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Minutes of the Annual Membership Meeting -3- June 17-13, 1931 the Comittee ralrht assist-the Members, hut enly six questionnaires were returned, Mr. Armstrong stated that be felt the Committee had responded to what he felt were the needs of the Members, but that there was little input from the Mecbership when the Corarittee solicited input.'-*-' s - - . ..lut In response to a question concerning asbestos as a hazardous waste, the Chair man stated that asbestos had been temporarily removed from the RCSA definitions of hazardous waste because it is controlled by the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (MES3AFS). There are indications that asbestos will continue to be controlled by MISHAPS rather than by T.CSA. The Research Triangle Institute is studying this question under a contract from the E?A. Comments were cade concerning asbestos dust counts and other observations on asbestos emissions. It was stated-that it would probably be In the best in terests of the manufacturer thee if sampling tests have'been made which show * that asbestos, counts are within regulatory limits, it would be in that manu facturer's best interests to maintain those records. It may be edventeneous to have documentation proving that sampling has been done, and that the -tests showed compliance with regulations. - . .. . - , . f. ` * Toon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVE: To accept the report of the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee as written. FEDERATION OP EP30PEA3 !IAHU?*CTU!IE".S 0? PlICTI^-? MATERIALS (EEMR!) !Xr. Carrigan introduced Mr. Robert Join, Secretary of the Federation of European Manufacturers of Friction Materials (FT-IPt), of Paris, France.'- Mr. Join was .asked to update the Membership on activities In SuropiT. :*'*?' .. . *:*.-.-* * - Mr. Join indicated that there continue to be two main areas of concern in Europe: (1) The approval of replacement brake linings for.European vehicles where-* different from the original equipment linings, and (2) the asbestos health questions in the European Economic Community. Mr. Join lndleatad that there are ten European countries in the Cornualty, but the Commission cannot pass less, it can only write directives, and then it is up to the aenber country to put this directive Into effeet. The Cosalsslon recently drafted a directive on the protection of workers from exposure to asbestos. > Mr. Join Indicated that this most recent directive was most negative to asbestos ,> and while this is e draft directive at this time, a statement vas made in that draft -to the effect ;thet the truly safe approach would ba to ban asbastos. As regards exposure to asbestos from friction materials, it was recomcnded in the draft that asbestos use be stooped unless one could.prove that the work environment was totally free from asbestos using electron microscopy. As electros microscopy could detect minute amounts of vary fine asbastos, this is a most strict interpretation of an asbestos-free environment. It was stated that European coiatrles are, of course, permitted to promulgate laws and regulations more severe than those proposed by the Comission, and this . is now the case in Denmark. .. In addition, Mr. Join indicated other Commission recommendations, such as 0.25 fiber crocidolitt and 1.0 fiber chrysotile limits for asbestos exposure, additional aedleal surveillance rules, and questions as,to whether, garage workers