Johns-Manville President's Bulletin No. 101 Creating the Job of Medical Director (1952)

President's Bulletin No. 101, dated September 22, 1952, headed "Organization, Medical Director." It opens: "The men and women who make up the Johns-Manville organization are the company's most valuable asset," and says the company's growth and constantly changing materials and processes "present problems in connection with the proper maintenance of health and safety." The president therefore created the full-time job of Medical Director, reporting to the Vice President for Relationships, to set plans for medical examination of all employees and job applicants, run dispensaries and laboratory tests, advise local medical staff, and obtain help in medical research and industrial hygiene.

In Johns-Manville's chronology

Johns-Manville's own chronology of what the company knew describes this document as follows:

President's Bulletin #101 - Organization Medical Director, dated 9/22/52. States reasons why J-M needs a Medical Director. Gives job description for position of Medical Director. K.W. Smith hired as corporate medical director for J-M (after one year excursion to Northern Electric). Based in N.Y. (possibly October).

Editor's note: J-M's description says Dr. K. W. Smith was hired as medical director after a year at Northern Electric. The bulletin's first page, the only one in this file, creates the position but does not name anyone to it.