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Tittaburgh I), ft, Aoittrt 89, 196J j ____ J 9 'i i 5 - '1 Mr. Oca 0. fowler Director of Health aad bfrtT Lead laduatrla* Aaaoeiatlao, Inc. 898 *61*00 Amu* Haw York, >. Y. 18017 taw Boot At * naatlag of oor lepd. Coodtt** aarllar tbla yaar, Dougl** Boutar, tloa Trealdeot of Aa*rle*o Bnaltlag A ftaflalag, aaatlooad that tb* potential for abua* la oocupetlooal dltaaa* hearing* la oattwlool * 4 roault of la*d**u*t4 arldaao*. Am ter* lofiuatrlal hyglao* ocntrola art aaoallaot, current record* aoor not provide adequate ewldeaoe. Health eerrloe pareaaal la laduatry nay f*l that tba oan'a aatpoaure 616 Dot produo* tba die***# for vtinb tba elala la being aa6a, tut aadloal record* 4o oot ordinarily indicate the baala co tdilcb the doctor's and engineer'* 6*elalooa mrt aade. Although fanor la outer than injury eoaaa, occupational dlaaaa* coapeneetlca ouai art a significant aad laereealnf problem. Medical aad lagal coat* addad to higher award* Mb tbaa a ocatly problaa today, lb* proapaet* for tb* futur* appear wore*. la aa affort to aatlat la tb* solution of tbl* problaa, a* at.' cc*Idarlc* a study of aadleal raoorda kapt oo a outer of potentially hataroeue atarlal* uaad la XH7 aster eoapaalea. LIA la a aster of XZ7 aad Boutar, vbo.poaed tba problaa, la freo Adtl (which la a aster of both LIA aad 137). A Joint study la tba eaaa of laad Mould lavole* a breeder aaapllag of laduati7 tbaa altbar of ua could aoaduct alou. lb* raaulta alit greatly aaalat our a*airl la attaining 1arrowed nnagmnt of tbalr raoorda la order to Halt tbalr liability to unfair auarda. Attaebad la a rough draft of tba quartloonalra m* art eootaa* plating tending to XH7 Meter ccopanla*. Would you ba willing to bnvo LIA aatera participate la thla (tudyt la *ueb atudlaa, at oourae, soa* fldaotlallty la a prerequisite to gaining aooperaUoa. Va Mould aot pUilleb any lnforaatlca ralatiat to L1A or Ita aatera vltbout your eoordlaatloo and approval. If you would ba Interested la cooperating la tba tea* prograa, plaeae let aa beer froa you. BtTid* With klad regard*. looeruly. Scl^tougl** Boutar ASnTdare.wKTablaot*obar muwyijiijiuiiiiiwi.w ,L. SsffiS -1 icons b j t ttaancHuim X. Sew So you kUalM IMS hturtt S. lew So lot pWWBt OWMt J. Bov H7 lsllrlfatli in otpooodt X. Bov uoay o w n ! J. toot typo atdloul rooordof (Attoah oopgr with m^U ootry)