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Thursday, August 3, 1978 at 9:30 A.1U Institute Office, E-210 Route 4, Poramus, N.J. I&JSESS FfeESEHT K. Wagner, Chairman G. Nicholson 0. E. Stone JW. Armstrong - Carlisle Corporation Abex Corporation Bendix Corporation Bendix Corporation IS*.HESS ABSENT J. Dunderdale X. H. Weaver Lear-Siegler, lac. Raybestos-iiaahattan, Inc. OTHERS PRESENT L. P. Goman, Attorney Z. H. Lrielanc, Secretary Gorman 4 Cole Friction Ilaterials Standards Institute The meeting vas called to order by. Ur. Wagner, Chairman, at. 9:3d*A.iI. IT.nm-S OF PREVIOUS IXETINC The minutes of the meeting held January 19, 1978 had been distributed. These minutes were reviewed by the Secretary and a motion for their acceptance was . made. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; RESOLVED: To accept the minutes of the January 19, 1978 meeting as written. :z -'zrzr.i? of oo*:;ittze The Secretary advised that r. 0. Uicholson raa replacing !'r. R. J. Itarsson from ALex Corporation on the Corrdttee. Other than this change, the Committee Membership rciiaina the same as in the past fiscal year. In addition to Vtenbers of tuc Couciittee, .Ir, Jin Keis of Jolins-Maavllle has been invited to serve es an associate of the Gourde tea. At this August 3, 197C meeting Ur. Dunderdale' and .jr. Weaver -'ere not preseut. r. leaver called on August 2, 1976 to advise that he could not attend because of a last minute scheduling problem at his home plant. In the :tamhlle he had phoned the Secretary to suggest several changes to the t*orA practices booklet. 1* had ashed that these suggested changes be considered at this meeting.. ASBESTOS STUDY C^IJITTIE u2- August 3, 1978 \JOiZ PIACTICL'S BOOKLET Ur. T7/iguer, Chairusn of t.ie Comairtee and Chairman of the Task Force that worked ou tuc work rractices booklet oii,.lolaed to too Co-uittcc t.;c uajor i*.o*o. fer this meeting. Ke apologized to the Couiittce for the Task Force's atteopt to complete the work practices booklet trithout having final Cossnittee approval before beinr: sent to the Board of Directors. The Secretary read from the minutes of the Board of Directors meeting, which was held on June 27, 1078, concerning the work practices booklet* At the Board meeting, the. Directors reviewed the text of the suggeoted work practices booklet which had been completed by the Task Force. The Directors asked severe! questions concerning the booklet Including such items as the disclaimer at the front of the booklet and they questioned whether the disclaimer was strong enough. A Director had also criticized the Appendix where the F.2JI was listed as a source for information concerning items ouch as the OSPA regulations, EPA regulation, etc. There wore some items in the text with which the Directors did net agree. At the Board meeting It was asked if the Committee had reviewed this work after the Task Force hod completed the trrite-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 shown. The Board of Directors then resolved to have this booklet submitted to the full Asbestos Study Committee for their recommendations. When the Committee has finished reviewing the booklet they were'to re-submit it to the Board of Directors. In order to.review the booklet text, the Secretary read from comments he had received from .nr. Heaver. '.It* tteaver suggested chat the art work should be improved. There was an indication that this might be possible based on Che covering letter received from llr. Cooper of Johns-llanville. llr. Armstrong crit icised the illustration showing the mechanic blowing dust from a see of brakes. He felt that there should be something to indicate that the mechanic was using eye protection during this operation. Another question concerned the respirator illustrated towards the end of the booklet. It was stated that it would be better if this respirator had "Approved" stamped on it. A member indicated that this was not o widely used respirator and that it would be preferable if the illustration showed a worker with the respirator most commonly used in this environment. A member stated that the most widely used approved respirator for this use would be the 3U-C710 disposable respirator. The Secretary asked if anyone had illustrations of the 311-C710 respirator that couJd be used co show the artist. If not available, the Secretary stored that he would write 3'! to request such on illustration. It was agreed that if Che booklet were published that this Illustration would be changed to show the 3*.>87lO respirator. .Ir. '.'caver had suggested a different title for the booklet. The title shown on the Task Force's booklet was "Friction ilaterlols Handling i lethods." llr. Heaver suggested ,:hccommended Vorfc Practices for Asbestos Friction Materials During Broke and Clutch Servicing." '.'r. ^feavur had indicated that the "Asbestos Friction l*aterlalsr part of this title could be shown in bolder type with the ocher words is smaller type. This suggested title was considered too long by the Committee members. It was stated that an Institute booklet should be generic or general in items and should not be tied specifically to asbestos. There are other elements in the dust that should be controlled. Perhaps the precautions suggested would apply to dust from other materials as well as asbestos djfijfi^^ Concern was expressed that other fibers may create problems similar to thoierQfjf* perlenced with asbestos. It was suggested that la addition to being too the suggested title was too specific. A member suggested that the appropriate title could he "Friction ?iatcrial3 Work Practices Methods." It was suggested that this was inappropiate and that this booklet should serve primarily os a guide. It was then suggested that the title be "Friction ilaterials Work Practices Guide." / Auuescoe atucy committee -3- August 3, 1V78 Cccoucc of the -tony decisions to he made at tais ueeting it was decided that resolutions t;ould not be necessary for ovary editing change to the booklet, but that changes would be indicated when member * approver. certain wording. At this point, the Committee ..eubers approved the wording 'Friction iateriols Fork Practices Guide' as tue title for the booklet. ,In addition, It was suggested that "Friction Materials Standards Institute, Inc.'* be shotm in scalier type at t.ie bottom of fie front cover, a suggestion was cade that "HiSt" be inserted. The Secretary noted that in the copy from Johns-ianville that "Friction laterials Standards Institute7' had been put at the top of the front cover but it did not show in the stencilled copies cede for the Comittee Members. 7hi3 "Friction iiaterlals Standards Institute1 should be dropped to the bottom of the front cover. ;-t a later point in the tnetlnn it was stated that the month and year of publication should also be shown on the front cover. It was suggested that the montn and year of publication be shoun et the top of the front cover. Vx. t'caver had reiterated that ftaybestos-Kanhattnn did not agree with the dis- . claiuex shown in the third paragraph under the Introduction. The 'embers read this Qinclain'jr wording and agreed that it was appropriate as written. One herJaer indicated that Ills company would not proceed 'rith distribution of the booklet witaout a disclaimer approved by Counsel. The l.'eubcrs accepted the word ing as shown in tne text. At the bottom of this first pare under "Asbestos and Triction Materials" it was suggested that the words ''"Proper Vorl; Practices.... ' be underlined. This wes to emphasize this point. Counsel stated that if this sentence was underlined he would insist that the disclaimer language be underlined. Counsel stated that it would oe inappropriate if other wording was emphasized more than the disclaimer. It wes decided not to underline this wording. In the page Gummarising the OSFA Asbestos Standard, `hr. Weaver had Suggested that the summary be moved to the rear of the booklet along with the reference sources for additional information, suen aa the Asbestos Information Association, Friction '.Materials Standards Institute or the users* friction materials supplier. **- member suggested that the blank area over the summary of the Q5HA Asbestos Standard have a prominent `TUT.15 In essence, the is questioning the illus tration telling a mechanic not to use an air hose, and the OSKA Asbestos Standard , is the answer. It was stated that use of this space on this page would help emphasise the importance of these procedures. The Members agreed that the eua- oary of the OSIIA Asbestos Standard should stay where originally set and that should be pieced in large letters over the text. A question was raised about the use of the word "celling" concentrations. This wording was used in the OSITi Standard. It was suggested that a user in a brake shop miglt niounderstand the tom '`celling." One sight think that seasuremencs, are to be made at the ceiling in the workplace rather than la the immediate work place area. It was felt that this ' ceiling" usage could be confusing to the uninitiated. It wa3 suggested that a word such as "maximum" or "peak* be added. The word "maximum" could also be confusing and it vac suggested that the word peak* be shown in parenthesis following the word "ceiling" for the exposure limits. There '..'ere additional comcnts made concerning the "two fibers" and the punctuation that appeared after it. By reference to the OSI'A Standard as written, the wording was left es show. In a further reading, the wording 'All external surfaces, machinery and equipment must be maintained free of asbestos fiber accumulation*,1 was reviewed. Reference is not made to machinery and equipment in the OSilA text. Those words were therefore removed. At the bottom of this page reference to the Appendix was removed, because the Appendix was to be dropped in favor of new wording. PZOpUCEB ____________ Jflf , Aabeetoa Ltudy Committee 4- August -3, 1978 it. TVnvur h/H v .'ccdia;, of thv caption ov'r the illustration of n worker vacuuming a brake druu. IJe had suggested that the words ''brake assemblies" replace the word "brakes." ;>:inbcro felt that this applied to clutch housings as well as to broke assemblies and that the wordin'", "brakes" should be dropped, i.ftcr discussion, the .embers agreed that the wording would read as follows: "Uce vacuus or wot methods for cleaning." !*r. leaver had node suggestions for consid erable rewording under the heading "Handling 'dew Friction Materials." Suggestions were o.ido for a rather complete revision of the second paragraph. His suggestions were accepted, except that in Che last sentence the iiembers wished to change the suggested wording to "This may keep dust levels below OSHA oaxiaucs and eliminate the need for respiratory protection...." In the next section l'r. Heaver's suggestions were considered and changes 'rere unde to both the text and the suggestions. In particular, the last sentences were changed to read as follows: 'lieat and abrasion during normal use may generate dust containing asbestos. Some dust will accumulate in brake and clutch assemblies." The lumbers felt that it was not necessary to Indicate "drum" brake or "dry" dutch assemblies. Other suggestions in this section by hr. Heaver were accepted. T'e Indicated that dust "can" be removed. Another suggestion accepted va3 to separate the paragraphs in the next section. The other was to remove the words "air purifying" before respirator. Under ITachining Friction tlaterials, Ilr. Paver's suggestion to remove the words ."or press brake" was accepted. Per Ur. Heaver's suggestion, the "Dust Collection '.'*ethod3'` heading should be all caps. At the end of the second paragraph under this section "below permissible levels" was changed to "within permissible levels." The entire next paragraph was removed. It was felt inappropriate that the Institute recommend adapting or modifying other peoples' equipment. In order to get this message in the text it was suggested that the HIOSU recommendations that a hose of a high efficiency Industrial vacuus be attached to the arcing machine exhaust be worded exactly as 7II0SH had worded It. In this fashion, this will be a NIOSH recommendation. In addition, the reference to the Appendix was removed. -` * {There the entrance warning sign Is shown In all capital letters, Counsel indicated that this applies nore emphasis to the sign than the disclaimer wording. It was suggested that either the disclaimer wording be put in caps, or that this lettering be put in the same type size and style as that used in the remainder of the text. It was decided that the asbestos dust warring r.lgn for the entrance be set in the same type size as used in the balance of the texc. .r. Heaver Itad suggested that cue words "multiple stage high efficiency filters" be used in the wording at the cop of this final page. This suggested wording appeared appropriate and was accepted by the Committee. Reference to the Appendix was eliminated. The one sentence which had the smoking, washing and showering referred to was chonged to three scpaiote sentences: "Do not smoke." "Hash before eating.1! Shower after work." The last part of the paragraph concerned Che laun dering of arbestos-exposed clothing by an industrial laundry. It was pointed out that some shops use disposable clothing. It **as felt that wording for this section is sensitive and that wording directly from the OSHA Standard be used concerning the laundering of asbestos contaminated clothing. The wording from the standard was used as the final sentence. In the final two paragraphs of the booklet, extensive changes hod been suggested. Hr. Heavcf suggested that the last sentence in the first paragraph be eliminated. Hie wording mas changed substantially but it was not eliminated. There was a suggestion that in the final paragraph, that the words "requirements of applicable laws" be changed to "in accordance with applicable This wording Asbestos Ctudy Conridt ter* August 3, 1973 was changed i/onplrr.*Iy. 'rare of the wording van nvloutcd ns sup,emoted and the final paragraph was nade to read as follows: Asbestos-containing waste nnterinis oust be collected, processed, packaged, transported and deposited in such a fashion that no visible cnissioas are generated to the atmosphere. All wastes must be disposed of at sites operated in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Uhile this had been noted earlier the t'ordo "air purifying*' before respirator wore to be removed wherever shown in the text. The Committee reconsidered the suggestion chat the nummary of the OSHA Asbestos Standard, be moved to the rear of book. However, it 'was decided that it uas appropriate to leave this after the Introduction page, with emphasis on 'UUY" over the text. As regards the suggestions by *ir. Cooper of Johns-!Danville, it was felt that the text should be on onu color paper. Rather than debate this It was suggested that the color be a light blue, r.rith black printing thereon. It might be possible to considsr a second color for the illustrations, but it was suggested that if a second color is considered, that cost be a governing factor* Hr. Cooper had indicated that as far as the basic paper cost wa3 concerned, a color would not cost that much more than white. If' the Directors concur in proceeding with publication of this booklet, it was suggested that decisions as regards the use of a second color would be left to the discretion of the Committee Chairman working with the Institute's Secretary. This was decided to expedite the booklet and to prevent the selection of colors from becoming an obstacle to completing this task. Ur. Cooper's recommendation that the Institute have the illustrations is the booklet made into posters was considered. It was felt that this could be a worthwhile suggestion but that it is sore important to have the booklet approved by the Board of Directors thao it is to resolve a question concerning posters. It was suggested that if the Board of Directors concur in proceeding with the booklet that the Asbestos Study Committee' will then consider the suggestion on posters. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was: RESOLVED; That the Committee recommends publication of the ``Friction Materials ttorks Practices Guldtf with the revisions adopted by the Committee at this August 3, 1973 meeting. It was suggested tnat the Secretary prepare a double spaced draft of the text as approved by the Comittce for submission to the Board of Directors. The Secretary indicated that he did not know whether the Board of Directors would call a meeting or would handle this by mail ballot, but that he would discuss this with the President of toe Institute. PSQDijf'm COUCUiTI. PRODUCT SAFETY Cu.lilSSIOS ' 53 The Secretary reviewed the resolution passed at the Pcabcrship Uectlng on June 29, 1973. Vais resolution had been introduced by Ur. Adrian Comins and passed the wcmbersMp by a vote of 6 la favor, 7 opposed, with 3 abstaining. The resolution wne "That the Friction * interials Standards Institute take an active role t/ith the Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding the position of friction materials; nmuf&cturers as to recall procedures that could possibly .nffcct osbestoscantcining friction materials." Asbestos Study Committee -6- August 3, 1978 In discussing implementation of this resolution with Counsel and the President after return from the Annual Meeting, it was suggested that this be submitted to the Asbestos Study Committee for its consideration. Copies of the resolution and its background wore nent to Asbestos Study Committee Members prior to this meeting. In addition, copies of the Kearney report for the Consumer Product Safety Commission on the uses of asbestos in consumer products was also distributed to the Members, legal Counsel advised that the Consuncr Product Safety Commission had no jurisdiction, under either the Pederal Hazardous Substances Act (brake linings not being a "banned hazardous substance" as defined there) or the Consumer Product Safety Act, to recall brake linings* "Motor vehicle equipment" expressly is not a "consumer product" under the Consumer Product Safety Act, and specifically is governed by the Department of Transportation under the National Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Act of 1966. Copies of a letter by Legal Counsel on this matter had been distributed to Committee Members. The Chairman had studied this resolution end based on the remarks in Counsel's letter and the Keatney report, ho drafted the following: "Based upon the Kearney report to CPSC which excludes brakes and dutches from the Commission's jurisdiction, and advice from Institute's Counsel opinion that we are rather governed by the Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Act, ve do not recommend any present representation to the Consumer Product Safety Commission." Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; RESOLVED: That the Asbestos Study Committee recommends that the Institute not make representations to the Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning possible recalls of asbestos-bearing friction materials. HATIOMAL 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 materials. This Inquiry had been made by a Ur. Manny Lorenco of NUTSA during the Secretary's absence after the Annual Meeting. Miss Collins had received this call from HHT5A 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 cype9 of non-asbestos friction materials and the cosen thereof, the Secretary Indicated that he was concerned about the fact that tho question had been raised by HHTSA. Perhaps this question may have been asked with the idea of a possible banning of asbestosbearing friction materials by the Department of Transportation. It was asked if anyone else had information on this particular item. It was suggested that this could be simply a random question prompted by some inquiry made of the MttSA. It was stated that some Europeans, notably the Swedes, hove considered the idea of banning asbestos products. However, this has not been token too seriously to date. There has been no word from anyone else in the Membership concerning HUISA activity relative to asbestos free friction materials, was suggested that Committee Members monitor any inquiries in this area. * %Q*J The Secretary indicated that he would probably be going to Washington in September rmd could make inquiry of N11TSA at that time. It van _ suggested that there would be no purpose in such an inquiry unless ' ^TUDtld Asbestos Study Cotutdtccc -7- August 3, 1970 there were move informai.lcn concerning the Department of Trcimportation's interest In this nrer.. `One Goober sxispuntied that if tiHTSA did have such a questiou under study chat the asbestos Information Association would have picked up this information by not/. Counsel suggested that a search could be cade on lava and regulations concern top, recalls of automotive cquipw*nt under the iiotor Veheile Safety and Standards Act. If a anarch on this subject and a report to the Directors was deolrcd it could be done. The Secretary Indicated that he Mould ask the Board of Director*? concerning whether a search and report concerning DOT re call procedures should be aade. .. osisa cznsmc standard The OS1IA Generic Standard in essence would classify various materials as to whether they are known carcinogenic, carcinogenic suspects or other. In the case of asbestos, it would he a Type I or a known carcinogen. In this case, according to the OSt-A Generic Standards, the concentrations of asbestos in the workplace must be held to the lowest feasible level. It has not been decided at this time whether this OSSIA Generic Standard would replace the Asbestos Standard now in place. Hearings have been held in Washington over the post several months concerning this Generic Standard but It will be sometime before odditional rulemaking is made. INSTITUTE SPONSORSHIP or ASBESTOS r.rjllilibT The Institute sponsored an Asbestos Seminar in December 1975 at which several parties made presentations. One of the highlights was the talk by :lr. Byung Kvon of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It was been suggested and recommended by the President that the Institute consider sponsoring another seminar. At the January 1970 Committee meeting it t?as veted that the Cocroittee did feel it appropriate to have a r.e*alnr.r until such time os the work practices booklet had been completed. It nignt be appropriate if the work practices booklet is finished and ready for distribution chat a aeninar be coupled with its initial distribution. The Committee felt that this condition has not changed and that until such timu that there is a booklet to distribute that there would be no purpose in holding a seminar. The Secretary advised that on Augunt 2, 1970 Dr. William Nicholson of '.fount Sinai hod come to tne Office to talk with llr. Wagner and the Secretary. Questions by L*r. Nicholson concerned the forms in which asbestos-bearing brake linings had been used over the nose many years. He was looking for information as to when molded linings replaced woven linings, and when bonded undrilled linings came onto the marketplace. He wars also concerned with the amount of work done in brake shops, aiid whether they cut, drill and otherwise machine friction materials or whether they juac install nn assembly. !ir. Wagner and the Secretary had as best they could filled tr. llicholson in on this type Information at this informal meeting. Before Dr. Nicholson departed, the Secretary asked whether he or others at t'oune Sinai would be willing to address a senlnar if the Institute were to sponsor sueh an affair. The Secretary indicated that Dr. ilicnclson stated that he would be happy to accept such en invitation. It vas suggested that if a seminar is held* consideration be given to inviting either Dr. Nldiolson or someone from Kount Sinai for a presentation. * Asbestos Study Conasir.tc*. -3- Aunuot 3* 1373 AuSticai? nucumo assuci/jioh PRocn/^i The Secretary advised that he h.iO received on Invitation from die American Trucking Association to circulate a promotion for ATA courses on the handling of hazardous wastes. The ''hazardous wastes'* referred to were primarily nuclear and chenieal, but it is possible that asbestos waste aay have been considered. It has generally been the policy that the Institute trill not send out calling lists to those requesting, because of the over abundance of nail received by Iteobers from unsolicited sources. It was suggested that the Institute continue this practice and no mailing be nadc of the AXA program. *&*** There being no other business brought to the attention of the Committee, Upon motion duly mode, seconded and unanimously passed, it was; HESOLVED: To Adjourn Adjourned: 2:20 P.1I. E. V. Drislane Secretary '* PRODUCED* JM - 83 mu START, COPY BOX NO./FILE DRAWER NO. INITIALS DATE SEGMENT NO. ]SIGNIFICANT NOTES - Ct/S&