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tSBjV.. LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, INC. ISt MADISON AVCHU* NtW YOU*. N, V. 10017 mtfiwii -- iiu coos sis OS MW CISC TXT TO RSVIStOX TFE L.I.A,-- I.L.Z.R.O. HEALTH ATP CAimf COttOTTEE KEZXPq 292 Madison A versus Jkv York City Cctcfcer l6, 196% TTh ctln^ h i celled to order by ths Chsirnen, Hr. K. V. Kelson st 9i?0 s.a. Tbs guests vers introduced by the Cbalraan. FREEST X. V. Baleen D. R. DU r. X. Worden .w. H. Pull1st 8 X. Kcsstlberg .J. A. Taylor S. 8 Pinto RPRgESrt!3 Anerican Saeltlng nod Refining Ccnyaay 8. I. du Pcot de Beaoura A Coupon/ Western Electric Corporation Tbs Electric Storage Battery Ccnpeny Tba Ethyl Corporation Dslco-Reny Division of General Motors American Qoelting and Refining Ccsapeny 8TATt .s. r. Redtfce, Director, International Lead line Research Organltstlon 8 L. tleicfeld, Executive Vice President, Leal Industries Association, Inc. D. 0. Ttv1*r, Director of Health and Safety, Lead Industries Association, Inc. J. 0. tllil, Project Manager, let*mat 1 coal Lead Zinc Research Organlistlon 0. A. Alexander, Project Manager, International Lead line Research Crganltatlco CUE3T3 R. C. Bsll, 8r *W. C. leak A. Kursyaa* P. V. Higgins H. 8. Davie# Consolidated Mining and Coe1ting Co. of Canada Ltd. Charles Tennant, Cons and Ccnpany (Broken 8111) Mitsui Mining and Soeltlng Conpany 0. 8. Tytoo 4 Conpany Lead Develcposnt Association Ltd., tendon Voting 00 ILZRO project#. Aande Ite 80. 1 -- The Minutes Of the previous seating vers approved as received by M>11.' fcjre.orlalayIiloerap8re0s.enP te-d- TV,s the Xnttsslng report of Abstracts is, lead Toxicology Kls (K^ccssaltlee ani thsir reoeessendatlcoa vblch wars ss follovti (1) The abstracts should be published by the Lead Q Industries Assoulstlon hopefully vlth financial support frees LTA and ILZftO. (2) They should be knows as ^ht Kettering Abstracts on 'r"h lead, and ahall be published as recsived free Kstterlog. v7--* loo* w-tA hsf till 1111*11.^^ iu,w X ? r i i " TFptw.i--rf iii n ii i 0 -----------------------------------------r--r II mill m, ' LIA11590 \" 'T3V- - - : LIA-IL2B0 Health and Safety Cancittee Meeting Minutes -2- (3) Distribution ehsll be controlled end substantially ee follows--Directors of State, Territory, end Local Departments of Eealth vith Indue trial or Occupational Health Division*, --Libraries cf State Medical Associations, --Library of Ccogree*, --Llbrarlee of Accredited Medical School*, --Libraries of Accredited School* of lode*trial Hygiene, --Personal li*t of Doctor* In the lead Industry, familiar to Doe 0, fowler, --Lead Induetry Aeeoclatloa Membership. (U) Every caution should be Bade in sending the Abstract* to physician* who are known to us a* uncooperative. (5) The total coat cf the program shall be approximately 10,000 per year broken down a* follcva: 17,500 to the Kettering Laboratory; $2,500 for printing and distribution. Including pertcnallted and ring binder*. Ubanlmously approved by the Caccittee. Agenda Item Ko. 3 -- Progress Pepcrt cn Lead Inforeatlco Prograa. Kr. Higgins of 0. S. Dyson reported ca current and post experience vith the nev Lead Inforroatloo Program a* it ha* developed during V/Jt. Objective* cf thl* program are to present in broad outline and vith apeclfle detail covering certain area* such a* industrial hygiene, oedlclne, public health, and air pollution positive Information about lead. Thu* far thl* year letters have been vrltteo to State Health Departments mentioning the program and enclosing copies of the Kettering Symposium 00 Lead. Information ha* been developed and eent out 00 specific Instance# of distortion on T. V. (Ben Casey Prograa) and in the preee. The firet unit of the booklet entitled 'Pact* About Lead -- Industrial Hygiene* vai presented for Committee consideration. It vaa suggested that a redraft of thl* unit be made, submitted to the Cccxslttee fer its approval and that it be published aa the first unit of a Pacta Bulletin in January. The redraft should Include additional anterial 00 historical experiences in lead batard control In Industry, oentlcr.irg such outmoded ideas as the use of in-plant feeding of allX to lead workers. Other suggestion# were Bade to add discussion* of specific industries such as saeltera for inclusion, either ss separate units or in future revisions. It was suggested that the next facte Bulletin to be prepared should be ''facte About Lead -- Air Pollution' and that thle should draw heavily upon the "Three Cities Ourvey feport" when this report 1* available. Titare was considerable discussion of the prograa and detailed mention was cade of newsellppings and unfavorable press and angstIra stories which have recently ppeared. Junaval of the program for next year va* unanimously approved In the amount of 35,000. This amount Includes the cost of tha Kettering Abstract* Prograa and will be reduced by the amount of the contribution to be received for thl* prograa frea the LDA and fresa XL2B0. Ageola Jtea Ho. k Propcaal to engage specialty consultant#. tli propoeaT t.sd been re. lv*d f rtn a Cccsxlttes araher that our Industry should retain consultants In several field* Such a* meteorology, veterinary oedlclne, , ! t 1 . , r ;, ; .: ; j ; LIA11591 ^' LIA-ILZRO Health and Safety Ccrolttce Meeting Minute* 3' i i geology, and possibly other fields, who** function It would be to alert u* of depending developornts In their specialty vhlch Right concern u*. Ho decision as to a nethod by vhlch this objective could be reached tut the suggestion was tsade that various ember* of the lead Industry coc;Aoles have co their staffs people whose talents could be tapped for this sort of work. Each c emittee Berber should endeavor to obtain such assistance fren other Berber* of hi* coapnay. Agenda Ttea Ko 5 -- Proposal to appoint lead public health cccclttee. A discussion of this proposal brought no clear cut conclusion froo thIs Comlttee h but It va* agreed that there la a good ba*ls for productive Idea here but that further consideration should be given by each cootlttee oesber to the Idea vlth the view to crystallising our thinking In time for the next neeting. Cccnlttee * eafcera re<jjet*d this lten be placed on the agenda for that acetlng. < The objective of this proposal Involves the asslgzssect of developing Idea* for our lndu*try to Investigate areas of potential lead haiard* la which there 1* a gap In cur knowledge. Agenda I ten Mo 6 - - Pccetrt European Experience. Mr. fowler r*p>orted on lead hazard control as he found It In the several auto* aoblle plants that he visited recently. In general he found that engineering ccotrol aeasures were deficient. 0 i ILTJO ffCJBCTS: Agenda Itea So. 7 -- LH-66; Lead Glares for Dlcntruarc; Rutger* Chlversity, The c;t. tract was signed cc Eepterier 1 and vj. is just getting underway. Therefore, no results have yet been achieved, A.ecda Itea go. 8 -- U-9*>; A Blocheslcal Approach to Lead Toxicity; Harvard Kvilcal School. . Approved }3V$o726 for Io~ Against o Agenda Itea %o. 9 -- U1H-15; Toxicity Study of Ingested Paint flla. fber# was general agreeornt that this situation should be Investigated but several craters expressed their doubt as to the present project. It vaa agreed that this project would be taken for review to the approprlat* gcrveroacntal agencies and if approved by then In principle would be carried out. Approved ffi&T Tor X Against 5-------- Abstained ------- 5-------- Agenda Itea Ho, 10 -- lM-79l Toxicity T-*ttng for Qrganolead Coopounds, Toxicity result* co the first six cexpounds sutultted have not yet bee'n received. Agenda It*s Ho. 11 - - lM-73l Hunan Rxpnsuro to particulate lead Ccppound* la ths iTrtkwleir HaperlBwntal Conditional fettering lAhoratory. O Approved nfcar Against 0 Abstained i ' '1 r < * s !0 LIA -IIZM Health and Safety Coaalttee Meeting Minute* J- Ar^r.da Itea So. I? - - U?-7fi; "The 7>tlr.g cf Crfn.v.l gad Ccrpo-.jnda fer fog alble }:--' oorlr.rvlrfd>:l a.-,4 A',*. 1 -V.'- .~-iry 7~rr'.r A:'-Ivltv" 7 .< Ver-'eeter Foundatloo. I>j<! to duff reinatloc* free the Corceetcr Foundation til* project ha*"Seen terminated. A^c'i* Itca Bo, H Rev Ycr* Medical Collere* R*dlPFiotUvt Effect* of lfr?rK*nlc lead) Approved io,0^i for ~f A^alnet 2 Abstained 1 f * t Agenda Itea Wo. ll - - 1C-69; Site Dlatrlbutloo* of Atnoepherlc Lead Aeroaolat i Ctar.fcrd f*care.h Ir-atltute. f Final report received, heoeval not recoonended by the Staff. 2 o'clock. there bLn$ no further bujlne**, the acetlng vva adjourned at l t [ 0 \ r DOF: ad Deo 0. Fcvler, S*cr*t*ry Health and Safety Cccaatttee t f r L I ? i I: i. -f \ ^<g?PWW7^lJgl-'niffM-1 V 9J I