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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1970-1971 DOC JMA042 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes and Attendee Lists - Asbestos Information Association Meetings HISTORY AND PROGRESS REPORT ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA ay 18 1971 7186 HISTORY 1 In December 1966 a proposal for the formation of an industry association to work on the asbestos problem was made to the Policy Committee of the M Environmental Health Task Force The proposal was tabled at that time In June 1970 in light of the growing national concern over supposed general public asbestos hazards a proposal for the formation of an industry information association patterned after the British Asbestos Information Committee was made to the M Policy Committee The proposal was approved in principle by the Policy Committee at that meeting In September 1970 C. B. Burnett and Malcolm Meyer Chairman of the Board of Certain Products Corp. met and agreed on the desirability of forming such an association Six additional companies were contacted either by Mr. Burnett or by Mr. Moyer to join the association On November 5 1970 an orientation meeting was held in New York to acquaint the prospective member companies with the need for and objectives of such an association - More - 5 On December 4 1970 the Asbestos Information Association America was formally organized at second meeting in New York A Board of Directors was elected and an Administrative Committee formed to carry on the day to day activities of the Association OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Asbestos Information Association North America as presented to the M Policy Committe ie n June 1970 and to the member companies at the November 1970 orientation meeting are to 1. Provide an authoritative channel of communication to all publics 2 Publicly rebut irresponsible and uninformed criticism 3 Propagate the benefits and indispensability of asbestos through advertising publicity speeches etc. It was agreed early in the formation of the AIA that its primary activity would be to answer unjustified or uninformed criticism of the health effects of asbestos and to communicate - more - to various interested groups both public and private the true facts about this problem and about industry efforts and accomplishments in identifying and controlling asbestos hazards This would involve communicating not only with the press but also with local state and Federal government bodies ACCOMPLISHMENTS In the first five months of operation the following activities have been undertaken by the Association 1 Spokesmen representing AIA have testified at asbestos spray insulation hearings in New York City Chicago Boston Los Angeles Philadelphia and Albany New York State Similar situations developing in Washington state Illinois and California are being monitored 2 A press briefing on asbestos was held in New York City on March 2. Approximately two dozen members of the press attended 3 A meeting was held with Dr. John Middleton and three associates from the Federal Environmental Protection Administration in Washington on April 12 to discuss ways in which the industry might assist the government in the drafting of Federal emission - More - standards and also to discuss the exaggeration contained in the EPA news release listing asbestos as a hazardous air pollutant A seminar for Washington representatives and public relations people from the various member companies is set for May 19 in Washington An AIA source file for science writers and editors was prepared containing AIA versions of approved M position papers and appropriate supplementary medical and technical papers The M corporate advertising campaign on the indispensability of asbestos during the second half of 1971 will appear under an AIA signature Work is presently in progress on three pieces of AIA asbestos literature a History of Industry Sponsored Rescarch b General Asbestos Booklet c Facts card for salesmen and other member company personnel - More - Letters of rebuttal have been sent to the LADIES HOME JOURNAL and to THE WASHINGTON POST concerning articles on asbestos that appeared in those publications Telegrams were sent to the EPA by the various member companies concerning the news release on asbestos 9 Monthly mailings to directors of important asbestos medical papers news clips etc. have been instituted 10 Devil's Advocate sessions at which a hearing before a hostile and well informed government body is simulated were conducted Fred Pundsack Sid Speil and Ed Fenner 11 One minute TV clip on asbestos in brake linings produced for distribution to TV stations as public service material W. Raines Secretary Asbestos Information Association America CURRENT STATUS ASBESTOS SPRAY SITUATION AS OF MAY 18 1971 1. LOCATION New York City STATUS AIA NIMA and ACPA and Sprayed Mineral Fiber Manufacturers Association testified before City Council Environmental Control Committee on January 28. 28. Dr. Selikoff testified at special hearing approximately one month later According to last report from Hill and Knowlton City Council is still considering new air pollution code which contains the spray ban At AIA request Bert Levine of SHFMA is investigating possibility of members of his association being able to bring pressure to bear on City Council COMMENT Despite Selikoff testimony it appears likely that City Council will pass spray ban 2. LOCATION City of Chicago STATUS AIA F. L. Pundsack testified before Chicago Committee Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental Control Control Control Control Control on on March March March J. J. Dr. Dr. Dr. Sclikoff Sclikoff Sclikoff Sclikoff Sclikoff testified testified on hearing Second hearing was held March 23. Dr. G. W. Wright and Dr. Lewis J. Cralley testified AIA has complete transcripts of both hearings An additional day of hearings was held on May 11 CONTENT Indications are that Chicago will decide to regulate sprayed asbestos rather than ban it A final decision is due May 20 3. LOCATION City of Boston STATUS : , A^ MNIMA and ACPA and SMMA testified before the City of Boston Air Pollution Control Commission on March 5. We have heard nothing from the Boston group as to their decision nor have we seen any stories on the subject from the Boston papers COMMENT Based on the general attitude of the members of the Commission at the hearing it appears likely that they will elect to ban asbestos spray 4. LOCATION City of LosAngeles STATUS On April 13 Cliff Sheckler of M representing AIA NIMA and ACPA participated in a round table discussion of a proposal by the City of -2- Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to ban sprayed asbestos by the unique method of cancelling the general approval for sprays containing asbestos No decision has yet been reached on this matter We have a Hill & Knowlton man on the coast keeping an eye on developments for the AIA COMMENT Indications are that Los Angeles will probably not ban sprayed asbestos 5. LOCATION State of Washington STATUS A bill was introduced into the State legislature that would have banned the use of all asbestos slurries throughout the state We later learned that by slurry they were specifically referring to ; sprayed asbestos Our latest information is that the bill was not brought up for a vote before the end of the recent legislative session It could however be reintroduced next session A Hill and Knowlton representative in the state is watching this situation for the AIA COMMENT A decision on what should be done about this bill will be made if and when it is reintroduced into the state hopper 6. LOCATION City of San Francisco STATUS The City of San Francisco decided not to ban sprayed asbestos but to regulate it A series of regulations were put into effect in January of this year Reports from the coast indicate that the City is pleased thus far with the regulations and presently has no plans to go to a ban COMMENT : We have been able to use the San Francisco decision to good advantage in our presentations to other city and state governments looking to ban or regulate sprayed asbestos Thus far we have used it in Los Angeles in the State of Washington and are planning to use it in the State of New York hearings 7. LOCATION City of Philadelphia STATUS AIA NIMA and ACPA and SMFIA testified before the Philadelphia Board of Health on April 19 re a proposed ban A number of people from Manville have worked long and hard with Philadelphia health official on the problem so we had some hopes of being able to influence their decision At the end of the hearing it was announced that those who prosented testimony would be notified of the Board's decision or of additional hearings if the Board felt more were needed COMMENT As in New York political considerations have played a major role in the decision to ban in Philadelphia While it is not certain indications are that Philadelphia will elect to ban 8. LOCATION State of Illinois STATUS On April 20 a bill was introduced into the legislature of the State of Illinois that would prohibit the spraying of loose asbestos to fireproof or insulate buildings or other use where its fibers are uncontained or allowed to pollute the air The sponsor of the bill is state Representative Robert M. Terzich Sr. COMENT We are seeking more information on this bill + will there be a public hearing when at what step in the legislative process is the bill etc. 9. LOCATION State of New York i STATUS On April 2 the New York State Senate passed a bill that would require the obtaining of a state permit for spraying This bill has not yet passed the State House of Representatives COMMENT Because of the greater importance of the poposed II.Y State Environmental Conservation Department ban on sprayed asbestos it was decided not to bother trying to influence this bill 10. LOCATION State of New York ii STATUS The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed an addition to the existing air pollution code that would ban the use of containing sprays throughout the state Hearings on this proposal were held in New York City on May 4 and in Rochester on May 6. The AIA and NIMA and ACPA presented testimony at a third hearing in Albany on May 10 COMENT Impression based on Albany hearing is that New York State elect to ban sprayed asbestos will 11. LOCATION State of California STATUS The AIA received a postcard request from the California Air Resources Board asking for information on the health effects of asbestos COMMENT Under investigation -more- 12. LOCATION State of Connecticut STATUS On April 13 Assemblyman Yedziniak introduced a bill into the State of Connecticut house of representatives that would have prohibited the use of fiber glass or asbestos on the inside of air duct systems This would include sprayed plenums .. L. Sheckler testified on behalf of NIMA at a public hearing on the bill on April 26 in Hartford COMMENT According to Sheckler the bill has been killed 13. LOCATION City of Cleveland Ohio STATUTShe AIA learned through A. H. Fay of National Gypsum that the City of Cleveland instituted last year regulations governing the application of sprayed insulation We are now trying to obtain a copy of the complete regulations CONTENT If officials in Cleveland are convinced that spraying can and is being regulated the AIA may be able to use their experience as a good example of the effectiveness of control as opposed to bans Matthew M. Swetonic May 12 1971 W. P. Raines ASBESTOSIS RESEARCH COUNCIL Attached is a recent communication from the Council which will be of interest to the members of the Policy Committee NO NO Attachment ASBESTOSIS RESEARCH COUNCIL PO BOX NO 40 ROCHDALE ENGLAND TEL 47422 CONFIDENTIAL To : ALL ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ASBESTOSIS RESEARCH COUNCIL FOUNDATION 29th April 1971 For some time past the Council has been conscious that its practice of supporting research work at a number of independent contres has inherent disadvantages in that exchange of ideas between the research workers has been limited and fertilization has been lacking A committee of the Research Committee was asked by the Management Committee to consider the problem in detail and put forward its recommendations for consideration After investigating a number of research centres the committee recommended that the Council's research work should be concentrated in the Institute of Occupational Medicine Roxburgh Place Edinburgh an establishment set up in 1969 under a trust deed by the National Coal Board The recommendation of the committee was accepted by the Management Committee of the Council and by the governing body of the Institute and the formal Agreement was signed on 6th April 1971 establishing an Asbestosis Research Council Foundation within the framework of the Instituto It is intended that the Foundation shall be built up over the next three years during which time the Council will be terminating as far as possible its outside research commitments The director of the Institute is Dr. J.M. Rogan Chief Medical Officer to the National Coal Board and the head of the A.R.C. Foundation will be Dr. D.C.F. Muir a member of the Institute's staff This notice should be regarded as confidential advance information pending the issue of an official announcement jointly agreed by the Institute and the Council Stolman S. Holmes Secretary to the Council CALENDAR OF re) MIDICAL MIDICAL wy UY) ad TH oe Glo be Ci fs ay . OM O hi O ed a dl . iP 414 Oy ri OQ SO 44 Grrl Qo GoM fs Hod fi ow Wo wi ao 42 O Seel EG Ow f Bed OO BE an bi od ot an oi Gg Gre Hw 2 fi Go wm sy A rl Cited myo) $5 Acbestes Acbestes oe Acbestes ar " Acbestes zi hi O F4 E.A. E.A. { YD Qieey E.A. E.A. tu Wot E.A. 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Marchant F. L. Pundsack Ivan Sabourin F. J. Solon Jr. W. L. VanDerbeek Dr. G. W. Wright 1 OX [LT , 1 ' , t OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL CC W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic Bert Goss Carl Thompson Jim Callaghan REPORT OF MEETING MEETING PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TASK FORCE JUNE 2 1970 ATTENDEES F. J. Solon Jr. - Chairman W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic Carl Thompson - Hill & Knowlton Bert Goss 1 " Jim Callaghan 11 " Raines reported on the May 27-28 hearings held by the New York City Environmental Protection Administration on the recently established regulations on sprayed asbestos Raines reported that he believes the City plans eventually to completely ban the use of asbestos in spraying The thrust of questioning also indicated the city is concerned about use of asbestos in all types of construction materials even called bound products because of the danger air pollution when the building is eventually demolished The use of fiber glass in some applications such as for duct lining was also questioned The City's basic air pollution control code is being revised and will be ready for hearings by July 1. The committee agreed that M needs to develop a position on demolition by or before that time Thompson commented that there are existing City regulations on demolition to reduce dusts but that asbestos is not specifically mentioned ACTION Raines to contact City to determine what the next moves are re demoliton and fiber glass and to offer M and NIMA cooperation in the drafting of the new code - people such as Fred Pundsack Ed Fenner and Dr. Davison among others could prove valuable in this regard Be- cause of the very in New York could strong possibility that any be adopted by other cities code developed it is essential that M and NIMA take a strong stand in the areas of demolition and fiber glass Raines reported on a recent newspaper article describing a six month crash study being undertaken by the National Air Pollution Control Administration to develop standards for asbestos pollution control Thompson commented that this study is one of 17 similar studies being conducted through the National Academy of Sciences by the NAPCA Solon said that he understood Mount Sinai had the contract to study the air samples for NAPCA ACTION Hill & Knowlton to get more information on this particular crash study Congressman Ottinger who is running for the Democratic nomination for Senator of New York testified at the EPA hearings on asbestos He called for a Federal study of asbestos uses including but not limited to spraying and attacked the Federal Government for its failure to act faster in the area of asbestos air pollution ACTION It was agreed that there is no benefit to be gained in trying to see Ottinger before the primary but that it would probably be a good move to arrange a meeting with him once it is over Political observers generally Ottinger will lose the primary and will probably think that not be able to run for his Congressional seat in November However Ottinger is a smart politician and will most likely in one way or another remain active on the political scene In recent months numerous people including Ralph Nader in commenting on the asbestos problem have quoted from the called Litton Report as to a potential worldwide epidemic of cancer from asbestos exposure This quote is taken from the Summary & Evaluation section of the report This section was not accepted by HEW which sponsored the study and was not included in their published version of the report The Department of Commerce however published the entire report including the Summary & Evaluation section and it is this version which is being continually quoted ACTION Raines to draft a brief statement explaining that the quote was not accepted by the Federal agency sponsoring the report and quoting Dr. Wright from the soon published Today's Health article to the effect that the man upon whose work the Litton quote is based is alarmist This statement will then be Dr. J.G. Thompso submitted to Dr. George Wright for his review If approved be used in counterinthge Litton quote which is more and more it will being used 5 The Underwriters Laboratory which approves insulation materials for fireproofing has scheduled a meeting on June 17 to look into the health aspects of containing insulations ACTION Bill Raines to attend this meeting together with M's listed representative Bob Neisel of the Research Dept. Plans for the establishment of a U.S. Asbestos Information Committee were discussed It was agreed that the organization and objectives of the AIC should be based upon the highly successful British AIC It was of speed in rebutting erroneous elsewhere it is essential that also agreed that for purposes statements in the press and there be a small two or three man committee authorized to make such statements It was also agreed that experts in various areas of the asbestos problem such as Dr. Wright Fred Pundsack Ed Fenner and other people from member companies should be available as technical consultants to the AIC Solon has discussed the basic plan with K. V. Lindell and they have agreed that C. B. Burnett should advise on those companies to be invited to join us in an AIC effort ACTION a Solon to confer with H. M. Ball as to legal ramifications of setting up such a Committee b Swetonic to prepare membership list of major asbestos trade associations such as Asbestos Cement Products Association Asbestos Textile Institute and National Insulation Manufacturers Association c Thompson to supply organization of British AIC as model for AIC a Swetonic to collect samples of types of rebuttal activities which have been carried on so successfully by the British AIC el Solon to present proposed plan to upcoming Policy Committee meeting Hill & Knowlton has prepared an outline of a newspaper advertisement that could be used in cities in case the question of air pollution attracts considerable publicity The ad would have a question and answer format and could be tailored to fit any particular situation such as spraying demolition etc. ACTION Hill & Knowlton to proceed with preparation of ad copy based on the outline discussed 8 A list of upcoming medical meetings was distributed and discussed ACTION Solon to coordinate M Post Graduate Course on month monitoring of Dr. Selikoff's Asbestosis to be held this Solon to ask Dr. Wright if he will monitor Medical Association Meeting June 21-25 American 0 F. 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J. Solon tion script Jr. of Manville gave ** attached on the background an illustiated presentaand need for an AIA Mr. Raines briefly described some of the working materials used by Manville in its public relations efforts on behalf of the asbestos industry * This name vs preliminary suggestion of Asbestos Information Committee America will avoid confusion between this group and the British organization called Asbestos Informa- tion Committee ** Attached only to file copy General discussion followed James Moran of Flintkoto asked why the proposed group should not be a committee of the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association Mr. Meyer replied that this did not appear to be advisable based upon the experience in the United Kingdom Mr. Moran asked about the make up of the proposed organization specifically why it did not include manufacturers of flooring tile Mr. Meyer replied that he and Mr. Burnett had started with a list of 125 companies and had sought to pick out cight that were representative of the industry in order to get this association started There is no intention to limit it ultimately to thje number Al Fay of National Cypsum asked whether the plan was to broaden the basof membership in the future admitting additional companies Mr. Hoyer replied that this was indeed the plan Referring back to the previous question concerning the QAMA Mr. Solon pointed out that the chief area of press volatility is in the United States not in Canada It would be difficult to carry out an effect- ive information program in the name of an organization based in Canada Mr. Moran asked how the organization would be funded in 1972 Just what would be the basis for assessments Mr. Meyer replied that this has yet to be worked out Mr. Fay again emphasized the desirability of building up the organization to include many more than eight members before 1972 so that the amount of money to be raised from each member would be lower In answer to a question of where the proposed organization would get its input of scientific information Dr. Wright stated this was a most important matter He said it is vital that scientific information from many sources flow into the AIA before it is published He hopes that this will be accomplished in part through his travels around the world and contacts with various medical and governmental groups Ho offered to attend the meetings of the AIA voting members and share with them the information he has gained This was enthusiastically received Dr. Wright further underlined the disadvantages of there being any visible link between the QAMA and the AIA Ile pointed out that the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health while funded by the QAMA has successfully maintained its arm's length distance from the QAMA and that it should maintain the same type of distance from the AIA in order to keep its credibility in government and medical circles Messrs Fay and Moran asked whether the organization should -- have a consumer representative like Ralph hader on its pourd This was discussed but not resolved Mr. Moran asked whether associations such as ACPA could have associate memberships in the proposed AIA so that companies that belong to those associations could obtain the information and services of AIA without having to pay additional dues or assessments Mr. Fay suggested that while the proposed A should communicate with trade association groups such as ACPA memberships in the new organization should be on the basis of individual companies rather than associations This was the consensus of the group Mr. Meyer omphasized that we will want to get get information from and food information to the ACPA the ATI and all similar groups Mr. Moran asked whether Manville plansplans to stop stop its individual efforts in the asbestos front such as its ads Mr. Solon replied that Manville will continue its advertising There followed a discussion of who should sign the ads in 1971 - Manville or AIA or possibly Manville ~.+ a member of the AIA This will be resolved after further discussion with legal counsel Mr. Solon pointed out that Johns- Manville actually plans to spend about 200,000 on this advertising in 1971 although the proposed budget for advertising for the AIA which Manville will underwrite in 1971 shows 100,000 for advertising Mr. Mr. Moran Moran Moran asked asked asked wh whether ewht ether hwhethee r wher ther each each compun compun compun indUu r ls o. plane 3 in plane indus indus indus Ul wae program would romain the same and Dr. that that they they they would would would would Davis Weaver asked whether questions from municipalitiesmunicipalities concerning the safety of asbestos products should be fod into the administrative committee of the new organization The consensus Was that this was indeed one of the services that the new group could render render render its members Mr. Moran then moved and Mr. Fay seconded the nomination nomination nomination nomination of Harold McNabb Executive Vice President of Certa Tecedin Certain Certain Teced as Chairman of the Asbestos Information ~ssociation ~ssociation ~ssociation North North North ~ssociation ~ssociation America There being no further nominations a unanimous ballot was cast for Mr. McNabb Mr. Mr. Mr. Meyer then moved and Mr. Zimmerman seconded the nomination of W. P. Raines Director of Public Relations for ManvilleManville as Secretary of the AIA There being no further nominations nominations nominations nominations nominations ballot a unanimous ballot was cast for Mr. Raines The question of legal counsel was discussed and it was decided initially At the beginning it will be provided by Herbert Morton It was unanimously agreed by the group that Hill & Knowlton -6- be selected as the public relations counsel for the ATA It was also agreed that the mailing address of Hill & Knowlton 201 East 42nd Street be used as the mailing address for the AIA There was then discussion of a list of proposed functions of the Administrative Committee sce attachment All were tentatively approved with the proviso that considerable additional detail should be added as the organization gets into operation Mr. Meyer requested each company present present to let him know by Friday November 13 who its voting member will be Mr. Solon informed Mr. Meyer that he will be the voting member for Manville Mr. Ball suggested that we consider having the AIA set up as a profit corporation It was agreed that this should be done and that papers should be drawn up before the next meeting meeting Each company present was requested to furnish to Mr. Meyer also by November 13 the name of its Public Relations Director or its Public Relations Counsel It was decided that the formal organizational meeting of the AIA NA would be held on Friday December 4 1970 at 10:00 a.m. in the fourth floor conference room of the Manville headquarters 22 East 40th Street New York City followed by luncheon in the Johns- Manville Board Room There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon Respectfully submitted W. P. Raines * Secretary 8301 ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION AMERICA A meeting of the Board of Directors was held pursuant to notice BD oari d rectors on August 24 1971 at 10:15 A.M. at 22 East 40th Street New York N.Y. The following members were present by their indicated represent- atives Atlas Asbestos Company --~ George Barge Cerain Products Corporation Flintkote Company --~ --- Harold McNabb J. A. Rishel GAF Corporation --- Frank Campagna Manville Corporation --- F. J. Solon Jr. National Gypsum Company ' Panacon Corporation ; --- A. H. Fay --~ E. W. Swain Manhattan Corporation -~-- E. P. Stefl Also present were W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic E. M. Fenner and G. Earl Parker Manville Corporation Larry Woodward Certain Products Corporation and Carl Thompson and Jim Callaghan of Hill & Knowlton Inc. Mr. McNabb acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Swetonic acted as secretary and kept the minutes thereof Present by special invitation of the Board were Bradley Walls of Burns Van Kirk Jube & Kafer Herbert Sunbury Asbestos Textile Institute Isaac Weaver Manhattan Corporation C. L. Sheckl who represented the National Insulation Manufacturers Association and the Asbestos Cement Products Association and Jack Barnhart of NIMA The minutes of the previous meeting of the Board were approved as presented Mr. McNabb informed the Board that because of a recent change in job assignment at his company he would no longer represent Certain Products Corporation on the AIA Board of Directors 1 Mr. McNabb's position will be filled by Wes Gatewood The Chairman asked Mr. Fenner to report on the meeting of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency advisory committee on asbestos held August 17 in Atlanta to review the proposed National Emission Standards for Asbestos Mr. Fenner distributed the following four documents as part of his presentation 1. Comments and Suggestions from the AIA relative to the proposed standards --- this document was distributed to the participants at the Atlanta meeting and reflected the discussion on the proposed standards held at the AIA Board of Directors meeting on August 11 2. A listing of the attendees at the Atlanta meeting 3. A summary report on the Atlanta meeting indicating which of the AIA Comments & Suggestions appear likely to be incorporated into the next version of the EPA regulations 4. A copy of a letter from Mr. Fenner to Dr. George W. Wright setting forth the major ideas and comments expressed by D. Irving J. Selikoff at the Atlanta meeting It was generally agreed that Dr. Selikoff's efforts to bring abou an occupational TLV of 2 fibers per cc under the Occupational Safety & Health Act could if successful have a disasterous effect on the industry It was agreed that industry offorts should be undertaken to push for a 5 fiber level Mr. Sheckler agreed to work through Dr. Lewis Cralley and the ATI to put data from the Public Health Service Study on the asbestos industry in the hands of Dr. Marcus Key of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health which will recommend the new occupational standard Mr. Fenner outlined the following calendar for the Federal asbestos emission standards 1. Revised standards to be published in Federal Register on or before September 28 Public hearings to be held on the proposed standards within 30 days of their publication in the Federal Registe --- this would place the hearings probably sometime in late October Additional written evidence may be submitted up to 30 days following the hearings The standards as revised based on testimony presented at the hearings will go into effect 180 days after the September publication in the Federal Register The standards would thus become effective on or before March 25 1972 They will apply immediately to structures under constructi and to existing structures within 90 days around the end of June 6. Extensions of up to 2 years can be applied for under the 1 Mr. Fenner said that the participants at the Atlanta meeting were told that they could submit additional evidence to the EPA up to September 1. Dr. George Wright is preparing a letter refuting aspect of Dr. Selikoff's comments at the meeting Mr. Fenner will submit this letter along with the results of asbestos paving wear tests to the EPA Mr. Fenner is also planning if at all possible to meet with Dale Slaughter of the EPA who will be responsible for rewriting the standards to discuss the revisions with him This meeting if it takes place will be between Sept. 1 and Sept. 7 With regard to the October hearings Mr. Fenner commented that the general practice at such hearings is for individual companies rather than associationtso present testimony The AIA will hold a coaching session for industry executives who might testify at the hearings There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded adjourned Pursuant to a motion duly made and seconded at the August 11 meet ing of the Board of Directors the Annual Meeting of members of the AIA was held on August 24 at 2:00 P.M. at the Williams Club 24 East 39th Street New York N.Y. Those in attendance were the same as at the morning meeting of the Association with the exception of Mr. Sunbury Mr. Sheckler Mr. Barnhart and Mr. Parker who did not attend The Chairman called for a motion on the election of a Board of Directors for the coming year to serve beginning as of the time of their election A motion was duly made and seconded that the Board of Directors of the AIA should consist of the following nine + companies Atlas Asbestos Company Certain Products Corporation Flintkote Company GAF Corporation Manville Corporation National Gypsum Company Panacon Corporation Raybestos Corporation Cement Asbestos Products Company The motion was carried by voice vote The Chairman then asked Mr. Fay Chairman of the Dues Committee to report on the recommendations of his committee as to the dues structure for the coming fiscal calendar year Mr. Pay reported that based on the tentative minimum budget of 285,000 drawn up by Mr. Raines and on the asbestos consumption figures submitted in confidence to Mr. Walls by each of the member companies the total being 343,000 tons the cost to each member company would be 83 1/30 per ton Each Board member was asked to seek authorization from his company so that the dues structure could be formally approved at the next meeting of the Board of Directors There being no further business the Annual Meeting was on motic duly made and seconded adjourned and the regular meeting of the Board resumed The Chairman called on the AIA nominating committee consisting of Mr. McNabb Mr. Rishel and Mr. Swain They moved to nominate the following slate of officers to serve for the coming year beginning a the time of their election President --- A. H. Fay Vice President --- E. P. Stefl Vice President --- J. A. Rishel Secretary Treasurer --- W. P. Raines --- Bradley Walls The motion after having been seconded was carried by acclamati Mr. Fay as the new President of the Association succeeded Mr. McNabb as Chairman of the meeting -- Mr. McNabb then moved that the following individuals be reappointed to the Administrative Committee with Hill & Knowlton to serve as public relations counsel M. M. Swetonic Larry Woodward E. M. Fenner The motion after having been seconded was carried by acclamation The Chairman outlined the budget of 285,000 as drawn up by Mr. Raines and recommended that any additional funds generated by the adding of new members to the association should be kept in reserve for contingency purposes A motion was duly made and seconded to approve approve approve approve the the the the 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 205,000 minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum minimum budget budget for for fiscal fiscal fiscal fiscal fiscal 1972 1972 1972 1972 and and and was was carried carried carried carried carried by voice vote A motion was made that dues be collected on a quarterly basis the first installment covering January 1 1972 to March 31 1972 to be due on January 1 1972. The motion after being seconded was carried by voice vote A motion was duly made and seconded to have Mr. Walls set up a bank account in the name of the Association The motion was carried by voice vote Mr. Raines asked for comments on the letter and prospectus proposed for sending to potential new members for the Association inviting them to attend an orientation seminar in New York in September Several comments were made and discussed A general discussion was held on various aspects of the new membership drive A motion was made and seconded to hold the seminar along the same lines as discussed at a previous mecting of the Board of Directors The motion was carried by voice vote It was recommended by Mr. Barge that the Association also invite as observers representatives of various asbestos trade associations to the September seminar September 21 was approved as the most convenient date for the seminar A suggestion was made that a representative from QAMA be invited to participate in the seminar by outlining for those attending the medical research being sponsored by QAMA through the IOEH The procedures for inviting companies to the seminar were approv as follows 1. A letter of invitation together with the prospectus will be sent to each potential new member the letter to be signed by a representative from each Board company 2. Personalized follow either by phone or in writing will be made by executives in AIA member companies who are familiar with executives in the potential member compan 3. Each AIA Board member will be sent a copy of the list of potential new members Any suggested additions to the list should be communicated to Mr. Raines so that they may be sent an invitation Mr. Swetonic reported that final approvals and orders having been received the AIA Question & Answer card is now in production and will be available in about three weeks The cost to the individual member companies for the cards they ordered will be 3 apiece A reserve of 5,500 cards will be available for those member companies that wish to order additional cards Mr. Mr. reported Swetonic reported that approval from Dr. Wright on the Hist of Industry Sponsored Asbestos Researcn is expected daily and that once it is received copies will be sent to the members of the Board for their approval There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was on motion duly made and seconded adjourned M.M. M.M. SvetoSvertoriic cSvetoric Secretary for the Mecting ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION COCOMMMMUCNUIOCNAMTIIMOCNUCAONMTMUINIICCOCMUOANICTAATIIONNOCONTM UNCIIOCMATMIUOONNICCAOMNTUINICOATNION RaybestosORA G|ANIZMATaIOnN hattanManhattan Corporate DIVISION and Trumbull LOCATION TO AIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE eee" DATE April 20 1977 SUBJECT REPORT OF MEETINGS OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & GOVERNING COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL ASBESTOS ASSOCIATION LONDON - APRIL 13 - 15 1977 OF All members of the Executive of all member countries were Committee present and Representatives ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION Quarters for the organization have been leased at 68 Gloucester Place London W1H 3HL and will be < cupied commencing May 1 Initially the office will be assistants with Mr. Cross on Commencing June 1 Mr. Cross staffed by hand three will be on two secretaries days per week duty full time As Mr. Cross does not wish to continue with this assignment beyond the end of 1978 Dr. Gaze will institute at once a search for a full time assistant capable of taking over upon Mr. Cross retirement It was agreed that the name of the organization should be changed to International Asbestos Association IAA for the sake of simplicity and to avoid confusion with the AIC the AIA and the IARC It was also agreed that the Association will be incorporated as a limited liability company under the U.K. Company's Act Although this will involve some additional administrative work and in corporation expenses of approximately 2500 it is felt that this action is essential in view of spreading litigation a MEMBERSHIP Austria Spain and Switzerland were admitted as new members Mr. Palfreyman Australia reported interest from asbestos industry representatives in Malaysia Indonesia and New Zealand Dr. Costa Italy reported he had been approached 006609 2 by associates in Yugoslavia and other Eastern European countries concerning membership Concern was expressed by some members because of inferior plant conditions believed to exist in some Eastern European factories and because of lack of appreciation of health hazards It was the consensus of the Governing Council that since the organization is an international one it would be difficult to exclude such countries providing they subscribe to the objectives adopted by the Conference at Hamburg in November 1976 and the points outlined by Mr. Van der Rest in his memorandum of January 14 1977 as revised to be distributed As a further condition the Association will insist that delegates from Eastern European countries come from industry management rather than from the governmental bureaucracy It was also reported that Thailand which has a growing and well controlled industry might also apply for membership PROGRAM OF WORK Medical Advisory Committee Becausoef pressure of his duties at M Dr. Kotin was not able to accept the Chairmanship of the Medical Advisory Committee as suggested by Dr. Gaze Dr. Wright however will be available on a consulting basis For the Chairmanship of what will be referred as a Medical Advisory Panel Governing Council accepted the recommendation that Dr. the Robert Murray be asked to form this Panel and to report as soon as possible as follows 1 To summarize all information currently available on the incidence of asbestos related disease in all countries using this material 2 To make a critical appraisal of the criteria for diagnosis used in these countries 3 To include such information as is available on the general incidence of cancer and lung cancer in these areas 4 To comment on the information He will also be available to the Association as a consultant in discussions with union governmental and scientific bodies In recent months he has assisted in discussions with government officials in Sweden and the Republic of Ireland and with members of the Health and Safety Commission of the European Parliament It has been explicitely stated to Dr. Murray that it is the desire of the Governing Council that in addition to reviewing published data he is to seek information from industry medical officers who may have unpublished data of great value Dr. Murray is presently an independent consultant to labor government and industry Previously he was Medical Consultant for 10 years to the Trades Union Congress after having served with the International Labor Organization and as a Medical Inspector with the Department of Employment in the U.K. His approach to the asbestos health issue is eminently practical and fair and his particular background worldwide contacts and reputation will be especially helpful in establishing the creditability of the report of the Medical Advisory Panel Historical Dust Exposure Data Dr. Robock has accepted the task of developing data on past dust exposure in various this is an enormous segments of the task However asbestos industry Dr. Robock believes Obviously it can be accomplished as it is compatible with the work in which he and his associates are presently engaged The historical exposure data must then be related to the conclusions of the Medical Advisory Panel Workshop for Dust Measurement and Counting Techniques At the suggestion of Dr. McCullagh of James Hardie Dr. Robock will organize an international workshop with the objective of standardizing methods of dust measurement and counting techniques The initial workshop will be limited to 20 persons probably on the Technical Director or Laboratory Director level Dr. Robock also plans to ask Dr. Gibbs of ' McGill University to participate Recommendations for Safe Handling Asbestos & Asbestos Products of : Preliminary reports were given by Executive Committee members on assignments handed out at the January meeting The objective is to develop information on methods of dust control in the manufacture and use of asbestos which can be distributed in booklet form to countries and organizations seeking authoritative information on the safe handling of asbestos The information should be particulary helpful to the Governments of developing countries where regulations presently do not exist ~4- The specific subjects to be covered are as follows Asbestos Cement Industry Textiles Friction Materials : handling only Bag Opening Techniques Fibre Handling & Packaging Mr. Alexandre France Mr. Verrill U.K. Mr. Marsh U.S.A. Mr. Piuze Canada Mr. Angellotti Italy & Mr. Dorner Switzerland INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER As a result of a meeting in Lyon in December 1976 an IARC monograph on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man - Asbestos was published early this year The monograph raises questions concerning potential public health risks and refers to certain highly questionable extrapolations concerning future mortality rates The document in question is a revision of one produced by a working group following the International Conference on the Biological Effects of Asbestos organized by the IARC in participation 1972 at which There was no there was significant industry industry representation at the meeting in December 1976 and it is believed that the monograph does not represent the opinions of all scientists present -- -- March 22 Mr. Cross wrote to Dr. John Higginson Director of the IARC requesting have an opportunity that the International to make a contribution Asbestos Association at future meetings of the working group EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY The European Parliament debated in March the question of health risks from asbestos in the general environment This has been the subject of a report prepared by a U.K. socialist member Evans for the Committee on the Environment Public Health and Consumer Protection Member Associations in Europe have endeavored to counter this very biased report by presentations to suitable members from their own countries and the IAIC has also prepared briefing notes for the members and is seeking personal contact where this may be helpful including with the Commissioner responsible for Consumer Affairs etc. Mr. Richard Burke from Ireland The IAA Executive Committee is seeking to develop effective liaison with the Commission officials concerned with occupational and environmental health at Luxembourg and Brussels including the Secretary of the conservative group Margaret Jackson INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNIONS International Metalworkers Federation Through the efforts of Dr. Robock and German representatives of the IMF a meeting has been arranged for May 26 and 27 at Geneva with representatives of the IMF and the Executive Committee of the International Asbestos Association The agenda will include three items 1 Handling of the asbestos resolution August 1976 2 Mutual information on planned investigations and actions 3 Aspects of possible cooperation International Chemical & Plant Plant Workers Federation Dr. Charles Levinson Secretary General of the Union has been ruthless in attacking the asbestos industry taking the position that asbestos has to be banned He attended the IARC working group meeting in Lyon in December and subsequently reported that he had successfully included a number of the policies of ICEF on the question of protection of workers against the hazards of asbestos He recently appeared in a Canadian television program in which he bitterly attacked the industry He has stated publicly that both the AIC U.K. and the AIA have been forced to retract untrue statements and has been quoted as saying he is planning to launch anall attack on the International Asbestos Industry through his International Unions He has refused to meet with representatives of the International Asbestos Association because it is a public relations organizations Arrangements are being made however through Dr. Stephan Schmidhiny of Swiss Eternit for a meeting with the President of the union to discuss Dr. Levinson's charges of untrue statements CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES Sweden The Chairman of the Swedish Asbestos Information group organized a series of meetings at the end of March with Swedish doctors concerned with asbestos from industry the trade union or- ganization and workers protection board Mr. Cross participated in the meetings exposure limit is 1.0 fiber but will Dr. Smither and Present permissible probably be lowered to 0.5 Norway Although the current permissible exposure limit is there are regulations in proposal form which could dangerous for the industry The proposals include ing provisions 2 fibers be very the follow- Asbestos substitutes to be used where possible Asbestos not allowed for electrical insulation Blue asbestos to be banned Brake lining shall be fabricated drilling etc. in the field no grinding Employment of smokers to be prohibited Smoking to be prohibited where asbestos dust is created Mr. Knutsen reported that his plant had been in operation since 1942 and that there was no evidence whatsoever of asbestosis or an excessive cancer rate Despite no evidence of asbestos related disease in this plant radical doctors are using the cases of cancer in Sweden 8 cases of mesothelioma among insulation mechanics heavily exposed in a Swedish locomotive plant many years ago to impose severe restrictions on the Norwegian industry Holland Regulations which have been under discussion since early 1975 are expected to be issued shortly but may not become effective for approximately one year The legislation is understood to be based on selective prohibition with a system of exemptions An advisory group composed of representatives of industry labor and government has been set up to deal with problems arising from these proposals Belgium A television program of discussion on asbestos and health problems was presented on April 1 with the cooperation of the Benelux Information Committee on Asbestos It included interviews with industrial representatives and was considered by the industry to be a reasonably balanced program A working group has been set up by the Government Department concerned with occupational health to study the problem of asbestosis The asbestos industry was well represented including the Chairman of the International Asbestos Association Mr. Van der Rest The trade union organization FGTB has submitted its views which includes a proposal for a 0.1 fiber standard for all types of asbestos A three page questionnaire on asbestos and health matters has been circulated to the asbestos trade by the Department of Hygiene France Present indications are that proposed regulations will remain at the 2 fiber level The French Asbestos Association has organized a 125 doctors U.S.A. one day medical meeting to be held on May 4. have been invited including quite a few from Over the United Kingdom The Advisory Committee on Asbestos set up by the Health and Safety Commission issued an interim statement in January say- ing that further research is needed before definite recommend- ations can be made whether more precautions are needed in the use of asbestos In asbestos dust should the meantime be reduced to exposure to all forms of the minimum reasonably practicable The Committee has set up several Working Groups to accumulate the data needed to formulate specific recommend- ations The British Trade Union Congress has made a submission to the Asbestos Advisory Committee calling for an eventual ban on asbestos and its replacement by substitute materials though it also demands that all substitute materials be thoroughly tested to insure that they contain no risk to the health of workers or the public The TUC's action has aroused strong criticism among various groups of workers who see their employment threathened and who resent the absence of any consultation with them ing themselves from the An emergency resolution disassociatTUC's evidence is being put to the next TUC conference by employee representatives of major asbestos manufacturers The Association of professional executive clerical and computer staff has decided to set- up its own advisory committee in opposition to the TUC's main recommendations Submission of certain asbestos manufacturers to the Committee on asbestos will be published on May 12. expected these submissions will generate publicity Advisory It is The Asbestos Committee of the Health and Safety Committee of the BOHS which disbanded in January over disagreements concerning interpretation of the Rochdale data has been established under the Chairmanship of Dr. S. A. Roach Steps disagreements are being taken to resolve of the statistical data so the disagreements that a useful over interpretation submission can be made to the Advisory Committee A resolution of this controversy will also be helpful in supporting the AIA submission to OSHA A member of the Advisory Committee Professor E. D. Acheson Dean of Faculty of Medicine Southampton University has been given the assignment of reviewing the literature and making recommendations to the Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee does not expect to make any statement for at least six months As anticipated the initial budget prepared at Hamburg is not adequate industry to support the activities essential in protecting the from the risk of being regulated out of existence The industry must be able to respond respond respond on an international basis to an increasing number of politically motivated irresponsible and emotional attacks with creditable and convincing scientific and medical data The major item of additional expense will be the cost of supporting the data collection activities of the Medical Advisory Panel and the addition of a thoroughly qualified individual to assist and eventually replace Mr. Cross To cover anticipated costs for 1977 and provide a modest reserve for contingencies dues were established at 3,000 per share The shares were apportioned as in the past 3 each for Canada Australia Japan and and South the U.S.A 2 each France Germany Italy the U.K Africa 1 each and Spain and fractional shares for smaller countries It was the consensus of the Governing Council that the International Association must make a vigorous effort now to achieve the objectives setforth in the Hamburg resolution Further delay in getting on with the task could lead to disastrous consequences as EXPECTED AT ENDELS - ORGANIZATION MEETING AIA - DECEMBER 4 1970 CERTAIN FLINTKOTE JOHNS MANVILLE NATIONAL GYPSUM PANACON RAYBESTOS WOODWARD IRON Harold McNabb Moran Hooker Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Assistant to the Vice President Executive Frank Campagna Director of Marketing Industrial Products Solon Jr. Vice President for Advertising and Public Relations H. M. Ball Earl Parker Raines M. Swetonic Vice President Secretary and General Counsel Attorney and Assistant Secretary Director of Public Relations Coordinator Special Projects Public Relations Fay Swain S. R. Zimmerman ~ Davis Weaver Vice President Director of Communications Chairman of the Board Vice President' PRODUCED JM - 83 j BOARD OF DIRECTORS AIA N. DEPOSITION|} Bayone EXHIBIT 575 CERTAIN FLINTKOTE Harold McNabb Executive Vice President 0 James Moran Executive Vice President GAF JOHNS MANVILLE R. Power Fraser Vice President F. J. Solon Jr. Vice President NATIONAL GYPSUM PANACON . RAYBESTOS MANHATTAN WOODWARD IRON A. H. Fay Vice President E. W. Swain Director of Communications S. R. Zimmerman Chairman of the Board 5.D. Das Weaver Vice President * Chairman AIA PRODUCED JM - 83. BOARD MINUTES ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION / NORTH AMERICA FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 1970 oe ea ae SUMMATION OF PROCEEDINGS The meeting was opened at 10:00 A.M. by Harold McNabb Executive Vice President of Certain and President of the Association He thanked the Board of Directors for having elected him Chairman at the November 5 formation meeting of the AIA Mr. McNabb did not attend the formation meeting due to a death in his family and reiterated the objectives and planned activities of the Association as contained in the AIA Prospectus A. H. Fay of National Gypsum moved that the minutes from the November 5 meeting be accepted The motion was second by F. J. Solon Jr. of Manville and approved by voice vote to the Administrative SubMr. McNabb made three new appointments Committee They were Woodward Certain 1 Public Relations Member ~-~- Larry 2 Project Coordinator --- M. M. Swetonic Johns Manville 3 Environmental Control Member --~- E. M. Fenner Manvil James Moran of Flintkote asked about the purpose and activities of the Administrative Committee W. P. Raines of Johns Manville explained that the Committee would handle the day activities of the Association within the parameters of action as approved by the Board of Directors Mr. Solon commented that the Committee will be effective only if the parameters are flexible enough to permit swift action Mr. McNabb then read from Suggested Functioning of the Administrative Committee which had been distributed and discussed at the November 5 meeting S. R. Zimmerman of Raybestos suggested that individual company statements on asbestos be limited to local plant or situations peculiar to a particular company Mr. Solon commented that even in these situations the Administrative Committee could be of assistance in helping member companies draft statements It was agreed that the position and background papers on asbestos prepared by Manville and distributed at the November 5 meeting could be used by the member companies in local situations Mr. McNab called for a motion to approve the parameters of action of the Administrative Committee as those outlined in the Suggested Functioning statement Mr. Moran so moved seconded by S. D. Weaver of Woodward Iron and approved by voice vote Mr. Moran asked about adding new members to the Administrative SubCommittee It was generally agreed that additional qualified people could be nominated providing that the Committee did not become so large as to inhibit its effectiveness Mr. McNabb informed the Board that according to the laws of incorporation under which the AIA will function it would be necessary for the Board to elect a Vice President Mr. Moran nominated Mr. Solon for this position Mr. Zimmerman seconded the motion Mr. Moran moved that nominations be closed Mr. Solon was then elected Vice President of the Association by voice vote Mr. Fay asked about adding new members to the Association He said that there are a number of other companies with a vital stake in the asbestos problem and that it would be to the benefit of all concerned for these companies to be allowed to belong to the Association but not necessarily as members of the Board Mr. Fay also commented that increasing the Association membership would have the effect of decreasing each member company's individual dues after the first year of operation A. R. Hooker of Flintkote asked if any guidelines has been set for membership Mr. McNabb replied that none had yet been set because it was felt that it was more important to begin operations first and worry about adding new members later Mr. McNabb then appointed Mr. Fay as Chairman of a Membership Committee to draft recommendations by the next meeting for criteria for membership as well as for assessing dues Mr. Moran and Mr. Zimmerman were appointed to the Committee Mr. Solon suggested that manufacturers of finished asbestos products be used as the criteria for membership Mr. Zimmerman asked whether floor tile manufacturers would be asked to join Mr. Swetonic commented that if demolition becomes a problem then even floor tile manufacturers might start to have problems in the health area It was agreed that the next meeting of the Association would be held in New York at the Manville offices in February Mr. Raines will poll the membership for a suitable date Mr. Solon suggested that the Association hold monthly meetings This was accepted in principle Mr. Raines distributed copies of a Hill & Knowlton recommendation for a press conference to announce the formation of the AIA Mr. Swetonic discussed the Media Source File which Manville had originally put together for its own use but which will now be distributed under the name of the Association It contains background and position papers as well as medical papers and speeches of interest to science writers and editors The source file can be distributed at the planned press conference as well as being sent to editors Mr. Swetonic commented that the source file originally contained a rather extensive paper on Manville Health Research It was agreed that a similar paper should be prepared for the Association Copies of the M paper will be sent to all Board Members They will add to the paper any independent research conducted by their companies in the health area will indicate which of the projects mentioned in the paper they participated in and will return the paper with the additional materials to Mr. Swetonic for incorporation Mr. Solon commented that the press conference needs a good news peg to attract wide coverage He suggested that an Association statement on asbestos spraying might do the trick because New York City may be starting hearings on its new Air Pollution Code around the time of the press conference early in January Earl Parker of the M legal department explained the process of incorporating the Association as a profit corporation and distributed copies of the incorporation papers Each voting member will clear the incorporation papers with his legal department and return them to Mr. Parker with comments by December 21 January 1 was set as the tentative date for incorporating the Association Mr. Moran asked if the proposed laws would place the member companies under a legal obligation to pay dues as determined by the Board of Directors Mr. Parker said that they would not Mr. Solon spoke on the idea of having a medical advisory board to review statements made by the Association Dr. George Wright has offered the services of the medical advisory board of the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health of which he is the chairman as an unofficial review board No fee would be paid for this service and the IOEH board would comment only when requested It was agreed that this service would be most beneficial to the AIA Mr. Solon will convey this to Dr. Wright and ask him to attend the next Board of Directors meeting to discuss with the members how this service will function Mr. Raines spoke on communications within the Association Important developments in the health area --- new codes governing asbestos important press contacts etc. --=- will be relayed to the members immediately Other less urgent information will be distributed on monthly basis Mr. Solon asked the members to consider whether they wish to have their company medical people receive this information Mr. Raines reported on the developing situation with regard to asbestos spraying and distributed copies of a draft statement on the subject for Association consideration Asbestos spraying is now legally banned in the city of Philadelphia The proposed new New York City Air Pollution Code calls for the banning of asbestoscontaining sprays and according to legal counsel for the National Insulation Manufacturers Association NIMA can be interpreted as banning any use of asbestos with the exception of brake linings which results in the emission of asbestos dust into the ambient air Hearings on this code will be held shortly probably in the middle of January NIMA has already filed with the city to be heard at the hearings A general discussion of this problem then followed It was agreed that the Association should also file to present a statement at the hearings Mr. Raines is to clear the statement with Dr. Wright and then send a copy of it to each board member who will review it and return it to him as soon as possible with comments A discussion was then held as to a possible spokeman for the Association to appear at the hearings Dr. F. L. Pundsack Manville Vice President for Research and Development was suggested Other names were also discussed but no decision made Mr. Raines said that he has instructed Hill & Knowlton to give him a report on how the hearings will be organized so that the Association will have more information upon which to base its actions The meeting then adjourned for lunch After lunch Mr. Swetonic showed a film entitled Why Asbestos produced by the Asbestos Information Committee in Great Britain on the various uses of asbestos A general discussion of the film followed It was agreed that a similar film could be of considerabe value to the Association in its activities in North America Mr. Raines said that he will have M look into the various product applications shown in the film to find out if asbestos is used for all of these purposes in the United States as well Mr. McNabb recommended that Mr. Raines visit Great Britain to learn more about the manner in which the AIC operates in that country and also to establish a close working relationship between the two organizations It was generally agreed that this| would be most useful There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 1:45 P.M. at Respectfully submitted 2 i gan W. P. Raines Secretary EXPECTED ATTENDEES - ORGANIZATION MEETING AIA - DECEMBER 4 1970 CERTAIN FLINTKOTE GAF JOHNS MANVILLE NATIONAL GYPSUM PANACON RAYBESTOS WOODWARD IRON Harold McNabb James Moran A. R. Hooker Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Assistant to the Vice President Executive Frank Campagna Director of Marketing Industrial Products F. J. Solon Jr. Vice President for Advertising and Public Relations H. M. Ball Earl Parker W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic Vice President Secretary and General Counsel Attorney and Assistant Secretary Director of Public Relations Coordinator Special Projects Public Relations A. H. Fay Vice President E. W. Swain Director of Communications S. R. Zimmerman Chairman of the Board Davis Weaver -_ Vice President EXPECTED ATTENDEES - ORGANIZATION MEETING AIA - DECEMBER 4 1970 ' CERTAIN FLINTKOTE . Harold McNabb i James Moran A. R. Hooker Executive Vice President Executive Vice President Assistant to the Executive Vice President GAF Frank Campagna Director of Marketing Industrial Products JOHNS MANVILLE F. J. Solon Jr. Vice President for Advertising and Public Relations C C H. M. Ball Earl Parker W. P. Raines M. M. Swetonic Vice President Secretary and General Counsel Attorney and Secretary Assistant Director of Public Relations Coordinator Special Projects Public Relations NATIONAL GYPSUM PANACON * RAYBESTOS WOODWARD IRON J # A. H. Fay E. W. Swain S. R. Zimmerman Davis Weaver Vice President Director of Communications Chairman of the Board Vice President \ # # PRODUCED JM - 83 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AIA CERTAIN FLINTKOTE Harold McNabb Executive Vice President James Moran Executive Vice President JOHNS MANVILLE R. Power Fraser Vice President F. J. Solon Jr. Vice President NATIONAL GYPSUM PANACON RAYBESTOS MANHATTAN WOODWARD IRON A. H. Fay Vice President E. W. Swain Director of Communications S. R. Zimmerman Chairman of the Board 5. D. Dave Weaver Vice President io Preachect * Chairman AIA . PRODUCED JM - 83