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FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1953 DOC IHF015 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Foundation Facts Dec pir if} = is i NOAS . INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION Foundation to Industrial Industrial HygiceonnecerFnosundhaoltdiionng Tmheembership in is a nonprofit association of advancement of Industries for the healthful working conditions a Volume 15 | February 1953 . No. 2 TALK BY STAFF MEMBER the Dr. C. Richard Walmer Managing Director presented Industrial Medical Section of the a paper before January 26. Cleveland Academy of Medicine on The subject was The Role of Medicine in Industry of the Private Practitioner in the Program " Importance - TRUSTEE RECEIVES NEW APPOINTMENT Dr. W. P. Yant Director of Research and Appliances Company Pittsburgh and Development Mine Safety Trustees has been member of the Foundation's Board of Council elected vice president for industry of the National | and Chairman of that organization's Industrial Safety Conference . MEMBER OF RESEARCH STAFF RECEIVES Ph.D. portion of the thesis will appear in mental Biology and Medicine _ DR WEIDLEIN HONORED - Dr. Edward R. Weidlein received of Miami on February 4 at the annual an honorary Sc from the University University livered the commencement exercises where he de- principal address on Science and Humanity H 4400 FIFTH AVENUE Megemony 301 pittsburgh 13 PA #DUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION FOUNDATIOFOUNDATIONN FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION . : FACTS FACTS ae . Foundation Facts is monthly letter issued Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for advancement of healthful the working conditions 15 Volume 0 April 1953 No. 4 WALMER APPOINTED TO COMMITTEE OF CAI Foundation will : Dr. C. Richard Walmer Managing Director of the serve as Industry The CAI Medical Advisory Committee of the Committee of American a division of the National Fund for Medical 10,000,000 heading a 10,000,000 campaign to help the medical Education is spear- - teaching and research schools forestall threats to their - programs liaison between American The twenty physicians appointed will act _ the business and the nation's 79 medical schools Committee will work closely with such professional Members of of Occupational Health groups as Industrial Medical Association Council American Foundation American Medical Association Association of Life on Industrial Health Insurance Medical Directors Ameri- can Industrial Hygiene Association Association of American Medical American Association of Industrial Nurses - Colleges and 7 BRAUN PARTICIPATES PARTICIPATES IN EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM Dr. Daniel C. Braun Medical Director of the in the Postgraduate Course in Foundation participated as . vania on April 1. He discussed The Occupational Health at the University of Pennsyl- Status of the Industrial Nurse from the Viewpoint of the Industrial Physician - FLETCHER GIVES TALK IN AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA | Andrew of the Mr. Board Fletcher President St. Joseph Lead Company and Chairman Board of Trusteeosf the Foundation International gave talk on An American Views the Australia Metal Scene BT before the Australasian Institute on March 31 at Melbourne ee SS NEW REPRINT AVAILABLE- 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 15 PA rt / Bess, Ae | ; A ; HYGIENE REEF. FOUNDATION Industrial to industrial concerns concerns holding membership in is Hygiene Foundation The Foundation a nonprofit association of industries for advancement of healthful the working conditions Volume 15 OO June 1953 No.6 COMMITTEE MEMBER ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT ; Mr. Warren A. Cook a member of the Foundation's Toxicological ; Committee will head a Foundation's Chemical - of Public newly established Bureau of Industrial Hygiene at the School . Health University of Michigan Ann Arbor where he has ment as Associate Professor of Industrial Health and accepted appoint- Mr. Cook for the last 15 years has been Director Hygiene effective July 1 1953 of and Engineering Research the Zurich - Americanof the Division of Industrial Hygiene Insurance Companies Chicago BOARD MEMBER DIES McLaughlin ration Mr. J. W. Vice President of Union Carbide and Carbon Corp- ration and a membeorf the Foundation'sFoundation's Board of Trustees died suddenly on NEW BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED | Fraser Mr. A. D. Ross the President Rome Cable Corporation was elected p Boarodf Trustees acancy at the Spring meeting in New York on May 27 to fill the creabtyeMrd. R. E. Zimmerman's retirement from the Board - STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT PAPERS Dr. equisites of C. Richard Walmer Managing Director of the Foundation was a of and Comencement Commencement Exercises Washington Jefferson on , Pa June 5. The subject of his discussion was Pre- - Medicine " subject cl a tion Mr. W. C. L. Hemeon Engineering Director presented a paper on Determi- R of Haze and Smoke Concentration by Paper Sampling at the Air tion Control Association meeting in Baltimore Pol- Messrs Hemeon George Haines and Harold I on deMay 2. 5. The paper was authored SO oe NEW REPRINT AVAILABLE Reprints of a strumentation paper presented by W. C. L. Hemeon at the Conference on sady for forstrumentation for the Iron and Steel Industry distribution The in April 1952 Pittsburgh are article appeared in the April 1953 issue of Instruments AL - HYGIENE FOUNDATION H 4400 FIFTH AVENUE - || PITTSBURGH 13 PA Industrial Hygiene Digest - 23 June 1953 diagnosis siderosis berylliosis asbestosis and the cussed briefly in relation to organic dust diseases are dis- pational history is emphasized The importance of The factors factors to personal and occu- be considered when whether a man should be taken from his job are deciding discussed The Clinical Picture and Z. Unfallmed Pathology of Asbestosis W. Behrens Jr. Sept. 15 1952u BGeerrumfakrnankh 45 129-140 June 15 1952 179-189 Symptomatology s a of dio ds nd- This paper presents an including distribution and extensive review of literature on asbestosis dust hazards and effects types of asbestos its mining treatment and | centration of length of exposure of the dust in different coun- se stages of asbestosis diagnosis and ray findings in the different are described Special mention is of asbestosis with carcinoma which is made of the association much much more frequent than that of sili- 14.2 whereas in 2,204 cases . The experience of the workers asbestos is but it a complication in Germany The described and the mnaactruroescopic and microscopic appearances Lung Carcinoma Lung Lung Caused by Asbestos Med Monatsschr 7 77-81 Inhalation 1953 German controversial subject is given ~- Cond from Bull Hyg F. Boemke and carcinoma is by asbestos deposits discussed The lower lobe is the site of pre- multicentered developments of flat epi- _ PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT Carbon Dioxide and Appl Physiol Respiratory Regulation at Altitude 5 603-606 April 1953 . F. G. Hall Fourteen breathed breathed breathed gas mixtuyroeusngwitmhen exposed to a simulated altitude of 2222,,000000 22,000 feet Partial Partial Partial varying concentratious of pressurepsressures of carbon dioxide The oxygen and carbon carbon dioxide in alveolar air were correlated Industrial Hygiene Digest - 23 : June 1953 siderosis berylliosis asbestosis and the organic dust diseases are dis- cussed briefly in relation to diagnosis The importance of personal and occu- ; pational history is emphasized The factors to be considered when deciding % whether a man should be taken from his job are discussed The Clinical Picture and Pathology of Asbestosis W. Behrens Jr. Z. Unfallmed u Berufkrankh 45 129-140 June 15 1952 179-189 Sept. 15 1952 German / This paper presents an extensive review of literature on asbestosis including distribution and types of asbestos its mining treatment and use dust hazards and effects of length of exposure of the dust in different con- centration Symptomatology diagnosis and ray findings in the different stages of asbestosis are described Special mention is made of the association of asbestosis with carcinoma which is much more frequent than that of sili cosis mortem reports from the literature indicate that in 309 cases y of asbestosis there were 44 lung carcinomas 14.2 whereas in 204 cases of silicosis only 32 carcinomas were found 1.4 The experience of the association of tuberculosis and asbestosis varies greatly in different countries English investigators have recorded a high rate of tuberculous infection in * asbestos workers but it is a rare complication in America and the rate is low in Germany The macroscopic and microscopic appearances of the lungs are described and the nature and significance of asbestosis bodies are discussed and an extensive reference list dealing with that controversial subject is given OO 7 -- Cond from Bull Hyg e. Lung Carcinoma Caused by Asbestos Inhalation @ Med Monatsschr 7 77-81 1953 German F. Boemke a , The relation between fibrotic changes caused by asbestos deposits in the lung and carcinoma is discussed The lower lobe is the site of predilection Characteristic are the multicentered developments of flat epi- / thelium carcinoma Fe mn -- Chem Absts . PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT Carbon Carbon Carbon Dioxide and Carbon J. Respiratory Regulation at Appl Appl Physiol 5 603-606 April 1953 Altitude F. G. Hall Fourteen young men exposed to a simulated altitude of 22,000 feet Partial Breathed gas mixtures with varying concentrations of carbon dioxide The Partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in alveolar air were correlated June 1953 INTRODUCTION original papers For the convenience of members that have been abstracted in the Digest a who wish to obtain revised list of names abbreviations and addresses of the publications covered has been compiled Careful read- ing of the following information will facilitate obtaining the desired material The Foundation has no copies for distribution unless specifically stated in the abstract heading The following procedures may be used to obtain reprints periodicals or photostats Reprints I. Reprints and Periodicals In many cases the author has reprints for distribution ation will be glad to furnish the author's address The Found U. S. 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Service Scope and Arrangement of the List The publications listed include virtually all those from which have been made from 1950 abstracts later is kept through April 1953. A list of those appearing and the Foundation will gladly supply information them on The abbreviations are those used in the headings of the abstracts and conform with some modifications to those used by Chemical Abstracts This list is arranged in the alphabetical order of the words as abbreviated for instance Journal abbreviated J. , precedes Japanese abbreviated Jap Manufacturing abbreviated Mfg follows Metropolitan and precedes Management which is abbreviated Mgmt June 1. 1953 C. Richard Walmer M. D. e FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATI FOUNDATI FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FACTS . Foundation Facts isa monthly letter issued to Industrial concerns holding membership In Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions | Volume 15 . September 1953 No. 9 PREPARATIONS FOR ANNUAL MEETING Final arrangements for the 18th Annual Meeting of the Foundation are ing completion Invitations and preliminary programs will be mailed in the future so keep the November 18 and open near near The Medical Engineering Toxicological Legal and MedicalLegal Conferences will be held on the first day Included in the Medical Confer- ence will be papers on the proper scope of medical care in industry the stress disorders rehabilitation of the ill and injured worker and problems associated with older workers The Engineering Conference will cover such topics as industrial hygiene in the design of new plants dust and fume control air pollution and smog plus a number of topics on specific industrial problems The ChemicalToxicological Conference will include presentations on the subject of analysis of biological materials as indices of exposures to hazardous materials In addition | a series of brief discussions on subjects suggested by member companies through- out the year will provide an opportunity for interchange of information on common problems in industrial groups | Administration of Workmen's Compensation Laws will be the subject of a panel discussion at the Medical Conference management The General Meeting especially designed for is scheduled for the 19th and will take up pertinent problems of human relations in the industries DR WALMER TO DISCUSS NOISE PROBLEM at Managing C. : Dr. Richard Walmer Director of the Foundation will be one of the speakers the 6th Industrial Health Conference sponsored by the Houston Chamber of Commerce to be held in Houston Texas October 1-3 The subject of his paper will be Noise in Industry General Problem So .-LECTURE ON DISEASES OF THE CHEST Dr. DanieCl. Braun Medical Director of the Foundation will present on October 4 on Occupational Diseases of the Lung The lecture is part Pphysaicipansercourse on Diseases of the Chest presented by The American College of Chest Physicians in conjunction with The American Academy of General Practice of Western Pennsylvania The four weekly lecture periods began on September 13 oa are held at the Pittsburgher Hotel Pittsburgh Pa tye STAFF MEMBER A. P.C.A. P.C.A. PROGRAM CHAIRMAN aay p ointed ppointed 28s Mr. W.C. Hemeon Engineering Director of the Foundation has been ppointed Chairman of the Program Committee of the Air Pollution Control Association for the coming year ; 19.EN19E.ENE FOUNDATION F . 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 13 PA 071 068 363 65 : 164 - See uy jee i A . USTRIAL USTRIAL HYGIENE B. FOUNDATION . : . Industrial to industrial concerns concerns holding membership in Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions . . Tolume 15 ey November 1953 E: IGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING HAS RECORD ATTENDANCE , persons Meting Registration showed that aproximately approximately 800 attended the Meeting and Conferences of Industrial Industrial 18th Annual ttsburgh on November 18 and 19. 19. Hygiene Foundation at Mellon Institute Registration for the Conferences was as follows . Medical _ Chemical 171 1 - 118 Engineering oo , Legal . 117 _ 108 Total attendance at the Conferences was 514 es at the General Meeting on November 19 - and there were 506 representa- Oo . KEYNOTE ADDRESS Employee The Role of Government in the jject of the keynote address by Vincent P. Relationship was the Matrial Sand Association His Ahearn Executive Secretary National settlement of speech gave a clear picture of problems encountered wed wed He disputes in which management labor and government are in- ate for summed up his thesis by saying " do not believe there is a common determination of labor and any real sub- and to work out management to live together peace- by themselves a pattern of behavior that will make the role of arnment less and important ; . | HUMAN RELATION PROBLEMS Dr. V. MurphreeMurphree President Standard Oil Development over a symposium on Problems of Development Company pre- members discussed the the Human Relations in the Industries The - gement and subject as it affects labor andand the responsibilities of influenced as influenced by extramural activities and and by the need for research EXHIBITS FEATURE OF MEETING Exhibits hygiene of the showing activities in the field of industrial industrial America meeting America Exhibits were were displayed by the following American Medical Association Pittsburgh ity of Association Graduate School of and Rome Rome Cable Corporation contributed to the Aluminum Company Public Health I'- 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 19 PA at PAS HYGIENE ROATION to industrial concerns holding membership in Industrial Hygiene Foundation The Foundation is a nonprofit association of industries for the advancement of healthful working conditions a ame 15 December 1953 No. 12 BRAUN DISCUSSES INDUSTRIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS Dr. Daniel C. Braun Medical Director of the Foundation participated in the Discussional on Industrial Health Problems at the University of Michigan School blic Health and Institute of Industrial Health held on December 11 and 12. He dis- National Interest in Industrial Health Can it be Promoted FOUNDATION ASSOCIATE TO GIVE LONDON LECTURE Frederick S. Mallette a member of the Foundation's Chemical Toxicological mittee and Research Manager of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ken invited to give a Clayton lecture on air pollution before the Institute of Mechani- gineers of Great Britain in London on April 23 1954 BRAUN APPOINTED TO COMMITTEE OF APCA of - Dr. Braun has been invited to serve on Industry Committee 11 chemical Air Pollution Control Association This is a committee the Technical natingCommittee of which Dr. E. R. Weidlein President of Mellon Institute Arman Loe : ; NEW REPRINTS Reprints are available of a paper on Determination of Haze and Smoke Con- tions by Filter Paper Samplers by W. C. L. Hemeon George F. Haines Jr. Meeting * rold M. Ide of the Foundation's Staff The paper waspresented at the Baltimore of the Air Pollution Control Association in May 1953 request reprints Also availableavailable on Importance are of a paper by Dr. Daniel C. Braun on ImportanTcehirty Insurers Thirty Importance of Industrial Medical Departments as a Management in the OctoberAnnual 1953 issue of Advanced Management The First First Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania City on June 26 1953 Tool " which presente paper was presente As ociation in Association in * The illustrated illustrated illustrated ilustrated story of Industrial Hygiene Foundation as it appeared in the 1953 , Anniversary Issue of Industrial Medicine and Surgery has been reprinte will be mailed on request , *** NE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION H 4400 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH 1133 PA