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FILE NAME: Kaiser Gypsum (KG) DATE: 1977 Oct 12-13 DOC#: KG037 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes & Attendee List - Semiannual Meeting MINUTES SEMIANNUAL MEETING THE GREENER IER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. WEST VIRGINIA October 12- 13, 1977 The semiannual meeting of the Gypsum Association was called to order by Mr. E. J. Killian, President, at 9:00 a.m., October 12, 1977 in The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Those present were as follows: J. Fisch E. R. Kiehl W. G. Lees R. McMurray W. J. Barney J. C. Harkness R, L. Murray C. T. Upshaw J. R. Hurd G. E. Wilson W. B. Hoffman E. J. Killian R. L. Zale G. 1. Fischer J. L. Maddox W. J. Marshall P. Orleman J. Cain D . Cook O. M. Montgomery P. Simpson G. E. Burgeson The Celotex Corporation The Celotex Corporation The Celotex Corporation The Celotex Corporation The Flintkote Company The Flintkote Company The Flintkote Company The Flintkote Company Georgia-Pacific Corporation Georgia-Pacific Corporation Gold Bond Building Products . Division of National Gypsum Company Gold Bond Building Products Division of National Gypsum Company Gold Bond Building Products Division of National Gypsum Company Grand Rapids Gypsum Company Grand Rapids Gypsum Company Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Company Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Company Republic Gypsum Company Republic. Gypsum Company Republic Gypsum Company Republic Gypsum Company Temple Industries J . D. Cornel 1 J . H. Crumbaugh R. P. Entz C. C. Gramer K. E. Mohler T. S . Turton J . Rutherford D. R. Macdonald A. V. Abnee, Jr. D. E. Brackett T. D . MacQueen F. J. Rogers Uni ted States Gypsum Company Uni ted States Gypsum Company Uni ted States Gypsum Company Uni ted States Gypsum Company Uni ted States Gypsum Company Uni ted States Gypsum Company Western Gypsum Company Legal Counsel Gypsum Association Gypsum Association Gypsum Association Gypsum Association j 22CL_*. no-_Z2 :. j L f / * - / ? /n-77 - 6- partitions. A 3" solid gypsum partition and a metal stud-drywall partition with thin sheet metal between the board and the studs on the stairwell side have proved equal to masonry. The Pittsburgh Testing Laboratories test report will be reviewed before submission to the New York Board of Standards and Appeals for approval. Hr. Crumbaugh said that a test program is underway at Underwriters' Laboratories to establish industry shear values for mobile home walls and ceilings faced with 5/16" gypsum board. Six member companies have responded to U.L. that they will participate and are making arrangements for witnessed plant runs of board for testing. The program approved to date covers small scale shear tests which will be used to select the board for full scale tests to establish the industry shear values. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed to ban consumer patching and spackling compounds containing asbestos including drywall joint treatment compounds. Public hearings and. receipt of written comments have been completed. He also reported that a task force was appointed to study the effects of installation of water base spray foam insulations in gypsum board faced walls and ceilings in both new and existing build ings. The use of thesq new foams, which may contain up to 70% water at time of installation, is growing rapidly and the committee would like to determine whether or not gypsum board performance could be adversely affected. . The 1978 edition of the Fire Resistance Design Manual and an updated Using Gypsum Board for Walls and Ceilings have been pub lished. Recommended Specifications for the Application and Finishing of Gypsum Board, GA 216, is under extensive revision, particularly the section on Application of Gypsum Board over Rigid Foam. Hr. Crumbaugh's report was accepted with thanks. REPORT OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE Mr. J. R. Hurd, Chairman of the Safety Committee, reported on the activi ti es of hi s committee. He reviewed the indus try acci dent experience for the first six months of 1977 under the new Association OSHA based record keepi ng system which recorded a 6.81 incidence rate for the period based on 333 recordable cases. He noted that the 6.81 incidence rate was a 14% decrease in the rate reported duri ng the first six months in 1976. Mr. Hurd urged a continued industry safety effort so that further reductions in the rate could be accomp1ished. DEO, ex. wo.