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FILE NAME Painters and Allied Trades PAINT DATE 1980 May DOC PAINT070 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Article from Painters and Allied Trades Journal LIBRARY NY NY ST ST SCH SCH SCH IND IND IND LBR BL CORNELL- UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY month And this year the political choices can be ours Special PAT '80 section NEWS AND FEATURES on 4 IBPAT BCTD Focus Political Economic Issues 6 What You Want on Product Labels , 8. IBPAT Senate Testimony Backs OSHA 15 Special PAT Report ._- DEPARTMENTS . . page Inside Front Cover From the General President 23 Local and District Council News 26 4 Inside Back Cover Sports and Recreation The General Treasurer Reports : DEVOTED TO THE TRADE INTERESTS OF RESIDENTIAL fiCOMMERCIAL * INDUSTRIAL @ SIGN 'PICTORIAL COACH fiAUTOMOBILE AIRCRAFT MACHINERY @ RAILWAY EQUIPMENT , SHIP AND SCENIC PAINTING DECORATING @ PAPERHANGING WALL COVERING DECORATIVE AND ARCHITECTURAL GLASS WORK GLAZING @ CARPET LINOLEUM 'SOFT TILE @ PAINT AND VARNISH MAKING . BRUSH MAKERS AND TO THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN GENERAL Any member or subordinate body publishing programs souvenirs or other documents of any description must not ~ designate them as The Official Journal of the Brotherhood or as The Painters andand Allled Trades Journal either upon the publication itself on their advertising contract forms or stationery Robert J. Petersdorf Publisher - a . Published monthly by the . International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Second Class mail entry authorized at Washington D.C. a POSTMASTERS POSTMASTERS ISSN 0030-9532 POSTMASTERS ATTENTION we, Change of address cards on Form 3579 ALLIED should be sent to THE PAINTERS AND TRADES JOURNAL 1750 New *~ Ave. N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 Subscription Price 2.00 per year .. Single copy 20 cents PRINTED ON UNION MADE PAPER PRINTED WITH UNION MADE INK S. FRANK RAFTERY General President 1750 New York Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 ROBERT J. PETERSDORF General Treasurer 1750 New York Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 General Vice Presidents BERNARD SNIEGOWSKI 1st District 1443 Westchester Boulevard Westchester III 60153 . A. L. MONROE 2nd District 7909 Bayberry Drive - Alexandria Va 22306 ; JAMES WOLFORD 3rd District = 1100 1100 Devon Lane .--:-::; Heat The official journal of the Interna- f tional Brotherhood Painters and Trades organized Allied March 15 1887 and the only publication issued publication under its auspices Meo 3 A _2: 1930 Bishop Lane u. Louisville Ky 40218 JAMES B. COX 6th District 8800 Blue Ridge Ext No. 10 Mo. _ Kansas Mo. 64138 District DUVAL WILLIAM . 1750 New York Avenue ; Washington D.C. 20006 " We unanimously endorse the posi- tion of placing all ingredients on the ~ label and let each of us take responsi- bility for learning about protective measures After having the opportu- nity to participate in the IBPAT - Safety Training Program we feel that learning opportunities can be provided the membership through programs of this type roa D. West ' . Business Representative we Sk Lyocal 1010 | ' Paint makers are killing professional painters and consumers now This is being done under the supervision of the Federal Government by not insisting that all chemicals being used in paint and varnishes thinners and removers be totally and completely identified John Dallio Local 147 When they say use with adequate '- ventilation what do mean by adequate I have worked with methylene chloride outside with plenty of ventilation and I still get nauseous : John Puetz : Local 275 _ Identify product labels with pic- - tures of how chemicals are harmful and what should be used safety purposes Example if breathing the material is harmful draw a little res- pirator or mask . mo ; Dave Moutt Local 972 Full disclosure is the best idea 1 It have heard of in a long time will in fact save many lives that otherwise would be lost I do not want to be th ofe thm em ee _. Cliff Johnson Local 863 in We have been left the dark about the dangers of the materials we work with much too long There should be some kind of warning on the label of the danger to the people working with it This only be done with help from you in Washington ~.- ' "*" ome , Gary Howell Local 371 cals Manufacturers of dangerous chemi- cals used in . the painting industry must be held liable for any accidents that occur with their products If a painter is injured and the probable cause was a manufacturer's product that manufacturer should pay dam- : ages _ - Edward Costin - - Local 184 I am speaking and some- English times we don't speak or read What I want is to put signs like on the highways so we know what it is how much danger is in the can of paint and what can we use Oo Jorge Cerda Local 101- The biggest hazard in the trade to- day is ignorance an George R. Russell Local 637 WHAT DO YOU WANT IBPAT supported the performance of the Occupational Safety and Health- Administration OSHA in testimony before the Labor and Human Re sources Committee States Senate of the United . i IBPAT's testimony clearly demon- strates that OSHA programs and ex- pendituretso provide safe health- ful workplaces for America's workers are not in vain said General Pr^si- dent S. Frank Raftery reviewing the achievements of OSHA coop eration presented in the testimony 4 The Senate Committee is holding performance of OSHA as a prelude to consideration of the conceived Schweiker - Williams Occupational Safety and Health Improvements bill S.2153 which many in labor fear will dismantle OSHA . . * We need more OSHA programs and expenditures said IBPAT during the course of testifying Not fewer The Committee confined all testi mony to three areas of OSHA activi ties ) education and consultation consultation 2 OSHA enforcement and 3 an over view of OSHA's progress during year existence a As one of the most active and suc cessful grantees of the OSHA the Directions Program which funds the IBPAT Project IBPAT honored to be selected from among many willing organizations to present testimony about its education and tech nical assistance activitieseducation : ' The request to testify is a credi " and recognition of IBPATa'ccsom plishments says Raftery We have a right to be proud of our leade ship in this field ~ 6 00-23. . x You are the one who will be affected by the proposed EPA labelling standard You are the one who needs information about possible health effects and ways of protecting yourself and your workers ; ~ information What do you want Full disclosure of all components on the label A telephone number for your business representative or physician to call for information If you have to make a choice would you rather see information about protective measures the label along with only the most hazardous ingredients of a product while you take responsi- bility for finding out about all the product ingredients Or would you rather see all the ingredients on the label and take responsibiliy for learning about protective measures through IBPAT Training for example Maybe you would insist that all this appear on the label at any cost.. safety IBPAT is putting its muscle into protecting your health and Let us know what you want to see on the product label and give us- your opinion of full disclosure Write to IBPAT o Journal 1750 New York Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 . Partly because the IBPAT Project was funded with a trainin contract half years befo the OSHA New Directions . Programs began the IBPAT Project is out in front in its efforts For example the Project last year trained over third of the total workers who receive training under New Directions Gra Programs which number over 90 This is why the IBPAT PO ect is an example of the growth success to be expected of other OSHA Projects in other unions universit and private companies - *. IBPAT Research Director Franc X. Burkhardt who prepared IBPAT written testimony with OSH Proje Director Marilyn Larson and IBPA 8 THE JOURNAL " Rod Wolford presented oral testi- mony to the Committee and fielded many questions and comments from du and + and suc HA New funds the shows the money is well spent IBPAT's testimony focused on eco- nomic arguments for health and safety education and improvements in work- ing .conditions Burkhardt calls more bang for the buck Burkhardt told the Senators how educated IBPAT members successfully demanded removal of asbestos from drywall taping compounds in the early 1970's with the result that fewer . workers will contract asbestos diseases whose medical care costs would be borne by the public Burkhardt also explained how IBPAT and informed IBPAT sandblasters have obtained conditioned blast hoods Use of the hoods at a cost of about 4.50 per day has increased worker productivity an astonishing 40 to 60 before the U.S. Resources Senate Presenting IBPAT's testimony Labor and Human Committee is Research Director Francis X. Burkhardt seated directly behind Burkhardt are Rod Wolford and IBPAT Project Director Marilyn Larson At Burkhardt's right is James Wolfe of the Moulder's Union ?: Telling the Senators to overlook for a moment the human suffering of sick and injured tradesworkers and their families and to forget the quick- sand of poverty into which occupa- ne occupa- : tional disease thrusts too many Ameri- can workers Burkhardt told the Com- mittee exactly how lowered worker productivity contributes to the destruc- tion of the economy _ | 7 Continued next page Committee friend Sen. Jacob Javits N.Y elder states- man and friend of workersmade a strongly worded statement support have for the protection of working people Said Javits fight fought off efforts to emasculate the OSHA law I will every effort OSHA safety tions to break it wide open with broad exemp- |. tions money . well eliminate many inspections confined See _+ tions and comments - conceived Occupational bill S.2153 Sen. Richard OSHA's New Directions v who to related matters ; Safety Schweiker Program his BurkhardtThis is| allunnecessary said : Burkhardt because education - can = theseone conditions around The number one killer in construction is : still_ ignorance The full potential a savings from reasonable prevention ofof injuries and illnesses in the paintand coatings industries alonecould easily be 500 million dollars per year now _ lost in health wages costs insurance insurancleowerd pre- and miums lost wages lowered pro* ductivity While progress . has been madein researchingoccupational healthand safety problems andin writing OSHA standards all this must be communi- cated to the worker The worker is ~~ the ultimate agent of change Burk- hardt told the Committee Our ex- perience shows that tradesworkers will * go far in making demands demands and in doing so willimprove health and pro- ductivity Concluded Burkhardt No one is more concerned about inflation than an organization representing wage- earners But in casting about for causes let us not mistake the treat- ment for the disease We must recog- nize the causal link between the health of the nation's workforce and the . health of its economy ffol oow llow Sen. Howard Metzenbaum Ohio right and Sen. Burkhardt Williams written statement as Director testifies N.J IBPAT'S Full testimony copies of the are available from The Journal o IBPAT 1750 New York Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. 20006 10 THE JOURNAL w .t friend Senator Orrin Hatch Utah no of labor appears appropriately disap pointed he listens to testimony of OSHA's successful programs and the and need for more safety efforts better health and :