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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1959-1968 DOC JMA022 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Meeting Minutes - Asbestos Cement Products Association 7687K THE REPORT of PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE March 12 1959 In the absence of Harold D. Committee Chairman Mr. was Acting Chairman Bev McAnney of The Flintkote Company Brower of National Gypsum Company This Report 11 1959 at will actually discuss two meetings the Essex House in New York City held on March I. LIVING for Young Homemakers All Asbestos House promotion This 8 A.M. Breakfast Meeting was attended by Messrs E. R. Wengenroth The Flintkote Co E. A. Dennison Manville E. R. Enslin Keasbey & Mattison A. H. Fay National Gypsum M. V. Engelbach Ruberoid K. Schwarz Supradur N. B. Jackson Asbestos Products Association H. F. Hunter Ruder & Finn and Bev Brower National Gypsum Company Acting Chairman This was a special primarily of people mittee unofficial committee made up from the Sales Engineering Com- Mr. Bob Engelbrecht of LIVING for Young Homemakers delivered a preliminary talk about the project and then introduced Mr. R. Duane Conner of Oklahoma City the architect who is handling The All Asbestos House of this project To refresh your memory LIVING for Young Homemakers is working with several associations and companies in addition to the Asbestos Products Association such as the glass industry Portland Cement wood aluminum etc. Each industry is developing a house featuring its product within the house As a result Duane Conner has developed the All Asbestos House Although the house as designed is several years ahead of us it was enthusiastically accepted by the special committee Later it was presented to the Public Relations Committee and finally to the Board of Directors where it was approved BREAKFAST MEETING ASBESTOS CEMENT HOUSE - 23 - The Public Relations Committee sees many possibilities for publicity and promotion in connection with this house in addition to the two appearances which it will have in LIVING for Young Homemakers The possibilities are especially prevalent in the architectural and builder fields More details on this house will be presented at the next meeting II The regular Public Relations Committee meeting took place on March 11 1959 at 10 A. M. In attendance were Messrs R. L. Johnson Manville J. C. Affleck Keasbey & Mattison J. M. Hoare Ruberoid K. Schwarz Supradur representatives of Ruder & Finn and Bev Brower National Gypsum Company Acting Chairman As guests we were pleased to have Messrs L. R. Hoff of Manville and R. M. Engelbrecht and R. D. Conner who represented LIVING for Young Homemakers The Committee discussed the following business The next issue of the Asbestos QUARTERLY was presented in art form It was very well received by the Committee and it is recommended that all members give special attention to this issue of the QUARTERLY when it is published in the near future The Public Relations program for 1959-60 was presented so that it in turn could be presented to the Board of Directors in the afternoon Since the committee was unable to give adequate study to the program it has been adopted only tentatively - because authorization by the Board of Directors will not be given until the Committee has carefully studied the program in a special meeting to be held the first of April It will then be presented to the Board as soon as possible The script for the proposed farm film was studied Committee members made suggestions for its improve- ment The REGULAR MEETING ASBESTOS-ASBESTOS- CEMENT QUARTERLY PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM 1959-60 FARM FILM SCRIPT A letter was presented from the Fibreboard Paper Products WEST COAST Corporation suggesting a special builder promotion with a PROMOTION particular builder on the West Coast Since there is no T budget for such a project end since - in the opinion of your Public Relations Committee - the Philadelphia and Baltimore promotions were not as successful as it was hoped they would be it was decided to indefinitely table the suggestion unless the Committee is otherwise instructed by the Board - 24 - " The above business was followed by a report from Bill Ruder of Ruder & Finn who briefly outlined the activities and plans of the Association's Public Relations Counsel REPORT OF RUDER & FINN The year 1958 may have marked a turning point in several important aspects for the esbestos industry We believe there is more unified research and product development going on now in the industry than in many years We have heard of the product being used more often on prestige buildings than in other years Response and acceptance of the Asbestos QUARTERLY by professional designers and engineers and the trade indicates a latent and surprisingly active interest in the material go Basically however the industry sill has a long way to is still running to catch up Competing building material manufacturers have intensified their research product develop- ment and promotional activities One has only to look at the current compaign of the National Lumber Manufacturers Associa- tion to realize what the asbestos industry faces - the Lumber Manufacturers Association's four page color ad in the February 9th issue of LIFE magazine cost an estimated 150,000 - more than the Association's entire budget for one year We estimate one of the major aluminum companies spends more money each year on promoting aluminum as a building product than all asbestos manufacturers combined This is not criticism but reflects the competition the industry faces During 1958 the industry's public relations program took some most important steps forward in promoting and educating key industry and trade leaders on asbestos building products Publication and establishment of the Asbestos QUARTERLY as the industry magazine highlighted the year's activities This publication has been very well received by both the industry and by architects and structural engineers For example in the past few weeks we have received letters from architects in five different states suggesting story material for future issues During the year we took the asbestos story to the American consumer via some 1,000 stories representing 200,000 lines of editorial new minute television copy and 100 telecasts of our film Exterior Decorating Your Home Feature stories on asbestos appeared in important trade and farm magazines including AMERICAN ROOFER PRACTICAL BUILDER HOARD'S DAIRYMAN POULTRY JOURNAL and TURKEY PRODUCER - 25 - Finally the industry plans for the future by sponsoring a study program at the Princeton University School of Architecture First report of the Architectural School brought out the need for a technical handbook on asbestos- cement building products However this school will not specify recommendations until some time in June These will include plans for basic aimed at developing new uses or applied research for asbestos projects products Bev Brower Acting Chairman ry ASBESTOS CEMENT PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION Minutes of Informal Meeting Concerning Health and Safety Council July 15 1968 An informal meeting under the auspices of the Asbestos Cement Products Association ACPA was held on the invitation of Mr. Edward C. Cerny Jr. Treasurer of the Association in the Board Room of Manville Corporation at 22 East 40th Street New York at 10:30 A.M. on July 15 1968 The following persons were present representing Asbestos Cement Products Association A. H. Fay President _ J. G. Hall Vice President E. C. Cerny Treasurer J. D. Moran J. H. Davies William A. Boylan Counsel National Gypsum Company GAF Corporation Manville Corporation Flintkote Company Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos Inc. Davies Hardy Loeb Austin & Ives The following guests were present by invitation Fred Netter Harold McNabb Paul Kipp Wendell Brown James Suddeth David Weaver H. M. Ball D. L. Hinmon W. P. Raines C. L. Sheckler Supradur Corporation Certain Products Corp. U.S. Gypsum Company U.S. Gypsum Company Philip Carey Corporation Woodward Corporation Manville Corporation Manville Corporation Manville Corporation Manville Corporation Mr. Fay acted as Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Boylan acted as Secretary thereof in the absence of Bradley Walls Secretary of ACPA who was attending a meeting relating to possible health and safety problems in the production and application of asbestos insulation at the New York Academy of Sciences with Dr. I. J. Selikoff of Mount Sinai Hospital J. B. Jobe J. M. Barnhart of National Insulation Manufacturers Association A. E. Hutchinson of the Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Union and others - 2 = Describing the background and purposes of the meeting Mr. Fay stated that over a period of time ACPA had become increasingly aware of possible health and safety hazards resulting from the production and use of asbestos cement products specifically as well as asbestos products generally He stated that members of ACPA thought it desirable to organize a health and safety council to provide interested persons with full information concerning these problems and a framework for further activity He reported that at a meeting of the Board of ACPA in June there had been a feeling that a health and safety council should be established and that interested persons who were not members of ACPA should be invited to join the council and parti- cipate in its activities slides health stated Mr. Cerny then introduced Mr. Raines who presented and movies showing publicity that has been given to and safety problems in the asbestos industry Mr. Raines that it had been determined that these risks were occupa- tional and related to dosage and time and that evidence of risk to the general public and that intended to continue to seek information and to there was no Manville improve health and safety conditions Thereafter Mr. Sheckler arisen and the increasing interest labor organizations and plaintiffs proceedings and court actions discussed problems that had of the federal government in workmen's compensation He pointed out that Dr. I. J. Selikoff's extended and specific remarks at a meeting of the International Union of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers had aroused great interest and that an ad hoc committee composed of repre- sentatives of several corporations in the asbestos cement industry had drafted a booklet to be distributed to userosf asbestos cement setting forth recommended health safety practices Copies of this draft had previously been circulated to those at the meeting Mr. Sheckler added that the health and safety problems in connection with asbestos cement were in some respects dif- ferent from those of insulation in the manufacture of asbestos cement products the exposure might be higher than in the case of insulation products but in the application of asbestos coment the risks might be lower He reported that the studies of Dr. Selikoff in New York and Dr. Cooper in Berkeley had been confined to insulation workers 3 and Mr. A general discussion followed the remarks by Mr. Sheckler Raines Mr. Ball remarked that courts and workmen's compensa- tion board currently appear to be friendly to plaintiffs claiming harmful results from working with asbestos Mr. Sheckler advised that new health standards had been suggested by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists of only 2,000,000 particles per cubic foot This standard is stricter than that suggested in the past 5,000,000 particles per cubic foot As presented he reported that it silicosis required an exposure to the specific health problems was believed that development of to dust over a period of 20-25 years and that the same period was required for the development of bronchogenic cancer A third disease mesothelioma is rare and little is known of it It may or may not be related to dosage becoming Mr. Brown interested commented that the in asbestos health State of Illinois problems was Mr. Sheckler noted that insulation materials are now labeled with a warning notice and that respirators approved by the Bureau of Mines were not entirely effective in filtering dust Mr. Fay reported on the research program of the Quebec Asbestos Mining Association which has appropriated more than 250,000 in the past year ACPA would not duplicate the research effort of QAMA but would confine itself to appraising any health problems peculiar to the manufacturing aspects of the asbestos cement industry assisting fabricators and users of asbestos cement products in any health and safety programs and cooperating with other private and governmental groups studying the same problems He indicated that the draft booklet addressed users of asbestos cement previously mentioned by Mr. Sheckler prepared under the auspices of a group of asbestos cement manufacturers might be the first order of business of an ACPA Health and Safety Council Mr. Fay reviewed draft Laws for the Health and Safety Council of ACPA proposed an initial membership payment of 50 per member which for members of ACPA would be paid out of ACPA funds and inquired of the visitors representing manufacturers who are not members of ACPA as to their interest Representatives of three manufacturers indicated that their organizations would -4 - wantwant want to join and representatives of two others indicated that they would have to report to their companies before giving final answers There was further general discussion of the differentdifferent types of risks Mr. Moran suggested that problems of distribution of pipe were different from other problems in connection with asbestos cement and suggested that pipe be handled separately Themafter the meeting was adjourned for luncheon Respectfully submitted WilliWiallimam C. Boylen | 4 F.J. W.P. C.L. Solon Raines Sheckler cc F.E. D.L. M F. Dutcher Hinmon MacDonald Division Headquarters June 27 1968 Attached Letter Asbestos Products Association Health and Safety Council This meeting should be organized in the same way as our previous one since the objective will be to expose the potential new members of the Health and Safety Council of CPA to the importance of their participation in membership in and the work of the Health and Safety Council You will note that the time has been tightened up somewhat because the only ones not now familiar with the facts are the representatives from Supradur U.S. Gypsum Philip Carey and Woodward Since I am sure the Health and Safety Council will get under way I would appreciate your opinion on who should represent M in this activity Please note that the companies who will be in the Council are all the manufacturers of asbestos products in the United States This of course includes pipe which is manufactured by Certain Flintkote Woodward and M I am sure that this group would welcome Cliff Sheckler for membership and would probably welcome his leadership However I ought to have some guidance on whether this fits in with your planning E.C. Cerny MANVILLE SALES CORPORATION 22 E. 40th STREET NEW YORK N. 10016 * TELEPHONE 532-7600 AREA CODE 212 Y. PM June 27 1968 TO DIRECTORS ASBESTOS PRODUCTS A.H. J.G. J.D. Fay - President Hall - Vice Pres Moran unable to attend F.K J.H. B.M. Sweeney Davies Walls - Counsel & Secretary ASSOCIATION National Gypsum Company GAF Corporation Flintkote Company GAF Corporation Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos Inc. Davies Hardy Loeb Austin & Ives OTHER ASBESTOS MANUFACTURING Fred Netter M.S. Davis attachments Fred Williams Paul Kipp Wendell Brown attachments James Suddeth attacliments W.R. Bond attachments COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES Supradur Corporation Certain Products Corporation U.S. Gypsum Company U.S. Gypsum Company U.S. Gypsum Company Philip Carey Corporation Woodward Corporation N se TO _ OTHERS CONCERNED F.E. Dutcher WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL M D.L. \F.J Hinmon Solon M M W.P. Raines J C.L. Sheckler M Gentlemen Subject Asbestos Products Association Health and Safety Council This will serve as confirmation of meeting to be held in the Manville Board Room on the 11th floor 22 East 40th Street at 10:30 A.M. Monday July 15 with luncheon in the Board Room at 12:30 The meeting will run from 10:30 A.l^>. to 12:15 P.M. and will conclude by 1:30 after luncheon is served The meeting is under the auspices of the Asbestos Products Association and the purpose is to solicit membership in the organized Health and Safety Council of the Asbestos Products Association and to set up programs for the Health and Safety Council to accomplish All of those to whom this is addressed have indicated ability attend If you are unable to attend or if there are any substitutions or requested additions please advise by telephone As preparation for this meeting I an enclosing the following for those who Manville position paper have not previously received this on Asbestos Environmental Control material The Johns- and the two pamphlets recently issued by the National Insulation Manufacturers Association ECC sm Very truly yours yours a " Edward Edward C C..Cerny Cerny Treasurer Jr. Treasurer - Cerny Vice President and MerchandisingMerchandising CPA Manager Residential and Commercial Products BUILDING AND FLOORING MATERIALS DIVISIONS | MANVILLE F JOHNS SALES CORPORATION 22 E. 40th STREET an ' se * NEW YORK & : . NY 10016 10016 JM TELEPHONE 532-7600 AREA CODE 212 JM May 29 1968 TO DIRECTORS MINERAL FIBER PRODUCTS BUREAU BRDws BRD- BwRs- ee aA.H. ( ) Sweeney MJ.D. aA.H. MJ.D. J.G. MJ.D. Corporation rds F.K. J.H. f(7o,rny Asbestos Inc. Sinterd By Atlantic i soveehg~ \ B.M. Fay President National Gypsum Company Hall & Vice President - GAF Corporation - BR- BR- Moran Flintkote Company - Davies GAF . - Asbestos Asphalt & Walls - Counsel & Secretary Davies Hardy Loeb Austin BR- BRing Inc. & Ives Sinterd for TO ASBESTOS BUILDING PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH C.L. Sheckler - Chairman Ret M COUNCIL ; By 4 _ Ret Ret Albert Alpine Harry Messler John Tuffy Frank Zimmerman Walt Khorr Biel Biel TO OTHERS Biel J.W. Duncan Stim M.S. Davis Oo Stim on F.E. F.J. Dutcher Solon Certain Products Corp. GAF Corporation - S Corp. Corp. Elintkote National Gypsum Company ..* Throust Throust - Company . " Sales National Gypsum Company -- VP Sales Certain Products Corp.-g. Corp.-g. Corp.-g. Corp.-g. M M W. Raines M Gentlemen Subject Seminar on Asbestos Environmental Control This will serve as confirmation of meeting to be held in the Manville Board Room on the 11th floor 22 East 40th Street at 10 A.M. Monday June 17 with luncheon in the Board Room at 12:30 The meeting will run from 10 and from 1:30 to 3 P.M. A.M. to 12:15 The meeting is under the auspices of the Mineral Fiber purpose is to determine Products Bureau and the Fiber Products Bureau any appropriate future series of actions by the Mineral Because this is of space limitations the meeting must be restricted to those to whom addressed all of whom have indicated their ability to be present In order to prepare you for this meeting I am attaching the Manville position paper on this subject also two pamphlets issued by the National Insulation Manufacturers Association on Recommended Health and Applying Thermal Insulation Safety Practices for Handling Products Containing Asbestos and the same Containing Mineral Fibers Very truly yours ECC sm Edwardle Edwardle Cerny Jr. Treasurer MFPB Vice President and Merchandising Manager Residential and Commercial Products BUILDING AND FLOORING MATERIALS DIVISIONS General Headquarters June 19 1968 ~ B. Burnett Results of Joint Meeting Directors of Mineral Fiber Products Bureau and Asbestos Building Products Manufacturers Environmental Health Council cliff sheckler's Group Ed Cerny hosted meeting Al Fay of National Gypsum chaired Raines presented visual on asbestos Many present surprised at seriousness of problem Went well Sheckler presented results followed We and Sheckler have formal meeting They of his committee's group left room so decided work Lively discussion MFPB Directors could 1 To change their name from Mineral Fiber Products Bureau to Asbestos Cement Products Association 2 To form a Health and Safety Council of ACPA 3 To invite present members to join either the Association or the Council alone Latter at about year dues 4 Al Fay of National Gypsum planning a July meeting will invite ~ George Pecaro Tim O'Leary and officials of such companies as Carey U.S.Gypsum Certain Woodward Iron - to get them to join He has asked us to put on the same presentation 5 ACPA Boards wants to cooperate in getting out the booklet for construction workers in 60-90 days However they want to limit distribution to contractors who have workers fabricating A products in confined areas This will take objection that wholesale distribution would care of National Gyp's Scare --- out of everybody I'd say that at the moment everything is going along well cc L. Sheckler Finderne F. J. Solon Jr. we P ~. op7 e S ots ATTENDEES DIRECTORS MINERAL FIBER PRODUCTS BUREAU A.H. J.G. J.D. Fay President Hall Vice President Moran F.K. Sweeney J.H. Davies B.M. Walls VP - Marketing National Sypsum Company BP Division Mgr - GAF Corporation BP Divisions Mgr - Flintkote Company Gen.Mgr.Ruberoid Gen.Mgr.Ruberoid Div - GAF Corporation President - Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos Inc. -Counsel & Secy.- Davies Austin & Ives ASBESTOS BUILDING HEALTH COUNCIL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS ENVIRONMENTAL C.L. Sheckler - Albert Alpine Harry Messler Frank Zimmerman Walter Knorr Chairman M Certain Products Corp. Safety Director - GAF Corporation National Gypsum Company Safety Director - Flintkote Company OTHERS J.W. M.S. F.E. F.J. W.P. Duncan Davis Dutcher Solon Raines VP Sales - National Gypsum Company Gen.Prod.Mgr - Certain Products J Corp. M M PHILIPS PHILIPS AGAR BERNARD M ALTHOFF JOHN & ARMSTRONG CYRUS AUSTIN OSCAR BATE F. MARTIN DOWNE WILLIAM A BOYLAN JOHN W. BURKE JOSEPH W BURNS JOHN CARROLL S.GARTON CHURCHILL JOHN A. CLARK JOHN P. CUDOANY JULIEN T. DAVIES JOHN J DONOVAN KENNETH W GREENAWALT CECIL L. HEAD HERBERT A HEERWAGEN CHARLES L HERTERICH DERMOD IVES ROBERT ROBERT E LAWTHER L.LOEB RAYMOND T HUNSELL WILLIAM T. PULLMAN BLACKWELL SMITH ROBERT D.TAISEY BRADLEY WALLS MARVIN T. YOUNG frns e- fir X.i DAVIES HARDY LOEB AUSTIN DAVIES HARDY & SCHENCK LOED CHURCHILL & LAWTHEP AUSTIN BURNS SMITH & Walls MIDTOWN OFFICE 535 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK N. I0017 cre i 76? 7 & IVES ; \ a tT., ja 7 1 ato pe FT e : i re , TELEPHONE 212 344-5040 " CABLE ADDRESS OVERDARE TWO BROADWAY NEW YORK N. 10004 June 28 1968 TO DIRECTORS MINERAL FIBER PRODUCTS BUREAU A. H. Fay - President J. G. Hall - Vice President E. C. Cerny Jr. - Treasurer J. D. Moran F. K. Sweeney J. H. Davies National Gypsum Company GAF Corporation Manville Flintkote Company GAF Corporation Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos Inc. TO ASBESTOS BUILDING PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COUNCIL C. L. Sheckler Chairman Albert Alpine Harry Messler Walter Knorr Frank Zimmerman Manville Certain Products Corp. GAF Corporation Flintkote Company National Gypsum Company TO OTHER GUESTS J. W. Duncan M. S. Davis F. E. Dutcher F. J. Solon W. P. Raines National Gypsum Company Certain Products Corp. Manville Manville Manville Gentlemen Minutes For your information and of the seminar on asbestos files I enclose a copy of environmental control held the Manville Board Room on June 17 1968 the in BMW 1z Enc Yours sincerely Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Wills Wills Wills . Minutes of Meeting of Board of Directors of Mineral Fiber Products Bureau June 17 1968 A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Mineral Fiber Products Bureau was called at the invitation of Johns- Manville and was held in Manville's Board Room at 22 East 40th Street New York New York on June 17 1968 at 10 A.M. The following were present representing Mineral Fiber Products Bureau A. H. Fay - President J. G. Hall - Vice President J. D. Moran E. C. Cerny F. K. Sweeney J. H. Davies B. M. Walls Counsel & Secretary National Gypsum Company GAF Corporation Flintkote Company Manville GAF Corporation Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos Inc. Davies Hardy Loeb Austin & Ives The following were in attendance representing the Asbestos Building Products Manufacturers Environmental Health Council _ C. L. Sheckler + Chairman Albert Alpine Harry Messler Walter Knorr Frank Zimmerman Manville Certain Products Corp. GAF Corporation Flintkote Company National Gypsum Company Additional guests included J. W. Duncan M. S. Davis F. E. Dutcher F. J. Solon W. P. Raines National Gypsum Company Certain Products Corp. Manville Manville Manville The meeting which had been called to present a report by the Asbestos Building Products Manufacturers Environmental ' Health Council to the Board of Directors of Mineral Fiber Products Bureau was opened with remarks of welcome from Mr. Cerny of 2 Manville Mr. Fay the President of Mineral Fiber Products Bureau chaired the meeting arranging this presentation Mr. Fay called upon Messrs and acknowledged with thanks M's of environmentalenvironmental health problems Solon Raines and Sheckler of M to present their report Mr. Solon reported M's finding to date of occupational problems concerned with asbestos building products and noted that the dosage of dust from such products and the time of exposure to such dusts were related He stated however that M had not discovered any risk to the general public at large from asbestos building products He reported that M retains public relations counsel exclusively for health matters The firm retained is Hill and Knowlton who also represent the British Asbestos interests in the field of public health Mr. Solon explained Americans that the British in the matter of are considerably in advance of the asbestos and health control M a is cooperating with the British and is developing library of information and is willing to cooperate with others on this subject In response to a question Mr. Solon noted that M did not participate directly in the Congressional hearings held to date on the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1968 HR 14816 and S. 2864 discussion of 1968 There was some and it was noted by Mr. of the Health and Safety Act Sheckler that the Bill in its present broad form does not provide for the obligations of workers as well as of employers in the entire area ofoccupa- ttihoenpaollice raises health and safety The Bill in itspresent form also questions of interference by the federal government with welfare and safety powers of the states Mr. Sheckler position noted the of Dr. I. J. Selikoff of Mount Sinai Hospital New York in testifying in support of the Bill on behalf of the heat frost contractors and are asbestos workers too small to help that thermal insulation themselves and that federal legislation is necessary in occupational health areas It was noted that an insulation industry hygiene council is 1 million which will budget to be established with a of approximately to be expended over a period of five years and initially focus on problems in the thermal insulation field ~ 3 An visual presentation was made by Mr. Raines indicating the extent of public concern already expressed in television news reports and in newspaper and medical journals about the health hazards of asbestos building products Mr. Sheckler discussed the moral and legal aspects of the problem of occupational health hazards He noted that frequently Workmen's Compensation cases have been the customary routine pursued when occupational illnesses arose He noted however that third party suits in negligence against manufacturers which are outside of Workmen's Compensation cases are becoming increasingly popular Some such negligence suits have been for as much as 750,000 Already some products such as insulation are being labeled with cautionary advice It was noted that as yet no attack has been made by labor unions against employers in their wagewwage age negotiations negotiations on the basis that their employees are involved in hazardous hazardous occupations There has been some movement by the amount unions to insist insist upon of .25 per month per a contribution from members in the man for payment into a health fund Presumably these contributions are passed on as negotiated wage increases Studies made have indicated that insulation workers on to the average These 30 experience pulmonary disease at the rate of 25 diseases are believed to be compatible with their occupation of being exposed to insulation It was noted that the figure given is an average and that the greater amount of exposure and greater time of exposure resulted in an exploding graph of pulmonary disease among insulation workers theory asbestos nickel cobalt and human lung these trace chrone States Public Health absorb trace metals these fibers lodge there Dr. I. I. J. Selikoff's theory noted that there is no bronchogenic cancer among the insulation workers who do not smoke Therefore he theorizes that asbestos is a target of nicotines and tars Insulation workers who smoke are much more liable to contract bronchogenic dicease 4 It was Mr. Sheckler's feeling that although some scientists and reporters may seem to promote undue publicity of the health hazard and thus demonstrate considerable irre- sponsibility Dr. Selikoff's work is highly regarded today Dr. Selikoff himself has a formidable reputation as a scientist Mr. Sheckler indicated that in his opinion the risk of disease is greater in the asbestos cement manufacturing operations than in insulation manufacturing operations He believes that the presence of silica together with asbestos in asbestos cement products addsadds greater hazard than that found in the insulation function It was indicated that the insulation new witha industry hygiene council will conduct studies view to protect asbestos workers in the following areas 1 identification of dust sources 2 prevention of dust formation 3 removal of dust 40 protective masks 5 housekeeping practices 6 establishment of surveillance procedures a dust levels surveillance material b c trade studied and practices 7. medical 8. cigaret smoking It is anticipated that a scientific advisory committee may be appointed to the IIHC Such a committee would probably include four medical doctors or scientists such as Dr. E. K. Hammond Epidemiologist Dr. George Wright Dr. Selikoff Dr. Ferris Professor Public Health at Harvard Dr. Marvin researcher Kushnor cancer researcher at NYU In addition M may provide assistance the areas of engineering and research for a limited amount of time It is also expected that the U. S. Public Health Service and the United States Bureau of Mines will sit in on the scientific committee The New York Academy of Sciences will be the sponsor of the IIHC and its meetings will be held there Ir Sheckler To illustrate the importance of the problem reported that many years ago the American Conference of Govern- mental Industrial Hygienists held that the maximum allowable 5 amount of dust in the air should be 5.0 million particles per cubic foot It is expected that this figure will be revised to a maximum allowable of 2.0 million particles per cubic foot In situations presently existing with what is believed to be good dust control Mr. Sheckler has observed the following concentrations of dust expressed in millions per cubic foot in the vicinity of the following machines radial saw skil saw with monolithic saw exhaust swing saw band saw edge trimmer lathes generally high 12.2 18.2 5.3 6.6 8.0 14.0 It was noted only 35 effective and does not occur as much it does in the milling that masks in common use are approximately that the health problem being studied in the mining operations of asbestos as and processing After lunch the meeting considered the role of the Mineral Fiber Products Bureau in this expanding study of environ- posible posible mental health Consideration was purposes of the MFPB and the possible given given to a redefinition of possibleposible possible creation of a health and safety committee Mr. Sheckler felt that the MFPB could be of great value in dealing with fabricators and contractors in meeting with them and talking with them about the problem Some discussion was held on the advisability of focusing studies on the manufacturing and handling of asbestos cement products This study would be of internal operations include exchange of information among manufacturers and would In addi- tion it was believed that study should focus upon external operations and the relationships between the manufacturers and their customers . It was the consensus that the first point should be an appraisal within the industry of the gravity of the situation and that embarking upon extensive public relations government reports and dissemination of booklets to the trade about health 4 6 safety practices should be done after full consideration and understanding within the industry of problems peculiar to asbestos building products MFPB Mr. Fay summarized sumarized would consider a changecchhaannggee change discussion by stating that the of ooff its name to its former name AsAsbestb os estos Products Association Association Association Association that it would consider appointment of a health and and review its current purposes safety committee that and amplify and revise it would them that it would develop a plan to encourage asbestos of products to join that committee insofar as related to the needs of other asbestos cement cement producers those activities manufacturers Mr. Fay felt that the draft pamphlet on recommended health safety practices for handling and applying health products be deferred in publication until all members of the Bureau had ample opportunity to consider the booklet and has booklet of this Mr. Sheckler's present committee agreed to delay the publication of for a period of sixty days pending matter will remain intact the Health Safety further discussion Conveying the thanks of the MPB to M and the participants in the seminar Mr. Fay adjourned the meeting at Respectfully submitted F.J. W. C.L. ae Solon - 12 _ te Raines - 12 Sheckler - Finderne Division Headquarters June 18 1968 cc F.E. M.F. Dutcher MacDonald 11 - 7 Seminar on Asbestos Environmental Control This is a brief summary of the results of the meeting held in the M Board Room on June 17 with the Directors of the Mineral Fiber Products Bureau and the group known as the Asbestos Building Products Manufacturers Environmental Health Council 1 There was unanimous approval and expression of appreciation for the fine presentation by Messrs Solon Raines and Sheckler 2 While some had an intimation of the problem most were unaware of the severe involvement they may have with this potential health problem and the meeting served to open their eyes 3. Actions planned by the Mineral Fiber Products Bureau a The name has been changed back to the Asbestos Products Association b A Health and Safety Council has been formed which will operate as a separate organization within and under the auspices of the ACPA The Health and Safety Council will operate with broad objectives to bring both plant processing and field applications of asbestos products within satisfactory health and safety limits The most immediate objective will be approval and modification of the draft on Recommended Health Safety Practices for Handling and Applying Asbestos Products as prepared under the auspices of Cliff Sheckler and his Council This may be distributed initially only to fabricators who have similar conditions to the manufacturers of asbestos Then field studies will probably be initiated to determine the extent of asbestos dust concentration in field applications of various types of asbestos materials with the ultimate objective of setting safety standards where these are needed Invitations to join the Council will be extended to manufacturers of asbestoscement products who are not now members of the ACPA viz Carey Supradur USG Certain Woodward Iron There will be a nominal initiation fee of 50 In order to put across to these organizations not represented at the meeting on June 17 the need for the Health and Safety Council an identical presentation is planned for July 9 15 or 17 from 10:30 to noon followed by luncheon In addition to the proposed new members it was requested by Messrs Moran and Sweeney that invitations to attend be extended by them to Messrs Pecaro and O'Leary who they are sure are just not aware of the problem President Al When this is meeting If 9th or 17th Fay is making the arrangements for the date and the invitations settled we will have to zero in on the best place for this held on the 15th we will use the Large Board Room If on the probably at the Union League Club / Cerny C6H1IBFPIJAL C6H1IBFPIJAL C6H1IBFPIJAL Environmental Control Department Research & Engineerfer Center June 20 1968 E. C. Ceray - DHQ Seminar on Asbestos Enviromental Control Your letter June 18 1968 On behalf of our 11 Environmental Control Pepartment and our Asbestos Building Products Manufacturers Environmental Health Council I wish to thank you for arranging the meeting of June 17 1968 was especially pleased with report of the action taken by the MFFB Board your - of Directors concerning their desire to health safety practices both in pursue manufacturing and fabrication Maniacterers Holth As indicated Products at the scoting we will maintainmaintainmaintain maintain maintain maintain our present Asbestos Building Holth Maniacterers EnvironmentalHolth Holth Holth Holth Council We will cooperate and that both yourgroup ccordingto activities with both it is advaulat.dtovault.to advault.to group until such a time blue into 020 organization printing advault.to Neith arty printing and distributionof the bed bed for Handling bed and Applying Aubaator Products reorganization of your EPTG Association for two organizations will delay arty Practices uonths pending Distribution of the booklets field studies of dust industry etc. are dotsils that can worked out determination concerning the organizational As you are evare I have been assigned the responsibility within cur own to prepare publish and folle through with the distriturion of a fealth booklet regering Asbestos products this project until it has been completos I will therciore contirus courary Infosy with In order practices copies of Rovirosatal to provide you with background information concerning cur M policico and activities in relatio to Rovirosatal Control an encloring bulleti stendard precipublications precipublications precipublications core etc. Your letter indicates plans for a ratiratinn g g on July 9 available duringthe weak of July - 12. wilwlill le 17th 15 cz 17. 17. availablae vailable available available on the 15th or CLS ont Enc CC C. F. A. C. R. 11. F. Fursati + Oty with Dutcher - G Nacfouald - GUT F. J. 1. Fil C Colon = CEQ Kaldes - G Headquarters 1968 , F.E. Dutcher M.F. MacDonald F.J. Solon Lxcmersca EL W.P. Maines C.L. kler - Finderne Seminar on Asbestos Environmental Control This is a follow to my letter of June 13 which vas a summary of the meeting on June 17 ^' Please note the attached draft of By- for the proposed Health and Safety Council of the Asbestos Product Association I can see with the way this has been put together and have so advised Bradley Bil andand belbelieve ieve ththaat t thethe Council CouncilCouncil will will b be e a a vavlaluuaabblle i in nd du us st tr ry y vehicle vehicvlehicle e fofor r thte he publication of any health and sloty standards The date of the next meeting his of July 09 15 or 17 but will not yet been established rom advise you as soon as hear the the the three three three three three Diy datedatedate date date ? E.0 Ceray {A . ote we CIGARS ORAS - Waa oT 2 | AE 2 WT: Neca Ce a ee ee RN ee 3 = tnee aea ase Lent, Py My pete ar ta 1 4 eee Me ted enews LAT For sanene oh ote bf te lite nell e % hE a * 2 oa is hha Od ee ston : dod oe . . ee ee . Mineral Fiber Products ROOM 2300 535 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NEW YORK 10017 Dureau . oa fl - fl Kitten F35F35 _ CAS 7 June 19 1968 ' _M_E_M_O_R_A_N_D_U_M___ TO Messrs A. H. Fay , J. Moran . F. K. Sweeney J. H. Davies | E. C. Cerny Gentlemen co, divie . | . . divie ' I enclose a rough first draft of a set of Laws - for the proposed Health and Safety Council of the Asbestos- BW Cement Products Association May have your thoughts these Laws your earliest conveniseontchaet some kind | Ghee of final draft can be put into thehands OR some ah tt nae of prospective members of the Council before our July meeting As I ax- plained to you I am trying to imitate the arrangement arrangement created by the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association for its Western and Southern Committees both of which have members who are not members of the Association - I feel that it is important that the Health and Safety Council should operate under the organizational umbrella and the legal setup of the CPA Aside from the obvious benefits of being an arm of tion this arrangement would insure contributions to the Council an established organica- the tax deductibility of Yours sincerely BMW 1z Encs e ee 5 sx DRAFT # 1 - JUNE 1968 LAWS of the - HEALTH & SAFETY COUNCIL of the ASBESTOS PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION ARTICLE I - NAME - The name of this organization shall be the Health & Safety Council of the Asbestos Products Association ' ARTICLE II - PURPOSES 1. The Council is the official channel of the Asbestos- Cement Products Association for the exploration development study coordination collaboration promotion and publication . of health and safety programs related to the asbestos industry and asbestos products 2. The Council shall initiate develop and direct studies and public relations programs designed lawfully to promote and foster health and safety policies and programs for the asbestos- | cement industry as will tend a To appraise and resolve health and safety problems peculiar to the asbestos industry for manufacturers of asbestos- cement products and b To assist fabricators and users of asbestos- cement products in their health and safety programs and i ta Me tee ee mem eva re "ee . iA nee we Fee oar rr og nt earner eet neh bd ee meee ce ete Meet Cae le be we eee ere See WO Ser SO c To cooperate with other groups governmental or private studying and reporting on health and safety problems of the asbestos- cement industry 3. This organization is not organized for pecuniary profit ' ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP Asbestos Products Association Members Members of the Asbestos Products Association are eligible for appointment by the Board of Directors of CPA for membershiipn the Council Each Association member having _ representation on the Council may have only one official Council| : yo member who may designate an alternate to function in his stead | when occasion may require ss Asbestos Products Association Members Those individuals partnerships and corporations who manu- facture asbestos products but are not members of CP may be appointed to membership in the Council by the Board of Directors of CPA upon payment of an initiation fee of 50 to the Council a Membership in the Council shall not be construed to entitle members of CPA any of the rights and privileges concomitant with membership in the CPA : phe ae. Av * 4 shenpleaeiinutin oetiaSnneine rece awk U2 : a - a bey oe ih athe ees Mee dele 2 a * iS hog Oe sata! ethtea whl e e, t Biter AY ted ol a 7 ade ate 6 nL bee ee ene ee wren 3 co ~. b The Board of Directors reserves the right to . VeSa : rr terminate any membership in the Council without ; , | afey . cause | 7 = MowaheesPed c Any member of the Council may resign his Council aa ie time oNneY wrDE . membership at any by giving written notice ENT of ayade resignation to the President of but CPA are MSops a shall not be entitled to any refund of voluntary at. theretofore _ contributions ' made to the funds of the Council ARTICLE IV MEETINGS| 1 Meetings ofthe Council shall be called by the President of the Council a majority of the members members of the Council or by the President of | CPA | | a, 2. Notices of Meetings shall be issued to Committee members only from the offices of the CPA and each such notice shall be accompanied by a written agenda detailing the subjects to be considered and no subjects not on the agenda shall come before the Meeting ARTICLE V - OFFICERS et. The Council shall elect annually from its members a President oe4 efit.etnw. and a President who shall serve until the next annual elec- re tion or until their successors shall have duly qualified a toe ~ Lain fl de bafln la ee Site Mat Peter ? ow ciuee.s wats ha nw AR rie ae OR BEd ' ,, ' > " VO Le" han s canecedad sme iam tee vee - 4= The Treasurer Council and the Secretary of CPA of the shall act as Secretary of the Council shall be the Treasurer of CPA ARTICLE VI d MINUTES . Minutes of all Council proceedings shall be duly kept reviewed by legal counsel of CPA and distributed to all Council members as well as to members of the Board of Directors of CPA when legal counsel shall so advise| ARTICLE VIIfl - COUNCIL FUNDS The funds of the Council together with records of receipts and disbursements therefrom shall be kept separate from the funds of CPA Council funds will derive from voluntary con me tributions that may be made by CPA members Non- ACPA members e Fl amounts ee and concerns who sell materials used in the manufacture of asbestos- cement products The and methods of contributing shall be as determined by each individual contributor ARTICLE VIII + REVIEW All policies and programs of the Council are subject to review by the Board of Directors of CPA and by CPA legal counsel ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS Weye a The Council may propose amendments to these Laws as experience may suggest to the Board of Directors of CPA for these approval or disapproval of all proposed amendments to Laws vo . 2 Mevrnas ienee tender teh 2 waa Te . ore NR tat Ae <, ell oy y wots ae co. re a wee. 7, wo x ak er Ste heer bbw wfrteon Suterthesate ER hte bale dente eiatithete! 1 oe thatanet , . ee Meade . en 1 , er Lg bbl my te I ARTICLE X DISSOLUTION . t dan a ia . Ore RY 1 The Council may be dissolved by the vote written of the consent of twothirds of the Council or by resolution . Board of Directors of CPA 2. In the event of the dissolution of the Councileach of ' member thereof at the time such didsolution shall be entitled _ to a refund from the net assets of the Council according to such Member's total contributions to the Council heme tA olin. Ka woe OSSOG SPO SN FR