/'} V7 ( / SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PLAINTirr'S EXHIBIT HW-550 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) - November 1, 1995 INDRESCO INC.__________ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number 1-11160 Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 2121 San Jacinto, Suite 2500, L.B. 31 Dallas.

FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1935 Jan 22 DOC IHF088 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter from Manville to RaybestosManhattan RE Symposium on Dust Problems == Manville TWENTY EAST FORTIETH STREET *.

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The term " occupational disease" as used in this act shall mean and include the following diseases: (a) Poisoning by lead, mercury, arsenic, or man ganese, their preparations or compounds, in any occu pation involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto.

Careful invatigacioB should be conducted at eha Rannay well and other pumping areas because lowering of the gtBundwateer cable can lead to land movement. evaluation of ehe ultimate dynamic factors, such aa axtreBaly heavy preeipieation, 100*year frequency flood and sudden drawdowns, ea eBtiniaee ehe future riska aheuld be conducted. 4.

Philip N the face of these denominators of the world and exists Even vard School of Public Health Of the estimated 1,000,000 workmen knew where and often developments where to turn for help or potentially in every solid object ered knew not approximately man is made of dust according to the exposed to silicanudmubsetr is exposed to guidance Even noted physicians fre- quently Scriptures and unto dust he ultimately one half of this In addition to disagreed as to the medical as- returns harmful concentrations other dan- pects of the problem Engineers at- Thus certain fine powdery particles silica there are numerous lead dust or as- tempting to devise equipment to dispose inability are part of the natural order and might gerous dusts such as of dust were hampered by this be called natural dusts since they are bestos dust of medical men to say just what concen- independent of man Examples of such It was not until about two years ago tration of a given dust constituted a forms of air pollution include withering that the general public in this country hazard to health and just how low the dust storms searing the country side or became acutely conscious of dust as an concentration should be cut to make a place miniature particles of plant and animal to health and a cause of occupaenemy reasonably safe working followed life afloat in the air tional disease This realization cases Consequently a score of firms and Far more dangerous than these how- the wide publicity given to silicosis trade organizations banded together and generated Founda- ever are the made dusts in connection with a tunnelling project established the Air Hygiene Virginia scientific in the industrial processes of our highly at Gauley Bridge West tion of America a profit industrial era Besides the chimney But prior to this general awakening and hys- created to conduct research organization and kindred industrial dis- sweeps of ash incomplete combustion and so there are the with its accompanying panic teria a number of industrial leaders on silicosis Foundation in its search for -moke tar eases The combat numberless industrial dusts The use of representing the steel foundry glass the vital knowledge needed to abrasives to clean and polish metal ab- ceramic pottery refractory aluminum these ills is not only engaging in re- mak- rasive powder and abrasive soap coal and metal mining industries be- and search itself but is attempting to collect mg foundry work sand blasting quar- gan meeting and discussing ways dis- into one central reservoir the fruits of iving tunnelling mining glass making means of combating occupational lawsuits experience and research which have ac- and pottery making are among the eases An epidemic of ruinous firms crued heterogeneously everywhere dusty trades was sweeping the country Many The After getting underway early in 1936 The stone cutter of old hacking at were forced out of business entirely hard rock with a pick or with hammer and chisel had little to fear from dust The modern stone cutter thundering through brittle rock with power drills stirs up smoke waves of dust Un- less properly protected he may inhale harmful quantities of dangerous silica particles Some of these drills are known among miners as widow makers United States Public Health Ser- THEvice estimates that approximately 1,000,000 workmen are exposed to silica Just in America's mines and mills dust which breathed in sufficient quan- tities and over a sufficient period of time cause silicosis and other disorders may of the respiratory organs The inhalation of dust may under certain conditions weaken man's resistance to tuberculosis colds bronchitis pneumonia and sinus troubles Men working in dusty trades ty . 1 8 cays: dust at left thrown off in a cloud by a concentration of silica carries away all dust collector A dangerous new suction drill On the right a pneumatic 0000117 TRIAL EXHIBIT 27 s SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN amopse hdoesfpiinittaellsy disease compensated Na- JANUARY - 1938 with the findings of its inventory immediately launched a occupational disease due to air pollu surveys showing roughly what is the Foundation searches in the tion This review disclosed sharp con known and what remains to be sought of finding program flicts between the laws of the various Foundation was x three fields bearing upon the problem-- states respecting compensation for occu- out the Air Hygiene of medicine engineering and law It noted however a able to lay out a practical program The medical survey for example in- pational liberal trend toward compen- growing industrial scientific research into the fundamentals of industrial air pollution volved the evaluation of findings gleaned of industries in sating workmen who contract in in- The research is to be carried on at in a number here and abroad disease just as workmen injured institutions deemed best fitted for the and in research centers that on the basis of present dustrial accidents are particular task in mind Some of these It concludes a knowledge nine points are THE occupational disease question is are the Saranac Laboratory Saranac New York University Hospital at known about silicosis They are broad with its social and eco- Lake Philadel 1.

FILE NAME Industrial Hygiene Foundation IHF DATE 1935 Jan 22 DOC IHF088 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter from Manville to RaybestosManhattan RE Symposium on Dust Problems | : Just Just Just M= anville TWENTY EAST FORTIeth Street .

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The Only Organisation With Years Of "Know-How** In BOTH Electrical And Mechanical Recovery Methodsl It yoo hare any kind of a tQipqitioiMtena; I whether dual' fly *eh, fume, fo or mlnt-lt will pa/ /cm t* the leading organlutloo In the field ...

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M a r tin w ill probably say 'th a tf l^ f c h a s developed m u ltip le s c le ro s is as a re s u lt o f lead poisoning, o r th a t th is is lik e ly . ?

V" -NPC00008716 200475 The electrical industry and Monsanto have taken the lead in re ducing the amount of PCBs that may enter into the environment.

FILE NAME: Crane Company (CRC) DATE: 1935 Jan 18 DOC#: CRC036 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Mellon Institute of Industrial Research Symposium on Dust Problems + b s f'* HSiOKlSDffii BE:- MELLOH ISSHH7SE OF IKDI7SRlaL RESEARCH SIMPOSIUM OR DOST _______________ - PIT7S30BGH- JAR.15.

Three regulara from -last y. ear's Wally Palmberg, high - scoring, northern division champions and | left-handed forward, leads the Beav- four lettermen reserves, form the fra. 1 series, admits In a letter to Runn that though ha votes for the Jump now. he may soon chinge his atti tude.

The term " occupational disease" as used in this act shall mean and include the following diseases: (a) Poisoning by lead, mercury, arsenic, or man ganese, their preparations or compounds, in any occu pation involving direct contact with, handling thereof, or exposure thereto.