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lYirjfia -- rr---Jj r.gn affrffi M `SE-iSi ji urciiM iciQncii I & CX fiZlCX. l>-c ~3 FOUNDATION FACTS TbU n.wi-(ctr I* (xiad raonUilr ta mcmi>r comaxnici ana end, auocixtioftx ifllliiid vttii Air H>'Xin foundation. Its pur?OM U to rsport foundation nw and actiritUa. AJr Hrtlsno Foundaaoa Is a partncrsMo or Industry and clsncs orraniuil to protsct tho hSMilh of tl> IS mUllon vorkman In hairy Industry. :.S` Vol 1. ;1 -.-I * November. 1959 * '.`V 1 '**.** * i No.4 * ; 'h-V? : . " v,. y^omem foundation urSTirfGHrrs attehdahce high" -w Abstracted Proceedings Attached ''* ' Va?.;?** . JSTaVftj . ... .Elore than. 2S0 persons attended the fourth fall nee ting of Air Hygiene Foundation _ ;*. held here November 14 and 15 --- a new attendance high. Exactly 101 companies, fron Massachusetts to Utah, were represented. Also represented by invitation were, U. S. "7*77- Public Health Service, U.b. Dept, of Labor, labor organizations, half-a-dozen state ' .'Iv.T.; departments, universities, institutions and individuals interested in the advance- . meat of employes.health. Abstracted proceedings of the meeting are enclosed. "'t *""''**'*" . - . - . . .s . 'i-T-l. . Virtually all aspects of industrial health were covered, from management's ~/' interest in costs, "O.D." laws and industrial and public relations, to the techni- ' clan's interest in engineering precautions, absenteeism and fresh medical progress -sr? made through Foundatioh researches. The reports were further enlivened by discuss- * '(-T ion from the floor. The discussion of labor's viewpoint on occupations I disease pre-'*'vT^ ventian was an innovation that proved extremely interesting. '' '* " * it ^ Two rabbits, with "windows" affixed to their ears, were exhibited by research J-.V- specialists from University of Pennsylvania to illustrate medical studies which the Foundation helps support at Penn. Tilth the aid of a microscope delegates were able to look through the "window" and see the effects of toxic materials in living tissue "Soread the Word" Proceedings of the-meeting will be issued later. lieanwhile, in order-to speed \ the material to member companies, comprehensive abstracts arc enclosed for all re- ports and addresses presented. It is urged that the fullest benefit be derived frem this material. Please route the reports to the various interested departments and individuals within your organization. . ' - . 4 . * For instance, while all the material presented is of general interest, "The Viewpoint of an Employer Toward Industrial Hygiene," including authoritative cost and profit figures, will be of special interest to top management. The medical and engineering reports will be of special value to plant physicians and engineers. In dustrial etui public relations officials may be interested in discussions in the forum, "Impact of Employee Health on Industrial and Public Relations." The text of Dr. A.J. Lanza's presentation on nick absenteeism is enclosed. His paper introduced a symposium on the subject in which eight authorities participated. Their discus sions will be included in the printed proceedings. J j y'-'*' 'j . . )y-~J \ - A, r ' V* .: v v} ' . 7 -n vs. "Cookbook" on X-R^y Nearly Reedy . new Founadtion bulletin will be issued soon giving practical procedures for luse of x-ray in physical examinations in industry. This bulletin is the result of research which the Foundation supports at University of Pennsylvania. Dr. ST Reid barren, Jr., summarised the new bulletin. He expressed belief that the report will aid industrial executives, physicians in industry, Ain I4VOICNC rOUNOATION 4400 ^|^-TV4 AVf^ -V Air Hygiene Foundation of Anerica, Inc. 4400 Fifth Avenue, '* Pittsburgh, Pa. Moventer 22, 1939 HEFEI EtiCES TO RECENT LITEF-ATURE OM IUDUSTIJAL HYGIENE (A) Mens Itans 736 OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LEGISLATION OF 1539. U.S. Dept, of Labor, Monthly Labor Revieo, 4S, 136-139 (July 1C39). ~" In 1939, three States (Arkansas, Idaho, and Maryland) passed new Ians granting :: "compensation for a number of specified diseases contracted in industry. ' " Arkansas condensates for 33 diseases, Idaho for 11 groups, covering 15 or sore diseases, end Maryland's lac contains e list of 54 condensable conditions. Ohio amplified its lac to include "any other occupationaL disease." Minnesota enlarged its list of condensable occupational diseases to include those due to the hazards of fire fighting. The State of Washington amended the basic lac of 1937. In claims for silicosis and asbestosis, the corker oust have been employ ed in the ktate for 2 years prior to the claim and if the inception of the dis ease occurred outside the State, the disease must have been-quiescent and condisabling for 2 years prior to the injurious exposure in the State. For other diseases, the quiescent period is 1 year. The legislature also deleted the pro vision that occupational disease coverage shall be borne equally by employer and employee. Men York adopted an amendment providing for'the""extension of the 90day period for medical treatment for dust diseases for an additional ISO days and hereafter it need tot be continuous. Pennsylvania enacted a nec and compre hensive occupational disease lac, fixing benefits to be paid, the procedure, etc., for making claims. While the same diseases specified in the old lac arc covered, the amount of compensation, which previously might be unlimited, is limited to a maximum of C75G0. Montana called upon the Congress of the United States to pro vide benefits for silicotics under the social security lac and to provide grantsin-aid to States compensating for silicosis. A division of industrial hygiene in the State Board of Health cas authorised, also the reporting of occupational diseases and inspection of industrial premises. Nec Hampshire and Oregon author ised appointment of snecisl committees to study advisability of extending cover age to employees contracting occupational diseases. Including the nec lacs pass ed in 1959, there are noc 30 jurisdictions, including District of Columbia, Hawaii, Phillipine Islands and Puerto Rico, compensating for occupational disease. 737 COMPENSATED IliJURIES. The Industrial Bulletin, Her York State Dept, of Labor, 18. 347 (October 1939). In, 1933, compensation awards amounting to 747,791 cere made in J ,366 cases where corkers suffered from disabilities caused by ex/osure to or contact with Iiaraful substances or by certain activities involving continuous rubbing, friction, pres sure, and vibration in the course of their employment. These 2,36 disabilities consisted of S25 compensated as accidental injuries and 1,441 compensated as occu pational diseases. Chen a disability is the result of a single exposure to an injurious substance it is compensated as an accident, ucuaLly chemical burns, skin irritations or poisoning. When disability results fron exposure to a harm ful substance or occupational activity over a period of time in employment it is compensated as an occupational disease. The 1,441 cases of occupational disease 02363