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MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION Hit CORNtCTlCU* *VCMJC R AASmiNGTON 3 ' WO >0. April : Tot TECHMICAL TASK GROUP OH VTVYL CHLOflUOK RASIARCH Subjact: Rport on Confsrsnc* with Industrial BIOTB0T Lafeoratonas. April 15^ .1914 ontiMni As s rsault of tha talaphonad information racsivad by MCA from Industrial AIO-TB0T parsonnal lsst wash, s eoaftmet t tha Morthbrook, Illinois offica* of IRT wm sst up st vbick mi oral status rsport an tbs chronic in halation studlao with vinyl chlorlda wna prsaantad to MCA. industry and fadsrml iijsnry raprsssntatlvaa. Thoas is sttandsaea. and cbsir affiliations, ars shown hslowi t. 0. Ball* Jr. A. 0. CiMllI I. j, rairchild J. W. Roods 0. 0. Gordon . 0. Barria M. >. Johnson. M.0 riytt Amnrdy 0. k t^llnpar A. j. Koclha . L. mMists 0. V. rangItnr V. S. Usshsrt M. tMith J. 9. stars T, A. TorhtlMA A. A. Mbaalar A. M. <3. tvickor A. 9. Alswitt A. C. Clark A. 0. Johnson m indnstrios. lac. Aordsn. Xme. 01O0H Industrial IKHMf Lsborstorisa Industrial BICKTMT Laborator is QVXA0KAL. Inc. flu a. 9. doodrich Conpany Contisantal Oil rinpinj Industrial MO-TtfT Laboratoris a Shall Oil Conpany Sthyl Corporation Air Products 4 Chamicals, tnc. 0. 0. Mivlrennsntal Protaction A^ancy Tha Dow ChaUctl Conpany Onion Carblda Corporation B. P. doodrich Chsnieal C<Mpany MCA MCA MCA J , RSV 0003723 10 MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION !> COAMCCTICUT *V|MU< M MM**CTO o C tMH - FOR RELEASE For llue CONTACT Richard F. Blevitt (202) 4S3-6124, eat. 282 niTt SULMUB SPRING*, V*t Va.. Juna -- The Kaaufacturio CbMlfti Aaaoclatioo (MCA) today anouscid that it lll idilalattr f oor m rtMarch prejMta to furthar prob# tb# ralatlotaklp of earelBoftBleltr lo aalaala do# to vliyl cblorld# a# It say rolato to kMM. Tb* itadlM #111 b# faadad by 0. 9. prodoc*ra lavolrod la tb* ayatboala aad polyiTlutloi of tb# chaalcal. Tbla l# la additloa to aabataatlal ria>arcl b#tag carried oat by ladltldaal caapaaloa bor# aad abroad. Tb# a#r pro>oct# vara apyro*#d wilaaaaly by tb# iMacUtiaa'a board af Director# la aaoaioa dorlac bCA* Aaaaal Kvatlac b#r. 1b# procrMB lacladas: 1. A atady af taiaal a#tab#llaa; 9. A atbdy of tartUgawla (aalaal f#toa); 9. Aalaal ebroale labalatloa atodlea at eeaeattntlaw btWr N ppa, la aa ff#rt to lacetify a "ao-#f facta" lavalt bad 4. Is anta labalatloa zp#rlant la rbica aaiaalo rill aabjoatad to a alaalatlac eoadltloaa vbleb algbt b# asb#rl#ae#4 by a eaaaaalty apoood to a t aab ear rvptar# la a traa#portatloa accldaat aalaal# roald ba obaarrad ooar tb#lr llfaayaa 1 p..<f 2 The finding companies. <nt(h ar vjjportnn ( ut n-nt r ar* h . and A . < "'.s i d< - r i { essent i al that t h~ prog r a* vxpandt-o `o determine t no < ond 11 t nn.s ru'( 'Bsarv lo assure t ne safely ot tork^rs involved In the manufacture and use of the pioduct* and of the plant neighborhoods in which they are made The scientific information dev-loped from this program will be disc 1owed publ11 1y without rest ru t u Further. as appropriate to the advancement of the program, technical reports will be developed and made publicly available on work practices. Industrial hygiene monitoring and analysis sad the mmdlcal surveillance of exposed workers The first two projects will be conducted by The Dow Chemical Company. Tbs other projects will be carrlwd out by Industrial BIO-TWT Laboratories, Inc. Industrial BIO-TWT has been conducting wlnyl chloride animal exposure stmd&ss, under contract to MCA for adalaistratlom, since Feb. 1. 1973. Progressive results have been announced In thlm continuing study. Ictults of anotbsr study, documwstlng tbs health experience of present and former apldfMS who Lave worked with the chemical, ten remaned May 7 of this yoar. Tabershaw-Cooper Associates, Zne., eoodneted this epidemiological study. All findings also have been reported immediately to government bodies conceraed with the problem. This practice will be followed la respect to the new studies. (more) j RSV . 0003725 Page 3 of 3 It Is estimated th.it the four ;>ro)etf will < a *iniaua of $400,000 to $500,000. Because of t he fluid status of s< i.nt'fu knowledge and reffulatory clisate in respect to vinvl chloride, an upward revision of the cost estimate sight be necessary to acconodate change of test protocols. ### BCA-3851 RSV 0003726