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FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1953 DOC IHF043 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Journal Excerpt Andrew Fletcher - 20 of1953 of1953 953 a job commensurate with his job commensurate physical condition thereby econom- job commensurate with physical condition condition thereby thereby prolonging prolonging econom- years Health education reflected improved education plant improved including employer employer teeism standards outside teeism by certain companies, certain in-plant programs programs reduced companies companies plant teeism than % labor health programs same and turnover almost almost absen- absen- have cut cut diseases diseases half Considered light is obvious obvious good occupational health health program Considered part any management good 800d management program an essential essential industrial don't need essential part disrupting costly program in to spell the effect that absen- savings through reduction absen- absen- Ins Ins - a8 ati ler on att Ine on re as ati ler 7 - DG easily the best. possible working and living conditions their their Twelvn eew members-- Manufacturing Can Manufacturers Institute Inc. Continental Can Company ~ Sugar Beet ~ McLean Products Company Kennecott Copper CorporCaotmipoanny Rem Titanium Inc. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corporation McLain Fire Brick Johnson and JohnsonCompany Ruberoid Company St. Regis Paper Company Increase Increase Budgeted Expenditures to over $250, 000 Excess Excess Receipts Receipts Expenditures of at least $10, Year End Cash Securities of at least $150, 000 000 consultateinognineering addition visits tal tal survey for one of One one of their and several time time research program men well the studies have ing ing made made the Foundation More than 600 special special been been made made Foundation for member about about 400 field field surveys The majority companies companies studies were made extensive industrial Some more studies In specific specific phases problems encountered encountered encountered the specialists specialists chemistry chemistry toxi- toxi- Foundation's made 150 medicine medicine chemistry country But Forty basic research is econom- improved employer ed absenive cut hat a good 3 gram in ect that in absen- for their ation for 18 years evidenced ny 4 vironmen- ' ining of ress be- | ies have majority : made on addition d toxiy But esearch studies have been conducted at the Foundation'sFoundation's laboratories here Institute and more than 125 analytical studies studies have been made at Mellon Mel ros ee rere ey been A number of the projects carried out by the Foundation have on an industry basis so that many companies not directly involved in the research have benefited from them Two hundred eighteen companies and associations have taken advantage of the field services offered by the Found- ation many on a plant basis Many more have presented lems and inquiries by correspondence and hundreds smaller prob- on industrial of requests for literature hygiene are received each year In addition to the dustrial Hygiene Digest which is sent to monthly In- the member nearly 2,000 persons designated by companies technical papers by staff members and transactions of the annual meetings and conferences are also distributed Nearly 300 such publications have been released to date , unchanged The companies which have availedavailed themselves of the services offere by the Foundation have better industrial industrial health programs to show for it But even in the most conscientiously conscientiously managed companies there is still room for improvement of Constant changes occurring in nature of materials and methods processing especially in the rapidly expanding use of chemicals in all in- dustries create new industrial hygiene problems Because ment was judged fairly safe a dozen years ago is no guarantaeweorthkaitnghaeznavridsron have not developed in the meantime An industrial hygiene program cannot remain static any more than production methods can on ter go year af- year ; companies That is the thinking behind the request of three of the Foundation's member wide for industrial hygiene surveys of all their plants A plant- _ survey was made for two of the companies eight years ago and for the other five years ago The resurveys will permit evaluation of the . made as a result of the earlier studiesstudies and will changes _ sitated by altered conditions point up further changes neces- the - - Although the Foundation can be justly proud of its achievements in 18 years of its existence everyone connected connected with it knows vote ofthanks to Mellon Institute that it owes a Without the Institute's great interest in the ptrhoe blems of human welfare and projectsprojects that are of broad community benefit Foundation financial might not have been created It is because of the guidance and financial that American industry assistance given the Foundation by Mellon Institute industry now has such a competent organization to it in solving its industrial health which can turn for help problems Weidlein And it is because of the deep personal interest of Dr. Edward R. present outstanding President of Mellon Institute that the Foundation has attained its support outstanding position We are very grateful for his encouragement and