b'theCauseofDamagetoRoofingSurfacesMadeofHighPolymers"andis "-datedOctober,1977.WereceivedthereportinGermanandhadit translated.Itisahighlytechnicalandratherlengthyreport.We willbehappytofurnishphotocopiesofourtranslationofthereport toanyonewhorequestsacopy,at$6.50percopy. Thegovernmentresearchprojectinvolvinginsulatedsteeldeckroof assemblieswhichwasthesubjectofapresentationbyaSwedishdelegationcontainedconsiderablematerial.Wehaverequestedsuchmaterial inwrittenformandwilladviseyouwhenit isavailable. NEWSAFETYFILMS Anewseriesofroofingsafetyfilms,producedbyDataFilms, LosAngeles,California,andscreenedandofficiallyendorsedbyNRCA atthisyear\'smid-yearmeetingsisnowavailable.The"RIGHT-ONROOFER" filmser.iesisofrealroofersinaction,workingonrealjobsinvarious partsofthecountry.Thefilmsdemonstratetechniquesforasaferoofingjob.Includedaresomegraphicportrayalsofactualburncases-somethingthatwillshowyourcrewstheimportanceofsaferoofing. Subjectscoveredinclude:handling"hot";ladderuse;edgesand openings;safelifting;housekeeping;tearoffanddebrisdisposal; hoistsandforklifts;steeproofwork;shakesandshingles;\'\'airmail", hardhatsandbarricades;andflagwarninglines. Thefilmsareavailableinvariousforms,includinganew,unique hand-operatedVIDI-VUER.TheVIDI-VUERsetutilizesanindividualhandheldandhand-crankedcassettecartridgeviewer.Youremployeecranks thefilmforward,athisownspeedcanstopcrankingtoreadacaptionorholdasceneifhewants,canhavean"instantreplay"byand crankingbackwardsandrepeating.BesidestheVIDI-VUERseries,thefilms areavailableinnormal16mmsoundformandonSuper8silentreels. EnclosedisapamphletputoutbyDataFilmsonthesafetyfilm seriestogetherwithanorderformfortheVIDI-VUEPandSuper8silent filmsets. Wehavepurchasedasetofthefive16mmsoundfilmsandaVIDI-VUER cassetteset.Totalrunningtimeforallfive16mmreelsisapproximately 56minuteswiththeindividualreelsvaryingfrom8minutesto15minutes. Thesetoffive16mmreelsisavailableforrentforperiodsofupto twoweeksfor$50.TheVIDI-VUERsetmayalsoberentedfortwoweeks for$25.Ifyouwishtorenteithersafetyfilmset,orwishtorentor purchaseanyotheritemsavailablefromMRCA,pleasesoindicateonthe enclosedorderformandreturnit touswithyourpayment. WAGE/PRICEGUIDELINES OnOctober24,1978,PresidentCarterannouncedtheAdministration\'s programtocurbinflation.Akeyelementisavoluntaryprogramfor wage/pricecontrols.Thewage/priceguidelines,effectiveimmediately, limitwagesandotheremployeebenefitstoa7%annualrateofincrease; thepricestandardwouldholdpriceincreasestoalevelof.5%below'