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(412) 6 8 7-2 1 00 FOUNDATION OF AMERICA. INC. P it t s b u r g h , p a . 15232 June 26, 1969 D r. Lee B. G rant M edical D irector PPG Industries One Gateway C enter P ittsburgh, Pa. 15222 Dear Lee: As a result of our recent luncheon m eeting, I have asked Dave F assett to speak on future needs and goals of Industrial Hygiene in the place of the OHI presentation (see prelim inary program , enclosed). Dave advises that he w ill give som e thought to accreditation and m ay have som ething to say on it but did not w ant to be com m itted to this narrow an aspect of Industrial Hygiene planning, which is understandable. For purposes of your m eeting with the OHI A ccreditation C om m ittee next m onth, I should like to repeat my personal conviction that there is a need foocrc uapna toibojneacltihveea altuhthino riintyd utos trrye.v ieOwccaunpdactieorntaiflyhtehaelthadienqculuadc ye soIfnpdruosgtrraiaml sH oyfgiene as w ell as O ccupational M edicine, and it is necessary that the process of accred itation have outstanding com petence in judging adequacy of perform ance in every discipline involved. Obviously, O ccupational M edicine w ill be a key function, as it is the O ccupational Physician, ordinarily, who is in the best position to decide fnreoemd taomboengd etahlet wn uitmh eerxopues dhieenatlltyh,-roenlaatne de mp rpoibrilce lme sbcaos ims in(ign two hhicish aptrteonfetisosnio, nwa lhich judgm ent is the only determ inant) and which, on the other hand, lend them selves tloo gIincdaul satnrdia le nHgyingieeenreinmg ecaosnutrreomlse. n t and sc ie n tific m a n a g e m e n t involving te c h n o By inform ation copy, I am advising Dr. Kehoe cf our discussion. I have asked him to consider ways in which we m ight proceed to attem pt to re in te re st the organized m edical com m unity in Industrial Hygiene, in hopes that Dave F assett and perhaps other Industrial H ygienists as w ell, m ay be added to the AMA Council on O ccupational H ealth. We should also be considering, concurrently, w ays in w hich the field of In d u strial H ygiene can be b etter integrated into the OHI's p ro g ram s--either directly or by association w ithin some joint accrediting agency. As m entioned at the tim e of our m eeting, I believe IHF m ay be helpful in supporting the developm ent of the above joint accred itatio n concept and function AN ASSO C IATIO N OF INDU STR IE S FOR THE AD VANC EM EN T OF HEALTHFUL. W ORKING CO N D ITIO N S IN D U S TR IA L HYGIENE FO U N D A TIO N OF AM ERICA, INC. Dr. Lee B. Grant June 26, 1969 Page 2 and w ill be happy to a ssist in the developm ent of a specific OHI proposal for IH F 's B oard of T ru stees to reviw at th eir m eeting on O ctober 13. It m ight bdeaypwo shsiicbhl,e itno vmieawk eoaf nDaanvne oFu an scseemtet'nst pdousrsinibglethme eMn taino angoefmseuncthCao nnfeeerde,n cweounledx t be v ery tim ely. Should OHI decide not to collaborate in such planning or to discontinue its certification service, it would be especially tim ely and app ro priate to announce such a decision or intention, also. I can be reached through the office even though on vacation the week of July 7 in case you w ish to discuss these m atters further before leaving for Chicago. Best regards. S in c e re ly , d eT :sjc E n clo su re Ijec: D r. R o b e rt A . K ehoe R obert T. P. d eT rev ille, M. D. P re sid e n t