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FILE NAME Allied Signal Bendix ASB DATE 1978 June DOC ASB016 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Annual Meeting Minutes - Friction Materials Standards Institute "CSC Mer. v or- rd PATION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE INC 210 ROUTE 04 PARAITUS N.J. 07552 MISTUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING MEETING BDX58 of the FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE ENC Wednesday and Thursday June 28 and 29 1978 8:30 A.II. at UNCONFIRMED UNCONFIRMED UNCONFIRMED MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES 4 With Camelback Inn Scottsdale Arizona ERS PRESENT Abex Corporation Auto Friction Corporation Bendix Corporation Brassbestos Manufacturing Corp. Carlisle Corporation General Motors Corporation Siegler Inc. Nuturn Corporation Raybestos Inc. Reddaway Manufacturing Co. S.R. Wellman Corporation Wheeling Brake Block REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES R. L. Cutler Mirian Comins 7. E. Messier W. Sinon W. E. Harris Jr. R. J. Kick D. J. Ogilvie J. Greenen R. R. Mcalli F. W. Barton G. A. Carrigan L. Burgess 6/28 Approved pDome P. ve mini mini ; Ed Ed Ed time time ssee ee 6 6 - japjap .7.7 at 10 time PROXY AVAILABLE Lasco Brake Products H.K. Porter Co. OTHERS PRESENT T. J. Laher E. H. Drisiane J. C. Black E. H. Drialane Auto Friction Corporation Sendix Corporation Friction Materials Division B. Rublia . W. F. Messier 6/28 Automotive Aftermarket Operations D. Godfrey Reavy Vehicle Systems Group R. Elliott Carlisle Corporation R. Perritt foraine Division R. E. Kettering G. P. Baynes 6/28 Siegler Corporation D. Lee R. Luellen Nuturn Corporation Raybestos Inc. Reddaway Manufacturing Corp. S.K. Wellman Corporation Wheeling Brake Block Gorman & Cole J. Mellow D. Cunningham J. Moore R. Kaminski G. Stratton 6/28 R. P. Gorman Friction Materials Standards Inc. E. W. Drislane . Who Who Who -- -------------- -- V eae ED we ... mizu^l etions etions ween me 20-27 4750 ASSISTOS STUDY COMITTEE REPORT Ir E. E. Wagner of Carlisle Corporation Chairman of the Asbestos Study Committee prepared this report In Mr. Wagner's Secretary read the report Please refer to Exhibit 9 absence the Tse MANOTED H. Wagner reported on work that a Task Force from the Committee had completed on preparation of a work practices booklet concerning the handling of 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 then make recommendations to the Board of Directors Upen motion duly cade seconded and unanimously passed it was RESOLVED report To accept the of the Asbestos Study Committee as writted Adrian Comics asked that the Institute consider the question of a possible recall of asbestos friction materials if such action Safety were taken by the Consumer Product Commission Mr. Comins was * the Hazardous concerned with the recall provisions of Federal Act which the Consumer Product Safety Commission administers Substances If asbestos- bearing friction materials were to be recalled under the Pederal Hazardous Substances Act manufacturers would have to refund not only their distributors or rebuilders for the mufacturers selling price but would have to pay shipping and packing costs of all those further down the line in the distribution network He indicated that this was the bill that manufacturers would pick up for the Iris recall Re Andicated that this could be a substantial cost should asbestos 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 brake lizings Discussion or was enlarged to include OSHA EPA etc. It was the Consumer Product Safety Commission problem other Federal regulatory agencies including indicated that even if a government recall could not be supported by a rational review of scientific data that 5 in the _____ media existing environment with and some regulators that a pressures recall is from environmentalists the still a possibility lists Tir Carrigan indicated that beryllium users bave scientific data which would indicate that certain sections of the OSUA beryllium standards are unsupportable but that regulations have nevertheless been adopted Mr. Harris noted that the Asbestos Information Association has given outstanding service to manufacturers with valuable legal and medical information concerning the asbestos problem He particularly suggested that friction materials manufacturers who are not members consider . . supporting and joining the 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 That paper provided data that supported the view that the general public a nutes of the annual Fleeting 11- June 28-29 19781978 CM mm ~ is not subject to excessive exposure asbestos from vehicular brakes "7" hot AH or clutches A zember zember commented that the basic area where asbestos is a problem is ia the Workplace and not in the general environment and he questioned questioned proadusctbestos harmful whether a consumer product product product bearing much braite linings could be braite much less a hazardous substance considered ties =~ 9 "Om Mr. Comins suggested that the should ask for a while Institute Institute hearing the Consumer Product Safety Commission may be drafting rules on recall Commission procedures The Secretary that in 1977 Mr. Comins suggested that individuals write to the Consumer Product Safety Commission as regards recall procedures under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act now Ir Comins was asking that the Institute act as an organization to bring this question to the attention of the Consumer Product Safety minutes Commission The Secretary quoted from the of the January meeting of the Asbestos Study Committee where Mr.Ed Femmer of Manville stated that there was litigation underlay concerning whether alunisum wiring in a house is a consumer product Also it was noted that there was a survey being made for the Consumer Product Safety Commission by Kearney Associates concerning asbestos products which might which Consumer emit respirable asbestos and be covered by regulations of the Product Safety Commission The Secretary indicated that he would check the status of the Roarney report and advi,,e : Hr Comins stated that as regards individuals writing the CPSC that to his action knowledge no his Decessary for the had been taken by anyone and institute to take an active role as that it regards would be Consumer Product ProductProduct Product Safety Commission recall procedures One member indicated that Safety hishis company was concerned about the possibility of Consumer Product Safety Safety Safety Commission action and had given serious consideration to the question of recall procedures It was suggested that the Institute work through the Asbestos Information Association to call this problem to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's attention In response to a question the Secretary indicated that the Institute has good liaison with the Asbestos Information Association Mr. Comins indicated that he was not satisfied with the Asbestos Study Committee's handling of the recall problem with the Consumer Product Safety Commission After additional discussion fir Comins made a motion as follows RESOLVED That the Friction Materials Standards Institute take an active role with the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding the position of friction materials manufacturers as to recall procedures that could possibly affect asbestoscontaining friction materials The motion 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 with two opposed and three asbstaining According to the Constitution and Laws the resolution passed with a majority of those in attendance voting in favor of the resolution Mr. Comins indicated concern about asbestos bearing friction materials and noted that there may be federal funds available for a project such as joint research to develop asbestos friction materials because of the alleged hazards of asbestos in the work place and environment r Conins suggested that the Institute seek federal funding to establish such a joint research project It was asked if a joint research project a Mutes of the Annual Meeting -12- June 28-29 1978 would be legal and feasible Were there trust implications from this type of research Several members indicated that their companies would would not contribute either directly or indirectly to funding of suchcompanies joint joint research -_ a mt an vote tld Reference Reference was made to a proposed New Jersey law which scrapped about such ago which proposed to be the manufacture use sale of any carcinogenic materialwhichincluded asbestos use a Statute were to pass in one state it could effectively ban asbestos in brake linings throughout the United States This proposed New Jersey statute was abandoned afterwas realized that it would just about close down the manufacturingindustry in New Jersey Even 15 such a ban were feasible even Dr. Selikoff has indicated that there are controls that can keep asbestos asbestos concentrations to harmful levels indicated that they were strongly opposed to any kind of project for the development of a asbestos lining and Several delegates joint research this subact was then dropped subact / { on ^' . > BRAKE PEDFORMANCE STUDY COLGII Ur his Mr. Nelson Chairman of the Brake Performance Study Committee prepared committee's report Mr. Nelson could not attend this meeting and Ron Cutler of Abex read the report Please refer to Exhibit 7 The Chairman's report discussed items such as the Quality Control Progrm and recent moves in Washington and the courts concerning Federal Hotor Vehicle Safety Standard 121 air brake systems standard The Chairman also discussed Standard 105-75 and contact with Fred Administration Redler of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning He Docket 1-4 replacement brake shoe and lining assembly indicated that this docket was being reactivated and we could expect to hear CI-- oo it in the near future 1. Nelson reviewed his discussions with Mr. Redler concerning projects that could effect brakes including such items as longer life friction materials brake system inspectibility and the grading of both the hydraulic and air brake systems standards He also discussed AAMVA certification requirements and activities of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission He noted that the Linstitute had been in coctact with the Defense Supply Agency concerning the proposed federal brake lining specification 3615 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 which it is hoped will include some of the suggestions that the Institute* made over the past year In reading Mr. Nelson's report Mr. Outler commented on the Quality Control Program where he asked for some feed concerning work of Quality Control committee It was asked if members had been the