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FILE NAME: Allied Signal Bendix (ASB) DATE: 1975 July 17 DOC#: ASB 140 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Raybestos Manhattan to the Friction Materials Standard Institute RE Warning Tags  123 E S TIE G E L STREET, M ANHEIM , PENN. 17545 Raybestosjptohattan J u l y 17, 1975 H. 1 W E AVE R CO ePOHAU OIAECTQR CHViROMMFMrAl CONTROL M r. E. W. D r i s l a n e Executive D ire cto r F ric tio n M a te ria ls Standards Bergen Mall O ffice Center E. 210, Route 4 Paramos, N . J. 07652 In stitu te , Inc. Dear Ed: P le a se note the a tta ch e d a r t ic le that appeared in the May/June iss u e o f P u b lic H ealth R e p o rts. The second page o f the a r t ic l e c o n ta in s a re p rin t of a b ooklet t it le d "B ra ke R e p a ir Work Can Be Hazardous to Your H e a lth ." T h is re p o rt, and o t h e r s w hich have appeared re c e n tly , em phasize the need for re sp o n sib le a c tio n on the p a rt o f f r ic t io n m a te ria ls m anufacturers. E a rly t h is year, buI let in s were sent to Grey-Rock and R aybe stos d is t r ib u t o r s d e s c r ib i n g p ro p e r b ra k e s e r v ic e p ro c e d u re s . However, I doubt v e r y much that t h i s in fo r m a t io n h a s g o tte n down to the m echanic le v e l. It ha s been su g g e ste d a sm a ll c a rd c o n t a in in g a b b re v ia te d In s t r u c t i o n s be placed in every box c o n ta in in g autom otive, bus, tru ck, and in d u st r ia l brake lin in g s m anufactured by R aybe stos-M anhattan. T ags p ro b ab ly would be used fo r r o l l lin in g . The fo llo w in g te xt i s recommended: IMPORTANT - AVOID EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS DUST. - DO NOT USE A IR HOSE WHEN PERFORMING BRAKE S E R V IC E WORK OR FOR CLEANING WORK AREA. - USE VACUUM CLEANING OR WET CLEANING METHODS SUCH AS DAMP CLOTH OR O IL TREATED BRUSHES. - 0 0 NOT GRIN D OR OTHERWISE MACHINE BRAKE LIN IN G M ATERIAL WITHOUT ADEQUATE OUST EXHAUST AND COLLECTION EQUIPMENT. I s t r o n g l y reconm end a l l FMSI member com panies adopt s i m i l a r p o l i c y and p ro c e d u re . Very tru ly yours. I . H. Weaver Corporate D irector Environm ental C ontrol ^ dm FM Si 03293