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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1947 Feb 5 DOC#: GAR085 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes with Attendees - Air Hygiene Committee A1 6 NOTES on th e m eeting o f th o Ail* Hygiene Committee held February 5* 19^7 a t th e Mellon In s t it u t e , P itts b u rg h , F a , IN ATTENDANCE? INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION J . F . Mcl'ahcn Managing D ire cto r S '.'I. C. L . Kemeon Head Fhginaer F . R . Holden Head Chem ist D r , V/almer M edical D irector ASBESTOS TEXTILE INSTITUTE 3 , F . S ta n to n , Cor.rut t e e Chairman Jo h n s -tiin v i 11e C o rp , C. P. E lterich Keasbey & ITattison B , V/. Lu tten b erger Raybestos-i-Sanhattan, In c , H , D . KcKL'iNEY Manager PURPOSED OF THE MSFTPS- x ,s ` F The In d u stria l Hygiene Fouixlaticn proposal fo r a prelim inary su rvey, --------------- ----------------------------------------------------- .......-- - v!/ i a s approved a t th e g e n e ra l m eetin g on December 12, 19L7* formed the b asis fo r th is m eeting. The o b jective s o f the survey, as outlined in t h e i r p ro p o s a l, were read and d is c u s s e d in some d e t a i l , and no - changes were found n e c e s sa ry . The m ajor purpose o f t h i s meeting was to make p la n s fo r a s s i s t i n g th e I n d u s t r ia l H ygiene Foundation in s to r tin g the work o f t h e ir su rv e y . PUKTS TO BE COVERS) BY THE SURVEY I t was ag ree d th at as many as p r a c tic a b le o f the member company t e x t i le p la n ts should be v is ite d during the course o f the f i e l d w ork. The fo llo w in g l i s t was recommended : Company Location Asbestos T e x tile C o ., In c. North B ro o k fie ld , M ass. * J . F r a n k lin Burke i- C o. H orth field, V t. * Carolina Asbestos Co, Davidson, N .C . - G arlock Packing Co. Palm yra, N .Y* - Johns-M anville Corp. M anville, N. J* " Xeasbey & Ifettison Am Sler, P a . P h ilad elp h ia Asbestos Co. Norristown, Pa* ' Raybestos-Ifenhattan, In c. Manheim, P a . Raybestos-.& nhattan, In c . Charleston, S . C . Southern Asbestos Co. C h a rlo tte, N .C . * y Union Asbestos & Rubber Co. Chicago(Cicero)HIi * IHDIVIDPALS IN I.g@ 5R CO.PANIES FOB SURVEY CONTACTS I t was s u g g e ste d th a t Mr. McKinney w rite to a l l member companies and o b ta in th e name o f the in d iv id u a l a t eah p la n t who is to a c t a s c o n ta c t man w ith the I n d u s t r ia l Hygiene Foundation in th e ir survey work over the forthcom ing months. This l i s t o f companies and c o n ta c t - in d iv id u a ls th e r e in , w i l l be sent to M r. McMahon who can then make h is arrangem ents d ir e c t ly w ith the member companies as to when thoy would lik e to v i s i t th e v a rio u s p la n t s , the in d iv id u a ls they would lik e to ta lk wi t h , the range o f inform ation d e s ire d , etc# 446 Copla or tn o j* nocoo *or nont to tho io jlo s in g Fobruary 12, 1947 <*u/ r f . J P EoEahon, 1 H / . (4 oopiao) ' J B* F* Stanton C. P. Blterich / B, TT* iAittenborger " ^ T . L* Gfttk*v ` . F . Burk >/ C. E# Car lough -'*............. o L . A b b o t t - ' :` i V1-' ' ' - ` ; /F , J . TTakon ' */E* Muohleck : :- E . Teubnr# :jrd * ' J g. S . F a b e l. >.' ' ' - ` * ** v * J . C. B alch- -i*. " " i . - ' </F* Sia o KoOrath - .w .. ; i * v.- i *. :.* - Tct&'l c r17 oopiea 'in o i l iroro sent cut .: -i r : . . 'J I*'.j1 .. * I * V'-iz ' . V i ' f . - l i i *2-;; . ; * :j . I 1. v u / '.- t c . i " v '*. r . i A ;* . ' . v * 4 % ,/:> v . J` *v. J* * l6 > V ' \ \ r COMMENTS ?' In tho course o f the d is c u s s io n s coverin g the d ir e c t io n and scope o f the survey, the fo llo w in g p o in ts were considered worthy o f record A . The d e s i r a b i l i t y o f s ta n d a r d iz a tio n among member companies on dust count procedure and ro u tin e , is obvious* B. In q u iry in to th e p r a c t i c a b i l i t y o f u sin g as many "wet* operations as p o ssib le in the manufacture of Asbestos T e x t i l e s , appears to be w e ll w arran ted . . I t was f e l t .that th e present s a le s department and customer o b je c tio n s .to t e x t i l e s made by "w etff o p e ra tio n s were b ased , t o some, e x t e n t , on a n a tu r a l r e s is ta n c e t o change r a th e r th an on a true comparison o f the resp ectiv e products Because *wet* o p e ra tio n s are so e f f e c t i v e in red u cin g dust a t the sou rce, inquiry should be d irected towards these p o ssib ilitie s C . M r. Lut'tenberger v o lu n teered to send M r. Hemeon a group o f catalo gs and oth er lite r a tu r e r e la tin g to asbestos t e x t i l e m achinery so th at M r. Hemeon could f a m ilia r iz e h im self with the u n its in volved , p rio r to h is survey v isits HARRIS D, McICINfSf Acting Secretary