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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: 1973 Feb DOC#: USG 122 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Minutes and attendance list for nineteenth meeting of Technical Committee of the Gypsum Association H-.'.TSS er Tr.: K!hn LTf* er in* TECHKiCU e?V'.lTTtC February U, 1 5 , !6 co-.-t:.c". .. :r. .i.-:. o* u. S Cs js.<**i* i * PLACE The ninetieth meeting of tne Technical Committee o* fhe Gypsum Association was called to nrder at 9:00 a.m, in tne Snereton Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cnli^ornia on Wednesday, February lw, 1973 hy Mr. J . D # Shull, Chairman, presiding. Those n attendance were: J. J. Gaf'ford C. E. ^bbey P, Peste-l T. R. Godfrey C. V. Lennert J. D. Shull G. Z. Kirk V. J. Karhall H. L. \`ei jhtr.en J. H, Crumoaugn A. V. Abnee, Jr. D. E, SracKett H. B. Cerlsen J. L. Houser M, C. Smith Forest Price The Celotex Corporation Tne Flintxote Company Tne Flintkote Company Georgia-Pacific Corporation Gyps urn Division Georgia-Pacific Corporation Gyos um Divisi on Geld Bond Building Products Division of National Gypsum Reiser Cement , Gypsum Corpo- Ke-ser Cj-fir.; 6 Gypsum :o-poKaiscr cme ^ t i Gypsum Co 'p o * United States Gypsum Company Gyosum Association Gypsum Associati cm Gypsum Assoc at on Gypsum Associ at ion Gypsum Association Gus t On Thursday, rebrua~y 15. the Committee v:as p - i v i t o hear a presentation from Professor Brady Williamson, Univers!tv or California, on the topic nA rational basis of fire design for safety in buildings'1. His remarks covered structural integrity, deg* o* combustion, surface burning characteri5 tics, smoke potert:al and con trol, containment and experiments with plastics and imoAe. His remark were supported by a movie of tne Sao Paulo, Brasil high-rise fire. The Committee expressed a cesire to Support the programs m a t Professor Williamson indicates, which a^e generally in agrtrme-1* with the work areas being oursued by our Research Assoc*c:e. u0 0 ? O K U U m 'L - n jA'i i\ C- /t-- ' / 12 * "* - . ^ O jrS'-'` COMMITTEE ACTION: A motion was made, seconded and carried to remove the item from the agenda. -se .on*4 ITEh II-6N73 OBSOLETE PUBLICATIONS Mr. Brackett reported that some Association publications were outdated and should be rvise or dropped. It was agreed, when possible to include the data in other popular current publica tions. It was requested that the Promotional Committee, wno has ultimate responsibility for the publications, allow the Technical Committee to review them for technical accuracy, as they are indi vidually considered for revision. COMMITTEE ATTIC* : A motion was made, second and carried to remove tne item from tne agenda. ITEM I 1 - 62 - 7 3 STANDARD rOR DAH&CE R E S I S T AN T WALLS The sense of this item was considered under Itern 11-37 Standards for Durability. COHMiTTS ACT IO N : A motion was made, seconded and carried to remove this item from ;ne agenda. item m -63-73 assestcs rissa in joint compound It had been recommended that the Association begin an in vestigative program to determine the extend of hazards to health and safety of use of asbestos in joint compounds, as a result of sanoinn and dry mixing operations. OSHA regulations are strict concerning asbestos and there could be problems within the gypsum industry as 2 result of inhalation of asoestos fibers present in dust environments, The committee proposed the following initial considerations: 1. The member companies should pool information they rave c~ the subject. 2. It is necessary to determine ranges of hazards. 3- The staff is to develop a list of testing agencies qual ified to conduct tests of cust environments containing asbestos, determine estimated costs of test progress, and report on metnocs used. 4. The Chairman is to include this Subject in his report to the membership and request funds from the Bo*rd of 0 rectors for a standard industry test program. 7 Io'U 7 00 /I t-r - 13 - 5. Request that the Safety Committee recommend what is neeoe; to protect the applicator working in these conditions. It was reoorted that contractor organizations had recuestad guidance from the Association on tne problem. The possibility of drafting an A5TM standard on joint treatment compound was discussec but no recommendation was made. An opinion was expressed that asbestos may not be an ingredient in joint compound within tne next three years. It was further speculated that contractor groups suen as G0C1 and iaWCC may wish to participate financially in the develop ment of an industry safety program for hazardous dust protection. ITEM If - KV; BUSINESS a) Product endorsement. The Technical Committee too* a position against the endorsement of any product or tool by any manu facturer outside the Association in any Association literature. Questions relating to this Subject rightfully belong to the Aoard or Directors and legal counsel. COMMITTEE ACTION: A motion was made, seconded and carried to remove this item from the agenaa. b) Record Vaults. A request was attached to the agenda fro* planning/DesIcn Consultants tor data regarcing vault construction for record storage. Ul has such data and the committee recommenced the inauiry be directed to UL for answer. c) Specification for application of finish materials outsice of 55 to 70F. A question was brougnt that ANSI AS7. 1 should clearU state temperature application limitations for materials suen as j o 'rt treatment. The committee suegestec that 55^ minimum snould be sre-.n in bold type for such application in future revisions to A57.1. f I 0 UO / /