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TELEFHONE HUDSON 1612c Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. (FOUNDED JITIi 1825 Connecticut Avenue. N. W Washington, D. C 20009 JAN 31 1967 January 30, 1967 TO: PVC Resin Producers In the meeting on January 24, 1967, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, the plans for handling the epidemiologic study on the occupational health hazard were discussed at length. An outline of the immediate program to be undertaken by the University of Michigan's Institute of Industrial Health will be sent you 'shortly. For the information of both you and the Institute, the following listings are enclosed: (1) those present in the January 24 meeting; (2) company contacts with whom the Institute of Industrial Health will work; and (3) those producers who have indicated intention to participate in the program. As indicated in the January 24 meeting, we are still awaiting information from certain members regarding approximate number of employees to be studied in vinyl chloride polymer production and in product fabrication, the number of plant loca tions, and the annual capacity classification that will assist the MCA in arriving at a proper assessment. As a result of the discussion of the study, if any company desires to revise its figures on number of employees that should be covered in the study, we would like to hear from you at your earliest convenience. Dr. Magnuson of the Institute indicated they would be getting the study under way and the designated company contacts will hear from him direct. The contract for this work has been sent to the Institute for final clearance, and the first phase of the program can be started shortly. It is hoped the afore mentioned report to be supplied will include a statement from the University regarding the handling of confidential information on the processes and chemistry. Sincerely, FHC/bk Enclosures (3) F. H. Carman Technical Director RSV 0009243 Manufacturing Chenuats' Association, Inc. Enclosure 1 The following were present in the January 24, 1967, meeting at the University of Michigan: AIR REDUCTION COMPANY. INC. Dr. Palmer W. Townsend Asst, to Group Vice President Belleville, Mew Jersey FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY Laurence H. Ballou, M.D. Medical Director Akron, Ohio Joseph A. Bourque, Jr. Asst. Safety Director New York City George L. Wilson Industrial Hygienist Akron, Ohio ATLANTIC TUBING & RUBBER CO^ Glenn P. Smith Executive Dir. of Engineering Cranston, Rhode Island BORDEN CHEMICAL COMPANY Nathan M. Blackman Technical Superintendent PVC Department Leominster, Massachusetts THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Harold L. Gordon, M.D. Corporate Medical Director Midland, Michigan Earl R. Smith Manager PVC Production Midland, Michigan R. E. Noble Product Engineer Pottstown, Pennsylvania B. F. GOODRICH CHEMICAL COMPANY John L. Nelson General Production Manager Cleveland, Ohio William E. McCormick Manager - Industrial Hygiene & Technology The B. F. Goodrich Company Akron, Ohio Rex H. Wilson, M.D. Medical Director The B. F. Goodrich Company Akron, Ohio EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY W. L. Sutton, M.D. Rochester, New York Chairman, MCA Occupational Health Committee GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY C. A. Johnson, M.D. Medical Director Akron, Ohio ESSO CHEMICAL COMPANY. INC. Robert E. Eckardt, M.D. Director, Medical Research Sect. Frank A. Cox Plant Manager Niagara Falls, New York Esso Research & Eng. Co. Linden, New Jersey GREAT AMERICAN PLASTICS COMPANY Albert W. Fuhrman James F. Haring General Manager, Project Administration Division Vice President Chemical Division Fitchburg, Massachusetts New York City RSV 0009244 Manufacturing Chemists' association, Inc. -2- Enclosure 1 GULF OIL CORPORATION Howard E. Runion Director Industrial Hygiene Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY J. H. Wolfsie, M.D. Corporate Medical Director New York City MONSANTO COMPANY William E. Nessell, M.D. Plant Physician Springfield, Massachusetts THE PANTASOTE COMPANY John E. Ertel Vice President - Production Passaic, New Jersey SHAWINIGAN CHEMICALS LIMITED R. H. Stevenson, M.D. Medical Officer Shawin-igan, Quebec, Canada c. B- Westerhoff Tech. Supt. - Chemical Div. Painesville, Ohio UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor) Harold J. Magnuson, M.D. Director Institute of Industrial Health Dr. D. B. Dinman Professor W. A. Cook Professor F. Moor STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY Hans R. Jepsen, Jr., Mgr. Delaware City P.V.C. Plant Delaware City, Delaware THOMPSON APEX COMPANY DIV. CONTINENTAL OIL CO. Herbert Malin Vice President Pawtucket, Rhode Island MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION F. H. Carman Technical Director F. G. Stephenson Secretary, MCA Occupational Health Committee Robert R. Dugan, M.D. Medical Director Continental Oil Company Houston, Texas UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION C. U. Dernehl, M.D. Associate Medical Director New York City E. Q. Hull, M.D. Medical Director South Charleston, West Virginia R. N. Wheeler, Jr. Technical Manager South Charleston, West Virginia RSV 00Q9245 Manufacturing Che. .sts' Association, Inc. Enclosure 2 The following is a list of company contacts with whom the Institute of Industrial Health will work: Allied Chemical Corporation Plastics Division Hardy Road Painesville, Ohio 44077 William M. Reiter Assistant works Manager The B. F. Goodrich Company 500 South Main Street Akron, Ohio 44311 Rex H. Wilson, M.D. Lfii*S*?rB. McCormick Air Reduction Company, Inc. Airco Chemicals and Plastics Div. P.0. Box 217 Calvert City, Kentucky 42029 Edward J. jerwan Plant Manager Atlantic Tubing & Rubber Co. Mill Street Cranston, Rhode Island 02905 Glenn P. Smith Executive Director of Eng. Borden Chemical Company 60 Elm Hill Avenue Leominster, Massachusetts 01453 Nathan M. Blackman Technical Supt. - PVC Dept. The Dow Chemical Company 607 Building Midland, Michigan 48640 Dr. Harold L. Gordon Corporate Medical Director Standard Oil Company (N.J.) (for Esso Chemical Co., Inc.) 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, New York 10020 Dr. N. V. Hendricks, Asst. Dir. for Environmental Sciences, Medical Department Ethyl Corporation P.0. Box 431 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 Dr. R. C. A. Bock Firestone Tire & Rubber Company 1200 Firestone Parkway Akron, Ohio 44317 Laurence H. Ballou, M.D. Medical Director Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Box 460 Niagara Falls, New York 14304 Frank A. Cox, Plant Manager Great American Plastics Company Chemical Division 650 Water Street Fitchburg, Massachusetts 21420 Albert W. Fuhrman, Vice President Gulf Oil Corporation Gulf Building Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 Howard E. Runion (tentative) Director - Industrial Hygiene Monsanto Company 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63166 M. N. Johnson, M.D. Medical Director The Pantasote Company of New York, 26 Jefferson Street Passaic, New Jersey 07055 John E. Ertel Vice President - Production Inc Shawinigan Chemicals Limited P.O. Box 330 Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada H. A. Norton works Manager Stauffer Chemical Company Delaware City P.V.C. Plant P. O. Box 320 Delaware City, Delaware 19706 Hans R. Jepsen, Jr. (tentative) Plant Manager RSV 0009246 Manufacturing chemists Association, Inc. -2- Tenneco Plastics Division P.O. Box 2 Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 Elwood W. Phares Executive Vice President Thompson Apex Company (Div. Continental Oil Co.) 505 Central Avenue Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02861 Herbert Malin Vice President Union Carbide Corporation 270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 C. u. Dernehl, M.D. Associate Medical Director United States Rubber Company industrial Relations Department 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 J. H. Wolfsie, M.D. Corporate Medical Director Enclosure 2 0009247 Manufacturing Che,..,.sts' Association, Inc. Enclosure 3 At this writing, the following is the status of producers' intention to participate in the program as indicated informally during the January 24, 1967, meeting and/or in writing to the MCA office* Allied Chemical Corporation Air Reduction Company, Inc. Atlantic Tubing & Rubber Co. Borden Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company Esso Chemical Company, Inc. Ethyl Corporation Firestone Tire & Rubber Company B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Great American Chemical Corp. Gulf Oil Corporation Monsanto Company Pantasote Company Shawinigan Chemicals Limited Stauffer Chemical Company Tenneco Plastics Division Thompson Apex Company (Div. Continental Oil Co.) Union Carbide Corporation United States Rubber Company YES YES YES YES YES YES PROBABLY YES YES YES PERHAPS PROBABLY YES YES QUESTIONABLE PROBABLY PROBABLY YES YES YES RSV 0009248