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FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1963 DOC IHF011 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION IH Digest & Annual Membership Meeting Summary ke 4 as sre AS: FOUNDATION ] INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE Features he periodic evaluation outpatients discussed discussed evaluation evaluation the his- Abst Abst No. 850 ze Abst. coronary atherosclerosis Bry ; Fete Abst Abst 852 Bence of Fence oral >. discusses the No. concerned concerned with <t, ^'tiology Abst carcinoma carcinoma ^'tiology^'tiology bronchogenic therapy in cyanide p oisonizng i8 Oxygen 880 Oxygen Oxygen therapy therapy the . 880 poisoning title title Abst Abst. Fluorosis Fluorosis aspects investigated . 8B1 Clinic Abst and therapeutic therapeutic in Abst. 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Management Foundation Aesxspolcaiiantionship preventive explain membership Application to add the name Gypsum Gypsum is pleased The NEW members of the of Invitational mailed the the membership our members have been following particular particular particular interest should the following | The Management Chronic Chronic Disease members importance importance Management Management which which Industry Industry > health . programs related related indicate indicateindicate the im- en The The Session Application competent consultation consultaion Toxicological Thresholdsthresholwdill threshold maxi- . of portance industrial industrial health the application application application Th mum mum standards health con consultation ms Management Session 3 Management Management will incorporate incorporate The se the industrial emphysema claim and 15 and Emphysema Symposium Symposium the Foundation Foundation September September some Foundation Facts m at August Conference presentations T16 see Professional Professional Technical Conference includes presentations disposal on Joint Joint aspects conservation beryllium beryllium includes legal papers papers and on the pracstit calatus compensation conservlegaislattioin ohn earing Walsh Healey Technical many Standards Standards . important which The Concurrent jects Profesional Profesional Professional Professional include the Conferences relate timely sub- sub- which been suggested suggested and which membership many fields occupa- occupa- occupa- simi tional tional safety membership ship and relate to The health Foundation Foundation Foundation Foundation member a Business Meeting Meeting the will review review past progress and outline educational educational plans plans Foundation Foundation activities participate extent Members attend attend and participate educational fullest participate ourplanning to extent possible possible The Members plan researc participate to fullest Meeting . As future exploratory our planning Phosgene Meeting a result a small exploratory September \7, consideration consideration being projects under the September of Toxicological Medical Medical Engineering Engineering reCosmmeitateerschCommittees Ifsufficient interest guidance o def - de- Symposium velops held later our findings findings presentation is may be consideration limited Medical, and allow from of our issue . Threshold Threshold Values limited number tear tear sheets will Hygiene Digest available limited Annual representedrepresented represented the Annual Annual companies represented while the extra copies therefore therefore therefore please while us hear from from the supply Limit Values. please to Foundation the let us hear from yo wi 11 be available therefore, please Digest extra copies, need Hygiene li you ghould Meeting. supply lasts. WILLIAM P. YANT informs its members of Hygiene Foundation regretfully 29 1963 Industrial ; P. Yant in New York City on January the sudden death of Dr. William to the President of Mine Safety Appli- Yant Dr. Research Consultant of Industrial Hygiene . ances Company mem a mb eme berr of the Board of Trustees Board from 1958-1961 Foundation since its inception in 1936 and Chairman of the Council and the Chemical- | He also served as a member of the Research Advisory , a + a from 1946-1956 Committees Toxicological Toxicological recognized authority the field of indus- ee A pioneer and internationally of Industrial Hygiene Foundation me trial hygiene he participated in the formation and experience to the prog- me. and made unlimited contributions of his time energy for the Foundation was a aoc ress of the Foundation His strong personal concern y, dominant element in the Foundation's achievements kuItymhaanve cern has been ascribed to his con- in industrial hygiene for and safety Dr. Yant's interest health comfort for any activity would lead to greater of workers in indus- and as a result millions beings His plans were laerfgfeorts to safeguard their health Industrial of its benefited by his untiring health has lost one entire field of industrial Foundation and the Hygiene taunchest supporters Patents Patents During on safety had 38 U.S. Patents and 28 his long career Dr. Yant and methods and industrial instruments equipments ocupational health Foreign He authorand safety which he Industrial Hygiene Digest ___ September ; me DR DANIEL C. BRAUN ACCEPTS CHAIRMANSHIP OF H MEDICAL COMMITTEE Industrial Hygiene Foundation is pleased to ~ announce that Daniel C. Braun M.D. has accepted 7 the Chairmanship of its Medical Committee He served its Secretary from 1950-57 mo Dr. Braun received his M. degree from the ; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1937 F. terned at Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh and has com pleted a number of postgraduate courses in industrial medicine hygiene and toxicology at the University of Pittsburgh Long Island College | j Medicine and Columbia University Dr. Braun was Medical Director of IHF from 1950-57 Prior to that he bi been Medical Director for Pittsburgh Coal Co. serving subsequently as a consultant b occupational medicine for Pittsburgh Coal Westinghouse Electric Corp. and other in dustrial firms in the Pittsburgh area After leaving the Foundation he became Plant Medical Director Homestead District Works of U. S. Steel Corp. and is now Assistan Medical Director divisions and associated subsidiaries of U. S. Steel Dr. Braun is a former director of the Industrial Medical Association and President of the IMA of the Pittsburgh Area He is certified in occupa 3 tional medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and is a Fellow of the Am Coll of Chest Physicians Am Academy of Occ Med Am Public Health Assoc and Pittsburgh Academy of Medicine He is also a lecturer in occupational health at the Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh Industrial Hygiene Digest . October 1963 EDITORIAL HYGIENIC GUIDES In the September issue of Industrial Hygiene Digest the 1963 American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ACGIH Threshold Limit Values were presented along with a review of available information on TLV's of electromagnetic radiation Bulletin No. 2 in the IHF Chemical- Toxicological Series is in distribu, tion It lists all publications of the American Industrial Hygiene Association AIHA f. Hygienic Guides Committee and also includes those which are in preparation or have been suggested to the AIHA Committee The IHF bulletin includes a suggested for- - mat which can be used as a basis for preparation of information on any compounds not listed or in suggesting revision of existing Hygienic Guides where necessary ms wong ods The AIHA Hygienic Guides have been well received for the most part Sti and there is every indication that they they will be published on an increasing number of ibs Industrial chemicals In addition the ACGIH Threshold Limits Committee is of course anxious to increase the number of values on its list Foundation members could make a significant contribution in furthering of work both Committees by preparing and submitting proposals for Hygienic on Guides their chemical products where there is adequate information available do so The Industrial Hygiene Foundation's Chemical Toxicological Committee material | agreed to review such to insure the highest possible level of accuracy prior coordination to forwarding to the AIHA Hygienic Guides Committee C. P. Carpenter Chairman of the Hygienic Guides Committee indicated has indicated -.. * willingness to consider such material The final publication should represent best effort of our professional and technical community -_ | So Member companies of IHF can thus assist the publication of material their products and perhaps indirectly Limit Values on the setting of accurate Threshold For both reasons we Anticipate in this joint Industrial Association activity - feel sure that Foundation members will wish to Hygiene Foundation Industrial Hygiene a na ae ASR pat SeENuap rae ai DEC 24 1983 TWEN - EIT GHY TH | ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING October 23 1963 and ~~ SUMMARY OF 1963 ACTIVITIES ce . INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION MELLON INSTITUTE 4400 FIFTH AVENUE - PITTSBURGH 13 PA INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FoundaTION OF AMERICA INC MINUTES MEETING OF MEMBERS Pittsburgh Pennsylvania October 23 1963 The Annual Meeting of the Members of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America Inc. was held at Mellon Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on Wednesday October 23 1963 at 4:30 p.m. pursuant to notice Dr. Blaine B. Wescott Chairman of the Board of Trustees presided Mr. T. C. Waters who had been previously appointed by the Chairman to examine the proxies reported that there 151 were companies represented by proxies that were in proper form and fully executed On motion made and seconded the proxies were approved The member companies represented by proxy or in person constituted a quorum A list of the member com- panies represented by proxies and a copy of the notice of the meeting and proxy sent to all mem bers of the Corporation are on file in the Minute Book Since there were no objections or correction to the minutes which were mailed to all member companies following the October 25 1962 meeting a motion was passed to dispense with the reading of the minutes The Chairman stated that the Minute Book was available and open at the meeting for inspection by members - Dr. Wescott read following statement in memory of Dr. William P. Yant - In Memory of William Parks Yant -- _ Industrial Hygiene Foundation 1935 - 1963 f Central Hospital Parks 7 William Yant died at Grand New York City at 5:30 5:30 p.m. | Tuesday January 29 1963. For many years he had served as Research Consultant to . the President of the Mine Safety Appliances Company he also served as a member of the Research Advisory Council and Toxicological Committee of the Industrial . Hygiene Foundation of America Inc since the organization of the Foundation in 1935 - he served as a faithful member of the Board of Trustees and succeeded to become Chair- man of the Board of Trustees from 1958-1961 Dr. Yant was a pioneer and internationally recognized authority in the field of ' industrial hygiene he participated in the formation of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America Inc. and made unlimited contributions of his time energy and experience to the progress of the Foundation His a dominant element in the Foundation's Foundation's strong personal achievements concern for the Foundation was " | His interest in industrial hygiene has been ascribed to his concern for any activity which would lead to greater health comfort and safety for human beings His plans were large and as a result millions of workers in industry have benefited by his untiring efforts to safeguard their health 1 se ewe 7 eee oe | | | Dr. Yant received many honors in the distinguished service that he rendered to science He served as chairman and councilor of various committees and sec- tions devoted to his primary interest He was married in 1933 to Elizabeth M. Grossman and is survived by three children William Parks Jr. a student at Ohio Northern University Mrs. Gretchen Elizabeth Robinson of Ada Ohio and Susan Jane a student at Pennsylvania State University and one grandchild His home was in Murrysville Pennsylvania His services have extended to all member companies and he has always discharged responsibilities assigned to him with exceptional ability rugged honesty and fidelity to the welfare of this Foundation and to industry In his relationship with members he has been an esteemed and valued personal friend and able busi- ness associate His humility character and attractive personality won for him the respect and affectionate regard of all with whom he came in contact and it may well be said of him that he devoted his life and talents the protection against illness of others and control and correction of industrial hazards to enable his fellow men - ~ have better and safer conditions under which to perform their daily tasks Co - a ae of It is therefore fitting that we should record recognition our distin- guished fellow member regret with heartfelt sorrow his loss and commend his high character and kindly demeanor as an ideal of personal conduct and as an ex~ ample to his fellowman . Se os v4 BE THETR HEEREFFO ORR E E IT RESOLVED that out of respect for the o ; - memory of our deceased friend and in recognition of his valued services to in- dustry and to the Foundation we direct that these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this meeting and that a copy of them be sent to the family of William ~ ._ Parks Yant as a token of the sympathy and regard of the members of this Foundation " A motion was made seconded and unanimously carried that this resolution be adopted - The Chairman called on Mr. E. K. Davison a member of the Nominating Committee to report on this Committee's recommendations pertaining to 1 The number of members of the Board for the year 1964 and 2 A slate of nominations for members of the Board to serve during the year 1964. Mr. Davison moved that the number of Trustees be set at 30. This motion was seconded and passed He then submitted the names of the following persons as nominees for election to membership on the Board of Trustees Earle T. Andrews Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation Chester L. Arnold Stauffer Chemical Company Dr. Paul W. Bachman Koppers Company Inc. Dr. Anna M. Baetjer - Johns Hopkins University Robert D. Blasier Westinghouse Electric Corporation M. F. Crass Jr. Manufacturing Chemists Association Lawrence A. Coleman Allied Chemical Corporation E. K. Davison Davison Sand & Gravel Company Dr. Robert T. P. deTreville Industrial Hygiene Foundation Andrew Fletcher St. Joseph Lead Company Theodore F. Hatch University of Pittsburgh W. G. Hazard Illinois Glass Company Andrew Kalmykow Assn of Casualty & Surety Companies Harold S. McFarland General Motors Corporation Dr. Robert B. O'Connor United States Steel Corporation Robert T. Ross Ford Motor Company Elgin D. Sallee American Can Company Dr. O. A. Sander ; Marquette University Dr. John F. Shronts General Mills Inc. Leo Teplow American Iron & Steel Institute Dr. Joseph F. Treon Atlas Chemical Industries Inc. Theodore C. Waters Miles & Stockbridge Dr. G. Arthur Webb Mellon Institute Dr. Blaine B. Wescott MPC Corporation Dr. G. R. Simmons Western Electric Company Paul S. Wise ' American Mutual Insurance Alliance Dr. Kenneth W. Smith Manville Corporation Dr. John A. Zapp Jr. E. 1. du Pont de Nemours & Company There being no other nominations a motion was made seconded and passed unanimously that the persons named in the report of the Nominating Committee be elected to serve on the Board of Trustees for the year 1964 The Chairman called upon Mr. T. F. Hatch to submit his report as Treasurer of the Foundation Mr. Hatch summarized the financial statement pointing out that by using actual fig- ures to September 30 and estimating to December 31 we expect to end the year 1963 with total cash and savings of about 89,965,08 89,965,08 89,965,08 and will have an estimated excess expense over income of . 13,073 073.65 073.65 With regard to membership in 1963 five companies joined the Foundation one mem- ber increased their dues and nine members resigned thus leaving us with a decrease in dues of 1,225.00 as of September 30. Based anticipated income and expense for 1964 we propose a total budget of 180,500.00 180,500.00 Because of several contracts with the National Institutes of Health which are conducted through Mellon Institute the Foundation will receive salary credits amount- amount- ing to about 39,000.00 39,000.00 39,000.00 Mr. Hatch moved that a contract be approved for 1964 between Melion ( Institute and Industrial Hygiene Foundation in in the sum of 139,000.00 139,000.00 139,00.0 covering the major the cost of operation of the Foundation during the year 1964. This motion was seconded and unanimously passed Following presentation of the Treasurer's Treasurer's report it was moved seconded and passed that the Treasurer's report be accepted.- . The Chairman explained that the Foundation since its inception has received continu- ous financial support from Mellon Institute From 1935 until 1958 this amount was significantly higher than at present but a review of experience indicates that an average grant of about 30.000.00 30.000.00 has been made to the Foundation each year since 1958. It has been the generous supplementary contribution from Mellon Institute which has enabled IHF to continue its operations for 28 years without modification of its dues structure It was taken into account by the Board in 1963 that it 3 . -t ~ 3 $ soba A conf would be necessary to operate at a deficit for perhaps two to three years in order to reorganize reorganize and overhaul the Foundation in an attempt to breathe new life into it The 1963 deficit was therefore anticipated -- Dr. Treville then read his report as Managing Director of the Foundation of his remarks entitled Foundation Facts is included in this report A copy The Chairman then opened the meeting for general discussion i | members for an additional day in order to to respond the needs of our . : ot a . - was adjourned at 5:00 5:00 p.m. - 2 ~ , . : + SOOM, ~ E. K. Davison . oo . -Secretary .- FOUNDATION facts Robert T. P. deTreville M.D. Managing Director Industrial Hygiene Foundation 1. Organization Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America Inc. is a profit research association of industries for advancing industrial hygiene and occupational health improving working con- ditions and bettering human relations An independent research fellowship at Mellon Institute Pittsburgh IHF is made up of almost 400 member companies These companies manage the Foundation under a constitution and Code of Regulations by means of a Board of Trustees The Trustees are drawn chiefly from industrial management of the membership but include repre- sentatives from universities as shown in the program for the Annual Meeting this year The work of the Foundation is carried on by a Managing Director and staff consultants and com- | mittees Toxicological Engineering Legal Medical and Nursing II Functions . The Office of the Managing Director administers IHF programs budget membership applications correspondence contracting public relations and personnel under the supervision of the Board of Trustees and within general administrative policies of Mellon Institute and is re- sponsible for maintaining high professional technical and ethical standards and for assuring thatt he work of theFoundation proceeds in a businesslike and effective manner toward accomplish- goals members ment of stated d : TheManaging Director is s assisted by professional and technical staff Laboratory Pathologist Research - Division Dr.Paul Gross .Research the . provides ~ member highly specialized scientific advice in the evaluation of research needs of member companies and : - a~ ; . - -in the design of experiments for solving specific problems He also initiates and designs investi- gations for submission the National Institutes of Health He supervises the IHF Research Lab - and interprets the results of pathological and toxicological studies and provides liaison with other leading scientists He is assisted in all research functions by Mr. James M. McNerney Research Toxicologist who administers projects and personnel of the lab In our Engineering and Analytical Division Mr. William J. Schreibeis Industrial Hygiene Engineer performs industrial hygiene surveys including stack samples plant per- forms physical and chemical analyses of samples collected Provides technical assistance to * Presented at 28th Annual Meeting of Industrial Hygiene Foundation October 23-24 1963 Pittsburgh Pa 5 member companies Arranges highly technical assistance from Mellon Institute or other specialized labs as required Studies performed include noise radiation heat chemical and _ dust measurements Assistance is provided in design of proper controls in new plant or process process design Provides industrial hygiene engineering support to Mellon Institute in certain research projects Provides liaison with other engineers and scientists in fields of atmospheric pollution control noise abatement stream pollution control etc. In the Technical Library Division Dr. John Metschl Editor prepares the monthly - Industrial Hygiene Digest by abstracting classifying and editing articles from scientific and , technical journals He maintains the technical literatureliterfatiurlee and~ sear.ches thes_ e files for infosurch ms tc ation required by member company representatives He also maintains liaison with other such Fa and - serviceisn industry government private institutions universities ee - ; ; . . ~- III Services Provided during 1963 : a . ; Ss A. Regular services provided by IHF have been 1 Industrial Hygiene Digest contains approximately approximately 100 abstracts each month which are grouped by subject We are attempting to broaden the scope of the Digest by introducing special editorials and length articles which we believe will be of particular interest to man- agement year Examples of these appeared in the Industrial Hygiene Digest during the 2 Bulletins - This year three new bulletins were issued in our special series 4 Legal Bulletin No. on the Current Status of Compensation for Pneumoconioses Engineering Toxicological Bulletin No. on International Audiometric Zero and Bulletin No. 2 on Hygienic Guides The Transactions of the 27th Annual Meeting were published as the March 1963 issue of the Archives of Environmental Health and were distributed to all members for information on a wide range of subjects 3 There continued to be requests One radiation and resulted in the supplement to the such inquiry was received on electromagnetic Threshold Limit Values published in American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists the September Digest of four industries met with us to propose or review Representatives industry research projects Two members requested our coordination on products sales brochues regarding health hazard controls Another member requested coordination on a train- ing film on industrial hygiene prepared - Seminars are being for two institutes 4 Seminars and training programs on prevention of silicosis and welding hazards Because of availability of training programs in the Public Health Service it was not considered necessary to hold the basic course in industrial 6 hygiene this year However special training on highly technical air pollution control was conducted for one member company and aspects of industrial hygiene for several IHF consultants and B. Research performed by IHF has been in the following general areas 1 Basic and applied toxicological research - The Foundation belongs in three categories that sponsored by the sponsored by industry and that which is unsponsored basic research undertaken by National Institutes of Health the that tutes of Health One of the factors that govern the rate problems under investigation is concerned with the conditions or at which the lungs cleanse themselves of inhaled dust Our working Ee oy sna Se oerns 2 of the inhaled A second project is concerned with the study of a method for the production of experimental lung cancer which could serve as a model for determining the lung cancer producing hazard of certain industrial chemicals Although we have been successful in producing lung cancers in NIH - animals we do not believe that the method is sufficiently sensitive at present A third investiga- tion sponsored by the deals with the factors involved in spontaneous regression of chronic pneumonitis using experimentally produced early silicosis as model model The fourth and last study under this category is concerned with the relationship relationship which has been found in the asbestos textile - industry between lung cancer and asbestosis . eT At the present time we have one investigation sponsored by industry ne * physema or which are e -. edematous as in congestive heart failure 4 . : University ey Stokinger The unsponsored research has been performed in part in cooperation with the Graduate School of Public Healtohf the of Pittsburgh and with Dr. H. E. ie the Public Health of Service in Cincinnati The problem studied is the basic response of the respira tory membrane to irritants in very low concentrations dermatological 2 Applied toxicological research - Range finding toxicity tests have been on performed about a dozen chemical compounds The toxicology laboratory has also performed an evalu- tion of a potential process hazard and of an equipment development hazard also Studies of sensitization and primary irritation as well as chemical carcinogenicity y field 3 studies The Engineering and Analytical Division of the Foundation has performed numerous regarding atmospheric and industrial hygiene air pollutant surveys industrial 7 hygiene surveys industrial hygiene inspection surveys industrial hygiene consultation regard ing process hazard evaluation and control clay mine dust survey glass works dust survey atmospheric gaseous pollutant survey industrial hygiene survey training in the field evalua tion of potential beryllium hazard in a new process stack sampling for particulate matter and ammonia in mixed fertilizer granulating plant and size separation and ray diffraction analysis of dust samples 4 Bibliographic research was performed on several chemical compounds 5 Epidemiological studies were undertaken on an industry in conjunction with several member companies oT a errant - - ot - . -- - ero. . . ao - . . . . a . . le Ramoregytp In conclusion during 1963 IHF services have been designed to meet the needosf the membership as requested this policy will continue in 1964. Through participation with other ~ agencies active in the field of occupational health and with the competent assistance of IHF com- mittees we hope to develop certain programs which in addition to being of benefit to mem- bership will further advance the standards of practice of occupational health more effectively utilizing our national resources in accomplishing the Foundation's mission | | ae OR A . ee ele oh ye ares OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF H BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR 1964 Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Treasurer Managing Director Legal Counsel Dr. B. B. Wescott Dr. P. W. Bachmar Mr. E. K. Davison Mr. T. F. Hatch Dr. R. T. P. de Treville Mr. T. C. Waters Earle T. Andrews President Dr. Robert B. O'Connor Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation Vice President for Health \ Hancock West Virginia 25424 Services . United States Steel Corporation Chester L. Arnold Vice 525 William Penn Place Pittsburgh Pa 15219 President Research Stauffer Chemical Company 380 Madison Ave. New York Y. 10017 Robert T. Ross Mgr Employee Services Ford Motor Company Dr. Paul W. Bachman Vice President The American Road Dearborn Mich Koppers Company Inc. . 1528 Koppers Bldg Pittsburgh Pa 15219 Dr. Anna M. Baetjer School of Hygiene & Public Health Elgin D. Sallee Mgr of Safety Industrial Hygiene Employment & Plant Training American Can Company 100 Park Ave. New York N. Y. 10017 The Johns Hopkins University 615 North Wolfe St. , Baltimore ; Robert D. Blasier Md 21205 Dr. O. A. Sander Marquette University School of Medicine 710 N. Plankinton Ave. , Milwaukee Wisc 53203 Vice President Industrial Relations Westinghouse Electric Corporation Box 2278 Gateway Building 3 Pittsburgh Pa 15222 Dr. John F. Shronts Medical Director General Mills Inc. : 9200 Wayzata Blvd. Minneapolis Minn 55426 . : Dr. G. R. Simmons - Lawrence A. Coleman ~ eneralCounsel Director of : Allied Chemical Corporation ; 10006 Research and Development Western Electric Company 61 Broadway New York N. 10006 P. O. Box 900 Princeton New Jersey M. F. Crass Jr. Secretary Manufacturing Chemists Assoc Inc. 1825 Connecticut Avenue W. - Washington C. 20009 - - Dr. Kenneth W. Smith Medical Director Manville Corporation 22 East 40th St. New York N. Y. 10016 : 7 SL E. K. Davison President Davison Sand & Gravel Company - Box 4055 Pittsburgh Pa 15201 - oe - - deTreville Dr. Robert T. P. deTreville , so 7 . - . --Ma^-agingDirector Industrial Hygiene Foundation I . s7- .. 4400 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh Pa 15213 | Fifth : . , - Andrew Fletcher Chairman | . St. Joseph Lead Company _" 250 Park Ave. New York Y. 10017 Leo Teplow Assistant Vice President ~ American Iron and Steel Institute 150 East 42nd St. New York Y. 10017 . oo, . Dr. Joseph F. Treon Manager , + Biological Sciences Section _ * Atlas Chemical Industries Inc. ~ os Wilmington Delaware 19899 - Theodore Theodore C. Waters Miles & Stockbridge -. tes lo oof 10 Light Street Baltimore Md 21202 - . Theodore F. Hatch Graduate School of Public University of Pittsburgh . Pittsburgh Pa 15213 ; - Health . Dr. G. Arthur Webb . Director of Administration Mellon Institute - 4400 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh Pa 15213 W. G. Hazard Industrial Relations Division Illinois Glass Company Illinois Glass Bldg Toledo Ohio 43601 Andrew Kalmykow Mgr Casualty Dept. Assoc of Casualty & Surety Companies 110 William St. New York Y. 10038 Harold S. McFarland Director of Personnel Services General Motors Corporation General Motors Bldg Detroit - Mich 48222 Paul S. Wise Associate General Mgr American Mutual Insurance Alliance 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago Illinois Dr. B. B. Wescott President MPC Corporation 4400 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh Pa 15213 Dr. John A. Zapp Jr. Director Haskell Laboratory E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Wilmington Delaware 19898 : oe oof i TECHNICAL COMMITTEES Engineering Committee LESTER V. CRALLEY Ph.D. Chairman , Aluminum Company of America WILLIAM J. SCHREIBEIS Secretary Industrial Hygiene Foundation R. J. BEAMAN Jr. The Procter & Gamble Company J. M. JOYCE Johns Manville Corporation W. H. KINGSLEY Sandia Corporation E. G. MEITER Ph.D. Employers Mutuals of Wausau KENNETH M. MORSE . aan United States Steel Corporation C. PABST Socony Mobil Oil Company . _ KENNETH E. ROBINSON . ~ , General Motors Corporation H. WILBUR SPEICHER - - Westinghouse Electric Corporation 7 SAMUEL H. THOMAS ' Owens Corning Fiberglas Corporation HERBERT T. WALWORTH . ' Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company GEORGE M. WILKENING Bell Telephone Laboratories ChemicalToxicological Committee Chairman JOSEPH F. TREON Ph.D. Atlas Chemical Industries Inc. JAMES M. McNERNEY Secretary Industrial Hygiene Foundation HARRY M. BOWMAN - Reaction Motors Division Thiokol Chemical Corporation CHARLES P. CARPENTER Ph.D. Mellon Institute H. H. FAWCETT . General Electric Company HAROLD R. HOYLE Dow Chemical Company - J. C. RADCLIFFE ~ : .. Ford Motor Company GEORGE REED Company "oe . Regulator Minneapolis Honeywell CLYDE C. RUDDICK - Co. -. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company * " ELGIDN. SALLEE . _ . American Can Company . . HERBERT E. STOKINGER Ph.D. U. S. Public Health Service WILLIAM J. WISWESSER - Willson Products Div Ray Co. JOHN A. ZAPP Jr. Ph . E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Nursing Committee JANE A. LEEChairman Jones & Laughlin Steel Company JEAN W. GRAY Acting Secretary U. S. Public Health Service MARIE C. GOIK University of Pittsburgh GSPH BEDONNA JACOBS Allegheny County Health Department JEAN KARBUS American Can Company WINIFRED McLANAHAN University of Pittsburgh GSPH ALDA SICA United States Steel Corporation Mrs. Lee reports that the Nursing Committee now in the process of formation will be composed chiefly of Supervisory Nurses at IHF member companies plus selected expert consultants in special fields such as nursing training Official membership will be kept to ten There are still several spaces to be filled Foundation member companies who have a chief nurse and wish to be represented by her on this Committee are invited to communicate with Mrs. Lee / the Foundation Individuals not appointed this year will be advised of progress and considered for membership at a later date 12 Legal Committee THEODORE C. WATERS Chairman Miles & Stockbridge ANDREW KALMYKOW Secretary Assn of Casualty & Surety Companies OLIVER CLAYTON Humble Oil & Refining Company LAWRENCE A. COLEMAN Allied Chemical Corporation WILLIAM C. HARTMAN Squire Sanders & Dempsey THEODORE HETZLER Jr. of National Assn Mutual Casualty JAMES L. HILL Cos Ford Motor Company EDWARD E. KUEBLER Kuebler & DelDeo ROBERT B. RADY Republic Steel Corporation C. L. SHECKLER Johns Manville Corporation DOUGLAS SOUTAR . American Smelting Smelting & Refining Company D. W. STITT . Continental Can Company Inc. FRANK C. WACHTER Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation PAUL J. WINSCHEL . Reed Smith Shaw & McClay Medical Committee DANIEL C. BRAUN Chairman United States Steel Corporation PAUL GROSS M. Secretary Industrial Hygiene Foundation CARL U. DERNEHL M. Union Carbide Corporation ROY L. GIBSON M. Gulf Oil Corporation ROBERT J. HALEN M. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation JAMES P. HUGHES M. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. E. M. KLINE M. General Electric Company - GEORGE ROUSH M. University of Cincinnati O. A. SANDER M. Marquette University S. D. STEINER M.D. General Motors Corporation 13 686 Industrial Hygiene DigesDitgest Index 1963 Ammonium nitrate explosion hazards Anesthesia environmental factors Angina in Russian silk workers Aniline determination of MAC in air Animal experiments versus human responses 1088 1108 526 1146 344 Asthma effect of simulated altitude in grain industry ASTM ~s~tandards of atmospheric sampling Atherosclerosis ; effects of vegetable fats Atomic energy ~~ environmental survey Enrico Fermi power plant 219 1128 112 222 673 Antimony hydride stibine determination in air smog devices materials for Arachnidism in the United States | 384 579 , 1129 Atomic explosions warfare Cincinnati's fallout program fallout in New Zealand protection of hospital patients surveillance psychological aspects role of forward medical support 677 178 780 678 177 779 Araldite dust silicosis from Audiology unit use of vehicle in . 59 267 Arsenic in Napoleon's hair i 140 Audiometer proposed changes in standards 1046 _ Arthritis and rheumatoid pneumoconiosis prevalence in industry | Audiometry reliability of industrial - 458 tuning fork tests 122 rehabilitation in treatment of use of muscle relaxant 123 Automation 420 effect on health . , . Artificial respiration see also Resuscitation in drowning ' 914 techniques and mechanical 513 technical aspects oe Automobile driving simulator 1048 972 1114 788 99 * Asbestos .- - modern urban h^zard-h^zard| dust - ee production of mesothelial tumors pulmonary effect of crystalline and .. crystalline = ' 7 7 Aviation - operation 663 _aeromedical aspects jet - jet accidents 860 1194 . fl463 L medicine dysbarism a jet age problem 1045 ozone toxicity hazard . 77 865 469 , world air safety 1193 oe Soe Asbestosis , OT - and _- pleural calcifications ~- pneumonitis . in experimental animals~ experimental animals - . a 266 1153 -7 265 758 Azo food colors sO a - excretion and metabolism . ; ; . : yO Back injuries 7 7 spondylolysis surgical results of cervical ridge problems 251 124 1122 . Tuberculosis compensation liability in Germany 468 Bacteria dispersal in hospital wards infection of man with Mimeae 412 627 - Pasteurella pseudotuberculosis in man 622 Aspergillosis pulmonary Asphalt saturators - electrostatic precipitators for , 552 553 1077 Bagassosis ' experimental in guinea pigs in the Philippines o ; 58 755 clay industry pneumoconiosis in e 260 tae 4 fray p JANUARY 1962 Vol No. _ INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION sh SEMELLON SEMELLON INSTITUTE 4400 FIFTH AVENUE : PITTSBURGH PA INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE TRAINING COURSE Conducted by INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION and OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND TRAINING FACILITY UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE at Mellon Institute Pittsburgh Pa September 10-21 1962 a exist - Engineers in attendance at the third annual Industrial Hygiene Training Course Seated Left to Right M. Reynolds Hazleton Laboratories Inc R. W. Bloomquist General Mills Inc G. L. Dietz D. Cohagan Western Electric Company R. Merck & Company Inc.; H. Snow Western Electric. Company and G. C. Frisby Kennecott Copper Corp. . Standing - Left to Right | R. F. Hubard Maryland Casualty Company J.-M. Plunkett Aluminum Company- America H. W. Rapp Jr. The Travelers Insurance Company B. Sykes Jr. Pennsylvania Glass Sand Company - R. A. Hudspeth Kennecott Copper Corp F. W. Sandell Manville Products Corp and R. P. Hibbard The Boeing Company - - - Also attended some of the courses but not in picture Eugene Barry Alternate A. T. Sabo of Nuclear Materials & Equipment Corp. ) - . This was the third training course conducted by the Foundation in cooperation with the United States Public Health Service for industrial hygiene engineers It too proved to be very successful and the results most gratifying It was intensive weeks devoted to laboratory work lectures films plant tours and homework assignments The students individually prepared known con- centrations of gases and vapors calibrated gas sampling instruments used gas detectors made chemical chemical analyses and ventilation measurements Lectures and demonstrations covered such sub- jects as pneumoconioses toxicology radiation noise and industrial hygiene practice The course wag completed with a final examination followed by presentation of Certificates of Training The business and industrious attitude of the students was highly commendable Again we feel that the course served a useful purpose and provided the which will serve them well Applications are being which - September 1963 participants accepted for with a knowledge and experience the fourth training course to be held i BORE POE Ca a. Lal ' ps Bie cence dae ae Ba REED .: ay ; i 2 Sie te Nate Oe RRA BN ET A ai Nett ab Ue Rn bt ne ae Sian i ohn et Le eed: cede Ce INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FEATURES ; Ly Tuberculosis in an industrial plant is . discussed in Abst No. 20 Ab> st No. 21 reports on the concept of vs organizing pneumonia . nee : For information on mysterious mushroom miasma see Abst No. 24 4 Details onon the metabolic and pathologic changes in acute pneumonitis from nickel carbonyl are in presented Abst No. 37 1 Consult Abst No. 43 for data on the treat- poisoning ment of methanol yyyporeal dialysis a feb by extracor- cg tebe. ve ae A study of the toxicity of vinyl chloride ~ as determined by repeated exposure to . ty laboratory animals is presented in Abst A No. 45 a + Abst No. 52 described a compact cascade impactor for field survey sampling For a discussion on the toxicity of pre- cipitated silica see Abst No. 56 An account of pneumoconiosis due to Fuller's earth is given in Abst No. 59 Consult Abst No. 60 for a summary on ; from information relating to toxic fumes ; shotfiring in coal mines For observations on the late effects of a internally deposited mixtures of meso- thorium and radium in Abst No. 68 5, rr dial painters _ see - ws Abst No. 86 describes an instrumentation system for olefin analysis at ambient con- - |. centrations FOUNDATION FACTS NEWLY APPOINTED MEMBERS OF TOXICOLOGICAL COMMITTEE Mr. H. M. Bowman Reaction Motors Division Thiokol Chemical Corporation . Dr. P. Carpenter Chemical Hygiene Fellowship Mellon Institute Mr. J. C. Radcliffe Ford Motor Company . . THE ANNUAL INDEX to Industrial Hygiene Digest for 1961 is being mailed to members along with this issue of the publication It provides a quick reference to the 239 abstracts of literature on industrial health which appeared in the Digest ~ year Also being mailed is SUPplement tO 1961 EDITION OF LIST OF PERIODICALS ABSTRACTED ABSTRACTED IN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DIGEST 7 - : tes - * . . ary - 2 . Co en A THIRD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ENGINEERING TRAINING COURSE will be given by Industrial Hygiene Foundation and the Occupational Health Research and Training Facility of U. S. Public Health Service from September 10-21 1962 at Mellon In- stitute Pittsburgh Pa Since the enrollment is limited to 12 persons we urge all companies who wish to send an engineer or chemist for this training to notify us as soon as possible The tuition is 150 ~F THE FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED A YEAR GRANT from the Occupational Health Division U.S. Public Health Service for a research program Studies on Pulmonary Clearance Mechanism The project will be conducted in our toxicology laboratory under the direction of Dr. Paul Gros8 ue DR EDWARD R. WEIDLEIN former President of Mellon Institute has received the 1961 William Procter Prize for scientific achievement Dr. Weidlein's award signalizes a career of more than 50 years during which he has become one of the world's dominant figures in industrial research a ads Ha 1 Apia h ptgelap ating os. esx ann Nene oe lA 5 cements .cpte 7 9Aa 9 al mi tee sam, a. Ba eel dene Ree . ae INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FEATURES Aviation medicine consultation prob- Abst No. 148 discusses fingernail lem cases is the topic of Abst No. 115 cystine content in chronic mercury re : . exposure Abst No. 116 discusses a program of industrial first aid Nonoccupational diffuse pulmonary fi- ae brosis report of a case in an asbestos Acute psychiatric problems in industry worker is the title of Abst No. 161 is the concern of Abst No. 120 . Abst No. mate oral household 140 reports on the toxicity in rats of products approxi- selected . cue, Information on acute sulfur dioxide toxicity and the effects of histamine and Abst No. 162 reports on a case of fiber glass pneumoconiosis Sou . a! A fatal case of aspiration of talcum Been cat powder by a child is described in Abst No. 163 : histamine liberation is presented in Abst No. 142 lel A description of combustible gas de tectors is given in Abst No. 185 ~ For data on chemical pneumonitis from inhalation of zinc chloride consult Abst No. 143 re oe, Air flow requirements for underground parking garages are evaluated in Abst . No. 186 mote FOUNDATION FACTS foe Rs cat H BOARD OF TRUSTEES held a special meeting on February 8 at the Founda- tion's headquarters A permanent Policy and Planning Committee was established and a Program Committee was appointed to plan the Management Session of the Annual : Meeting an : ; H ENGINEERING COMMITTEE met at the Foundation's headquarters ary 7 to discuss plans for the Engineering Conference of the Foundation's Meeting to be held on October 24-25 at Mellon Institute on Febru- 27th Annual 7 A RESEARCH PROGRAM ON THE PATHOGENESIS OF EXPERIMENTAL TUBERCULOSILICOSIS was recently completed under the direction of Dr. Paul Gross This three study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health was concerned with ... | from -- quantitation of the dust mobilized cleared the lungs as a result of induced pul' lungs monary inflammations It was found that in the presence of a violent inflammation much dust removed from the whereas little dust is removed in the presence an __ ~ .; indolent inflammation . . Ste an - LoL > - 7 DR H. H. SCHRENK the Foundation's Managing Director attended the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce Pollution Abatement Committee meeting in Harrisburg on February 9. This Committee covers both water and air pollution NOrEgWaniRzEinPgRINTS Dec. available from the Foundation upon request are The Concept of Pneumonia by Paul Gross and E. Benz Arch Pathol 72 607-619 1961 and Factors Engineering and Safety Research by Theodore F. Hatch J. Occ Med 4 1-5 Jan. 1962 DR A. G. KAMMER Head Department of Occupational Health Graduate School of Public Health University of Pittsburgh died suddenly from a heart attack on January 31. Dr. Kammer had been an active member of the Foundation's Medical Committee from 1947 until 1959 on oe oo ata Peni ae tn A ey oe city. INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FEATURES Emergency care in industry is discussed in Abst No. 219 A report on contact eczema caused by true teak is given in Abst No. 237 4 Z 2 1 : For voluntary proctosigmoidoscopic examinations in an industrial setting con- sult Abst No. 220 Abst No. 224 presents current prob- lems of the pneumonias . Lead poisoning in demolition work is the title of Abst No. 251 Cataract development in rats fed commercial quercetin is investigated in Abst No. 253 43 x 7 , 3 43 a 4 a 3 a Abst No. 227 reports on the relation- ship between coronary heart disease and the presence of certain physical charac- teristics oe ee : re ae Information on the diffusing capacity of cigarette smokers is presented in Abst Abst No. 262 examines some pharma- cological actions of cotton dust and other i? vegetable fibers ..~: " a cee Consult Abst : No. 275 for data on radio- so dermatitis from diffraction apparatus a ; - kre TMS So, : aeaer Smoking and the health of older men is Carcinoma of the skin in a bovine exposed to radioactive fallout is described in Abst ~ we ote the topic of Abst No. 232 on ee No. 282 os - es net eR See Abst No. 234 for a year study of For a discussion on the engineering as- anatletrer staphylococcal infections pects of air pollution see Abst No. 293 ene - NS The topic of Abst No. 235 is deaths and illness from bronchitis emphysema and asthma ae ete Ge ae Basic information dents at a missile in Abst No. 298 on injuries test center and acci- . is presented res FOUNDATION FACTS : NEW MEMBER The Foundation welcomes to membership Western Electric Company Inc. . : -7O . . 7 oo eo moe - - a. - - Meetings NEW H COMMITTEE A Program ~ ommitteefor the Management Session of Annual was established by the Board of Trustees at its meeting on February 8. This Committee will select speakers and subjects targeted to management to attract greater general management's participation in the programs * The following Trustees will serve on this Com- ~ mittee ~ . - Rm oo 7 2 7 Mr. Leq Teplow American Iron & Steel Institute Chairman Dr. Paul W. Bachman Koppers Company : Mr. E. T. Klassen American Can Company ; Dr. Robert B. O'Connor United States Steel Corp. ot - - TPRitAtNsSbuArCgThIONS , 1962 issue now being OF 26th ANNUAL MEETING of Industrial Hygiene Foundation held in Pa on October 25-26 1961 have been published as the complete March of the Archives of Environmental Health Copies of these Transactions mailed to all H members DR H. H. SCHRENK attended a meeting of the Industrial Hygiene Roundtable at Oberlin - Ohio March 23 through 25 -. a NEW : REPRINT available from the Foundation upon request Nonoccupational Diffuse Pulmonary Fibrosis Paul and Dr. Paul Gross A Report of A Case in An Asbestos Worker Arch Environmental Health _4 73-80 Jan. By Dr. 1962 Cartier INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FEATURES _ The pulmonary evaluation of surgical . patients is discussed in Abst No. 914 An account of the consequences of ethylene glycol poisoning is given in Abst No. 941 Ls oe - Do heart disease patients benefit from - work recommendations Abst No. 915 Four cases of methyl alcohol poisoning . are described in Abst No. 942 Abst No. 918 is concerned with effects of smoking ,, the of For an account office management of common medical conditions consult Abst No. 925 ., ete Abst No. 929 presents information on the occupational toxicity of culti- vated flowers Le stegter weg For a discussion on the toxicity of in- gested hexachlorophene See Abst No. 1 area ae 947 i my! ete Joo Data on the basic pathology of pneumo- coniosis are presented in Abst No. 950 /):_ Pe Pneumoconiosis finding indus- try and detection of sources of exposure is the title of Abst No. 958 me Abst No. 934 reports on hydrogen sulfide intoxication concerning two : cases of nonfatal poisoning ~ " aided Mp Mego ee Chromyl chloride possible import- ant industrial air contaminant is in- % cis vestigated in Abst No. 937 a Information regarding the directional dependence of air samplers is given in . Abst No. 960 | , ad A genetic survey of the offsprings of ray workers is given in Abst No. . aan Lead poisoning and hemaglobin synthesis are reviewed in Abst No 940 te or For a discussion on the realities of rehabilitation consult Abst No. 992 a FOUNDATION FACTS | - Cy Annual 27th ANNUAL MEETING THIS MONTH We are looking forward to having repre- sentatives from all our member companies with us on October 24 and 25 for our 27th Meeting Advance registration promises peak attendance We feel certain that with the broad scope ofsubject matter and the distinguished roster of "> that this meeting merits the interest and enthusiasm speakers The officers of the Foundation also expressed by the membership have a full program meetings scheduled for the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees so : . i ; ow NEW MEMBERS > The Foundation is pleased to announce two new members International Research and Louisiana Ordnance Plant By . Development Corporation Remington Rand Div , Sperry Rand Corp. Trustees DR BLAINE B. WESCOTT Chairman H Board of honorary Doctor of Science Degree at the University of Pittsburgh's Alumni Honors Convocation on September 17 was awarded an 175th Anniversary American THRESHOLD THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES The Threshold Limit Values for 1962 adopted by the Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists at their 24th Annual Meeting in Washington C. on May 13-15 ditional copies are available upon request appear in this issue of the Digest Ad- oh : an nace i INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FEATURES Abst No. 645 is concerned with sui- - cide during productive years industrial problem See Abst No. 679 for a case report on a cerebral tumor in a lead worker -, Sudden death from coronary disease . is the topic of Abst No. 653 Abst No. 656 discusses total rehabili+, , tation in heart disease Abst No.664 investigates dermatolo- gic problems in compensation medi- prognosis treatment Bon anad nd ge a @ ae on, oe Thermographic assessment of burns _ No. and frostbite is the title of Abst a 1667 ; So we Consult Abst No. 669 for data on food additives legislation and food tech- viewpoint nology industry's on effects n of legislation .. PR too : rn Legal considerations in drafting warn- in6g70label8 s are presented in Abat No. a Lead poisoning in metal workers is discussed in Abst No. 676 - -:. A health hazard associated with epoxy- resin concrete dust is investigated in Abst No 696 gives a discussion on Bilicosis in hardrock miners in Ontario -the problem and its prevention oa ut . Carbon pneumoconiosis in the rubber industry is described in Abst No. 700 . objective Abst No. Lo, ; The ey of Apia, ra: ey . : , Meee Mee cry 702 is a cpt, ete periodic search for cancer in the car- bon black industry gee ccna s ustge ne Consult Abst No. 711 for the combined action of cigarette tar and beta radia- vers mice tion on es eB Be tty ; Dae F6w content paiee Data on the lead of the atmos- . phere are given in Abst No. 717 2 Contact lenses to vision is the title of Abst No. 731 a FOUNDATION FACTS Lo bo : - . _ NaEndWSigMnaElMCBoEmpRanyThLetdF.o,unEdnagtliaonndwelcomes to. membership Westinghouse Brake . po aes me : co. ; NEW PRESIDENT OF MELLON INSTITUTE Dr. Paul Clifford Cross of the | _ University of Washington Seattle has been named President President and Chief Executive 9-107. _- responsibilities September Institute *. . Officer of Mellon Institute He also was elected a Trustee of the . and ex- : pects to assume his new - 1 - : -_ . : . .* THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES The Threshold Limit Values for 1961 adopted , by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists appear in this issue of the Digest NEW REPRINTS The Mortality from Sublethal Pulmonary Edema Superimposed upon Pneumoconiosis or Atelectasis by Paul Gross M. L. Westrick J. M. McNerney Am Indust Hyg Assn J. 22 90 Apr. 1961 and Autocatalysis of Pulmonary Edema by Paul Gross M.L. Westrick and J. M. McNerney J. Occ Med 3 258 May 1961 Reprints are available from the Foundation upon request : 26th ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 25-26 1961 HEU 1NDUST HYGIENE FEATURES - 7 ol - See Abst No. disinfection of and nurse8 634 for details on the the hands of surgeons . . - The use and abuse of contact lenses is the topic of Abat No. 636 - Leet, Milas ok ete geht Information on the vision visual acuity and ocular refraction of young men is i:given in Abst No. 637 - The influence of tropical cardiac output is treated weather in Abat on No. ,For the neurological aspects of low back pain see Abst No. 643 LBs A discussion on smoking and person- .. ality is given in Abst No. 645 folliculitis Oil PON Ne aN at te ae gh are! a study of 200 men em- ployed in an engineering factory is the title of Abst No. 649 wd See re Ae Ee sporotrichosis Data on an outbreak of in Florida are presented in Abst N 650 a ; Ozone's role in chemistry and tech- nology is discussed in Abst No. 660 Abst No. 661 is concerned with studies on the chemical forms of urinary lead For the physical aspects of dust count- ing consult Abst No. 671 Po How did the term pneumonokoniosis | originate Abat No. 674 tells you Sa hae PS Pneumoconiosis in makers of artificial grinding wheels is the topic of Abst s No. 678 Se at 7 Abst No. 684 presents a report on dif- fuse lung lesions that mimic pneumo- coniosis , roe Sas Abst No. 689 gives a critique of our present noise control engineering efforts and accomplishments . oy oy Abst No. 706 la concerned with nitro- gen oxide formation in the autoignition of liquid fuel sprays . eS ae . "* FOUNDATION FACTS 9 20 os 7: DR GROSS PRESENTS PAPER Dr. Paul Gross the Foundation's . Research _ -* , Pathologist presented a paper on AutocatalysisAutocatalysis of Pulmonary Edema on June 10 1960 at the Third Conference on Research in Emphysema at Aspen Colorado 7 or, - : . VALUES Threshold THRESHOLD LIMIT the The Limit Values for 1960 adopted by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists appear in this issue of the Digest Nine substances were changed from the Tentative List to the Recom- mended List and eight new substances were placed on the Tentative List The value for chlorobromomethane was changed from 400 to 200 ppm and manganese from 6 to 5 milligrams per cubic meter Cyclopropane was removed from the list as lack of lished data did not justify previous listed value pub- - , - Pneumoconiosis NEW _ REPRINT An Immunologic Approach to the M.D. A.M. Arch Ind Health 21 228-232 March able from the Foundation upon request 1960 by Paul Gross This reprint is avail- SILVER ANNIVERSARY MEETING OCTOBER 26 - 27 1960 900 i , Litigation breeders in industrial medi cine are discussed in Abst No. 990 Ce bee f. The disease concept of alcoholism is the subject of Abst No. 993 Coat i ye The topiocf Abst No. ment of low back pain ta mea 997 is the treat- Abst No. 1015 is concerned with ex- perimental cancers in rats produced by chromium compounds ne als mech- Information on the biochemical anisms in chronic carbon disulfide poisoning is contained in Abst No. 1024 For series of papers concerned with epilepsy see Abst Nos 998 999 and Farmer's lung in mushroom workers is the objective of Abst No. 1028 4 a eT be See Abst No. 1005 for changes in the ten commonest dermatoses in private a practice 1D ype See Abst No. 1040 for details on medical problems of work ea ek wo . Ea the A discussioonn globulin thera- py in chronic staphylococcic dermato_ ses is presented in Abst No. 1007 1). given in Abst No. 1060 bet Considered in Abst No. 1064 a ae 8 he For hazards in the manufacture use of plastics see Abst No. 1010 veterinary aspects of air pollution Bo eat at tk yates of The theme Abst No. 1072 is how || |: improve safety through organization ' The subject of Abst No. 1011 is the toxicity of boron oxide cent : y Details on laboratory hoods are given Gs in Abst Nos 1076 and 1077 ree oat CREE FOUNDATION FACTS FACTS Insurance Alliance NEW TR^ STEEELECTED TO H BOARD Mr. -_ Managofetrhe American Mutual '. of Trustees of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation | Newell R. Johnson General has been elected to the Board . - ner te os tet oe THRESHOLD . LIMIT VALUES The Threshold Limit Values for 1959 adopted by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists appear this issue of we the Digest The limit value for bromine was changes from 1.0 to 0.1 _ chloroform from 100 to 50 ppm and chloropicrin from 1.0 to 0.1 ppm ppm The list now contains 250 . compounds plus 25 tentative values : ee Bot: ' 24th ANNUAL MEETING THIS MONTH The program and registration cards for the c24atrhdsAnnual Meeting were mailed on September 17 and the number of registration returned has been most gratifying We hope that the broad scope of subject moaftotuerr and the distinguished roster of speakers will appeal to representatives of all member companies We look forward to a profitable and interesting meeting The officers of the Foundation also have a full the program with meetings scheduled for Executive Committee and two meetings for the Board of Trustees \ ae bs temo c + aba = THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES FOR 195g Adopted at the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the American Conference of ' Governmental Industrial Hygienists Atlantic City April 19-22 1958 Threshold limits should be used as guides in the control of health hazards and should not be regarded as fine lines between safe and dangerous concentrations under which it is believed that nearly all workers be They represent conditions without adverse effect may repeatedly exposed day after day These limits are intended for persona trained in this field October 1957 Digest use in the field Condensed of industrial hygiene hygiene and should be employed by For further discussion discussion see the 1957 values in Recommended Values 2 Gases and Vapors _ Substance PPM Approx Mg per Cu M. : - Acetaldehyde Acetic acid , Acetic anhydride Acetone Acrolein . ~ Acrylonitrile Allyl alcohol Allyl chloride . Allyl propyl disulfide : Ammonia Amyl acetate Amyl alcohol isoamyl alcohol Aniline 200 10 5 1000 = 360 25 20 gs 2400 0.5 20 9. 1.2 45 5 12 5 .15 2 12 .100 200 100 70 -., 1050 ae / 360 Substance PPM Cellosolve ethoxyethanol Cellosolve acetate ethoxyethyl acetate Chlorine Chlorine trifluoride Chlorobenzene monochlorobenzene Chloroform ; trichloromethane Chloro Chloropicrniin tropropane _ Chloroprene 200 100 I 0.1 . 75 100 20 1 Approx Mg per Cu M. 740 . 540 3 0.4 350 490 100 7 5 19 chloro 3butadiene 25 an Benzene benzol 0.05 | 25 on 0.2 . 80 Cresol all isomers - Cyclohexane 5 400 Benzyl chloride rc ~ 5 Cyclohexanol 100 . . - 1 . _ , 7 Cyclohexanone 100 ~ 1,3 butadiene | . 1000 | Butanone > 2200 . ot - Cyclohexene Cyclopropane Decaborane | 400 400 0.05 ketone ; methyl ethyl Butyl acet^te 250 2. 740 . Be butyl acetate o : 200- _ 7 950 - + Butyl alcohol Te butanol - - 100 - 300 , Butylamine : Butyl cellosolve ( butoxyethanol 5 . . 50 ee I5 oo - 240 a oT an Diacetone alcohol hpenytadnonre o- xy Diborane Dichlorobenzene Dichlorodifluoromethane ' 1 Dichloroethane 1,2 Dichloroethane ; . 50 ` o.i 50 1000 100 ; Carbon dioxide Carbon disulfide Carbon monoxide Carbon tetrachloride 5000 20 100 25 9000 ... > 60 110 160 ethylene dichloride 1,2 Dichloroethylene Dichloroethyl ether Dichloromonofluoro- 100 200 15 . 90 ZZ 1400 410 . 400 , 1350 - 690 - 0.3 240 ~ 0.1 300 4950 .400 ' 400 : 790 . 90 methane 1000 4200 ee 1. Copiedfrom A.M.A. A.M.A. of Industrial Health August 1958 Archives 1. Revisions mesityl have been made in the values for oxide and nitric acid - I. Gases and Vapors cont) _ 1. | | tf ae | \ rm | | ae lB aa i: . : | | i | 4 ii | ! : - j Approx Mg Substance PPM per Cu M. 1,1 Dichloro . ethane Dichlorotetrafluoroethane Diethylamine Difluorodibromomethane - Diisobutyl ketone 10 1000 25 100 50 60 7000 75 . 860 290 Dimethylaniline dimethylaniline 5 25 Dimethylsulfate 1 5 Dioxane diethylene -~ - dioxide Ethyl acetate 100 400 360 ~- 1400 - Ethyl acrylate 25 alcohol ethanol 1000 100 1900 . Ethylamine . 25 45 = _..+ . 0". + cL. Ethylbenzene Ethyl bromide _ - Ethyl chloride ~ Ethyl ether - Ethyl formate _ 200 870 - 200 _ 890 1000 " 2600 . . 400 1200 Ct 100 300 .. - 7 -' . oO Ethyl silicate . 100 850 - - Ethylene . ne . ' 7 chlorohydrin 5 16 _. Substance PPM Methyl cellosolve acetate ethylene glycol mono- methyl ether acetate 25 Methyl chloride 100 Methylal dimethoxy- methane Methyl chloroform 1000 1 1 trichloroethane Methylcyclohexane 500 Methylcyclohexanol 100 = Methylcyclohexanone 100 Methyl formate - 100 Methyl isobutyl carbinol methyl amyl alcohol 25 Methylene chloride - dichloromethane Naphtha coal tar ~~-.. 520000 Naphtha petroleum - Nickel carbonyl . 500 ~ 0.001 0.001 Nitric acid - ~-. 10 Nitroaniline ns ae Nitrobenzene rns ~ Nitroethane dioxide - 100 ~ Ethylene dibromide - - dibromoethane Ethylene imine _ 190 9 a ; Ethylene oxide 90 Fluorine ' Fluorotrichloro- methane Formaldehyde Furfural Gasoline Heptane heptane 0.1 0.2 Re 1000 5 / 5 5600 , 6 20 Ct 500 2000 500 2000 Hexane hexane 500 1800 Hexanone methyl | butyl ketone 100 410 Hexone methyl , isobutyl ketone 100 410 Hydrazine a = - a . 1.3 ' Hydrogen bromide 5 17 Hydrogen chloride Hydrogen cyanide 5 7 10 Il Hydrogen fluoride 3 2 Hydrogen peroxide 90 1 1.4 Hydrogen selenide Hydrogen sulfide Iodine 0.05 20 0.1 0.2 30 I Isophorone Isopropylamine Mesityl oxide 25 140 5 12 25 100 Methyl acetate 200 - 610 Methyl acetylene 1000 1650 Methyl acrylate 10 35 Methyl alcohol methanol Methyl bromide ' Methyl cellosolve 2=3 S t^' 200 20 260 80 methoxyethanol 25 80 _ ' ' . - ' "+ Nitroglycerin Nitromethane Nitropropane Nitrotoluene Octane Ozone oo, Pentane Pentanone methyl . propyl ketone Perchlorethylene tetrachloroethylene Phenol Phenylhydrazine Phosgene 0.5 100 50 5 500 0.1 1000 | . 200 200 5 5 carbonyl chloride I , _ Phosphine 0.05 : Phophorus trichloride 0.5 Propyl acetate 200 Propyl alcohol . isopropyl alcohol Propyl ether 400 _ isopropyl ether Propylene dichloride 500 dichloropropane 75 Propylene imine 25 ' Pyridine . Quinone Stibine Stoddard solvent 10 0.1 0.1 500 Styrene monomer ; phenylethylene 100 Sulfur dioxide 5 Sulfur hexafluoride 1000 Sulfur monochloride 1 Sulfur pentafluoride Tertiarybutyltoluene 0.021 0.021 10 II Appr C 128 218 3 3100 q 2700 4 2000 470 460 6000 Gases and Vapors cont) Substance PPM Tetrachloro- Babydrofuran kitromethane toluol idine Caleroethylene 5 200 I 200 S 200 Approx Mg per Cu M. 35 590 8 750 _ : 22 1050 Substance PPM Trifluoromanobromo- methane Turpentine - Vinyl chloride chloroethylene Xylene xylol 1000 100 500 200 ASS 14 per 14 atac Roe Tax 57 Toxic Dusts Fumes Substance Mg per Cu M. 1,2,3,4 hexachloro- and Mists _ Substance . Malathion0,0 dimethyl dithio- ME 200 5 8 hexahydro 1,4,5,8- 1,4,5,8- thanonaphthalene ammonium sulfamate y thiourea ot * Live we 0.25 15 0.5 0.3 . . 0.5 phosphate of diethyl mercapto- succinate Manganese . Mercury Mercury organic compounds Methoxychlor 2,2 methoxy- --,, ---- -- ---- -- " K soluble compounds m oxide fume arsenate 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8 hloro tetra- i, methanoindane 0.5 0.1 0.1 Z phenyl 1,1,1 trichloroethane Molybdenum soluble compounds insoluble compounds Nicotine Parathion 0,0 diethyl p- -- --,, 5 ss AS mated camphene 60 mated diphenyl oxide 0.5 0.5 _ . nitrophenyl thiophosphate Pentachloronaphthalene ddddandanddnow808 ddandandnow808 & ' diphenyl 42 chlorine I diphenyl 54 chlorine | de acid and chromates asCrO 0.5 0.1 Rerbicide sodium 2,4- rophenorxyophenoxy ethanol| hydrogen 15 - CN as Bae .. . 5 a a dichlorophenoxyacetic ~ot 10 12,2 chlorophenyl _ = tr1,2i,3c,4h1,l2o,r3,o4e1t0hahneexa.chloro-oe- a octa- - -dimethano 1,4,5,8 1,4,5,8 ~ - 0.25 . ~ , Pentachlorophenol _ Phosphorus yellow Phosphorus pentachloride Phosphorus pentasulfide Picric acid Pyrethrum Rotenone - Selenium compounds as Se . Sodium fluoroacetate 1080 _ Sodium hydroxide Strychnine Sulfuric acid .- . TEDP tetraethyl - dithionopyrophosphate dithionopyrophosphate - 7. TEPP tetraethyl pyrophosphate Tellurium ddandandnow808 5 ddddandanddnow808 zr ddandandnow808 ddddandanddnow808 ddddandanddnow808 oe d d andand now808 d dandandnow80 reddddandanddnow808 d d andand now808 0.15 0.15 0.15 d d andand now808 5: CAB1 spi. d dandandnow800.05 i ratoluene 1.5 Tetryl 2,4,6 trinitrophenyl- 14 cresol 0.2 - . methylnitramine 1.5 1.5 1.5 , nitrophenyl ethyl benzenephosphonate 0.5 , Thiram tetramethyl thiuram disulfide ferric dimethyl Karbamate anadium dust 7 15 1 2.5 Thallium soluble compounds Titanium dioxide Trichloronaphthalene Trinitrotoluene 0.1 15nosn os squinone ; mida fume = sanate sannate ma hexachlorocyclohexane isomer ^ elumoxide fume 2 15 0.2 0.15 0.5 15 Uranium soluble compounds insoluble compounds Vanadium V205 dust V fOume 0.5 0.50.1 0.1 Toxic Dusts Fumes and Mists cont) Substance . Mg per Cu M. Warfarin 3-acetonylbenzyl hydroxycoumarin - 0.5 Zinc oxide fumes 15 ~ Zirconium compounds as Zr : 5 e . Maximu Concentration Radioactivity For permissible concentrations of radioisotopes in air see Amounts of Radioisotopes in the Human Body and Maximum Permissible Water Handbook 52 U. S. Department of Commerce National Bureau os hy. of Standaros In addition see Permissible Dose from External Sources of Ionizing Radiation U. .. Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards above September of the two publications mentioned is aa - in progress : Radiation Hand 24 1954 aan eo . oa Mineral Dusts te te .> . Substance - MPPCF = Substance _ ., Aluminum oxide - ; Asbestos Dust nuisance no free silica Mica below % free silica- Portland cement . Talc 50 5 50 20 50 20 - 7 " Silica Lo r : high above 50 free SO medium 5 to 50 free SiO - low below % free SiO Silicon carbide ._ Soapstone below % free SiO- Tentative Values | Substance - PPM Approx Mg per Cu M. Substance PPM * Acetylene tetrabromide 1 * Allyl glycidyl ether AGE 10 * Beryllium Monomethyl 14 aniline * 45 aniline 2 * Paradichlorobenzene 75 m _ ws * Boron trifluoride 1 3 mercaptan mercaptan * Butyl * Butyl glycidyl ether BGE 50 10 270 -35 * Pemrecrchalptoarn omethyl * Phenyl glycidyl ether 0.1 50 Chlorine dioxide * Chloroacetaldehyde * Chlorobromomethane * Diglycidyl Diglycidyl ether DGE * Dimethyl formamide Dimethyl hydrazine 0.1 l 0.3 3 10 20 0.5 2100 55 60 1 Phosphoric acacidid . Phosphoric Propyl nitrate * Propylene butyl alcohol * Tertiary butyl ; diisocyanate Trichloropropane 25 100 100 0.1 * Dipropylenegly- 2 colmethylether * Ethyl mercaptan 100 250 600 640 1,2,3 Trichloropropane 50 * Triethyl amine Triorthocresyl * Furfuryl alcohol * Glycidol 50 200 50 150 phosphate * Vinyl toluene 100 Hexyl acetate * Isopropyl glycidyl ether * Lithium hydride 100 50 590 , 240 compounds * and Yttrium compoundscompounds organic compounds Xylidine * 5 decomposition m * Teflon decomposition - * Methyl mercaptan 50 100 products Pentaborane * Methyl styrene 100 480 * Pentaborane a. Pentaborane * These values appeared on the tentative list for 1957 ** Until more data are forthcoming it is important that atmospheric concentrations of these materials to which workers are exposed must be kept as near 0 as possible Signed William L. Ball W. Clark Cooper H. E. Stokinger Keith H. Jacobson Hervey B. Elkins W. H. Reinhart and Allan L. Coleman Chairman Q rer