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FILE NAME: Allied Signal Bendix (ASB) DATE: 1978 DOC#: ASB053 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Meeting at Mt Sinai Hospital Relative to NIOSH Contract for Investigation of Health Hazards in Brake Lining Repair Shops Memorandum of Record i-' : Subject: Meeting at Mount Sinni Hospital Relative to NIOSII Contract for Investi" Health Hazards in brake Lining Repair Shops On Tuesday January 5, 197S Mr. R. 1!. Mereness of the Asbestos Information Association called to advise that there was to be a roeecinr. in Or. Sclikof o.fico at Mount Sinai Hospital with NIOSH rejirenenCatLvr:; 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 New York City auto dealers and municipal unions would be attending. These would be in addition to individuals t from Mount Sinai and NXOSII. I attended this meeting on January 5, 1978 at the Basic Service Building, 10 101 Street, mezzanine floor, at 2:00 P.K. in Or. Selikoff's office. In attendance were the following: I. J. Selikoff, Mount Sinai Hospital W. Nicholson, Mt. Sinai Hospital A. B. Smith, NIOSH ?. L. Johnson, NIOSH F. Panzer, Tobacco Institute James Dueke, Municipal District 7, New York City J. H. Marsh, Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. C. R. Chose, Johns-Manville Corporation R. H. Mereness, Asbestos Information Association B. J. Iwarsson, Abex Corporation D. . Stone, Bendix Corporation ' I. H. 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 soma statements concerning mesothelioma that he stated had been encountered from those exposed in brake repair service. I believe that Mr. Marsh pointed out that there was no documentation or history of these alleged cases of mesothelioma from thos exposed to brake service repair. Dr. Selikoff mentioned a Kanhelm study which pointed the finger at friction materials because of the Raybestos-Manhattan plant. Mr. Marsh pointed out that croeidolite and 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 croeidolite 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, Snops such as Sears, Montgomery Wards, J.C. Penney and others would be considered far i 83 n :i. M - more typical than ill' truck lir.ikr repair :;liop. In tlic*r:*- shop:; (.here niiould be l.Lctic or no. grind!up.. d r i l l up. o r other inneh in up. of friction materials. One recommendation that .1 Inins! everyone could endorse was that there should be no machining where possible in the brake repair simps. Materials could be purchased ready for installation on just about all vehicles. Kxccptions to this would be in Che heavy duty shops where there will always be some tailoring of blocks for oversize usuage. Hie 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 as to how many brake repair garages and vorkc:: chore arc in the Municipal system, and it appeared a little dlffieult to knew how many people are actually exposed to asbestos in these shops. The foregoing is a matter of record. W. Drislane Executive Director