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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 1970 Nov 5 DOC#: AIA031 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Minutes of Meeting to Discuss Formation of Asbestos Information Association/North America - 1 7; :7:'-. / a- : . : / / M E E T I N G D I S C U S S rORMATTfia OF . ;;7;;/ ASBESTOS itWOKMATION ASSOCIATllON/NORTH 'AMERXCA^ - THURSDAY/NOVEMBER. 5 , . . "/'- ' / .! ' i i-; 1 t I i. ' BOMMATIOB OFPDoeEEDJNGS / ; ' ' / ! ' / . 7 / / - \ !' Tha:.m eetin g waB^opeiied 'atjiip/sbbi.A .M /by.-M alcolm M(3yer, ; 0haiiin:an - : : ,;'of::'C er.taih ^T eed `;:B e rv |ijg : as- .Chairman1proytTO/v:'HeJ;s tr e 3 s 'e d ':th e h ea d ' / : '.fair an o rg a n iz a tio n ;' o f th 'ia 'ty p e toj. inform 1the.,pub t i c co n cern in g . . th e ' f a c t a a b o u t t ^ e a s b e s t o s / h e a l t h . p ro b lem .: He' - s t r e s s e d t h a t . ' - .t h is o rg a n iz a tio n .; la rio t in te n d e d - .to . r e p la c e e x is tin g .in d u stry -'`7. \ . g ro u p s," ueh: aa':'the-A ab:est6a;-:C eraent/iP roducts/A n'B ociatidn/':A sbeatori ; !' -. 'T ex tile1'`2 c tijb ttte , 'e tO v /.- 'p r ''f e 'c u p p lla n t :.ith o te f 'f 6 r ts -gf '.'iridividtsai1' ' . ' ' ; c ^ p a n e 0 :-iii' th Q ::a s b e s t^ a /^ e a it:h .'a rQ a :i l: ; :'/' .' -:-' - - ' f . Jo".Solon;1 Jr!/ o:-b;bliha~Manvil;ie''.gava.'an:- i l l u s t r a t e d ' p r e s e r i t i a - : . 1 fcion. ( s c r i p t a t t a c h e d ) , on, th e .b ac k g ro u n d a n d n e e d f o r an .Alft/tlA, . ' 'Mr. R ain es b r i e i y : d e s c r i b e d some of--;the'.'working m a te ria la s -u s e d ' ' ' ' b y Jo h n s -M a n v iile iii i t s ;p u b liq . r e l a t i o n s .'e f f o r ts - gri' b e h a l f o f - . ,th e a sb e sto s\in d u stry . - ' 1 ' ( 7; :. / ' ; : -.T.7-".: ' * tT h ia n a m e (vis.-prelim inary-, s u g g e s tio n ;-p f1`-A sb esto s.In 'fo rm atio n . . -: Comm11 1 b e/p 'o rth America).:" .w i l l .'avoid; c o n tu sio n '' betw e.ea1't t t f s i :7 . : . ; ' ' '.'-group-.'and;.',the.'--B rit-ish:.'o rg a n iz 'a tio n .tc a ile d ;;.'!^ b 'e 'sto s- In form a r/-. . t i o 'n ' eoriuaitiee' ,,:."'':' - r -7! \ / ; : ` -: '': /* A ttach ed , .only t o ''f i l e .'copy.' . ALL0S59-001 7 :.fW TS0063M SCF-ALLF-03337 ' ' ' , Gnral-discussion.fbllowad 'j ' ; t : James Mocan of Flintkote asked why the;.proposed group.should :-, .not:bB\a;'$ubrrCon)niittea of-the- .QueBeo Asbestos; Mininggsg^iatlWrt'.- i :\" ' .Mr:;. JtoyerLrepli'ed.;th'at 'this-.did,*iot1appear.''tb.`bo ;-'advisable ba'sd'- . - ` upon-,-the.,-experience- la;--thb;United;:RLngdbrai:'; ' :'? :'j' y.i \ .i;\.. ' . ' M r.-Morrni 'sked.M d'.t.':th^macr; p i:g f/:th e ':.p r b ^ s B d :.b r g a n ia a tlo o i ' " . specifically" why. it.did not.'include.manufacturers:'of 'flooring tile.' I- Mr.- Meyer'..replied that he.and Mr.1 Burnett; had 8tarte&;:withfa' -Hat . V o-125' cbrapanies'-and1had sought to pick\out;';eigbt- tht:ware df `f ' - ^.'representative o'f'.tjir^dsfcydn;:-ordr-,t o - .-iivnew~assqbi|ttian:: ' ' started.'\ ;'TBr.s':no'!intentipn\'te^^ to"'-tb'iii: V ' i f ... ; : f: i . i.- .':.';:i';:-riu^ry!!::;' '-t-;:,.:; "'i,:.!/:. ih -.i, i f y;`! ---V- ' : ; ; 'Jil- .Fay of...Htipnl :Gypsum 'askdywhether.; the 'plan-was 'to,broaden -the base .' of ketnb'erhip' in' th'e futurey admitting-.additional .companies,,,Mr,..-May*''. ' ' . 'replied,'that "this waay. indeed;.th plrw;, -':i-i.X-- . i..-' ' . . :Re'ferr^g to'.the'previous ''question;;conG<^-ihg;ytdx.''QAMy.'-Mr';,"Solon ' . - .. '-paintedlout that the-chief;-.ata.'o'f'.press.'volatility 'is:-in. the. u n i t e d .dttesy-':nat.--in Canada.,--. ylt'fwouid -be;.!'difficult Xto.: carry: out.-`am"effect" ' ' . .live.information :program- in .th'e-.nainaypf-.an-;organization^ based1in . Canada'.- . Moran asked how th organatiri would be funded-In.-1972,, :- |||| Just what would be the basis for ;aasessments .y Mr.- Meyer- replied . ilU 'U ; ..1 . ^th'.fcV .thl'ha.it 'itdi'be. w orked' o u t ; ... V-V-' ` ... ' i ' . ; Mr.- fay- 'a g a in , om phaslze'd ' th e '/d e d ira ijiX ity 'o'f- b u i l d i n g .up. t h e \ .member..w ould b'- low er.i In an sw er to. a- q u e s tio n o f where, t h .p ro p o se d o r g a n iz a tio n ' 1' would g e t i t s in p u t o f s c i e n t i f i c in fo rm atio n . Dr. W right s ta te d . . . th is - was a. m o s t..im p o rta n t m a t t e r ; He- s a i d i t .'is '. V i t a l , t h a t . s c i e n t i f i c ^in fo rm atio n i.from: many, s o u r c e s ; flo w -.in to -',th e :Ah/hft.' ' . ::.before;::i t ,is - 'p i& iis b e d b ; :'.;He/hopes.: t h a t Vthi:s i,,:w i i l :.be' ' accom plished,. tm V '^ tV '^tb ro g h .b l a fcrv ia..b au u d :.'.t y w b rld .. d '.d g u tact3 '1'' . . ..''w ith .v ario u s' m ed ical- a n d -governm ental' "groups J .of f a r e d to . ' a t t e n d 1th e m e e tin g s1-o f th e AIA/NA v o tin g member's and 's h a re w ith them t h e ' in fo rm a tio n h h a s g a in e d . T h is, w a s e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y , . re c e iv e d . '. : : ' Dr. '.Wr'i-ght; fu r th e r ;u n d e r lin e d ;.pii th er e . 'b ein g -.tA^iaibiei.l'in^!.between/the^.QAMA'.'.and:'^thh X/aAy ^, H poihtb'd o u t1.'Uiat;'`th e .Institute" b i .O ccupational iahd :-Khy:ronmriiil ' H e a lth / w h ile funded b y th e QMAv h a s , s u c c e s s f u l l y m a in ta in e d . i t s "a r m 's l n g th " d i s t a n c e from t h e . QAMA and t h a t i t sh o u ld m a in ta in th e : same ty p e o f d is ta n c e fibm th hih/N in. o rd e r; to ; .. h e a p i t s c r e d i b i l i t y i n governm ent arid .m ed ical, c i r c i e a . Messrs.,;. Eary and.. Moran a sk e d w h e th b r !th e o r g a n iz a t i o n should'-' "JUTS'006367 M', . *.-v. ' fir* Moran asked- w h e th e r' each .company'si-.'in-rlpiaht' i n d u s t r i a l . ' . ' * ; - hygiene program .w ould 'rem ain th e aqm a.and'M r. M ey ertrep lied - . : " th a t:, tite y would i'-- V.. - ; '-V,/- ' Weaver ..a s ke d, w h e th e r ^ q a ^ s.tio n a .'o ^ rd m '.m u n ic ip a litie s, :i' ' e o ric e rn ih g ,;th e : s a f e t y o f a s b e s to s - p r o d u c t s , ^ sh o u ld ''b e e fe d - - ." > ' . . in to th e -a d m ih istx .a tiy q committee; o f th e new o rg a n iz a tio n . ' ; ; The C onsensus :waa'..th a t t h i s 'w a s 'i n d e e d o n e 'o f th e " S e rv ic e s ' ' ' ' - ' 5 ' t h a t th e new. group c o u ld 'r e n d e r , f i t s 'member's; : . .. . t v. ' : ' . * k\ .. Moran, th e n m oved'-and,:Mr,. Fay hecohdedi;;,the; ,n o m in a tio n . . > y ; . ' ' F. o f .H ar61d.kcNabh,- \E k e c u tlv e ..Vice -;P resiiian t.-o f-.'C a rtaiin rT ee ed - - ' " ' ' a s 1-Chairman o f 'the; A sb e std a ylnfqna'atidn^^ A s S p c ia tia h /N o rth . . ' A m erica; T h e r e 'b e in g no f u r t h e r n o m in a tio n s ,- -a .unanim ous - . b a l l o t was. c a s t f o r M r. McNabb. . ' J - . ' ! '| \ Mr''.'-.Meyer then" moved "and-;Mr."Ziiraadrmsur sec o n d ed ; .the'.homiri'a.t'iori . - . o f . ' -Pv '.Raines'1* 'P ite c to r ^ o f y F u b l'ic ;iR e la tio n s 1.forrdohnstM ahViii-hiV- " ' : : " } ;a t T h e r e ^ b ' a i r i ^ h ';' . .unanimous'.rb^^ cast':.foryM r.-yR aine^ : ' ; ..The q u e s tio n o f le g a l, .'co u n sel 'was d is c u s s e d ''a n d it'W a s d e c id e d ' fed h& ve'thV'm km ber cam paniao p r o v id e ; t h i s s e r v i c e , a t l e a s t ' . i n i t i a l l y . ' A t 't h e - b eg in riin g . i t w ill-b e -p r o v id e d -b y '.-H e rb e r t M orton . - - .; . .- ''.B ail;-I'V iq'e'..P resident ,- S e c r e t a r y 1and < ^ n e ra i Couriael.' of. CPM.- . V ' '- .. ' . ' ' - t y l t tw a a rinariisiousiY -i-agreediby the.".grohp:.th'at; H ill'.''!kriow itonti ^,':J ' -. -  b'& s e l e c t e d a s - the- p u b l i c 're la tio n s':- c o u n s e l - f o r . th e"'A/NA. ' x t .'. ' ' ' b as- a l s o .'a g r e e d t h a t t h e ;m a ilin g ; a d d r e s s t o f t H i i i : & :Knowlton '('2,01 ' : E a s t 4 2 n 'd -Str'fc) b e m u s e d 'a s ^tii>:ma;i`^ih9-i; d a 8 \ f o r :th AIA/NIU " - T h e re , was- th e n 'd i s c u s s io n ' of. " l i s t o f 'p ro p o se d f u n c ti o n s 'of- th e . ' A d m in is tr a tiv e Sufo-Coramittie (s a atta'ch ro en t) All- w r'V . t e n t a t i v e l y ap p ro v ed W ith' th e p r o v i s o th at; 'c o n s id e r a b le k d d i t i d h a i : ' l ' ' e t a l .:sh o u ld 'b e padded as th a :o rg a n i;2 a tio rrg at'3 in to o p e ra tio n , . ": . :M r .. iie e r .'q u e ste d -each 'd ia -n p an y v ^ kridwe:' :by' ' ... ' ' !. ,F r id a y V . November '3 ;, who.' ;i'ts-;'v o tin g " me#i>er: :w i l l b e l ' :,M rv S o o n : . : -. ..in fo rm e d 'M f-.-M eyer t h a t - 'h w ii-l b e i'the'vb'.tingVm em beb fo b . ' bohns-'M anville-,. ' : .. : '. ; M r. B a l l .s u g g e s te d t h a t we c o n s i d e r h a v in g ' t h ' A lA /m ';s e t::up aa i 'a 'p o n ^ .p rp f i t ;- ^ t p o r a t i o h .,.. ; I t 'was ;-agreed;.::t h ^ ' ' a n d ' t t i a t v p a p e r ^ - , d r a v m . ; U p ' ' 1,b'a^ n x t.:ra 'eetin g i'. "V . .' : . '' " Each4cdrp.h,.'pfseh'tiw aso:re q u ' s te d r to';',!cuiT>lshr.ixj':Mr:. -Meyer ''a lso '- .. 1 - . ' . :by' November i'3 ; th-, naine' :d i t s :' P u b li c R l tio n s : D i r e c t o r o r i t s ' :P u b li c R e l a t i o n s C o u n se l. . I t was d e c id e d t h a t , t h e form al- o r g a n i z a t i o n a l m e e tin g o f th e AXJt/ ..NA wbuld:''b'e.'Held oh .Friday DTOenfojei?j'4 ; ;-.'X976>;'/at:.'I'O.s0 0 ' a'.-w., . in th e- !' fo u r th ;'.f lo o r .:'c o n f e r e n c e ' rooia 'd f t h e ViJ p iin s tM a n y ilie ;hoaclquarteri: f '.".'22, ...' .E a s t ::40;tih` S t r e e t t' -New; Y o rk ''c i t y ,; la.i'-th"1'Jo hn" '".;/.M any'iile .b o a rd - Ro b r a . / 1 : .: \; 1 ; ' ' i AFFIDAVIT TATO OF GOLGRADO:-/- . .. ' .. *l'/ V > . o . ^ ' gjg/ swonrdq hereby state; ' 1. etnenf-. Coiporaiioa ("CRMC1'), a wholly owned subsidiary oftheManyille Personal InjurySettlement Ttusr . (`Trust; The CRMC was created kDeccm terl998and Lsstaffedby fonnerTmsi employee;;. On. January 1, 1999, CRMC began providing claimsresolution feU ity^ m ces toithe Trust, . ' 2. In that position, I manage 'a'Records Repository which is located at 11000 Bast'51st