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I MINUTES OP THE SEVENTH MEETING OP HEALTH & SAFETY COUNCIL/ACPA . May 19, 1970 l A meeting of the members of the Health & Safety Council of the Asbestos Cement Products Association was held pursuant to notice at the Biltmore Hotel in New York, N. Y. on May 19, 1970 at 2 P.M. The following persons were present; J. A. Main - Health & Safety Council/ACPA A. E. Alpine - Certain-teed Products Corp. W. N. Knorr -- ThA Flin.-tk.o-tA Company H. H. Mesler, Jr. - GAF Corporation A.. S. Hall ~ GAP Corporation P. W. Ingham - Johns-Manville Corp. J. W. Magee - Johns-Manville Corp. P. H. Zimmerman National Gypsum Company K. Schwarz - Supradur Manufacturing Corporation J. H. Steiner \ ~ Supradur Manufacturing Corporation K. F. Netter Supradur Manufacturing Corporation 3 C. P. Kipp L. A. Tobey - U. S. Gypsum Company U. S. Gypsum Company M. J. Neville - Bums & Van Kirk The meeting was colled to order by the Chairman, Mr James A. Main* The minutes of the meeting of the Council held on. February 17, 1970 were submitted for approval. Mr. Main stated a correction should be made to the last paragraph on page 3. The sentence reading "Whereas the current 199 standards are 5 million particles per cubic foot. , read, should be corrected to `"Whereas current 19&9 standards are 12 fibers/mi. ; of 5 microns in length [as- counted by the mem- brane filter method at 430X magnification) or 2 !. million particles per cubic foot (os counted by. the standard impinger method) proposed (ACGIH) : limits are' 5 fib trymil determined by the membrane filter method." - The minutes as corrected, were approved. Mr. Main presented the Financial Statement for the period February 17, 1970 through May 19, 1970. Copies of this 1 PLAINTIFF'S j EXHIBIT ~ EXHIBIT 42 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT --  report, as submitted, are attached to these minutes and made a part hereof. The Financial statement was approved as submitted. Hr. Main presented excerpts from a number of recent articles on health hazards relating to asbestos fiber. The. . articles discussed Included: 1* Asbestos and Health in 1969, by Dr. G. V. Wright; Vol. 100, American Review of^SespXratory Diseases, - 2, Report to the U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Stokinger; ""JnSustriar^Hygiene Digest, February 1970.** 3* Fibrous Dust Seminar*, Industrial Hygiene Foundation of ~ America, Inc, : 4. The Many Faces of Asbestos Disease, by Dr, E. 0. Longley, ^ Australian Medical- journal, November 22, 19^9* 5. Hazards of Asbestos in the Open Air, Engineer News Record. ; ~ April" ,'1970. ii 6. .-Controlling Construction Pollution, by Horol . Rosen; , .Specxficurions Clinic, February 1970*^ 7. Asbestos Regulations of 1969**, Her Majesty's Stationery "arrx^71 ~X9^----------------------.-- . * 8. Recommended Code of Practice for the Handling and Disposal of Asoestos Waste Material*-*, by the Aaoestosis Research TiounciXTT^G^* "J * ' 9.- Air Pollution Aspects of Asbestos**, by Drs. . J, Sullivan and ianis C^-AUianassiadis, A Rape. ...spared for the National Air Pollution Control Administration; I9S9. * Available to members through the Council for $300 each. .*? To be reproduced end distributed to members, ' l . Mr. Zimmerman reported for the Environmental Cwntrol * Committee that there were no- reported results at present of the stud; * the health of cement workers in the New Orleans area, . being conducted.by Tulane University. Mr. Kipp reported for the Legislation Committee. He ' requested that the Chairman' ask Bradley Walls to serve as its li xison with the Council'. He suggested that Mr. Walls receive . material from .members of the Legislation Committee and reproduce ' such materials .and in turn, distribute them to all members of the Legislation Committee and include these materials for'the ' agenda of the next Council meeting. Mr. Main aui& that he would speak to Mr. Walls. Mr. Main summarized the Council's actions regarding ' the publication, of its proposed brochure on Recommended Practices for fabricating:. Handling and Applying Asbestos Cement products in the buildingand Construction Industries. '~ ~-- ; - '\ He said that as revised, the pamphlet was approved by representatives from Certain-teed, .Flintkote, GAF, Johns-Manvillo and National Gypsum, and that votes were deferred by representa tives, of Supr&dur and U.S. Gypsum. Their votes and the votes . of Cement Asbestos Products Co. and Philip Carey were-sought by special, letter. Mr. Main said that he had received the approval of Cement Asbestos Products Co. and that he was informed by PhilipCarey that the company was giving up its asbestos product line and, therefore, would not be.participating in activltiep "? ihs Council. ~ - .v_.s... Following discussion of four proposed ans. ~u-..to the motion to adopt the brochure, Mr. Schwarz proposeu that two amend-'nts to that motion be voted upon. S- The proposed amendments were: 1. Td amend paragraph 1 on page 3-of the brochure by adding the phrase at.the end.of that paragraph: "...where dust is created." 2. To amend paragraph 3 on page 3 by adding after the first sentence of that paragraph, the sentence: ."The handling and Installation of 3olid pieces , of asbestos cement products do not normally -. present a health risk unless sawing, drilling or other machining of the product-is required." . . . The first amendment was approved by all members voting in favor of the resolution, with GAP voting against. The Chair man determined that, in accord with the results of the ballot, the vbr"o-c-h1--u--r-e- -w--o--unld vbe so amend' ed- . - The result of the ballot on the aecond amendment. was us follows j ln~ Favor Johns-Manvillc I Supradur ; U. S. Gypsum Company Against Certain-teed Flintkote GAP National Gypsum Company r / The Chairman declared that the second proposed emend- Hent hsd failed. ** .' , 4. iV Chairman then proposed that.. a vote be. taken on the distribution and funding of the brochure as amended. The motion was unanimously passed by all members voting. There being no further business to come before the meewig, it was adjourned at 4 P.M. Acting Secretary