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tabbies* PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT cs\^C, Cfl April 21, 1966 ft E. fhflJVCMMF0R, RECORD BY; L-fcC B, Crar.t, NID. SUBJECT*. Aifce.s*oa .".r! Fiber Glass Medical.Research - April 12, 1966 I'etLir.- 1. Dr, Robert T. deTreville, Managing DArocxor of x:.e Industrial H^tene Foundation, arranged the subject meeting of member companies who had interest in these subjects. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a peical research proposal by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in hopes of obtaining additional financial support from the persons represented in this Iteetinr. Attachment 1 is a list of the persons present at the meeting. Attachment. 2 is a letter from Dr. deTrcviiie containing both a draft of the research project proposal and a contractual agreement. 2. The following subjects were discussed during the meeting in addition to a detailed discussion of the proposed rerearch project: a. Cr. Irving J. Seiikoff, a physician at the I-'t. Sinai Hospital in New York, has made unwarranted and un scientifically based claims concerning the health hazards associated with the use of asbestos and fiber glass materials in the construction industry.' He uses as a basis for his claims a three-year study he has been conducting for the Insulation Union Workers. His claims have been given greater creditability because of a $325.,000 research grant he has recently received from the United States Public Health Service to study the health aspects of asbestos and fiber glass. Cr. Otto Besse is the Director of the Division of ?.e3earch Grants of the National Institutes of Health.whose division authorized Dr. Seiikoff s grant. The Division of Occupa tional Health of the United States Public Health Service, according to Dr. Levis J. Crailey, feels that Dr. Seiikoff s claims are not scientifically based. In fact, the work cf Dr. Crailey on the environmental aspects refutes the work done by Dr. Seiikoff. However, Dr. Cralley's work has net received the publicity that Dr. Seiikoff s work has. The Division of Occupational Health has not tried to interfere with Dr. Seiikoffs research grant. They are, however, calling to the attention of the USPHS Contract Monitor the statements that Dr. Seiikoff has made in the past wnich are considered unscientifically based. They will continue to do this in the future. - b. Industry has not accomplished and/or published in-plant environmental stuaics nor research laboratory ir.vestigaxions which could be used to refute Dr. Seiikoffs claims. The Johns-Kanvillc Corporation has been doing environmental Jf 0008044 PLAINTIFFS |2 EXHIBIT iVrtl - QCOSca FAepPr>`>v4urt -for Record -2- medical ctufii'.w in their asbestos worker:: for the p:.jt 21) years and their fiber ;;iuss vorkt.Ts for the past 3 vuir;-.. Tais worfc was done on an individual plant basif and has not been W roujht -sc gather for candy. o^ens-Corning Flber^lac Corporation performed a study in their Newark, Ohio Plant a few 7ears ajo, but this -tudy has not beer, written up for publication as yet. There is considerable fcluc-kance 011 the part of a conpfcfcy to publish such informa tion concerning their company ir. the scientific literature if it is identified as their company's data. This has been an important factor in keeping such data out of the litera ture which, if presented, v;ould serve to refute Dr. Selikoff's claims. Dr. Selikoffs activities have stimulated an urgent need for iMustry to contribute its experience to the scientific literature. This could be done on an industry vide basis through the Industrial Hygiene Foundation preserving the anonymity of the individual participating companies. c. . It was felt the most serious effect of Dr. Selikoffs claims have been on the customer and general public rela tions. The public will hesitate to use a procnct that is purported to be associated with serious health implications. t d. Johns-Mmville .Corporation has paid off on five or six mesothelioma cases where they were associated with significant pulmonary fibrosis and massive dust exposures. They cost on an average of $1x6,000 per case.' e. The Division of Occupational Health of the USPHS has spent $125,000 per year for environmental studies on asbestos. There have been no funds available for associated medical studies. f. The Research Grants Division of the USPHS is supporting two other asbestos studies at the present time. Dr. Vorvald of Wayne State University is using radioactive tagged asbestos particles in order to study the fate of these particles when they reach the lungs. The other study is by Dr. Clark Cooper who is performing a study of the construction industry in Son Francisco with reference to the health hazard associated with asbestos and fiber glass use. This latter study will be similar to Dr. Selikoffs study which was performed on the East Coast. g. A point was made that the health hazard to workers involved in the manufacturing of ashes bos and fiber glass products is not comparable to the health hazard of the construction workers who use these products. Much higher dust exposure;: are experienced by the construction workers. -/&000S045 Memorandum for Record -3- h. Sor.e discussion van held with respect to the typer, of binders for fiber class materials which micht bo used in tho Industrial Hycienc Foundation research. It was cited that "chrome binders" arc more common with the fiber and "phenol-formaldehyde" resins are more common with the insulation materials. It appeared that some guidance should be provided to the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in regard to .the type or types of binders which should be considered for the research project. 3* The reactivation of the National Insulation Manufacturers Association's Health and Safety Committee was discussed with Kr. F. H. Edwards of Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corporation and Hr. C. L. Sheckler of John3-Hanville Corporation who will be their conpany's representatives on this Cormittee. It was felt that our respective companies would be able to contribute significantly by close study of our own experiences in handling asbestos and fiber glass materials. / -/fc.0008046 April 21, 1966 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD BY: Lee B. Grant, M.D. SUBJECT: Asbestos and Fiber Glass Medical Research - April 12,. 1966 Meeting 1. Dr. Robert T. deTreville, Managing Director of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation, arranged the subject meeting of member companies who had an interest in these subjects. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a medical research proposal by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in hopes of obtaining additional financial support from the persons represented in this meeting. Attachment 1 is a list of the persons present at the meeting. Attachment 2 is a letter from Dr. deTreville containing both a draft of the research project proposal and a contractual agreement. 2. The following subjects were discussed during the meeting in addition to a detailed discussion of the proposed research project: a. Dr.. Irving J. Selikoff, a physician at the Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, has made unwarranted and un scientifically based claims concerning the health hazards associated with the use of asbestos and fiber glass materials in the construction industry. He uses as a basis for his claims a three-year study he has been conducting for the Insulation Union Workers. His claims have been given greater creditability because of a-> $325,000 research grant he has recently received from the United States Public Health Service to study the health aspects of asbestos and fiber glass. Dr. Otto Besse is the Director of the Division of Research Grants of the National Institutes of Health whose division authorized Dr. Selikoff's grant. The division of Occupa tional Health of the United States Public Health Service, , according to Dr. Lewis J. Cralley, feels that Dr. Selikoff's claims are not scientifically based. In fact, the work of Dr. Cralley on the environmental aspects refutes the work done by Dr. Selikoff. However, Dr. Cralley's work has not received the publicity that Dr. Selikoff's work has. The Division of Occupational Health has not tried to interfere with Dr. Selikoff's research grant. They are, however, calling to the attention of the USPHS Contract Monitor the statements that Dr. Selikoff has made in the past which are considered unscientifically based. They will continue to do this in the future. b. Industry has not accomplished and/or published in-plant environmental studies nor research laboratory investiga tions which could be used to refute Dr. Selikoff's claims. The Johns-Manville Corporation has been doing environmental / ,r- r ; Memorandum for Record -2- and medical studies in their asbestos workers for the past 25 years and their fiber glass workers for the past 3 years. This work was done on an individual plant basis and has not been brought to other for study. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation performed a study in their Howard, Ohio Plant a few years ago, but this study has not been written up for publication as yet. There is considerable reluctance on the part of a company to publish such informa tion concerning their company in the scientific literature if it is identified as their company's data. This has been an important factor in keeping such data out of the litera ture which, if presented, would serve to refute Dr. Selikoff's claims. Dr.' Selikoff's activities have stimulated an urgent need for industry to contribute its experience to the scientific literature." This could be done on an industry wide basis through the Industrial Hygiene Foundation preserving the anonymity of the individual participating companies. c. "It was felt the most.serious effect of Dr. Selikoff's ~ ^claims have been on the customer and general public rela tions. The public will hesitate to use a product that is purported to be associated with serious health implications d. Johns-Manville Corporation has paid off on five or six* mesothelioma cases where they were associated with significant pulmonary fibrosis and massive dust exposures-; They cost on an average of $46,000 per case. e. The Division of Occupational Health of the USPHS has spent $125,000 per year for environmental studies on asbestos. There have been no funds available for associated medical studies. f. The Research Grants Division of the USPHS is supporting two other asbestos studies at the present time. Dr. Vorwald of Wayne State University is using radioactive tagged asbestos particles in order to study the fate of these particles when they reach the lungs. The other study is by Dr. Clark Cooper who is performing a study of the construction industry in San Francisco with reference to the health hazard associated with asbestos and fiber glass use. This latter study will be similar to Dr. Selikoff's study which was performed on the East Coast. g. A point was made that the health hazard to workers involved in the manufacturing of asbestos and fiber glass products is not comparable to the health hazard of the construction workers who use these products. Much higher dust exposures are experienced by the construction workers. r Memorandum for Record -3- h. Some discussion was held with respect to the types of binders for fiber glass materials which might be used in the Industrial Hygiene Foundation research. It was cited that "chrome binders" are more common with the fiber and "phenol-formaldehyde" resins are more common with the insulation materials. It appeared that some guidance should be provided to the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in regard to the type or types of binders which should be considered for the research project. 3. The reactivation of the National Insulation Manufacturers Association's Health'iiand Safety Committee was discussed with Mr. F. H. Edwards of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation and Mr. C. L. Sheckler of Johns-Manville Corporation who will be their company's representatives on this Committee. It was felt that our respective companies would be able to contribute significantly by close study of our own experiences in handling asbestos and fiber glass materials: / Rcsc.-.rch Pliinnins Meeting - April 14, I^oo iu:uu a. m. - aci's omcc Lunch - University Club, Cambridge Room - 12:00 noon Mr. Leon Horowitz Director of Health and Safety Certain-teed Products Corporation 120 E. Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, Pennsylvania Mr. Marshall Durch Industrial Rclations-Personnel Director Owens-Corning Fiberglaa Corporation 17 East Locust Street Newark, Ohio 43055 Mr. C. L. Sheckler Manager, Industrial Health Program Johns-Manville Corporation 22 East 40th Street New York, New York 10016 Dr. G. S. Bishop Medical Director Owens-Corning Fiberglaa Corporation 17 E. Locust Street Newark, Ohio 43055 Mr. F. H. Edwards, Personnel Admin, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Box SOI Toledo. Ohio 43601 -Dr. Lee B. Grant Medical Director Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company 1 Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" 15222 Mr. Robert Ay/McLaughlin Vice P.j'esidcnt / Fiboj^Glass Division 1 Gateway' Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 - J:. J. H. Wolfsic Corporate Medical Director o.S. Rubber Company 1230 Avenue of the Americas Now York, New York ,10020 Mr. Sta^nton P* celc, Vice President U. S/Rubber Ct Dr. Lewis J. .Cralley U.S. Public Health Scrvico 1014 Broadway Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Dr. Paul Gross Director of Research Laboratory Industrial Hygiene Foundation 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Dr. Robert T. P. deTrevilie .Managing Director Industrial Hygiene Foundation 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Dr. William E. Rinehart Asst. Prof. Applied Toxicology University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 .$,0008028 XX *L April 21, 1966 MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD. BY: Lee B. Grant, M.D. SUBJECT: Asbestos and Fiber Glass Medical Research - April 12, 1966 Meeting 1. Dr. Robert T. deTreville, Managing Director of the Industrial Hygiene Foundation, arranged the subject meeting of member companies who had an interest in these subjects. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a medical research proposal by the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in hopes of obtaining additional financial support from the persons represented in this meeting. Attachment 1 is a list of the persons present at the meeting. Attachment 2 is a letter from Dr. deTreville containing both a draft of the research project proposal and a contractual agreement. 2. The following subjects were discussed during the meeting in addition to a detailed discussion of the proposed research project: a. Dr. Irving J. Selikoff, a physician at the Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, has made unwarranted and un scientifically based claims concerning the health hazards associated with the use of asbestos and fiber glass materials in the construction industry. He uses as a basis for his claims a three-year study he has been conducting for the Insulation Union Workers. His claims have been given greater creditability because of a $325,000 research grant he has recently received from the United States Public Health Service to study the health aspects of asbestos and fiber glass. Dr. Otto Besse is the Director of the Division of Research Grants of the National Institutes of Health whose division authorized Dr. Selikoff's grant. The division of Occupa tional Health of the United States Public Health Service, according to Dr. Lewis J. Cralley, feels that Dr. Selikoff': claims are not scientifically based. In fact, the work of Dr. Cralley on the environmental aspects refutes the work done by Dr. Selikoff. However, Dr. Cralley's work has not received the publicity that Dr. Selikoff's work has. The Division of Occupational Health has not tried to interfere with Dr. Selikoff's research grant. They are, however, calling to the attention of the USPHS Contract Monitor the statements that Dr. Selikoff has made in the past which are considered unscientifically based. They will continue to dc this in the future. b. Industry has not accomplished and/or published in-plant environmental studies nor research laboratory investiga tions which could be used to refute Dr. Selikoff's claims. The Johns-Manville Corporation has been doing environmental Memorandum for Record -2- and medical studies in their asbestos workers for the past 25 years and their fiber glass workers for the past 3 years. This work was done on an individual plant basis and has not been brought to other for study. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation performed a study in their Howard, Ohio Plant a few years ago, but this study has not been written up for publication as yet. There is considerable reluctance on the part of a company to publish such informa tion concerning their company in the scientific literature if it is identified as their company's data. This has been an important factor in keeping such data out of the litera ture which, if presented, would serve to refute Dr. Selikoff's claims. Dr. Selikoff's activities have stimulated an urgent need for industry to contribute its experience to the scientific literature.' This could be done on an industry wide basis through the Industrial Hygiene Foundation preserving the anonymity of the individual participating companies. c. It was felt the most serious effect of Dr. Selikoff's claims have been on the customer and general public rela tions. The public will hesitate to use a product that is purported to be associated with serious health implications d. Johns-Manville Corporation has paid off on five or sixmesothelioma cases where they were associated with significant pulmonary fibrosis and massive dust exposures; They cost on an average of $46,000 per case. e. The Division of Occupational Health of the USPHS has spent $125,000 per year for environmental studies on asbestos. There have been no funds available for associated medical studies. f. The Research Grants Division of the USPHS is supporting two other asbestos studies at the present time. Dr. Vorwald of Wayne State University is using radioactive tagged asbestos particles in order to study the fate of these particles when they reach the lungs. The other study is by Dr. Clark Cooper who is performing a study of the construction industry in San Francisco with reference to the health hazard associated with asbestos and fiber glass use. This latter study will be similar to Dr. Selikoff's study which was performed on the East Coast. g. A point was made that the health hazard to workers involved in the manufacturing of asbestos and fiber glass products is not comparable to the health hazard of the construction workers who use these products. Much higher dust exposures are experienced by the construction workers. Memorandum for Record -3- h. Some discussion was held with respect to the types of binders for fiber glass materials which might be used in the Industrial Hygiene Foundation research. It was cited that "chrome binders" are more common with the fiber and "phenol-formaldehyde" resins are more common with the insulation materials. It appeared that some guidance should be provided to the Industrial Hygiene Foundation in regard to the type or types of binders which should be considered for the research project. 3. The reactivation of the National Insulation Manufacturers Association's Health:.jand Safety Committee was discussed with Mr. F. H. Edwards of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation and Mr. C. L. Sheckler of Johns-Manville Corporation who will be their company's representatives on this Committee. It was felt that our respective companies would be able to contribute significantly by close study of our own experiences in handling asbestos and fiber glass materials. / Research PJjnninri JvicctinK - April l, l*oQ io:uu a. m. - QC x ' S OlilCC Lunch - University Club, Cambridge Room - 12:00 noon Mr. Leon Horowitz Director of Health and Safety Certain-teed Products Corporation 120 E. Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, Pennsylvania Mr. Marshall Durch Industrial Rulations-Pcrsonnel Director Owens-Corning Fiberglaa Corporation 17 East Locust Street Newark, Ohio 43055 Mr. C. L. Shcckler Manager, Industrial Health Program Johns-Manville Corporation 22 East 40th Street New York, New York 10016 Dr. G. S. Bishop Medical Director Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation 17 E. Locust Street Newark, Ohio 43055 Mr. F. H. Edwards, Personnel Admin. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Box 901 Toledo. Ohio 43601 Dr. -Lee B. Grant Medical Director . Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company 1 Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Mr. Robert Ay/McLaughlin Vice President / Fiber^Glass Division 1 Gateway Center Pittsburgh, 'Pennsylvania 15222 J. H. Wolfsic Corporate Medical Director U.S. Rubber Company 1230 Avenue of the Americas Now York, New York .10020 Mr. Stanton Peelc, Vice President U. S/^Rubber C< Dr. Lewis J. .Crallcy U.S. Public Health Scrvico 1014 Broadway Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 \ Dr. Paul Gross Director of Research Laboratory Industrial Hygiene Foundation 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 * 'Dr. Robert T. P. deTreville .Managing Director Industrial Hygiene Foundation 4400 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Dr. William E. Rinehart Asst. Prof. Applied Toxicology University of Pittsburgh Graduate School, of Public Health Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 ^,0008038 r /XJL /(.