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(7 VOL OSHA RynnT.ATTOH CHANCES - ASBESTOS SHAKE fide paper reviovs cwr.ent and projeoted future OS3U asbestos requirements relative to diao and drum braka linings, Including the potential offsets os capital investment and pioca oost iltemata supplier lining material pra gma status Is also mviewed. Background Sis ourrent OSHA lav allova two fibors/ce air aanplad over an eight-hour period with no single reading to exceed ten fibera/ca air. Moat affected lining suppliors have indicated that the/ ezpeot OSEU to lover the wyHnrtm ponaieeibi* Tiber count from 2.$ 'to t0 sometime la 19?6,vlth further rsauctions poooibly down to 0.5 or lovor lodger tern. Bendix expects tbs nev lav will ba 0.3 not 1.0 Cibor/co. Xbeaa changes nay have a significant impact on the ability of the lining saterial suppliers end the suppliers involved in shoe and .lining essnobly (Bendix Hydraulics Division, Bondix Brake and Stoaring Division, sad Kolooy Hayaa) to continue to prorido asbestos based iiulngs on a coot effective baola if at all. NAAD Purchasing, Material flouting ccaduoted a scries of mootings with all affected supplies to identify current fiber counts, notions to meat the proposed nsv standard, end eosta far nesting new standards Including capital expenditure! and alternate materials and processes. fiPPPlAfff Rtgejnm Supplier information provided at the NAAD Purchasing meetings and followup disousaions sinea are summarised aa follows. Generally the suppliera indicated that based on past experience vith OSHA, whatever nev lower fiber Unit la adopted they could continue production aa long aa a plan end timetable to achieve the new limit waa established and thoy could continue to deaoaatrate progress relative to the plan time table. Sovoral suppliers indicated, for example, that they eontlnued produolag linings out of oompLI once to the U fiber/ee limit Cor two years after it van made lav. All suppliers ore currently complying with the 2 fiber/eo lav. - 1 fiber oc limit - Kith the exception of Thlokol, major oapital expenditures end lead times are expected: Bendix 1 $1>5M, 1 year, Tbermoid: $0,511, 6 months, Raybostosi $1314, 3 years, ihiokolt conforms, flees cost increase - Thiokol, none, Thermald, 1 to 5JCj all other suppliers *substantial" but undefined. - 0.5 fiber/oo limit - ttiokol is installing nev preform equipment vith which thoy expaot to meet 0-5 limit. If not, a new tumbler and voah ayatom will be required; $1.1M, 9-12 months, Thermoid: asms expenditures ae quoted above for 1 fiber/ec limit. Bondix 1 $5.5*1, timing undetermined, may be impoaaibla, Rayboetoa: expenditurea undefined, may be impoaaibla. Piece 00at increase - undefined. Supplier non-ttobairtos program statue le as follows: > ' - Bsadixt Develnpmant of aon-asbesins lining nateriala is in progroas for c disc end drum braka applications. Test parts should be avallabia to Ford with supporting teat data by early 1978* Sead-matollio dioc pads vith , 1 aabootoe in too booking layer only are ermilnbla now and 1m uao for heavy dirty Folioo ear applications. This lining: however, aemparsd to the oorrent ralean sd aobootoa lining is noisier, hoa 30% to 40% lees lining life, and is a $1.20/vohiela east penalty. *V ' l woT* " 003124 SCF-ALLF-06590 PRODUCED BY FORD I 105510 S-DC-105.035