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FILE NAME: General Electric (GE) DATE: 1932 Dec 14 DOC#: GE147 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Winslow from J. Banash, Consulting Engineer, RE Conversation about the Abrasive Blasting Situation Under ihe fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced ior reference use only from material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 06520-824C Unless permission is gratitedytie^her tjiis copy nor the words q/placed m the c o lle c tio ^ p f^ ^ /) |k ,i^ i^ ( individual. on it npy be: reproduced 'iiniaffiiy# fonIpt ; used by an una^uthorized pefiiia; f J J . I. B A N A S H CONSULTING ENGINEER 2 3 0 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO December 14, 1932 Professor C. -E. A. Winslow School of Medicine Tale University Hew Haven, Connecticut Dear Dr. Winslowt PERSONAL Ehanks so much for your frank expressions of the third relative to the abrasive blasting situation. Perhaps I am wrong, but I cannot avoid one of those tec hnical "hunches" which we get once in awhile, which lead me to the belief, or maybe i t is only a hope, that th is situation can s t i l l be straightened out and a ll of us do our fu ll duty with at least reasonable satisfaction to a ll concerned. In the f i r s t place, your presentation in Germany seems to me to be of a 'type which could well be enunciated by any of the in terests involved. I t seems to express the ideas of the Conmittee, being founded on its work. I t does not seem that the sand abrasive interests could take exception to such statements as are made in the reprint you sent me and certainly i t embodies the necessary information, such as should be given in a publication of th is character by the National Safety Council, with the object of protecting workers against a ir pressure abrasive blast ing, which was the object of the entire investigation. How to consider the feelings of the Technical Conmittee, many of whom are quite eminent in their own fields* Supposing confidentially, we look a t i t this wayt The National Safety Council receives a report from i t s Advisory Conmittee for such disposition as the Executive Conmittee may desire to make. The Executive Conmittee might say th is is one source of our information, even though a major one, but we, the Executive Committee, are willing to hear further from any proper source of information. Then since there is some objection to our publishing the report of the Technical Comm itte e verbatim, we, the Executive Conmittee w ill order the sta ff to prepare something for publication with the suggestion that i t be based on a paper by Drs. Winslow and Greeriburg, which in turn was based on the report of the Technical Committee, I f I had my own way about i t , I think I should, i f per mitted, use the wording in your German publication and at least should hope to be allowed to use the summary of conclusions, I feel certain that the Executive Conmittee thought along these lines when item five of the Minutes was acted on. Under ihe fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for rtference use only from material in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, 128 Wall Street, New Haven CT 06520-8240. Unless permission is granted, neither this copy nor the -words on it may be: reproduced in any form; used by an unauthorized person; or placed m the collections of any institution or individual. Dr. 0 . - E.A.Winslow ?2- 12/14/32. I f you and Dr. Greenburg will give us permission to do so, we think the sta ff can prepare something of value and fairly non-controversial based on your German paper and then perhaps a3 you suggest, i t could be sent to the members of the Technical Committee for criticism and for statenents as to whether or not they wish any acknowledgement of their work made in such an a rtic le . Tour German paper makes such acknowledgement in the f i r s t sentence and as the scien tific facts are as you have told us, sound, and the language conservative, clear and convincing, we might be able to f u l f il l a ll our objects with reasonable satisfact ion a ll around. Of course, the foregoing is a lo t of words about what should have been fairly simple, but has unfortunately become a l i t t l e complicated? on the other hand, i f a ll the minds involved could meet, there should not be much objection to a properly worded a rtio le resembling yours to really point out the protective measures to be employed for the various abrasives. Will you give this a l i t t l e further thought and please write me again. I do not lik e to bother you, but do aim a t equitable disposition of this item and need your comments. J'.I.Banash/CT gilder the fair use provisions of the copyright law of the United States (17 USC 107), this single copy was produced for reference use only bBmlesms paeterrmiailssiinonMiasngursacnrtiepdts, naenidthAerrcthhiivsecso, pYyalneoUr nthiveewrsoitrydsLoibnraitrym, aPy.Obe.:Broexpr2o0d8u2c4e0d, 1in28anWyaflolrSmtr;euets,edNebwy aHnauvneanuCthTor0iz6e5d20p-8e2rs4o0n.; or placed m the collections of any institution or individual.