sincere interest of management in the positive basis Yin ance In cases the aspects of health health many recommendations we were able able to make mali keystone of a successful program for developing and maintaining have have becom the compa human resources resources " resources maintaining : companywith particularly Such studies involving both environmental and for a number of companitehiss year In medical phases , were strict and continuous education of employees in conjunction essential because of the nature of the medical control measures , hazard been evaluated and control measures After exposure recommended a sound outlined by the medical physical program program program Foundation's mediicnadlussttrafyf particular ed especially for that including a physical physical examination This also served as final the effectiveness of the engineering measures- evalua existing range company Another medical study called for recommendations recommendations of a ter and a plan for the progressive development of uous substitution and supplementation was tailored to the facilities through specific needs needs of th ; ; . A system industrial hygiene survey survey was made for company to establish an adequate positive positive health a transportat ed the training of personnel from the protection program This company in carrying on these activities The groundwork was laid this year for planning and organizing a form continuing program for health maintenance of workers workers in all trial association's member the plants of an companies An environmental survey is being provide in each plant which will an inventory inventory of the magnitude of the and during various types of operations exposure permit permit evaluation of the exposures in of potential health hazards The findings will also serve as a findings guide for recom ations of control measures and will be a useful adjunct in developing a coordin medical program associations In addition to the extensive field work carried on in the plants of ment companies the Foundation has been engaged in a number of basic research for of industries Two of these involve major air pollution invesp one for an association of steel companies and the other for a group of petrole industries tuber A third industrial group has commissioned a three program of logical research at the Foundation's toxicological laboratory laboratory and investigation the effects of dust on normal lungs and on the development development of pulmonary culosis are underway | C. Richard Walmer - 3 ed indica . maintemnainmatiennten ecome the mpany's mpany's The evaluation of pulmonary response to a variety of materials and products is being carried on in the toxicology laboratory for a number of other companies companies Along with an increase in the work carried on by the Foundation went an increase in Budget Expenditures to 253,000 We expect to end the year with small excess of Receipts over Expenditures Our total Cash and Securities amount to nearly 175,000 175,000 and we expect to continue paying our way as we go so that this reserve can be used for basic research ions er A major expenditure each year but one that we feel is merited is for the publication of the monthly Digest and the Transactions of the annual meetings and conferences and the reprinting of technical papers by Foundation staff members of which there were 23 so far this year all of which are supplied to members Two important compilations concerning noise in industry have been completed and are now being reproduced for distribution to the membership One a legal analysis of legislation on noise in industry enacted to this time The other is An annotated bibliography which covers more than 3,000 3,000 literature citations on various aspects of noise including instruments and techniques for measuring noise and hearing loss effects of noise and reduction and control of it The activities of the staff during the year have included participation in Numerous scientific programs and meetings of their book : olumes Two noteworthy accomplishments were the authorship of two technical olumes Professor Philip Drinker a member the Foundation's Board and Theodore F. Hatch Research Adviser of the Foundation have completed revision and expansion on Industrial Dusts The new date edition has been released by McGraw - - An impressive page volume Plant and Process Ventilation " by W.C. Hemeon Engineering Director of the Foundation will be released by BO Industrial Press in January 1955 . : - ** ** oie We hope that in the coming year more of you will call upon the Foundation assistance in the solution of your specific industrial health problems undation's undation's members staff has a vast fund of information and experience behind it The and as members of the Foundation you Nur own research personnel datironts you datironts ommunicate Take advantage ommunicate ommunicate with with us when you t t are entitled to consider these specialists Don't wait until a major industrial health of the little services we can perform for need some bit of technical information or as part of problem you as well advice or our offices and laboratories to consult with our staff i. This is your Foundation brought into existence by you and sustained by We welcome the opportunity to be of service to you Industrial Hygiene Digest Index 1954 Anthracosis in smoky city 299 Anthrax bacteria sampling prevention in tanneries 1074 828 Anticholinesterases action of phosphorus poisoning and respiratory failure symposium see also Insecticides Cholinesterase 887 888 63 642 886 Antimony trioxide toxicity ; Antiseptics disinfectants fungicides and sterilization bk.rev 511 | 356 Arsenic hazard in mines poisoning BAL treatment _ and heart disease . Arthritis rheumatoid ray appearances _ . . Artificial respiration see Resuscitation 613 .755 1252 271 : 180 181 ; Atomic bomb attack burns 319 psychological aspects first aid 83 1047 1159 radiologist's role 87 see also Civil defense | Atomic power project health center public health aspects . Autoradiography in radium detection 918 435 . 803 Bacteriological safety 28 BAL therapy cobalt poisoning lead poisoning 617 1252 874 1257 B.aritosis 304 Barium chloride poisoning _ 512 Benzene . data sheet determination in air metabolism poisoning blood coagulation 1271 lymphoid lesions in serum lipase in 768 561 769 1272 1008 767 Asbestos ee ~ dust in lungs 1021 1022 and mic~ pneumoconiosis 550 0 urine 905 warts ~ oe 262 - Asbestosis ; early diagnosis and asbestosis 1299 bodies 73 Atmospheric turbulence studies 934 Benzene hexachloride detection in vegetables determinatioinn air - determination in foods - oo 674 _ 1165 - ~ -1133 hazard in paint 1014 poisoning chronic sensitivity to toxicity 166 536 537 : Benzidine and derivatives determination564 test for hazard 1275 naphthylamines tumors 772