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7E1C110K uatoth-S STANDARDS EJSTIIUTE, UC., -210 ROUTE #4, FARAMUS, ;;.j. . -- MTNUTES OF THE MEETING x> the - * 2" 3. i 'HEALTH A2n> ~gHVmEaGHTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE . Ihursday, October 25, .1979 at 9:30 A.M. _ Institute Office, E-210 TRoute 4, Paramua.'N.J. MEMBERS PRESENT J. H. Armstrong, Chairman Bendix Corporation G. Ilicholaon ... _ . Abes Corporation D. E. Stone - " ----:----~--=--Bendix-Corporation H. 1. Wagner.. ......................... . . . ^ . ...Carlisle Corporation I. H. Weaver 1 * J" ^Eaybeatoe-Manhattan, Inc. E. Dea n .* . . *' ... * ,. r . Ihioko l < 'Corporation***' - MEMBERS ABSENT . . . *' . ' : ' "V ' ' - - r`i-i:- re . r D. Lee G. J.. Bohrer '' . _. " Huturn Corporation * . " . / E. R-. Poraer Company- y '- OTHERS PRZSEST ... f ` .`1. . . .. ..' ^, I ' 1. ' J. 1. Jadeson,'Attorney . , . W. Drislane, Secretary' ~ . .'Robert P;`"Gorman ' *; ' Friction Materials Standards Institute The meeting was called to order by Mr. Armstrong, Chairman, at 9:30 A.M. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the. meeting held August 3, 1978 had been distributed. These minutes were reviewed and a motion for tlielr acceptance vas made. ' Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it vas: RESOLVED: To-accept the minutes of the^ta^g^^^U78 meeting as'written. * ' " P-FMSI- 0C10 ... MP1BERSHIP OF COMMITTEE . In an attempt to enlarge the Committee and provide different viewpoints and; expertise, the Coonlttee vas expanded. Invitations were extended to Nuturn Corporation, E. K. Porter Company and the Ihiokol Corporation for assistance on this Committee. All three members volunteered to serve this Committee: Mr. Don Lee from Nuturn Corporation, Mr. George Bohrer from H. K. Porter Company, and Mr. Rid: Dean from Ihiokol Corporation were added to the E.E.A. CCSPUTTEE Committee. Ianediately prior to the meeting,--Mr.-Lee-and'hri, Bohrer phoned to indicate chat they could not attend the October ,25 meeting as last minute internal corporategeetlngs .had preempted their time. Both indicated that they Intend to serve this -Committee, but-would be unable to attend this particu lar meeting. 1 | '. - r': t -- "3; a2.---- *(." " ' The full comnittee roster is indicated 'oh 'page one of the minutes. It was suggested that other Institute members -might yisb to add members to this Committee. One member stated that all'frictioh materials manufacturers should participate in this Committee work. The Secret~ry stated that too large a Committee might be unwieldy and that participation might _. best come from individuals specifically qualified to serve the-^Comnittee.----- ... V.' PURPOSE. SCOPE AMD NAME OF OOHMT, TEE When the Asbestos:Study"ComaittaeTwas formed in 1971, the Institute'yea 'Z. ''. ^ concerned with effects from the Williems-Steiger Act, which was officially *" . / called the '`Occupational Safety'and Health Act of 1970." One of the first ~T- substences to be regulated under the Act was asbestos. In 1970r71, therm-^. was also activity on the State level from the Illinois Pollutioi-CoBtrel===^^ Board. The likelihood of. asbestos regulations from Federal and State dg. . Authorities triggered the forming' of a Committee to review what war*. taking place and to give input to regulatory authorities. This, of ' ** course, expanded to the Environmental Protection Agency end others' as. the regulatory authorities targeted asbestoe as a major carcinogen.--:-- . ` Institute concern was. mainly in the aabestos area, because jubestos was a . main ingredient in ^friction, materials and was receiving the -meet attentian * * in Washington and elsewhere/ - - .. . .. v The recent iniative by the Board of Directors in ^re-casting and expand- ' * lag che Committee was to reorient it to the regulatory atmosphere in . Washington. It was felt that.in.-certain-areas, the Asbestos Informa tion Association did not -represent friction - material/- manufacturers because All .and FMSI interests might not be common. 0ne_of the purposes . of the expanded Committee .was to jnaiataii,"better`liaisbh^vith Washington. One purpose'was to talk'with those in the Department of' Labor'amd *in ; -- Toxic Sid>staneaa .Control. ... . . ,-.-w .^ ,-7 \'i'iyc-.,zn.rrj .lcz . . .. . ^!:m \1- . Among the Interests, of* the. expanded Committee .couldbe materials other than asbestos." These could be,'for examplelead,' silica, fiberglass, and solvents used in processing. The Comnittee would not be Involved with the safety of products which would ordinarily be the function of the Brake Performance Study-Comnittee... - In other words, brake performance and friction properties"would-not-be-the-concern of this Committee. The main thrust would be health in the work j>lace . and in the environment. This, would .include "dls'p'osal of the final .product.'. ___; There is no written charter'for this .Committee.."'The functions of'the J Committee would be. those 'recommended by the Committee members and . <1: : 5.1.A. coirzr October 25, 1379 approved by the Board of lirectors. Members questioned uhat the function- and purpose of the CcrncLttee should be. One suggested that it was for hazardous substances control and perhaps the Committee should he called' ' ' ' the Hazardous Substances Committeer A Copslttee member pointed out . that`lead-and silica have probleas/'perhapsnot on the sane scale_uith*' asbestos,-but they are"of concern'in the"T.orh place. _A member supvestefi that perhaps' this should be"called*the Toxie Substances Committee.'' ""' *' While the original thrust of activities^ la`the'asbestos area_was_ in_ the " factory, this has been expanded now*to the environment.7'Local comunities " are involved as veil as Federal regulatory authorities._ It_ was stated**., that the Comittee should be talcing a positive position and would be ' concerned with health, not only in the work place, but in the environment. Suggestion was made that the Committee be renamed the Health and Environmental Affairs Committee." ' " .. . -- .." .* .: , ' ' *. . - *- -** Upon mrtionduly nade, seconded and'-unanimously passed, it was:' '* " *' ilESQLVED: Thatr the' CoailttW'ba^ renaisad the Health and * ! EavironmentaTAffaiis_ Committee. . ; The Chairman suggested that'a task force or'individual on the Coimittee t" ,1. draft suggested wording for the duties and responsibilities of the' Coomlttee: ?tr. rTidholson volunteered to draft the writeup on duties.^*" ' and responsibilities. It was suggested that with such a TfTiteup,-it ' ; ' TTould help determine backgrounds most helpful for those^who would serve ' the Connittee.' '- .......................... .. " J* 0K-G3IHG RZSPOUSI TO ZITVIROT. HITTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S OFFICE OF ' ' TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL '" At the June 1379 Board of Directors lieetin5, -the Directors asked that the Committee suggest to the Board how theytdght best-respond "to* recent'**' -- initiatives by the Office of Toxic Substances'`Control* concerning *" asbestos-containing friction materials. In' particular,^"this -concerned ` ' a possible voluntary-guidance document by EPA concerning asbestos- ~ " ; containing friction materials'. ' This would also -apply--to any regulatory '. approach that EPA night take.'* EPA had earlier indicated that they had . *" ' ` the power to subpoena records, ban uses of hazardous products on a selective basis,- and other powers'that could, in effect, prohibit the use of asbestos in friction materials. Directors indicated that the . . Institute should consider the best way of working with EPA in -the interest of reasonable actions'and regulations. Concurrent with the Board's concern with the UFA initiatives in the . asbestos friction-materials area, the Asbestos Information Association formed an ad hoc committee of friction materials nsnufacturers. "This ad hoc connittee was to address, specific^ly, the Office of Toxic Substances Control 'initiatives in the- friction materials area. * lienhership on AIA's ad hoc committee included Raybest03-Manhattan, * . '* . H.E.A. COMMITTEE -4- October 25, 1979 ration.*, Carlisle Corporation and the Ahex Corporation. . This-; lOKfX vho serve the Institute's Conmittee. .Mr. ,- the ad hoc conmittee and this conmittee. Mr; Nicholson- "adf Soc comeittee meetings end is a member of this -. - Mr..Drialane, the* Secretary,.has been invited to-ait in on ki/L ad hoc Conittee beatings. . The Institute has already coordinated - activities' as regards t A*nig and training queer1 nnaairae with the ad ---- hoc Committee,' la response .to-si request from Mr. Sichard Guiaond of the -- EPA's Offiee of Toxic Substances Control.: The EPA is seeking information concerning labeling and training practices with the sin of perhaps a . . voluntary guidance doctment for friction oaterlals users. It was .. suggested that the Institute should cooperate with, rather than duplicate, the work of the ad hoc conslttee. This has been done to this point. It is not felt the Institute's committee should duplicate the efforts sf the ed hoc Comsittee aince the same aenbers are participating an both cosnlttees. Fovever, the Institute would reserve the.rlgtis tn eh^ech tn possible actions of the ed hoc Committee' and ' to. teke_its own posltiK^ if it felt it appropriate.' Also, should the' Institute membership feel that it is necessary, this Committee would reserve the.sight to reply on Its own to initiatives of the Office of Toxic. Substances . ; - Control. The ComscLctee members recommend that the Institute continue . ~ . cooperating with the AIA's ad hoc Coanlttea In making this ongoing to the Environmental Protection Agency, inhere it felt additional response or other responses were celled for It would take that action.. It was pointed out that in staffing the Office of Toxic Substances . Control sane of these working on the guidance document and regulations that nay -foUowwere new'to the asbestos and' friction'materials area. A member questioned whether there *ls* anything that the Institute could do to help educate EPA personnel concerning friction materials and their use of asbestos. It was stated that sons regulatory people approach r asbestos, with almost a paranoid attitude. . Same apparently will not - - . even touch an asbestos-containing brake lining. Perhaps they need to be shown .the lilfference between raw asbestos in its fibrous.natural .. makeup and pieces'of brake linings .end clutch facings which contain -; locked la asbestos. Also, they might be able to see the differences . - ~ vith brakewear debris if they could be -shown some. : . _ ; - - A maaber referred E# tkp.Enterline keport which ves given.-at .the . Septeaber 1979 meeting -of ALA, where an attempt was made to study more fully the effects of smoking and .asbestos exposure. In the past, it _ had bees indicated that there had been no more frequency of. lung cancer among asbestos workers who did not smoke than in the general population. Some of the Enterline date at the September meeting in dicated that there had been some .excess indication of -lung .cancer with asbestos workers who did mot smoke. It was suggested that a plant tour might be appropriate for members of the Environmental Protection Agency to see the controls that had been put in place in the workplace. Perhaps, corporate films or slide H.Z.A. COHMimE -5- October 25, 19 7? programs that members have used for training employees and users night - be worthwhile. One merger commented that'brake linings use chrysotile . asbestos only,'which has not been tie'd to mesofhellal `tumors as has croddolite.. _`j It was stated that the'"information -which bright -be -most-:helpful to:PAds.'. ic would be health lilstory and epidemiology ^studies -That thave been r- made on plant workers in the friction materials industry; - One membercr-r-r- indicated that Its health records on-employees with ."20-to -30 years --:.* exposure bad shown no Increase in asbestos-related diseases-over what... - would be expected in the general population. This'type of -information. ~ : might be helpful in educating SPA personnel concerning the actual 'health hazards with asbestos. A member stated that in earlier'years most.lung cancer was in occupational environments using woven, asbestos fibers. . . : . Just about all automotive :frictinn -materials are now molded--' -Thexei.. - .;. are same clutch facings-with-woven'fibers, i. .-.t:. '-J. r: i. .-n. It was stated that'la 1*1 Qlcholson's -work .at Mocnt Sinaia ha Raybeatoe-thnhattan-data-ae fiber cdtmta la brakao repair information Is referred to in the copy of.-Dr. Hicholsoo-sdxaftz in January*1979.': \, : - ' ' * - -- -_-T ; A member noted that 'In another study some incidence of was noted. That study was not conclusive as regards heavier inddenca of lung cancer among those exposed to asbestos.- -' On a longer term basis, the question' is-'could the Institute's Committee.- : gather; such 'data from member companies';- Hill member companies - provide information- an health studies of their workers'? Should such Information ' be gathered by the Institute, and if so,-would the members of the - ' Institute cooperate with such a study? A question was asked if the - ' ' Institute were to gather this information, could the government xubpoena . - this data. Counsel indicated that, according to the Toxic Substances Control Act, they could subpoena ell Information of--this type, where-- - ever gathered. The Secretary was -asked to advise the'Board of- Directors. "* of the Committee's interest In-this type^jof -information' andesk the;. ' . . Board if they consider gathering this type of information to be .' -- . ' practical and/or desirable, if workers in the friction materials factories have not shown disabling effects from asbestos in the workplace, it could assist the Institute and. the industry in refuting some of the allegations concerning asbestos exposure in other environments such as in the brake repair facility. Is-there any-risk to:the-companies Involved r._ or the Institute in gathering such information? If -the suspected benefits will exceed the risk of gathering this type of data, perhaps ^the Institute should explore it. The Secretary will ask the Board of Directors for their comments and guidance as regards gathering this type of.health information. ............... *. Subsequent to the call of the Chairman.for- a meeting, the Environmental-: Protection Agency published an advanced Notice of Proposed RnignaHTig in the Federal Register on October 17, 1979. This Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published for the purpose of gathering beck- ground information concerning the.jconmercial [and industrial use-of . asbestos fibers and products containing asbestos. While the Consumer--- __ Product Safety Commission waspart -of 'the notice, .the main -impact- on friction materials manufacturers would be from the EPA Office of Toxic Substances. In this notice the EPA asked for information on definitions of asbestos.,' the-extent of exposure to those -tin the workplace and others- in the environment, the .necessity for using asbestos In'certain commercial., products,'treads in the marketplace for.asbestos containing products information-an substitutes for asbestos, and-other such questions con-- ^ ceming background information on exposures and health-effects from exposure.: Thls.notice had been.sent out by the Institute on the : - Friday before:thcmeeting. Some meabers had not seen the notice and .' others had.-not had' time to study it in depth. It was .stated that some:--- of the questions* on'population-exposed and types of exposure could -be answered .by -using the draft of a letter-that the'Institute offlce-hed- . prepared concerning shortcomings in'the.IIT-.-Research Institute report ... which was s background document for those at EPA's Office of Toxic Substances.. ..The III Research Institute Report had beenj-refuted. prior .?<? *; to this .by certain industry-groups,: including the .AIA and it. was felt-s that the Institute's critique could be in the form of an-answer to; the.---; 1 . EPA's request In the Federal Register for information on exposure -of. r.. . brake service personnel and the routes, duration and frequency of .. these exposures. " It was-suggested that the response could-:be-condensed. ... and the emphasis on criticism of the ITT-Report be deemphasized. The-. . ' comments would focus on an answer to. some - of the questions-in.-the .. ' Federal Register notice. The Secretary was directed to revise this proposed -letter and-send copies: of. it-to the committee membersThe .' committee meabers will be -asked to approve-or. consent on the..draft and . - return, comeats- to the Institute .-office by November 15, 1979. If there .. . are any difficulties with the comments by .the members, the Secretary. will work out the final wording of this letter with the Chairman of the comnittee. - - - . - . . . ' ' .. ..i-. Based on earlier-recommendations to work with the AIA'8 ad hoc committee, this committee will consider plans by the AIA for response and - member - suggestions for -comments -on the other .questions asked in the Federal - Register notice. \ .. ; : , FEDERAL ASBESTOS HEALTH HAZARDS COMPENSATION ACT V In Hay of 1979 the Institute received a copy of a draft for.* Federal Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation;Act. - This-draft was prepared by an Industry group and had been patterned after the Fenwick Bill con- . sidered in an earlier Congress, but it was never even -considered by the ; current Congress. The essential ^content of the suggested Federal .. Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act was that a fund be set -up-with assessments on asbestos products manufacturers, the tobacco Industry, . . and the Federal' Government. This fund would be used for compensation ' . awards to those who could prove disability from asbestos exposure,-or : h.e.a. corczTni -7- October 25, 1?79 to their dependents. This suggested draft legislation included.friction materials manufacturers. Is other .words, .".friction materials, automotive" was Included with insulating and acoustical spray materials, asbestos textiles, asbestos cement sheets,-etc.; As -originally .worded.,".if a,...... certain friction materials-.manufacturer-used 10,00C of asbestos in ' its products in 1965 ^-(15 years-before the 1980 target date for the act), he would be -assessed 53,250.,000 in 1980. Perhaps -some of .the .reaction * 1. by friction material manufacturers to this industry draft -.filtered baek*_~l because subsequent to this, the Secretary was advised that, "frictitm. ' 1 materials, automotive" manufacturers had been moved to a lesser class,* *'_\ which would have made the assessment 5325,000 for useage similar -to that above. -- The membership and the Board of Directors at the June oeetine indicated, great displeasure with this "Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act."- - The Board of Directors asked the committee to review this and to come up with consents, suggestions and/or a plan for the Institute as regards - an Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act. The Secretary and some cosoittee members had monitored this question since the Uune meeting'*-' - and have been advised .that the Fenwick 3111 as drafted is dead.*" There - is no movement and no initiative, even within the asbestos producers --- group as regards the Fenwick 3111 discussed earlier. ~ ~ "**_*" ' ' * In monitoring this subject, the Secretary has "been advised that the only* action currently being considered concerns a draft bill by'Senator Hart of Colorado. Senator.Hart and his staff with input from asbestos producers are apparently drafting a bill regarding asbestos related disabilities using the States to administer the Compensation Act. It was commented that Senator Hart is from Colorado, the new home of Johns-!lanvllle. The Hart .bill. If reported to a committee, would include a supplemental payment for asbestos disabling diseases to be added to the present workmen's compensation benefit. The responsible parties to be assessed would be essentially the asbestos industry and the Government. Hhen a claim is filed through the State, an employer could identify others whom they felt were responsible parties. For example, a friction materials manufacturer could claim that the asbestos producer was responsible for : not warning of the disabline characteristics of asbestos exnosure. Another major change, beyond the fact that the States would administer this act and there would be determination of responsible parties by the hearing officer, the compensation fund would derive from a 502 contribu tion by the Government and a 502 contribution by other responsible parties. This is a rough outline of what the asbestos producers industry had bees advocating with Senator Hart's staff. The Secretary wrote his Congressman and was gives some brief background on the Senator Hart draft, but it ' was suggested that he contact Senator Hart for more details. The Secretary wrote Senator 'dart, but has received no response concerning e Federal Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act. The Secretary followed-up the day before the Committee -meetinn with the Asbestos Information Association to find out if there has "been anything further as regards an asbestos compensation act. The Secretary was advised that there had been no further action that !Ir. Pigg was aware of. Based on the foregoing background and review, it was concluded that the objectionable Fenwick Bill was no longer under consideration.' *1 co:; October ?.5, IT 7** There was no need for action as regards the Fenwick Till as it is no lonrer viable.' Coanittee members -stated that there was nothin* further * they could do as retards the Senator Hart Till because no one knew what ' vaa in the draft that Senator -tart' * staff vaa working on. - -It was felt, that havinr a -compensation prt>jxan administered by the "States was a : r;.. : step in the ripht direction. t_Thcf Committee directed 'the Secretary to;:::: advise the board of Directors that no-faction or suggestion "would :be rrr taken on a -ederal.Asbestos-Health Hazards C-oiroensati on-Act'-until the:content or the direction of the Senator Hart draft pwerehncwnr JLf any; v Committee nenber receives information on the Senator Hart:S111 they---riare ashed to send it to the Institute Office. - - - : = niCTIT.T ?a.TS"JALS TT0!h" PRACTICES GUIDT : The Secretary advised that over 43",000 copies of the "Friction Materials Work Practices Guide" were distributed. There are a little over! 3,000 - copies left at the printer and the question was, if additional copies ~ - were to be ordered. Is -there- anything in the booklet which should be -'--i*-' changed. One question concerned copy on page 3 where stateaents were " made concerning woven friction materials/ The Secretary advised th'at^-- this section .had been criticized and that" a woven friction -material- manufacturer indicated that there was actually less percent asbestos by weight in their woven industrial materiel than there was in conventional woven material. A menber indicated that while this "". - sentence was probably not necessary it would not be proper to remove' ' ' it at this tine. -There is a question as to whether the woven type - friction naterlal asbestos is less firmly bound*into-the product, and r whether this statement is correct. "The allegation is that for-some - *- woven asbestos materials this maybe true, but-for others-it'is not true.' ' Another consideration was the section on removing worn friction materials, where the page 7 copy indicated that an Industrial vacuum cleaner should be used. A question cane up as to -whether the Institute should also recoonend wet cleaning procedures. The illustration facing page 7 indicates 'Use vacuum or wet methods for cleaning..1' As the Institute knows of no approved vet cleaning method,', it is felt the copy as shown in the booklet is correct. There was some discussion concerning vet methods and their usage. * It was noted that the Annieo wet recovery method is' used and is considerably less expensive to the brake shop than the multistage high efficiency filter type vacuum cleaner. The members stated that the Institute cannot endorse the wet method as such' without particulars on disposal of the waste water. ' A coataittee member volunteered to get more details on disposal of waste water. Based on these.considerations, no change.was planned in the copy as shown in the "Friction Haterials Work Practices Guide." A question was raised concerning publicity for the "Friction !iaterials' * Work Practices Guide." The Secretary advised that 45,300 copies bad been sold to the-iSesbership for their distribution while additional copies were sent by the Institute to outsiders from notices that appeared in various trade magazines. Notices appeared in Brake and Front 2nd Service, Fleet Omer llag.azine, Commercial Car Journal, Service Station !iaaagement and other such automotive magazines. Over 1,000 copies were distributed by the Institute directly to those requestin'* copies.. The Chaiman questioned whether the booklet was offered in health and safety - type H.E.A. COMMITTEE -9- October 25, 2979 magazines. The Secretary indicated that none had been sent to this type magazine. Mr. Armstrone suggested th*t this night be worthwhile as s training program aid in a health and safety department. - As an example, he suggested that a release be made to "Occupational Hazards," 614 Superior Avenue West, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. The_ Secretary, was directed to'offer this. booUet to "Occupational Hazards" magazine."--it-was suggested there '; are" other'health aid safety jyp* Tiagazines to indicatVthe availability of. this booklet.*^" :--rv recommended' procedures for redpcimg asbestos' dost dprinc 'brake servicing * .. In addition to the "friction llaterlals Work Practices Guidethe Institute has had a eight paragraph notice on one page in Institute catalogs since 1977, entitled "Racocmended Procedures for Raducing Asbestos Dust "During-* Braka Servicing." This notice" cowan saaa of [the same iteaa in the booklet, but in a ore condensed fashion/- One reason "for the' brevity of the notice was to have the entire content on one pege.. It was fait that this one page Insert ahoqld ha reviewed to ha sure that It naahad properly with, "the ; "Frictian Materials Work Practices Guide.1" There might ha .certain * 4 vhich'Ssl^ht"diverge sllghtly,"suck |aa;eiiggestioas'~for vacna clear --* I brake aaeeablles, machining ooerationa, md `laundering murk dotha*^"** ,( The coamlttee members reviewed the '"Recommended Procedures 4forTleducing^`" Asbestos Dust During Brake Servicing.'" In paragraph *2/Im`the ^use of respirator, the wording was changed to make' it a "respirator approved *by*' NIOSH for asbestos dust." This was to change the extensive wording in the earlier write up.-Still-further,-old paragraph - 3 was completely removed, in its place paragraph 2 on page 7 from the Uork Frecticea Guide under "Removing Worn Friction 'Materials" was inserted. 'Also;'"It was noted that compressed air or dry 'brushing could be used if the assenfcly~is enclosed, md properly exhausted. Paragraph 4 was completely revised *ud "the content on the top of page 7 on purchasing friction materials--yreground was used -in its place. Emphasis was made on machining with the following wording: "If machining is necessary, the precautions which must be "taka are of extr< Importance. This is "the operation in brake servicing -where "exposure*to: asbestos dust may "be at its highest. This increases the difficulty;^ com plying with the OSHA standards . ' In addition to the approved-respirator^there must be local eidiaust ventilation..:" md the wording resumes at the end - of the old paragraph*4 concerning the efficiency of the dust "removal by ** the machine. Paragraph 5 remains essentially unchmged," except it was-noted that asbestos waste*should be disposed of, not only 'in accordance-with OSHA regulations, but with SPA regulations.. Paragraph 6 was completely removed md the two lead paragraphs on -page--11-of the booklet were inserted in its place. Paragraphs'7 md 8 were removed in their entirety md the third paragraph from the .top of page .11 was inserted in its place. ' With this, the "Reeomsended Procedures For Reducing Asbestos Dust During" Brake Servicing" was completely rewritten. This wording will appear*in the next Institute catalogs. The major^objective here was to Insure harmony between this notice in the catalog"" md the wording in the booklet." - When the re-wording of the recommended procedures is complete, the Secretary was directed to sad a copy, of the wording to committee-members.'*~ - -.t. A. COM1ITTEE -10- Occober 25, 1979 X " IITJITT SI'.y.I .STUDY FOR ITICSH OH 5S/ZE REPAIR "DEEERS _7 _ Dr..:iicbolson xif Mount Sinai has bean coordinating that group's, effort's ifor iTIOSH -on ia study", entitled,' .['Investigation of Health lizards in Brake' lining BrpslT "<* Uorkers" Occupationally! Exposed ito AsbestoY.f'_.-.i Dr..." Nicholson had talked'with ?lr .'JJagniYandjllr.: Drislane a. the" iMjAjtute offices in. 1978 concerning background"loin, "and the history ofVraks lininV'repairV In January 1979 a -draft was submitted by. Dr.r Nicholson .for-suggestions-and -1 corre ctions-'as" appropriateT^his s tudy-is~bf *maj reimportan ce~to*the~lndus try . as. it is the first attempt to study health, records of. brake repair, workers. The background information on asbestos counts in''the brake repair*'shop are apparently considerably less .than some had suspected. -The Institute reviewed Dr. Nicholson's .report and'commented on items of input that had come from the Institute. Also, .this report* was sent out to others for comnent." 7".` - Bendix Corporation"," in .particular.,' made a' detailed ser es of 'consents concerning this-draft;.. The .question jLs, where does this study st.nd?_,, The.Secretary wrote to Dr. Nlcholaan%in July .asking .for information < r .`in ijxUte'jx'th'e.status of this DIOSG sponsored study."' Ho reply, has been race. wed. ` .The membersare not aware of any additional vork'of results that have been developed by I)r. xiicholson since .this January draft... This agenda item was to review any ,possible new information concerning 3xZ Nicholson's study, if it were "available .V_.lt is concluded that there As "nothing new available on thia study at this rlrsTl ' ' . STATUS OF OSDA ASBESTOS STANDARD F3R~CT)qSTRY M" The Chairman indicated that it is likely , that there will"be a new asbescbs standard published hy the Labor Department. " "It will "most .likely Incorporate -lower time weighted average (T!IA) levels of asbestos exposure as veil "as I " peak or ceiling concentration levels. Mr. Armstrong referred to a studjC that had been, reported .in the August issue of the British Journal of Industrial Medicine. .This study was a follow-up on studies that had been made earlier in Great Britain. - This study indicated that asbestosis may be developed .at exposure levels. as .low as 0.3.fibers per milliliter. It was suggested that this later .information might serve as a basis for new exposure levels'in" "the American workplace. It was noted'that the Labor "Department 'will inotTie"^ tying in asbestos regulations with their new, so-called generic, cancer T. policy. If anything, the Department will he moving'towards new, more strin gent occupational standards, at least as far as exposure levels are concerned. ... OTHER'BUSINESS " " '.r"V"" ' *1 . * .............# . .- - . .......... f - :- A member questioned the frequency of Commit tee Meetings. ',,In the past'few years, meetings have averaged one a year .whereas" in the early'days'of the Committee there were two.or three meetings, per.year. It .was stated.that meetings will be held as the.subject matter-dictates and there, will" not "be any official time frame lor a meeting. In other words, some items can be handled by mail ballots and the Committee will meet according to' the needs of the Institute and its members. " ' The Chairman suggests. that. it. is difficult to attend meetings at the Paramus location primarily because of the difficulty in getting from the airport to Ilew Jersey hotels and the office. A member suggested that the next committee meeting be at an airport location for the ease of attendance One member suggested the Pittsburgh Airport and another suggested Newark. The Secretary 3 z a. ccwarrsE -11- October 25, 1979 said that meetings can be held where committee members preferred, and he would be happy to make arrangements for the next meeting at Newark Inter national Airport. This probably could be held either at the Sheraton or the Holiday Inn, both located at Newark Airport. The possibility of using the Pittsburg Airport will be considered for the following meeting. *-*** There being no other business brought to the attention of the Committee, upon motion dul;- made, seconded, and unanimously passed it was: RESOLVED: To Adjourn Adjourned at 1:40P!1 E. K. Drislane Secretary