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., *r V ( V. ^002204 T. F. Egan May 14, 1971 026372 turn"Easce 13 alv.y:: cs, and the progress of each cay accelerates "12 RATE OF CHANCE. PERHAPS THE MOST TOPICAL chance TODAY has biz; the ^:C?jASISC CONCE?.; 3T SO KANT PEOPLE over ecology, social attitudes and general APATir; for "doing it eight." this concern is teat broad and touches all of us in cun private and professional lives. NON, I SAID TOUGHS US, SC7 OH HOW MANY TEES U RESIST THE CLEAR MESSAGE THAT SOMETHING NEEDS CHANGE. I ASK SHY DO SE RESIST? LET'S LOOK AT SOME POSSIBILITIES: ( PLAINTIFF'S t ^EXHIBIT j w4Gr605 (A) LACK OF KNOWLEDGE- "LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS THAT'S NOT MY FIELD." (B) UNWILLING TO LISTZJ - OR MAYBE ADMIT THAT SOMEONE OTHER THAU A TITLED OFFICIAL KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. "EXCUSE MY IG.'ORANCE, BUT I'M BUSY." (C) TUNNEL VISION - I CAN'T BE BOTHERED - THEY HAVE A UL FIRE TEST, AND WHAT MORE DO I NEED. (D) APATHY - YOU CAN'T'FICHT THE SYSTEM - WE'VE BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY FOR YEARS. (E) LOOK, THEY HAVE UL APPROVAL - SO LET THEM WORRY ABOUT ' IT.' IF IT'S WRONG, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. THAT ONE, AND I CUESS ALL THE OTHERS CAM EE LABELED, "PASS THE BUCK." AND WE CANNOT CLAIM COMPLETE IZ.'OCZ.'CE ON THIS ACCOUNT. 20005048 j- . r S' 0263735:1 I SELIEVE IT HAS 71-5l\^T KA"7.Y TRUMAN WHO Il'.D A 3ICN IN- HIS OFFICE, INDEED, GN KIS DE-ISC - "TUI SUCK STOPS HERE." WELL, TEE 3l*CK HAS STOPPED HERE III NEW YORK RECENTLY OVER SEVERAL FACTORS MUCH VZ 7JLV2 OR WILL COMMENT ON TODAY: (1) AS3SST0S - POLLUTION (2) FIRE-SAFETY El KICK-RISE BUILD ElGS (3) PERFORMANCE OF SPRAY FIREPROOFING , v THE FIRST POINT'OF ASBESTOS AND POLLUTION IS STILL BEING DEBATED AND RESEARCHED. NEW YORK HAS LED THE WAY IN TAKEG STEPS TO CONTROL THIS PROBLEM. RULES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SPRAYING WITH ASBESTOS CON TAINING MATERIALS. IN FACT, THEY STAND TODAY FOR SPRAY MATZRL\LS THAT HAVE NO ASBESTOS, WHICH I FIND ILLOGICAL UNLESS THE PRODUCT CAN BE FOUND TO CONTAIN CONTAMINANTS. HOWEVER, I MUST COMMENT FURTHER ON THIS MATTER OF ENCLOSURE FOR PROTECTION. CAN YOU TRULY STATE THAT ENCLOSURE WOULD OR SHOULD BE REQUIRED ONLY FOR SPRAYED FIREPROOFING? . WHILE SPRAY CONTRIBUTES A GOOD AMOUNT OF DUST AND WASTE'MATERIAL, IT IS NOT THE MAJOR OR TOTAL CONTRIBUTOR. THE AMOUNT OF WASTE CAN BE 'DIRECTLY RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT OF "RULES OF APPLICATION." IF IT'S DONE PROPERLY, Til WASTE AND OVERSPRAY IS REDUCED DRAMATICALLY. FURTHER, IF GENERAL POLLUTION FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES IS VALID, THEN A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POLLUTANTS CAN BE KEPT IN THE STRUCTURE. 20005049 * r J 26o7cc.2 please don't 7o::c"r n:at : name enclosure `.'ILL wilts* ibT2.\r*.r2E iwO meather ;::d ali other Katies proslcms that -plague construction in mew yor ::d other earthst:: cities for atpeoti- mately five of the '".as., THIS IS A CLEAR ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION THAT MUST 3S SZCCCUZZD. FROM THE OUTSET 'THEN THE ALARM WAS SOUNDED OVER AS3ESTOS, WE SENT OUR RESEARCH TEAMS TO WORE TO DEVELOP A PLASTER FIREPROOFING WITHOUT ASBESTOS THAT MAINTAINED OR, IN FACT, IMPROVED ON 'THE SUPERIOR QUALITIES OF MONO-KOTE. THAT BECAME A REALITY THROUGH SUCCESSFUL TESTS AT UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, DIC. THAT HAVE SEEN COMMENTED ON IN DETAIL 3Y MR. PARKS. THEN CAME THE STRUGGLE FOR APPROVAL 3Y THE VARIOUS AGENCIES HERE IN NEW YORF.: (A) BOARD OF STANDARDS & APPEALS (B) MEA DIVISION - DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS (C) AIR RESOURCES CO.TIISSION (D) HEALTH RESEARCH COUNCIL THERE HAS BEEN SUCCESS IN MANY OF THESE AREAS, AND JOHN OTTINCER ' WILL COMMENT IN MORE DETAIL A3CUT THIS LATER. THE WORK CONTINUES 30TH IN DEVELOPMENT AND IN GAINING APPROVALS, BUT I Ail VERY PLEASED TO FORMALLY ANNOUMCZ TO ALL OF YOU HERE NOW THAT.UE DO HAVE MONO-HOTE-TYPE 4 FORMULATED WITHOUT ASBESTOS 20005050 r -4 - ^3637.3 S3 approved and, indeed. j,-:..sg :i::d at this :smc;? ::: ::?./ y:rk. the second point ::as 'T'r.i safety ktoh-sise ?.uildi::cs." HERE, THE TRAGIC r iRES OF LAST FALL AND WINTER ECUS IN NEW YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO HIT EVERYONE SQUARELY 3ZTUEEM THE EYES. LITE SAFETY AND STRUCTURAL BAMACS REALITIES AFTER THE FACT ALASHED EVERYONE. T3E JURY OR JURIES ARE II! SESSION WEIGHING TIE EVIDENCE INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS SPONSORED SY THE FEDERAL COVEEBOf - CHICAGO STUDIES OF HIGH-RISE FIRES - FIRE COUNCIL OF UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES, INC. -A.I.S.I. -A.I.S.C. - INSURANCE SATING ORGANIZATIONS AND UNDER WRITERS. RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE API INVOLVED AND PRESSING FOR POSITIVE MEASURES TO ASSURE THAT THESE PARTICULAR STRUCTURES ARE CORRECT. THERE ARE MARKED DIFFERENCES IN COOT REGULATIONS AMD OTHER CONTROLS LEGISLATED BY MUNICIPALITIES. A GOOD EXAMPLE IS THE PACIFIC COAST WHICH UNDER UNIFORM BUILD INC CODE REQUIRE TIIE TEMPERATURE CRITERIA AS A METHOD OF TEST APPROVAL. BEYOND THIS, THE MAJOR CITIES NAVE CONTROLS WHICH ASSURE PROPER INSTALLATION OF AN APPROVED MATERIAL. IN NOTING APPROVAL, SAN FRANCISCO REQUIRES A PRODUCT .TEST FOR DAMAGEABILITY OVER AND ABOVE A UL OR OTHER LABORATORY FIRE TEST. FURTHER, THEY REQUIRE VALIDATION TO THE IN-PLACE DENSITY OF THE APPLIED FIRIPROOFINC. SAN FRANCISCO ALSO HAD A HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING FIRE. THE BANK OF AMERICA BUILDING PROTECTED WITH CrtENTITIOUS MATERIAL APPLIED UNDER THE NOTED REGULATIONS. WHILE IT '.Vo RL"GRr::D THAT IT WAS QUITE INTENSE. BUT LOCALIZED, THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMACE AND, INDEED, NO DAIUCE TO IN-FLOOR POWER AND ELECTRIFICATION. 20005051 REMEMBER, I MENTIONED TN TEE HECINNING THAT THERE WAS CHANCE IN Tiil LAND -AGAINST THE GENERAL .^FAT!!Y ''OR "DOINC IT RICS7." well, with the r.cestate headlines , ca.'e the charges of somethzig IS WRONG WITH "SPRAYED FIREPROOFING" AND WELL, I JUMPED AND SO DID OUR ASSOCIATES OVER THE DANGER OF GENERALIZATION. BUT THE CLAMOR WAS OVER EVIDENT LACK OF PERFORMANCE OF SPRAT FIREPROOFING. THAT WAS MY LAST ITEM FOR COMMENT AND TuE KEY ISSUE FOR DISCUSSION - PERFORMANCE - < IF YOU HAVE A NON-POLLUTING SPRAY MATERIAL WITH THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: (A) HIGH BON'D (B) HARD SURFACE (C) NO EROSION (D) ASSURED DENSITY (E) RELATIVE LOW COST *"*" % AND A POSITIVE MEANS TO ASSURE THE APPLICATION FOR THICKNESS AND DENSITY IN CONFORMANCE TO THE FIRE TEST AND THE LOCAL CODE REQUIREMENTS. THEN THE PUBLIC LIFE AND FINANCIAL COMMUNITY IS PROTECTED SOMEWHAT BEYOND THE MINIMUM ESTABLISHED BY CODE LEGISLATION. ALL OF US HERE HAVE TO LOOK AT STRUCTURES DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST PEOPLE AND CAN PERMIT NO WEAK SPOTS FOR FIRE AND SUBSEQUENT DANCER. 200050** 4 V *3 - i caution you ;;ot to over rtact aicd loss site of the facts. .263.7355 V10U3LY ACCEPTED METHODS OF PSCVIDtMG FliE RESISTIVE DESIGN REQUIRE PEOPLE TO BRING IT TO REALITY. SO DON'T LABEL SPP.V.'ED FIREPROOFINC WITH ALL THE MALPRACTICE OF APPLICATION. LOOK SERIOUSLY TO ALL THE OTHERS - CONTROLS ARE NEEDED TO INSURE PROPER PROTECTION FROM ALL THE OTHERS. CONCRETE MEMBRANE & ACOUSTICAL SYSTEMS DRY WALL ASSEMBLIES ' SPRINKLERS AND OTHERS FURTHER, THE DEBATE OF SHOP PAINTED OR UNPAINTED STEEL MEMBERS GOES ON. AS PRESENTLY PROJECTED, SPECIFICATIONS ARE USUALLY NOT CLEAR ON RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPER SURFACE PREPARATION. AND, INDEED, IF THEY ARE IT'S HARD TO EVER BE SURE IF THE APPLICATION IS QUESTIONED OVER ALL AREAS OF THE SCOPE FOUND IN MODERN HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION. ' CONSIDER THE TOTAL AND PROPER PROTECTION OF A STRUCTURE AS AN INSURANCE POLICY OF MANY PARTS ANYONE IF IMPROPER COULD VOID THE WHOLE' POLICY ONE OF THESE PARTS IS SPRAY PROTECTION OF THE STRUCTURAL FRAME. THE LAW REQUIRES`THAT THIS POLICY-BE PURCHASED AND IT WAS. V 20005053 0CG37356 I DOUBT AMD HOPE NONE ?c iw. HIKE EVER r/JY INSURANCE THE VAT SPRAY zzv:FIREPROOFING INSURANCE HAS v UACMASED FOR ~IZ LAST TWO YEARS HERE n; new toss. WHAT HAS AND IS HAFPENING? GENERALLY EVERYONE PASSED THE BUCK DOWN AND THRU THE CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN BUILDER AND FIREPROOFING SUB-CONTRACTOR. . IN TEXT BOOKS IT'S CALLED, "GIVE & TAKE" - "NEGOTIATION" BARGAINING FOR QUALITY AT THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE COST. HOWEVER, AS THE BUILDER PLAYS ONE SUB AGAINST THE OTHER - IT'S OFTEN REALLY, "HOW FAST AND HOW CHEAP" I DIDN'T SAY INEXPENSIVE - ECONOMICAL - PROPER - NO, I SAID CHEAP. CHEAP BY DEFINITION: # ' I WHILE INEXPENSIVE AND CHEAP ACRES IN THEIR SUGGESTION OF LOW COST. CHEAP NOW OFTEN SUCCESTS SHODDINESS, INFERIORITY, SHOWY IMITATION, COMPLETE UNWORTHINESS. WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE INTENTIONAL OVER THE YEARS, IT HAS BECOME AM ECONOMIC FACT AND CONSEQUENTLY-; " A WAY OF t* DOING BUSINESS." 2000505* > V 02637357 THIS LEVEL OF PEHTCXlANCE IS DIRECT 7.I*ULT CT THOSE ECONOMIC PRESSURES OS THE SUS-OJKir.ACTOil T:LV: .-.IE REAL BECAUSE CF 7:'" NOTED LACK OF OUALITY CONTROL. IT HAS OFTEN 3EEN STATED ill VARIOUS HAYS, BUT FIFE SAFETY BEGINS WITH TEE DESIGN. BEYOND T.iIS EVEN, IT'S THE AITITUDE OF THE OWNER. ARCHITECT, ENGINEER AND BUILDER. YOU HAVE TO '.'ANT AND DEMAND SOMETHING I? YOU HOPE. TO GET IT. EVEN THOUGH BUILDING CODES ASS DESICJTED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE FU3LIC, CAN THEY REALLY rROTECT AGAINST "THE ICK0P.ANC2 OF THOSE INVOLVED E* THE BUILDING PROGRAM?' THE BUILDING'S COST SHOULD NEVER 3E REDUCED BY UNSAFE DESIGN METHODST, ARCHITECTS MUST RESIST THESE ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE COST BY UNSAFE PRACTICES. THE PASSAGE OF PROPER, HELL DEFINED LAN'S ARE I!t?GRTANT. BUT IT'S FUTILE TO PASS LAWS IN THE AFTERMATH OF A CATASTRO PHY IF LITTLE OR NO THOUGHT IS GIVEN TO ENFORCEMENT 0? THE LAW. THE BUILDING CODE CANNOT ENFORCE ITSELF. HOLEVER, IT CAN AND SHOULD CLEARLY DEFINE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE AND PROVIDE CLEAR CUT DENIAL OF-APPROVAL FOR ALL .TO SEE IF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOT'MET. ONE PAST OF THE DEFINITION SHOULD BE IN "TYPE OF SPRAY FIREPROOFINC," WHICH IS THE HEART OF OUR PRESENTATION. .. "THERE IS A DIFFERENCE" TO ILLUSTRATE PHIS CLEARLY, I'M COINC TO A SLIDE PRESENTATION WHICH WILL RECAP SOME OF THE POINTS NOTED EARLIER. 20005055