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lift.-, October 14, 1974 Hr. Frank Jtfilcher, Jr., Executive Director Industrial Safety Equipment Association 1901 !Io. Meore Street' Arlington, VA 22209 Dear Franks ,On Wednesday, October 9 I attended the organisational meeting of the new 1-18 Cosaittee sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute. There was lengthy discussion on the approach that should be taken . in working toward standards: It was decided that our approach would be to first consider the nature of the hazard rather than the occupation or part of the anatomy to be protected. We Identified eight hazards and they are shown on the attached- listing, along with an example of each type hazard. Our next task is to define each of these eight major hazard classifications.. It's the request of the committee that each organization represented request members to submit definitions on each of the hazards. It's important that ve have as ouch input as possible from users and manu~ ' facturers, as well as independent experts. It's for this"reason that I would .like you to make a mailing to all members of the SWAG listing the eight major classifications of hazards asking a definition. Be sure to include the examples I have given for each. I think these definitions should be returned'to ISEA Headquarters by December 1, 1974. The plan is to have each organization submit their members definitions by December 15 and that will give us 15 days to assemble the material and pass it on. In the next week I'm expecting to get minutes of the meeting from the American Petroleum Institute but I did want to get a mailing out to SWAG members as soon as possible. Sincerely RKT/pah Enclosure R. H. Thomas Vice President - Sales L-18 standards committee Definition of Hazards - Major Classifications Mechanical Eg- abrasion - cutting - puncture- - vibration Electrical Eg. static - Airborne Eg. dust - Thermal Eg. heat -- cold -- Radiation Eg. X-ray - infrared - atomic Biological Eg. germs Chemical Eg. liquid --.vapor - solid Misc eJLlaneous Eg. visibility