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5 Quebec Asezsto: Awning Association gtakdt-alUe zt, - r,i kz i OUS*>C 4, C; ` ti Totpoixx Scr-terrbt:: 11, 1970. rr. R. J. Plerril 1 hr. K.i Duohtrcd hr. F.P. Smith r.r. K.v. Lir.dsll fc.C. Carpenter hr.* K. J. hrsssl hr. P..S. C 01 ST,& T Fir. C. Ro Pinson - Cerey-Citnadian Kines Limited - AsbestcS Corporation Limited - Brii Asbestos fines Limited - Canadian Johns-Fanville Co. Ltd - Flintkots Sines Limited - Lake Asbestos of Quebec Limited - fcationpl Asbestos Wines Limited _ Treasurer - Q.A.K.A. fiZZTIHQ or oucerc asscstqs binikc association Dear Sir: :) t*% \ Please find attached one (l) copy of ainutes of the 114th meeting of the Quebec Asbestos Wining Association, A held on Konday, July the .27th, 1970, at the Chateau Fronte- ii nac, Quebec. 1 PAF/vl Attach. Paul-A. Filteau, General Wanager. '4 * *'i22BESieB8SaSSl JZ 1 3 c c ftlNUTES or THE 114th r: 1'71f.c C" THi QUE2EC asbestos rinrc association HELD 0 KOMDAY, JULY THE 27th,1570, AT THE CHATEAU FRG?.'7ENAC, QUEGCE. Present: Messrs. R.J. Merrill F. C. Carpenter W.U;. Ouchtred r.P. Smith I.C. Ca=pbell R. Oodcs-Hebron J.C. Eby t'.H. Tester R. P. 'Cagnon A.n. looker 0. Poirier . L.C, Piu2e Geo. Robinson Philippe Casorain I. Sabourin Paul-A. Filteau The Chairman, Or. R. J.. Merrill, presided the meeting. Minutes of the 113th meeting held on May the 15th, 1970, mere adopted as dis tributed. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE - The Chairman explained that it had not been possible to arrange a fully attended meeting in July but that progress on some of the mark could be reported. Filtration of Asbestos-Cement-Silico_mxes - The Chairman of this sub-committee is following tne work of hr. Axelsonof Johns-manviiie Research Centre, on a preliminary test for the evaluation of the dewatering characteristics of Asbestos-Cement and Silica; It was mentioned that a degree of correlation between test results and per formance had been observed. /2 *H wt r i roMWinwrw > w iie m M n r.m t rre cc l These art: i-z " ~~ -: r- - wj.-cti. z: r.c-.-. ur.icr ftiti: review. (1) Bauer McNett (2) Air Permeabilit) (3) Magnetic Hating All these tests have had rir.cr corrections or refinements and will follow the letter balloting procedure cf the A.S.T.tf. for acceptance. fi,;U._Round Rcbin Test Series - The Sherbrooke Laboratory in cceperetion with member company laboratories ere concluding the Round Robin series to examine- the effect cf changing the opening of the B.O.P. disintegrator sieve and a comparative study of cement. A visit by the Technical Committee tc the International Cellulose Research Limited in Hais&sebury has been arranged for early Fell tc ; exchange viecs on fibre length measurement. Details of this trip will be circulated in the near future. UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AMP CRAOIKC COMM!TTCC .. ' The Chairman reviewed the work of his committee as follows: LengthDiameter Study ^Zei^ss^garticle^size^anal^aer $ image shearinnjAt the June 9th.meeting of the Uniform Classification and Grading Com mittee it was decided to shorten up the program and then await a study of the data before spending any more money. It is anticipated that a shortened version of the suggested Ottawa program can be completed by the end of July. The computer study of the results of the reading? taken on the 1968 exchange fibres should be ready about the end of August. However, to study the data it may take 3-4 months or more. The future of this program will be re-evaluated at this later date. ./3 cc t:ic_St-jdy - lr-&'di sous;; v - r- 4 = cr El e s r"*. ni4r:r.^u: c. > l.-':: . bags has b==r drcrr^d 1t 1i i i r *;i 'i <i Th= study cr. stenos-rb metric sieves, for the G.S. test is in progress. Some fibre tests are necessary. / Yearly exohanc^ samel__tcetin: - The review cf the variety of tests being performed was comoleted. Rcisture tests have been dropped, also compression - recovery on 2 arcus, 4nd Dyckercff and surface ares on group 6 fibres. The rest cr the tests being performed were felt to be all necessary. \ . July 12 1970 SalaryJLncreeses - Salary * changes, as agreed upon by the Committee, were submitted for approval. Sherbrooke Lab. person nel follou the new University scale sod the fibre Inspector's in crease is as per his group in the Asbestos Corporation scale. ($877./ month). . ' ' a ADOPTED. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CUPWITTES t I j j i I The Chairman brought up for review the salary of the dust end noise control engineer, Rr. M. Lachance, and it was moved that his salary be adjusted to $1,000.80 per month as of August the 1st, 1970. ADOPTt ED. The recent labour agreement at Lake Asbestos sas briefly discussed. In general, it is in line with the rest of the industry. - The cor. tract was signed for two (2) years ith an overall.average increase of 5$%. The pension plan is somewhat different in that it is non- ...h i iruiiMi cc . >'<-ir cr.pcrt s::w.t. 2u.C. per s^nir, per year c: future.- service:. In the cats c: sairrict cT.picy*-r tn-. pension is based on the last five (5} years of service. - As thine? noa stgr.c, penrjen pl&n< ere different throughout the industry. At Beil Asbestos lnes, the Corpsny has cade an offer somewhat along the industry pattern; however, the offer has not been submitted to the Union membership e$ yet. It is hoped that a two (2) year contract can be signed. . Thp General toaraeer cer~sntsd briefly or the proposed Workman's Compensation Beard Advisory Committee. This Committee is to be composed of four -(-4) employer representatives, four (4) union > 1 representatives and two (2) members of the Workmen's Compensation Board and will advise the Board on all iepertant questions cf special interest, such as the consolidation of ell Government inspection services, etc. ' _ The negotiations in the construction industry have brought about i 1 e new definition of the word "construction14, it has been agreed by both the unions and the employers that the word "construction was meant to include installation and maintenance of equipment and machinery. Through the Conseil du Patronat du Quebec the various industries have voiced strong objectionsand have notified the Sinister of Labour that the employers would oppose this inter pretation when the document ratified by both parties in the construc tion industry is formally published in the Quebec Official Cazette. At the time of the meeting strikes in the construction industry had reached the Eastern Township region. N' .../5 WTfff cc Cor' 5. According tc the Chcirean tCc--ittec is faced uith several problems.. An agreerent has been reaches with the United Kingdom Conference resulting in e 10 rate increase effective July 1st, 1970. It is quits possible that another increase of 10$ mill ba forced on the industry at the end cf the year, Now that companies arc- shipping more and more in containers, t :e> are at the mercy of two or three shipping lines. In sedition, the Arctic tine does not appear tc have enough vessels tc handle the industry tonnage in October and November next. There is also a problem of space *.ith Japan; it must be remembered that 60,000 tons have to be coved in November and December cf this ysar. Negotiations have been.completed cith the Quebec Central as regards' % moving of cars over long spurs. On ell cars removed from yards a reduction from $10.20 to $5.62 in the case of A.C.L. and a reduc tion fros $11,94 to $7.77 in tne case of National Asbestos and . Lake Asbsstos has been granted. Trucking of unitized end palletized shipments has been reduced 1i per 100 lb. A container terminal charge of $15.00 per container, inclusive of the N.H.B. wharfage -became effective July 22nd. Ocean rates to South America *111 be increased $2,00 per ten effective January the ,1st, 1971. This increase to be applied to other commodities as of Septem ber 1st, 1970. As a result of the strike in the Quebec Harbour, the industry might be forced to divert some of'its shipments through St. Johns and Halifax. An effort is being made to develop Orumsondville as a ,../6 cc 6. CP :r-": ; t ir : i ely art to LET I SLAT! Q? A?.-C 'AXl.l 1L\ C0*''.'TT7r- till he, 6 (medicare) has beer, passed ir. th? House. It appears that negotiations with the coctors &nc opticians will be difficult. It is doubtful tnct the plan cor. ccrs into operation before the end of the year. The pressure is on, however, tc implement the plan by 5epterr.u?.r the 1st, in croc; tc c-.iify for the Federal subsidize. Tne matter of car1-* rebate of present surplus premium paid by employ? is one which is open to soverr.l possibilities. U'ith regards tc the Uihite Faoer on tax reform, the Piir.ing Associctier cf Canada has made its presentation to Ottasc. It is doubtful that ns;; tc- Icgiclctlcr. cor be brought in by Jaouery 1st, 1971. At the Quebec Revenue Department level, it has been decided to levy tax on diesel oil used in thr operation of the ,D^iilc^ste^s,,, on the basis that the unit can move itself froc one hole to an other. (Some 2% of total diesel consumption). Lake Asbestos to contest thi interpretation of the law. PU8LIC RELATIONS CQSqiTTCS The Asbestos Producer has won an award of excellence from the. Ame rican Industrial Editors Association. The Chairman also mentioned that an opinion survey among the industry employees as to their like and dislikes about the Producer has recently been completed; thr re sults are quite gratifying. The report could not be tabled at this ticc, but will be reviewed at the next meeting. h cc I 7 UTf nr -- A r; r t t.V! zy>:"' : ?. CC'-''7 TTr r esbestc-s health premier sr.c that letter definitely would not likely bo settled ever, wit-- sor: ct&r.o-. res enc guide lines beano imposed, before & couple of years. Ke*. stsndcrdr would affect the nhclc esbejics bo rid but, it is hosed, Bithoc; disrupting seriously the economy of the industry. Gb.icusiy, the problem (u.o. federal Agencies in U.S.A.) of legislating in this field is a dslicete one. The opinion is generally screeding however to the effect that indus try is doing ouch to control the resith espsets, end that the hedth problems raised by asbestos are controllable and being controlled. The asbestos health situation is becoming tore and more' a coercion problem. It is generally screed that the incidence of bed lung con4t ditic-s presently observed is ths outcome of old working conditions rathsr than cf methods used in producing asbestos and asbestos prod ucts by industry today. T blew York City has a very agressive body which is definitely opposed to the spraying of asbestos insulation in buildings, and has stopped this type of insulation work in the World Trade Centre Building. Coming to the fore is the World Occupational Health Conference which will hold its aeeting in Sardinia next Fall. Or. Vigliani is the Chairman. * ' % The President of the Association has been approached by Levine, Pre sident of the Asbestos Sprayers Association to explore sny interest on the part of C.A.K.A. to work tcith his Association. . The President cf C.A.R.A. Bill try to discover Bhat his plans are, very likely in the field of public relations. Johns-Ranville has refused to colla borate with the Sprayers Association; J-K appraises that the fight for asbestos spraying in Ne York is a lost cause. . ./8 c ^ - -- ' *T C. I rrv?'~':^rrTal cfvteci t ---- -------------------------------------------- In his written comments, res:; c^ i' General Kanaor-r, the Chairman pointbC out that the Environ::: micl Cmtrc; Cor-ittec hod not held a formal meeting since th; 1C1-. report tc the Directors; how ever, various projects err crccesdin:; sstisfcctorily and are reported ir. brief er follows: Sub-Comnittee on De-sion - Infor.rution or/'fibre counts in C.J-fs air handling roor in hill Z shc..lrn. the efficiencies of several types of bags has been turned over to the Sub-Committee for promul gation to all the members. ^ i ; The Committee met on July 9th at Cerey-Canadian. The highlights of the meeting were a discussion on Tailings Disposal and a presenta tion by Sartei Cosseiic on his work to dale and work planned. -.i -I The next meeting mill be August 6th at the flcCill fless&rch Facility at St. Hilaire. Vegetation Experiments - lr. cooperation with C* J-Pl, the Director /> V" of th8 Sherbrooke Laboratory has directed the installation of four test growing plots on dirt and waste embankments adjacent to Jeffrey i Wine. . The grasses used eere: l 1. Rye Crass (Vivace Horlea # 1) f 2. Bent Crass (Seaside 9) f 3. Bent Grass (Eisncs # 12) j 4. Dent Crass (Red Too # 17) Although not on tailings, these four seedings are on relatively poor sand and sand and waste rock dumps. . * >i- 7 U .;'V 1 ' 0 - --i ......... ii -- _ " . ..................... ........................... `1 1 ` 1 r cc c -i prefer*: till L-. c.sci available The General Kanager informed the re?ting tr.i-v he had discussed cracs grcv.-inc experiments with Hr. C.P. drowsed. r.anagcr of Dose fcines, coring the recent O.fc.K. hasting in Fuskoka. It see.-e thet Dors t ftines have been very succesrfui p.n: have'cc-re across a very special variety cf grass which grows qu:. it readily. Fir. Circwscd her offer ed to share all the infcrcatior collected ty his company. \ Pll'r" ^he contract has now been let for the installation of Whealebratcr Bag compartments to handle the entire effluent from the seven criero to be i-nstailed in the new Drier Com plex at C. J-K. iscellr.necus - The Chairman of your Committee has been asked to present a paper to the C.I.R. Annual Resting in Quebec in the Spring of 1971 on tha measures being taken to combat pollution in our in dustry. It is the recommendation of your Committee -that a comprehen sive paper emphasizing shat we have done and chat we are doing on dust control and in the improvement of our environment be presented. Since the theme of the meeting is Pollution, we should capitalize on this opportunity to tell our side of the story. The Chairman is prepared to have a paper written If it meets ith the approval of the Directors. AGREED. It wee mentioned that Dr. J.C. McDonald has elso accepted to give a paper on Asbestos and Health at the 1971 C.I.ffl. Annual General Resting. ./lC cc tr:;*..;-- 7n: Treeiur-rr reviewed the liii c** paid to Asreriniic rr:-. 1 c. v'jz^i : I'-icrs tr.te ; th& sr. It:,, c f:- . Teuplr. b:- adjusted t: ivC.'..C.. per month. CARRIED. *~is V, Lafreniere hap been hired i Secretary in the Gucbrc Office 8t e salary of $410.DC per month. Kiss LaFreniere replaces Kiss D. Cote who has resigned to take s post with the Provincial Department cf Health. Cxpignaiicns uere given recarc^nc the overrun cf the Sherbrooke Lab. ' budget. It ssscs thet salaries paid in connection with the imcle- mentation of the Zeiss Particle Size Analyzer program have been chargee to "salary end administration budget1*! the two items actually add up to 575,000.00. It must also be pointed out that the Univer sity is somewhat slow in forwarding its charges in connection with the Sherbrooke Lab. Thus the adjusted figures for "alary and . administration charges" should read $39,000.00. The Treasurer has been informed that instalments with respect to the sickness insurance program egreed to by the University had not been debited to the Association over the last fsw years, and thet possibly such might involve a back payment of some $4,500.00* ' NEXT PiEFTING . The next meeting will be the Special Fall fleeting in Santa Barbara, . California, October 7-10, 1970. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was formally adjourned. Paul-A. Filteeu, General Manager A Secretary.