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FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1976 Sept 27 DOC#: FMS049 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to MOTOR Magazine from FMSI  Septem ber 2 7 , 1976 MOTOR Magazine T790 Broadway New Y ork, New York 10019 A tte n tio n : Hr. Robert J . Cerullo D ear Mir. C e ru llo : Thla ia to re p ly to y o u r l e t t e r of September 20, 1976 co n cern in g D r. S e lik o f f ' a v r i t t - u p ir. th-> D a ily v^ewj. I a answ er to th e q u e s tio n s in your l e t t e r --yes j '. - o o s t b ra k e l i n i n g s on to d a y 's c a rs c o n ta in a s b e s to s . The d is c brake a n d drtnn b rak e lin in g s osed on most A m erican p a s s e n g e r c a rs and tr u c k s c o n ta in ab o u t 5 0 -6 OZ a s b e s to s . The asb esto s i s "lo c k ed in " to a m atrix of re s in and o th e r m a te r ia ls . The a sb e sto s by i t s e l f i s n o t f r e e . The problem w ith a sb e sto s o cc u rs i f a shop grinds and c u ts b rak e lin in g segments w ithout good d u st c o lle c tio n system s. A lso, th e re is s problemsduring the rem oval o f old b ra k e lin in g s p re p a ra to ry to a r e l l n e . During rem oval, dust from th e b rak e system can be inhaled i f a mechanic uses a a ir hose or o th e r procedures c h at tend to r a i s e d u st i n th e s h o p . I t had been common p r a c t i c e i n b ra k e sh o p s to use a i r hoses to d e a n o f f b ra k e s. I t ' i s n o t a good p r a c tic e . As re g a rd s y o u r q u e s tio n concerning my r e a c tio n t o D r. S e l i k o f f s re m a rk s, I d id n o t re a d th e a r t i c l e f u l l y . I d id see th e h e a d lin e s i n t h e New York D aily News. I am n o t a n e d i c a l a u th o r ity and am i n no p o s i t i o n to diacusa epidem iologicalIdatajqn-.-W hlchtD t.r,Sllkoff/projected-.this! high m o rtality fo r people re p a irin g brakes. I f those siorking w ith brakes in s e r v ic e c e n te r s a r e s u f f i c i e n t l y alarm ed by D r. S e l i k o f f 's rem ark s to i n i t i a t e good work- p r a c t i c e s in th e sh o p , h is rem arks aay;be*-KaTpfulv As re g a rd s th e a c c u ra c y o f h is rem ark s, I d o n 't b e l i e v e "I'm q u a l i f i e d to com ent. Along th is l i n e , I m ight suggest co n tactin g the A sbestos In fo rm a tio n A s s o c ia tio n , (AIA) 1835 K S t r e e t , N.W ., W ashington, D.C. 20006 . 3ecause o f th e proposed 0SHA amendments con cern in g asb esto s in th e w o rk p la c e th e AIA has u n d ertak en c o s t l y c o n s u lta n t s tu d ie s on th e d i f f i c u l t i e s w ith th e 0SHA re g u la tio n s and th e m ed ical evidence in support o f th e proposed -amandmants. While they-cay-have d a ta concerning the medical -aspects-.lofnp as t. o ccu p atio n al e x p o su res cto-."asbestos a v a i l a b l e , .ep id em io lo g ical?d ata -is-not -c o n c lu siv e .T h T h e re K otor Magazine Hr. Robore J . C ero llo - 2- Septem ber 2 7 , 1976 la asbestos d u st in th e fa c to rie s th a t manufacture f r ic tio n m a te ria ls. O ff-hand, i t n ig h t be assumed th a t p ast dosage and tin e e f f e c ts o f a sb e s to s in th e fa c to rie s vould have been more s e rio u s than sp o ra d ic high co u n ts t h s t m ight be p r e s e n t in brake shops Most o f th e e p id e m io lo g ic a l s t u d i e s cm a - asb e sto s in th e v o rk p lace have been done in the fa c to r ie s th a t in tro d u ce asbestos in to products such as b rak s l i n ings, flo o r t i l e s and co n stru ctio n - m aterials There i s very l i t t l e epidem iological d a ta on brake s e rv ic e shops, I 'm e n c lo s in g seme item s t h a t may b e o f h e lp in your v o rk . One I s a 3 p ag e w rite -u p e n t i t l e d , "A sbestos Dust C o n tro l in Brake S e rv ic e C e n te rs ." The F r ic t io n M a te ria ls S tan d ard s I n s t i t u t e , w ith one o f i t s members making th e m a jo r c o n tr ib u tio n , has d r a f t e d th e s e comment s on good d o s t c o n t r o l i n th e b ra k e s e r v ic e a r e a s . We b e l i e v e t h a t w ith good h o u se -k e e p in g and good v o rk p ra c tic e s th a t th e a sb e sto s d u e t problem can be e s s e n tia lly e lim in a te d in th e b ra k e s h o p . I 'm a l s o e n c lo s in g a copy o f 'an a r t i c l e t h a t a p p e a re d i n Brake end F ro n t IDid S e rv ic e I n Kay 1976 co n cern in g a s b e s to s i n t h e w o rk p lace and some of th e reecsn en d ed equipm ent t h a t i s being used to c o n tr o l i t . I 'm *1*0 end o w in g a copy o f l e t t e r p u t o u t by th e N a tio n al I n s t i t u t e fo r O ccupational S afety and H ealth dated August 8 , 1975. This l e t t e r by Dr. W illiam l l o y d o f NICSH d is c u s s e d some o f th e problem s i n th e b ra k e shops c d had some reeoaaended procedures fo r asb esto s b rake and c lu tc h s e rv ic in g . I hope the e n c lo s u re s end comments a re H e lp fu l to you co n cern in g y o u r a r t i c l e to a p p e a r in-MOTOR.-Magazine. I 'd b e most p le a s e d t o r e c e iv e a copy of your a r tic le vhen i t i s published. S in c e re ly , FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTC7HT3 EWD/lmc Ea c a , 2 . W. D ria la n e Executive D irecto r P .S .: I an e n c lo s in g a l s o a ju s t - r e c e i v e d page from a Rayb e s t os-M anhattan c a ta lo g e n t i t l e d : "Recommended Procedures f o r Reducing A sb esto s lu s t D uring 2rai;e S e rv ic in g ." 31