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'S; V, >-Y" ' October 5, 1976 .WO Mr. Marc Collinn Airflex Plant Baton Corporation 9919 Clinton Road Cleveland, Ohio 44111 Subject: Airborne Asbestos Dear Marc, * :CAJr rA ' f%S. I have your letter of October 1, 1976 and will* comment' Cfn-^t and . ir: v. the other topic of our conversation, possible aabbdtds dust .exposure by people who change or grind brake linings. Il 0 Taking the last item first, I can offers4he facts and opinions. / . ` The August 14th, 1975 issue of-the Wall Street Journal carried an 1 article that is the cause of a lot of. consternation from people who are r / exposed to the problems associated with theuse of asbestos. A copy of the article la attached for your review.` In the article, a NIGSH:spokesman makes a statement that I do not agree with and is the basis'ffor a lot'of unnecessary fears regarding the use of asbestos-containing products. In Che second paragraph of the article, HEW rapp^tedly said ;that, "garage personnel who change or grind brake liningpSre beiing exposed to potentially hazardous levels of airborne asbegtoe." If the statement had been made that, "garage... personnel who change andgrind brake linings --" rather than, "-- who ' ; change or grind brake.linings--", I would not object. As written, it, : implies thit the mere.act of changing brake linings exposes personnel to high levels of: airborne asbestos. This, in my opinion, is not the case as: I'Will phoW 'later. However, I cannot disagree that the act of grinding- aabeatoa-contalning products may cause some liberation of . asbestos, wbdtcib. may become airborne and could lead to people in the - lcmtediate-ansa to become exposed to potentially hazardous levels of ' airborne:.asbestos. More about this later on. l j ..... iI .In. the next to the last paragraph of the article, the information \ la. given (and I do not disagree with it in general) that asbestos dust Canbe generated where truck and bus linings are ground to fit brake drums or are resurfaced after use. However, I do disagree with the .*. ',,/ K';; >-; -V v- *4;; - . < Su' , .v.^rZfriS.: `v1'- .-I SCF-EC-1611 FAW 11855