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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1975 Aug 14
DOC NMA036
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION The Wall Street Journal - HEW Warns of
Asbestos Hazard in Work With Brake Linings Spackling Mixtures
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Institute
of
tially hazardous levels airborne
levels Rall director of
said dust hazardous
airborne asbestos
National Health Sciences
of that One
in an interview
a
constrcounstcru-c- ae These
findings suggest
exposure
of danger-
that particularly creat creeatded
in
mainte-
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construc- peameerd
i,
tion
and
repair
by heat
cue ous
asbestos
where the
large asbestos lin-
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work by the
of trucks and
ground to fit
of Additional * scientists suggests that members the en-
ings
brake
drum
ware resurfaced after |.
otrhe * tire household or other occupants : may the He said that fibers Mr. Ralljuse Ralljuse ' for
changing of asbestos
automobiles was also dan- _ also inhale asbestosalarming when con brak^'linings mechanics usually use an
added
alarming when con gerous because
loose dust after re-
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air hose to blow out the
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the old lining = == Sapam moving ** NIOSH estimated that many as 900,000 workers exposed to asbestos in the man-
ufacturing and servicing of brake linings most of whom are auto me-
and clutscehgreesgated posted chanics The agency recommended as an
Interim procedure tahraeta rfeopraiarllsbhrao kepansd
nate a
in
clutch repairs and that signs be
those areas pointing out the dangers of as
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said that bestos dust It also
should wear respirators when
work and that strong vacuum used to remove asbestos dust
repairmen doing such cleaners be
from brake
drums before working them
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