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FILE NAME: Saberhagen (SBH) DATE: 0000 DOC#: SBH001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Notes, Author Unknown - Insulation DistributorContractors National Association Inc. INSULATION DISTRIBUTOR-CONTRACTORS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC. Background - Formed in 1953. - In addition to the national association, there were regional associations. Washington was part of the Association of Insulation Contractors of the Western States (AICWS). Held board meetings twice a year and annual member conventions once a year. Brower/Tacoma Asbestos roles Saberhagen was president from 1961-62, immediately thereafter he was appointed representative for the Far West members. (Bates 119-120) Boscovich appointed representative for AICWS on the safety and standards committee in 1963-64 (Bates 151-154). - Saberhagen appointed member of the Annual national meeting committee in 1963. (Bates 151-54) Saberhagen registered as present at the 1964 Annual meeting. (Bates 431). In 1966 the representatives for the AIWCS were William Kay (EJ Bartells) and Kenneth McCaffree (employed by AIWCS). (Bates 701, 778). - Nov. 1969 board meeting notes that Saberhagen is attending his first board meeting in several years. Knowledge of asbestos hazards 1964 Dr. Kenneth Smith from Johns-Manville speaks regarding asbestosis at the annual meeting. (Bates 407) 1964 letter from IDCNA executive secretary to Baldwin-Ehret noting o The IDCNA newsletter contained an article entitled "ASBESTOS SUSPECTED AS CANCER CAUSE." o That Dr. Selikoff is a new comer to the asbestos disease field and has the support of the unions because of his opinion that employers are to blame for asbestosrelated diseases. o Dr. Kenneth Smith, medical director of JM, should be relied on to provide a rebuttal to Dr. Selikoff. (Bates 2026). 1965 1965 Selikoff speaks at the annual meeting on lung disease among insulation workers. 1966 February 1966 Board meeting: o Labor Relations Committee reports on "The Selikoff Recommendations (Lung Disease)." (Bates 700) o Announcement that the International (union of asbestos workers) had hired an attorney to represent workers seeking compensation for lung disease. Sixty-five suits were presently in litigation. (Bates 704) In 1966 the IDCNA formed a new committee on special projects for "the health hazard." (Bates 816) 1967 In 1967 the AICWS began an occupation health plan with Drs. Cooper and Tabershaw to "minimize asbestos and other related problems in the construction industry." Reported that Cooper & Tabershaw have been surveying job sites throughout the western states monitoring asbestos dust (Bates 1998-1999). (Reported in the 1972 issue of the IDCNA's newsletter Outlook) 1968 At the 1968 board of directors meeting, Dr. Tabershaw was present to discuss asbestosis and lung cancer; there was a discussion of the costs to implement a safety program to eliminate these hazards. (Bates 730-733). 1968 letter to all IDCNA directors from their Health & Safety Chair reporting a meeting of representatives from all segments of the insurance where Selikoff spoke. "The subject covered the, by now, acknowledged problems associated with asbestos, its use and application." (Bates 760) 1969 1969 Board meeting - agreement that they need asbestos-free products to solve the occupational health problems. (Bates 919)