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.. FRic:fiOil i:IATEr..IALS sTMIDARDS UTSTITUTE, me., E-210 MUTE 114, PA..~1US, N.J. 07652 liTlWTES OF THE TIEETTI1G fflff-/1-- :~ . .... . ' . ,. of t.he < r ' ' .. .::~ &'/)~;/-);. _,, .''ASBESTOS STUDY C01~1ITTEE ~ c, ;:;"J: \ :L"- j : ; L . . ;' : >' ThUr~.~y,,_,Au~t 3,, _19.78 a~ 9:.30 A.l~. ', ,L' .fv._:: p::;.,JJ:','''! ..~(: ....'!):} ~-::.-r"-,:_"'' !r; n . t. __ Institut_~/ Qffice,__ .~~2~q. Ro.ute ~. P~amus, N.J_. . ~ : rr. Hagn~r, chairman G. iU.cnhlson D. E. Stope J. l'l. Armstrong l:IE:.illERS .ABSENT .1 -,. Carlisle Corp~r~tion Abex Corporation Bendix Corporation .:Bendix 9_orpor_ation T' . ...-:!;..:_ .~ j ,, J. Dunderdaie . I. li. 'oleaver .Lear-Siegler, Inc. , r.S.ybestos-i'J.&nhattan, Inc. .;: .~ OTHEI'..S PRESElfE r... P. Gorman, A.ttorney , E. w. Drislane., Secretary .:COman & co.l~ -~ Friction liaterials Standards Institute ... The meet:fng u~ called to order by ilr~ Wagner, Chairman, at 9:30 A.H. '_'.J., l:lllillTES OF PREVIOUS liEETING andThe minutes of the meeting held January.19, 1978 had been distributed. These minutes were reviewed by th~ 'sec~~tary a motion_for their acceptarice ~as made. Upon motion duly made, seconded and m1animously passed, it wai;; r~SOLVED: To accept the minutes of the January 19,- 1978 meeting as "rritten. .' ' .t. ; ;:;:;_ !JE::'.SI~IP OF CO! CUTTEE ... r .. The Secretary_ advised. t-I1at : ~. G. l~icholson ~-.as replacing l:i-. n~ J. :b1arsson from.A.uex Corporation on the Cont".ittee~ Other than -this chanee~ the Coi!l!Jlittee !Iembershi::' remains the same as in the. p&t fiscal year._ In addition t~ ~Iem~ers of t~1e Coi:li!littee, dr. Ji:n ll.eis of Johns-Manville .has been invited to serve as. an associate -of tile Committee. At thi~ August 3. 197C meedne ~1r. Dunde~dal.e and ~~r. :1e~ver Here not present . l~r~ \?eaver called on August 2,:1978 to advise that he could not attend because 'of .,a last minute scheduling problem at his home' pla..,t. In the t'leam.:hile, heha<i phoned.the. Secretary to suggest several chan[:es to the ~~~or~ practices booklet. lie had -asked .that these. suggested chances be considered at this aeeting. . .. FMSI 06405 ASBESTOS STUDY CO! iiUTTEE -2- August 3, 1978 UOIJ< Pt.ti.CTICI:S BOORLET ~Ir. ~vaguer, Chairuan of the Committee and Chairman of the Task Force that lmrked on ti.1e Horl~ i)ractices booklet ex;lained to t~1e Co::::cittee t~le J:.Ujor r..:~.:oo;... for this meeting. He apoloeized to the Cou:.rlttee for the Task Force's attempt to complete the work practices booklet Without_ havin'g_final Committee approval before beinr; sent to the Doarq o.f .?it;ect.?rs.. . The _se_cretary r~ad from the minutes of the Board of Uirectors meetinG, 't~hich was held 'On June 27~-- "1978, concerning the work practices bookl~t . At the Board meeting, the. Directors revielied the text of the suggested work practices booldet 't..rhich had been completed~ by the Task Force. The Directors asked several questions concerning the booklet including such items as the disclaimer at the front of the booklet and they questioned 1hether the disclaimer l'las strong enougl":.. A Director had also criticized :the~..~:_.-- Appendix t-1here the F.lSI l'las listed as a sourc~ for information concerning items such as the OSHA regulations, EPA regulation, etc. There tiere some items in 'the : text with l'lhich the Directors did not agree. At the Board meeting it lV'as askei:l "- if the Committee had reviewed this work after the Task Force had completed the ' urite-up. The Secretary indicated that the Task Force did not submit it to the : Committee because of the lengthy tine it had taken to get it into the form sh~m. The Board of Directors then resolved to have this booklet submtted to the full _. -- _.. Asbestos Study Committee for their recommendations. When the Committee has finished reviewing the booklet they l'lere to re-submit it to the Board of- Directors. ..-~~ In order to revieu the booklet text, the Secretary read from comments he .had. received from ~lr. Heaver. Hr. Heaver suggested that the art toJork should be improved. There w-as an indication that this :mi3ht be possible b'ased ori the covering letter received from :Ir. Cooper of Johns-~lanville. '11r; Armstrong criticized the illustration showin[ the mechanic blm-Ting dust from a set of brakes. He felt that there-should be something to indicate that the mechanic was using eye protection during this operation. ~~other question concerned the respirator illustrated towards the end of the booklet. It toJas stated that it uould be better if this respirator had 11Approved11 stamped on it. A member indicated that this nas not a t-7ide'!y used respirator and that it would be preferable if the illustration shot11ed a worker 1dth' the respirator most commonly used in this environment. A member stated that the most 1:rl.dely used approved respirator for this use ~Y'ould be the 31-i-8710 disposable respirator. The Secretary asked i f anyone had illustrations of the 3E-8710 _respirator. that could be used to show the artist. If not available, the Secretary stated that he:-would Wt-ite- 3:1 to; request such an illustration. It ~as agreed that if the bookiet were published that this illustration would be changed to:,sho~T~he 3:I-8710respirator. ~.Lr. Heaver had suggested a different title for the booklet. The title shown on the Task Force's booklet was 11Friction jJaterials Handling ilethods." l:tr. \ieaver suBgested "Recommended Uork Practices foJ; ..Asbestos Friction liaterials During Brake and Clutch Servicing." Hr. Heaver had .indicated that the "Asbestos Friction i::Sterials 11 part of this title could be shown in bolder type with the other words in smaller type. This suggested title was considered too long by the Committee members. It as stated that an Institute booklet should be -generic or general in items and shouldriot be tied specifically to asbestos. There are other elements in the dust that should:be controlled. Perhaps the precautions suggested lV'OUld apply tO dust fromother materials as Well Ss asbestOS dust. Concern was expressed that other fi'bers may create problems similar to those ex- perienced with- asbestos~ It "'ll7as suggested that in addition to being too long, the suggested title 'I:Y'as too specific.: A member suggested that the appropriate title could be "Friction Uaterials Hork 'Practices Hethods." It. l~as suggested that this was inappropiate and that this booklet shouldserve primarily as a guide. It was then sugzested that the title be "Friction liaterials tlork Practices Guide." FMSI 06406 "' asbestos titudy Crunmittee -3- August 3, 1978 Because of the ~ny decisions to be madeat this meeting it was decided that resolutioo.s ~Tould not be neces~:~ary for .eveey editing change to the. booklet, but that changes nould be ..indicated .:t\fhen members approved certain wordinr;. At this poi.i'lt, the Committee :!embers. approved the uorditlg_ :~riction l.iaterials Uork. - Pr~ctices Guide14 as the title for t~ booltlet .,. In. addition., J~!= '.:las sueg~~te~ ... , . th~ ;Hrriction liaterials Standards .lnstitutEH ..Inc. '1 )e shot-JP ~in ..s~!ler -~~Jle at Ji : .. t:aebottom of the 'front cover. a.suggestion was made that ,~~F!~P~ '1?~-.ins~rt~p. , _,-:. 'i'he Secretary noted :that in the. copy from Johns~i.failvill~o~hat.~~~F:r.ic;ion ~i~~e~~'~s,_ ; . , Staruiards Institute' had been put at the top of the front cover but it did not, .. sh01:~ in the stencilled copies made for the Committee Members. This 11Fri:ct~on~~~r._.r ...te.terials Standards Institute should be dropped to the bottom of the front cover. Lt a later .point in the rJ.eeting it ~-7as stated that the month and year , -; of publication should' also be shown on the front cover. It was sugBested that ~ the month and year of publication be shown at the top of the ffOnt .coV.e.r...' ~, :rr. \~eaver had reiterated that ~- # Raybestos-;Hanhattan did not ag~ee l d t h~!.. ''\ :.\ ,. ' .. . the dis- . claiEer shown in the. third parag:raph under the :.lntroductl?n~; The.l!etnbers read .asthis disclaimer trordin3 and agreed 'that it uas ,appropriate written .. One ~Iember indicated that his company would not p~oceed ~dth distribut:l.on of the .' :J .. booklet tdthout a disclaimer ap?roved by. Counsel. ~ The Hembers accepted the '7ord- ing as shown in .the text. . ~~ ~ .. , _,. :; ;. , ~ : At the bottom of this fi1;st page under "Asbestos :and Friction ilaterials': it was suggested that .the t-7ords nProper Hork Practices :.'' -be underlined . This ~-1as to emphasize this point. Counsel stated that _if this sentence .-w.as. underline.d he 1:1ould insist that the disclaimer language .be underlined.. Couns81 stated that it uould be inappropriate i f other t~ording :Yas -emphasize-d ~more tl?-ari': the disclai:uier. It ~-1as decided not to, underline this l\for4i~.3 ... :. ,. .. ' ._; an the page eUL'11118rizing the OSHPA Asbestos Standard, ~Jr. Heaver had suggested' that the summary be moved to the rear of the booklet along with. the reference .sources for additional information, such as the Asbestos Information Association, Friction ~~terialsStandards Institute or the users' fr!ction materials supplier. a member suggested that the blank area over the summary of the OSHA Asbestos . Standard have a prominent 'HHY. = In essence, the ';HiiYa is questioning the illus- tration telling a mechanic not to use an air hose, and the OSHA Asbestos Standard is the anstl7er. It ~1as stated that use of this. space on this page would help emphasize the importance of these procedures . The l!embers agreed that. the sum- mary of the OSHA Asbestos Standard should stay ~-1here originally set and that ''\fu"'Y" should be placed in large letters over the .text. i':. question 'tl8S .raised about the use of the \'70rd "ceilins" concent.ratianii~ l 'This ll7ording was used in the OSEA Standard. _I~ t.ras suggested that. a user in a brake shop mig:1t misunderstand ..the term "ceiling." One might think that measurements are to be made at the ceiling in the '.Yorkplace rather than in the i1111llediate -~~ork..: place area. It ~7as felt that this 1;ce_iling11 usage could be ~:onfusine to ,the uninitiated. It was suggested that a t-Tord such .as ';maximum" or "pealt.". be added. The Hord 11maximum17 could also be confusing and it "as suggested that the tl7ord "peak' be shotm in parenthesis follotdng the word "ceiling11 for the expos\lre limits. There nere additional col!liiiente mnde concerning the :two fibers" ani!.the punctuation that appeared after it. By reference to the OSHA Standard as written, the nording uas left as shown. In a furth~r reading, the t7ording "All extern$! surfaces, machinery and equipment must be ,maintained free of asbestos fiber accwnulation'; l7as reviewed. Refere11ce is n~t .made to machinery and equipment in the OSHA text. Those "10rds nere therefore remowd. At the bottom of this paBe reference to the Appendix uas removed, beca~~e th~. Appendix was to be dropped in favor of neu twrding. ,. FMSI 06407 '' Asbestos Study Committee -4- August ~-3, 1978. i:r. ireaver had suggested rewordint; of the caption over the illustration of a . worker vacuuming a' brake drum~r; 'He had suggested that the lt7ords "brake assemblies" replace the word ':bra'Res:" !embers' felt that 'this applied to clutch- housings: asL ...:.. ~1ell as to brake assemblies 'ana that. the ~-7ording "brakes~' should' be. dropped~~~~;: :::'C' i:.fter discussion, the:!-iembers agreed that the ->7ording -~<~ould read as~ follot111i: :!!U~e.. c-,., vacuum or'wet methods for.c::leaning.!!lr-lra='Weaver had made:Jsuggestions for.:::consid~...:--::. erable -:-reiqordirig Uriderr:f.he"''headins t1Bandling::New:FrictiOn:-~iatetials~ t_, Suggestions"'. :r ,;ere made for'"a' ratheFc.Omplete revision of the second paragraph;-:r:.:. His~ suggestions... ~ ~1ere accepted,ne:Xcept~:that~;infii~"last< si:!ntence":t'he'l-ieuioers-~isned to,.change the-- _,.. . suggested uording to ."Thls'may-'keep dust 1evela belC>W OSHA maximumsJand.;ellminate::~~- the need for respiratoryproteetion~ "-j ' - :G' - .' :c::J:._, cr- . :.LL::H:~.~:: :.::; ......u,: , :1:; l.t~ ! 7t.~~..:,L B..~j ~::: \:~~ .. C"'l~ -:!1-~:t. :.. ;._.~:..:..:zn! ~.:1:1;'~;.-.::;-:!~ c!~r-...~~.:~. In the next sectlOtl'lJr .'Heavei'1 sr su8gestions tiere considered. and changes ll7ere .., ;,yrr_) made to'both the-text 'an'd the suggestlbns. c'In particular, the. last sentences were .r- anachanged to read :as follo-w--s:"' ''Beat' abrasion during normal use may generate1::-- ~. dust cantaining asl;lestos. Some dust lrlll accumulate in brake and clutch assemblies." The ;,:iembei:-s"f~lt that'ii:_was 110t necessary to indicate<~drumu brake.-:: or ndry' 1 clutch assemblie's'~: 1'0ther' s-uggestions in this' sectienr by lir. Heaver liere 1.. accepted. ' ~!e indicated :t'hatJraust'-'~'1can" be ~removea. Another. suggestion accepted :: .:.. ::; was to separate ithe' paragrapns; in :the next section; '. The::other;was :t:o -remove the....~ l-Tords ';air puiifying" before respt'rat.oi;:u -Under .:t-'!achining :Friction tlatel'ials, l!r:. ,-.- :. Heaver's suggestion to remove the words =or press brake" lias..accepted.U '",;')i; ,, __:_ Per llr. He.avers~ suggestio~,- .the "Dust :Collection :1ethodi3'1 -heading -should :be alL caps. At the end of thti second. paragraph urider this section "below permissible ::~:tn levels" uas changed to 11witliiti peimissible :levels;11 ' The entire next paragraphwas ,,-. removed. It l7as felt inappropris~e -that 'the Ins-titute recommend -adapting :<or .;-. modifyine other peoples' eq-uipment;! Iii-:order to get this message in the text it .,, was suggested that the HIOSH recommendations that a bose -of a .high :efficiency . ' industrial vacuum be attached to the arcing machine exhaust be worded exactly ss NIOSH had worded 'it. In this fashion, r-this will be a NIOSH recommendat-ion, In .. .r addition, the reference to the Appendix 't-1as -removed. ., - :.It j -~ ' .i.' - .~::..: t'' ',,_ Hhere the entr~ce warn:l.rig:.'s:i.gu is shown in all capital letters, Counsel indicated. that this applies more' emphasis to the sign than 'the disclaimer wording. It was suggested that either the disciaimer "rording be put in caps,, or' that this lettering. be put in the same type' size: ana style:as-that used in the remainder of the text~- It was decided that :the asbestos;'dust warnidg sign ifor the entrance be set in the same type size as used in the' balance of the~text~ !. . ~- e :::. .. ,.. :.: ,; ' ' ::1 ~.l-.. ~:..:' -c 1'', Ji -; .1r. Heaver had suggested that the words '"multiple stage:high;efficiency filters". ' be used in the tlording at the top of _this final page. This suggested wording appeared app.ropr.iate and 'was accepted 'by the Committee. - Reference. to the Appendix VlaS elim1nated. . The one' sentence which bad' the smoking, washing and show~ring ... ; referred t_o was changed to three sepaill.~e senti:mces: 11Do not smoke.'" 11l-1ssh before eating." :shot~Ter after work." The tast part of the paraeraph concerned the laun- derine o{ asbestos-e)rposed clothing by an industrial laundry.. It was. pointed out that some shops use disposable clothing. u t~Tas felt that wording for this sectior. is sensitive and that wordinr; directly from the OSHA Standard be used concerning ~he laundering of asbestos contatJinated clothing. The-wording from the standard \laS used as the final sentence. . ' .. In the final two paragraphs of .the booklet, extensive changes :bad been s1.1ggested. i.ir. ~-Jeaver suggested that the last sentence in tlie "first paragraph be eliminated. The wording W&s chal.'l.ged su1)stantially but it was not eliminated~ There was. a: .. suggestion thatin the final paragraph; that the words ureq1,1irements of,applicable laws: be changed to 11in accordance with applicable regulations. 11 This wording FMSI 06408 ~f I ' ' " Asbestos Study Committee -5- August3, 1978 uas chaneed completely. l'art of 'the wording Tl7as adopted as suggested and the final paragraph \las made to read as foilm-1s: I . . - r_. _f_~ :,J < Asbesto~-containin~ "raste materials ~ust be collected, proce~sl!d; . packaged, transported -~d depos.hed in such a fasM.on"that no.: ; .~: ' ":II. ' ...: visible eoissions are generated' to the atmosphere: -:All liaetea'-:- ,._: .:: r.~: mus.t be dis_posed of_at_~i~e~'ope:rat~d'in accordance with applicable".>)>"':~ l ltn.YS and re_gulations. '' -~ . ' . :.. . ' - <ttd .,: ,.; k'! i. :';J::L~:. :;;,~.li . . . ".\'..-,: . :., :,rf~ "lo.::'1.L - : :.. !, -~:ruf cr. 1::,- :;;' '< 1 ..:' ":.:,'':p':' _ Uhile this had been. noted earlier the words "air purifying'' before respirator .-:I::' i, :; ~ were to be removed wherever. shown in' the text. The Committee reconsidered the -n: : ! suggestion that the swmnary ,of_.the OSHA Asbestos Standard: be: moved to the rear:,:::-~ onof book. However, it Tt7as decided that~ it v1as appropriate to leave this after~--:!': ~; the Introduction page,. ,trl.th emphasis .. l:mlY11 over the text. . . . ,_ .. , 'C: ;,,:.-; .J As regards the sugsestions by :ar. Cooper of Johns-:lanville, it was felt that.'the text should be on one color _paper. r~ther than debate this it was suggested that the color be a light blue~ With black printing th~reoti. .It might' be possible:to -:: consider a second coior for the' illustrations, '!:!tit it was sugges~ed that, i f '-a : :cj second color is considered, :thS:t:'cost .he a goveitd.ng fact'or~~'- IIr~ Cooper had ~:' . waSindicated that . as .far a~ the basic paper COSt .Lconcemed,: 8 COlor WOUld ;not ' ;\ ; cost that much more than ~vhite ~ ...If the Directors concur: il:i, proceed;ing With . . - .. publication of this booklet,' it was suggested that. decisionrf;as 'Tesards the:use of a second color would oe left to the discretion of the Committee Chairman uorking with the Institute's Secretary. This "1as decided to expedite.C: the .booklet. and to prevent the selection of colors from becomins an obstacle to completing this task. . < \,: ;!r. Cooper 1s recommendation that the Institute have- the illustrations in the booklet made into posters uas considered. It was felt that this could be a worth,vhile sug~estion but that it is more important to have the booklet approved by the Board of Directors than it is to resolve a question concerning posters. It uas suggested that if the Board of Directors concur in proceeding with the booklet that the Asbestos Study Committee uill then consider the suggestion on posters. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: , , .. - I . . ~ . ' r-ESOLVED: That the Committee recommends: publicat'ion of the ;iFriction :taterials Horks Practices Guide' vrith the revisions 'adopted by the ~ Committee at this August 3, 1978 meeting. : ...' It was sugzested that the Secretary pre,:~ are a double spaced draft of. th~ text as .. approved by the Committee fo-i: submission .to the Board of Directors. . The Secr~ta~. indicated that he did not knol-l 'v-hether the Bqard of Directors would call .a meeting or t<lould handle this by lilail ballot, but that -he ~10uld discuss this lrlth the President of the Institute. CONSUilER PRODUCT SAFETY Cvi.iiIISSION The Secretary revieued the resolution passed at the i'!embership Ueeting on June .29, 1973. This resolution bad been introduced by 'Hr. fidrian Comins and passed the ~!embership by a vote of 6 in favor, 2 opposed, with 3 abstaining. The' resolution Has "That the Friction liaterials Standards Institute take an active role \rlth the Consumer Product safety Commission regar<'~ing 'the position of friction .materi.al.s: , ne.nufacturers as to recall procedures that could possibly nffect asbestos- _. canteining friction materials." FMSI 06409 <I! ' ... Asbestos Study Committee -6- August 3, 1978 ' .. J ~-~ '': j ' 1 In discussing implementation of this resolution with Counsel and the President after return from the Annual Meeting, it was suggested that this be suboitted ' to the Asbes~os Study(_,Co~tt~~ ..!o~-its consideration. Copies o~. the_ resolution and its background__,ere _sent ~o, Asq~sto~:~ Study Committee Members~ prior to th!s meeting. In addition,! copies. of. the Kearney. report fo-,: the Consumer Product Safety Commission ,OQ. tpe uses.p~ asbe_s~os in cons~r.. products~~aaaiao;-~.: ~~ distributed to the Menbers. Legal Counsel advise(l' that~ the COrisuoe~ Product~ Safety Commission had no jurisdiction, under either the Feaer8lllaza~ao1is'''"u Substances Act (brake .linings not. being a "banned hazardous substance" as . defined .there) . or the Consumer _Pro.. d.uc. t Safety Ac. t)~~ -t-o rec. all brak'e 1inin'g.s~~-).:;\ 't ~.r!-' "11otor .vehicle equipment" expressiy 'is not a "c'ons'unier 'product" 'lUlder the '. o:> ~')';. Consumer :Product Safety Act,_ and specifically is 'gov~rrie!l .by the. Department~- -L~- ::: ~- of Transportation under the National Motor Vehicle Safety Stand~tds A;ct of v ~o 1966. Copies of a letter by Legal Counsel on this matter had beeri distributed i.Jr{:' toCommit.teeMembers. ::!: o:.~-: ., ., : .... .., __ ,;.l . . .. ' : '~ -~- ; ..:.:::::__~ :; . : .. tf, . ~ The Chairman had -studied this resolution and. based :on the remarks in Counsel's L::-:;; letter and the Kearney report;_he_ -4rafted ~~e-.,~oEo#ns:' -'-_'~Bas~~ ~~pon_ th~ ; :: -~ Kearney report to CPSC whieh excludes brakes and clutches from.: the Commission's ;~,-' ., jurisdiction, and advice fr,om Ins:titute~s Counsel opinion tn'a,f~~~'a:re rather J c. "'. governed by the Moto~ ..V~hicle Safety"' ,-Sta.. nd. a. rd.s, Act.,...we- _do_ .:nott:.,r.,rec' mm,nend a. ny ,- -,, ' -' .... ---. present representation: tp the. Cons~r 'Product: Safet;,y .' cciilissiori.":' _: ~-=->v--~ : : :.l :"_; 1 J ,: J ~ ~" . "' .- -. L. ~ '"""' ~' ~\" ... _....y : L .... l .. : 0 ;; :J :_ l ;~-.! '1:.. -1 Upon motion .duly made, seconded ~d~ Unanimously pa~~ea, it__ ~~~-~':: ..~.L -;:;. : -~::. :x::;. -~. ~~ RESOLVED: That the Asbestos Study Committee recommends' that the Institute not make representations to the Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning possible recalls of asbestos-b~aring friction ' materials. '-- ''' ol' ' :: -~ :.:.\ ..' NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION The Secretary circulated a memo concerning the National Highway Traffic Safety' Administration and an inquiry,they had made concerning non-asbestos friction amaterials. This inquiry had been made by Mr. Manny Lorenco of NHTSA during the Secretary's absence after the Annual Meeting. Miss Collins had received this call from NHTSA and talked with the Secretary who tried to answer some of the questions concerning non-asbestos friction materials. While the subject of the memo concerned an inquiry as to the 'types of .non-asbestos friction materials and the costs thereof, the Secretary indicated that he was concerned about the fact that the question had been raised by HHTSA. Perhaps this question may have been asked_with the. idea of-a possible banning of asbestos- bearing friction materials by the Department of Transportation. It was asked' if anyone else had information on this particular item. It was suggested ' I that this could be simply a random question prompted by some inquiry made of the NHTSA. It was stated that some Europeans, notably the Swedes, have considered the idea of banning asbestos products. However, this has not been taken too seriously to date. There has been no word from anyone else in the Membership concerning NHTSA activity relativ~ to asbestos free friction materials. lt was suggested that Committee Members monitor any inquiries in this area. The Secretary 'indicated that he would probably be going to Washington in Septeober and .could oake inquiry of NHTSA at that tine. It. was suggested that there would be no purpose in such an inquiry unless FMSI 06410 Asbe3tos Study Corocittee -7- August 3; .1970 th~re uere more information concerning the Departcent of Transportation's interest in this area. tOne Hembcr suggested that if -NHTSA did 'have such a question under study that the Asbestos Information. Association, lfo~.l.d have picked ~- up this ,information by noli. Counsel suggested that- a search. col4d -~e Jllade on .il,aws ").. _. and regu~ations concerning recalls of autonotive equipment! under !the Hotor Vehc~le 3 ;, ,. Safety and Standards Act. 'If a search on this: subject and a repbrt to the ~(' :;:1. ,; 1 :J:~<; Directors was desired; .it could be done:: The JSecretary indicated:that _hfillY'oUld._.~sk:Jt~o3 the Board of Directors ~oncerningwhether asearch:and r.eport."concerning DOT .r~::i:.!'Ut;:.:-:r call procedures should 'be 111ade.'.:J;~:<::nj- ::..;;_~ :t . j ''-~--:<! :;;,;; ,{.,:,~::rr .:.:~::.b!!di,!ll.~ OSHA Gl:l!ERI C STJUiiDARD The OS!IA Generic Standard in essence would classify various materials as to whether they are knolrn carc~ogenic, carcinogenic suspects or other. In the case of asbestos, it would'be a Type I ior a known carcinogen~ :In :this case, accprdi~g to,.,::, the OSEA Generic Standards, the concentrations of asbestos in the ~lorkpJf.i-ce ;must .' be held to the lowest feasible level. It has not been decided at this time whether this OSHt.. Generic Standard "~orould replace the Asbestos Standard now in place. Hearings have been held in \7ashington over the past several months concerning this Generic Standard but i t will be sometime before additional rulemaking :l..s mad~. 2a:-: :1,, _ IHSTITUTE SPOllSORSHIP OF ASBESTOS SEl!Ii:-lAR The Institute sponsored an Asbestos Seminar in December 1975 at which several parties made presentations. One of the highlights was the talk by i.lr. Byung Kwon of the Occupational s~fety and Health Ad~nistration. It was been suggested and recommended ~y the President that the Institute consider sponsoring another seminar- At the January 1978 Committee meeting it was voted that the Committee did DVt feel it appropriate to have a seminar until such time as the work practices booklet had been completed. It might be appropriate if the work practices booklet is finished and ready for distribution that a seminar be coupled with its initial distribution. The Committee felt that t~is condition has not changed and that until such tine that there is a booklet to distribute that there would be no purpose in holding a seminar. The Secretary advised that on August 2, 1978 Dr. Hilliam Nicholson of Uount Sind had come to the Office to talk ~>Tith Hr. Hagner and the Secretary. Questions by Dr. Hicholson concerned the forms in uhich asbestos-bearing brake linings had been used over the past many years. He was looking for information as to when molded linings replaced lmven linin3s, and when bonded undrilled linings came onto the marketplace. He l"7as also concerned with the amount of to~ork done in brake shops, and tlhether they cut, drill and otherwise nachine friction materials or whether they just install an assembly. llr. lJagner and the Secretary had as best they could filled Dr. Nicholson in on this type information at this informal meeting. Before Dr. nicholson departed, the Secretary asked whether he or others at 1-:!ount Sinai Hould be willing to addreas a seminar if the Institute were to sponsor such an affair. The Secretary indicated that Dr. Nichelson stated that he would be happy to accept such an invitation. It ~as suggested that if a seminar is held, consideration be given to inviting either Dr. Nicholson or someone from Hount Sinai for a presentation. FMSI 06411 Lsbesto3 Study Cotlllilittee -1}- Aueust 3., 1978 .Ai:JEJliCAN TI:.UCl~ING ASSOCHTIOU PROGRki .Americ~The Secretary advised that he had received an invitation from the. r r u 2k i t i g _ . 1 ::. Association to circulate e. promotion for ATA cours~s on the hand4ng of hazardous:~:. andwastes. The 11hazardous wastesli referred to 't'7ere primarily nucleB:T 'che!lrl,c;Bl; ";.. - ~ ~ but it is possible that asbestos waste may have been considered._._- -~t p~~'~e~~:!l~~.-~~ ( been the policy that :the Institute 't-7ill no~-sen4 out ~ili~g lists _toi'~hose\.' 'J::t" ... :.. requesting, because -of the over abundance of mail received by !:iember$ from. ~-- -~ -~- . ~ . -~ .~ _ . . r. -~ t.;, ..,,'l'i "' - unsolicited sources. It \o7as suggested that the Instit'4-t~ _continue this pr,~ct.ice , : and no mailing be made of the ATA progra:m. There being ~o other business brought to the ~ - - ' attention of t h e 'commit~e~~~ 1 -~ ( '. ., , . ~ j;.. : <;.,;Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, . ;it. v1as ;:_;.; RESOLVED: To Adjourn Adjourned: 2:20 P.H. ~' 1:~ .....! ''.I ~ -~ ~. ] .--' .' '" ..:. ' .... --::' .. E. H. Drislane .Secretary .. , f : FMSI 06412