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FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1976 July 15 DOC#: FMS046 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo to Asbestos Study Committee RE Paper on Exposure during Brake Lining Maintenance and Repair  FRICTION ATERIAIS STANDAR' INSTITUTE:, INC., -210 ROUTE ' PARA: , N. J. Jbly 15, 1976 *To: Asbestos Study Committee Subject: Mount Sinai (Dr. A.. N. Rohl) Paper: "Asbestos Exposure during Brake Lining Maintenance and Repair" On February 6, *-1976, I advised the Asbestos Study Committee that received a paper entitled "Asbestos exposure d u rin g brake lining tenance and repair" from Dr. A. N. Rohl of Mount Sinai. You may to my February 6, 1976 covering letter. I had main refer ' have no*v received from'Dr. Rohl copies of page proofs of that article as it will appear, Dr. Rohl believes, in the August 1V76 issue o f Environmental Research. This is essentially the same paper meeting of the American Conference (AGGIH). it has been up-dated and for reference. presented by Dr. Rohl at the May 1974. of Governmental Industrial Hygienists expanded to include papers in 1974.-75 In reviewing this, i do not believe his figures include fiber counts of asbestos longer than 5 microns on an 8 hour time weighted average (TV/A) basis. The emphasis continues to be turning to asbestos fibers shorter than 5 microns and their measurement by other than optical aicroscopy. 0.7D/ere Enc: E. . Drislane Executive Director o. V nr NO.*"^ ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION mqhtm a u CA 1835 K Street, N.W.. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 223-4885 - 22 July 1976 Memorandum For: Subject: t John Marsh John Riopelle Erich Feierabend Edward R. Zacharias Advance of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Article on Brake Lining Maintenance and Repair Attached galley proof of article prepared by Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (N.Y.) staff and scheduled to appear in the August issue Environmental Research and Gynecologic Oncology is forwarded as a matter of interest. This study was cited as the primary reference for the NIOSH "alert" issued August 1975 (distributed to members) calling attention to potential health hazards to workers exposed to asbestos dust during servicing of brake and clutch assemblies. The "alert" received nation-wide publicity. Ed Drislane, executive director, Friction Materials Standards Institute, was advised by Dr. Selikoff that the brake lining repair aspect of the asbestos-health question "is going to become a major project. " We are seeing increasing evidence to substantiate that remark. Mr. Drislane1s.memo randum on subject to FMSI, asbestos study committee is also attached. Attention is invited to the AIA/NA leaflet, "Asbestos and Brake Linings" and the apparent need to review this publi cation in the interests of current and positive addressal to subject. Your comments will be appreciated. R..H. Mereness Executive Director cc: J^mes Armstrong, Stan Christian, Bendix Corp. {/. W. Drislane, FMSI Enclosures