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M l* 59 4 1 wwunig--;i| nnLiggjW|^gi y-Wfpn a^2A,`' - -- -i i - i -'TC-T- r~-'i-*' *lti ~ii r" ~ i 'r LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION O KA*T 41 md STRUT NEW YORK 17, M. Y. July 7, 195* QUARTERLY REPORT Of THE SECRETACT APRIL 1 TO JUHI 50, 1959 Tha following report covsrs th* highlight* of A*oclatloa ctlrltl* during ths ascend quarter of 1959. Hero datallad infonlatlon oa thaaa actlvltlas or othara net enumerated will ha supplied on request. Ho attaapt has baca mada to cover routine activities, and research la covered la a separata report of th* Research Director. CENTRAL 1. Annual Meeting A highly successful annual Mating was held at th* Drake Hotel, Chicago, on April 22 and 23. Copies of moat of th* papers presented vera Bade available to members, and several were reprinted la part or In full in publications serving tha trad*. 2. A.B.H.S.^Taar Rook The introductory peg* of th* section on lead to appear In the Year hook of tha American Bureau of Metal Statistics was prepared. 3. Information Bulletins Two such bulletins were circulated to mtmbora during tha quarter. HEALTH AMD SAFETY A. State Legislation Th* legislative sessions of virtually all tha atates having terminated during the quarter. It is gratifying that tha several regulatory proposals causing us concern ar* now in reasonably satisfactory status. For the nost part, on subjects of vanning labeling, these have been bill* Introduced In California, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Hew Jersey and Washington. The cooperation of th* Manufacturing Chemists' Association and the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association, both far more adequately staffed for this sort of "watch dog" work than ar* wa, hat been helpful. 5. Childhood Lead Poisoning Apart from dealing with the day-to-day prob lems which seemingly have no end, major Importance In th* field of child'* hood plunblsa hat attached to our participation in tha actlvltlas of th*'( committee advisory to th* Philadelphia Hoalth Department on this subject, and to th* criteria for diagnosis developed at our instigation. These vert published by the Public Health Service In May and war* distributed to our member* In June, 6, Conference Proceedings Rs-edltlng of the Proceedings of th* November Lead Hygiene Conference hat been completed. Publication by th* and of August, at a quarto volume of totie 65 psgas, priced at $3.00, It anticipated. Complimentary copies will go to our members and to all who attended tha conference. c R "W 'fXgl.PW'H,* Ll 5 j O ^L---' -- :----------- -- - -- Quarterly Report -2 July 7, 1951 7, TV Our continuing effort* to reach a satisfactory understanding with the producer! of the "Highway Petrol" television eerlee, referred to la the preceding quarterly report, have contused tine and effort quite out of proportion to reeulte tbua far achieved. Our contention that an epleode of the eerlee emphasises the toxicity of lead In a Banner quit* contrary Co eelentlflc fact la, however, receiving a unanimity of com petent medical aupport which ve hope will convince the producer* that It ahould he withdrawn. 8. Committee Worfc Our Health and Safety Director continued membership la five committees of the American Standard* Aaeoclatlon and on* each of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Rational Safety Council aad the Philadelphia City Health Department, serving a* chairman of two aad secretary of another. Effort* to secure reasonable modification of a proposed publicity campaign on childhood lead poisoning In the latter city are a current activity. 9. Meetings Meetings attended during the quarter just ended hav* In cluded the annual gatherings of our own Association and of the Industrial Health Conference, of the Massachusetts Medical Society and of the American Medical Aaeoclatlon; alto a conference on "Hetal Binding In Medicine" and the Creater Mew fork Safety Conference and a meeting of the Metropolitan Hew fork Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Before a Joint aestlon of that body and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, a paper was delivered a* part of the program of the Industrial Health Conference. 10, Bulletins Two Health and Safety Bulletins were stalled to our members during the quarter. IKPUSTCT DEVELOPMENT--GEKERAL 11. 'Lead" The second 1959 Issue of "hi* quarterly was prepared, printed and distributed to nearly 55,000 people. On a new exchange arrangement, about 2,000 copies of each Issue are being distributed by the Lead Develop ment Association In C~eat Britain, and L.I.A. will distribute, mostly to member personnel, about 1,000 copies of each Issue of "Lead Hews", pub lished twice a year by L.D.A. 12. Design Engineering Show L.7..A. *s display at this show la Philadelphia In May particularly emphasised new developments of Interest to design engineers. Including sound attenuation, paarlaacent pigments, ceramic finishes, radiation ahlaldlng, thermoelectric*. Tha show was well attended. 13. Advertising The new campaign dlrectod st design engineers In "Materials<ln Design Engineering" and '"Product Engineering" made Its first appearance with two peg* ad* In each publication during the quarter. Id. Market Study A study of the coamerclel possibilities of lead aa am antlvlbratlon materiel wat completed for tha guldanca of tha Industry Development Committee in patting upon a proposal for resaarch to thla field, which ve* subsequently approved. ^r w IWJf* w 9BP l IA22496 'iitu i ~n*-i 1 r YijurnTk-^-- j Quarterly Report iWMfrl (!* 1 .. -Vl -- 5 July 1, 1939 o . 33 i- 15. Battery Research and Development E. J. Hullerkey attended the Thirteenth Annual Power Source* Conference sponsored by tb* 0. S. Any Signal Research and Development Laboratory, held In Atlantic City, V. J., in Hay. 16. Battery Convention Tb* Secretary attended the annual apring Meting of tb* Aatoclatlon of American battery Manufacturer* In April. 17. A.S.T.M. K. J. Hullerkey attended the annuel Meting of tb* American Society for Testing Material* la Atlantic City In June. 18. Publicity A comprehensive article on "Lead" by D. M Borclna ap peared In the June leeua of "Lyke* Fleet Flashes", attractive bone* organ of Lyke* Bros. Steamship Co. 19. Tethnlcel Review The annuel review of technical davelopsent* la "Load and Lead Alloy*" for publication In the fell in "Induatrlal and Engineering Chemistry" wa* completed. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--METAL PROPDCTS 2C. Advertising Two advertisement* In tb* new campaign on engineering application* of Mtalllc lead product* appeared In "Engineering Revo kecord". 21. leid Powder* A paper, authored by tb* Secretary, wee delivered be fore the annual Meting of tb* Metal Powder Xnduttrle* federation in Detroit In April. It summarised new use* for lead powder* which are either in the commercial or development (tag*. 22. Reprints L.Z.A. obtained reprint* of the extraction of a paper "LeadAcid Brick Conatructlon". by E. J. Hullerkey, which appeared In "Corrosion" magazine, for dlitrloutlon In reply to inquiries and to our Hit of 2,000 names as a Chemical Construction Bulletin. 23. Anode* The national Association of Corrosion Engineer* be* estab lished a Task Croup on "Pipe Line Corrosion Anode* for Impressed Current", which naturally Includes lead anodes. E. J. Hullerkey 1* serving a* chatman of this Task Croup. 26. Pitching Expedition L.I.A. had It* customary exhibit at tha annual convention of the National Asaoclatlon of Flushing Contractors In Miami Beach In Junt. Included In tha display vaa a nev connection for vail hung residential vatar-cloaots, which arc beconlng sore and more popular, utilising lead and devaloped by Homer Tstman. It attracted conaldcrabl* attention Iron both contractors and manufacturers of plumbing equipment. 23. Apprentice Conta-ta Homer S. Yctman served a* a Judge at tha stats contest for apprentlca plumber* In Ceorgls, Florida and Ohio. 26. Publicity "Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilating" for May re printed in full L.I.A,'* 'Toad Specifications for Chemical Drainage". Also tha Portland Cement Association reprinted for their own distribution the article from "Load" entitled "L*ad ee e Concrete Joint filler Reduce* Chipping". LllZZ1'97 iwa^toa^mm^MiitofcqeaiuHiMwrn > mmtmfiWn- Quarterly Report 4 July 7, 1959 27. Material* for Architecture This 1* a new raftrenca book to ba published by the Kelnhold Publlahing Corp. V* have provided the data for tha aectlon on lead and are now reviewing It bafora publication. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--PICHENT3 18. Advertising One ad appeared during this period la "Engineering N. -va-Record" and two In 'Marina Englneerlng/Log" on metax-protactiva lead painta. 19. Field Work 0. F. Shobe, our paint technologist, preeented a paper entitled "An Innovation In Painting Steel" before the Bridge Division of the American Aaaoclatlon of State Highway Officiate In Hay in Philadelphia. Coploa were alao dlatrlbuted at regional meetings of AASHO In Salt Lake City, St. Louie and Birmingham. 30. Experimental Palnta Aa a reault of earlier field vlalta and dis tribution of samples of experimental palnta which L.I.A. la exposure testing, several state highway departments have actually ordered tbaaa palnta In 25- or 30-s*llon quantities for their own field testing on actual highway structure*. 31. Heetlne The Lead Pigment* Technical Committee net once during tha quarter and, among other things, planned In detail a now exposure teat program for one-coat machinery enamel*. 32. Red Lsad Technical Letter Ho. 14 Thla letter, dealing with a new ship-bottom pair.t tested In cooperation with the Navy, vas prepared and approved by tha Coanlttee. It hat been presented to the Navy for ap proval, which la now being awaited for publication. 33. Publicity "`merlcan Paint Journal" for June 1 reprinted In full O. H. Boreina's paper at the L.I.A. annual meeting on 'New Developments In Leaded Paint Technology'. 34. Encyclopedia Americana The section on white lead In thla publica tion was revised and brought up to date by ua for a new edition. INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT--CERAMICS 35. Advertising TWo ad* appeared In each of three ceramic publlcatlona and one ad In each of three other* during this period. 36. Luncheon Meeting L.I.A. sponsored a luncheon meeting during the annual convention of the American Ceramic Society. The purpose of the luncheon was to establish closer relationship betwsen our own rete.irch and promotional staff and Ceramic Technical Committee, and the professor* who are supervising research under our fellowship grants at seven uni versities, who were our guests. Ihs meeting wc* highly fruitful and 9 all but one of the professors Involved were present. A meeting of our Committee followed the luncheon. Diisi inijunmif- - I II 'VU'/J.Ji r) 21,96 U*2 .. ? i