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MINUTES of the HEALTH & SAFETY COM4ITTZE MEETING RATIONAL INSULATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION New York, N.Y. April 21, 1967 The Meeting vu celled to order et 9:30 A.M. with the following in ettendence: Dr. L. B. Great I. Aurieehio R. Cotta C. Sheelder J. F. Vyverberg J. M. Bernbert PPG Induatriea Baldvin-Ehret-Hi11 Guatin-Bacon Jobna-Manvilla Owena-Corning UNA ELECTION OF COWITTg CHAIRMAN A notion waa nede, aeconded, end peaaed That Dr. L. B. Great be Committee Chairmen. PROPOSED STUDY BY UBFBS The Conlttee diacuaaed in detail the poaaibility of ISfKS atudy the aineral fiber induatry with reapect to alleged health bezerda. During the diaeuaaioa the following pointa were brought out: 1. Certain inveatigatlone have alleged that aineral fiber preaenta a problem. 2. txperlence in the induatry baa not borne out theae allegationa. 3. Am unbiaaed atudy abould be made providing aufficient data in depth to verify or diacoumt the allegationa. U. If a problem exiata, it eaa be defined and controlled. 3. Information developed la an independent atudy conducted by a Ohlverelty for Induatry would have much leaa chance of being generally accepted aa tablaeed than information developed in a atudy by the (BIBS. 6. In order for the DBIBS to initiate aueh a atudy, there may have to be a potential health problem in the induatry. 7. Once the induatry cammita ltaelf to the atudy, there eaa be no backing out. -2- 8." If th industry does not institute the study, other undoubtedly will. Supplementary grants will probably be asked for (Selikoff, Cooper, etc.) when request to USPHS is Bade. 9- USFHS study will be all encompassing; i.e., will embrace production, as well as contractor, and insulation worker. Following discussion, a motion was made, seconded and unanimously passed, that The Committee recommends to the Board of Directors that they request the USFHS to study a mineral fiber Industry vith respect to alleged bealth hazards. The scope of the study requested should Include environmental, clinical and epidemiological in* vestigations. The studies should be requested on the condition that there is unanimous agreement within a mineral fiber industry to undertake the study and to cooperate with the Public Health Service in making this study. The method of request to the UB2HS shall be decided by the V2XA Board of Directors. (Rote: Previous discussions of the Committee with the UBPES Director who would be responsible for the study, if initiated, indicated the request for study should be directed to the Surgeon General of the U6PHS and should indicate the Industries desire for a study by and similar to other industry studies done by the Division of Occupatlonal Health, U6PHS.) ADJOURRMERT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, M. Barnhart