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Report of Visit by Dr.J. F. Knox to Keasbey and Mattison Company October 2, 1952 Koosbav Mattison frorka. Ashler. On 2nd Ootober I vu reoeived by Ur, ->*< at Ashler and before lunch had a Worfco tour, I increased them with the fact that ay via it was nainly social and u there was no textllo work here it was not likely to arouse interest from the asbestosis angle. Ur. johneider and the Personnel Manager took as for a Works tour and it was evident Uiat a good grasp of the essential preventive points existed. here again a wiring area was an izisolved problem, llag^-ing operations were well thought out froa the point of view of worker protection. The dust oounta, as they oonoern less fibre here, ore core realistic and the aanager receives regular repoxts in which green, yellow and red rings indicate a safe or a dangerous concentration at once cn the circulated reports. At an afternoon session with the Works Dootor, Dr Stabler, it appeared that he worked closely with the Personnel Uanager who soetaed to be charged with the bufttfra of arranging for X-ray* and `the problem of Interpreting the reports to the worker. Dr. stabler was frank In his admission of frequent oenfusien in the face of contradictory reports from medical institutions in the ihlladelphia area and welcomed a ooctact with another worker in this field, lie was not familiar with any autopay studies and did not feel mush confidence in any looal medical authority except Dr. Pendergrass, a radiologist who contributes to Dr. Lansa'a book. t