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FOR YOUR FORWARD PLANNING -- THE NEXT MEETING OF THE: Health, Safety and Environment Committee & Safety Subcommittee WILL BE HELD ON: Wednesday (Day) 10:30 a.m. (Start Time) January 25, 1989 (Date) 4:30 p.m. (End Time) LOCATION: The Sheraton Music City 777 McGavock Pike Nashville, Tennessee 37214 (615)-885-2200 As the VI Executive Board approved at its December 15th meeting, the preliminary plans for a Spring 1989 VI Safety Workshop, the first part of this joint meeting will deal with finalizing all details related to this workshop. Hope your holidays were good ones. See later this month. MNS/pmb Meredith N. Scheck Assistant Director CTL016147 The Vinyl Institute, A Division of The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Wayne Interchange Plaza II, 155 Route 46 West, Wayne, New Jersey 07470, (201) 890-9299 HEALTH. JOINT MEETING SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AND SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE The Sheraton Music City 777 McGavock Pike Nashville, Tennessee 37214 Wednesday January 25, 1988 10:30 a.m. 1. Self-Introductions 2. 1989 Vl-Sponsored Safety Workshop Planning Discussion 3. Discussion and Review of Proposed Hazard Ranking System 4. TCLP Update 5. Update on Vinyl Chloride Standard 6. Regulatory Update 7. Committee Budget (June 1, 1989-May 31, 1990) 8. VI Annual Awards - VI Safety Award - VI Environmental Achievement - VI OSHA Performance 9. Enforcement Update 10. Legislative Update 11. New Business 12 . Next Meeting Date Group Group M. Scheck J. Ledvina Group Group M. Scheck Group Group CTL016148 The Vinyl Institute, A Division of The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Wayne Interchange Plaza II, 155 Route 46 West, Wayne, New Jersey 07470, (201) 890-9299 Group activities of competitors are inherently suspect under the antitrust laws. Many agreements among competitors, however, are both legal and beneficial to the industry. The best vehicle for enjoying the benefits of permitted agreements among competitors while avoiding the pitfalls of illegal agreements is by belonging to a trade association like SP1 which takes its obligations in this regard very seriously. All SPI staff members are well versed in antitrust matters and the association relies heavily on their judgment to see that topics which may give an appearance of an agreement that would violate the antitrust laws are not discussed at SPI meetings. The fact that an SPI start member is present at a meeting, however, should not invite probing to determine how far a discussion can proceed before it becomes apparent that it is improper and is cut off. It is the responsibility of each member in the first instance to avoid raising improper subjects for discussion. This reminder has been prepared to assure that participants in SPI meetings are aware of this obligation. The Dos and Don'ts presented below highlight only the most basic antitrust principles. Each participant in an SPI meeting should be thoroughly familiar with the SPI Bulletin. "The Antitrust Laws and You -- A Guide and Introduction to an Understanding of the Federal Antitrust Laws," and should consult counsel in all cases invo'vmg specific situations, interpretations, or advice. PONT 1. Do not. in fact or appearance, discuss or exchange information regarding: (a) Individual company prices, price changes, price differentials, mark-ups. discounts, allow ances, credit terms etc., or data that bear on price, e g., costs, production, capacity, inventories, sales, etc. (b) Industry pricing policies, price levels, price changes, differentials, etc (c) Changes in industry production, capacity or inventories. (d) Bids on contracts for particular products; procedures for responding to bid invitations. (e) Plans of individual companies concerning the design, production, distribution or marketing of particular products, including proposed territories or customers. (f) Matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers that might nave the effect of excluding them from any market or of influencing the business conduct of linns toward such suppliers or customers. 2. Do not discuss or exchange information regarding the above matters during social gatherings incidental to SPf-sponsored meetings, even m jest. 3. Do not meet without SPI start or counsel present. DO 1 Adhere to prepared agendas for all SPI meetings and object any time meeting minutes do not accurately reflect the matters which transpired. 2. Understand the purposes and authonty of each SPI group in which you participate. 3. Consult with the SPI General Counsel and your company counsel on all antitrust questions relating to SPI meetings. 4. Protest against any discussions or meeting activities which appear to violate the antitrust laws; disassociate yourself from any such discussions or activities and leave any meeting in which they continue. CTL016149