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Memorandum of Record i*1 rj/d Subject: Meeting at Mount Sinai Hospital Relative to NIOSH Contract for Xnves Health Hazards in Brake Lining Repair Shops |j EXHIBIT On Tuesday, January 5, 1978 Mr. R. !I. Mereness of the Asbestos Informational FMSI-97 Association called to advice that there was to be a meeting in Dr. Sclikof office at Mount Sinai Hospital with NIOSH representative:: a:; regards the progress of their contract for a study of the health hazards in brake lining repair shops for those exposed to asbestos. It was suggested that I attend this session. Mr. Mereness indicated that he had talked with, or would be talking with, several representatives of industry suggesting that they attend. Also he indicated that representatives from Hew York City auto dealers and municipal unions would be attending. These would be in addition to Individuals from Mount Sinai and NIOSH. I attended this meeting on January 5, 1978 at the Basic Service Building, 10 # 101 Street, mezzanine floor, at 2:00 P.M. in Or. Selikoff's office. In attendance were the following: I. J. Selikoff, Mount Sinai Hospital V. Nicholson, Mt. Sinai Hospital A. B. Smith, KIOSK P. L. Johnson, NIOSH F. Panzer, Tobacco Institute James Ducke, Municipal District 7, New York City J. E. Marsh, Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. C. R. Chase, Johns-Manvllle Corporation R. E. Mereness, Asbestos Information Association B. J. Ivarsson, Abex Corporation D. E. Stone, Bendix Corporation I. K. Weaver, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. E. W. Drislane, Friction Materials Standards Institute In the report read by Dr. Nicholson little was heard from NIOSH. Dr. Selikoff made some statements concerning mesothelioma that he stated had been encountered from those exposed in brake repair service. I believe that Mr. Marsh pointed out chat there was no documentation or history of these alleged cases of mesothelioma from thos exposed to brake service repair. Dr. Selikoff mentioned a Kashelm study which pointed the finger at friction materials because of the Raybescos-Manhatcan plant. Mr. Marsh pointed out that crocidollte ana amosite were used at the Manheim plant at the time of the study in question. He also indicated that a study of the Charleston plant where there was no croddolice had not been reported on by NIOSH. Mr. Marsh questioned the description of the work which called for a study of the feasibility of locating a cohort of brake lining repair workers occupationally exposed to short fibers only. It was indicated that this was a seemingly impossible task (locating a cohort exposed to short fibers who would not have also have been exposed to fibers longer than five microns). The type of shops that were to be examined were discussed and it was pointed out that New York City maintenance shops could not be considered typical, inops such as Sears, Montgomery Wards, J.C. Penney and others would be considered far / PRODUCED jes - 3 more typical than ill** i ru*k l>r:fcr repair shop. In these shops there should be little or no. grinding, drilling or oilier machining of friction material:;. One recommendation that .ilraosj everyone could endorse war; tiiat there should be no machining where possible in the brake repair shops. Materials could be purchased ready for installation on just about all vehicle:;. Exceptions to this would be in the heavy duty shops where there will always be some tailoring of blocks for ovcrsi2c usuage. The entire session was controlled by Drs. Sclikoff and Nicholson and there was no input from NIOSH. The main input from industry was chat selection of shops should be typical shops, and it was not proper to classify New York City maintenance shops as typical. It was also stated by the union representative that there is a lack of knowledge os to how many brake repair garages and worko: there arc in the Municipal system, and it appeared a little difficult to know haw many people are actually exposed to asbestos in these shops. The foregoing is a matter of record. 5. W. Drislone Executive Director PRODUCED M -83 BOX NO./FILE DRAWER NO. INITIALS DATE | SEGMENT NO. SIGNIFICANT NOTES cH- -0(753. e *r a b r raPv BOX NO./FILE DRAWER NO. i SIGNIFICANT NOTES CV - CM SSL INITIALS DATE | SEGMENT NO.