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FILENAME: Flintkote (FLK) DATE: 1970 Sept 11 DOC#: FLK066 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes & Attendee List - Quebec Asbestos Mining Association ;Jc b : : PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT ......% p.i .L S 7 .2 .... S'imnun Kcrnaui.jn OtT.cial Reporter A s l z s t c ; M : nin'G A s s o c i a t i o n 5i-u G*ANDC-All, t~C* ~ Tc. n ; 4, c. Tcvr^MO ** ''J >; .erriL-: 11, 157G. r.r. hr. hr. 5. r.r. if .' , rr. fcr. R.J. r.F. K.i, |T.C. K.J. R.i. Eerrii i Cuont: cd Sr.it r Lir.oill C?. ' pen t f ; Erssel Coie.-a.' - Ca rev-Cr-.a ; i an E i n e s L i m i t e d - Asbestos Corporation Limited - 6 r l i After tc.s L in es L i m i t e d - Caneiian J o h n f - F a n v i l l e Co. Ltd . - fiinttote nines Limited - Lake Asbestos o f Quebec L i m i t e d - A-aiionsi Asbestos Fiiocs L i m i t e d * Er. C. Robinson - Treasurer - Q.A.E.A. 'l r-; iTIHC 0 " Tur CUC? r c ASSTSTOi mi MI KC AS33CI ATI 0L1 Osar S i r : * Please find the 114th m eet i ng or* held on Eonday, July raar, Quebec. e t t ached one ( l ) copy o f c i n u t e s o f the Quebec A s b e s t o s Wining A s s o c i a t i o n the .27th, 1970, at the Chateau f r o n t e - Sincerely yours, PAF/wl Attach. Paul-A. F iit e a u , General Manager. c y I* i n i K j i : : cr th: i i 4 t n n i ' i i f . ; c-r th: CUisCC AS5iTC2 r.IM;.! ASSCCi ATIDh Hi l C Of; KGi.'DAY, J-J.Y Th: 2 7 t h/, 1 5 7 0 , AT THf. CKAT C A U F n C ^ l Z h A0 , Q U Z ' Z Z Z . i Pr s cr.t : .*5 Kefsrs. R.J. Merrill / J . C . Cby L.C. Piure K. C. I U.U-. ( F . P . i f I.C. Carpenter Ouchtred Smi th Campbell W.H. F o s t e r R. P. XTagnon A.n. lo o k e r 0. P o i r i e r Geo. Robinson Philippe Casorain I. Sabourin l Paul-A. Filteau t I R. Oodos-Hebron P t t I The Chairman, Dr. R . J . B e r r i l l , p r e s i d e d the m e e t i n g , f l i n u t e s of 1 th^e 112th meet ing h e l d on Way the 15th, 1570, tie re a d a p t e d a s d i s I t r i b u t e d . i I TECHNICAL CQWWTTTtC Ths Chairman e x p l a i n e d t h a t i t had not been p o s s i b l e to a r r a n g e a I f u l l y a t t e n d e d meeting i n J u l y but t ha t p r o g r e s s on some o f t h e mork c o u l d be r e p o r t e d . I F i l t r a t i o n o f A s b e s t o s - C e m c n t - S i l i c o F i x e s - The Chairman o f t h i s sub-committee i s fo ll ow in g tne wcr of hr. A x e l s o n o f J o h n s - m a n v i i i e I Rese ar ch C e n t r e , on a p r e l i m i n a r y t e s t f o r the e v a l u a t i o n o f t he dewatering c h a ra c te ristic s of Asbestos-Cement and S i l i c a . It as mentioned that e degree of c o rre la tio n between t e s t r e s u l t s and p e r formance had been observed. weyifiw irrwwifiwrwi r wnw"mi m *m r m i T i Vm -- ...u .m il'ij- m m -i.r-irf v.* 1 c c r ,, w - r e V - CJ U. . (1) 2 jar hebet i ( 2 ) A i r Permeobi l i t> (2) Magnetic Fzzin- Ail th e s e t e s t s have had - i r c r c c r r r c t i o n s or r e f i n e m e n t s end will follow the is t t e r b a lio t in c precede cf the A.S.T.P1. for accepter.;*;. . S . U . Round Robin T es t S e r i e s - The Sher brooke L a b o r a t o r y I n c o o p e r a t i o n with member company l a b o r a t o r i e s e r e c o n c l u d i n g t h e Round Robin s e r i e s to examine the e f f e c t of changing the opening o f the B.Q.P. d i s i n t e g r a t o r sieve and & comparative study o f cement. A v i s i t by the Technical Committee to the I n t e r n a t i o n a l C e l l u l o s e Research Lim ited in Haxksebury has been arranged f o r e a r l y F e l l to ; exchange v i e = o on f i b r e l e n g t h measurement. D e t a i l s o f t h i s t r i p i l l be c i r c u l a t e d i n the near future . UNIFQRPi CLASSIFICATION: AVP CRADIf.'C CCr^I TTCC . I' The Cnoi r 11,a r* r e v i e w e d the s e r k o f h i s c cmmi t tse a s f c l l c s s : * "Vi, i Length - Diameter 5tud^ JZ e is _ g a r tic le sire_an al^zer 4_i*>aoe_shearinn V At t he J u n e 9th ./neeting o f t he Uniform C l a s s i f i c a t i o n and C r a d i n g Com m i t t e e i t a s d e c i d e d to s h o r t e n up the program and t he n a w a i t a st udy ... o f t he d a t a b e f o r e s p e nd i ng any more money. 11. I s a n t i c i p a t e d tha t .;.j . a s h o r t e n e d v e r s i o n of the s u g g e s t e d Ottawa program can be completed by the end o f J u l y . The computer study o f the r e s u l t s o f t h e r e a d i n g s taken on th e 1968 exchange f i b r e s should be ready a b o u t the end of August. H e a v e r , t o s t u d y the d a ta i t may t a k e 3-4 months o r more. The f u t u r e o f t h i s program i l l be r e - e v a l u a t e d a t t h i s l a t e r d a t e . ? .../3 -- r.*l4^'^***yFw*** - J**-?--V Urt --. c c r: - 1 r kg bags h3S bsan dr The study c." stencr-r..- c c ; r . c 3. ct c i f c r the G. S . te st i s ir. procrei. / Sor,5 f i b r e t e s t s ere necessary. / Y e s r : y _ e x ch ar r, _s an r i s _ t eg t i n g - The r e vie; of the v e r i s t y o f t e s t s b ei n g p e r f e r r s d was c ompl et ed. f t c i s t u r e t e s t s have been d ro p o e d , e l s e c o m p r e s s i o n - r ec ov er y on 2 c roup, 'and D y c k e r c f f end s u r f a c e a r e s on gr oup 6 f i b r e s . The r e s t c*- the t e s t s b e in g p e r f o r m e d were f e l t to be e l l n e c e s s a r y . J u l y 1_, 1970 S a l a r y i n c r e a s e s the Committee, were submitted n s l f o l l o w the new U n i v e r s i t y crease i s es per his group in month). - S a l a r y c h a n g e s , a s a g r e e d upon by for approval. Sherbrooke Leb. persons c a l e end t h e f i b r e I n s p e c t o r ' s inthe Asbestos Corporation s c a l e . (S S7 7 ./ industrial, relations ( cow^ itte: : The Chairman brought up f o r r evi ew c o n t r o l e n g i n e e r , fir. W. L ac ha n ce , be a d j u s t e d to 5 1 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 p e r month the s a l a r y o f the dus t and n oise and i t was r ov e d t h a t h i s s a l a r y as of August tha 1 s t , 1970. AC0PTCD The r e c e n t l a b o u r agreement a t Lake A s b e s t o s was b r i e f l y d i s c u s s e d . In g e n e r a l , i t i s in l i n e with the r e s t of the i n d u s t r y . - The con t r a c t was s i g n e d f o r two ( 2 ) y e a r s mi th an o v e r a l l a v e r a g e ir.csev.z3 of The p e n s i o n p l a n i s somewhat d i f f e r e n t i n t h a t it- i s non- I /4 ssasitjfcSLi , ,r T . 1lh l m iurr^ryaip^ c c ....... c r -- r i h*. t r r > :. *: *..' >- - * C` - - - -C. - - - - L .. . I r, t ne c a - c c:" s i : i : i c : ifiv? (5) yesrs cf se r v ic e , c' h` .' i *t.. pur yeer 0 : fu tu re serv; p en s io n i s b a s e d cn tine l a : As t h i n g - no s t a r e - . r r - r ; r - p i ; " - ' z r e c i c f e r e r . t t h r o u g h o u t t he inda.tr>. At B a l l A s b e s t o s f i n e s , the Ccrpany ha- code an o f f e r somewhat a lo n g tnc i n d u s t r y p a t t e r n ; however, the o f f e r has not been su b m it te d to tne Union membership es ye*.. I t i s hoped t h a t e two ( 2 ) y e a r c o n t r a c t can b~ s i g n e d . The Ce-neral ft'erager c o r - =ntsd b r i e f l y c- the p r o p o s e d S/crkssr. * 3 Compensation Scare Aavisory Committee. This Committee i s to bs composed of f o u r - ( O employer r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , f o u r (A) union r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s and two (2) s e n d e r s o f the Workmen's C omp ens at io n Board and twill a d v i s e the Board cn a i l i e p e r t a n t q u e s t i o n s c f s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t , such as the con solidatio n of a l l Government t, * inspection services, etc. The n e g o t i a t i o n s in the c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y have b r o u g h t a b o u t a new d e f i n i t i o n o f t he word " c o n s t r u c t i o n " . I t ha s been a g r e e d by both t he u n i o n s and the employers t h a t t he word " c o n s t r u c t i o n was meant t o i n c l u d e i n s t a l l a t i o n and m ai nt enan ce o f eq ui pmen t and m a c h i n e r y . Through the C o n s e i l du P a t r o n a t du Quebec, t h e .___ v a rio u s i n d u s t r i e s have voiced strong o b je c tio n s end have n o t i f i e d the M i n i s t e r of Labour th3 t the employers would oppose t h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n when t h e document r a t i f i e d by both p a r t i e s i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y i s f o r m a lly publish ed in the Quebec O f f i c i a l C a z e t t e . At the time o f t h e m eet i ng s t r i k e s i n the c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y had reached the E a s t e r n Township region. < ** Mr ? CL. w . - C j .../5 " TVl.>nrrii * \ r?* .^. rfyru c c 5. T t-r ~'Z C ?r-T T 1 - " c: Accord;.-.; t s pre-lens. '.'ii I i : - he i r .; . t he Cneireir. t'-- C c - - : t l e s i t t . lest. f aces with se v e ra l An a g r e s n s n : has fcssn r e a c h e s wise the Unite;: Kingdom Confe renc e r e s u l t i n g i n e 1C!', r a t e i n c r e a s e e f f e c t i v e J u l y 1 s t , 1970. I t i s c u l t s p o s s i b l e that enot.nr: in cr e a s e of I C i k i l l be f o r c e d o-o the i n d u s t r y ct the end c r the y e a r . Now t h a t c om pa ni es a r t s h i p p i n g more and more in c o n t a i n e r s , t..ey are a t the e e r c y of tuc cr three shipping l i n e s , in a c c i t i c n , the A r ctic Line does not ap pear t c have enough v e s s e l s to handle the i n d u s t r y tonnage in. October and November n e xt . Tnere i s a l s o a pr oblem of space i.lt h Japan; i t must be remembered t h a t 80,000 to n s have to be coved in November and Oeceroer of this' y e a r . N e g o t i a t i o n s have been completed c i t h the Quebec C e n t r a l a s r e g a r d s moving o f c a r s over long s p u r s . On c i i c a r s removed f r o a y a r d s a. r e d u c t i o n from 1 10 .2 0 t o $ 5 . 8 2 i n the c a s e o f A . C . L . and a r e d u c tion froa $11.54 to 57.77 in tne case of National Asbeatoa and . ' Lake Asbestos has been gran ted . Trucking of u n itiz e d end p a l l e t i z e d shipments has been reduced 1^ per 100 lb . A c o n t a i n e r t e r m i n a l c h a r g e o f 5 1 5 . CO p e r c o n t a i n e r , i n c l u s i v e o f the N.H.B. h a r f e g e -became e f f e c t i v e J u l y 22nd. Ocean r a t e s t o South America i l l be i n c r e a s e d 5 2 . 0 0 per ton. e f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y t h e , 1 s t , 1971. This in c r e a se to be applied to other contmodities e s of. Septem ber 1 st, 1970. As a r e s u l t oT t he s t r i k e i n the Quebec H ar bo ur , the i n d u s t r y n i g h t be f o r c e d t o d i v e r t some o f ' i t s sh ipmen ts t hr ou gh S t . J o h n s and H a l i f a x . An e f f o r t i s b e i n g made to devel op O r u c s o n d v i l l s a s a c c 6. eft : 1 '. i . t ; 1v 2 : : t :: b-. CC'* Hi l l Kp. 5 ( m e d i c a r e ) bo; b : - f p c s r r d r r, the Ho u s e . I t a p p e a r : t h a t n e c c i i a t i o n c with t-'F c o c t c i s & r ,c o p t i c i a n s . i l l be d i f f i c u l t . I t i s d o u b t f u l t e s t the pip.*, car. cor * ir.tp o p e r a ti o n b e f o r e th e end of the y e a r , i n : p r e s s u r e i s cn, n o ^ i v e r , l a i mpl ement t h e p l a n hcyv Septer. the 1 st, in c r o n tc c-_.iify for tbs fe de ra l subs i c i ; e . Tne m a s t e r o f c a r ' r e b a t e c r ; r e : ? r , `. s u r p l u s premi um p a i d by empl oy? i s one M c h i s cpsn to so-v/ertl p o s s i b i l i t i e s . li/ith r e a a r c r t c the liihits Paper on tax r e f or m, the ( S i r i n g A s s o c i e t i c ~ c ' Canada has macs i t s p r e s e n t a t i o n t c O t t a s o . I t i s d o u b t f u l t h a t r.ar; t e u I c g i c l c tier: z z r be brought i n by J a n u a r y 1 s t , 1 97 1. At the Cuebec Revenue Department l e v e l , i t has been d e c i d e d t o l e v y tax on c i e s e l o i l u se d in thr o p e r a t i o n o f the " D r i l l e a s t o r s " , on the b a s i s t h a t the u n i t can move i t s e l f f r o c one h o l o to an o t h e r . ' (Some 2% o f t o t a l d i e s e i c onsumpt ion), t aka A s b e s t o s t o c o n t e s t t h i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f the law. PUSLIC RCLATICfiS C2h*lT7ZZ *0 The A s b e s t o s Producer has won an award of e x c e l l e n c e fro the_ Ame:;'rh-v r- r i c a n I n d u s t r i a l E d i t o r s A s s o c i a t i o n . The Chairman a l s o m e n t i o n e d ... t h a t an o p i n i o n su r ve y among the i n d u s t r y employees a s t o t h e i r l i k e s and d i s l i k e s about the Producer has r e c e n t l y beer*, c o m p l e t e d ; th<- re s u l t s a r e q u i t e g r a t i f y i n g . The r e p o r t could not be t a b l e d a t t h i s t i c c , but w i l l b? reviewed at the next meeting. .../? .;>* * * .. ? . > - / v * ` h ' u , 0dm* c c Af : l r cr -:' e s b a ; c he C... - *V W p r o : : : e " z be sa t i i i c V 2 r * w i t * s e n be f cr COup is of y e a r s . r. 3 r ? 3 3 : 1st u r c t s r. i . r r ; e n: S-- l i n e ; bei nr i r r o s e ; Ne x. tanca ra : woul d a f f e c t t h e n h r i c e s be; t e r to : 1 c bu t , i t i s hoc ' - 1 mi thou . d i s r u p t i n g s e r i o u s l y t h e econo " >' -. t the industry. , Ob. IC'J c i y, th ? probistr- ( v . c . r a b a : a 1 Ageno >o c in U. S . A . ) of la 0 1 s i a t i rc i nr. t h i s f i e l d i s a d e l i c a t e one. The or i ni C.n i s ger.nr a l l y s e r e di na houa t r y i s do i n c r -j ch to cent ro 1 tnc r e s i t ' 1' p r e t i or c ro i s e d by a s b e s t os s rc c o n t r o l The a s b e s t o s he a l th s i t u a tic." i s bEooiri' a concon proci em. I t i s g e n e r a l l y a or ee? that tl d i t i c - s p r s :s e n t l y cb s e r v e d i s th:s cutco; r a t h e r than, c f methods u s e d in producing a s b e s t o s and a s b e s t o s p r o d u c t s by i n d u s t r y today. New York C i t y h a s a very a g r e s s i v e body which i s d e f i n i t e l y o p p os e d to the sorayirg of asbestos insulation in b u ild in g s, and has stopped t h i s t y p e o f i n s u l e t i o n work i n the World Trade C e n t r e B u i l d i n g . Cooing to the will hold i t s Chairman. fore is sseting the World Occupat ional in Sardinia next f a l l . H e a l th C o n f e r e n c e which Or. V ig lia n i i s the The P r e s i d e n t of the A s s o c i a t i o n has been a p pr o oc h e d by L e v i n a , Pre sident of the Asbestos Sprayers Association to explore any in te re s t on the p e r t o f C . A . K . A . to work with h i s A s s o c i a t i o n . . The P r e s i d e n t of D.A.R.A. s i l l try to discover hat his plans a r e , vary l i k e l y in the fie ld of public relations. Johns-Ranville ha3 refused to colla- .b o r a t e with the S p r a y e r s A s s o c i a t i o n ; appraises that the fight f o r a s b e s t o s s p r a y i n g i n New York i s a l o s t c a u s e . .../a c a ro ( ( r \ v. C' G. I In n i s iuTi t i e n comments, res: . p, r ; General far.E Sf r the C h a r m e r p slrr. es cu t t h a t tr.a C n v i r c - . r : - C : - ers! Cc . r - i t t e r had not hs i c a f c r r . al me e t i ng s i n e : tfu f-..;. 1C;- r e p o r t t c t he C - i r e c t o r s : how e v e r , v e n o u s p r o j e c t s cr-. o : cooco; so t i l f c o t o r i l y end a r e r e p o r t e d in trie:' er foilu;: : Sub-Conni t t ee en Drsi cn - I n f s m t i i c* o * ' f i b r e c o u n ts in C . J - T ' s a ; r b a n d i i nc roor in h _ i i S s.-o..i th s f f i c i e n c i e s o f s e v e r a ! t y p e s c f b a g s hao bser. turr.ro over tr. th Su b -C om r. i tt e s f a r p r o n u l - gatio.n to a l l th merbers. ^ I ! si I The Commi t t e e met on J u l y 9cr, a t Ca r e y - C a n a d i a n . The h i g h l i g h t s of the m e e t i n g were a d i s c u s s i o n or. T a i l i n g s D i s p o s a l and a p r e s e n t a t i o n by i a r c t l C o s s e s t c or. h i s u.srx tc d a t e ono work p l a n n e d . The n ext m e e t i n g t i l l be August 5th a t the McGill R e s s r c h F a c i l i t y at St. Hilaire. * o s r i j n e n t s - In c o o p e r a t i o n * d t b C. J-M, t he D i r e c t o r of ths Sherbrooke Laboratory has directed the I n s t a l l a t i o n o f four t e s t grcieing p l o t s on d i r t and waste embankments a d j a c e n t t o J e f f r e y Mine. T.hs ussd eerc: 1. Rye C r a s s 2. Cent Crass 3. Bent Grass Cant Crass (l /i va c e- K' or le a # ' l ) ' ( Seaside # 9 ) (ciance # 12) (Rod Too i 17) Although n o t on t a i l i n g s , t h e s e fo u r s e e d i n g s a r e on r e l a t i v e l y poor aond and s a n d and wa st e rock dumps. .../9 V M. c c "r- it &4 >: o v e r a l l er = ' : r - ---- .i p r r:; t : . I f - CSC; a v c i i e s l c The Gener al O n a g e r informed the r r ? : i n ? t.-.iv he had d i s c u s s e d c r a s s grcv.: nc e x p e r i m e n t s ici th > :. C.P. Cirswocd. O n a g e r cf' Doxc P i n e s , cL:rir.r ths r e c e n t Q.K.k. i. s a t i r e ir. r j s k c X a . It s e e " t h e ! Oort t . n e s he vs bean very s y c c e s r f ul Revs' come a c c e s s & very s p e c i e : v a r i e t y c r g r a s s hi eh grow? c - : t t r e a c i l v . Rr. Girotvoed he r o f f e r \ ed 'tr c h a r e e i i the i n f c r c . c t i c r c o l l e c t e d ty h i s company,. P l i ' _ J ^ r ' :_2r'j _ 2 :alpp - The c : n t r a c t has no* been l e t f o r ths i n s t a l l a t i o n of Wheslebratcr Sac compartments to handle the en tire e f f l u e n t from the s ev en c r i e r c tc be i r , s t a l l e d i n t h e net,.' D r i e r Com p l e x a t C. J - K . R i s c s i l r . o c c u s - The Chairman o f year Committee has b een a s k e d to p r e s e n t e pa pe r to the C.I.M. Anneal R e s t i n g i n Q ue be c in the. S p r i n g ' " of 1971 on the measures being taken to combat p o l l u t i o n i n o u r i n dustry. I t i s the recosieenaatior. of your Coamittee .th at a comprehen s i v e p a p e r e m p h a s i z i n g hat we have done and what we a r e d o i n g on dust c o n t r o l and in the improvement of our environment be p r e s e n t e d . Si nc e the theme o f t h e meet ing i s P o l l u t i o n , wa s h o u l d c a p i t a l i z e on t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o t e l l our s i d e o f the s t o r y . The Chairman i s prepared to have a paper written i f i t meets with the approval of the D i r e c t o r s . . . . . uV - - ' r ' I t was menti oned t h a t Dr. J . C . McDGncld has e l s o a c c e p t e d t o g i v e e paper on A sbestos and Health at the 1971 C.I.ffl. Annual General - fleeting. $ .../1C Th: Trr leur ir.t Teupin b: sd' .`j ' . c ? ries paid i' e : month. to Air ozLa t o r * > ca^ id. *--- - Le -rr cHi Te h50 t e r n hi " 50 et 5z r r = t c z y i o t h e Cuebro OTTioc Bt a s a l a r y o f 41C.DC t e r root,-.. K i s s La.r r e n i e r s r e p l a c e s K i s s 0. Cot who has rsig ne ; to take e p a s t wi th the P r o v i n c i a l D e p a r t ment o f H e al th . e x p l a n a t i o n s were giver, rs-oarcl.-.g the o ve r r u n o f t h e S h e r b r o o k e Lab. ,-tudat, It seono that s a l a r i e s paid in connection oith the imple mentation of the Zeiss P a r t ic le Size Analyzer program have been c har g e to " s a l a r y and a c m i n i s t r e t i o n b u d g e t 1'; the two i t e m s a c t u a l l y odd up t o 7 5 , 0 0 0 . 0 C . I t must a l s o be p o i n t e d out t h a t t he U n i v e r s i t y i s somewhat slow in forwarding i t s c h a r g e s in c o n n e c t i o n with the S h er b r o o k e Lab. Thus the a d j u s t e d f i g u r e s f o r " s a l a r y and adm inistration charges" should read S39,00G.00. > The T r e a s u r e r has been informed t ha t i n s t a l m e n t s w i t h r e s p e c t t o the s i c k n e s s in su ra n ce program egreed to by the U n i v e r s i t y had not been d e b i t e d to the A s s o c i a t i o n over the l a s t fern y e a r s , and t h a t p o s s i b l y such might i n v o l v e a back payment Df some 5 4 , 5 0 0 . 0 0 . N E X T i c r r i ng The n e xt meet ing m i l l be the S p e c i a l f a l l Sl eet ing i n S a n t a B a r b a r a , iz -, ... C a l i f o r n i a , October 7-10, 1970. , .... ADJCURHMfHT There b e i n g no f u r t h e r b u s i n e s s , the m eet i ng was f o r m a l l y a d j o u r n e d . Paul-A. F ilteau , Cenoral Manager k Secretary.