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I August 25i 1577 i Nr. 0. L. Levans, luyer Auto Accessories Dept. (28 Sears. Roebuck and Co. Sears Tower Chicago, IL 40684 Dear Doni For your Information, enclosed It a copy of luftetln #408 from FHSI regarding asbestos exposure hazard. Sincerely, i j | ' j R. A. Ward Administrative Product Manager RAW:Ip Enc. cct T. I. Flannery l. L. Seely R. t. Stellar : 30 fl 1 MAR 000990 FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC., -210 ROUTE 4, PAAAAM, N. J. 07652 BULLETIN NO. 6 0S August 12, 1977 RECEIVED AUG 16 1977 F. C. SKELTON NIOSH CONTRACT FOR INVESTIGATION OF HEALTH KVA1DS IN BIWE LINING .R-PAtfl `./QHKtRS Vo hnvo bnon ndvlcod that the National Inatltuta for Occupational Safety and Health (i.IOSH) has contracted with Maunt Sinai Hospital In Nssr York for an Invest Ration of health hazards In broke lining repair and mal:tonanco workors eupoosd to asbestos, A copy of the memo from the Asbestos Information Association (AIA) on this contract Is anelostd. The contractor, Mount Sinai is of courts the research home for IV. Selikoff, Dr. Oohl, Dr. Niehelcen and others who have participated in studies on the epidomiolopy of asbestos. The contract,'for 9180,600, Is for the period vAjne 30, 1977 to July 29, 1978, Among other things, Ut, Sinai will attempt to locale a cohort of brake lining repair and maintenance workers occupationally oxposod to short osbostoo fibers principally before 1955, and conduct a study of thoir mortal ity *pe-is-xi. They will conduct a medical survey of workors in brake repair snopc. They will atterpt to characterize the exposure of mrkoro In past yoart. In general, the contract la for a study on breke repair workors from 1940 to 1970 with attempts to characterise exposure end determine msdlesl effects on the workers, Thoy will most likely solicit eooporation from friction material ranuf*sturers and their customers. They will apparently have recourse to eourt orders where access to facilities is withheld on a voluntary basis. For those wishing copies, we have a copy of the NIOSH Contract, It Is a 17 page dooumsnt which we will sand on request. ClD/tre Cnei Distribution! List 0 E. V. Orislsna Executive Director MAR 000991