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j t /' <3 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 0 CAST 41* STKCCT N{W YOM IT, K T, April 2, 195$ QUAJtrgLT RHPCRT Of_TKgJ?tCRgTAST ftnvsrr.l-t?.*^ Jl. I?53 Tb* following rprt cr*r* thf highlight* of Attocittioo ictlvitl** during tb* firrt quirtrr of 195$* Kor* detailed iaforaitioa co that* ictlritii* or oth*r* not *nus*r*t*d will bo uprli*c oo r*qort. *o ittaopt hi* b*n wdi b*r*la to ccr*r rueh routine actintl** u rtitlrtic*, infornition bulletin*, (mini publicity tad tb* Ilk*. gqgsH. 1< _ `.`Lead* Th* flrit 1958 i*u* of our quarterly v*at to pr** tad will b Billed to our lit of nearly 50,000 *rly in April. Sufficient fundi viri aid* iviiltbli for thi* publication In 1758 to lacmw our Bail ing Hit *u6*tintilly. if 2. Remreb - Tht Technical Steering CoxAttai cut twice during the I quarter. At tbt firit catting it *riluit*d th* Battall* report tad **ct iti iriluition to th* Induitry Development Ccccdtt**. At th* exceed a**ting it drifted t *p*cifie r***rch budget tad tran*aitt*d it receraotada- Oticsi to th* I.D.C. Tb* Litt*r Cccnttt** * *cfa*dul*d to ccodd*r tb*** ncflcntoditloni o q April 3rd* 3, Addrcfi - Th* Secretary iddr***d th* Kirxril tconcoic* drilloa of th* Soclity of Kinlng Engineer* of A.I.X.I.I tt lt annual B**ting in Hw Tork ind th* Colondo Klning A**ocitioo in Docr*r oa th* future pouibllitli* of l*d ind market der*lopo*at tad rvMirch plus of th* Ai*ociitloa* j, A.B.X.5. TearbooV: - Th* introductory rusetry of th* 1957 l*td ituiticn vii pr*ptr*d for th* Titrbook of tho Ao*ricta flarwta of fetal Stitiitlc*. " ; 5* Annuel Eerier* - Th* imual rrrirw of l*ad la 1957, prepared by th* Secretary, *pp**r*d la ,T&vgin**ring tad Xining Jourr.il- tad xnpriatt w*r* dirtribut*d to cachere. A bri*f*r rrri*w appeared la th* Jtatttry 6tb liiu* of "3t**l*- fr. gp*add ftefitrch Orcmltitlon - Several *>e*ting* of th* orgealxlng coasttt** of **r*n representing both L.I.A. tod Aatricta Zinc Inrtltut* w*r b*xd tod progrei* aid* toward *rUblitho*nt of *a * xpaad*d 3oint Mmrch orginiittlon* 3*tnftfor t r***trch director it und*ir wty. 7, Jtchnlctl ferric* - An additional technically trlined ht b**n tided to our rttff ind will permit ui to prorid* broedw technical rric* to u**rt tod potential cur* of l**d. N 1586 oeowwo--in V* wm -- `*!f .. \_ I A. 2 2 23 I'll 111 11-"------- -- ----------- )/.-T.,r... ...... ,, .Quarterly Report 1' -2- April 2, 19 r 0 ?,_P*d L*d Paints In Pot*bl*.Vit*r Tarhi - Tbs adverse allega tions relatlvs to th# aafaty of using red leed painti In costing the In terior* of potable water supply Itnlci, mentioned la fir l**t repor*. have continued to b* rajor problem. Though th* aeven-year t'ty conducted for u* by Dr. H. B. GJdLn* of Kaaaachuiatts end certain supplementary t**4 Just completed by hi* her* provided rest valuable count*rrailing wramitit v* are itill fe*d with th* thr*t of an offioial gcvemaental jwblicatioc highly damaging to cur interests. Efforts to adjust this difficulty bar* involved two re*nt conference* in Vsahingtco and on* in Boston, a* well as discussions with th* American Vat*r Work* Association, th* Steal Struc ture* Painting Council and our own Bed Lead Technical Coositt**. 9. Childhood L*d Poltordn* - Th* a*scingly unending proble* of 1** poisoning in still children, aalnly confined to th* aluxs of our older cities, is a continuing subject of study and prereativ* effort. Ccrrespcn dnc* with th# health authorities of .'our u Jor cities have brought us th following 1957 figures: tf*v Torfc City 95 casts, 9 deaths; Baltimore $5 cases, 3 deaths;-Philadelphia 12 casts, j deaths; Chicago &6 esses, 11 deaths; the last ruced a shockingly high fatality rate of L2.3 per cent. Though these tsshers say not ta larg*, it mat b* born# in Kind that rr*ry such case is a potential source of Best damaging publicity, and that **ny of th# surri-ring children cay be permanently mentally retarded. 10, Warning Label* - Though th* coco*rdally rctlvt*d "Japan*** toy" scar* referred to in th* last two quarterly report* was thought to her* been successfully allayed, it has hid its aftermath in a labeling law reacted by the State of Zansas and in similar snactment# proposed by Jftv Jersey and by th# Board of Health of Kew Torit City. Effort* to securs codification of th# two last are voder way. At our revest, six of our Mober cocpanis* which manufacture lead compounds and are not seeker* of th* Kanufscturlng Checists* Association hare beta invited to send repre sentat Iras to a Precautionary r Confsrencs to b* held by the X.C.A. at Houston on April 30th. 11. Threahold Licit for Lead In Air - It via reported three months ago that the advance in th* threshold licit for lead in air free 0.15 to 0.2 cilligms per cubic sot#r, first proposed by an Asterlcan Standards Association subcocaltte* hssded by our health and safety director and sub sequently adopted by th# American Conference of Gcr*n=snt*l Industrial Hygienists, had been called Into question. This disccirloa has now been satisfactorily resolved by the incorporation of the higher figure into e Hygienic Guide for Lead about to be issued b7 ths American industrial Hygiene Association. General acceptance of thi* increae* of 33-1/3 per cent in th* allowable Unit, highly advantageous to our membership, ik s i thus assured. 12, K**tlnx* and Tlait* - Attended during th# quarter have beeo Betting* of tbs Acadesy of Kedlein* In Washington, th* Congress 00 Indus trial Health of th* A.K.A. in Kilwaukaa, the hew England Hospital Aaaeably and a confarene# co Kedical Control of Lead Vorkara under th# Joint aus pices of th# Kasasehusett* Division of Occupational Hygien# and th# ,Cca~ cittas ca Induatrial Health of th* Kaasaehusatts Kedical Society, the two laat in'-Boaton. A medical representative of one of our meeber# also par. ticipated in tba Boston conference. Visits hsr# included on# each to a hospital, a union headquarters and a govamsieotal agency, and three to installations of our Booba re in Xilvaukss, Chicago and Boston. 1 v- :-* ' * I. $ 35 ywusyn 'V%-**',J ' --- -- T'lVr *?i.........*1*^- --~-- - -* --d-w.. trrmi^i--Mn r ! i J 1 F ; <3 Quarterly Report > April 2, 1?: 11. Load Ryriens Conference - Though any rtateaent with regard to t5 progrta of our Lead Hygiene Conference to be hold in Chicago on Kovesber 6t and 7th would be procvaturo, prellnlnary arrangement* bar# bom udi and 33 indurtrial medical wn and hygienist. vhoao participation la particularly doalrod haro received individual advance notification. HtrilXTC LW PP0PTCT3 .11 K.A.C.T. Paper - A paper oe tho u m of load in ehesdoal construe tion with particular referenes to load-acid brick lining* va presented by our technical director before tho Rational Association of Corrosion Siginee at iti annual sooting in Sai front:loco, 15. Construction Surror - Tho eurrey of tho us* of load in building construction by Ski toore, Owing* and Merrill, archit-vte end engineers, got under way in January. 16. Kona Builders Show - Vs exhibited laid product* u?ed in boo* coostruction el tho Hose Builder* Show in connection with tba annual sooting a: tho Rational Association of Kca* Build ora at Chicago. 17. Specification Writers - Kr. Borcin* addressed the Vow Tork Chap ter of tho Construction Specification Institute on tho proper use cf lead in building construction and how to specify it. * IB. Articles - Articles bssod on saterial supplied by tho Association or reprinted from Association publication* appeared in "Air Conditioning, Keating and Ventilating," National Roofer," "Keating & Plucfoing SigiDeer," and "Chedeal Proceeaing." gjgg 19. Advertising - Tho now campaign comprising aoothly ooe-pag* ads In "Ctremie Industry," "Ceramic Ago," and "Bulletin" of the American Corasdc Society, and elx pages in "Certxdc Newt" started in Kerch and vdll continue through Kerch, 1959. 20. Research - Arrangements hava boon completed for now graduate re search fellowship*at Rutgers, Illinois and Pann State in additioo to con tinuation for another year of the existing fellowship* at Rutgers, Illinois and Ohio State. Negotiations are la progress for additional fellowship* at Alfred, California and Clscsoo. ?1 Supplement - The eecond supplement to "t**4 in tho Corasdc Induetrios," dealing with low temperature glass** for bonding crystal*, was printed and sailed, 22, Tducstlcnsl Pierian - Twenty permanent educational displays on the us*"of lead in ceramics were completed. So far these have been offered to 18 aeeredltad ceramic school* and In 10 days after the offering 12 eeceptencef.were received. They wore fro* Alfred, Ulinole, Pom State, North Carolina State, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Veet Virginia, Texas, Washington, low* State, Kleeouri School of XInee, Utah and Rutger*. '" LIA 22236 ,i~Vmfir T '^ ut^L ; - r < Quarterly Report April 2, 195 RED iso 27. Resetrch - A ne* **rl*s of *xporur* t*t involving a ant vett ing additiv* for rtd l*td paint* and combination* of rod lead and lead ilico--ehrcoate hay* bean initiated by tho Bed t*d Technical Ccerritt**. 2ii. nld VorV - A ant prograa of technical Mrvie* In th* fiald ha* bn started. Contact* are being ud* vith highway engineer*. govwoawot official* and othr largo u**r and specifier* of cctal protective paint* with off*r* of atiiftanc* In solving th*ir painting probl*** in t*m* of rod load* 29. Advertising - Cur ant campaign of 11 coe-pag* ada in tvo color* in "Engineering Jfeve-R*cord" *tart*d in f^ruary to run through Pec*e6r# 19$S. 26, A.W.V.A. Specification* - Effort* v*r* continued to defend the* rod l*ad *p*clficatlon* jointly vith our K*alth and Safety Divides. See Ita 6, Health and Safety. 27. Article - A three-peg* article oc eaintenanc* painting vith red lead appeared in the Canadian publication. "Kanufacturing and Industrial Engineering* a* a part of L.l.A.** publicity progroa. ' RADIATIOH SHTODIH) 2fl. Cletranc* - Stepa are being tak*o to obtain eeeret *Q" deartnc* for t tecond noeber of our staff. 29. Held Vprk - A nuaber of visit* to installation* involving th* us* of load were cad* and considerable valuibl* data obtained. Th* data are being used for publicity purposes. Szae n*v application* bar* been unearthed and vi11 be publicited. 30. Atom fair - Ve ver* represented rt th* annual Ate* fair held thi* year in Chicago. Rerpectfully rotoitted, -r-Le--*w**p*gye.qi.m *u..n ,"i j**ie* i a*,r*surecilli --*a n