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-. 'f':r._:tCT!t))t HATERIALS STA."'DARDS IHSTITUTE, INC., E-210ROUTE fr4 ~ PARAY.US, N.J. 07652 of the ASBESTOS STlffiY C()'1ltiTTEE Honday; Harch 28~ 1977; at '11:30 A.U.':).; Institute Office, E-210 Route 4, Paramus, N.J. ~$-/0 ,l;f,~ .. liE11B~P..S P~ZSEiiT H. r.Jagner, Chairman B. J. I~-:rarsson D. E. Stone I. H. Weaver J. Dunderdale Carlisle Corporation Abex Corporation Bendix Corporation . Raybestos-llanhattan, Inc. Royal Industries Bra~e Products OTimllS PRESE!l! N. R. Cole, Attorney E. H. Drislane, Secretary R. J. Lavery Clapp & Eisenberg Friction Haterials Standards Institute Royal Industries Brake Products . The meetin~ ''as called to order by !1r. Ha3ner, Chairman, at 11:30 A.l>1. !~Ii.1UTES OF PREVI'JTJS ''EETING The ~Tinutes of the ~ieetinrr, held October 24, 19 75 had been distributed. These minutes ~-1ere revieued an:i a motion for their acceptance ~-ras made. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it ~1as RESOLVED: To accept the minutes of the October 24, 1975 meeting as ~vritten. COHHITTEE !lli:lBERSIHP The Se~retary indicated that during the Chairman's.recent illness Jllr. I. !1. !Jeaver had sat in as acting Chairman. Hr. T,Jagner, Chairman thanked llr. Heaver for ':lis ~10rk over the last several months. :1r. l!aBfier stated that there had been some changes of membership on the Committee. Hr. E. H. Feireabend of Abex ~;ras no longer ~-nth their Friction Products Group. ~Ie understood that Hr. ?Like Jacko Has now on assip,nment in Europe and had asked to be taken off the Committee, and ar. E. P. <:tefl lJho had been a member from IT. ~. Porter Company, had not participated in Committee activity. Hr. ~Ja~er felt that perhaps seven members on a committee would be a good number. The Secretary indicated that several corpora-te members very seldom participate in any Comrni ttee activities. ~-1hile some members may contribute in other areas they specifically limit their Committee participation. FMSI 06387 .!Itnutes of the 11eeting of the Asbestos Study Committee -2- ,,arch 28, 1977 Hr. B. J. I~.rarsson from the .Abe:.J~ Coruoration ~.ras attendin~ the Asbestos Study Coiiii!l:ittee raeeting for the first tine. ~tr. E. !!. Feireabend of Abex Corporation had been a member of the Committee but is no longer at Hinchester. Hr. Iuarsson ~.ras invited to serve as a member of the Committee, and after a discussion as regards Committee activities, he accepted. The Secretary towas asked to extend invitations delegates of-other members to serve on this Committee. It was pointed out that there is,no specific rule as to more than one person from the same Company serving on a Committee. On certain committees there have been 010 from the same company. El!PLOYEE HID!lCTRIHATIOH AND C0~~1IDUCATION Joe of the purposes of this Cornnittee meeting ~.ras to try to assemble, and perhaps disseminate to the membership, information on booklets, slide programs and other indoctrination that meribers have given to their employees (and to ne~7 eraployees) 'as regards controlling asbestos dust in the Hork...:. place. A further part of this study is 'to determine l.rhat is wortht7hile in employee indoctrination, and what may be required to comply with OSHA regulations. One member indicated that his company had a formal slide program based on a Johns-Harivj.lle slide program, to lvhich they had added additional slides: of their friction materials factory. They have shmm this slide program rith narrative to their employees. They do not shm1 this automatically to all ne\7 employees on hire. The J-ti slide program concerns l.rorking Hith asbestos in a manufacturing environment. This member merges the J-!1 presentation tJith their mm slides t7hich shou actual operations in their factory and some of the precautions used in controlling asbestos in the ~-1orkplace. In response to a question, the Secretary was advised that he could perhaps purchase a copy of this slide program from. the .Johns-1'1anville Corporation in Denver, Colorado. It ~as suggested that he contact ~'!r. Ed Fenner at Johns-Hanville. There is a record (or tape) for audio to go with the visual program. The Secretary uill contact members who now have a slide pro~ram to see ~7hether their slides could be adapted for use by other met!lbers. With such' information it might be possible for the Institute to assemble a slide presentation, lV"ith audio. It was not felt that a resolution li78S in order at this point. The Secretary should precede to gather information of this type and report back to the Committee Member~hip. As regards communications ~-Tith Harkers it lTas noted that manufacturers have a responsibility to notify employees ~11ho have at any time been exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in excess of the limits. One member pointed out that they have done this by publishing notices on bulletin boards. It 'tTas stated in some cases that this may not be sufficient unless the employer gets assurance that employees are reading the bulletin boards and are receiving the information. A member stated that it 'tlould be worth\rhile if an employer could have some evidence to the effect that employees have received indoctrination on good ~10rking procedures for controlling asbestos. In some cases there couid be forms for an employee to si~ to state that he received and read the material that uas presented. T.Jhere there is a laclc of concern on the part of employees, ther~ may not be much that can be done in this .area. But at least an employer should seek the enployee's cooperation and haye sane assurance that he gave that employee information and backgro\Uld to assure compliance with the OSFA regulations. FMSI 06388 ! , ~1inutes of the l1eetinr, of the ~~bestos Study Committee ' -3- Harch 28, 1977 Some employers have been distributine booklets to both regular employees a<"ld nelV' employees. Am::mg indoctrination items that have been fomtd helpful are the follm7ing: (1) "wbat Every Employee Should Knm1 about Asbestos," an eleven page booklet P\lblished by 'the Asbestos Information.Association. "-< ' j 0 !'~'J ~~ (2) "Recommended Safety Practices .for Handling Asbestos Fiber," published by the_!ohns-lmnville Corporation, Denver, Colorado. l. .. . : .. :;. (3) A movie, "Harking lrlth Asbestos," provided by Johns-:Uanyille . Corporation, Denver, Colorado. .. , 0 ; {c A pamphlet published by the Quebec .~bestos Information Service entitled, "Asbestos and your Health" was distributed. This is essentially, a ~eneral pamphlet for the public, and does not appear suitable for education of new employees. Similarly a booklet entitled "f..sbestos and Brake Linings," published by the Asbestos Information .Association, is for background information for the general public and is not the type of booklet l7hich uould be considered helpful for indoctrination of new employees. In response to a question, it was indicated that there is no movie.available from the Asbestos Information Association that Hould be suitable for indoctrination purposes. There ~1as a movie from Great Britain television hiti-hlighting en intervieH lJi th Dr. Selikoff against the asbestos industry in Great Britain. These are more of a feature news or expose type program. They are not the type 1:1aterial uhich nould be helpful in employee indoctrination programs. CO~lllU:HCATF>HS PITH USERS OF FP.ICTI0~:T HATERIALS In order to provide background for this section on communication with users, the Secretary pointed out that he had received inquiries from magazine ~niters, insurance companies and consultants concerning asbestos in friction materials, and the precautions and recommended Hork procedures to control it. In the late fall of 1976, the Committee reviewed a procedure entitled, "~ecomnended Procedures for Re:ducing .~bestos Dust during Brake Servicing." This urite-up had been prepared by Raybestos-Hanhattan Inc., and after revie,:ine earlier urite-ups it was recornnended that the Institute use this as u basic response to ::hos<:! asking for recommendations. Based on ballots from tne Conmrlttee and the ::::oard of Directors, it 'I"V"as decided to incorporate this ~:rite-up i!l the Institute catalogs, and to distribute such a write-up to automotive trade magazines. In addition, this was sent to the Automotive Service Industry Association (ASIA) for distribution to their member3hip. The Secretary pointed out after this major distribution had taken place, that he discovered an error in the label sign l,;rhere it says "Avoid Breathing Dust. 11 Actually the OSHA regulations say that the label should read "Avoid Creatin~ Dust." After this error 't>Tas discovered, Nr. Drislnne ~:rote to all magazines and groups to l.;rhom the earlier l-Jrite-up had been sent correcting the label. FMSI 06389  'Ui.nutes of the l1eeting of the Asbestos Study Committee -4- :rarch 28, 1977 Subsequent to the reviev1 and approval of "Recommended Procedures for Reducing Asbestos Dust During :>3rake Servicinp,,"'Ur. Heaver had a call from . I.1r. Robert Ericson of ABT Associates, Cambridee, 11assachusetts. Ur. Ericson'.s. group uas uorking on a research contract for OSHA as regards communications to those working l7ith asbestos bearing products,' either in the factory or ' in the automotive service shops. lfuen the original. OSliA regulations were proposed, there uas a section concerning indoctrination instructions 'trllich ~"as not in the final OSHA standards. It '1ould appear that OSF.A plans on adding a section to the OSilA regulations concerning communications with users and fabricators of asbestos products. i!r. Ericson '~as attempting to gather information as to lrhat industry and others are nm~ doing as regards communications l7ith asbestos products users. 1-tr. Heaver, 11r. Ericson and Hr. Drislane met at the Institute Office in February 1977 to go over booklets and other suggestions for communication. In addition to items such as ,.rarning labels and instruction booldets, teaching of proper procedures in vocational schools, advertising in trade magazines and such type of cor;munications uere discussed. This lmrk uas preliminary in nature. Hr. Drislane and Hr. Heaver shm1ed ~1r. Ericson some of the types of. communication that had been used by industry and associations as ~egards this problem. Mr. Heaver pointed out that Raybestos-!:anhattan has prepared a film for brake service clinics which includes a section on good lmrkinR practices when handling asbestos containing friction materials. This section of the film takes about 8 minutes and it might be excerpted to show cautions. and good and bad \10rking habits, as regards the proper handling of asbestos containing friction materials~ The filn itself is not geared primarily to the asbestos problem, but it tms developed for brake service clinic purposes. It might be that slides could be prepared from sections of this ~oJhich could serve as a slide program for indoctrination or cautionins:; of ~wrkers installinG friction materials. In u revie't7 of lmrnings that members are using, most members indicated that their conpanies 'li7ere puttinr. the ~~arning label on their pack~~es 'l.vhere there t1as a likelihood that additional machining ndght be done on the outerials. Tfuere brake linings, blocks or clutch facings Hould likely get additional drilling or grinding, the OSlL!\ asbestos ~~arning label had been put on the cartons or on the boxes themselves. The correct uarning is: CAUTI0:-1 Cont~ins Asbestos. Fibers Avoid Creating Dust Breathing Asbestos Dust liay Cause Serious Bodily Harm This label \'13S shmm in a random inspection of various cartons and packages, for brake linings. In addition, box manufacturers are printing this label on cartons as purchased by brake lining manufacturers. Also this warning label is put on trays ''hen they are palletized. In ansuer to a question, it l7as stated that the warning label goes on the outside flap of cartons ~rhere it is visible to those receiving and opening the packages. FMSI 06390 . , ;. inutes of thC! '!eetinr> of the As.iJestos ':'tudy Cor:ittee -5- :~r .,eaver sha:Jed a bulletin th2t ~aybestos cHstributed on recoi11Jilended work nractices. This bulletin de::;cribe.d n card -::'hich muld be inserted in boxes. ~on tai!lin<> bra!:e lininr- arid clutch facinfiS. The card read as folious: .f\sbestos Dust !lazard Do .Tot Breathe !)ust Tlo .:.!ot Use J'~r l~ose for cieaning_ -~ -"' -r ..~. :Jo Jot ~rachine Hithout Dust Collection i:quil'!"!ent 'Jo Use Vacuum or 7Jet Cleaninf'; :retliods ~o Dispose of Dust in fJealed Container T'lo TYear :as1-.:. if TTnable to Avoid Dust Ps re13ards the r.aybestos novie it 7as l)Ointed out that 8 rn.inutes of this brake ser,tice clinic novie ryere devoted to safe handlin<( of. asbestos containin'? friction naterials. In revie~rine instructional booklets, the 1 Secretary :POinted out thi:lt the Asbestos Information Assodation had asked the help of our Asbestos study Committee to re-,Jrite the book1.et entitled As':-estos Brake Linin~"s." The romrll.ttee had not nrovided AlA rrith input on this recmest. ':r. Heaver pointed out that he had renlied to ~r. ~tereness at AI A_ with recom."l.endations on this particular pamphlet. ?'lr~ Drislane .. checked his files and came up uith a marked up pa'llphlet entitled n_A..sbestos Brake Linin<>s and Air "Pollution.; This na"lphlet ~yas still reared for the zeneral )'Ublic ns sort of a reference document. It -.:1as not aimed at the users of asbestos friction products in the uork !>lace. :':!r. 0 eaver indicated that he also prepared another !rite-un for the AU., and he TJould send alone a copy of it to Iir. Drishme. :'r. <renver indicated that his Prite-uj_) on the occupational e1uestion nas prepared in the Fall of 1976. M.r. "Heaver reviewed the reason for the error in "P,ec01"1nended Procedures for Reducin3 1'-.sbestos !'ust Durin?, :3rake Servicing." The OS!~ uarnin~ label uas incorrectly uritten to sav "Avoid Breathin~ DusL ~' ~he correct rording is to Avoid Creating Dust. ;~r. r.'eaver pointed out that in the NIOSE " release on tl1is subject tl1ey had also used the uronP- ~10rdin8 "Avoid Breathin~ Dust." This is probably the source of the error in the orir;inal.i-7rite-up. Several t1enihers co!'lmented that if an employee ras successful in not breath- ing dust he probably did not create dust, and that the uordings ~-1ere not very different in meaning. Another su~~estion for indoctr1nation of users of friction materials ~ras that trade associations and others mi~ht send leaflets orsugrestions throu~h the nail to users. " mailin~ list Hould have to be developed from menbers providinG customer names. These leaflets could also be distributed by member conpanies. In a subsequent discussion on keepinp, rnev1bers current, a suggestion uas made that perhaps a seminar or exhibit night be s~onsored for sales or rn.arl~etinrr rrouos to su~P:es t and demonstrate p,ood practices for friction materials users. The Secretary pointed out that he felt he uould receive the cool)eration of manufacturers crho provide collection and cleaning equipment such as ~lilfisk, Per Lux, Tempo, ~mrnco, and others. It uas stated that there uas no need for plannin!!, and orpanization of such a seminar at FMSI 06391 . , . , Uinutes of t!1e ~teetinr, of the / As~estos Study~ Cof'l~it-tee --">- :!arch 28, .1977 this time. It ~1ould .be better to r:ather the information that is ncm available before tcl~ing another ap~r~ach on this communications ~uestion. The Secretary st~ted that sponsorship of such a seminar or exhibit is fraught T7ith schedulinp, probletr\S as mm the case TYith the December 1975 Seminar. Ho one is sure the main spea!~ers are going to sho~-7 up until they are actually at the speakers' table. D!STRIBliTl')ll OF INFO!":!ATI'H TO HID!3ERSIITP The ~ecretary advised that he receives correspondence from equipment suppliers uho have products that may be of interest to members. In several instances these suppliers have asked for lists of the membership so that they mght directly contact the fllerabers. The problem Trith givinB out a mailing list of Institute members is a~ old one. Some members have strongly ur~ed that the Institute not nfve its list to outsirlers beca~se they mi~ht be overuhelned by sale13 pi tc~es. In p,eneral, policy has been that if some equipment manufacturer.has a,:product .~7hich may be of interest, the t;ecretary. uill ask the!'l to send in aaleo literature anrl T7ill c'heck TTith a kn~7ledgeable~ person in the industry to see if it mav be uorthTYhile Hr . Drislane_has .. . . done this on !"any occasions uith equipment relatin~ to the asbestos problem : -. by contactinp: r:r. Feaver. The problem is: "Tlhat is si~ificant. information !hich mi?:ht ':>e of value to the membership and '7hat is l'later;i.al that should end un in the ~laste oasket? . In particular, the Secretary r~ceived an c;dvertising leaflet_ior.plastic ba~s that ':Jere soluble in uater and could be .used for l}ath~rinB Harkers' clothes before beinP, nut into the uash. It ~-ms not felt that this product literature ms ~rorth distributing to the members!1ip. A ~ember mentioned a technique for foam control to suppress dust in the T1orkplace. nne menber had trorl':ed uith foam sun1_>ressants by addin'! them into a Littleford :axer. '::he purpos~ ~ras to keep datm dust concentrations during the nixin~ cycle. This procedure had not uorked out. P..nother member said that perhans a better uay of using this foam suppressor might be to:. aim the suppressant nt a s&w blade or a srinding wheel to keep the dust at this point from rising. :-Ie stated that the real backround for use of foam suppressants Tras on a coal conveyor belt uhere this type of dust had been reduced substantially. It uas felt that foam suppressants uere a T-TOrthuhile techique of uhich the membershi-p should be advised. , This l7as distributed to the oembership several years ago. A more recent article ~-ras that in Business Heek l1a!?azine concernin~ the use of 'i.7ater jet technolony for cuttint: friction material, as used by the Inland Division of General ~lotors. It uas pointed out that one had to do an ac!ful lot of cut tin~?, to make this uorth' rhile. The cut tin~ by Haterspray did not ~ive a smooth edge. Also, the effectiveness of the ~-7ater jet for cuttin[! rienenrled on the thickness of the materials being cut. Houever, it nas felt that this ms the type of information that should be circulated to the membership. The Secretary asked hou he uould go about determinin8 which leaflets uere . uorth circulating and ~Jhich uere not. It ~1as decided that if a suggestion came fron a committee member it should be circulated. It the recommendation ~ras received from the outside the Secretary should contact the Chairman of the Committee to determine if it should be circulated to the Uembership. ( ' FMSI 06392 I- rI / I I , ., ~!nute of the :!eetin~ of the Asbestos Study Committee -7- liarch 28, 1977 The Secretary raised a question concerning the se!!linar that uas held for the :lembership in December 19.75. This ~7as an effective uay of getting information on the asbestos problem to many in the membership. Should the Institute sponsor another seminar of this nature .l7ith an up-date on OSHA regulations and the like. It might be possible also that equipment manufacturers T7ith productS for COntrolling asbeStOS might be interested. It ~7as stated that no decision should be made in this area because OS9A has not promulr,ated final re~ulations as regards the 0.5 per fiber cc limit. Also the :..unsu document recommending a 0.1 fiber per cc limit has not been acted on. Also, OSHA has not decided uhether the regulations for the .. construction industry uill be published prior to a decision on regulations for asbestos products manufacturers. A seminar meeting on-asbestos will not be scheduled or planned until OSHA intentions are determined. AS3ESTOS STA!:1DARD FO~ COaSTRUC'.~ION E!DUSTRY T'hen 0::mA published a notice of proposed rule-maldn8 to revise the asbestos limit to 0.5 fibers per cc, various industry Rroups did a considerable amount of research on the proposal. Among the most pertinent uas the Asbestos Information Association recommendation that OSflA defer action on this asbestos regulation until the proposed construction regulation had been published and its impact measured. This uas a primary recommendation of the AlA response, because the full impact on industry could not be gaged unless the construction industry standard uas known. In many cases the manufacturing section supplies the construction industry .and the full impact cannot be measured until standards are promulgated in both areas. It ~7as felt that Dr . Corn, fomer head of ')S!IA, ";Jas :1ympathetic to this suggestion. Ilouever, there is no uny of lmouing (uith the change in Administrations) .rhat action rill be taken on the construction standard. This is pa~ticularly oignificant not only frofi the idea that an exposure level may be proposed, but the difficulties in monitoring the uorker. In other ~rords, construction ~10rkers do not necessarily uork at the same plant site for long periods of time. There is a greater difficulty in measuring asbestos concentrations at construction sites. The v10rker may belong to one union hired for a feu ueeks or months at construction site. A main difficulty is the trr!cking of ~orkers in the construction industry. It is felt that any proposed standard for the manufacturing industry would be better analyzed uhen a standard is proposed for the construction industry. In a construction industry standard, uork practices and procedures may be e~phasized more than asbestos concentration monitoring. These are all significant to the establishment of a final OSHA standard. COl-IalEHCATIONS HITH t1EDIA, OUTSIDERS The Secretary asl:..ed for guidance on replies to media and others uho request information on asbestos in the brake industry. Host questions seemed aimedat problems in the brake service shop. If the Institute makes no reply or sives no input to the media or others, we can expect continued bad press. It is inportant to be able to give some kind of ansuer. As regards questions on the medical aspects of asbestos, the Secretary has ansuered that he is not a medical expert and does not qualify to col'lm.ent thereon. Houever, it FMSI 06393 I. .. ; . '. . ~3-nutes of the "\eetin~ of t~-.e j ~~bestos Study Co~ittee -3- Harch 28, 1977 is not felt that he can suf3p;est the inquiry be directed to Dr. Hans Heil of Tulane ':7ho did the medical backt!round ~~ork for AlA, as he is already . J spread thin. Some May sitriilnrly SUf.lgest calling Dr. Kotin of Johns-!ianville,T,:.1:,,. ofbut here again_ re have no 'right to his time. The Secretaryhas contacted . .::.,; llr. Bob llereness the />..Sbestos l:nfot1Mdon Association. In several . , . cases the questions ..~ir~actea to the :Institute Here referrecl; to us by :::; ,:; ~:;::J_:i~~.;. ;:r. Hereness. The Institute ra1ffortunate in "l'.ecomended Procedures for ReducinP.. 'Asbestos being able td get !1us t Durin~ Brake togethe:Sr:i;, Servicinct~. ; . .:.: 7 ' ;:; . from r.aybestos-: :anhattan. ! ! t ~ms ..=rell that sonething ras on hand 1:1hen the~ 1,. , Institute ms asked for recommendationoand cor.llllents by some media and .'~'. insurers. A r.enber stated that {ybat ~-Yas discussed earlier in the. meet in~;.,, .... as rep-ards comnunications Tith users ahould suffice to take care .of requests., .. . for infor!"'ation from the media. In other ~10rds, the Institute can gather-1, :,,, sone reco~mendations for indoctrination of employees and procedures to maintain nininurn dust levels in brrute service shops, and that information could then be Ma0~ available to ~~dia and others. }nythin~ developed for these other _r>urposes Trill be used in this area. - -- ---- 0n -!arch ?4, 1"77 t~1.e Institute distrihuted to the ~~enhership a notice on . an net nhich ~!as introduced in the :e>:7 Jers'ey State Senate entitled can~er ; ~ Control Act.;' This act <:1as sponsored by several Senators includinr, th~ ori{>inal urometer, Senator John Skevin_. 'In essence the Act proposed that_ no person should "nroduce, manufacture or use or release onto or into the atmosphere uaters or lands of this ~tate any of the follO'Yin~ carcinogens: ' A.nonr the carcinogens listed l'las asbestos. The uording of this Act 1ould obviously void the manufacturer of asbestos bearinP. friction materials in ti.1e State of 'ler Jersey. :his yas the all-or-nothinr- approach proposed by Senator. SI~evin' and "1is co-snonsors. There had been a fe-:~ hearin3s on this act and some opnosition arose fron industry a~d labor sources. In a recent 'he'lrinr- "~nator ~1tevin t!efenderl this IJronosed act Jith the stnte:rnent that he ..ms not to be bullir:!cl by threats of moving jobs else~'here, as "They can tal:e their cancer out ot this State." This Act had been discussed ;Ti th ~;r. "illiarn. Sinon, President of thE'! Institute: .and Yith 'ir . ..,ob 7~ereneS$- of the "..s!>estos Inforl'.:'ation .A.ssociation. The question 'Tas qhether the Institute 7ould pre1?are comments or P:ive im>Ut to the HeH Jersey ~tate ~enate. :However, on ":arch 25, 1977 an article ap!>eared in the He~" York 'l'ines indicating that Senator Sl~evin -.'ls <ibandoninr! his proposed ban on carcinogens in the ''Cancer Control Act." !t ~as the intention to have this Committee look over this proposed act .:"nd r::take reconiT!endations as re<>ards an Institute nosition. It uas decirled that Dased on '~e!!ntor S1tevin 1 :::; <~~~ndoJ:'.,"";~e:-\t of the .-\.ct, as it appeared in the ne,rsnaner on :Iarc!t 25, 1')77, thnt the Institute ~Yould take no ..,osition. Tt nAs not felt that additional coT'lment rould enhance any industry position. -:~*t'c** There 1Jeinr:- no further business broueht to the attention of this Committee, upon ~otion duly nade seconded and un<miroously passed it Tas ~~SOLV~D: To adjourn E. tr. Dris lane FMSI 06394