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FILE NAME: DuPont (DUP) DATE: 1966 Oct 25 DOC#: DUP047 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo to F.L. McEnany, Jr., from W.E. Neeld, Jrv M.D. - Pulmonary Function Testing J . L. Richmond, Ada. B ld g ., ? . L aursen, Ada. B ide. ' 111 October 25, 1966 Tq : ? . L. McEnany, J r . , A da. B ld g . 5 y i ..... r .. v". ...X fT V /5 \ i t i i n w . L ' i w . I V >. \\ ..... In >v ^ i prom t V. H e e ld , J r . , H .D ., M e d ic a l d i v i s i o n few ^ pm^mARY FUNCTION TETTIKG I v 'lS S ^ I t w ` \cj / l^iis is a follow -up in re la tio n to th is su b ject in our le tte r of 9/30/66. * A m e e tin g a r r a n g e d by th e Du P o n t Company*s M ed ical D i r e c t o r , D r. C. A. DfA lo n z o , was h e ld a t H a s k e ll L abors t o r i ' 1 0 /2 p /6 6 . Xn a t te n d a n c e w ere D rc. C. A. D1A lo n z o , J . R. Tahn, E. Kee-U, J r . , C. P . R e in h a r d t, G. J . S to o p s , J . A. Z app, J r . , u . P e l l , J . W. C la y to n , J r . , and M e s s rs . A. L. L in ch and . H. -ane o f th e iigineerinc-D ocicn, Louvierc. The h e a lth h azard s a s s o c ia te d w ith a s b e s to s is , th e means o f m onitoring th e a i r le v e ls of asb esto s and preventive measures c h a in s t pulmonary' problem s cau sed by a s b e s to s were co v ered . ADOlicable to a sb e sto s but concerned a d d itio n a lly w ith pulmonary problems caused by a l l in d u s t r ia l a ir contam inants, a pulmonary fu n c tio n t e c t in e program was d isc u sse d in depth. B ecau se o f th e p o p u la tio n , &e r a n g e , th e d i v e r s e c h e m ic a ls in v o lv e d , end th e e x p e rie n c e o f Chambers Works Medxccl D iv is io n (Chambers Works i s th e o n ly s i t e in th e Comaany wnich m a in ta in s an I n d u s t r i a l Hygiene L a b o ra to ry ), i t was th e recom mendation o f th e p a r tic ip a n ts th a t th e i n i t i a l o r p i l o t phase o f pulmonary fu n c tio n t e s t i n g be done by Chambers Works M edical D iv is io n . They f e l t t h a t a s th e program was d e v e lo p e d , th e u s e f u l p o r tio n s co u ld be e x tr a c te d , s ta n d a rd iz e d , and made a v a ila b le to every p l a n t - s i t e f o r Company-wide u s e . V E H /aw a