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FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1978 Jan 19 DOC#: FMS054 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes - Asbestos Study Committee J O =: che A52SSTC? ;?VTY CCVf'IT'rT"r .-Thursday, January 19 1973 at 9: 20 A.if". " I n s t i t u t e O ffic e , 2-210 Route 4, Paranus, '^ r :; :3 ;r . -ra g n e r , Chairman . N ic ho ls on ( f o r B. J . . Z. Scone -.- I. S. " eaver J. Ounderdale . - J. W, Armstrong Iv/arsson) : t:-:z ?-S pri sent C arlisle Corporation Abex Corporation Sendix Corporation Raybescos-Yanhattan, Inc. Royal In d u stries Brak Products Bendix- C..o.rpo..ratio.n .* rr 3 R. Cole, A ttorney Z. N. D rislan e, S ecretary ?.. J. Lavery F. Fais Z. M. Fenner Goman k Col' F riction M aterials' Standards In stitu te Royal In d u stries Brake Products Johns-Manvilla Corporation ` Johns-ianville Corporation' ietir.g vas c a lle d to o rd e r by Mr. Wagner, Chairman, a t 9:30 A'.M. minutes of r ? v ious s i t i n g The air.u tes of the taeeting h e ld March 2S, 1977 had been d is tr ib u te d . These d e u c e s were r e v i s e d and a n o tio n for t h e i r acceptance was oadc. Nr. Weaver advised th a t w hile th e minutes reported what'was sta te d a t the. *_ re a rin g , the second paragraph on page 4 concerning the Raybestoe slide'program -'as in c o rre c t. S ection 8 of th e program d e a lt w ith a sb esto s c o n tro l. That se c tio n was not 3 m inutes lo n g . * Coon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, i t was; RESOLVED: To accept th e minutes of the March 28, 1977. meeting aa w ritte n . CC!gHTTZ; MEMBERSHIP The S e cretary advised th a t Mr. J . W. Armstrong o f-th e Bendix C orporation, .. S o u th fie ld , Michigan, was in v ite d to serve on the A sbestos Committee. Armstrong accepted and was p resen t ac th is m eeting. ---Wi k ' *J " T C u i *VAL T^D 7VJ TWC" **!? ^ . t is i.c s 1 :rrusiRT :pics cf vorlc chat the Aabeacca Cement Pipe Producers Association had donac this a ra a. One b o o k let by the A/C Pipe people vcs e n t i t l e d , " secc'-oaaded :ric P r a c t i c e s for A/C P ip e ." They alao published a b o o k l e t , "A/C Pip d 1 3 1th." This is cuss ad the risks in use of asbestos in A/C Pipe. I t tioced studies th at had-been made with animals, and surreys of people csed to asbestos in A/C Pipe. Ic concluded chat there was no evidence -cc the proper use of asbestos cer.enc pipe poses a hazard to health reason of ir.zescicn of asbestos f i b e r s . : was suggested th a t the I n s titu te .night consider working on a bccklee on ork p ra c tic e s for those in brake re p a ir shops using asbestos containing ric tio n c a c e r ia ls . Perhaps the F!!SI could develop work p ra c tic e s and d is tr ib u te hea to u s e rs . Government agencies Bight re ly on or adapt such a program i f he in d u stry had a work p ra c tic e s manual in use. '.r. Peis presented a s l i d e program v ith audio prepared by the A/C Pipe Producers a so c ia c i n and which supplemented t h e i r b o o k le ts. This s lid e program covered aspiradle an ingested asbestos and minimized the risk to the p u h lit from .czestio n of asbestos from A/C Pipe. A/C Pipe would be e n tir e ly s a tis f a c to r y here the w ater is not aggressive (ag g ressiv en ess has to do w ith the hardness .nd the pH value of the w a te r). The s lid e program concentrated on ris k s and v i-'-d zed the p u b lic 's r i s k from exposure to w ater c arrie d in A/C Pipe. The program did not touch on work p ra c tic e s as such. The A/C Pipe Producers _ j a tic n was aiming th is program a t la rg e r users of A/C Pipe such as w a te r--- -orks, u t i l t i e s and the general p u b lic . It was s ta te d chat the f i r s t concern fo r FMSI would be a work p ra c tic e s manual rather th an a study of th e o v e ra ll r is k from exposure to asbestos from f r ic tio n -.a te ra is . I t was a lso s ta te d th a t Dr. Jacko of Bendlx had addressed the ris k :o the g e n e ra l public from asbestos in f r i c t i o n m aterials in a paper prepared .n 1973. A question was asked as to how d i f f i c u l t i t would be for the FMSI :o se t up a program s im ila r to the A/C Pipe Producn A ssociation. ; Mr.' Reis ' indicated th a t Johns-hanw ilie would be w illin g to help in preparation of such 1 manual. I t was s ta te d th at the o b je c tiv e fo r such a manual would be the*-sera in the replacement market. O rig in al equipment users ara generally large :rg an lza clo n s aware of th e asbestos problem and can plan do t h e i r w n work In c o n tr o llin g asb esto s i n th e ir work p la c e s . O riginal equipment m anufacturers night be involved vhera d ealin g v i t h c a r d e a le rs . I t was s ta te d th a t General oto rs i s working on a program fo r t h e i r d e a le rs In th is a re a . I: was scateH th a t th e re were two ta sk s at hand: (1) work p ra c tic e s in the f r ic tio n m a te ria ls m anufacturara' f a c to r ie s and (2) work p ra c tic e s in the westerners' brake r e p a ir shops. The Asbestos Inform ation A ssociation had jd ressed the problem of work p ra c tic e s in fa c to rie s and re b u ild e rs in t h e i r :rk p ra c tic e s booklet e n tit le d , " fa b ric a tio n and'Use of .Asbestos Pricttiotv- iar r i a l s ." There i s inform ation in the3e books concerning che OSHA sta n d ard , i 'St and dust c o ll e c t io n , and methods fo r making fib e r counts. The main a f o r an RiSI work p ra c tic e s manual would be the brake re p a ir ahops ra th e r .nan m anufacturers or re b u ild e rs . I t was s ta te d th a t th ere would be l i t t l e progress w ithout management commitment. I f the shop foreman is not behind :he program ,there is u n lik e ly to be tru e progress in asbestos c o n tro l. I t was - arv-iarT as ted :*a: a work p r a c t ic e s manual should not be lengthy, and perhaps can or.solidated to four or s i x pages, Mr. Fenner i n d ic a t e d that color would o the value of a work "practices manual. If the manual is direc te d tcv a-Js :ar.t and s u p e r v i s o r s - i t w i l l have co explain why i t ' s important to p u t " p rac tic es in to e f f e c t . For information d i r e c t l y to the worker, a sim-ler perhaps s h o r t e r message should be used. The I n s t i t u t e had e a r l i e r published" e page "Recommended Procedures for Reducing Asbestos Dust During Brake rv i c i n g . " This was i n s e r te d in I n s t i t u t e catalo g s, d i s t r i b u t e d in loose form" j was s : n t to the trade p r e s s . : , , . nanher questioned whether the I n s t i t u t e would support preparation of a work ' L a c t i c s s - a n u a l . The Se cre tary indicated that i f the committee endorses these :commendations he believed chat the Board of Directors would concur. Mr. Fenner .bleated that FHSI would have co write the manual. Some of the material already -epared can be of help; I t was sta te d t h a t i t was b e t t e r chat e manual of this pe come from FMSI r a th e r them from am Individual manufacturer. Mr. Fenner :dicaced t h a t in addition to help from J-M, the Asbestos Information Association ichnical Committee should be w i l l i n g to help . He p o in te d out t h a t information ; a v a i l a b l e and the questions e r e "How w i l l i t be w r i t t e n ? " and "How w i l l i t : circulated?" : ; * : 1 -c-.' . r \ : -- *` -e y ; - - - * . ; .- .... ., . . ^ >cn motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed i t was;. 4 RZSOLVTD: That th e Asbestos Study C o oe i t t e e reeomnends 'that the I n s t i t u t e prepare and c i r c u l a t e t work p r a c tic e s booklet f o r users .-of f r i c t i o n m a t e r i a l s in auto . r e p a ir and i n d u s t r i a l shope.. .. , r s ta te d th a t car d e a le rs and n a tio n a l brake s e rv ic e shops such as :nm ey's, Goodyear and Sears say or may not have equipment for d r i l l i n g and rinding brake shoes. In most cases th e ir lined shoes are purchased finished ound ready f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n . Most of these shops would have drum and rotor ithes fo r re -s u rfa c in g those p a rts , but nost would not g rind, d r i l l or other.se machine th e brake lin in g . However, i t is lik e ly th a t some of these shops ive g rin d in g , and perhaps d r i l l i n g equipment th a t would have cm be properly . hausted fo r c o lle c tio n and d isp o sa l of d u st. A p o in t ves made th a t i f at .1 p c s s ib ls th e se shops should not grind or d r i l l lin in g s but should purchase, .nings lin e d to shoes or read y fo r i n s ta lla tio n on- shoos. In he.tv? couioncnt,. :sc blo ck s can be bought w ith se v e ra l o v e rsire s (X, XX, XXX). There w ill be . :re g rin d in g of segments l a heavy duty. Is is recommended thee shops avoid rinding i f at a l l p o ss ib le , and purchase blocks and segments to the thickness seed ready f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n from the brake lin in g m anufacturer. I-ihere sp e cia l >vels o r o th e r c u ttin g muse be done the shop must fo llo w s p e c ific recommenda.ons as reg ard s d u st c o lle c tin g and duet d lsp o se l. While some heavy duty rake shops w i l l mouse and r i v e t or b o lt blocks to sh o e s, most w i l l not grind : th is p a r tic u la r p o in t. However, these shops would probably have c a p a b ilitie s :r grinding^ and re contend a t l one w ill have to be mede fo r keeping dust levels : s minimum,'in th ese shops. : was suggested th a t r a th e r th an one or two or even th re e d if f e r e n t series. : work p r a c tic e s fo r d i f f e r e n t level shops, i t might be b e t t e r to have ot iconpassing work p r a c tic a s manual. From th is com plete manual, the authors su. ' Ig h lig h t c e r ta in s e c tio n s end in d ic a te which would be a p p lic a b le . I f ie cocar g rin d s or machines the produet i s any way, he w ill generate dust id w i l l nsed p ro p er dust c o lle c tio n equipment. Noe only w ill the 0S3A ig u ls tio n s be a p p lica b le b u t Z?A re gula clone on d is p o s a l of a sb esto s v a sts .11 a ls o ap p ly . An in c e n tiv e to purchase m a ta ra is fin is h e d and ready for  - - .. a . . e _ . 3a ::as ' i l r e - s c t s oa :f tr.ete reacuuilaactc.iJcn,, oc '.--iilll zr.aczc apply. zr.e z z ccucrs ~ z s z "cr exar.ple, if -hay i - s : a ; r ia ls d ir e c tly :o .t.i.e. shoes w ithout c u ttir.:, d1r i ll i n g. or "qrrii..--..ddiiccrr,, dust .-?1; would lik ely : e lev oncu-h t h a t r e " u ia r r . c a i t c r i n r , protective clothi.-.- r.ge rooa requirements would noc ' a p p l y . 2 Secretary sutyested t h a t I t would Toe w e l l 't o ' sec up a cask force t V s t u d y holers of a work p r a c t i c e s manual Co get th is p a r t i c u l a r project s t a r te d . in dicated th a t i t i s cot poss ib le for a f u l l committee to s i t dove and ' . . a c asu a l. 'Ir. Heaver stated th a t Raybestos w i l l be proceediat with a" rk. p r a c t ic e s casual cti t h e i r orm and w i l l noc "be able to wait for the : . 5titu ce to produce t h e i r s . ' The Secretary' in dicated t h a t ia bis recent . -va:-and on with Mr. Marsh he understood that Rabyestos wanted the I n s t i t u t e pro---.ee v f t h a work p r a c t i c e s canual. hr. le a v e r i n d i c a t e d ' t h a t while2 fecratan* rav have disc ussed t h i s core recen tly 'with Mr. H a r s h ,- i t wae j understanding th at Raybestos was going to proceed on i t s own because of-v* i t they f e e l to be a v e r y ' u r g e n t requirement to have such a work practices* * 1 1 * ?j-- :.z z ; r . Reis and Mr. Penner both in d ic a te d th a t Johns-M anvilie w ill be cost r i l l i n g help w ith a r t work end graphics i f screcne would t e l l than what a rt work d i l l u s t r a t i o n s would be re q u ire d .-- The problem is not so nuch the mechanics getting the rtanual p rin te d and d is trib u te d , as i t is g ettin g a w rite-up d a decision x o_ proceed w ith the manual. 4' r < e S ecretary suggested chat he and the Chairman c o n tact Mr, Harsh at ybescos to determine the Raybestors position.- Committee members suggested pointnent of a sm all cask force to include noc only Hr. Magnet and Hr. D rislan e, r . Heaver to go over t h is q u estio n with iir. Marsh, and find out e x actly C Raybestos c lan s a re as reg ard s a work p ra c tic e s manual. I f t h e ' stiw u te would be proceeding w ith a manual, they could o u tlin e the concept a work p ra c tic e s manual. D ecisions could be made as to whether one canual c u ll be p repared, or two o r th ree nanuals: heavy duty a p p lic a tio n s , lig h t ty (passenger car and l i g h t tru ck ) a p p lic a tio n s , and ocher ap p licatio n s such in d u s tr ia l and c o n stru c tio n shops which t a i l o r f r i c t i o n m aterials to o rd er. question arose as to how such a manual would be d is trib u te d to the f i e l d . . . . was suggested chat m arketing groupe o f 'the various members would have to. 2 chat worn p ra c tic e manuals were d is tr ib u te d to the u se r. I t wee pointed th at th ere might be a fev areas of sp e c ia l emphasis such as chose working :h clutch facin g s and th o se working with r o l l lin in g . I t was sta te d th a t tie a manual would have CO'address the w orst p o ssib le co n d itio n s, i t could Ip fo s te r a trend towards le ss machining in the u s e r's shops. : -. Armstrong commented about th e evo*distinct*approaches taken by the Asbestos cent rip e A sso c ia tio n . Ona booklet', the Hork P ra c tic e s Booklet, in d ic ate d 3t there is- a problem and h e r e 's what we should do about i t . The ocher, oklec d iscu ssed the r i s k o f exposures to w ater c a rrie d in A/C Pipe end . flo ated th a t the fa c ts fo re s a conclusion chat th ere is not e problem with D Pipe w ith non-agreesive w aters. Should the I n s titu te sim ila rly address_ 0 areas and in d ic a te d t h a t we have a work p ra c tic e s booklet and also a i. oklee to indicaca th a t exposure to asbestos ia fr ie tio n m aterials is noc a a1 -roblem in the brake shop? The q u estio n of the type of pamphlets or 1 -s to be published by the I n s t i t u t e would have to be worked out by th* C sk ,ce. The S e cretary was d ire c te d to c o n ta ct Mr. Marsh to sec up a etir.g to go over Raybestos plans as regards t work p ra c tic e s manual. Wagner and Mr. Heaver w i l l Jo in th e S ecretary ia any contact w ith Mr. Marsh. ; ?'j "TT" ?1717711; AJ~ '-Sr?,S Cf v~-~- A? > Eecrecary d is tr ib u te d *3 the Cc.--i i t a e members ccpias of Ravbestos "Do'g' t 'c 's " as regards a sie sc c s . They include th is as an in s e r t ir. t h e i r lin in g oackazss. I t has a b r ie f statem ent cn h w to td.nir-d.ta problems asbestos in the workshop. * AS3EST3S DUST EAZATJD . C re t breathe dust. - Do not use a i r hese for c le an in g . . Do not machine w ithout dust c o lle c tio n equipment. ' Do' use vacuum or wet. cleaning methods. Do disoose of dust ia sealed c o n ta in e r. Do wear mask i f unable to avoid dust." / 1 ** * ' . . . was s ta te d chat th is was a good condensed set of in s tru c tio n s which night t the message acro ss. A lengthy one page or longer re p o rt would probably : be of truer, use a t th is p o in t. I t was suggested chat o th er members n izht 2 such aa in s e r t fo r d is tr ib u tio n w ith th e ir brake l i n i n g s , b lo ck s, and 1 facings. ....................... ' . _ver shewed a p a rt of a Raybestos s lid e prograa aimed a t brake personnel. 2 s e c tio n on asbestos was but one se c tio n of an e ig h t se c tio n s lid e profram :th audio) on brake s e rv ic in g . The s lid e s were in th e fo ra of a question : answer prograa to in d ic a te good p ra c tic e s ia c o n tro l of asbestos dust the brake shop. These s lid e s where Section 2 of the Raybestos brake c lin ic rvraa. < was suggested th a t perhaps the I n s titu te should sake a public re la tio n s lea se on work th a t in d u s try is doing to control a sb esto s both in th e ir own :ps and in t h e i r c u s to o e r's shops. Perhaps commuaications w ith employees : u sers n lch t be supplemented w ith communications w ith the general public : th e n ed la. I t was s t a t e d th a t t h is oighc be b e tt e r done i f the I n s t i tu t e ; a work p ra c tic e s manual. and could then make i t known th a t such a manual 1 a v a ila b le . Were the I n s t i t u t e to actenpe coverage in th e g en eral media is more lik e ly Dr. S e lik o ff and o th e rs would gee th e l a s t vord and early .e ase s by the I n s t i t u t e would be of no p o sitiv e v a lu e . The general media to r e lik e ly to accept sta te m e n ts by groups such as Mount S inai and d g h c .in iz e or d i s t o r t any c o n trib u tio n of in d u stry . I t was suggested th a t .eases might be made in autom otive tra d e p u b lic a tio n s. The S ecretary .i maced tha'f when the I n s t i t u t e published the "Recommended Procedures for _ .ucing Asbestos Dust During Brake S en-icing" re le a s e s were made and published se v e ra l magazines fo r th e automotive trad e . rated by one member th a t an avenue chat ia open and should be used, t he p e rso n ally had u sed , was th a t in d iv id u a ls should give Congressnen ncs of view from in d u s try . L e tte rs to the e d ito r end to * le g is la to r s nay p In a rriv in g a t some b a la n ce b efo re decisions are made. A Committee inted ouc th at :here*vas a recar.: r e i s a s a from CSEA concernir.?1 the > industry vhich vas le s s chan ccmoiinentary to che American foundry r y . In any c u b ii c _ r e l a c ic n s encounter in che general nedia i t i s r e s : crac che industry, posicin v i l i 'cone in second best.- ards corrrunicacicns vicb enployees, Mr. Scone indicated t h a t ' t h e Sendix".. on Materials Division used the Johns-Manville s l i d e and audio program ed, "'Jcrkinf- with Asbestos," and shoved i t t o n e v enployees. This prozraa l i a b l e in c a s s e t t e and s l i d e form from Johns-MaaviHe in Denver, Colorado. Sendix program, they added t h e ir,c v n s l i d e s with pictures of presses t t i r . g equipment shewing dust c o ll e c t in g equipment added to control os levels in the work place. The s l i d e was narrated by a Sendix Safety i s o r and p a r t i c u l a r l y cencicr.ed names and described the operations of picyee. This program was t a i l o r e d v e i l to i t s 'audience, and i t was ted th at other members might wish to use the Johms-Hanvilie "Working Asbestos" program in s i m i l a r fashion.- I t was suggested th a t no "canned" an can vork. s a t i s f a c t a r i l y f o r a l l members, and by t a i l o r i n g J-K's am to t h e i r cvn employees as 3endix did, i t say be a valuable t o o l ndoctrinating employees. gard further communications v i t h users of f r i c t i o n m aterials, i t vas s t e d th at a work p r a c t ic e s manual could serve as e outline for p r ep a r atio n s l i d e program. Mr. Tenner in d ic ate d t h a t he would be happy to help put - a s lid e program i f he could receive input as regards what sh o u ld . - the s l i d e s . Based on a vork p r a c t i c e s manual as as o u t l i n e , e. . r f e l t t h a t i t would be a reasonable job to prepare a s l i d e program member could arrange fo r him to take s l i d e s e i t h e r in one of t h e i r own -- es or in a customer's work plac e. With photographs developed in t h i s on, J-tt could t i e a s l i d e program into' a work prac tic es manual. AST ASSOCIATES--OSSA THAHTT/S GUIDE e c r e ta r y in d ic a te d th a t th is item was made an agenda item as the agenda repared in December 1977. Subsequent to preparing the agenda, the t u te assembled a c ritq u e of Che Abe A sso ciates work for 0S3A. The t u te rep lie d to Abe A sso ciates on December 28, 1977. The comments c A ssociates were based on a e e e r la l p repared by the Secretary and . .wed by Mr. Wagner and Hr. Weaver. In a d d itio n to the eossenta by the .t u t e , the Asbeseos Inform ation A ssociation re p lie d . Also Mr. Armstrong .ed f o r the 3endix C orporation and Johns-M anvilis forwarded comments ired by Dr. Cot i n . is g en erally commenced ch at th e Abe A sso ciates T ra in e r's Guide appeared : an amateurish p resen ta tio n which had not been researched s u ffic ie n tly ; ta b l is h the f a c ts . I t was f a i t th at in d u stry had responded to th is :, and th a t i f t h e i r comments a r t considered i t w ill have b e n e fite d a l l im ed. < DRAFT TOR PROPOSED AIA PAMPHLET ( I . H. WEAVER) :v ember 1976 Hr. Weaver prepared a d r a f t f o r a pamphlet fo r A IA e n t i t l e d , . scos Dust Hazards and Braks Lining and C lutch Servlca O p eratio n s." f. M * J V A A ****** 4 A # * U 4 A A A A W iA A A* 4 M A A H 4 A * A ^ A 2 S'""--'v 2ar.ua rv 1 , of his w rite-u p . vae csvered in h is memo to the Asbestss Study C i i - - ;a ..anuary I l f 1 9 / 8 . ^ . .a. "eaver .lc th a t ticst of the comments in the s S ecretary 's c r i t i q u e `were valid but th at he d i d n ' t a^ree e o n c e r a i - g ' r e s o v a f of the second sentence concerning n e s o t h e l i a l cursors ia persons involved-vith automobile brakc-serv-ieing. - " ' ' ' .-' ; * I : was s t a te d th at t h i s 'pamphlet would assunvingly be no longer viable i f the r.is: is to work on w r i t i n g up "a work p r a c tic e s manual.' I t is unlikely* that - the Asbestos Information Association w i l l put out a pasphlec on this subject i f the I n s t i t u t e prepares a work prac tic es manual. However, i n f o m a t i o n ' in* ' t h is write-up would be of value ia writing up a work prac tic es manual, rl 1:3.a surges ted that anyone using the ir.trrc uctory section of hr. Veaver's d r a f t be p a r t i c u l a r l y c ar e f u l of Che wording, ho further action ia contemplated as concerns this d raft pending ac tio n taken as regards the I n s t i t u t e p r e p a r a tio n of a work p r a c tic e s manual. . . u C-TT.rwT5R PRODUCT SAT5TT C3MMZSSICh FICA1L. PROCIDUHZS" ''1- The S ecretary advised th a t he had been co n tacted by Mr. Adrian Comias of the . Auto F ric tio n C orporation concerning the Consumer Product Safety Commission ' J f . and i t s procedures f o r r e c a ll. Ha was p a r tic u la r ly concerned th a t i f in th e fu tu re the Consumer Product Safety Commission were to ban the sa le of asbestos- containing f r i c t io n m a te ria ls , th a td is a s tro u s c o sts would be 'incurred in e - major r e c a l l . Mr. Comias expressed h is concern i a a l e t t e r th a t he wrote to * ' he Consumer Product Safety Commission on procedures used during the I r i s r e c a l l . Mar. Comias v ro c e in d ic a tin g h is concern th a t the economic burden of any r e c a l l should be borne equally by a l l members of the d is trib u tio n chain. He wrote t h is as a p riv a te c itiz e n on h is own le tte rh e a d and did not b rin g in -th e su b je c t of f r ic tio n m a te ria ls . The Secretary in d ic ate d to * Mr. Comias th a t he d id not want to r a is e the q u estio n of banningthe f r ic tio n . m aterials fo r fear i t would put the id ee In to n o tio n . ' , ^ The S ecretary re c e n tly wrote Mr. Comias when C?SC banned th e use of a r t i f i c i a l enberlzing m a te ria ls and patching compounds. The Consumer Product Safety Commission.issued th e re g u la tio n s under the Consumer Product Safety Act (C?SA) ra th e r than under th e Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FHSA). By promulgating under CPSA the re g u la tio n s do not re q u ire th e re-purchase of products by m anufacturers, d i s t r ib u t o r s and r e t a i l e r s . Mr. Conlns fe e ls th a t in d iv id u a ls . in the F r ic tio n M a te ria ls Standards I n s t i t u t e should naka t h e i r concern known to the Consumer P ro d u cts S afety Commission by w ritin g them d ir e c tly . He does not fee l th a t the I n s titu te or Corporations should be involved at th is time. He in d ic a te d th a t he was asking the I n s t i t u t e to make a recommendation to i t s members concerning r e c a l l procedures by CPSC. At th is point the Committee member* in d ic a te d th a t they endorsed th e idee of encouraging in d iv id u a ls to w rite the Consumer Product S afety Commission concerning r e c a ll , procedures and to advocate th a t the burden be borne eq u ally . This would be the case i f any such re g u la tio n were to cake p lac e under Che Consumer Producti Safety Act ra th e r th an under the Federal Hazardous Substance Act. x . Fenner indicated th a t there is e question as to whether fric tio n m aterials can be considered a consumsr product. There i s an e ff o r t on hand now to expand the d e f i n i ti o n of a consumsr p ro d u ct. There 1s s l i t i g a t i o n involving the Anstonda C orporation concerning w irin g used in the r e s id e n tia l housing. This has to do w ith th e e u s c e p c ib ility to f i r e s under c e r ta in i n s t a l l a t i o n A3; IQS S7VC' -anuary 19, : 97a i i : i r a c e d as co wheeler a lu m n u s vice i- r e s i d e n t i a l h e w in g can be regulated by tea Consumer Produce Sa fety Ccmnissicn. In a ddition, Mr. "anner rcin;^^ ous th at the study v&ich Is acv. under vay by..U, T. Kearney Associates- ia examining the question of asbesccs products. t h a t . nay be considered consumer, products. The.-Institute had been c a l l e d by Mr. Strickland of Kearney. Associates i concerning whether asbes tos was used in various f r i c t i o n devices used "on aquipnent ether than automotive brakes. This included such items.as typewriters, X-ray c a c h i n e s , b i c y c le b r a k e s , tape recorders and so f o r t h . At th a t t in e - - ;Mr. S trick lan d indic ated chat his firm was working on a study for t h e . Consuser -_.; Products Safety Cocanissicn where asbestes was used in consumer products.; I : - - - ; was suggested that the I n s t i t u t e cake no actio n as regards the Consucer P ro d u c eSafety Commission u n t i l the Kearney report has been conpleted. i n s t i tt ts sfonscrshi? of asbestos shmihar, ' The Chairman in d ic a te d th a t in response to a suggestion by Mr. Messier P resident of the I n s t i tu t e , i t vaa considering sponsoring a seminar sim ilar to th a t which was held in 1975 on_the asbestos problem .- At c h a t-se m in a r, the I n s t i t u t e had a p re se n c a tio n ' by Johns-M anvilla Sales" Corporation' v lth ^ a -- featured, appearance by Mr. 3yvmg Ivon of OSEA. This p a r tic u la r seminar was . - * w ell received because i t was held w ith in six to e ig h t weeks a f t e r OSHA had .I'.Vf' made proposals to re v is e th e asbescoe standard i a October 1975. -1- Mr. Vagner in d ic a te d th a t he had talk ed with Ferro Tech and they would be - happy to make a p re s e n ta tio n a t such a sem inar. Mr. Wagner in d ic a te d th a t.;. Mr. Evos who spoke a t our December 1975 Seminar is no longer w ith OSHA. In'* - - response to Mr. Magmer's in q u iry to OSHA they in d ic a te d th a t perhaps .they could provide a speaker fo r an rMSI seminar. Mr. Vagner had c o n ta c te d --" -*"?* Mrs. Helen F arrington a t OSHA. Mr. Fenner in d ic a te d th a t i f we were tn hold.. such a sem inar he would reconaaend chat Mr. Grover Wrenn, OSHA's D irecto r of -! - . the O ffice of Health Standards Development be in v ite d to address chose attending. . He s ta te d th a t Mr. Wrenn i s a personable and i n t e r e s t i n g rt a l k e r . The Secretary. advised chac he had co n ta cted companies such as Amoco Tools, H ilfis k of America, ?er-Lux In e . and Tempo Products Company*. 'These companies, a e l l - equipment used in the b rak e shop and some have devices fo r exhau stin g d u s t- from the work area and from brake assem blies. I t was suggested th a t the - - : -- seminar be planned around th e brake re p a ir shop ra th e r than the manufacturing p l a n t . I t vaa suggested t h e t Mr. Je rry Cusar.ano be in v ite d to such e : sem inar. Mr. Cusaaano ia e c o n su lta n t on dust c o lle c tio n . The.Chairman r- '_u~- asked i f Johns-M anville would help w ith the p re s e n ta tio n .' Mr. Fenner ::;t indic ated th a t i f such a sem inar were held they would btihappy to a s s i s t .. . - ia soma fa sh io n . ' -v *.- .. * ' , , . . I t was* s ta te d chat a sem inar a t th is point might d e tra c t from the Committee's . work on th e work p ra c tic e s manual. I t ves suggested th a t th e I n s t i tu t e not - d i l u t r the Committee's e f f o r t s by scheduling a sem inar at t h i s tim e.' As there . - has been nothing f u r th e r on OSHA plans a sem inar might be prem ature.* Also, i t was suggested th a t i f th e I n s t i t u t e prepares e work p r a c tic e s manhal i t night be well a t th a t time Co schedule a seminar to in tro d u c e the work, p ra c tic e s canu&l. At such a seminar the I n s t i t u t e could promote che Idea of u sin g th is work r a c tic e s manual in brake s e rv ic e shops. R eporters from tr a d e magazines could be ls v lc e d . I t ves G enerally agreed th a t i t would be w ell to hold up on cha<- ld ea of a seminar u n t i l th e I n s t i t u t e has ta k e s a c tio s on th e work p ra c tic e s manual.. At completion o f th e work p ra c tic e s manual a sem inar might be the proper place to promote th e work p ra c tic e s b o o k le t. No a c t io s w ill be taken . r.a Asbestos - r . r o m i t i e n Association r.as advocated the work practices at-reach - as a means of c o n t r o l l i n g asbestos dust for the construction industry scar.dar-* " . e c o n s t r u c t ! i n d u s t r y ' i s ' d i f f e r e n t than the nan. ofsecuring industry because-' ' cf the t r a n s i e n t work force and o th er such c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . There is sene p o s s i b i l i t y th at' CSHA' nay poss ib ly go with a work prac tic es oriented regulation" for the co n stru ctio n i n d u s t r y s t a n d a r d .' - I f a c o n tr a c to r was using c e r t i f i e d work p rac tic es i t niche r e l a x the'need for other c o ntrol procedures. : - - .As regards the n a n u fa ctu rin g sta n d a rd , no public hearing has been held and acne - has been scheduled. I t is -possible th at the construction industry standard night be p art of any p u b lic h e a rin g where OSHA is considering fu rth e r action on t h e - r.ar.ufacturing sta n d a rd . Mr. Fenner in d ic a te s th a t to h is knowledge nothing . has been done on the c o n stru c tio n standard and he does not foresee any action in 1978. The proposed changes in th e nanufacturing standard th a t were cade in 19 75 are aw aiting e v a lu a tio n in a study "by'a group con tracted fo r by OSHA. Cons ad has yet to complete a 's tu d y of the economic impact of the proposals- ; which were i n 't h e O ctober 1975 proposals fo r the m anufacturing segment of the- in d u stry . F u rth e r, t h e `Research T rian g le I n s t i t u t e was' to aaka an economic - study for the c o n stru ctio n in d u stry . D ra fts'o f these studies w ill not be read y * : b efo re A pril 1378. In summary, th e re apnears to be l i t t l e a c tio n th a t can be expected in the near fu tu re as regards e ith er the construction standard or the nar.uf a c tu rin g s ta n d a r d .1. ----- . _________ _____ ____ osha " G r : s ? j r ` tamda? : : - - supstatcis postmc am occupatiatal carcimogtmtc rise The proposed " g e n e ric 11 sta n d a rd fo r i d e n tif ic a tio n , c la s s if ic a tio n and reg u la tio n of toxic substances posin* a p o te n tia l occupational carcinogenic risk vaa published in October 1977. These prooosals are re fe rre d to as the "ee n e ric " stan d ard . The proposal is to have a b a sic standard w ritte n , and then the blanks could be f i l l e d in depending upon the p a r tic u la r suspected carcinogen. Any comments concerning t h i s g en eric standard were to be in by January 31, 1978. (Pubsecuently postponed to February 28, 1978.) This proposed--" generic" standsrd i s a major step by r>SHA and ap p aren tly is the th in k in g of the new A ssista n t S ecretary of Labor, E ula Bingham. The nain ta rz e c of th is generic standard would be the c h e n ic a l in d u s try . In d u stry has s e t up a group to presen t th e ir vierspoints as reg ard s t h i s g en eric sta n d ard . Several m anufacturers formed the ( .American I n d u s tr ia l H ealth Council (AIHC). As asb esto s w ill s t i l l be regulated', under the e a r l i e r a sb e sto s re g u la tio n s there is no a c tio n th a t the* I n s t i t u t e * could cake a t t h is t in e . I t i s , of co u rse, a standard which' could have a* most * su b s ta n tia l impact o n -a ll in d u stry . * - UAAT PETIT!0*J FOR EMEBCE7CT .ASBESTOS STANDARD In J u ly 1977 Mr. Douglas F ra s e r, P re sid e n t of United Automobile Workers p e titio n e d the H onorable Ray M arshall, S ecretary of Labor, to e s ta b lis h an emergency standard fo r exposure to asb esto s, in lin e w ith the proposed changes OS1LA made on September 30, 19 75. There was a Question as to the s ta tu s of h is p e titio n . The UAVs p e titio n fo r an emerjency standard was denied by the 'oartm enc of Labor. The Department of Labor p o lite ly denied the p e titio n oause th ere was an e x is tin g sta n d ard in e f f e c t , and the issu e s raised by the proposed rev isio n * to Che stan d ard had noe been reso lv e d . Cn January 5, 1373 chare was a -.e e tin r held a t Mount Sinai H ospital cm cerr.it* the i.'ICS'i contract fo r in v e s tig a tio n of h e a lth hazards i t brake lin in g repair* shops. This was a "Session with in d u stry , NIOSH and Mount Sinai people to * " rev iav the progress of th is p a r tic u la r study. Mount Sinai h o s p ita l received a 3130,000 c o n tra ct fron WI0S3. .fo r th is study. . The Secretary' attended this* '*."** se ssio n along .with several- a e th e rs of th is corsnittee including Mr. 3 .J . Iwarssaa, I . H. Weaver and Dr. E.- Stone.- Also attending were Mr.. Marsh fron ilaybestss, :tr. Chase fron Johr.s-M anville, and Mr. Mereness fron the Asbestos Information " " .A ssociation. Thro re p re s e n ta tiv e s iron NICSH h ard ly p a rtic ip a te d in the session. The sessio n was c o n tro lle d by both Dr. S e lik o ff and Dr. Nicholson of Mount Sinai. A b r i e f rep o rt was w ritte n on the session in which some questions vers raised about the i s p o s s i b il i ty of lo c a tin g a cohort exposed to short fib e rs only who I....' would not also have been exposed to longer f i b e r s . Also there were sev eral ' T" concents concerning the use of workers in New York Municipal garages. From.-* the comments made by the union re p re se n ta tiv e th e re i s considerable d if f ic u lty in not only lo c a tin g the garages but in lo c a tin g the workers and knowing tha ..* types of exposures to which they are su b je c te d .: This discussion was apparently,., h e ld in lin e with in s tr u c tio n s when the c o n tra c t was issu e d . As in d ic a te d , there was no a ctu a l re p o rt fre e NI0S5 as to. the p ro g ress o f .th e s t u d y , . . . . . . . . ^ / CTIBEC PRCP^SAIS FOR .AS3ESIPS MAMCFACTTRiyG ICTUSTBT.. Mr. Feis f e l t i t n ig h t be of i n t e r e s t to know th e outcome of e recene study concluded by the Province of Quebee, with in p u t fro n anong othars Arthur D. L it t l Company. Quebec is attem pting to b rin g more m anufacturing jobs involving asbestos into the Province ra th e r chan ju s t shipping asbestos outside the area. This study in d ic ate d th a t a t b e s t there were th re e areas where Quebec n ig h t p a r tic ip a te in asbestos products m anufacturing. Those were: .-(1) Asbestos cement s h e e ts , (2) Molded f r i c t i o n m a te ria ls , and (3) Flooring f e l t s . . I t was In d ica te d chat at most 400 jobs might be c re a te d In th ese m anufacturing areas in Quebec. . I t was apparently Quebec's hope th a t considerably more manufacturing jobs might be opened up in th a t Provinca. - .*.- , - - . . . . . . . ...' * * * * * - . .. * i ..' . *'* . . . . . . r. The Chairman of the Committee and the Members expressed th e ir thanks to Mx. Pais and Mr. Fenner for t h e i r o ffe rs of help in p re p a ra tio n of a work p ra c tic e s n an u al. They also extandad the Committee's thanks fo r th e ir p a rtic ip a tio n in . th is meeting. There being ao- o th er business* brought to the a tte n tio n of the C oocittee, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, i t was; ' S2SPLVZD; To adjourn. ... - Adjourned: 2:40 P.M. . V. D rislan e Executive D irector y.