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NPCA Schedules Education and Training Conference for Oct. 16-17 OCT 2 1S73 Conference Committee Resolves Differences In Senate & House Lead Bills The National Paint and Coalings Asso ciation (NPCA) will hold an "Education and Training Conference ' October 16-17 at die St Louis Airport Marriott Motor Hotel to establish guidelines and goals lor the Association's newly formed Edu cation and Training Division All industry members interested in the future of train ing and education within the coatings industry are encouraged to attend. The new Association division, now in its second month of existence, was ap proved by NPCA s Executive Committee on July 26 and resulted from the July 18 dissolution of the Paint Industry Education Bureau (PIEB) formerly spon sored jointly by NPCA. the Federation of Societies for Paint Industry, and the Canadian Paint Manufacturers Associa tion (See August 27. 1973 Coalings.) All thiee PIEB sponsors agreed that sep arate education program efforts would prove more effective and peitment NPCA in pursuit of future training and educational programs for its membership, has scheduled a two-day session of brainstorming" Beginning at 2 p ro on Tuesday. Conference participants will be briefed on the Education and Training * Division's formation and its broad objec tives and goals Following this orienta tion. participants will break up into small work groups of 10 15, which will be continued on Wednesday morning" The . groups will define and develop industry educational and training needs in the areas ot general management, sales and marketing, production, technical, and any other needed categories. On Wednesday mouimg results will be presented from each work group. Attending the Conference from the Association's headquarters staff will be: Richau! Johnson. Director of the new division trod former head of PIEB: Robert A Roland. Executive Vice President; Mark Padow Director of Trade Sales (See Conference Scheduled. . page 94 I Ttie differences in the Senate lead bill. The House version specifically incl- passed on May 9, and the House of Rep cluded: 1) a Federal research program to resentatives' lea'd bill, passed on Septem be conducted by the Consumer Product ber 5. were resolved by a Conference Safety Commission (CPSC) on multiple Committee on September 19. layers of dried paint film to determine the The final compromise version reported safe level of lead for residential point, out by the Committee, containing provi with a report due to Congress by Decem sions from both the Senate and House ber 31. 1974; 2) an immediate 0.5% lead versions, includes: standard*; and 3) Federal preemption to 1) the House bill's language for a Fed establish one nationwide lead content eral research program to be conducted by standard. the Consumer Product Safety Commis In comparison, the Senate lead bill sion (CPSC) on multiple layers of dried version which passed on May 9 required: paint film to determine the safe level of 1) research to be conducted by the De lead for residential paint, with a report partment of Health, Education and Wel due to Congress by December 31, 1974; fare (HEW) with an earlie.r deadline, 7) a compiomise definition of "lead- October 1. 1973. for a report'To be made based paint" setting a lead standard of to Congress; and 2) a 0.5% lead standard 0.5% prior to December 31. 1974; after prior to December 31. 1973, after that that date the standard would become date a 0.06% standard would be enforced 0 06%. except that, if the research report unless the HEW report showed another shows anqther level (not to exceed 0.5%) level, not exceeding 0.5%. to be safe. The is safe that other level would go into ef Senate version contained no provision for fect: Federal preemption. 3) the Senate lead bill language pro hibiting the use of "lead-based painl" on any toy. furniture, cooking, drinking, and eating utensil manufactured and distrib uted after the bill's date of enactment: 4) Federal preemption, included in the House bill, which would supersede any state or local laws containing requirements. prohibitions, or standards differ ent from this bill. 5) about $125 million, a compromise sum. was adopted for fiscal years 1974 and 1975 for lead poisoning prevention, Correction The following corrections should be made to the Board of Directors Nominations list which appeared in the September 10, 1973 issue of Coatings: C. A. Brethen, Jr., Wyandotte Paint Products Co.. Wyandotte. Mich.-- * Class A, Board of Directors "for. a two year term. E. A. Von Doersten, Ashland detection, and elimination programs. The Conference Committee Report of the lead bill will now go back to both the House and Senate floors for final ap proval. approved bill will then go to Chemical Co.. Div. Ashland Oil & Refining Co.. Columbus, Ohio- Class B. Board of Directors for a two year term. D. H. McClure. EXXON Chemical the President for signing at which time it will become law. Co. U.S.A.. Houston, Texas -- Class B. Board of Directors tor a Background one year term. '' Richard J. Kerr replaces Ronald The House of Representatives' lead bill to amend the Lead Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act of 1970 passed on Sep S. Wishart from Union Carbide Corp., Now York. N.Y.. whose term expires in 1974. tember 5 by a 368-1 1 vote.