FILE NAME: Avondale (AVD) DATE: 1982-1983 DOC#: AVD102 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: AIHA Membership Directory 1982 - 1983 membership directory A m erican INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION A t its meeting October 15,1981, the Board of Directors of the American Industrial Hygiene Association adopted, and commends to every member of AIHA, the following Code of Ethics.

FILE NAME: Brakes (BRK) DATE: 1984EZ DOC#: BRK08 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: DZZZ

FILE NAME: Dow Chemical (DOW) DATE: 1981 Jan 20 DOC#: DOW005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: US Patent - Blend of Asbestos Fibers, Carboxylated Copolymer Latex and Synthetic Rubber Latex USPTO P a t e n t F u l l -T e x t a n d Im a g e D a t a b a s e : (357 of465 ) United States Patent Meath , et al. 4,246,155 January 20,1981 Blend o f asbestos fibers, carboxylated copolymer latex and synthetic rubber latex Abstract Compositions comprising asbestos fibers and blends o f at least two latexes wherein the solids in the blended latexes comprise (A) from 5 to 40 parts by weight o f a carboxylated copolymer comprising 10 to 25 parts by weight o f methacrylic acid and correspondingly 90 to 75 parts by weight o f at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid ester o f the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R.sub.2)COOR.sub.l, wherein R.sub.l is an alkyl group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 is hydrogen or methyl and (B) 95 to 60 parts by weight of at least one synthetic rubber.

FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: May 3, 1982 DOC#: WRG346 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1982 Letter to A Morrish regarding request for information on asbestos content of Zonolite 3300.

FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1981 July 2 DOC#: ABX112 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Confidential Letter to President of NY Office from Dr.

FILE NAME: Railroads (RR) DATE: 1981 DOC#: RR049 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letters RE Asbestos Rope Work 1'cbruai.y G, 1981 File: 1103 Mr.

FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1982 NG025 DOC#: NG025 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Entry in Moody's Industrial Manual M O O p rS INDUSTRIAL MANUAL 4103 NATIONAL GYPSUM COMPANY CAPITAL.

FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB DATE 1983 Feb 2 DOC ASB088 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Asbestos Training Program Internal Memorandum Date February 2 1983 To D.L.

FILE NAME Insurance Industry INS DATE 1984 DOC INS067 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Unpublished Conference Presentation - The Setting Up of an Asbestos Claims Settling Company to Work & Settle Claims on Behalf of Insurers ee TOPIC IN ATTENDANCE AIMS ts The setting up of an Asbestos claims settling company to work and settle claims on behalf of insurers Mr R Jackson Chairman Asbestos Working Committee R A Jackson Syndicate Mr Ayliff " Claims Manager R A Jackson Syndicate " _ Mr P Keene Lord Day & Lords Lawyers . 4 1 Various Reinsurers Continent & Overseas Companies To simplify hasten centralise and to cut the legal costs of Asbestos claims settlements upening Speech R A Jackson Asbestos related claims are the most serious insurance problem so so far in view of the amount of claims and the the various various varvioausrious various various interpretations put on the insurance _ policies by the American Courts It has been shown that the Insurance Industry has been very slow to react to the problem especially in respect of the court eo interpretations which give the maximum cover to the Assureds It is therefore proposed to set up this company to deal with the Central Handling of all Asbestos related claims It should results in Reduced law suits b Reduction in defence costs c ordination of defence handling d Reduction in time effort and expense e A better cash flow to settle claims ) No punitive damages It is felt that this is the last chance to get Asbestos claims on to an even keel American companies have been approached and they have shown great interest in this proposal Looodc share of Aspectos LLests wlll te euletae nti^'l ent .chzon will have a large sum to pay ooo 15 also a reinsurance when the excess policies become involved = As based Market this Market will obviously be affected in the longer term Mr Jackson stated that the London Market was nearly 100 behind the scheme to . set up this claims handling organisation No minutes have been issued or will be because of the fear of a leak prior to the public announcement in 2 - 3 weeks when all attending the meetings will get written advice get The Asbestos Claims Committee is to be 12 in number In view of the size and number ..

FILE NAME Directories DIR DATE 1982-1983 DOC DIR004 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Directory - American Industrial Hygiene Association Paul Paul Paul Paul Capland Capland Capland Capland Capland Capland Capland Capland 1982-1983 1982-1983 1982-1983 membership directory AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION At its meeting October 15 1981 the Board of Directors of the American Industrial Hygiene Association adopted and commends to every member of AIHA the following Code of Ethics This Code was developed and is now used by the American Academy of Industrial Hygiene CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PURPOSE This code provides standards of ethical conduct to be followed by Industrial Hygienists as they strive for the goals of protecting employees health improving the work environment and advancing the quality of the profession Industrial Hygienists have the responsibility to practice their profession in an objective manner following recognized principles of industrial hygiene realizing that the lives health and welfare of individuals may be dependent upon their professional judgment PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 1 Maintain the highest level of integrity and professional competence Be objective in the application of recognized scientific methods and in the interpretation of findings 2.

FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1981 DOC BRK076 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letters Published in Journal - Asbestos Fibres and the Environment afteyva sie ompeuse of major was quired is conis not ISC We or limiifficient might cy We ils preusculof faecal en as to of palsign of of coninconthin the eir own ppeared " mality clusions referred elevance its could without and his nts they ow their 11 ion that elderly nent is hoed by tatement odified odified in the may be Sithout useful or palpa- HILTON STANTON Urol 1979 valuation Is more a younger cagues 4 seworthy who often nd whose lenge We aspects of findings in ediction of by careful munication consuming frequency in will freurodynamic rhaps avoid T in male and heir inconithough ins shown to patients no made but it evidence of might well profilometry PVEA FF PR EE 4 also does not help in this respect and a pressure flow study of micturition is mandatory The urethral pressure profile is helpful in its indication of the maximum pressure exerted by the urethral sphincter however the results vary widely in both males and females and the two sexes should not be compared as the functional anatomy is completely different The comment in relation to table V p 1103 para 4 that four of the unstable bladders demonstrated a pressure rise to below 13 cm H appears to ignore the basic standards of the International College of Surgeons which accepts a 15 cm H pOressure rise as being necessary prior to a diagnosis of instability The definition of bladder atonicity also seems rathei encompassing Bladders with large capacities may empty effectively Large residuals certainly occur with both high pressure and low pressure outflow obstruction decompensation of the detrusor and in the also with absence of obstruction It is unfortunate that a study of this sort which requires much hard work did not provide guidelines for the prediction of specific features which relate to incontinence in the elderly A short pr^'cisof the approach to the treatment of this difficult clinical problem would have been welcomed PJR SHAH G WHITESIDU individual patients and not volumes and pressures This explains why four patients were put into the their unstable group despite despite not the meeting criteria of the International Continence Society It could be argued that these four should have been in a separate group but there was nothing apart from the pressure of the contraction at incontinence to distinguish them from others in It also pos iblepossible that thethe unstaunstable blegrogurp oup of our patients in the is also also normal possible posible that ththrreee e group were mis- Ocategorised since they had pressure rises at capacity of from 20 to cm H OHowever these patients were not incontinent had normal bladder sensation and did not show any unstable contractions We entely agree that the normal strictly be classed as normal since group cannot they were not selected from individuals with no recent urinary complaint We agree too that the irritable and atonic groups are both clinical and urodynamic diagnoses The cystometric trace 15 usually characteristic in the irritable group and most patients with atonic bladders have large capacities with only small rises in pressure with filling The latter group were almost all referred by the local urologists and so had had outflow obstruction excluded Therapy is based on and yet different for each diagnostic category which must therefore be found as accurately as possible These two groups are particularly responsive to drug treatment details of which will be published later Our statement that incontinence in most elderly patients cerebral is not disease associated with immobility and was based on the results of the Urodynamic Unit mobility assessment mental test scores and Middlesex Hospital clinical examination point being that pre- how to manage the patient How many other invasive hospital investigations can claim this?

FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1981 Dec DOC BRK079 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION International Metalworker Federation Bulletin - Occupational Health and Safety INTERNATIONAL METALWORKERS FEDERATION President EUGEN LODERER General Secretary HERMAN REBHAN Editor MARCELLO MALENTACCHI IMF Bulletin on Occupational Health and Safety No. 10 DECEMBER 1981 OIL SPECIAL meer ennee Since the beginning of industrialisation various cutting HEALTH HAZARDS re fluids and cutting oils have been used in machine processing in turning cutting drilling honing and screw threading Oils may cause injuries The oils used in industry may give rise to serious illness and this goes for all types of industrial oils The cutting liquid is used e.g . chill tools and parts being machined , to lubricate tools and parts being machined . remove chips . to prolong the lifespan of costly tools There are five main groups of cutting liquids EFFECT ON THE SKIN Cutting oils and fluids may cause different kinds of skin ailments in the form of irritation and injuries such as oil acne abscesses blackheads allergic and allergic contact eczemas as well as skin cancer 1.

FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1985 DOC BRK093 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Journal Article - Pleuramesothelioma in Brake Repair Workers Case Observations - English Translation and German Original TR 88-0001 PLEURAMESOTHELIOMA AFTER ASBESTOS DUST EXPOSURE IN BRAKE REPAIR WORK IN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR WORKSHOPS CASE OBSERVATION R.

FILE NAME Brakes BRK DATE 1988 Jan DOC BRK148 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Journal Article - Asbestos Exposure Associated with Automotive Brake Repair in Pennsylvania Industrial Hygiene Forum Franklin D.

FILE NAME Reynolds Metals RM DATE 1981 June DOC RM021 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Unpublished Internal Report Proportional Mortality Study of 1974-1980 Deaths -- CONFIDENDIAL TINER DY Mor RMC04261 Ger Fae Cos b-RMC0042261 ; Cotutl jt.