Show nr t Mine Peril sn Commission Head States States' I Development of occupation occupation- caused m malignant disease among uranium miners on m 1 the th Colorado Colorada Plateau seems unlikely for tor two reasons 1 Most of the mines minea are small and the tM larger ones onea are well welt ventilated 2 the miners dont don't teem seem to stay Y I long enough In one place to get a dangerous exposure to radioactive mater mater- tats lali This view was expressed re recently recently re- re In Salt Lake City by Dr Harriet L L. Hardy of Boston Doston onet one of t the nations nation's leaders leaden In the field of occupational disease She was Informed by Otto A A. ley chairman chalman of t tie the e State In tn Industrial In- In l Commission that good engineering practices are follow followed ed In most Utah uranium mines l and they are constantly being monitored for excessive radiation Remedial rr treasures are arc arcado ado adopted If hazards hazar s are found Dr Hardy pointed out that the large numbers of uranium miners in Europe who developed lung cancer cancer cancer can can- had terrific exposures since they spent virtually their entire Jives lives In the mines Dr Hardy Is assistant profess professor sot SOl of ot Clinical Preventive Medicine Medicine Medicine Medi Medi- cine Harvard university assistant medical director in charge of the Occupational Medical Service Massachusetts Institute of at Technology Technology Tech and chief of ot the Occupational OCcupational Medical Med Clinic Massachusetts sett General hospital On a grant from the National Institute of ot Health she Is studyIng study study- Ing lag occupational lung disease indifferent in indifferent different parts of ot the world She came to Salt Lake take for conferences confers confer ence with Mr Duncan Holaday director of ot the Occupational Occupational Health Field Service U. U S. S SI Public Health Service and Dr Paul Richards Richard senior physician n Memorial Medical Center Mr announced that forthe for tor forthe the third successive year uranium miners on the Colorado Plateau are being examined by the staff of ot a mobile clinic He lie said that so far tar no disease attributable to radiation has been found However However How Itow ever an effort will wilt be made to follow for 15 IS years year the condition of each man exposed to possible radiation Dr Hardy said that among occupational occupational oc oc- aliments ailments the old dust diseases such as silicosis are disappearing However the medical med cal ical profession Is now concerned with the poisonous effects of substances substances sub subs stances widely u used ed as pesticides particularly those containing organic organic organic or or- ganic phosphates New boron compounds found valuable for various industrial uses seem to tobe tobe tobe be particularly toxic she said |