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FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1979 Oct 25 DOC#: FMS057 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes - Health & Environmental Affairs Committee iiA T ia^LST^.-iA S^s e ist it u t s, m e ., - 2 1 0 rcuti u , ?aj(a^ j s ',':j .j . * o':52 :<o u t S of thz ; 'TI.1V*J . --J."O"I.' .f 'ofJ the. '5. . IT! A.TP E^RO'^gyTAL AFFAIRS COKTITTSS Thursday,. ^October. 25, .1979^at _9:30 A.M. ..In stitu te .Office," >-210 Route 4 '; Paranus/'N.J. . ..2.' `' j :. 1. 1 . > J . W. Armstrong, Chairman G. Wicholson S. Stone . Vaguer.. I . 2. Weaver' A. lean Bendix Corporation Abex Corporation -Bendix -Corporation C a rlisle Corporation ' Raybescos-IIanhattan, Inc. Thiokol Corporation hZhSIRS ASSZJT* D. Lee G. J.. Sohrer Nuturm Corporation S. R. Porter Company' OTRZRS P3ZSETT . . . l ' J . 2 . Jackson",* Attorney ' Z. w. D rislan e, Secretary Robert ? . Goraaa Friction M aterials Standards Institute The meeting vaa c e lle d to order by Mr. A rastrong, Chairman, at 9:30 A.M. !!".*.' * MRnJTES'OF PREVIOUS MEZTCTG' ~ ' `7 ; ` The minutes of the meeting held August 3, 1973 had been d istrib u ted . minutes-were reviewed and a notion for th eir acceptance was made. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously pasaed, i t vaa: RE5QLVE3; To accept the minutes of the August 3, 1978 ' meeting as.'w ritten . , . ..7"". * These MEMBERSHIP Of COMMITTEE In an attempt to enlarge the Cooniittee and provide d iffe re n t viewpoints and Immediately prior to che meerir.r, Lae and ;:r; Bchrer phoned to indicate that they could not attend the October 25 meeting as la st minute internal corporateneetinss had preeaoted th eir tiae . Both indicated chat they intend to serve th is Committee, but would be unable to actend this particu lar seating. *' " " ' "---- *-- - -- * ' ** -- a* - The f u ll ccm ictee "ro ste r is indicated "on page one of the minutes. It was suggested chat other .I n stitu te members night wish to add aenbers to this Committee. One member stated that a l l fric tio n m aterials manufacturers should p a rtic ip a te in th is Committee work. The Secretary sta te d that too large a Committee might be unwieldy and that p a rticip atio n might best come from in d iv id u a ls sp e c ific a lly q u a lifie d to serve che-Committee.' --- p tj 5? o s s . sc o ? c ,`c t y.ii'i o r zziz-zznz ..en che Asbestos Study Committee was formed in 1971, the In stitu te was concerned with e ff e c ts from the ';illiam s-S ceig er Act, which was o ffic ia lly called the "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970." One of the f i r s t substances to be regu lated under the Act was a sb e sto s. In 19 70-71, there was also a c tiv ity on che State level from che I llin o is P ollution Control- Board. The lik elih oo d o f . asbestos regulations from Federal and State A uthorities triggered the forming of a Committee to review vhet was caking place and to giv e input 'to regulatory au th o ritie s. T h is, of "** course, expanded to the Environmental Protection Agency and others as. . ( the regulatory a u th o ritie s targeted asbestos as a major carcinogen.-- . . In stitu te concern was mainly in the asbestos area, because asbestos was a main ingredient in f r ic t io n m aterials and was receiving the most attention - in "ashington and elsew here. ' . .. The recent in ia tiv e by the Boerd of Directors in re-castin g and expand ing the Committee was to reorient I t to the regulatory atmosphere in Washington. I t was f e l t that in .certain areas, the Asbestos Informa tion Association did not represent friction m aterials manufacturers because AIA.and..FHSI in te r e sts might not be camn. Cne_of che purposes of the*.expanded Committee *a s to maintain b e tte r lia iso n with Washington. - One purpose was to calk with chose in the Department of Labor and in-' Toxic Substances .Control. .. .............. _. .-uaong the In te re sts o f .the expanded Committee could be m aterials other in asb esto s. These 'could be',' for example,' leed , s i l i c a , fib e rg la ss, and solvents used in processin g. The Committee would not be involved with the safety of products which would ordin arily be the function of the Braka Performance Study..Committee. In ocher words, brake performance and fric tio n p ro p erties would not be the-concern of this Committee. The main thrust would be health in the work olace and in the environment. O ctober 25, 12 79 appr:ved by the I w c c f P ir e c tc r s. Tim ers questioned what cha fur.ccioa- ar.c purpose or cr. a To-r.itcee should be. .ns suggested chat i t ' .' as f a r hazardous sub st an ce s c o n t r o l ar.d perhaps the' Ponri tte e should be c a l l e d cr.a uazarzous ^ s t a n c e s Commit tei -cnnittee uer.ber poincaci ouc Lead and s i l i c a have problems, perhaps roc on che sane scale' with" asiescos, :hey re of concarr. in era p lace. A ner.ber s u rre sc e d " chac rem aps chis should be c a lle d cha Toxic T'ubscsr.ces Committee. 'Trile che o rig in a l chrusc of a c c iv irie s in che asbestos araa vas in Che facto ry, chis has bean expanded r.cy co che er.vircnnenc.. Local conm.ur.ities are involved as '-e ll as Federal regulatory au th o rities. Ic "as seated ' choc che Committee should be taking a positive' position and would be concerned vich h ealth , not_ only in the work p lace, but in che environnent. 7-uggestior. '*as made chac che Com itcee be renamed the Health and Zrviror.n.encal A ffa irs C o m itte e .*' '* * ' .........*' ....................... h Toon motion^duly made, seconded^ and unanimously passed, it" T;as:; : ' TZS0L7TD: Thac the Comniccee be renamed the Health and |'w : V Dnvironnentai A ffairs Cocrcittee. - Thai mar. suggescai. chat a cash force or individual or. the Cocrcittee * suggested wording for the duties and re sp o n sib ilitie s of the D.___Ltcee. " r . Jich o lso n volunteered co draft Che writeup on duties and r e s p o n s ib ilitie s . I t was suggested that with such a writeup, i t " ould help determine backgrounds most helpful for Chose who would serve the Cotmictee. o::-p-::::p ~z : ? p .t i pp z.:v i?.:t.~'i ::tai pp.ptzctiqi-t aczct' s o m e z o? TOXIC SUDSTATCZS CC;rr?.0L - *" At che June IT7? Poard o f D irecto rs '.leering, the D irectors asked chat the Conctese s u r e s t to the Board how they nilht best respond to recent ** ** " in it ia t iv e s by the O ffice o f Toxic Substances Control"concerning --.......... asbestos-containing fricci n n a c e r a is. In p a rtic u la r,"th is concerned a p o ssib le v o lm ta ry guidance docunent by Z?A concerning asb esto s- -:g '' containing fr ic tio n m a te ria ls. This vould also apply to any regulatory approach, that I?A sig h t taita. ETA had e a rlie r indicated thac they had ...... the power to subpoena records, ban uses of hazardous products on a se le c tiv e b a s is , and other powers chat could, in e ff e c t , prohibit the . use o f'asb esto s in fric tio n n a c e r a is. Directors indicated that the I n stitu te should consider the b e st way of T7ori:in.g "ith EPA in the A" in te r e st of reasonable action s and regu lation s. current with the Board's concern tilth the DP'A i n i t i a t i v e s in the ' -.os fric tio n n a c e ra is a r e a , the Asbestos Information Association fam ed an ad hoc committee of fr ic tio n n acerais manufacturers. This ad hoc cocnittee was to ad d re ss, s p e c ific a lly , the O ffice of Toxic Cubstances Control in i t ia t iv e s in the fric tio n n acerais area. _' Tenbership on AIA's-ad hoe eoimsletee Included Taybestos-Manhattan, jj a . cor-cn rriz -4- October 2 5 1 9 7 9 2endix Corporation, C a rlisle Corporation and che Abx Corporation.' This involves the sane members v/ho. serve the In stitu te 's'Committee-. Hr. . Heaver s i c s on both the ad hoc cccn ictee $nd th is committee. Mr Nicholson a lso has attended ad hoc committee meetings and is a member" of th is .............. Committee. Mr. D rislan e, the Secretary, has been in vited to sic in on ALA ad hoc Committee Meetings. The In stitu te has already coordinated . . a c t iv it ie s ' as regards labelin g and training questionnaires with the ad . .* hoc Commit tee," in response to a request from Hr. Li chard Guimond of the E?A's O ffice of Toxic Substances Control. The E?A -is seeking information concerning labelin g and tra in in g 'p ra c tic e s with the aim of perhaps a ............ voluntary guidance document fo r fric tio n n acerais u se rs. - le ves .. . suggested that the In stitu te should cooperate with, rath er chan duplicate ', the work of the ad hoc committee. This has been done to th is point. I t i s not fe lt the I n s t it u t e ' s committee should duplicate the e ffo rts of. the ad hoc Cormitcee since the same members are p ertlcip acin g on both ommictees. However, the I n s tit u t e would reserve th e .rig h t to object to ssib ie actions of the ad hoc Committee and to cake i t s own position . i t f e lt i t appropriate. A lso, should the In stitu te membership fa e l chat i t is necessary, th is Committee would reserve the right to reply on i t s own to in it ia t iv e s of the Office of Toxic Substances Control. The Committee nenbers recommend chat Che I n stitu te continue cooperating with the AlA' s ad hoc Corrctee in caking th is ongoing response to the Environmental Protection Agency.'. Where i t f e l t additional . response or other responses were called for i t would take that a c t i o n . \ I t vas pointed out that in s t a f f in g the Office of Tooele Substances Control some of these working on the guidance document and regulations that cay follow were new to tha asbestos and frictio n m aterials area. A aecber questioned whether there is anything that the In stitu te could do to help educate EPA. personnel concerning fric tio n m aterials and th e ir us of asb e sto s. I t was sta te d thee some regulatory people approach asbestos with alo o et a paranoid aceitad a. Some apparently w ill not even touch an asbestos-con tain in g brake lin in g. Perhaps they need to be shown the d ifferen ce between raw asbestos in i t s fibrous natural makeup.-and pieces of brake lin in g s and clutch facings which contain lo c k e i in asb e sto s. A lso, they might .be able to see the differences r wich hrakewear debris i f they could be shown soma. .... ..... . / A member referred to the E acerlin e Report which was given at tha September 19 79 meeting of AIA, where an attempt was made to study mere u lly the e ffe c ts of smoking and asbestos exposure. In the p a st, i t _ 1 been indicated that there had been no more frequency of lung cancer among asbestos workers who did not smoke than in the general population. Sont of the E n terlin e data at the September meeting in dicated that there had been some excess indication of lung cancer with asbestos workers who did not smoke. a . I . A . COIDUTTi: her 25, 15 79 i li programs that ^members^ have' used f o r "train in g employees and u s e r s eigh t " be worthwhile. One member commented chat brake lin in g s use c h ry so c ile a s b e s to s only,`-which has hoc been' t ie d ^to h e s o c h e l i a l tuners' as has' : : u c r o c i d o l i t e . . " . " i `.'r T' uuti:a. r ? l: I t was stated that th e `infam acin which eight b e'eo st h elp fu l to ZPA:'i.- would'be health h isto ry and epidemiology studies chat chave been'"" nade on plant workers in the fric tio n nacerais industry. Cr.e mecber: indicated chan i t s health records on employees with 20 to 30 years exposure had shown no increase in asbestos-related diseases over what would be expected in the general population. This type of infam acin might be h elpfu l in educating Z?A personnel concerning the actual health. hazards with a s b e s t o s .' A nesber stated chat in e a r lie r years most lung . cancer was in occupational environments using woven asbestos fib e rs. Ju st about a l l automotive fric tio n m aterials are now molded. T h e r e : ot are some clutch facin gs with woven' fib e rs, .. ...rr.t.--.o b-.t.trrr: It was stated that in Dr. Hicholson's work at Mount Sin ai, he was given .-.! ?.aybesc os-Manhattan data on fib e r counts in brake-repair shops. This information i s referred to in the copy of Dr- Nicholson's d ra ft report . in January 19 79. A member noted that in another study some incidence of laryn gai cancer " as noted. That study was not conclusive as regards heavier incidence :r- i lung cancer among those exposed to asbestos.- . r:;. On a longer term b a s is , the question i s ` could the I n s t it u t e 's .Committee gather such data iron member companies; H ill member companies provide information on health studies of th eir workers? Should such information be gathered by the I n stitu te , and i f so,'would the members of the In stitu te cooperate with such a study? A question was asked i f the In stitu te were to gather th is information, could the government subpoena : this d ata. Counsel indicated th a t, according to the Toxic Substances Control Act, they could subpoena a l l information of this ty pe, where-.-... ever gathered. The Secretary was asked to advise the Board of Directors. : of the Committee's in te re st in th is type of information and ask th e::. Board i f they consider gathering th is type of information to be . p ra c tic a l and/or d e sira b le . I f workers in the fr ic tio n m aterials fa c to rie s have not shown d isa b lin g e ffe c ts iron asbestos in the workplace, it could a s s i s t the I n stitu te and the industry in refu tin g some of the alle g atio n s concerning asbestos exposure in other environments such as in the brake rep a ir f a c i l i t y . Is there any risk to the companies involved or the. I n stitu te in gathering such information? I f the suspected b en efits w ill exceed the risk of gathering th is type of data, perhaps theI n stitu te should explore i t . The Secretary w ill ask the Board of D irectors for th e ir comments and guidance as regards gathering th is type of health inform ation . bsequent to the c a l l of the Chairman for a meeting, the Environmental . rotection Agency published an advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal R egister on October 17, 1973. This Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published for the purpose of gathering bacl:- -c r ec e r 2s 1? 79 L .r.d information concerning .the .commercial and in d u stria l use of asbestos fib ers and products containing.asb e sto s. '^hile the Consumer-." Product Safety Commission was- part of .the n o tice, the tain inpact on fric tio n cat e r ia ls .-manufacturers would be fron the SPA O ffice of Toxic'"" ' ' Substances. In this n o tice the SPA asked for information on d efin ition s :: of asbestos, the extent of exposure to those in the workplace and others - in the environnent, the n ecessity for using asbestos in- certain commercial products, trends in the carketplace for asbestos containing products,fr.fcrnaticn or. su b stitu te s far asbestos, and ocher such questions con-ceming background information on exposures and health e ffe c ts from exposure. This notice had been sent cut by- the In stitu te on the Friday before the meeting. Sone nenbers had not seen the notice and others had not had tin e to study i t in depth. I t was stated that some of the questions on population exposed and types of exposure could beanswered by using the d r a ft of a le tte r that the In stitu te o ffic e had prepared concerning shortcomings in the I I I Research I n stitu te report which was a background document for those at ZPA' s O ffice of Toxic Substances.- The IIT Research In stitu te Report had been.refuted p rio r.;- to th is by certain in d u stry groups, including the AIA and i t was felt.; that the I n s titu te 's c ritiq u e could he in the form of an answer to the. SPA's request in the Federal R egister for information on exposure of. Cc brake service personnel and the routes, duration and frequency of these exposures. I t u as suggested that the response could be condensed - 1 the emphasis on c r itic is m of the IIT Report be deemphasized. The. .ncs would focus on an answer to some of the questions-in-the Ft .cal Register n o tic e . The Secretary vzas d irected to rev ise this proposed le tte r and send copies, of i t to the committee members. - The committee members 'rill be asked to approve or comment on the d raft and return comments to the In stitu te o ffic e by Uevember 15, 1979. I f there are any d iff ic u ltie s with the .concents by .the members, the Secretary w ill work out the " fin a l wording of this le tte r with the Chairman of the committee. Based on e a rlie r recommendations to work with the AIA's ad hoc committee, th is committee w ill con sider plans by the AIA fo r response and member suggestions for comments on the ocher questions asked in the Federal..-.; . Register notice. _ . FEDERAL ASBESTOS HEALTH RAZARAS COMPENSATION ACT In Hay erf 1979 the I n s t it u t e received a copy of e d ra ft for a Federal Asbestos*Health Hazards Compensation Act. This d raft was prepared by an lndus'cry group and had been patterned a fte r Che Fenwick B i l l con- s id e r e d la an e a r lie r Congress, but i t was never even considered by the current Congress. The e sse n tia l content of the suggested Federal Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act was that a fund be sec up-.witK. assessments on asb estos products manufacturers, the tobacco Industry, . the Federal Government. This fund would be used for compensation a s to chose who could prove d isa b ility from asbestos exposure, or /f H.S. A I ^ "ccober 25, 1J7? u- their dependents. T his surges tec d ra ft le ja latan. included friccica n acerais canufacturers . . I- ocher words , ."-friccin nacerais'., automotive" '--as included with _insuLacing and acouscical spray n a c e ra is, asbestos * '* t e x t ile s , asbestos cenenc sh eets, etc. _ As o rig in ally .worded, i f a ' " certain fr ic tio n n ace rais manufacturer used 10.030 tons of `asbestos *in * i t s products in 1965 (15. y ears before the 1930 targ et dace for the act), he would be assessed $3,250,000 in 1950. Perhaps soce of the reaction by fric tio n m aterial manufacturers to th is industry d raft fiitered 'b ack * because subsequent to t h i s , the Secretary -..-as advised chat " fr ic tio n m aterials, automotive1' manufacturers had been moved to a le sse r c la s s , which would have nade the assessment $325,000 for useage sim ilar to thac above. The membership and the Board of D irectors at the June meeting indicated, great displeasure with c h is "Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act." The board of Directors ask ed the committee c'o review this.and to cone up with comments, sucres cion s and/or a plan for the In stitu te as regards an Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act. The Secretary and son' '* committee ner.bers had monitored this question since the June meeting' and have been advised thac the Fenwick D ill as drafted is dead.' There i s no movement and no i n i t i a t i v e , evert within the asbestos producers group as regards the Fenwick 3 i l l discussed e a r lie r . monitoring this su b je c t, the Secretary has been advised chat the only on currently being considered concerns a d raft b i l l by Senator Hart o : wolorado. Senator Hare and his s t a f f with input from asbestos producers are apparently drafting a b i l l regarding asbestos related d isa b ilitie s using Che S tates to ad m in ister the Compensation Act. It was commenced chat Senator Hart is fron Colorado, the new home of Jchns-llanville. The a r t b i l l , i f reported co a committee, would include a supplemental payment for asbestos d isa b lin g d iseases to be added co the'present workmen's compensation b e n e f it . The responsible p a rtie s co be assessed would be e sse n tia lly the asb e sto s industry and ehe Government. Hhen a claim is file d through che "tace, an employer could iden tify others whom they f e l t were resp o n sib le p a rtie s. For example, a fr ic tio n m aterials manufacturer could d a l a th a t the asbestos producer was responsible for not warning of the d isa b lin e c h a ra c te ristic s of asbestos exposure. Another major chance, bayond the fact chat the S tate s would adm inister ch is act and there would be determination of responsible p a rtie s by ehe hearing o ffic e r , the compensation fund would derive from a 50T contribu tio n by the Government and a 50Z contribution by other responsible p arties. This is'.a rough outline .of what the asbestos producers industry had been advocating with Senator H are 's s t a f f . The Secretary wrote h is Consressman and was'given some b r ie f background on the Senator Hart d raft, but i t j was suggested that he c o n ta c t Senator Hart for more d e ta ils. The Secretary wrote Senator Hart, but has received no response concerning a Federal.. Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act. Secretary iollowed-u? the day before the Committee aeeein with the A cos Information A sso ciatio n co find out i f there has been anything furth er as regards an a sb e sto s compensation act. The Secretary was advised thac there had been no further action thac Yx. Pigg was aware of. Based on the foregoing background and review, i t was concluded chat ehe objectionable Fenwick B i l l was no longer under consideration. -c:o;er \ ir 7* 7-,ere '.as no need for action as regards the "er'ici*. T il l as i : is nc larger viabie._ . Corr-ittee nenjers stated that there " : s nothin" further " they could do as retards'" the senator 7art r i l l because no one knew -hat was in the draft that "er.atcTr^arc's "staff vns o'rhir.r: on. I t " a s felt ... chat havinr a compensation p'rograr. administered' hv the States was a - i.;seen in the' right" d ir ectio n. 7.The- Conr.ittee directed the Secretary to..'*. : advise the hoard of 7 ir e c t o r s that no action or suggestion would be taker. on a Teder'al Asbestos health hazards Comers a cion Act u n t i l the content or the direction of the Senator hart draft were kno-m. I f any. Coctittee member receives information on the Senator hart T i l l , they . are ashed to send i t to the Institute o ffic e . The Secretary advised that"over 45,900 copies of the "F rictio n n acerais ''or'.: Sraccices Guide" were d istrib u ted . There are" a l i t t l e over 3,000 t copies l e f t at the p rin te r and the question v a s , i f addition al conies rere to he ordered, i s there anything in the booklet which should'be changed. One question concerned copy on pare 3'mere statements were made concernin'* " 0ven fr ic t io n n ace rais.' The Secretarv a'dvised that-" th is section had been c r it ic iz e d and that a woven fric tio n m aterial manufacturer indicated .that there vas actually le ss percent asb e sto s' jy -reight in their oven in d u stria l m aterial than there was in ^ n ^ n fin n a l woven s a t e r i a l . A ae rie r indicated that while th is sentence was probably not necessary i t would not be proper to remove i t at th is tin e . .There i s a question as to whether the woven type - f r l c ctin mater i a l asb e sto s i s less firm ly boiad in to the product,'and whether th is statement i s correct. The allegation i s that fo r sone ' woven asbestos m aterials th is nay be tru e, but for others i t i s not true. Another consideration was the section on removing worn fric tio n m aterials, vhe the page 7 copy in d icated that an in d u stria l vacuum cleaner should be used. A question cane up as to whether the In stitu te should also recommend wet cleaning procedures. Tbs' I llu s tr a t io n facing page"7 in d icates "Use vacuum or wet nethods for c le a n in g ." As the In stitu te knows of no approved wet cleanin'? method, i t i s f e l t the eopy as sham in the booklet i s correct. There was sone d iscu ssio n concerning v et nethods and th eir u sage. It was noted that the Asaco wet recovery method i s used and is considerably less , expensive to cha brake shop than the m ultistape high e fficien cy f i l t e r type vacuum clean er. Tha members stated that the In stitu te cannot endorse the wet nethod as such without p a rticu lars on disposal of the waste water. A committee member volunteered to get more d e ta ils on d isp osal of waste water. Tased on these con sideration s, no change was planned in the eopy as shown in the "F ric tio n M aterials "or!: P ractices Guide." A question was ra ise d concerning p u b licity for the Friction '.fa te ria ls 'Jork P ractices Guide. The Secretary advisee that 45,909 copies had been sold to the llecbershlp for th eir d istrib u tio n while addition al copies were sent by the I n s tit u t e to outsiders fren n otices that appeared la /arious trade magazines. .lotices appeared in Brake and Front Tnd Service, Fleet Timer Magazine, C om ercial Car Jou rn al, Service Station '.lanagenenc and other such automotive magazines. Over 1,009 copies "ere distribu ted by th e ,In stitu te d ir e c tly to those requestin'*, co p ies. The Chairman questioned whether the booklet was offered in health and sa fe ty type magazines. 7h* Secretary indicated chat none had been sene to this type magazine. " ? Armstrong suggested that th is might be worthwhile as * training program aid in a health and safety department. As an example, he suggested .that a. release be made to ''Dccupacional Hazards," 614 Superior Avenue Hest,.. Cleveland, Ohio .'44111. The_ Secretary was directed to' offer'- th is booklet to "O ccupationalH azards'1 magazine. - I t was suggested th e r e " are' other health.'and safety type magazines in which i t might be worthwhile to indicate the. av al lab i i i t v of th is booklet.' .. ` err r-ut ,r.z .r:. ;-:o ;* ; ; > ?c:::r.rpD ? ? .:c s?T ?is for'>.ed;j c i :;g asssstps'" dust during "spjugYsavTcrTr.: In addition to the "F rictio n M aterials Uork P ractices Guide," 'th*e In stitu te has had an eight paragraph notice on one page in In stitu te catalo g s'sin ce 1977, en titled "Recommended Procedures for Reducing Asbestos Dust During"' Stake S e rv ic in g ." This notice, covers some of the same items in the booklet but in a more condensed fashion. ' One reason for the brevity of the notice was to have the e n tire contention one page.. I t was fe lt that this one page in sert should he reviewed to be .sure that i t meshed properly with the' "Friction Materials. Work P ractices Guide." There might be certain a re a s* which might diverge slig h tly , such as .suggestions fo r vacuum cleaning rv brake assem blies, machining operations, and'laundering work clothes.' The committee members reviewed the.'"Recommended "Procedure's fo r Reducing *' Asbestos Dust During 3ral:e S e rv icin g ;" In paragraph 2, otr'the'^use "of a :'c resp irato r, the wording was changed to make' i t a "respirator'ap'proved b y: HIOSH for asbestos d u s t." This was to change the extensive wording in the e a rlie r write u p .- S t i l l further, old paragraph 3 was completely removed, in i t s place paragraph 2 on page 7 from the Uork P ractices Guide under '.`Removing Horn F ric tio n 'ia te r ia ls " was in serted . Also, i t was noted that compressed a ir or dry brushing could be used i f the assembly I s enclosed; and properly exhausted. Paragraph 4 was completely revised and the content on the top of page 7 on purchasing fric tio n m aterials preground was used -in it s place. Emphasis was made on machining with the following wording: " I f machining is n ecessary, the precautions which must be taken are of extreme importance. This , i s the operation in brake servicin g where "exposure to ' asbestos dust nay he at i t s h igh est. 'This Increases the d iffic u lty .'in com plying with the OSTIA standards. In addition to "the* approved resp irato r there must be lo cal exhaust v e n t ila t io n ..:" and the wording resumes'at the endof the old paragraph 4 concerning the efficien cy of the dust removal by ' the machine. Paragraph 5 remains e sse n tia lly unchanged, e x ce p t.it was noted chat asbestos w aste* should be disposed o f, not only in accordance'with OSHA regulations, butt with SPA re g u la tio n s.. Paragraph 6 was completely removed and the two lead paragraphs on page--11-of the booklet were Inserted in it s place. Paragraphs 7 and 8 were removed in th e ir entirety and the.third paragraph from the top of page 11.was in serted i s i t s place. ~ tilth." th is, the "Recommended Procedures For Reducing Asbestos Dust During Brak'4 Servicing" was completely rew ritten. This wording w ill appertain the n ext"In stitu te c a ta lo g s. The major objective here was to insure harmony between this n otice in the catalog and the wording in the booklet.. * When the re-wording of the recommended procedures is complete, the Secretary was directed to send a copy of the wording to committee members. f ru o:.T m as , r . Hicholson ofjlounc Dinai has been coordinating chat group's efforts for or. a scudy, e n t i t l e d , ' 'Investigation of Health Hazards in raiie* Lining F.epair and '.lain tenance Workers Dccupationally Exposed to Asbestos." "Dr..'! Jicholson had talked with Hr. Cagmer and Tr. "Drislane at the Institute offices in 1573 concerning background or., and the history of brake lining repair." In January 10 79 a draft f:as submitted by Dr. '.'icholson for suggestions and corrections as appropriate. "This study i s of major importance to the industry as i t is the f i r s t attempt to study health records of brake repair workers. The background information on asbestos counts in the brake repair "shop are aoparently considerably less _than some had suspected. The" Institute reviewed 1:. .`icholson's report and consented on "items of input chat ha'd'come from the In stit ute. Also, this report was sent out to others for .consent." * , ..*** - V " U '* *" "* m * + -mw m ' " L * -- t * < .+ If f endix Corporation, in p a rtic u la r, made, e d etailed se rie s of 'comments.' concerning this draft." The question . i s , where does' this study stand?.. The Secretary wrote to Dr. "liich olson "in `July .asking for'inform ation or ah update "on""the status of th is HIOSII sponsored study. '.To reply has. bien re'ceived. ` The members' "are not aware of ary ad d ition al work or resu lts that-have been developed by Dr."'"' k'icholsoff' sin ce th is January d raft. This agenda item was to review any possible new information concerning Dr. .Ticholson's study, i f i t w ere'availab le.'--I t i s concluded chat there i s nothing new available on th is study at th is "time.! STATUS OF OSTA ASDESTDC " STANDARD TDD TTUSTP.T s Chairman in d icated that i t is lik e ly chat there w ill be a new asbestos standard published by the Labor Department. It v rill most lik e ly incorporate lower time weighted average CTT.O lev els of asbestos exposure as well as. peak or c e ilin g concentration le v e ls. Mr. Arcs crony referred to a study." that had been reported .in the August issu e of the B ritish Journal of In d u strial Medicine. This scudy was a folion;--up on studies that had been made e a rlie r in Great D rita in . This"study indicated that a sb e sto sls may ba developed at exposure le v e ls as low as 0.3 fib ers per m il l il it e r . It was suggested that this la te r inform ation mi.the serve as a basis for neft exposure le v e ls "in T"the American workplace. I t was noted that the Labor Department w ill 'n o tlie *_ tying in asb esto s regulations with th eir new, so -calle d generic cancer~T policy. I f anything, the Denarcmenc w ill be moving"towards new, more str in gent occupational standards, at le a st as far as exposure lev els are concerned. 0TU2R BUSINESS A member questioned the frequency of Conclttee Meetings. In the pest few y e a r sm e e tin g s have averaged one a year .whereas in the early days of the Committee there, were two or three meetings per year. It was stated that meetings w ill be held as the subject matter d ic ta te s and there w ill not be any o f f i c i a l cine frame for a meeting. In other words, some items can be handled by m ail b a llo ts and the Committee w ill meet according to* the needs of the In stitu te and i t s members. ' . a Chairman suggests that i t is d i f f i c u l t to attend meetings at the Paramus ;acion prim arily because of the d iffic u lty in gettin g from the airport to Hew Jersey h o tels end the o ffic e . A member suggested that the next committee meeting be at an airp o rt location for the ease of attendance One member suggested the Pittsburgh Airport and another suggested Hewark. The Secretary -II- October 25 +'oJ ?/aJ I said that rsecings can be held where ccnslttee .e-be-s would be happy Co sak e arrangenents for the next r.eetin- at iriva-l/' V ' 8 national Airport. This probably could be held either a* the^Sh^. r' : a r " Hoiliay Ihn, bach l s , 4 . r k Urcorc th. l s s . b i u ! v - 5 ' ^ " ! S ` ? i : : s b u r s Airyorc , 1 U be conald.r.d !or ch. f o l L , i n ! l c c ' n S 5 the it -h it a * There being no other business brought to the attention of the Cocoittee, upon notion duly cade, seconded, and unanisously passed It was: "S0LVT3: To Adjourn Adjourned ac 1:40P!I E. !?. Drlslane Seerneary *