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*mm ' J w y i'fJ W ''* w ii| (w m n W en IJ1 1 Iiiwfwvwwvwwwwpwwewwwiuwii ny DWUTWHWHfPW Wi w n m ^ w ... . .,, `* ^ iMkt LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 4*MJamiOat>WWW3tx ^0 East l*2nd Street NSW TOM 17, h . v. . October X, lSif6 j QPARTEHLT KEPURT Cg THE SBCREIARI r ? July 1 to September 30, 1956 . In the third quarter of the year tha Association ataff m reduced bgr the t resignation of Eempton K. Roll, to beccme aaoretary of tha Metal Powder Association which started Independent operation on July 1. This vacancy was not filled until September 10 by the addition of Edward J, Hullarkey, who cones highly recommended from the Area Corporation, Nevertheless the Association's activities oontlnued without interruption. The ataff is now ssallar ty two peopls than it was prior to lt.P.A.a separation. Highlights of this quarter's operations era listed below. J GENERAL 1 1. New Offices - Tha Association moved into its new quarters in Suita 2020, Lincoln Building, 60 East U2nd Street, New lork 17, on August 25. I 2. Lead* - The second 1956 issue of our magazine "Lead* was mailed during this period. Cur calling list for this publication is now about 1*5,000. ' t 3. Cable Sheathing - The Cable Sheathing Task Group of cur Technical Stetriig Cccmittee met to consider the report of the European visit of one of its smbera o on progress in continuous extrusion of lead alloy cable sheathing abroad and what may be done here to solve this problem. A nail sub-easmittee was appointed to meet with the secretary and a manufacturer of presses to map out a specific research program and determine its cost. It, Techdcal Derelopcepts - The section on lead far the Annual Review of materials In * Industrial and engineering Chemistry," dealing with technical developments, was again prepared by the Association, as it has been for the past four or five years, f 5, A.C.S, Monograph - further progress was mads in obtaining qualified authors for the A.i.S. lioncgraph on Lead, so that now about 90 percent of the material is under preparation. Several sections are already in our hands. 5 6. Encyclopedia - We have accepted a request from P. F. Collier and Son to rewrite the section on Lead for Collier's Encyclopedia, work on wilch has been started. 7. Trade Pair of the Atonic Industry - The secretary aV-.mded this show in Chioago to keep abreast of developments in this field. Several members were among the exhibitor*. HEALTH AND SAFETT i* ye**lng3j Ooverrmentnl Conta.M a - A safety conference under the auspices of the Governor's office in Albarp was attended and affords.' opportunity for renewed contacts with the stiff of the New Tork State Hoalth Dejr_'tcent, The value of cordial relationships with gowmcental agencies has beea evidenoed in threa o reoent instanoes, (1) submission, by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and <54Sfijs5S* wfii , w -T LIA23033 ! o Quarterly Report -2- October 1, 1?56 Industries, of the draft of e data sheet on lead haiards, for criticism prior to publication, (2) aiuilar submission of the manuscript of an article on the same subject written for a medical journal tgr a member of that department, and (3) assurance given by the Baltimore City Health Department that contemplated further regulation of the use of lead pelnta la to be held in ebeyanoe. 9. "Facts and Fallacies" - The printing and distribution of Dr. R. T. Johnstone'* address on "facta and fallacies of Huabisa, and ''That to Do About Them,1 delirered at our last annual meeting, has proved a most useful means of disseminating sound cannon sense on this subject. In addition to acme 300 copies stalled to our members in July, about the same number were eent to a list of physicians and others concerned with this subject with wham contact is maintained. These mailings havw resulted in eo many requests for additional copies for further distribution that the initial printing of 1,000 is nsarly exhausted. : - 9 10, Health and Safety Bulletins - Two periodic Health end Safety Bulletins have been Issued during the quarter, Ho. 121 with material relative to the annual meeting, end Mo. 122 with reference to miscellaneous recent publications of interest in this field. 11. Industrial Medical Service - The aid of an informal panel of six leading industrial'physicians "EEs been enlisted in an effort to bring about improvement in the services of an industrial clinic in a southwestern state in which at least one of our member companies is involved. Such cooperation can be of great value to industry, and at no cost, in raising the standards of those of leaser training and experience, for, as cne of the six rightly says, "there's s good deal of that kind of occupational disease care in existence." 12, Pharmacy Lairs - Recent court proceedings in one of our southern states have shown that certain pharmacy laws, designed solely for the protection of the public in the purchase of drugs and pharmaceuticals, nay be so interpreted as to impose financial penalties on the manufacturers of lead compounds and paints for failure to label them as poisonous. Steps are being taken to determine the Vest means to secure such amendment of these lows ss will preclude such Interpretation in the future, 13. Adverse Publicity - Three items of adverse publicity transcending in importance the cttr.m run of newspaper stories on childhood and other types of plictd.so broke in July. The first of these, a 2-page article with the title "Don't Let TOUR Child Get Lead Poisoning," appeared in the July 8 issue of Parade, e Sunday magazine supplement published in over fifty newspapers with a combined circulation of core than seven mil lien. The seoond was a broadcast on the sot eubject over TTCBS-TV and the CBS Ketwnrk on July 18. The Parade article was ty Dr, J. E. Bradley of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who participated also in the broadcast, and neither was outstandingly objectionable from the view point of scientific fact. This cannot be said, however, of the third item, an account of ths illness of Ambassador Clare Booth Luce, published in the July 23 issue of Time kngatlne and widely quoted, in which it was alleged that arsenlo and lead duste from the ceiling of the ambassador's bedrocm in Italy ("the heavily leaded paint exuded fumos") were causative factors. TTa have what we believe to be wholly reliable evidence of the untruth of these allegations, and lirs. Luce's own physician has been quoted as saying "Specifically, what she had now was not poisoning." Th* question arises whether a definite campaign of ceunterpublidty would not be warranted, and it is felt that this wliole subject is one which should have ths attention of ths Industry Development Committee, TT-yi" 'V'wwwv'e. 7u,,,'gitJi.qjpsgwey U mu MW* V JU Wfjt'" .IJiWWWBIjpgWgPWI^^ MJjPU '>PP)WllH4IL^ULIIM|Jlg Li *2303 r-^VmlmtiiUhin V I Quarterly Report 3- October 1, 1$$6 I 9 f HETA.LLIC LEAD Pit'JXiCTS Hi, Laad Building Construction Bulletin Wo. 2 - The second of thle efri.ee of bulletins was prepared and distributed to over 20,000 architects and builders and 10,000 pluablng contractors. It provides specifications and drawings for the Installation of sheet lead sbeuer pans and of sheet lead safe pans for suah Installations as sods fountains and pipe shafts. The Tile Cornell of Amnio* Is also distributing this Bulletin to its members and a Canadian member of L.UU is distributing 2,000 copies in that country. 15. Plmbebs' Apprentice Contest - D. M. Boroina of our staff served as Judge of lead work in the annual international apprentice contest sponsored by the plumbers* union, R, S. Tetmar, also of the staff, presented prises provided by the Association for the three best lead workers. Our participation in this activity encourages more sad better lead workers and is a source of great good will arjng plumber*. 16, Instructor Training - In a training course for instructors of pitching held at the some tine as the apprentice contest, H, S, Iotaan demonstrated the proper nethods of teaching lead work to plumbers1 apprentices. 17. lead Gutters ar.d Flashings - We assisted the architects and sheet metal contractor in preparing details for the installation of 3 lb. hard sheet lead gutter linings and fleshings for a new dormitory at Duke University, There will be some 7$0 ft. of this material ranging in width fran about 2 to 7 ft. Copper was originally specified. A 18, Corrosion - Work has been started by L.I.A. on revision of the chapter on w lead In the A.C.S. Stenograph on Corrosion, originally edited by McKay and Worthington in 1936, 19. Solder - The work of our Solder Committee, which has been preparing a Handbook on soldering for the American Welding Society, has reached a point where it will be reviewed by the Welding Society's main Erasing end Soldering Committee early in October, 20. Solder Specification - A staff member attended a hearing oo a proposed new Federal Specification Tor solder, 21. Home Builders - Arrangements were mode to exhibit at the annual meeting of the National Association of Home Builders in February, 1957. Our exhibit will be in the Chioago Coliseum. CERAMICS 22. Manual - The Manual on teed in Ceramics is In the hands of the printers and will be ready for distribution this fall. 23. jC*rE=icTeohr.ical Ccmclttoe - Having completed its work on the Manual, thle Cixjrittee met to consider what steps in the areas of advertising, research or promotion should logically follow distribution of the Uh -iu o I. Its reocwsendetlone nil be brought before the Industry Development Ccmmltloe, PPPPff^OTwppsppsipmnHpi^iffsp^spssssanpsiirgpnswnanissswsinpnstppmppsvsn^sisisiipiiiiii^s a ' M iB^wpgypi'i'i-wjyippji1. j j . . iiium iniuii i i .j u h .'iih w ^ t|- `` 7jygy' - PaWBBtliaHBi ' LIA2 3035 '' ' akbl Quarterly Report October 1, 1956 2h. Address Before the Ceramic Society - The talk on lead, prepared by the secretary and delivered by rur ceraaio consultant Dr. Jobe Koenig before the American Ceramic Society last April, has been accepted foe publication in that Society*s Bulletin. Bate of publication is not known. 25. Whjtewareg - The secretary and most members of the Ceraalo Technical Committee attended the annual meeting of the Whltewarea Division of the American Cerado Society. RED LEAD BOOTS "v< 26. Red Lead Technical letter Ho. 11 - The latest in this series of publications was completed and distributed in early September. It deals with proper surface preparation for tho appl4cation of red lead primers and mas given a circulation of about 11,000. Its reception was excellent. For instance, Oulf Oil Corporation ordered liO copies for use in a course on corrosion at the University of Houston for men in industry dealing with corrosion, and 100 copies were requested ty Wayne State University, Detroit, ItLohlgan, for distribution to their students in Surface Coating Technology. 27. Red Lead Technical Committee - This Committee met to study the results of Its test inspections made during "the summer and to outline new Technical Letters and other activities for the coming year. Fhrtieular attention Is being gives tbs huge new Federal highway aid program, and the large market it offers red lead paints. Respectfully submitted. Secretary l`/ t -. 11 W J- t i HJU.HJ* i. J-l'IHP-MAl HP I