DR. FAILLAt Thank you, Mr. Butenhoff. Now there will be a brief recess here and during that time, please express your wishes as to lunch, (Whereupon a short recees was taken.) MR. EISENBUD: I'll proceed with the presentetion of the Health and Safety Laboratory. The Laboratory has a curious history and I think I will only sey a few things about that and then let the program ae it unfolds, explain the rationale behind the existence of the laboratory and the overall functions of it, Historically, the Laboratory began in 19/7 at which time it became apparent that the Commission would be doing business with a great iwuny esneil contractora which in toto would have health problema in very considerable mapnitude but which individually would involve rather minor problems of the type which would not warrant the individual vlant to staff up and provide its own personnel facilities, So 1t was conceived at that time that the Commission should set up in their New York Operations Office a Laboratory whose function ue, ite A. 50