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Memorandum of Record 0 - J^f/d Subject: Meeting at Mount Sinni Hospital Relative to NT OS II Contract for Invostj^^|^ Health Hazards in Crake Lining Repair Shops PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT IOn Tuesday, January 5 , 197S Mr. R. !!. Mereness of the Asbestos Informatior AB-188 Association called to advise that there was to be a meeting in Hr. SclikofF'_s o.Tice at Mount Sinai ItonpiLal with NIOSH representative:: a:; regards the progress of their contract for a study of the health hazards in brake lining repair shops for those exposed to asbestos. It was suggested that I attend this session. Mr. Mereness indicated chat he had talked with, or would be talking with, several representatives of industry suggesting that they attend. Also he indicated chat representatives from New York City auto dealers and municipal unions would be attending. These would be in addition to individuals from Mount Sinai and NIOSII. I attended this meeting on January 5, 1978 at the Basic Service Building, 10 if 101 Street, mezzanine floor, at 2:00 P.M, in Dr. Selikoff's office. In attendance were the following: I. J. Selikoff, Mount Sinai Hospital W. Nicholson, Mt. Sinai Hospital A. B. Smith, NIOSH ?. L. Johnson, NIOSH F. Panzer, Tobacco Institute James Ducke, Municipal District 7, New York City J. H. Marsh, Raybestos-Manhattan Inc. C. R. Chase, Johns-Manvilie Corporation R. H. Mereness, Asbestos Information Association B. J. Iwarsson, Abex Corporation D. E. Stone, Bendix Corporation I. H. Weaver, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. E. W. Drislane, Friction Materials Standards Institute In the report read by Dr. Nicholson little was heard from NIOSH. Dr. Selikoff made some statements concerning mesothelioma that he stated had been encountered from chose exposed in brake repair service. I believe that Mr. Marsh pointed out that there was no documentation or history of these alleged cases of mesothelioma from thos exposed to brake service repair. Dr. Selikoff mentioned a Kanheim study which pointed the finger at friction materials because of the Raybestos-Manhattan plant. Mr. Marsh pointed out that crocidolite anc anosite were used at the Manheim plant at the time of the study in question. He also indicated that a study of the Charleston plant where there was no crocidolite had not been reported on by NIOSH. Kr. Marsh questioned the description of the work which called for a study of the feasibility of locating a cohort of brake lining repair workers occupationally exposed to short fibers only. It was indicated that this was a seemingly impossible task (locating a cohort exposed to short fibers who would not have also have been exposed to fibers longer than five microns). The type of shops that were to be examined were discussed and it was pointed out that New York City maintenance shops could not be considered typical. Snops such as Sears, Montgomery Wards, J.C. Penney and others would be considered far / rr?