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FRICTION l:ATERI.ALS STANDARDS I1'1STITUTE, IUC., E-210 r.DUTE 114, Plu1AiillS, N.J. 07652 I:lii'lUTES OF ANNUAL !lEETIHG of the FRICTION tlATERI.ALS STl\~IDARDS INSTITUTE, L.~C. Hednesday and Thursday, Jwe 28 and 29, 1978, 8:30 A.U. at Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Arizona TrEilBERS PRESENT REPRESENTATIVES Abex Corporation Auto Friction Corporation Bendix Corporation Brassbestos i'1anufacturing Corp. Carlisle Corporation General Hotors Corporation Lear-Siegler Inc. Huturn Corporation Raybestos-l~hattan Inc. Reddauay l1anufacturing Co. S.K. Hellman Corporation Hheellng Bra.~ Block R. L. Cutler Adrian Comins F. E. l1essier u. Simon n. E. Harris, Jr. R. J. Kick D. J. Ogilvie J. H. Greenen R. R. lioalll F. lt. Barton G. A. Carrigan L. Burgess (6/28) PROXY AVAILABLE Lasco Brake Products H.K. Porter Co. T. J. Laher (E. ~.,. Drislane) J. c. Black (E. H. Drislane) OTHERS PRESENT Auto Friction Corporation B. Kublin Bendix Corporation Friction i1aterials Division H. F. J:lessier (6/28) l\Utomotive Aftermarket Operations D. Godfrey Heavy Vehicle Systems Group Carlisle Corporation R. Elliott r-.. Perritt Delco-Uoraine Division R. E. Kettering G. P. Baynes (6/28) Lear-Siegler Corporation D. Lee R. Luellen Nuturn Corporation J. !Jellow P.aybestos-i.Ianhattan Inc. Reddaway l~ufacturing Corp. D. Cunningham J. :roore S.K. Hellman Corporation R. Kaminsld Wheeling Brake Block G. Stratton (6/28) Gorman & Cole R. P. Gorman Friction ::Iaterials Standards Inc. E. t-1. Drislane FMSI 02171 Ninutes of the Annual iieetinc -2- Ju:1.e 28-29, 1978 ~ITi:JUTES OF JU::>: 22-23, 1977 -~ETIHG The minutes of the meetin::; held Juue 22-23, 1977 had been distributed. i.Jo corrections were suggested. Upon motion duly made, secondeu and unaninously passed, it \-Tas; :::ESOLVED: That the minutes of June 22-23, 1977 .Annual rembership ~:eetint:; be accepted as '.rrltten. PRESDEHT 'S REPOF.T : r. F. E. ; :essier, President, reported on Institute activities over the past fiscal year. Please refer to Exhibit 1, the President's report. dr. ~lessier reported on increased activities by the Asbestos Study Coi!lillittee alonr, with Task Force work on a work practices booklet for the user of friction materials. He reported briefly on the financial results of the Institute for 1:177-78, along with the changes in l1embership of (1) ::aremont to :!uturn Corporation, and (2) Royal Industries to Lear-Siegler Inc. ~:r. ::easier extended a '7am '7elcome to rrr. Gene Baynes, Chief En~:-:ineer of the Delco-:::oraine Division of General IIotors, Hho was to address tile lmbership !-1eeting. He reported on trademark registration work as well as on the "History" of the Institute that had recently been prepared by the Institute Office. Upon motion duly cade, seconded and uanimously passed, it was; RESOLVED: To accept the President's report as written. 'i'IlliASURER' S REPORT c~r. Hillian f. Nessier ~1as elected Treasurer at the June 1976 :Ieeting. This was the first ilembersldp Heeting he had been able to attend because of a conflict in 1977. i.!r. ::essier's report referred to the Balance Sheet and Income Statement for the year ended June 30, 1978. Please refer to Exhibit 3. :Ie noted that all data had to be preliminary because it '-1as based on trial balance figures at April 30, 1978. In essence, the Income Statement sh0l7ed appro:dmately $7,000 income in excess of expenses for the 1977-78 year. He incicated that expenses would come in about $1,500 under budget. The most significant variances were discussed. A ten year chart showing 8 prior years, figures projected for 1977-78, and preliminary budget figures for 1978-79 v1as shmm. It was noted that the number of Active :1emhers has leveled off or decreased slishtly, v1hile there has been a substantial increase in the nut'lber of Regional Uembers. Annual fees have not been increased since 1971. In summary, the Treasurer indicated that the Institute continues in healthy financial shape. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; LESOLVED: To accept the Treasurer's report as written. FMSI 02172 dnutes of the Annual Heeting -3- June 28-29, 1978 REPORT O!i BOA-till OF DI?.ECTOP..S ACTIVITIES The Secretary reported on activities of the Board of Directors since a report was rendered at the June 1577 .leeting. This report covered activities at the new Board of Directors i~eting that followed the Annual l1embership Heeting as \tell as action taken by the Board during this past fiscal year. At the June 22, 1977 meeting of the Board of Directors the following Officers were elected: l!r. Francis E. ltessier, President; Ur. Ronald F.. iJoall1, Vice-President; Ur. 'Hilliam F. l1essier, Treasurer; and Hr. Edt-rard w. Drislane, Secretary. At this meeting the Boe.rd of Directors voted to retain Clapp & Eisenberg as Legal Counsel for the 1977-78 year. The Board of Directors voted to accept the Budget of $88,410 for the 1977-78 fiscal year. The Board of Directors voted to retain the prior year's fee formula for the 1977-78 year. This fee formula is at a basic rate of $1,050 with $650 for each catesory for Active iiembers. Individual Regional i.iembers $1300; AssociatiQJl type Regional i.;embers $2200; and Licensees $500. Juring the year the Board of Directors took several actions by mail ballot. They voted to accept the transfer of the Hembership of :Iaremont Corporation to the !iutum Corporation. The :luturn Corporation is a corporation owned about 80% by Turner and Newall of Great Britain and 20% by Haretaont Corporation. The Board referred !1r~ Adrian Comins' recommendations on Consumer Product Safety Commission recall procedures to the Asbestos Study Committee. The Board of Directors voted to accept the application for Licensee :~ership filed by Implementos i.Ietalicos Lara, S.A. (Ii:.iELSA) of Venezuela in South America. The attorneys at Clapp & Eisenberg lmo had handled Institute affairs since 1975 formed a new law firm, Gorman and Cole. The Board of Directors voted unanimously to transfer our legal activities from Clapp & I:isenberg in ~~ewark to the new fim of Gorman & Cole in Princeton, new Jersey. The Board of Directors voted to extend an invitation to :.rr. Gene Baynes, Chief Engineer of the Delco- Eoraine Division of General 1iotors to speak at our Annual !feeting in Scottsdale iii June 1978. The '3oard a9proved capital expenditures for electronic dictating and slide projection equipment for the Institute Office. The Board of Directors voted to accept the new disclailll!r language for our bulletins and catalop as prepared by legal counael. The Board voted to have the Institute 1n:oceed trl.th preparation of a work practices booklet for users of friction materials. This worlt '1-788 assigned to the Asbestos Study Committee. The Board of Directors voted to accept the change in l!embership when Royal Industries was acquired by Lear Siegler Inc. The ~!embership was transferred to Lear Sieeler Inc.--Royal Brake Products Division. At the Board of Directors iieeting on June 27, 1978 reports liere delivered by the various Officers and Committee Chairmen. All reports were $Ccepted by the Board of Directors. In reviewing the Uembership report, questions 't-1ere asked concerning the status of certain manufacturers uho may be infringin~ on the FHSI copyrights. It tiaa suggested that the Institute contact aational Friction Products 1 the SAK Enterprises, Virginia Friction iiaterials and Horld Auto Parts. Questions were raised concerning the fee schedules for certain Regional i:Iembers using the U.S. copyright in the U.s. market. In particular it ..,as indicated that the Friction FMSI 02173 ~:inutes of the i~nual l!eeting -4- June 28-29, 1978 1iaterials Corporation of Israel and the Fras-Le Corporation of Brazil are active in more than one category for annual fee purposes. The HayesAlbion resignation was discussed. The Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee sugGested the possibility of investing in short term treasuries. The Directors reviewed !~iss Duschek 1 s pension and recommended that a trust be set up so that she uould have an irrevocable right to the pension. The Board of Directors recommended continuation of the same fee formula as in the past fiscal year. The Board resolved to express their gratitude to lir. ::. r.. troalli llho had served for over 10 years as Chairman of the Data Book and Technical Committee. r:r. i1oalli had resigned as Chairman of this Committee during tne past year. The Directors referred back to the Asbestos Study Committee work that its Task Force had done on a work practices booklet. The Asbestos Study Committee will review the work of the 7ask force and report back to the Board of Directors. The Directors also indicated that it would like to revie~., comprehensive liability .insurance for the Institute. The Directors declined to take action as regards replying to various media assaults concerning asbestos. The Directors selected the Ocean ~ef Club in Key Largo, Florida for the 1979 Annual i:embership ileeting with the Homestead in Hot Sl,lrings, Virginia as an alternate location. The forezoing is a report on activities of the Board of Directors for the 1977-78 fiscal year. FEDERATIOii OF EUROPEA.'i llANUFACTURERS OF FRICTION HATERIALS (FEMFM) The Secretary reported on his trip to r~ttach-Egern, Germany to attend the Uanaging Council and General Assembly meetings of the Federation of European i !anufacturers of Friction Uaterials (FEIIFH). The Secretary 1 s report summarized work of the FEl:!Fl! Technical Committee concerning correlation of vehicle, dynamometer and Chase Uachine tests. In addition, the subject of voluntary labelling of friction materials on the continent was discussed. This report cay be referred to as Exhibit 10. The Secretary reported that l!r. Robert Join, Secretary of the FEiiFU had ~~itten early in June 1978 indicating because of the press of other activities he would not be able to meet with his American friends this year. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; r-ESOLVED: To accept the Se eret ary 's report on the Federation of European <ianufacturers of Friction l~terials as written. PlillSENTATIOtl BY HR. GENE BAYNES--CHIEF ENGINEER DELCO-EORAINE DIVISION The President, ~Ir. Iiessier introduced l,~. Gene Baynes to the Membership. Hr. Baynes is n graduate of Purdue University who joined General 11otors' Oldsmobile Division in the late 40's. He served for a while at the Bendix Corporation's Friction r:Sterials Division before returning to General l.iotors, where he became Chief Engineer of the Delco-Uoraine Division. l~r. Baynes presented a slide program which centered on the development of a brake system for the General Hotors 1978 intermediate cars. l~ dicussed changing requirements for brake linings in new passenger car braking systems. ~ie noted that the impetus for much of FMSI 02174 :;inutes of the P..:mual ::eeting -5- June 23-29, 1978 this chan~;e carae fro:.1 t 1!e rcquire:Jents for irep:-oved fuel economy 1-1hich ar.:O!lg other thincs ~1ud forced veisht reductic:-.s in passenger cars. lie indicated th.:lt there had been parallel weizht reductions called for in the bral~e systet:IS uhich May rer:uirc" aienificantly improved bra:.e linings. ~:r. Baynes referred in his ~r~sentation to the use of computers for helping to packare and optimize the brake system. I~e indicated al:-:o the interest of General :rotoro in inproving the life of bral~e systems. There was a question concerning the possibility of a retum to drun brakes on the fronts as well as on the rears in moves for \-'eight reduction. i.lr. Baynes indicated that there t-ras no movement in this direction that he could see based on the iwproved performance with disc brakes on the fronts. He indicated that another objective is that brakes ~st be simpler and easier to service. ifuile there has been some trend tonards discs on both the fronts anc rears Hith cars su$ as the 'ioronado, Eldorado and of course the Corvettes these should be specialty applications and the disc front--drum rear should be the major package for passenser cars. ~:r. Baynes indicated that the Pontiac Trans Am will i1ave a disc front and rear packap:e available. A question ~vas asked conceminr: the use of asbestos substitutes in bral:'..e lining. Hr. Baynes indicated that serni-cretallic materials had replaced organic in certain applications. If the afternark~t were to replace semi-metallic original equipoent material v1itl1 conventional asbestos organics, they could possibly be acceptable, but there may be some questions on temperature tolerance and the ~T"3ar rate may auf fer. Questions t1ere raised about hybrid brake friction materials systems t-there, for example, a semrnetallic might be used on the outboard shoe with an organic material on the inboard. :rr. Baynes answered several questions in this area, and he er1phasized that with the closing dotm of the envelope for the brake system that more performm1ce must be expected of the friction t:~aterials. Upon motion duly made, seconderi and unanimously passed, it t-ras; PSOLVED: That the Institute expresses their appreciation to i:~r. Baynes for his interesting and t~1orough presentation. BUDGET COi.lMTI'TEE PEPORT Hr. D. J. Ogilvie',: Chzi%11t80 of the Budget Committee, reported on the proposed budge~ for the f978-79 fiscal year. Please refer to Exhibit 5. In oummary, a preliminary e~ense bud8et of $91,250 is planned for the 197C-79 fiscal year. This is a 3.2:;,: increase over the 1977-78 expense bud~et. ':'~1e Chairma."l noted the major items in the budget such as salaries, pension, rent and legal expense. It ms indicated that this twas a tight expense bud~et. A G,uestion \'laG raised about the postage expense budgeted for 1978-79. T~1is sho'l-red the smne $2,200 budr,etei for 1978-7~ as in 1977-78. The Secretary indicated that this budget figure was extablished in April 1978 before t~e recent increases in postage rates. It is likely that this fir.;ure 'Till be under-tudc;eted in 1978-79 baDed on the recent increase. FMSI 02175 :.::tr.ates of the Annual i.~eeting -c- June 28-29, 1978 Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it uas; RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Budget Committee as written. FEE FORiJJLA COl~ITTTEE P.EPORl' The Secretary advised that :_:r. ~1. i:ax Sleeth was Chairman of the Fee Formula Committee. The Secretary had earlier written the Chairman ~Tith information on categories reported by members for the 1978-79 fiscal year. The Secretary also drafted a report, as :lr. Sleeth who is no longer with Lear-Siegler~ uas unable to return the report. -Please refer to Exhibit 6. The Fee Formula Committee report listed 18 Active i.lembers with 36 categories to project $42,300 in Active i:.iember fees for 1978-79, based on the 1977-78 fee schedule. The Regional :mbera (18) projected $28,900 in fees at the past year's dues level, and 11 Licensees projected $~,500 in fees. This would produce a total income from fees of $76,700 for the 1978-79 fiscal year, based on the same fee schedule used in 1977-78. Uith an anticipated $14,000 in interest income, this projects a total income of $90,700, which is slightly under the preliminary expense budget of $91,250. Based on this information, the Committee recommended that the fee formula for 1978-79 remain unchanged from that used in 1977-78. The Board of Directors at their meeting on June 27, 1978 recommended adoption of this fee schedule. This would mean that for the 8th consecutive year there would be no increase in the dues schedule for Active, F.egional or Licensee i1embers of the Institute. This may be referred to in the schedule attached to the Treasurer's report. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Fee Fonnula Committee as written. INVESTllEliT ADVISORY COl:iJITTEE REPORT llr. Uilliam Simon, Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee reported on activities of this Committee in the 1977-78 year. Please refer to Exhibit 4. iir. Simon indicated that there \fould be slightly over $170,00 in bank savings accounts and time deposits at June 30, 1978. The bulk of the funds were deposited in 7-1/2% bank time deposits. At the Board of Directors i.ieeting on June 27, 1978 the Chairman recommended that consideration be given to investment in higher yielding treasuries when funds are available. Some treasuries ''11th 2 or 3 year maturities sr~ ?'="Yir.g in axcess of 8~L The Secretary indicated that this would be revie1-red when the next investments are planned. However, with the recent Board decision to establish a trust for i.Iiss Duschek 's pension, some of the institute time deposits, 'hen they do mature may be used to fund the trust. In either event, ":Thether for the Institute or the trust, consideration will be given to 1nve3tments in treasury notes paying in excess of 8/~. FMSI 02176 i.J.nutes of the Annual deet~~ -7- June 28-29, 197G Upon motion duly oade, seconded and una..,.imoualy passed, it was; ITESOLVED: To accept the re?ort of the Investment Advisory Coi.JI:ri.ttee as c~ritten. HE::iBEltSHIP CmJUITTEE REPOr.T ~r. Gordon Carrigan, Chairman of the dembership Committee read his Committee's report. Please refer to Exhibit 2. :rr. Carrigan indicated that there ~o1as a loss of one Active Uember in 1977-76, Hayes-Albion Corporation. He noted that Don International of ~:anchester, Znglaod joined as a ::::tegional l!ember and that Implementos ~~talicoa Lara, S.A. of Barquisimeto, Venezuela joined as a Licensee. In addition, he reported that the Institute had received an inquiry from Bor[; & Beck de :Iexico, S.A. concerning possible F..egional l!embership in the Institute. Uo action had been tar~n on suCh an application prior to the meetin~;:. Questions were asl<:ed conceming other manufacturers and rebuilders using the FHSI numbers. One company mentioned was Uni-bond. They apparently manufacture shoes and it is indicated that they use FUSI numbers. It ~-rae suggested that anyone having literature on manufacturers, distributors or rebuilders using the EMSI numbers ~o1ho are not purchasing from nembers, or in other fashion are not :'Jermitted use of the coi>yrighted Iil1SI nur:bers and systens, senti the Institute printed material shmnng the unauthorized use of the Institute numbers. i.ir. Coclns asked conceming the Begional i!.embers who are paying the same annual fee level as Active l!embers. The Secretary indicated that there were 6 such P.egional Hembers: Don International Limited, England Francisco Stedile, S.A., Brazil :Friction ~Iaterials Corporation, Israel Ii:emispheres Intemational !lanufacturing Company, Canada Pasta Clutch, S.A., Y.~.exico hUsco de Colombia, Colombia It was suggested that the Institute asterisk those Regional Hembers who are paying Active Uember dues with rights to use the FMSI numbers for marketing their products in the United States-. It was suggested that this was no~. enough but that it was more important to know what categories these E.egionallLembers were reportio~.: The Secretary indicated that all l~re reportint": one category except for Don International Limitec who are involved in 3 categories--brake linings, brake blocks and clutch facings. It was indicated that some of these ~~gional 1~mbers, particularly Fras-Le of Brazil and Friction Ilaterials Corporation of Israel may be participating in more than one category. It was suggested that the Office prepare a schedule shm~ing exactly uhat categories Regional Hembers are reporting. 'i'hc Secretary indicated that he ~vould prepare this information for distribution to the ~Iembership. It was suggested that in the Institute directory, \'1here Active !!embers, r..eeional ~:embers and Committees are listed, that the Licensee !!embers also be included. In this fashion, members would know when they see printed information in the field that these nembers are paying the appropriate dues for their use. The Licensee listing l-7111 be added to the Institute directory. FMSl 02177 :~nutes of the -~n~al .~etin~ -[- J"J.::e 2CY', b 76 Upor. I".otion duly ::"ide, seconded il...~c unaniu:ously pc.3sed, it ~.,as; ::'.ESOLVZ:::.': 'l'o accelJt t~le r..;rort of t:1e lie!!lb:: rs~d.p :~o:iL1itt2e us ~-.-ritter;.. HIS".;.'ORICiL SALES P.EPORTViG The Secretary reported on the i'istorical Sales ;>rocrara for the calendar ycur 1977. Actually a calendar year report is necessary because at the tine of prepa~ation of this report, data for the first quarter of 1978 had net been developed. The last infornation available at the tii'l.e of preparinr; the report <-ms that of ~ecember 31, 1977. The Secretary indicated there ~1ere 16 Active ilembers that reported at least once in 1977. In addition, 2 ::1-ecional l.(embers ~Yith riehts of Active :e:.1bers reported statistics during calendar 1977--Don International of :Sngland and Friction ~iaterials Corporation of Israel. Upon notion duly made, seconded and unani1:1ously passed, it ,.,as~ ~.ESOVJE;): To acce~t t:1e report on the ~t.tstorical Sales ~eportin~ as written .TOl:rrt:LTI.TG COl::ITTEE nEPORT ~1r. J. F. Greenen, Chairman of the Uominating Committee reportl.!d on its recommendations for nominations to the Board of Directors. ~he Chairman placed i::.1 nomination the follo\'Tine; for the tHo year terms ~Y.piring on June 30, 1980: Gordon A. Carrigan, S.!<. ~Jellman Corporation Hilliam Sitnon, Brassbestos Corporation Stuart Co::1.ins, Auto Friction Corporation Joneph U. Greenen, 11utum Corporation Other noninations were called for but none "ere made. ~pon ~otion duly ~ade, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; BESOL\~D: That nominations be closed. 'I':1e Secretary 'vas directed to cast one ballot each for the elaction of :Ir. Garrigan, ::r. Simon, :..:r. Comins, and :.!r. Greenen to the Board of 'Jirectors. The Secretary advised t:1at ballots had been cast. : Iessrs. Carrigan, Siraon, Comins and Greenen .-rere elected as directors to serve until June 30, 1980. The Chairma:a advise.::: that the three directors who tvould complete the first year of their t'!O year terms as of June 30, 1978 t-Tere: Ronald 1. Cutler, Abex Corporation ?..onald r... iloalli, ilaybeatos-Hanhattan, Inc. F. i!ax Sleeth, Lear-Gieslcr Inc. FMSI 02178 .J.nutes of the Annual ~.:eeting -S'- June 28-29, 1978 The Chairman advised that ~~r. !:. ~!. Sleeth uho had served as Director from Lear-Siee;ler Corporatior. m:.s no lonser affiliated ~1ith Lear-3ie~ler. Based ou the Constitution and By-La~TS a replacement to Cot:lplete Hr. Sleeth's tem is required. Th~ i.~om:Lnatin3 Committee Chairman then presented the name of i:~r. Francis dessier of BenJix Corporation to serve the unexpired term of i.lr. Sleeth until June 30, 1979. Other nominations 'Y'ere called for but none were made. Upon motion duly made, seconded a."ld unanimously passed, it nas; RESOLVT.D: That nominations be closed. T:1e Secretary ~ras directed to cast one ballot for the election of i.ir. Francis iiessier to fill llr. Sleeth's unexpired term on the Board of Directors. The Secretary advised that the ballot bad been cast. !k. 7~ancis i~ssier was elected as a Director to serve until June 30, 1979. i~r. Greenen advised that vrith the election of these candidates, and the continuation in Office of the ~irectors whose terms had not expired, the Board now consists of the required 7 members. DATA BOOK & TECffiliCAL COUl.:ITTEE REPOJlT Hr. Phil Grim of Jl..bex Corporation is Chairman of the Data Book and Tachnical Committee. In i.ir. Grim's absence the Secretary read his report. Please refer to Exhibit 8. The Chairman's report covered items such as the disclaimer lan3uage in the catalogs, information on printin3 the 197a catalogst the Committee's interest in computerized type-setting for the Automotive Data Book, and the possibility of a publication of a new Brake BloCk Identification Catalog. In addition, the Chairman covered various technical matters and BUidelines for the Institute. One item referred to was the 15 x 6 and 16-1/2 x 7 Cam brakes with hydraulic actuation. In :1r. Grim's report he indicated that GI:IC uses a " H y - P w e r 1 ; booster for some trucks, and the cams are actuated by the hydraulic system. l!r. Baynes commented that the hydraulically acutated cam brakes are teamed with the 11Hy-Park" system which is a hydraulic brake apply system ~dth a spring-loaded parking brake. This ,.Ry-Park'' package is now starting in production. In i!r. Grim's report lie tliailked ~~r.. Ron Uoalli 'tfho had served for some 12 years as Chairman of the Committee and who had provided the necessary leadership for this committee. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unani~ously passed, it was; RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Data Book and Technical Committee as ~rritten. fMS\ 02'\79 .iinutes of the IUlnual ~:eeting -lJ- June 28-29, 1978 .~SBESTOS STUDY COi.illiTTEE REPORT ~x. H. a. l~gner of Carlisle Corporation, Chairman of the Asbestos Study Committee prepared this report. In Ur. Hagner's absence the Secretary read the report. Please refer to Exhibit 9. Ur. Haener reported on work that a ':'ask Force from the Committee had completed on preparation of a liork practices booklet conceming the handlin3 of asbestos-containing fricton materials. Considerable progress had been made in the preparation of this booklet but it was noted that at the Board of Directors meeting on June 27, 1978 that the Board directed that the Task Force submit this booklet to the Asbestos Study Committee who would t~n make reCOlllllle1ldations to the Board of Directors. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it l>7as; RESOLVED: To accept the report of the Asbestos Study Committee as written. l.ir. Adrian Comins asked that the Institute consider the question of a possible recall of asbestos-bearing friction materials if such action were taken by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. ~.lr. Comins Has concerned uith the recall provisions of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act which the Consumer Product Safety Commission ad~nisters. If asbestosbearing friction materials were to be recalled under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, manufacturers would have to refund not only their distributors or rebuilders for the manufacturers' selling price but l-70uld have to pay shipping and packing costs of all those further down the line in the distribution net\1ork. lie indicated that this was the bill that manufacturers would pick up for the Iris recall. He indicated that this could be a substantial cost should asbestos-bearing friction materials be recalled under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. A question was raised as. to whether product liability insurance would cover the costs of any such recall. It was not known whether this insurance would cover this type of recall. One member indicated that he didn't believe that there could be such a recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commission because he questioned whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission had jurisdiction over asbestos-bearing brake linings. Discussion on the,Consumer Product Safety Commission problem was enlarged to include other Federal regulatory agencies including OSHA, EPA, etc. It was indicated that even if a government recall could not be supported by a rational review of scientific data, that in the existinc environment, \-71th pressures from environmentalists,' the ~edia, arid some regulators, that a recall is still a possibility. Ur. Carrigan indicated that beryllium users have scientific data which would indicate that certain sections of the OSHA beryllium standards are unsupportable, but that regulations have nevertheless been adopted. llr. Harris noted that the Asbestos Information Asaod.ation has given outstandin3 service to manufacturers -lith valuable legal and '11\edical information concerning the asbestos problec. He particularly suggested that friction materials manufacturers who are not members consider supporting and joining t:1e Asbestos Information Association. The study that Dr. Jacko of Bendix had run for the Environmental Protection Agency was dicussed. In that paper Dr. Jacko attempted to quantify the amount of asbestos emissions into the atmosphere from brakes and clutches. !hat paper provided data that supported the view that the general public FMSl 02180 l~!lutes of the ~\.'1nual , :eeting -11- June 23-29, 1978 is not subject to excessive eyposure to asbestoa from vehicular brakes o::- clutches. A ne::1ber coT:Jr:ented that the basic .3rea ~rhere asbestos is a proble1.1 is in the uorl~place anci not in the general environment and he questione~ uhether as~estos-bearing bro.Le linings could be considered a harmful consumer ';}reduct, ::;uch less a hazardous substance. Er. Comins suggested that the Institute should as!(. for a hearing '1-thile the Consumer Product Safety Commission may be re-draftine rules on recall ;rocedures. The Secretary advised that :b 1977 i:!r. Comins suggested that individuals write to the Consumer Product Safety Commission as regards recall procedures under t~e Federal Hazardous Substances Act. iir. Comins tras no.; asking that the Institute act as an organization to bring this question to the attention of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Secretary quoted from the minutes of the January meeting of the Asbestos Study Committee uhere J:.Ir. Ed Fenner of Johns-i~ville stated that there ~as litigation underto~ay concerning whether aluminum \tiring in a house is a consumer product. Also it ~1as noted that there ~vas a survey being made for the Consumer Product Safety Commission by Kearney Associates concerning asbestos-bearing products uhich l'lieht e!!'.it respirable asbestos and be covered by regulations of the Consumer P-roduct Safety Cocmissiou. The Secretary indicated that he would check the status of the ~~arney report and advise. :.:r. Coaino stated that as regards individuals writing the CPSC, that to his knowledge no action had been taken by anyone, and that it would be necessary for the Institute to take an active role as regards Consumer Product Safety Commission recall procedures. One member indicated that his comp~y was concerned about the possibility of Consumer Product Safety Comnission action and had given serious consideration to the question of recall procedures. It Has suggested that the Institute work through the Asbestos Information Association to call this problem to the Cons~!' Product Safety Commission's attention. In response to a question, the Secretary indicated that the Institute has good liaison with the Asbestos Information Association. lir. Comins indicated that he v7as not satisfied uith the Asbestos Study Committee's handling of the recall problem uith the Consumer Product Safety Commission. After additional discusaion tir. Comins nade a motion as follows: ;::.ESOLVED: That the r:'riction llaterials Standards Institute take an active role with the Conaumer Product Safety Commission~egarding the position of friction materials manufacturers as to recall procedureo that could possibly affect asbestOscontaining friction materials. The taction was duly seconded. A count of the members indicated that there were 11 in attendance when this motion was put on the floor. Six members voted in favor of this resolution, ~dth t\10 opposed and three asbstaining .<:.ccordine to the Constitution and By-Laws, the resolution passed 'nth a majority of those in attendance voting in favor of the resolution. 1ir. Comins indicated concern about non-asbestos bearing friction w.ated.als, and noted that there may be federal funds available fer a project such as joint research to develo, non-asbestos friction materials because of the alleeed hazards of asbestos in the "~>70rk place and environment. Hr. Cor:dns suggested that the Institute seek federal funding to establish such a joint rasearch project. It was asked if a joint research project FMSI 02181 ~nutes of the f~~nual :eting -12- June 28-29, 1978 would be legal and feasible. Were there anti-trust implications from this type of research? Several members indicated that their companies would not contribute either directly or indirectly to funding of such joint research. 7,eference t7as made to a proposed :Jew Jersey law uh.ich ~-tas scrapped about a year ago ~o1hich proposed to ban the manufacture, use, or sale of any carcinogenic material, l7hich included asbestos. If such a statute v1ere to pass in one state it could effectively ban asbestos in brake linings throughout the United States. This proposed Hew Jersey statute was abandoned after it ~.,as realized that it would just about close down the manufacturing industry in Uew Jersey. Even if such a ban were feasible, even Dr. Selikoff has indicated that there are controls that can keep asbestos concentrations to non-harmful levels. Several delegates indicated that they were strongly opposed to any kind of joint research project for the development of a non-asbestos lining and thissu~ject was then dropped. B:'?.AKE PEI'.FORiJAi~CE STUDY COHMITTEE ~Ir. Nelson, Chairtlan of the Brake Performance Study Committee prepared his committee's report. llr. Nelson could not attend this meeting and ~.;r. Ron Cutler of Abex read the re~ort. Please refer to Exhibit 7. The Chairman's report discussed items such as the Quality Control Progr3Ill and recent moves in ~/ashington and the courts concerning Federal lfotor Vehicle Safety Standard 121 (air brake systems standard). The Chaiman also discussed Standard 105-75 and contact ~o~ith Ur. Fred ~;edler of the Hational High~V'ay Traffic Safety Administration conceminr, Docket 1-4 (replacement brake shoe and lining assembly). He indicated that this docket ~7as being reactivated and we could expect to hear more on it in the near future. ~;r. Nelson reviewed his discussions \-Tith i.1r. P.edler concerning projects that could effect brakes including such items as longer life friction materials, brake system inspectibility, and the up-grading of both the hydraulic and air brake systems standards. He also discussed WNA certification requirements and activities of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission. l~ noted that the Institute had been in contact \7itn the Deft.nse Supply Agency concerning the p~oposed federal brake lining specification llHL-361E, and that the Defense Construction Supply Center indicated that the revision E variation of this specification calling for full dynamometer tests was not satisfactory. They indicated agreement with the Institute position about the unworkability of Revision E. The Defense Construction Supply Center is now working on a Revision F ~.ffiich it is hoped l-7111 include some of the suggestions that the Institute made over the past year. In reading i.:r. nelson's report, llr. Cutler commented on the Quality Control ProgTam .Jhere he asked for some feed-back concerning 't7ork of the Quality Control Sub-committee. It uas asked if metilbers had been FMSI 02182 ~.:inutes of t!le Annual ."eetin~ -13- June 28-29, 1S78 icplementinb suggestions of the ~uality Control Program. nne member indicated that they had revieced the Institute Quality Control Program and stren3thened their mm pror-ram Hitll some of the recommendations. ~~other indicated that they had installed a Quality Control Program featurinz recOllll!lendations in the Quality Control Pro~ram. upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; ~SOLVED: To accept the report of Brake Pcrformm1ce Study Cor:.rJ.ttee :~a ~-rittcn. PUBLIC RELATIONS COl.iUITTEE r-EPORT The Secretary read the Public P~lations Committee Report. Please refer to Exhibit 12. The Secretary reported that lir. 'Emie ::tysso of !Iayes-Albion Corporation had been C~1airman of the Public ]elations Committee. As Hayes-Albion withdret; from the Institute, the 5ecretary gathered information for tae report for the year. In summary, the only release for the 1977-78 year t-ras the election of Officers at the June 1977 lleeting. There was addit:f.onal publication in late 1977 in trade joumals conceming the Institute's recommended procedures for reducing asbestos dust during brake servicing, ~-1hich release had been reported at the June 1977 ~.i.eeting. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; aESOLVED: To accept the report of the Public Relations Committee as uritten. IHTRODUCTIOU OF OFFICERS l:r. :.iessier, President advised the members on the election of Officers at the ::Joard of .Jirectors :~eeting. Officers llho had been re-elected to serve from July 1, 197S throu3h June 30, 1979 were: President: Vice-President: Treasurer: Secretary: Francis E. '\easier Bendix Corporation, .t...utomotive /,ftermarket Operations nonald R. i!oalli r.aybestos-~~anhattan, Inc,, f!):i. Intemational Division Uilliam P'. ;ressier Bendix Corporation, Friction liaterials Division Eduard ~.J. Drislane Friction :~terials Standards Institute ***** There being no other business being brought to the attention of the ~.:enbership, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; RESOLVED: To adjoum. Adjoum: 10:30 A.i.i. FMSI 02183