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1 exposed. Page 211 Page 213 | 1 You blow the dust. You blow the dust, visible dust j 2 Well, how is it that Mr. Grewe gets exposed 2 that you see right there. And if it goes in when you 3 to asbestos? 3 are making it, it is sure coming out when you are 4 Ladies and gentlemen, you heard he was a 4 blowing it. 5 brake mechanic or, excuse me, a mechanic, and, of 5 That is what Mr. Grewe did for a living. 6 course, as any good mechanic, he is going to do brake 6 Not just that. He didn't just do brake jobs 7 jobs and in the '40s, '50s, '60s, 70s, when a 7 24 hours a day, but think over all of those years how 8 mechanic was doing brake jobs, he was getting exposed 8 many brake jobs Mr. Grewe did. Just think about it. 9 to asbestos and that is what happened to Mr. Grewe. 9 It was a very popular thing to do back in 10 Now, he didn't start working at Foreign 10 that time period was to use an air hose to dean off 11 Motors until 1957, so that is kind of late, but that 11 the wheels and the brake dust so you could then work 12 is a date to focus in on. 1957 Mr. Grewe is going out 12 on the car and put new linings on. That is something 13 and working at Foreign Motors. 13 that Mr. Grewe did for a living. 14 At Foreign Motors, Mr. Grewe was a ~ 14 Now, is that the only way you get exposed to 15 obviously, as I said, a mechanic and, therefore, he 15 asbestos as a brake mechanic, as a person who works on 16 did a lot of brake jobs. 16 brakes? No, that is not the only way. 17 Now, how in the world do you get exposed to 17 In fact, I must tell you, the dust that you 18 asbestos dust, asbestos fibers when you are doing a 18 saw there is not all asbestos dust. We can concede 19 brake job? 19 that. We concede that. It is not all asbestos dust. 20 Well, once again, if it is going in, if it 20 There is dirt in there, other things in 21 is going in, Ford Motor Company will admit that their 21 there. You may hear oh, by the time he gets to that Page 212 1 brake linings that they produced -- that they put 1 point, all of the asbestos dust is gone. Page 214 2 their name on the boxes and shipped out for men like 2 Well, you listen to the evidence, and you 3 Mr. Grewe to use, they will admit that their brake 3 decide at the end of the case if all of it is gone. I 4 linings contained 40 to 60 percent chrysotile 4 There is another way to get exposed to i 5 asbestos. Disc pads, 40 to 60 percent chrysotile 5 asbestos when you are a brake mechanic, and Mr. Grewe 6 asbestos. 6 got exposed in that fashion, too. 7 It is not going to be a dispute. It was 7 That is when you go back, and I don't know 8 there. It was there. 8 how many of you have ever done brake jobs, but when 9 Now, how does he get exposed? Well, there 9 you go back to put a new brake lining on, it has to 10 are a couple of ways to get exposed. 10 fit. 11 The first way, ladies and gentlemen, is when 11 It has to fit, and, of course, not 12 you are doing a brake job. A car comes in, Mr. Grewe 12 everything fits perfect, the wheel wears down, the 13 is going to work on the car and he is going to do a 13 drum wears down differently. So what you have to do 14 brake job, and I don't know if a lot of you have ever 14 is do what they call chamfer, sand the edges. You 15 seen this and I hope you can see it because I had 15 have got to sand the edges. 16 trouble with the video earlier today, but basically 16 As you sand the edges, fibers are released. 17 what would happen is that you take the tire off, you 17 If fibers are released, you are going to breathe those 18 take the wheel off. And you got to work on a clean 18 fibers. 19 surface, so back in the '50s, '60s and early 70s, as 19 If it goes in when you are making it, it 20 you are taking the wheel off - you see that dust? 20 comes out when you are sanding it. 21 You take an air hose and what do you do? 21 That is not the only way you get exposed. 16 (Pages 211 to 214)