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hOUNDAI ION FACTS Foundation Facts If a monthly new*.letter Inued to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation. The Foundation is a non-profit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions. Vol. 12 January, 1950 Foundation Occupies New Offices at Mellon Institute No. 1 After sorting through the accumulations of a decade, the Foundation's staff baa Just noved its quarters from the second and third floors of Mellon Institute to n^v rend spacious quarters on the fifth floor. The Foundation's offices and main laboratory now occupy one-fourth of one whole floor in the Institute. This is a much improved lay out vith a sizable general office, mailing room, combination office and conference room, three other private offices, two double offices, and the laboratory. Members and friends are invited to inspect the new quarters. Postgraduate Course on Pulmonary Diseases and Employment The Foundation is joining^HirChtr-School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Public Health, University of HittaburgkA'ftnh^Ptng the American Trudeau Society spans or a postgraduate course ay Pulmqfo^ryfiQiseases dnd Their Relation to Employment in Pittsburgh, May 15-19. Further*details.will be,forthcoming in the next INDUSTRIAL fflSGIENE DIGEST. Meanwhile, medical dir4ctbga -and physiciansassociated with member 'companies may secure more information hy addressTng Dr.C. Richard Walmer, the FoundaJtian's Medical Director. Dr. Hussey NaroS^t'O jfttt Council Post Dr. Raymond Hussey, a member of the Foundation's Medical Committee and former ly Dean of the School of Occupational Health at Wayne University, has been named to the oev position of Scientific Director of the Council on Industrial Health of the American tedical Association. Meanwhile, Dr. O.A. Sander, Co-Chairman of the Foundation's fedleal Committee, succeeds Dr. Hussey as a member of the Council. Report Findings of Canadian Foundry Study Dr. C. Richard Walmer, Medical Director, and W.C.L. Hemecm. Engineering Dir hetor, recently reported the find Inga from an industrial health survey which the Foun dation conducted far a number of Canadian foundries. The report was presented at a leetlng of the Canadian Institute of Stove and Furnace Manufacturers in Quebec. The itudles, extending over the period of a year, embraced medical and environmental factors In the foundry Industry. R.T, Pring Joins American Wheelabrator & Equipment R.T. Pring, formerly Industrial Hygiene Director of Kennecott Copper Corp., tad previously Chief Chemist of Utah Copper Company, has accepted a position as Tech nical Director, Dust and Fume Division, of the American Wheelabrator & Equipment Co. loth firms are Foundation members. Mr. Pring formerly served an the Foundation's taglaserlng Committee. He holds a graduate degree from the Harvard School of Public >ealth where he specialized in Industrial hygiene. 12B POLLUTION -- Members confronted vith air pollution problems are invited to communi cate vith the Foundation and take advantage of the recently developed scientific procedures. NDUftTRIAC HVOIKN8 FOUNDATION 4400 FIFTH AVBNUK PITTSBURGH <). PA.