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FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1968 May 31 DOC QAMA113 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes of the 105 Meeting of the QAMA  oe oe fi a a Exhibit 90 tag90 Se Exhibit Exam of ... - for5/89 Date ... vr. Reporter Official KATHY RYLANDSHOL . ; QATER MINUTES OF THE 105 MEETING OF THE QUEBECASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION HELD ON FRIDAY MAY 31st 1968 AT THE BONAVENTURE HOTEL MONTREAL QUE Present / | Messrs W.W. K.V. Oughtred Lindell F. Bolduc I.C. Campbell D. Poirier P.H. Riorgon R.S. Coleman Y. Couture C. Wiber | R. Marrill R. Hebron Geo Robinson | | M. Messel , J.D. Eby , 1. Sabourin P.A. Meyer W.H. Fester Paul Filteau , F.P. Smith J.R.M. Hutcheson a a Following a few words of welcome by the President ^ motion to the minutes of the Meetings of March 28 and 29 1968 : approve : . was seconded and carried TECHNICAL COMMITTEE The last meeting of the Committee was held on May 7th In re- viewing the work of the committee the Chairmen indicated that a The scope objectives and membership of the filtration of A.C. A.C. silica mixes committee hed been assessed and it is possible that assistance from Ottawa will be requested b The name of the Unitized Loading Committee had been changed to Product Handling Committee in view of the nature and scope of its assignment \ | | 5 \ | ra \ | wet ew ec} ) c The Detailer hag had had been agreed ucans Color proceduro for tire upon stancarcs Detailer precise instructions standards with for the Dyckerhoff issued issued connection Having been informed that Procedures Procedures its Testing te defer defer translation Eternit S. was usirg using original langjage for the time being the manual of manual of AND GRADING COMMITTEE uni ecae CLASSIFICATION + representativeness fibre length and of measuring al diameter apparatus for the program length and and experimantal is now in working order start + Some will reported by the Chairman tests next week as and optimum point of to determine effect dispersion dispersion required clari- as well as sample Regarding Q.S. Production Sampling further loose- loose- g) fication is Random the sample came fibre semi as to whether packed pack Some pack full full pressure revision of schedule needed needed also Resuits far far new program program schedule this and 60 perhaps perhaps to indicate that need special special study seem meet special study. cod MOUSTATAL RELATIONS cammrTTee A review of tre 45 held May the augevomtaerle 17th . that : signed year 2 Lake Asbestos has A contract a - opening and fringe benefits benefits in 2) clause wages in . and fringe benefits clause on wages . - 4 e aed BP Grae Ss ce path, ae = ee ~ . . maT a@erie a ae ue 2 , f \ negotiations on mechanical clauses b Sell Mines is having corcial negotiations fer have beco discused discussed so but no monitary clauses discus ed / of long sickness claims were It was ocinted out that the number be enforced end that policing of such claims should and unions increasing of companies conseration the underwriters with the by for awarding discussions on the ground There was also considerable that costs have increased re- to retirees it seems compersationconcerted action is needed to impress the government cently A the industry on the representing on the merits of heving a mon Workmen's Compensation Board Until a new safety engineer is hired agreed to perform inspection services Mr. Waiter Montgomery has of the various plants had recently recently attended a cseting reported that he out The Chairman also of of Ontario which turned of the Accident Prevention Association health control devoted to environmental environmental to be a meeting completly from the steel- on the government In spite of the renewed pressures expect more favo- with a minig fund we may workers in connection since such legislation in our attempts to discourage rable support to has shown some opposition the Department of Natural Resources this project IDAFFIC COMMITTIE Committee mecting since the last meeting There has been no Traffic for June 11th accor- but there is one scheduled of the Association ding to the Chairmar we we > we eee ene et ce ee + ee (be to vote -wy ee ae _ me oe cena 8eee ss pee oe wre ' scram a for establishing ; revival of the proposal 120,000 lbs rates which now seems to to to Official Territory have more prospect of in view of the fact that similar rates success have nos been established on asbestos from availability availability experience on lines lines lines to to the tthehe Continent Continent which despite the 02 per ton increase have been far from satisfactory c Exparte increase on Canadian railroad - which have been been already internatiornaatels in view of of the fact protested - particularly that the classification of raw asbestos has now been grouped with finished asbestos products d Further work on on unitized and the setting up of lower rates containerized shipments PUSLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE 8 have been held since the Two 2 meetings of the committee of our P.R. Counsel Grand Bahama Mecting to evaluate the report Quebec situation in QuebQueebecc Discussions tank concerning the political from the University University of Montreal known place with two 2 persons conclusions to be experts on the thinking of the youth youth No special identify themself drawned except that English companies companies should sere It was also recommended recommended that industry represen- more with Quebec ek eee 15 trad ao eee en wee _ _ Lae me e Oem mY fe rt AT en ne oe enn me e AL. a ete is Lend pers os a Se e e nee ee eee anie a tohivet mell with storf and students of the University of Montreal to discuss forsign investments and the economic de- velopment of the Province / f In view of the continued pressure for change upon the social colitical and economic fabric it was proposed that the Asso- ciation ecopt the following program a That Editas be asked to prapere biweekly press summaries of editorials from La Devoir La Presse Le Soleil La Tri- bune etc. for distribution tions Committae and company to members of executives the Public Rela- b Publication of a small brochure in the style of Juick Facts About Asbestos The book stress the industry's identi- fication with the French feet and its position with regard to employment purchasing manufacturing export let would be distributed to politicians civil etc. The servants booktea- chers and students of universities opinion leaders The was printing of such a moved and seconded booklet would cost some 2,500.00 It that such an emount allocated for the above described publication Carried ECISLATION AND TAXATION COMMITTEE The brief prepared Association on the by the Diesel Quebec Metal Mining Association and our Oil Tax has been finalized and its appro- val requested from the Directors of molio molio suly suly suly ' com coom us the the brief brief brief whe the Association eouecued Following a As to the reimbursement of the gasoline tax on Diesel Oil used as an ingredient in sion is.Expected the preparation of explosives from the Provincial Department a favorable deciof Revenue at any moment ane nn ee ae ee ee eee . - mx ee .16 meee . os ye e* atom e nen: ald ' . a 3 os cufizonies ) clamenting expansion or catmont orograms of of 500,000.00 or through through corooration tex exemotions pointed pointed out that depletion allouence could very call be discarded sooner or latet as ofter times threatened e JUST JUST JUST status of currant projects as per meeting of Committee on 9 1968 was reported by the Chairman as follows Canadian Manville Company Limited Rotoclone - Current tests are somewhat disappointing in that efficiencies have varied from 52 to 92 possibly : because of varying physical conditions such as quantity of air dust loading water pressures etc. Tests are continuing to determine optimum operating conditions efficiency of dust removal the dust not removed adjacent to Mill No.5 Cloth Collector > The The will unit and the characteristics of new drying plant being installed be equipped with a rotoclone has been installed on the ' dryer stack adjacent to the Rotoclone equipped dryer The cutting over to the new system is planned for the end of The haps will he -- qrae 8- 275 deg F. tailings carrying carrying out an before delivery exueriment on water soraying to the railroad cars mill Two new test units are being studied at C.-M. dyne Tyne ^ Collector which is a cyclone type The Aeroclained rs os o-. id ote a id uw ra . Vree a 4 a eee nd Tt. ue we And th b2 te egic te Bailey Bailey Batheter which claims measure and level level be able record continuously continuously Oryar stack collector 2. 2. Asbestos Asbestos Quebec Limited study the 20,000 e.f.e. cloth detailed study collector AR A Scheduled on drying plant plant continuing maintenance en are being carried reasurement reasurement cost components has passed meticu- meticu- operating time the lously Once sufficient cost per ton basis costs per c.f.m. 3 and control will be reported o ad efficiencies discussed and will be with the Nomex bag was reported are complete reported on when current investigations Corporation Limited 3, Pulsaire three are being installed three transfer point collectors relatively These units are expensive but cuiteversatile and are censidered to good spot problem problem | spotproblem solvers i be proposal Electrostatic Precip- vertical an Electrostatic 3 3 itator itator the five the King Beaver Beaver plant under study driers drying plant is under study. dcying plant symposium symposium industry people people presently planning Fact on pollution pollution is a well known Fact of Code pollution quite At on the definition INCO difficult difficult will a presented presented paper rehabilitation rehabilitation this meeting will be presented by on the tailings tailings piles . | of tailings piles. \ | iT ~~ em AS = vee wee me ry on N oars S vs to lollution oer re Sayst a to lollution lollution to lollution lollution lollution sag phoolers in Thetford Nines and Asbestos area INSTITUTE can be expected OF OCCUPATIONAL to increase in the future AND i / ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Counsel stated that he and the Cheisman attended the second International Congress on the Biological Effects of Asbestos at Dresden East Carmany There were 249 participants and the pro- gram was well hangled Some of the highlights were a U.S.S.R. has awakened to the international scope of the pro- , - blem and was well represented Kogan and incidence associates his stated that there was no cancer prevailing in the asbestos population more than in remote centers The same goes for mesothelioma They also insisted that fibrous bodies should be looked for in : , the lungs rather than asbestos bodies b Doctor W. Smith indicated that results of his experiments show that dose response to threshold level is not a pre- judicial one c Or M.L. Thomson pointed out that crocidolite and not chry- sotile was truly incriminated at the Conference will be distributed to all 9 - Papers given componies by the Chairman of the Committee President of Sciences Meeting - Under the chairmanship of New York Academy of the Academy the meeting was at- o Dr. Selikoff from the U.S. Public Health Department tanded by 59 representatives we ee ee wemmee ... . me ee cere mmm 0 oo. ee at pa nT 2 ale a - - 9 oo .t tee walle mgt A : Split on er , ta! a ce. nar ae : ' ae : oe Paul Gross Or R.J. , 1 K.V. LindeLinldell l Lindel Lindel budget sulmitted was in years years to be expended the amount of 81 81 million milion mil ion million on a hygiene study of the insulation industry under the direction of the School of Ke- dicire of the City University of New York Mount Sina Hospital affiliated Ranville would be ready to suscribe 105,000 to get the contribute program started The Insulation 50,000.00 50,000.00 A working committee Workers Union was formed to could put the program on its way The Chairman of the Committee pointed out that the New York Acz- demy U.S. of Sciences Meeting was strictly an insulation companies concerned The purpose of the study meeting with is to dater- mine how insulation is presently handled what is the working envi- ronment etc. in attempt to improve the lot of the workers | Copy of the agenda will be sent to all companies This is not a | Q.A.M.A. project but a first attempt in the U.S. to tackle the problem An Ad Hoc Committee has been set up to find ways and means of funding the program ; 2 Werning on Fibre Bags - In this connection it had been agreed at a previous meeting that each company would request the opinion of their legal counsel concerning the proposed wording In line with suggested changes from certain directors the wording would now road as follows v CAUTION This bey contains chrysstile Esbestos fibre Pessons exposed to asbestos dust should use adequate personal arotective devices as in- halation of asbestos dust over long periods may be harmful we ee ee rr ee me er ee a NI ./10 Se ee eee = e = ! I | | |: ' ony ckhonr Th fs oye mos beer lee oN aan yortechos zt +1 oe go ney 0 ed ' 2007 inva.tus sales documents rather than on osoney also to VI the label the fior begs worded in several at Svrig inva.tus CE Oe ace? 11 might be nelanguages accor- ding to the language of the users The matter to be reviewed at the next meeting REW BLSINES BLSINES BLSINES BLSINES BLSINES BLSINES in Laval Universi - The meeting was informed Block of Achastne wishes to keep on Torre des Hommes that Mayor Drapeau at the Asbestos Plaza Expo'67 bestos block which was displayed last Fall The block however has been given to Laval University of a Geology Garden to be set up and will form the center piece University during the Summer of 69 It was suggested $ be solved by Laval that the dispute if any should to inform Mayor Dragcau A letter between himself and the authorities of Laval University Drapeau by the General Manager to this effect to be sent to Mayer Provincial Chamber of Commerce = September Annual MeetinMeetingg of The of the 21st 1969. - In reply to a request from the President the moved that the Association sponsor Chamber of Commerce it was at Laval University on September reception prior to the luncheon 19th to the extent of 31,000.00 ADOPTED At the suggestion of the Treasurer the 5 of the Association were authorized General Manager new lesse for a period of five by the Directors to sign a years ... oe + a eee et 5 ry . . N a. Th F pe Gar eEae TETINETETSINES oar a hear Loe rectors s . eos hey of the 700554 vis eects 86 hear speciel to and pisces to hold e batnion will be reported reported reported reported reported reported at at the the the meetings meeting meeting meeting meting meting meeting the the the Asociation Association on pase Wly 30th next ao we Set / ar JONMENT JONMENT e: e ep further business the meeting was formally there being no ate T Tersinatad T \ * T | * *Oy a pers 1 Paul Filteau a Secretary & General Manager *