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FRICTIOU 11ATERIALS STA:IDAF.JS Ii.ISTITUTE, IJC., EAST 210 ROUTE 4, PARAHUS, NJ 07652 UL.HJTES OF T~it Al-nWAL liElIDERS:liP MEETING of the FRICTIOU 11ATERIALS STAHDAI'J)S IilSTITUTE, IHC. Hednesday and Thureday, June 15 ar..d 16, 1983 at Sawgraas, Ponte Ved:::-a Beach, Florida ACTIVE I1E~IBERS PREGEllT r-EPRESENTATIVES Abex Corporation Bendix Corporation Brassbestos lianufacturing Corporation Certified Brakes Delco-Horaine DiJision Guardi&l Corporaticn !Juturn Corporation P. T. Drake Lining Co~any tl. K. Porter Com.psny ~aymark Corpornti~ Reddaway llanufacturing Compcmy 1biokol Corporation Virginia Fr~ction Products s. ~. Hellman CC'rp~ra~:i.on Hheeling trake Block Hfg. Co. Robert E. Nelson, President Francis E. He3sier ~111liam Simon, Treasurer Larry Mintman Donald L. Emrick Uorman :Horse r,cbert H. Nelson Stuart Comins, Vice President Larry !lelans (6/15) Donald J. Testa -(6/15) John H. Hoore John P. Gallagher W. Uax Sleeth Gordon A. Carrig~ Lee :Ourgess _9THERS P~. Automatic Metal Stamping Co. (Licensee) Ca11parts Autot!totive Int'l (RegtGtta.l) Couear Automotive Corp. (~cgional) Delco-~for:a::.ne Division I?. '. Drake Linbg Company Reddaway Uanufacturing Coop3!1y Lesal Counsel F~iction Materials Standards Institute Robert J. Anderson Andy Gagnon Alex Tabori (6/15) Fred Yost Steve Doyle Ben Kublin F. Hilliam. Barton James ~1heelus David F. UcBride E<irfard H. Drislane, Secretary !~r. i:Telson, President, called the meeting to order at 1:30 Ptf, Ju::e 15, 1983. As the first order of business, i1r. Helson callld for a roll call. 1--f..INUTES OF t-!EETING OF JUi.~E 16-17, 1982 The minutes of the An.nual Men:bersh1.p Hceting held Ju.'\e 16-17, !982, had been distributed. do corrections tfere. !uggested and a li2mber moved that we dispenae with a readinr of the minutes. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it wast lESOLVED: To accept the minutes of the June 16-17, l9BZ m~eting as written. FMSI 02071 , .linutes of the Annual ~iembership ~ieeting -2- June 15-15, 1983 PR!:SIDEHT 1S REPORT, Hr. ~lelson, President, presented his report. I'..efer to EX!IIBIT 1. Mr. 1~elson reported on the relative stability of the Institute and its Hembers during the recent difficult ~rears. He noted such accotnplisl:lments as the completion of the consolidated 1932 Automotive Data Book. selection of an Institute logo, changes in Legal Counsel, amendment of the Institute By-Laws, and changes on the Board of Directors during the fiscal year. ~1r. 1Jelson concluded his report emphasizing the difficulties facing the industry with asbestos-related problems. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the President's Report as written. REPORT ON ACTIOUS TAKEU BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Secretary reported on actions taken by the Board of Directors since the 1982 lleeting. The first items reported are those that took place by mail ballot since the June 1982 iieeting. The next items are those that took place at a special meeting of the Hoard of Directors on March 1, 1983. And the last items are those covered at the Board of Directors meeting on June 14, 1983. nome of these items may be covered more completely in Committee and Officer reports but were outlined at this time to keep the Hembership informed. Tha ~oard of Directors approved and recommended admission of Canparts Automotive International, Limited as a Regional Eember. The aoard approved the name change on the Institute records of Raymark Corporation (formerly Raybes tos-Hanhat tan, Inc.). The Board approved the Institute's assumption of ~edical insurance payments ,for ~ass Ray of the Institute. The Board filled ~~o vacancies on the Board of Directors. Hr. Bob Highton of Certified Brakes \-Tas selected to complete the unexpired term of Hr. Bob Anderson to June 1983. The Board selected Hr. Stuart Comins of P. T. Brake Lining Company to serve a portion of r:r. Dave Cunningham's term on the Board to June 1983. The Board selected a new logo for the Institute. The Board voted to terminate the Regional Uembership of I taps a, S.A. de C. V. of Mexico for failure to pay its J:Iembership Fee. Subsequently, the Board voted to reinstate Itapsa as a Regional Uember when it made a partial payment of the fee. The Board voted to terminate llr. Bob Gorman as Legal Counsel for the Institute. The Board voted to approve amendment of the Institute's By-Laws, Article VII, Counsel, which change was later ratified by the Hembership. The Board voted to approve selection of the Hackensack, Uew Jersey Firm of Harwood, Lloyd, ayan, Coyle and EcBride as Institute Legal Counsel. A special meeting of the 3oard of Directors was called for l!arch 1 in Detroit. This meeting was called to review two Hembers' concerns in the asbestos litigation area. Hr. Comins of P. T. Brake Lining Company had recommendations on product liability and insurance, and Hr. Harris Bf Carlisle Corporation was seeking Institute initiatives on exchangP. of information in the asbestos litigation area. The Board approved extending an invitation to Frank B. Hall, Insurance Brokers, to address our June Meeting. Frank B. liall Company subsequently declined an invitation extended through Hr. Comins to address the Heeting. The sugeestions for exchange of information in the asbestos litigation area were shelved after ~a. Harris reviewed FMSI 02072 ~!inutes of the Annual HetniJership lieetin::; -3- June 15-16, 1983 this question and declined to pursue the matter. further. At the !larch 1 meeting, the Board resolved to have the Institute subscribe to the Asbestos Litigation !1eporter and to initiate a Credit ;.i.e?orting Service along the lines discussed at the June 1982 lleetir.gs. At the June 14, 1983 meeting of the Joard, Committee and Officer reports were read an4 approved. The Board voted to recommend acceptance of the application filed by Freno, S.A. for .ilegional :Hembership in the Institute. The Doard voted to terminate the Ilegional ~1embership of Duramax, S.A. of llexico due to 1.t!> failure to pay its ilembership Dues. The Board voted to follow up "VTith Colfriccion, Ltda. of Colomia on its accounts and fees receivable, but to not service thi~ account further unless payments are made. The Board established guidelin,es for takin:; action on ~lember Accounts as they fall behiQ.d in t.h.eir payments. If a Regional :Hember is tWoJ. payments behind (2 Quarters) t~ey will not be shipped prints, bulletins or catalogs. Also, if delinquent, the Office ~ill write collection letters with copies to the Board of Directors. The Board voted to recommend acceptance of the recently received application for Regional Hembership filed by Artazcoz, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Board of Directors approved the establishment of an account with Herrill Lynch for their i-Ierrill Lynch Ready Assets Trust. In renewing the ~ata Jaok and Technical Committee's work, the Board asked that Committee to consider two changes when the next block identification catalog is printed: {1) Include heavy duty disc pads in next catalog, and (2) possibly establish a new number series {other than 700 and 7000) for heavy duty disc brake pads. Also, the Board asked that the ifembership discuss soae of the Data Book and Technical Co~ittee recommendations at its meeting. The iloard asked the Uealth and Environmental Affairs Committee to respond to any OSaA proposal far possible changes in the permissible exposure levels {:.?i!:L) for asbestos in the work place, should such changes be proposed. In reviewinc the Ann\lal Ueeting Committee report, the Board reaffirmed its intention to hold the 1984 meeting at LaCosta in Carlsbad, California. For 1985, it made its first choice the Dunfey-Hyannis /.esort in Hyannis, Nassachusetts, and its second choice the Carson Inn-:iordic Hills Resort near O'Hare Airport. The Directors also asked the. Secretary to check up on the health and retirement status of Hiss Duschek, fanner Secretary of the Institute. And lastly, the Board asked that the Membership, at its meeting, discuss and review a proposal to request the government to establish a date after ~1hich asbestos-containing friction materials can no longer be manufactured in the United States. This report was made as a matter of information at the start of the Uembership i.ieeting, and did not require a resolution of approval. TREASURER' S REPORT Hr. Simon, Treasurer, read this report. I'.efer to EX!!!BIT 3. The Treasurer reported on financial data projected to June 30, 1903, based on a trial balance taken on April 30, 1983, with ~lay and June income and expenses estimated for the projection. This report projected 1982-83 excess of income over expenses of about ~6,770. This was after provision FMSI 02073 ~iinutes of t:1e ~\nnual iiei!Wers.-li;:> !!eetin~ -4- June 15-16, 1Jd3 for the Envirotl!i!enta! Affairs r.eserve, T.lhich the Board set up at the June 1932 ~1eetine in addition, it uas noted that expenses T.fere close to budget, but that there were sorrte variances? and these rrere analyzed. Upon motion duly nade, seconded and unanimously ~assed, it was: ~~E:;JLV.CD: To accept the 'I'reasurer' s r.ei?ort as written \s IOinted out at the Directors i..ieeting on June 14, the income for 1962-33 should increase by about 03,000 over that projected in the report because of the unanticipated payment by rlex-ilestos on its account. In response to a question, the Secretary advised that the bool~ of the Institute are audited yearly by a Certified PUblic Lccountant. The Institute has been eiven clean opinions on its financial state~ents over the past 35 years. MEll!lEr.SHIP COMMITTEE R3PORT Ur. Stuart Comins, Chairman of the i.1embership Connnittee, presented this report. aefer to I:XniBIT 2. i:lr. Conins reported on the changes in Hernbership during the 1932-<33 fiscal year. TI1e chan3es were dependent on possible termination of certain Latin American ?.egional Femberships. It was noted that Active :rembers would remain unchansed at 20. Licensees would re~~in unchanzed--addition of Breiner, loss of Hisconsin Gasket--at 13. P.nd, depending on terminations, Regional Hembers would decline from 21 to 19. However, three actions taken between the time of preparation of Hr. Cooins' report and the Board meeting, changed the expected n~her of Reeional ~!embers. i1ex-:Uestos paid its delinquent account. Applications were received fr~ Freno, S.A. of Lima, Peru and Artazcoz, S.A.I.C. of 5uenos Aires, Argentina. The Secretary reported that an ap::,Jlication for Regional l:'ernbership was received by the Institute from Freno, S.A. in May 1983. A bulletin was issued to the Hembership advisin~ of this application, alonr with backeround information. The ar.>plication had been revi~.,ed by the i:.iembership Committee by mail ballot, and the Committee recocmended acceptance of the application. 1be ~oard of Jirectors voted at its meeting to accept the application filed by Freno, E.A. of Lima, Peru. 'i'he ~Iembers were advised that they could vote on the application at this time. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: ~-;2SJLVED~ 'i'o accept the Freno, S.A. apt>lication for Regional :1embership in the Institute. The Secretary advised that the noard of Directors had also voted on an application for ~gional iternbership filed by Artazcoz of 3uenos Aires, Argentina. This a~plication had been received at the Institute 0ffice on June 10, the last business day before the June meeting. Mr .tUberto ~~ahan had been to the :nstitute Office and !eft a completed application as well as his personal check for the US ~2,000 rec.uired with the application. FMSI 02074 ~.U.nutes of t1:e Lnnual lleni.oershi? .ieetins -5- June 1:>-lo, 1SC3 This application hal! oeen circulated at t~1e .Joard~~eeting. bile Artazcoz is located in :Juenos Lires, it also :,as factories in i.iru~uary and :.::cuador. '.Lhey had owned a faci!i ty in ~eru i.lut that ~.,as nationaLized. A fe~~ :.:embers had contacts with Ur. :::a~1an and were mrare that his facility nas r..anufacturing friction materials in connercial quantities and would be eli~i~le for Reeional l1erniJership. lipOLl motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it ~ras: f.:!;:J0LV.;L: To accept the Artazcoz, 5.A.I.C. application for TI.e2ional llembership in the Institute. It vJas stated that this acceptance ~1as conditioned on the premise that Hr. Kahcm ~ s personal check cleared satisfactorily. IaVC:S'.i:lil:..ST ADVISORY COl.aliiT'i;;;i REPOP.T Hr. Barton, Chairman, read this report. :?.efer to E:~r:;n: 4. 7his report noted that Institute Investments should increase from about $175,300 on June 3C, 1902 to about $190,000 on June 30, 1933. 7his increase reflects the projected net incooe for this year ?lus the establishment of a ~eserve for Environmental Affairs in amount of about $G,OOO based on resolutions at the June 1;02 ueetin3. Investment Income would increase from approximately $17,500 to 022,000 for tbe 1932-83 fiscal year. 1bis increase came primarily from hiaher investcents in interest bearing U. G. Treasury ~otes, and l~~er investment in the Honey iiarket .;,'rusts. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanitlously passed, it was: ~~S~LV3D: To accept the report of the Investment Advisory Committee as written. :3UDGET Cot.iiUTTEI: ili.!:PG:lT llr. v. ~-r. Sleeth, Chairman of the I'udt;et Committee, read this report. rrefer to &1TII~IT 5. The Dudget Committee Report recommended a 1~03-34 Expense ~ud~et of $110,5?0. Individual items in the expense budget were examined and budget figures assicned. The approximate $3, OOC inerease in the expense bud~et over the 1982-G3 budret was caused primarily by lar~er than normal increases in the rrovision for Lad vebts, ~ues and 8ubscri~tion Expense, and Insurance ~xpense. Tne e~~ense budeet did not include tne approximately $S,000 ?rovision for :nvironoental Affairs established at the June 1932 meeting. ~er half the ~xpense Budget is for Salaries. Upon motion duly rJ.ade, seconded and unanimously passed, it vas~ ::-.ECJLV'.t.::D: 'i:o accept the Ludget COillillittee P.eport as ~,.ritten. Based on action taken by the Board at its meetiae, the Salaries fi~ure in FMSI 02075 Liinutes of the Annual 1-iembership lceeting -6- June 15-16, 1983 the budget v1as increased by $2,500. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To adopt an Expense oudget of $113,090 (a $2,500 increase over the proposed budeet for Salaries) for the 1963-84 fiscal year. FEE FOUMULA Cm1MITTEE REPORT ~1r. Rob Nelson, Chairman of the Fee Formula Committee, presented this report. ~efer to r.:XlliBIT 6. The Fee Formula Committee Report summarized the iTumber of i1embers in each classification and the number of categories in which Active Uembers and certain Regional hembers participated. This data was then summarized to indicate the projected fee income based on the 1982-83 fee schedule. Hith Fee Incoue projected as $97,000 at the 1982-83 rate, investment income projected at $23,775 and a preli~inary expense bud8et of $110,590, the 1982-03 formula projected an excess of income over expenses while allowing for an $8,600 provision for Environmental Affairs. lbe Chairman recommended that the 1983-34 fee formula remain unchanced from the 1982-03 formula. That formula is: Active ~:embers and Regional :~embers with Active ~Iember rights, a basic fee of $1,300 with a category fee of noo; Regional lIembers (regular) a fee of $1, 600; Regional iiembers (Association) a fee of $2, 600; Licensees a fee of $600. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: ~iSJLVED: ~o adopt the same fee formula for 1983-C4 as VTas used for 1982-83. Active Liembers and r-eeional with Active Nember rights: Basic Fee $1,300; Category Fee $700; 3.egional Hember (Regular): Fee $1, 600; El.egional i::ember (Association): Fee 02, 600; Licensee: Fee $600. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: P~SOLVED: To accept the Fee Formula Committee report as ~tritten. NOHidATii.fG CONHITTEE REPORT rir. Fran I1essier serves as Chairman of the iiominating Committee. A written report is not in the Report package. The Chairman noted that Directors Gordon Carrigan, F. Hilliam Barton and rrobert r:. lJelson will be completing the first year of their two year terms on June 30, 1983 and they will continue as Directors to June 30, 1904. 1bere is one Directorship open for the one year period until.June 30, 1984. That is the Directorship held by Stuart Comins t.rho replaced Hr. David Cunningham as a ~!rector during the year. The other three ~irectorships FMSI 02076 ~iinutes of the Annual ilenfr>ership (:eeting -7- June 15-16, 1983 are for two year terms until June 30, 1985. Those are the ~irectorships held now by Francis .:.. Hessier, John 'l. Gallagher and Robert irighton. The Chairlllan placed the names of hr. Francis ;::, Ues~;der, Bendix Corporation, Hr. Donald J. Testa, Raymark Corporation and i.Ir .. Robert I:i~ton, Certified Brakes in nomination for the t~-1o year terms until June 30, 1985, and he placed the name of gr, r.obert E. :~elson of i.iuturn Corporation in nomination for the one year term until June 30, 1085. A recess tiTas called at this point to allow the Hembers to discuss the nominations. Upon end of the recess, 7\1r. Jelson, President called for nominations from the floor. ~lo notlinations '"ere made from the floor. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was:. RESOLVED: That nominations for the 3oard of Directors be closed. The Secretary t.ras directed to cast one ballot for the election of I:Ir. Fral'lcis r:. ~lessier, itr. Donald J. 'i'esta, ~Ir. Robert ~light on and tlr. ~obert :i. Nelson to the Board of Directors. The Secretary advised that the ballots had been so cast. The President advised that with the election of these four Directors that the ~oard had the required seven Members. HEALTH AhD ZiNIROm1ENTAL AFFAIRS COMl4ITTEE Hr. Jim Armstrong of Bendix is Chairman of this Committee. Hr. ~1essier read the Chairman 1 s report. Refer to E~U~UT ? Ur. Armstron~ reported on activities taken by the Com1ittee and the Institute since the last meeting. This included a review of a Nount Sinai report on a liiOSli contract entitled "Investigation of Health Hazards in Brake Linine Repair and i:laintenance Harkers Occupationally Exposed to Asbestos." This report was unable to show an excess incidence of asbestos-related diseases in the workers studied. The Institute also distributed Buidelines on repeated OSHA violations, forms for compliance with ~PA requirements for asbestos reporting, and an up-date on progress of compensation legislation for asbestos diseases. In summary on compensation, there has been no actual progress on the legislative front. toHr. Armstrong reported on OSHA's plans accelerate its schedule for re- vision of the permissible exposure levels (PEL) for asbestos. In accordance with OSHA's announced plans, there should be an advance notice of proposed rulemakin3 early this Summer. The Directors at their meeting concurred that if OSUA does come out with proposed rulemaking in this area that the Institute should respond. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: ~SOLVED: To accept the report of the Uealth and Environmental Affairs Committee as written. A Hel'!lber advised that ~1r. Lohrer, who was listed on the roster of this Committee from TI. K. Porter had retired. FMS\ 02077 ~iinutes of the ; . n::tual Hembership Eeetine -8- June 15-16, 1983 Pr,JDUCT LIABILITY Ii:lSUI'~TCE tJhile this was an. .agenda item~ it l-7as explained that an invitation extended to Frank B. Hall, international insurance ~rakers, ~-1as not accepted and there would be ~o formal asenda item on product liability insurance. PUBLIC RELATIONS COUMITTEE REPORT I:lr. Hilliam Simon, Chairman of the Public rielations Committee, read his report. See EA~IBIT 10. Hr. Simon reported on the only Institute press release in 1982-03, the election of Officers at the June 1982 :.leeting. TI1is release appeared in several automotive trade magazines, and :rr. Simon !'articularly paid tribute to iIr. Stuart Comins whom he described as a bastion of productive intensity in forwarding several press releases to the Committee. Mr. Simon also noted completion of the selection of an Institute logo during the 1982-03 fiscal year. ~Ir. r,ob J.'lelson said that the l1uturn agency would be pleased to circulate Institute ~ublic relations releases if that would help get wider circulation. 'rhe Secretary was asked to contact Ur. :!::.ob tlelson when the next press releases are to be sent out. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: P~SOLVED: To accept the report of the Public Relations Committee as written. Al'klUAL MEETiliG C0t1MITTEE i:ir. Jay ~Ioore, Chairman of the, AnnUal Heeting Committee, read this report. See EXT.1IBIT 13. In sUliiiil8ry, Hr. Moore recommended that the Institute not return to LaCosta in 1985. but select a site in other areas--primarily the northeast or ~Udwest. The sites recolliDended were: (1) ~adisson Ferncroft, Danvers, Eassachusetts, (2) Dunfey-Hyannis, !:lyannis, ~Iassachusetts, (3) Carson Inn, Itasca, Illinois, (4) Abbey on Lake Geneva, Lake Geneva, Fisconsin and (5) Inn of the 1:-iountain Gods, New l.lexico. llr. Hoare noted in reading his report that based on decisions made at the earlier Board of Directors meeting that some of his recommendations were now history. The locations chosen as iJumber 1 (Dunfey-tiyannis) and Jumber 2 ((:arson Inn-ilordic Hills) had not been visited. l1r. lloore indicated that he would look them over as his time permitted. The Directors had voted aeainst selection of Ferncroft Country Club in IIassachusetts (financial problems-foreclosure), The Abbey at Lake Geneva, Hisconsin (no golf course on premises) and Inn of the Hountain Gods in i!ew ~iexico (accessibility). A l!ember stated that the Junfey-Hyanr..is course was not a Championship Course, but ~.ras an Executive par 3 Course. Hr. !-fuore and ~!r, Drislane will check on the Dunfey-Hyannis and Carson Inn facilities. FMSI 02078 l:inutes of the :~nnual ~1embership i -eetinr; -9- June 1516, 19C3 Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanit1ously passed, it <!las; ~lliSOLVED: 'i'o accept the report of the .\nnual J.feetine Colti!Iittee as read, subject to the decision on the 1935 selections made at the Joard of Lirectors meeting. BMKE PEil.FOIUlA.LJCE .:;TUDY CmllUTTEE lJ.r. Uayne i.Iatthes of Abex is Chairman of this Committee. ar. lielson, also of Abex .and former Chairman of the Coiill:littee read this report. See E1:.IL3I'I' 7. The report noted the revision of ~egulation V-3 by the Vehicle Equipment Safety Conrdssion, in line with Institute reco!ll!!lendatio!ls for granting V-3 approval where certain linings have friction ratings below ED. The report noted the demise of the V~~C subsequent to this revision. The chanGes at ~'u\1.NA, Nhere the l;;quipillent P.pproval i~rogram was replaced Nith a Safety lqui!_)ment Compliance Program, ~-1ere discussed. The Chairman conducted a poll of four manufacturers. who all indicated they were continuing ~Tith the .MHVA' s Compliance Program. 1be ~hairman reported on formation of a task force called the Truck/Trailer Brake ~esearch Group. ',;.bis group was chaired by Sid Hilliams of i.fdTSA, with participation by Aoerican Trucl;in~ Association (A'l'A), liotor Vehicle i.ianufacturers Association (lMlA) and J:ruck Trailer :~anufacturers Associa- tion (TTIiA). The problem is with compatibility of brakes between the towing vehicle and the trailer. Hr. Hilliams l-Till be contactinr the Institute for input. In discussion on this Group chaired by ~id Hilliams of i-niTSA, Hr. Nelson indicated that the Institute would try to work with them, but at this point is waiting for further information of what the Group expects of the Institute. As re3ards the AA}NA Compliance Program, it was stated that Clhio and llassachusetts are the only States to which data can be sent directly for certification. Others r;o through the AMIVA, and for most manufacturers the filins through AIU'NA is more convenient. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: ~SOLVED: To accept the report of the Brake Performance Study Committee as written. DATA BOOK AND TECHNICAL CONIIITTEE lLr. Gordon Smith served as Chairman of this Connnittee, replacing Er. Phil Grim of Ahex who retired in Hay 1983. lir. i.Iessier read ar. SI'Ii th 1s report. :'.efer to :s;::IIBIT 8. J.'his report noted the. chance in Chairmen, and the changes in Committee membership. !be report noted final completion of tae consolidated 1982 Automotive Data Book, \-7hich included brake shoe identification information in the ~ata 3ook for the first time. The report covered Committee resolutions on improvement.of the.Automotive Data Book. These included prominent section numbers in the catalog to e~~ance ease of use, a new color green for the cover to distinguish it from earlier catalo~s, the addition of drawing numbers at the top of pages in the illustration section, use of the new F:.ISI logo on the cover and a reconnnendation to maintain fourteen years FMSI 02079 ~anutes of the Annual ~-iembership i;eeting -10- June 15-16, 1983 of model listings in the catalocs. In addition to resolvin~ several specific questions, the Corlllllittee voted to proceed with publication of a 1:)83 :Urake 3lock Identification Catalog. The Secretary advised that at the Board ~~etin~ on June 14, 1983 the Directors had concurred \rith the Committee's recommendations on revisions to the Automotive Data Book and with the go-ahead with the 1983 3rake illock Identification Catalos, but had nade two recommendations on future Jrake Block CataloGs These recommendations were to be forwarded to the Committee for consideration and were: (1) Add heavy duty disc brake pads to the content of that Catalog, and (2) Consider assignment of FiiSI iiumbers outside the 700 and 7000 Series for heavy duty disc brake pads. The Aembers concurred with the Committee report on improvements to the Automotive :Uata Book. Hr. Kublin suggested that the illustration section for disc brake shoes would be of more help if the drilling patterns for the steel ~-~ere shown on the illustrations. The Secretary stated that a similar recommendation was made a few years back (June 1981) and was referred to the Data Book and Technical Committee. That Committee added linin~ nuribers in the illustration section but declined to add the drilling on illustrations for several reasons that were noted in that Committee's meeting minutes. The Secretary was advised to refer this recommendation to the Committee for reconsideration. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: ~ESJLVED: To accept the report of the Data Eook and Technical Committee as written. !1ISTORICAL SALES REPORTING l1r. Drislane read his report on Historical Sales Reporting, See EXHIBIT 12. Tile report for calendar 1982 indicated improved consistency of reporting over that of the prior year. There was relatively regular reporting by 19 l:embers during 1982. There were no criticisms of the data during the year. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED: To accept the report on Historical Sales Reporting as written. ELECT!~~ OF OFFICERS FOR 1983-84 The t-~embership tl7as advised that the 1982-83 Officers ~_,ere re-elected by the Board of !:;!rectors to serve during the 1983-84 fiscal year. They ~~ere: Er. ~tobert ~. Helson, Abex Corporation - President 1r. Stuart Comins, P. T. Brake Lining Company - Vice President ifr. Uilliam Simon, Brassbestos Hanufacturing Co. - Treasurer Hr. Edward H. Drislane, Friction :iaterials Standards Institute - Secretary OTHER BUSii~ESS The first item under this part of the agenda is a proposal that the Institute go on record as indicatine that its i~mbers are willing to stop the manufacture FMSI 02080 ; :inutes of the ~nnua! iiei!!Oership Ileeting -11- June 15-l(j, 1983 of asbestos-containinz brake linin~s. Such action \V"ould be dependent on parallel action to discontinue the import of asbestos-containing brrute linings. It ~.J'as asked if this ?roposal t<Tas strictly for asbestos-:con.taining brake linings or did it include all asbestos-containinB friction materials-clutch facings, for example. The Toxic Substances Control Act, rqhich is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency has provisions which would permit a complete ban or a partial ban on the manufacture or sale of any substance vlhich might cause an unreasonable risk in the environment. 'fhe i.?A could, in effect, ban asbestos in brake lininBS and not in clutch facings, or take other action to reduce exposure to asbestos, if it- is concluded that asbestos in friction materials presents that unreasonable risk. It was suggested that the Institute as a group would indicate that its liembers ~rould be willing to discontinue the manufacture of asbestos-containing brake linings. Hhether clutch facings and all friction materials containing asbestos would be included was not decided. Any such action on the part of United States manufacturers would have to be supplemented by legislation or regulatory action to ban the import of asbestos-containing brake linings. One liember stated that he had a strong aversion to asking Government involvement on any issue. Ur. Comins stated that his rationale behind banning the manufacture of asbestos friction products would be that an unsolicited ban on the sale of these products would involve a considerable inventory problem. If the ban were to be on the sale of materials, considerable losses could develop in attempting to dispose of the inventory before the effective date. One l:lember pointed out that his company has adopted and l-1111 soon announce a policy that they will not manufacture asbestos friction products in North America by the end of 1984. Other Uembers have been quoted to the effect that they will be out of the asbestos friction product market in one or two years. As some Hembe:ts are already non-asbestos and others are planning the discontinuance of asbestos friction materials, Hr. Comins stated that it would be a positive move on the part of the Institute to go an record in favor of a ban on the manufacture of asbestos friction products by a certain effective date. A question was asked as to how the Institute would go on record. Uould it be by a proposal to OSUA or the EPA? How would one stop the manufacture elsewhere and stop the import of materials at the border? It was suggested that any such action would eitlhir require an ad hoe committee be established or that the. Institute; draft any position through the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee. A suggestion was made that a letter ballot be sent to the Hembers to deter- mine if such a move had the i.iembers' support. Two major substitutes other than the steel fibers in the semi-metallic linings are DuPont's Xevlar and Owens-corning's fiberglass. Could these suppliers, and others, fill the friction materials manufacturers needs? These sUbstitutes have been pro- moted and tested for some time, and no one friction material manufacturer would have a competitive edge. - A llember commented that when he attended the Government.'s Uorkshop on Asbestos Substitutes in 1~80 that he told the group that there is a significant difference between removing asbestos from friction materials used on high-volume over-the-road vehicles and low volume custom-made friction fMS\ 02081 ilinutes of the Annual iiernbership i~eeting -12- June 15-16, 1983 articles for the U. S. ~lavy and others. In addition, he stated that there is a real difference in b;e processius of asbestos substitutes in drum brakes as compared to disc brakes. !ie contended that the full substitution for asbestos in off-highway applications is more difficult than others may imagine. He noted that technology does not yet exist for fabrication of non-asbestos friction products for use in applications such as aircraft carriers, elevators, and the like. A Hember pointed out that in the off-highway market, the manufacturer or distributor does not know where the off-high,>Tay materials will be used. Hho would pick up the product liability responsibility where a non-asbestos article was used in some application currently serviced satisfactorily with an asbestos type friction material? 2e continued that as long as he could legally market asbestos type friction materials he would continue to do so. It was stated that tnis question does not have a simple answer. As manu- facturers introduce non-asbestos friction materials they are on record that substitutes are available, One Member stated that action of this sort by the Institute could open up other problems and he suggested that the test of whether asbestos friction products would survive could best be decided in the market place, when the user sees the cost and the reliability of the non-asbestos product. A Hember stated that a decision need not be made at this meeting and he asked that a mail ballot be sent to individual liembers. This ballot would ask if the Institute should go on record recommending a date be established to discontinue the manufacture and import of asbestos-containing friction materials. The ballot would take into account discontinuing by product line (brake linings, clutch facings, off-highway). It was stated that very careful wording would be needed for any Institute position and that the Eealth and Environmental Affairs Committee or other committee would prepare the position paper. A 'Hember reiterated his position that a product that does the job must be available before any banning of the manufacture of asbestos brake linings could take place. Upon motion duly made, seconded and passed with 11 in favor and 2 opposed, it was: RESOLVED: ntat the Institute poll its liembers by mail ballot to determine if it shall go on record with the Government in favor of setting a date to discontinue the manufacture and import of asbestos-containing friction materials. *** ** Hr. Hoore suggested that the format for the ~Iembership Heeting could be improved by having coffee available on the Thursday eet-away date. It would help attendance and get the Thursday moming meeting started on time. The Secretary stated that he would add coffee to the Thursday morning session at future meetings. FMSI 02082 ~!inutes of the Annual :1embersi1ip l:eeting -13- June 15-16, 1983 A Hember inquired about the health and status of Hiss Duschek, the former Secretary of the Institute. The Secretary advised that this had been discussed at the Board of iJirectors IIeeting on June 14, 1983. Hiss Duschek has failed considerably being forgetful and disorganized. The Secretary had been as~~d by the Board to check into rliss Duschek's current health and status. iir. i.lorman aorse questioned the selection of nominees for the Board of 0irectors. In particular he referred to /~TICLE IV, DIPECTORS, of the Constitution. This section calls for the Directors to be representative of three classes: (1) Two from Active l:!ember with fee payable in top third of bracket of annual fee; (2) Two from Active Hember with fee payable in middle third of bracket of annual fee; (3) Two from Active ~Iember ~oJ"ith fee payable in lowest third of bracket of annual fee; A seventh director shall be selected from the industry at large without limitation by fee bracket. llr. Horse pointed out that the actual makeup of the Board of Directors for the 1983-84 fiscal year was 1 Director from the lowest bracket and 3 Directors each from the middle and highest bracket. He added that the lowest fee bracket had the highest number of Active i:1embers, with 10 ~~embers or 50% of the Uembership. The highest fee bracket had 4 Hembers or 20% of the Hembership, and the middle bracket had 6 Hembers or 30% of the Hembership. He: stated that the lowest fee bracket had the most number of Uembers but the least representation on the Board. In accordance with the Constitution, the election of these Officers could be invalidated by vote of a majority of the t!embers present at this meeting. Ur. Norse referred to the Validity section of the Constitution and indicated he "10uld not move to invalidate the earlier election. !Ie called upon the ilominating Committee to select nominees in line with the ARTICLE IV section of the Constitution at future elections. llo further action was taken by the llembership. There being no additional business brought to the attention of the !!embership, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: ~SOLVED: To adjourn Adjourned at 10:10 /~1 E. U. Dria lane Secretary FMSl 02083