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Y-. 9 LIA21690 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Oroyfcor IviWIng, 4J0 Islington Avenue New foci. N. r. April 33, 1934. To Msmbsrs of ths toad Industries Association! Su^tii U.TI0HAL SILICOSIS CQVnteVCl. lASHIWTOy. D.C. Secretary of labor Porkla celled * Vatlonal Conference oa Silicosis, and similar dust diseases, la Washington, D. C,, oa Tues day, Anrll 14, 1*25, which u attended tgr about ISO paraoat interested la tie subject, among tboa tbs Socratary of tho load Ioduatrlot liioclotloa, The netln< mi opened by aa addroti of eelcocs by Secretary Firklni, oho polatod out It oat a fuastloa of tba Department of Labor to inproae working condition* which accounted for tha lataroit of tho federal Oorarnasat la thi SI11coil problem, but that tho Department had to authority to anforoo lti raooaaaadatloai. Aa aarllar conference, hald la fabinary, eo tho aaao topic, attaadad by rapraaaatatlTO Industrial, labor, mil cal, eaglaetrlac, Insurance and administrative croups, had dlecusaad tho broad phaaao of tha silicosis problem. At tha asatlnc oa Aorll 14, Mr. T. A. Zimmer, Director of tha Division of Labor Standards of tha Caltad Statss Depertsaat of Labor, prasldad and lntroducsd Dr, 3. I. Sayers of tha Uni tad Statss Public Health Sarvlca, aho made aa azcallsat talk on tba mdlcal as pects of silicosis. Be aas folloaad by Itr. A. C. Elrth of tho Air Hyglsa* foundation, aho spcka oa tho oanfacturar's rlaw point, and than by Mr. John p, fray of the American fedaratloa of Labor, aho spobs for labor, all throe of ths a# talk* ban baaa mimeographed by tha Department of labor. I balltTa Dr. Sayars1 mdlcal papar alii bo of par ticular Interest to those aha are not familiar with tha osileal phases of tha tillccsl problao. 1 shall be clad to procure copies of this papar for any member of tha Association Interested, or they aay bo procured directly froa tha Depertmat of labor. Tho subsequent discussion eef participated la by Mr* S*arias of tha United Vlas Yorkers, sho stated that opinion beInc unanimous to eliminate or ooatrcl tha dust hatard* why easn't It done Boat 8s aas la favor of mdlcal examination by ma aho apply far am ployosat as ha could understand that Industry had no doslrs to saploy ma aho would become a hasard, but there sera many eaeea where a mdlcal examination was ueed as a pretax! to turn down employees. Ms told ho could point out many cases of dl serial nation la tie coal In dustry. V L ? ' r f ? 3 ? f \ F MqptfMjyy"1-1 ' qp'-Kaw1 'IP' '" -jr- ^Y'.fi'Vnmrr ^yar' ^ i :j -^../. 5^^" ^1 ~'~~'>j t" .. - ^ lin^n of the Load Industries Association! lotlonel 911100do Conference Sr. A, J. Lansa of the Metropolitan lift Insurance Oompaay Mid there woo nor* medical Information available on sllloosle than *aj to-- tmll/ pat to prectloe today. Ee stated knowledge wee ahead of o m. there rat still such field roMarch, however, thlch coaid ho done, particularly aa no satisfactory answer had toon given as to why sllleotlos contract ceneuqptloa. Diagnoel* ms Important and X-ray tochnlqna a Croat bolp, hat even X-ray technique hod to bo standard.!ood. j Ur. L. X. Raycroft of tbe 5elf-Insurers Aseocietloo of Pennsylvania (and of tha electric Storage Xcttery Company) fsit that Vaatnsss had a boon ollllnynass to cooperate In solving tha silicosis problem tat that numerals small enterprises hod difficulty In financing tha Im provenent* naoessary to s 11ml cats tha dost hasard. Ha hasa of ons oongmnX haring a current vclus of $25,000, which scald hare to spend $30,000 to eliminate the silicosis haxard completely* It seemed to him that the cost of eliminating tha clllcoels hasard tended to decrease the deslro cn the pert of Industry to employ labor and that tha machine would he favored. m Mr, 0. 1. Meant of tha American Steel focndrles, Chicago, 111., described the experience of manufacturers la his State with tha silicosis raciest. By close cooperation of tha manufacturers with tbs authorities, a law had been passed which woo favored by all partIss and haa helped to core the situation. At an afternoon eoeeloa, Ur. Zimmer designated, oa tha responsibility of tha Department of labor, four eomdttee* to aid the con ference in making progress oa tha silicosis problem. Bisee Committees, with their personnel end pragma, are listed on the atteched supplement. It Is anticipated that theta Coanlttwes will meet and that the Chairmen of each of tha four special Comal twee, and tha Director of the D1Title* of Labor Standards, shall constitute a Correlating Coaslttee to coordinate tha ectl/ltles of the various Coooltteos; and shall, with tha assistance of the augasnted advisory Coaslttee to the Division of Labor Standards, prepare a ea^oslte report of all Coaslttee activities, to be preMnted at a later date to tbe Xatlonel Conference Coaslttee for lto further con sideration and aporcval before submitting tbe easn to tbe Hetlonal Sill00 sis Conference. s shall keep our aaabers posted as further developments oocur. If you desire a complete transcript of tha proceedings at the meeting of April 14, la laehlngton, D, C., pleeoo let us laow, aeepectfolly submitted, *PT Secretary. 1 ."nWMjaipPjM "Vs \. i tfmmk J *-^^21692 *~ o ; cov^irra i coHMirrg on tgt.fwwwioy.cy s iu c o s is mow* traicii c o w o l rtfraatl Chairman - 8ur*aon I. 1. Saywr* (D.8.Public Health Servioa) Members - *J. H. Qilnri, M.D. 1. 0. Oardrier, M.B, teeley Oraff ffwm Eanaady 1. J. laau, MJ>. f. 8. McCann, M.B, I, P, Peniercrasa, M.D ). L. Toebureh, KJ. 0. B. lateon, XJ>. J. Borman VMVa, M.D, (Crane Company, Chicago, 111.) (Director, Saranac Laboratories) (national Buraan of Cawjlty and Surety Underwriters) (United Mina lorVara of America) [ Matropoll tan Ufa Inrurenoe Cospan/) (6tron< lie aortal Hoapd tal, Rochester) University of Pennsylvania) !Rational II metrical Manufacturers datea.) (president, Rational Safety Council) (Scranton, fa.) Prorrajt this Coanlttee 1* aapactad to ooasldar and report om tha fellowlnd 1. gl atorlcal Pntat Caa al11coala eaa flrat reported! the eocupetloaa la ahleh It has bean reported to omr; lta distribution. 8. Itlolom Xaeltlsc factor! coatrltatory and predlepoelnc factor*. 3. Slltccala ard Paborculotlai lr ralatlosahlp: Importance to Industry and the Individual; lnportanca fron a public health viewpoint. 4. Pirdailhle Dlulta of Bait Concentration! Physiological reaponae tn varying conoantratlona of all lea; coc^iaratlvw harmful effacta of e*poaura to varloua oocblnatlona of Inorganic duata (alzad dusts). S. S*a >.i of Marnoali: pacific requlrwasats relative te occupetloral and awdlcel hi atory, clinical, roentevaological, laboratory and pathelscleal manifestations. 6. Prornarltt Considering Matory. exposure, and reaoval fron further es> ezpoture: procreae: hoe Influenced hr Infection. ?. Baal a for Ittahllthlnr Plaattlltvi Methods, eaaaa and decree. I, Helical 8u d o rrlalon of, torloerai Phyalcal examination; placeaast of worfcara. * amclfle Bveda In the Plaid of Ms11 cal Idnoatlom Belatlve te apodal training and kaovledfe of lnduatrial prooeaae*. 10. MaAleal Baanrda and Urartian 11. Maadrvaant't and laclartat* RaaranalMlltri Cooperation with aedloal par senot 1 and authoritiaa. U. la Marchi Pact* which further research ahould he planned to reveal, * Member hip on Ooolttao sot daflnltaly acceptad. J|vaw!.eje,iu!'m.iia 'e^:eeuat.e!jaui; ^1 . wiaa-ir i waaeei|ii waaea^e.wa .j j 1 ' i umj ijtia|f N 1861.01 iesn iiuw. W 1 | V 41 k~ S.` ,_-. * - 4 _. ..-. ^r..-,.-J: -yffoi --->' V comma ix COWITTXX OE EU PltMTip* nr gTTJCogrs mtanaa CTontmiW CornKfl. Personnel Oml nu - hmn X* Oook (Stats Depsrtisant of Hsalth, Oon.) Masters - Jtau ti illn J. J, Blooefisld Iheoni Donnelly Frof. Philip Drlntor C. I. Fry laoaard Oroenterc, MJ) Denial 8arrlxte* mil* O. Easard a, 0. Jones l. 0. Kelter T. F. That (Intornattonal Earrester Company) (U.S. Pub Ho Health Ssrrica) (State Federation of labor, Ohio) (Earrard School of Public Haalth) (Chief, Baron of Industrial Accident Pre vention, Lpt. of Industrial Bolatlosa, California.) (Division of Industrial Ercl*v>, IT Stats Dsportuent of labor) (U.S. Buroau of llinas) (Osons-Illlnols Class Company) (American youndrynent* Association) (Eqpleyeeo1 Mutual Liability Co.) (Supervising Engineer, U.5.Buroau of Vines Experiment Station, Pittsburgh, Fa, Prcrrem Bits Coadttaa to expected 1* consldar and report upon tbs following! le Honesfctonlnrt Its relation to othsr preventive measures. 2. Plant Poslrai Layout, isolation of processes, 3. Central Tantllatlon of Boric Fiscal Methods, efficacy. 4. Inclosed Proetssail Their general spoil cation to oparatloas when practical and offactIt s . 5. Vat MttbQdsi Practicability and affaCtlTonass. C. Local Exhaustt Its application to opoelfte industrial operations, dosics, efficiency. F. Personal Respiratory Protsctlve PsTicost Ihslr uses and llalUtioaa. S. Ataostfarrlc Dust Concentrations! Standards for sstlaatlngi valus as a ensure of effectlseaaos of control aathoda. V. lUneranantst and Eanloroosi EaspontiMlltTt Malnteaaao* of control equip, asati Inspection; repair and uaa. * Membership on Oaaslttaa aot I'sfialtaly nooepted. yyj'.jyu II jm li.i IWU'I||<|, III. ||J >jijsJSIjiJjJUi>.>W^r.,i,.^;lV' "M; Wii p iiU j f 1 'TT.T.yis ssiip^ N 1861.02 Jijliu T : iWHU' -.- .. . W. ' uj^gwgs " LIA21694 - ^-. friV ttraraaVi- ->, 9 i oonoms xxx OOVMITOI or IOCnun. xau. aw nsoiura. "gists or rat tiucosxs pbo s l o i Paroonaal Chairman - T. P, Ahaara (Zatlonal Saal and 3nwl Association) KmImm ProrrM - Danlal D. Carmall J. Donay Doraatt tm X. inai John y# Tray Banry D, Zaialar,ND Lost* B. Bayeroft Hanry D. Sayar ?. C. Itttri Xotert ;. Watt 8. 1. thlUnc V. H, flnans Aialatant Attoraay-Oanaral, Illinois) J Industrial formal salon, M.C.) Suparrlsor, Actuarial Ctrl dm, Ohio In dustrial Coaadislon) (American Toleration of Labor) (Chairman, Bohabllltatlon Coomltaloa, T-J.l (Penneylranla 3elf-Inurors) (leaoclatloa of Casualty and Suratr IxeeutlTea) (Chairman, Mainland Occupational Dleeaio Com mission) (Maasaoobu setts Fadaratlon of labor) (tltarty Mutual Insurance Company) (Union Carbon and Carbldo Oo., I.f.) This Comadttao la expected to conaldar and raport upon tho following 1. frtsnt of gaaardi Industries affected; estimate of tho number of workers axposed to tho hmsard. 3. CosMMdUnn fham; (a) Sursaary of tho praaont la-a affordInf coeasensatlon far (111coal *; analysis aa to form; adrtnta^aa and disadvantages, (b) Compenaatlon and lta tandancy to deprlra Industry of exparlenoed oployssa, and workers of sc opportunity of sogiloymeat, (c) Baal a for condensation, (d) Accrued liability problem; au/^astad mathoda of oolutloo. (a) Proalun ratas; eoeparlson uador dlffaront forma of compeneatlom lan and adrdclstratlon, !f) Banaflta; forma, substance, and application, t) Stata funds, typaa; advantages and disadvantages, 3. Flranclal Losses dua to gfllooalai Affootlnc labor, e^loywr, and tho public, 4, tltlamtlon Problem^. (fanbat serine) . 'KUJJS 1710.".:. ianiiiQ^w..i.l 1 -W.i^n to ' I JJiymv ' ~':4- ' " I1 > c? N 1861.03 wyy*yjpi^iww ' \v -a^<3ie._.^ v---j-f. / LIA21695 coiccrm it QQHfUm OS BICTLLTOET HP ASUI1TT STBiTin PHlStS OJ TSI SILICOSIS PBOBIXM Chalrae* - L, Matcalfa flailing r,Keabar* - 8. ip*, M. D Du Boa*/ Manfred Bovdltdb A. L. fletcher Joteph A. Sellar Anir-oM B. 1*11/ Oliver S. Mount Michael J. Murphy Victor i, deader Stanley Oaborn, MJ>, I. C. Voodeard, MJ>, To/ta Trtbtti Program (labor Co bAi i Imw , 1.1.) (Auerloea Standard* Association) (Insuranes CoasdaaloMr, V. C.) (Director, Bureau of Occupational HygieM, Massachusetts) Labor CaesKatoaer, fl.C.) !Safat/ Is(iwir, Coopansatloa Com. odaaloa, Maryland) (American Mutual Alllaaea) (American Staal foundries, Chicago) !Director, Vorknta'e Compensation. fl.T.) Secretary, Illlioi* radoratlea of labor) (Baalth Comalsaloner, Conn.) (American Mallcal Aaaoclatloa) (Chairman, Industrial Coodatioa of Tlaoosala.) Ihlo Committee la expected to eoasldar and report upom the following! 1. BeeoonalMllt/ of State dauartaante af labor la the adoption of regulatory Mature* relative to ataadarda for laapectloa eaforceaeat, S. lesponalbllltr of State health dacartmnts la research, reporting and educational program, 3. Collaboration of Stas agenda* responsible for health of wAr* (a) Beteeea agencies within the State - health and labor (b) Beteeea various Stats labor departments (c) Beteoea various State health departs#ata 4. Industrial Hrrlone Pnltaa leepondblll ty as a State igeacyj outlining program la ralatloa to silicosis eoatrol* 5. flortnan** Compensation! Administrative problem*; adsdalstratloa of State fuade; medical boarde; rate-firing agenda* and their problems. *. Aeheblll tatlon and Medical Care* * Membership en Commit tea not deflaltely aooepted. *-=T-- e^^gepteji1 . j "*T" > am** N 1861.04