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FILE NAME: Ztt DATE: : DOC#: t DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION >ZZZhZW Z,ZZ .. Borg & 8ecle Olvlslon I 8o'QWa'"ot COIDOla'I"" 610Q 18', Mile Roaa. Stell/nq HIII]nIS M'cnH)an 48078 Te'sOllon, 31317:196000 i a'8' 230375 ~Ull' 12, 1979 . RECEIVED ST ......- JAM ......_ JUL 17 1978 WLS ......... RWS ......_ RISK MGMT. .. PAR .~ ( ~. ODS .~..... PT ...:....... MC._....... .....~.~ .., ; ..'.,) - Al.JG I 1988 ".. ' vItG ....... .. FILE ................._......... As we all know most Borg & Becle Driven Member Assemblies Use a friction maeer1~l that includes asbestos. Currently that friction material contains about 40\ asbes~os which is locked into the lacing by resins and other compounds.. In addition the majority of facings are coated to encapsulato asbestos in the product. We've all heard about the hazards of heavy ~oncontratiQns (600 to 1,000 parts per cubic centimeter) and prolonged exposure to asbestos. Concentrations of ~s magnitude bave naver bean experionce4 by our employees b,c~usa of the nature o! ~he product. . . 'We at Bor~ & Beck have peen aware of the potential hazards of ~eavy concentrations of asbaseos for soma years. We have wo:ka4 h~d and invested in Additional equipment to insure that asbestos levels meet or a1'e below all federal. :r:aqui.rements. The current ledaral OSIUI. standarcl tor .ubastos is 2.0 parts per,'cu.bic cantimet:ar and our level ia consistantly well wnder ~t l1m1t. Over the next several weeks Americans will b. exposed to &sbes~os as a product and as a 'hazard through the followinq means, * ABC-TV Jules Ber~an special on the hazards of asbestos . July 14, ) 1978 - 10,00 p.m. - 'Channel 7 '.' * ABC-TV Good Morn~nq America. Previews of the above special. July 14, 1975 - 7:00 a.m . - Channel 7 * Radio & TV spot announcements sponsored by U.S, Department ot Health, Education & Welfare to increase awareness of asbestos. * Mall!nqs by HEW to 1. 400,000 doctors requastinq infor--4tion on respiratory problems identified with Asbestos. 2. All 50~i4l security recipients a~visinq those with heavy asbestos exposure wieh ~eBpiratQ:y problems to see their physician. Wha.t; .~O!olt_I:b!l.J).l'iUJ:eL.lor the p~st _~S! .y~a::s ~~r9.. ,_B.~c:K, has co-sponsor=c1. a multi-million dollar resoarch proqJ:am to develop a family of non-asbestos friction materials. This proqram shows promise of el~nAtinq the naed for asbestos in our products. Until that time we will continua our diligence to kaep our asbestos levels below the tolerable limit to protect the health of employees and we will also keep you info~ed o~ future developments. If you aanrneouinnct&ermeasnttedoninasmbeosretosinfiosrmava~tiiolAnb, 18a cinopyt~oa fPSeersco:rn:entaerlyoCftailciafa. no's recant .~'. I I I BWC 1328 Medina - Plaintiffs Exhibit 300 - 8 .01