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J ASBESTOS TEXTILE INSTITUTE Page -1- Minutes - GENERAL MEETING - February t, 1971 In. attendance: The RED CARPET INN# Charlotte# H.C. a:;eric&n asbestos textile corp. 77L\ Curia century Vm. Haas leant H.H. Valter CAEIICCE ETC. XTc~^ Ivusmulc W.F. Brainerd JOSTS-MANVTLIB CORPORATION 3.2/Broun E.A. Roberts *E.A. Sahuman C.L. Sheckler ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED dj.F.a* Brian F.E. Leclerc BELL ASBESTOS MINES LIMITED vai.J'.w. iifin'ch- Walter E. Smith LAKE AS3SST0S OF QUP33C LTD. C'.E.";icle^i:an TURNER BROS. ASBESTOS CO..LTD. W.k. Packman H.J, Corson H.S. PORTER COMPANY. PTC. L.E. Moody UNIBOYAL. PTC. E.A. Morris ,, D.E. Childers R. C. Hunt *" J.W. Eeherd H.M. Willingham ~ E.C. Bratt Dr. J.H. WolTsie -- J.D. HcCluer (Retired) S. J. Peele# Jr. V'V: T. H. Newby O NICOLET INDUSTRIES,ETC. L.F. Dieringer (Guest) '. 3o. Griswold,Jr. t. E.W. Russell CADWALADER.VICESRS5AM & TAFT E.C. Roosevelt (Legal Cour.s l'V! RAI3SST0 S -MANHATTAN. BTC. k.Q,. Soowcrort ASBESTOS TEXTILE "INSTITUTE t; J.W. Hawkins Dr* J.L. Goodman E.E. Sunbury (Secretary)- O' J.W. Franpton (Guest h Minutes **< 1. President Moody called the meeting to order at 1&5 P.H. ^ 2. Those present were aslced to stand and give their name company^" - 3* President Moody aslced that a moment of prayer be observed in araory of Ralph B. Smith who passed away on January 21, 1971 at his home In North Charleston,S.C. Hr.Smith had attended A.T.I. meetings regularly for nearly twenty years, and served as Chairman of our Air Eygiene & Mfg. Committee during I960 and 1961. U-* The minutes of the last meeting were presented for reading. On motion by Hr.E.A. Schuman, seconded by fir. Roberts, it was voted to omit the reading of same. -\-^TooS--9-2---- HIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF >PG INDUSTRIES. INC. DID NOV CO\AE FROM rS FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED IY PPG INDUSTRIES. INC. 6336 Miaut s - GENERAL MEETING - continued: ,Page -2,- l7/ 5* Treasurer flhsmuk presented the Financial Report. Dr.J.H. Wolfsie moved that It he accepted, motion seconded by Mr.P.S.Lederc, and s voted unanimously. A copy of the report is attached. 6. President Moody referred to the "History of the Asbestos Textile Industry in the United States" by J.A. Bettes,Jr., now appearing serially in the ASBESTOS Magazine, and said that the Secretary had been instructed to write Ilr. Bettes a letter of commendation on behalf of the Institute and its members. Mr. Bettes, an active member of tae Institute for approximately twenty-four years, served as the President of A.T.I. in 1957 and 1958. Upon retirement from Rayb stos Manhattan,Inc. several years ago M*. Bettes began hi3 self-impos d task of collecting information for his "History of the Asbestos Textile Industry in the USA.", and it has required countless hours end voluminous' correspondence to prepare the "Eistory" for publication The Institute appreciates the fine contribution that Mr. Bettes has made to the asbestos textile industry, and eongrafculatea him on doing an exceptionally fine job! Also, the ASBESTOS Magazine is to be eormiended for making the "History" avai3.able to its readers! Mr. Bettes address is:- John A. Bettes,Jr.,3100 So.Ocean Blvd.,#6l8, c*. ^ Delray Beach, Fla. 33^1 Ml, and we are sure that he would welcome " L-U comments from readers of the "History". 1 zd. J--- Li-- 7. President Moody announced the election of Mr. N.D. Brown to the Board of Governors, replacing Mr.S.a. Schunan of Johns-Manville; .3 dd di als o the election to the Board of Mr. J.V. Christenbury, replacing cl, Mr. J.L. Rainey of American Asbestoa Textile Corp. Mr. Schunan 'ZZ>^ resigned because of a realignment of his company responsibilities, CD and Mr. Rainey's resignation was due to increasingly heavy duties OV * since his election to President of his company in June, 1970. O^ 8. The Legal Counsel Report was given by Attorney H.C. Roosevelt, of Cadwalader, V/ickersham Is Taft, NYC. A resume' is attached. 9. The Fibre Producer's Report was given by Hr. Wn. J.V/. Smith, Vi e President b. General Sales Manager of 3ELL ASBESTOS HINES LIMITED. Mr. Smith began hla remarks by saying that it waa the opinion of th producers that the fibre situation should be exposed as frequently as A.T.I. meets, and proceeded to discuss the situation relative to the various grades of fibre, beginning with the shorter grades: V:' ^ r"' ; l > O C. 21 2 Group 7 fibres In the shorter classifications are fairly ample, but the longer Group 7*3 are in tighter supply. Group 6 fibres - a very specific shortage.(Used in Brake Linings,etc) Group 5 fibres - Premium classifications are "tight". Group It. fibres - fairly well In balance (Used In asb.-cement products) Group 3 fibres - Used in textiles. A year ago a shortage existed, but now the high magnetic iron fibres as produced in Eastern Canadian mines are in good supply. By contrast, the low magnetic iron Group 3 fibres, as produced on the West Coast of Canada, continue to be critically short . The unusually severe winter has crippled product ion at Cassiar. Situation may improve somewhat by June, but supply will still be short. In regard to Rhodesian fibre tb.e env^rvo has b n m st effective, both in the U.3.A. and Canada. It is a critical THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM IT'S FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. I BB 0022926 I 8337 THIS DOCUMENT WAS NOT A RECORD OF PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. DID NOT COME FROM 'rrs FILES AND CANNOT BE AUTHENTICATED BY PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. Minutes - G3TERAL MEETING - continued: Page -3' situation for asbestos textile manufacturers in the XT.S.A. because there is no alternative low iron fibre except Cassiar. The H.S, Gov ernment has a sizeable stockpile of low iron fibre but apparently is not willing to release any of it. 10. Committee Reports were given by the respective Chairmen: Air Eygiene t Hfg. Committee - H.M. Willingham,Cfcn. Technical Committee - J.W. Hawkins (Acting chairman) Asbestos Advisory Committee - E.A. Harris, Cm. Fiber Testing Committee - D.E. Childers, Chm. Their reports are attached to these minutes. 11. Dr. J.L, Goodman, North Charleston,S.C., associated with Raybest- os Manhattan, Inc., speaking as a member of the A.T.I. Environmental O GO Health Committee, reported that he had attended a seminar on Asbest os in, arranged by Dr. Irving J. Selikoff, that was held on June 15- o 18, 1970 at the >lt. Sinai School of Medicine, Hew York City. Said that he was surprised to find a goodly number of representatives of labor in attendance. Dr. Selikoff *s staff members presented the C5 Q_ program, which turned out to be a diatribe against industry. At the Q_ opening of the meeting it was announced that spraying of steel frame- work with asbestos fiber, in new buildings under construction, had O ^ bean discontinued in Hew York State. Dr. Goodman was critical of oO Dr. Selikoff's presentation and accusations against industry. When questions were directed to various (staff) speakers Dr. Selikoff spoks up to answer the question - sometimes quite rudely! 2 lzj The second day of the Seminar was devoted to mesothelioma, whl h Dr. Goodman said was a very controversial and debatable form of o cancer (as to cause). He does not agree with many of Dr. Selikoff'a iii statements and/or conclusions on this subject. Dr. Goodman feels that Dr. Selikoff is a "dangerous" man, and F-- F-- oo the asbestos industry is going to have to learn how to combat his tactical We cannot, and should not, take Dr* Selikoff lightly as he' has the facilities for getting his version of the "facts" widely ' distributed, and the only way he can be rebutted is by being faced with the overwhelming weight of objective scientific and factual data. When asked if something could be done thru the American Ksdlcal Association (to control Dr. Selikoff) Dr. Goodman expressed doubt. There is a grievance committee of the AHA hut it was very difficult to get it to act. Thought that perhaps pressure on the Ht. Sinai School of Medicine might be effective. In regard to mesothelioma Hr. !Aa.J.W. Smith asked if Dr. Selikoff differentiated between Crocidolite and Chrysotile fibre. Dr.Goodman said that Dr. Selikoff inferred that- Chrysotile was suspect ^__ .______ as Crocidolite. "bb'0022927 \ Following Dr. Goodman's report. Hr. C.L, Sheckler, Chairman or A.T.I. 's Environmental Health Committee, commented that Dr. Selikoff was going to be around indefinitely and we might as well resign ourselves to that fact, even though Selikoff might he prone to deal with "half-truths". I Mr. Sheckler mentioned th excellent promotional-type English film entitled "WHY ASBESTOS" that was shown to members the previous evening, and said thsre is now an Asbestos Information Association of North America. Members of this new association are some of the 8338 Minutes - GENERAL MEETING - continued: Page -Iv leading manufacturers of asbestos products in the G.S.A. Ho further information was given regarding the new association. Mr. Sheckler then discussed the new Federal rtOccupational Safety & Eealth Act of 1970" (FL91-596) that will become effective on April 28, 1971, saying that Industry and its customers can well face new exposure to penalties after the law becomes effective. Outlined some of the penalties, and discussed standards under the new law. For exampleK the present standard for noise is 90. decibels maximum, and he doubts that any textile plant can show such a low noise level. Tinder the new law the government Inspectors will have free access to plants and records. An employee or employee group may request the government to make inspection at any time. The employer is re quired to post conditions that exceed standards. All penalties are to be final unless contested within 15 days. In regard to medical Cc health research Ilr. Shecklsr said that a "national Institute of Safety & Health" has been (or will be) aet up within the framework of the Health, Education and Uelfare Department. Dr. L.J. Cralley's group will be part of it. Concluding hia remarks ..r. Sheckler said that warning labels on products were now voluntary but probably will became mandatory at acme future date. Thinks that our industry must give serious C^\ consideration to the use of warning labels on asbestos products. Mentioned that Common Law product liability suits are proliferating ~ In the Thermal Insulation Industry. Date that label use began could Lr; ' indicate whether a manufacturer had been negligent,if law suit arls q^-- rtw. i fp , 12. Locations for A.T.I. Meetings in 1971 were announced:- June 9-10, 1971 - Cherry Hill Inn, Cherry Hill,H.J. October 6-S, 1971 - Savannah Inn & Country Club,Savannah,Ga. ~ r: The June meeting schedule will call for arrival Wednesday afternoon^ . or evening, committee meetings Thursday morning, and GENERAL MEETING.'.:'* from 2:00 to lj.:00 F.Ii. on Thursday afternoon. This shortened program^/- will enable most attendees to be back at their respective offices on Friday morning. lv ____ f"~ The October meeting is our ANNUAL MEETING to which company officially O and thair wives, also members * wives are specially invited. The lif meeting schedule in October will suggest arrival on Wednesday aftar- noon or evening, the committee meetings will be on Thursday, and the GENERAL MEETING on Friday morning. 13* There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 3:50pm. Respectfully submitted, |t|i i * v * 8333