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LIA24297 "TW ' LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 292 MADISON AVCNUK NCW YORK 17. N. Y. July 1, I960 QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE SECRETAKT APRIL 1 TO JUKE 30. i960 Hie following report covers the highlights of Association activities for the second quarter of i960. More detailed Information on these activ ities or others not enumerated will be supplied on request. Bo attempt has been made to cover routine activities, and research Is covered in a separate report of the Research Director. omEHAL 1. Annual Meeting. A highly successful annual meeting of the Asso ciation v-3 held at the Chase-Park Plaza Hotels in St. Louis on April 6 and 7* Attendance of representatives of members and guests was a record. g. Headquarters. On May 2 the Association moved Its offices to - .icequale telephone Oregon 9 6020 3. Information Bulletins. Another of this series of bulletins far aeobers was prepared and circulated. h. Statistics, LIA's Annual Statistical Review was prepared and circulated to members. Also the Introductory page for the lead section of the Year Book of the American Bureau of Metal Statistics was prepared. HEALTH AND SAFETY 5. Hllvaukee "Lead Poisoning" Case. In connection with the seemingly spurious claim for damages in the amount of $200,000 for alleged Injury due to contamination of water transmitted through lead pipes In a Hllvaukee apartment house, noted In the last quarterly report, a conference sod Inspection of the premise* took place In Milwaukee on June 27, with attorney* for the defendant and an attorney for the LIA, as well as aa LZA staff member, present. Anticipating the September 26 trial date, arrangements have been made for such medical and toxicological testimony aa may be required. 6. Harvard Lead Toxicity Study. The proposal of the Harvard School of Public Health for a study of relative toxicltles of various lead com pounds, looking to an easing of restrictions on those found to be of lesser hazard to health, was last reported as having been placed before our Board of Directors. By their vote, a cocmlttee of company executives and medical and toxicological experts has been appointed to consider the proposal and o. Qs mmmm' LIA24298 T UifcanfiMl Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, i960 -2- July 1, i960 ?. Air Pollution Regulations. "Ambient air" 1 a tens with vhlch we may expect to become Increasingly familiar. Meaning the general out* door atmosphere. It appear* destined to case under scrutiny, from the viewpoint of the public health, In a manner not unlike that accorded to polluted factory atmospheres In the past. To the proposals of the Cali fornia State Health Department to establish limits on carbon monoxide, lead and other pollutants on a statevlde basis has now been added federal legislation directing the Public Health Service to proceed along similar lines. Backed by a million-dollar appropriation, this Is most certainly something to be watched, and we are giving both the California and federal projects careful attention. 8, Meetings Attended. Gatherings attended during the quarter have Included the annual meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association la Cincinnati, where there were both formal presentations and informal dis cussions of the eubjects of the preceding paragraph, the annual Industrial Health Conference, participated In by five major organizations in that field and held this year at Rochester, N. Y., and a meeting In Rev York City under the auspices of the Rational Health Council. <Xir director of health and safety was a speaker on the Rochester program. 9. Childhood toad Poisoning. Though It is too early to venture a definite opinion, something of a change seems to be taking place In the epidemiological pattern of childhood lead poisoning. Whereas the disease * has hitherto been mainly one of the slums of our older and larger cities. It has of late been reported free such smaller centers as Albany, If. Y., Springfield, Mass., Covington, hy., and Gastonia, H. C. These sporadic Incidents seen probably attributable to an Increased awareness on the part of the medical profession. The problem continues In the larger municipalities. In Rev York City, where the incidence among Puerto Rican children Is high, volunteer work by Dr. Hay R. Mayers has brought about an agreement by a local agency of the Puerto Rican Government to print and distribute Informational leaflets dealing with the subject In the Spanish language. 10. Health and Safety Bulletin. The Thirteenth International Congress on Occupational Health will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria, Rev York City, free JUly 2$ to 29, i960, and will Include a number of papers on lead poisoning. A bulletin relative to the Congress, Issued oo May 20, has brought a gratifying response frea our members. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--GEKgfAI. 11. "Lead." The second 19^0 issue of this quarterly was prepared and printed for distribution to seme 55,000 people, of vhlch about k,500 copies were distributed In Canada and 1,500 In the United Kingdom by members and the Lead Development Association. 12. Advertising. Our one-page "Lead Revs Letter" ads continued to appear in "Materials In Design Engineering" and "Product Engineering" in alternate months. LIA24299 9 -,----------- -"----- --- 1 ........... -- - .4.- -~j .-------- Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, I960 -3 July 1, i960 13. Design Engineering Show. Our 22- by 18-ft exhibit booth at 1 tracted an unusual number of visitors at the four-day Design Engineering Shov at the New York Coliseum in Hay. A variety of lead product* wer* featured and almost 1,000 engineers filled out cards asking for more Information on lead In general or on specific application*. 14. Battery Brochure. An additional 13,000 copies of this brochure on Industrial trucks vere printed and distributed, bringing the total to 63,000. Since these have nov been ccmpletely used up, another 10,000 are on order. 15. Sound Attenuation. The report of Bolt Beranek and Kevnan, acoustical consultants, on the sound attenuating properties of lead, emanating from the Expanded Research Program, has been rewritten with an Introduction suitable for printing as a brochure for circulation to acoustical and design engineers, architects and others faced with problems In this field. Publication Is expected within the next couple of months. 16. Battery Conference. The annual Signal Corps Battery Conference, this year at Atlantic City In May, was again attended. The program con tained little of Interest on lead-acid batteries, emphasising never types of power sources. Bo proceedings or papers are available this year be cause of the expense to the Signal Corps In the past, but a committee was appointed to Investigate the possibility of making the papers available In seme way. 17. Association of American Battery Manufacturers. The meeting of this Association In Los Angeles In June was attended. Two papers of particular interest to lead people were delivered and will be circulated by LIA to Its members as soon as possible. They were: "Modern Methods for the Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Lead Intoxication," by Dr. Rutherford T. Johnstone, and "The Challenge by Hew Battery Systems,"' by C. G. Grimes, vice president-research, Electric Storage Battery Company. A committee report contained another Item of Interest in that It estimated current automobile battery life at slightly over three years. 18. Sea Horse Institute. A meeting of this group at WrightsrlUe Beach, N. C., vas attended to keep abreast of corrosion studies there. 19 ASTH. The annual meeting of this society vas attended. DflXCTRY DEVELOPMENT--HETAL PRODUCTS 20. Lead Welding, A croalttee under the chairmanship of David M. Borclna, assistant to the secretary, has been organised at the request of the American Welding Society to rewrite and bring up to date the sec tion on lead welding (burring) In the "Welding Handbook" of that society. 0 1 21, Tcrnc Roofing. Because of reviving Interest In this lead product, LIA prepared a fo'ur-page flyer setting forth Its advantages and giving specifications for Its uss. About 16,000 copies have been distributed to architects and builders. Wli^WIIWWigg^WIJ qWj.yjpil HJiUjUWf UWUBjP-* !! ~'A ^ '*f-'---- -- --' - *<^**~:*^*m*- LIA24300 1 Q 0O Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, i960 July 1, i960 22. Advertising, four one-page ads appeared on metallic lead products during the quarter in "Engineering Neva-Record." Che vaa devoted to lead* asbestoa antlvlbratlon pads under air-conditioning cooling towers, tvo to lead-lined reflecting pools In the nev Time-Life Building In Nev fork, and one to the leaded glass vlndov of the nev American Airlines Building at Idlevlld, Nev fork. 23. Construction Bulletins. Lead Construction Bulletins No. 2 and 3 vere reprinted in quantities of 5,000 each as our original supplies vers depleted. These dealt with lead shaver pans and waterproofing, and with lead chemical laboratory drainage systems. 2h. Plumbers' Show. LIA had an exhibit at the annual convention of the National Association of Plumbing Contractors In Cleveland late In June. Featured vere the nev fittings for lead connections to vail-hung water closets now being marketed ccmerclally as a result of LIA'a efforts at proper design. ' 25. Hull Camping Compound. Ch another visit to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard at Vallejo, Cal., to check on progress of research there to develop a satisfactory hull damping compound, it vas learned that con* slderrile progress has been cade. Extensive testing baa led to a compound made of neoprene containing JO per cent lead pcrvder and weighing about k lb per eq ft In sheet form. This has already been applied to the hull interiors jf several destroyers and la now being applied to a missile cruiser at the Bremerton, Hash., yard. About 8,000 aq ft will be used on this ship. While ve have been given permission to pass this Informa tion on to members. It may not be used for publicity or advertising purposes without clearance by proper Navy authorities. 26. Anodes. Cooperation with Electro Rustproofing Company baa de veloped considerable data on the successful use of lead-silver anodes la Impressed current systems for corrosion protection In salt water and chemical solutions of such structures aa piers, bridges, power plant condensers, ships and traveling screens. 27. Cabls Sheathing. Reports of the successfully concluded research project on tne continuous extrusion of lead alloy cable sheath have been rewritten and consolidated Into a single paper and submitted to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers with the hope that It will be accepted for presentation before the fall meeting of that organization. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--PIGMENTS 28. Advertising. Ctoa two-color ad on lead metal protective paint appeared In "Marina Engineering/Log" during the quarter. 29. Cqaalttee Meeting. The Pigments Technical Ccemlttaa met at Joplin, Mo., In May with the Chemical Subcommittee of the Technical Steer ing Committee at the Inauguration of a nev research project to develop Industrial primers which incorporate lead pigments In vater soluble vehicles. ,.ww<un u av PW Ml-I iM w m m v v im, HM in u ip ^ w ^ n g ff py i m ipy^WW--l'<il|,r"lA` M-tg"Tgy^Wg> w. *wwwWWW LIA24301 I- -- -- ' - ....... ................. - ---------- antMxtii \ -* ..... . : -. . ,,, ---- r i \ 1 Quarterly Report of the Secretary April 1 to June 30, i960 -5- July 1, i960 IfflXJSTRY DEVELOPMENT- - CERAMXC8 30. ACS An'iual Meeting. At the annual meeting of the American Ceramic Society In Philadelphia in April, LIA aponeored Jointly with our Expanded Research Program a luncheon meeting vith the faculty supervisors of our graduate research fellowships and the fellows themselves, if present, and the LIA Ceramics Technical Ccrcilttee. The purpose was mutual discussion of our research projects and other Ideas for research on lend in ceramics, 31. Papers on Lead in Enamels. Two papers on this subject were delivered at the ACS annual neetlngTjy LIA research fellows at the University of Illinois. It is expected that these will eventually he printed in the "ACS Bulletin.1' 32. Advertising. Three ads appeared in the "ACS Bulletin," one each on glazed brick, glazed light aggregate blocks, end porcelain enameled steel chalk hoards. Hie first two also appeared in "Ceramic Age" and the last in "Ceramic Industry." The glazed brick ad also ap peared In "Brick and Clay Record" and the chalk hoard ad twics In "Metal Product Manufacturing." 33- Field Visits. Among plant visits in the interest of lead in ceramics were trips to the Barrows Porcelain Cctnpany, Cincinnati, The 0. Hcnnel Company, Pittsburgh, A. 0. Smith Company, Glaskote Division, and Monarch Aluminum, Cleveland. The annual meeting of the American Chemical Society was also attended. . RLZ:JRH s'" ) ^ j o e-.., JL C-- r Secretary / /(J i m> ''111% '.w w i w pui im^ .iPp m . . .1 ii jf.'fjtrn. 1 pu "f?