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:.LT: that they wished to be active-on the ..::onunittee; but could not attend because of earlier conflicts~ _;: --- . :.__.. - ....:..:..;~- ;. __ ( OVEllVIEU OF PUB:POSE Ai.fl} FUUCTIOUOF :.1E'.:1BERSHIPIH INSTITUTE i:rr. Armstrong, Cha;~~, e;s;~t~~.. q~t-li~:tl~4. ~f1 1~'?~.h.l!hile if the Secretary could give Coun:nittee iiembers some liackzround on 'the purpose of the .. Institute and the. f_u~~~~n\>gt CC?~~~:E:~~. ~- ~.h.:.~ ~~sd:t;'!_t.e. Be felt that this night be appropriate particularly for members attending a Committee meeting for the first time. ::-:~:.:....:_:_-~::-.::t!;:;~; The Secretary ~:'!:i:-se._d t:~at ~h.~ Institute uas ::Sn. -~~-s~~a.t~~-p. b~akeJ.r.tH.ing and clutch faci~& f!IB:'!Uf~~t":lF:~rJ;;; and was the successor to ~P:'r._Bra~e~.:~W.~ng iianufacturers ;:4ssocJ~;a,~~o~1(~J1iA) which was dissolved ~~'{~lh .~e ~~l!~i,tute uas formed t~ &o,ntip~~ ;~~~ par:t;~_cular BI; ~A activity--the. eB;~~~r~ng -O~cc!a:ta for and .PP:.gli~.a.~i?_n.-:;C?_f -t}t.~ ,;Au-t~_otive Data Book. This is;t~~.,~~d .cDY.e~ttd 'book~.<?~ ~:i?ra~~ cl~!J?.3.@__,and lc;:.!~t:~l! facings, which goes back i.~Q...:.tl}~ ~~~Q.b! Hhen the Institute liaS formed in 1948, this was essentially its only activity. The Institute adopted a Constitution and By-Laws at that t;~l! :wh;icb 3SeBerally limited its activities to the gathering of data for publica~~bll-Of-~e--. catalogs. r. J.~ ::l!>":!:Jr_r'lo:J ;:..: ~-, ;_;:..i:b'Hlri:>'"!o[; ~- ::::>l"JUJ::l r:r"' :~.:-.'1l:t;:!o~ lT!:.!~!;:~ "lsm~\ T l.1~;ez;;_ As this \oras and is an association of friction materials manufacturers, the Institute could participate in any area that it felt was o;-: '!S~.i~t~t;tc~::to its dembers, as lon~ as the activity was permitted under tl're-'""'tfS'titute' s Constitution and By-~y~t:,;_liln.P,y~j of course legal. .,~~~9~t;~~~t~qn~-~~ ~Y;-:!4:WS: ,_~e~~ .;aJ!l~ded ~eve~l times during the years to ,~~a:r;ae._ t:he r.:~ d.'tr/:. Institute's activities. Among the changes ~1ere: (1) Gathering data for brake shoes, and publishing a shoe identification catalog; (2) Gathering and .distributing .statistics on sales of friction :materials. to. the af.ter- . market;'. (3). Pr~~'enting an i.Ddus'try-vie\rpoint' to 'stat~s anci thltFederaC Governnent on regulations. 70_1} bra~e _linings and brake systems; (4) Studying and commenting on regulatory initi"atives iri"the occupational and envircDoo~. m.e:n~~~ arE;a . :J; ;;,:~~-~ L11)r; ~ t:~ j {(~~ ~ J~ ,:z~. : b.!___, ~.: _~ ~-- ~r::l :r.-~. :\:.1jr.~rL .J.f;~~ .: :. C.'. b.f .J.-~D~: S 1 ! :_....... ~':. 1 ~: i~: ' ; .. _._ .. _ ' - !' :: ~- ::a..~j~\V"'{} .. ;,.~ .1 These latter areas were entered in response to regulatoz:y,_initi,ati.ve~_;,:;:, affecting our industry, and form the background for this Committee's activ- ities. All, the. ;activi-ties _:indicated. ~bove care, in resppns~ _to )l~~er :.C~o~cerna expressed at lleobership lleetings, and put into motion after action by-the Board of Directors. .. ' .,, ;:..:. 0:,::.: :>, :'" ..::.:; r':' -:..: ___ ! , :~)WIEU OF EARLIER ACUVITIES.,.,OF THE CO~lHITTEE" c ..... > l' - : " : ' i; : : .,.;. I: ' " ,,~ I: ';~ ' "": -~ -~ ,,,., ' ": :. I ~ ~-; <" 'J_ ~ _.. At ~he Chair~n '.s re.cqmmendati.on, .the. Secretary prepar~!Lan ;outline of .the more importan,t activities of,~,th~ :E:ealtl~ .and fu?.vir_onme.nt.al, A~fa~rs Ct?nmittee. This .staJ:ote!} .with enac;.tmen,t of_ tl,le H'illiai!l.S-Steiger Occupat:ional Safety _:and H,ealth b.ct: of )_97_0 ~ , .Tj.'1~;,Inst:i_t~t:e. fo,rmed its, .:Asbestos _St~_dy -Coun:nittee in 1971, and this group '117aS the forerunner of the curr~~ Heal~h and Environ- mental Affairs Committee. This Committee sponsored a~-ti-Cn-ncirtiZed : a demonstration session for monitor- ing .._asbes~o~ fi~~rs, ~~;L t~.e~J :~s :,a~. in~ustry sem:f.!lar :on :asbe.s t:os. It co7 ordinated invitations to severaLguests.to address.the Hembership on the asbestos pro-ule.'!l--;ii.r. lJiliiam Jiei.tze .o'f :Johns.::.ianvilte:.:nr.~ .l:iilto~ . Lewinsohn of- r.aybe-stos--lianl~at.tan and iii. Bob. Pigg of th~ ~bestos lnf~rmation Association. FMSI 06425 ~ .,. :"' ' . ~;-;.ICTION iiATE!'~IALS STAliDARDS INSTITU'l:f:, IllC., E-210 -::tOUTE' 4,. ~An&llJS, lt.J. 07652 . .,.. ,\\ ~ . . -..;"'" 9 -f:; .H.e~neo.-s..day.~,.,:_.~,.a..n.,~u,.a,ry.:.'"-'~-14";'!,r:l 98..1..-.a..t..'. 9.:30 A:"".Frl~'' .~.-......0....,,--1~---~-_-,,,, .:.r.~ . . ~sl~~~~t~~ iu~t i~t ~ui~~~d~~ =~f~~~6r'f;~.-~~9~;.; hm~~ "';~;:;.}::ami?<'J;--'""' \- s,;:- rJiJ' D~Lt ........\_. ..r:n:<"" ...}...\c-> 3"..,. ...~,.._,...,:JJ..~- .-..: :t:t'r'"'"~;";""'r _, ?~, .. .- .... S1J_up~ .:3. ~ L , : , .: .., :..:~'". .;Jl :"{..i~.r..i.L";~J'l:; -:;,~L,..,:.!.::qaJ~ " n:.! :tr4 ~.? .. c.~,-; ... ~rKI:BttS PTI.ESENT .:o:.~l:; ::!r-.,:1 ~'- : :; .. .;., c<:;1: I .. ~ ... J8mes ''l>artd 'wE.!.AStrm~nset:ro ng ! . Chairman .::" 1 ~- ~ ' _. '' jj~ndiX'-to'poratlon Bendt:ii::.corp(>J~~tion ~-~~~:'.-'s.:; ~!:,~.~-: ~,.:: :;'j: l.Jil~:iam'E. iiillig.!in ' - 'carli~le'~rporation -~;-~ :'.: _.,. .:; :George 3:; 'Bohrer _; - ~,-::. H~ 'K' :Porter :ColilPany.: ,~:;.,- .: :"' 'John 0. Pearson r ...,_M' :c- Rayll~sto$-:.tanhAttan.' :Inc.:_::_; ' -~= >. ittchard t-7. m~an .. _ i':::i:'. :..:: .! Thiokol;'Chem'icali'Corporad:on'!r:~._i ." . . -~, -~~ --,:.-.-.lmll3Ef(S ABSEblT'~.:.:j~ ~ ~- .._.-_:~..~i [fr:J8.~.o;,, .::;."'",.:n ;~"": jt.; ::;J-v, ~.j ;~;!:; ,, n.. :J;~~f._ln;H:~,~~c~;-~~j -"--~;;.-~c,;~-;\;-~;~~,fF-!jJ<:.t.,:.~?,~:~~;~-:;_.:.,,., ":,:.: . .. .. . .. \ ; --..t..J dl:' -::tt: J. .~.~~ t:.!: ~ ~; 1 , I ~ Charles H. Borcherding Abex Corporation ,,. llussell L. Armer . Nuturn Corporat:ion ..\,;,.. .. r -Ll. -~ ~a:ct.:J )l.:.,a:~c:;_, !:r1~ :'f"" t ~ { OTIIEitS Pi1ESEltT ~ ~ ... - .. :! ....... '::-- ~- ~oil. . ,. ; ( ~ ~JS ; JohnC. Dii!ffendeder '~. .:. :; -: :._:m l:E!gtiP-coWisei ': :--.. ,,.. :1 c'' Edward H. Dri~lane ";:., ',_:::- '' ~Friction''l.~tater-ulS Standards'Institute __ .~. ~: ;:~; :: :-: ;;..:: :~L: .. --~ & r:.~~ ~:.~.~.:.- ..~ ~- : ..;, . .:,j.J'. . - - '.. '~ ' .... , . j . The meeting .was ealled to .ofder b.y. the .. ~ . Cha:i:rman; .~1r. Armstrong' .at 9: JOAH. "' ~ . ..l .... ; .... .~ .' : . ' ~..:.. .,, ... \ ... The minutes of the meeting held October 25, 1979 had been.4.istributed'to the Committee. These minutes 't-1ere revie\<l~d and- a motion '"~s made for their acceptan~e~..;. . ~.-~ .. ~ :~-_,. :;~ . ~ .~: . ~ ' ~;r_~. . . :: , r\':. f ~~.:.(~ .:..-i '} :. ,~.."1 ..~ . ~ :': .:.:, : ::.-:r::. .... ~.~_:"',.' ,,,., 1Jpon motion duly .l!Siide~ s~conded and Unantmousiy cpass~d~ .it Wa!SI: ;. ;..~. . .:L .. ., , \~.~.. . '. !". ' ~. 1 ~ -- .~ -;t': . ~.!.. . , ',~J . : ' RI:SOLVED: To accept the minutes of the October 25;':1979 meeting as written. . -:'' ....'; The Chairman asked the S~c~e-t'arj concerning Parie 5 of tnos(! minutes, as:' ' regards gathering information from :Iemb.~~s on health ~.dfor epidemioldgieal;' .-data that had. beetl.'::gathereti Jjy. :Iembers. The><Secretary aavised that thiS': ; - 'iru'bject ~1as discussed 'itt' the. Doard C?f Directors meeting held o1l December"4--; 1"979-~-- tfuilela ~opy of"the ridnutes of the noard meeting ~rere not available,' tae~ecretary:indicated thaeHhile the :Soard discussed .'this subj-ect; they 'took no action on it. - ..iilliiBER!::r:I.P.. OF COl!!.iiTTEE .) ~ ... . .._ Because of changes in the membership of this Committee at several member .: .. companies, the full-Committee was not orgaUized Utltil November 1980. Doth _lr. Borcherd~g and ::rr ~- Armet, ,t.,ho cot,1ld no~ attend this meeting, indicated FMSI 06424 l- 1 H. E. A. Cmn1ITTEE -3- January 14, i981 The Committee-drafted _a onepagc i'Recomm~nded Procedures"for Reducing Asbestos Wst During Brake Servicing" for insert:J_on in'its.catalogs. It revieweq and revised this insert . . It prepared the ~ooklet 1~riction Materials l-7ork Practices .Guide" nhich had wide distribution ::i.n the aftermarketi ''Press releases were serit to the trade press . ~n these presentations~ ~ -- .: ~ ' :..' . . .. 4::: . - ~ ;.:,.. _____. : ... .ls.... The l!lstitute r~sponded.directly, and through its !!embers, to EPA, OSHA . and others. on the asbestos question as it related to friction materials~- COIDJidttee ~:embers and Task"'"l'~:~rces ~ve ~at~'l::7ith 'theregula.tors -~d others to give industry viewpoints. :_ .. . .- ::.., ' : ~ :.c,. u-!:.. : ,,F -su .. r. /.; .. , -~ .....:.J;.,: ;_,., ~ ....... : .1 ;,r;;; :.u..:.::r~J< '!'':'.. :. "lv~ 'itsThe Secretacy reviewed th~ activities.-~. the Committee ana. 1le~er~::...:: from 1970 to the present. - The Chairman commented that many g~. these' '-"'.:: its.actions-would fall in the area of.a response to the Boardot:l what the Committee. can do and has done to ass-ist. i.1embers .. ' ~:.:::( .::. .. -. - ':;:;.'~-:- :~ .~. ~: '"1' h- {' :. J [" ..J : ' : :.: -' -'- .... ~- REC0~-:1-IENDED INSTITUTE A1ID C0~1IUTTEE ACTIONS TO ASSIST l$1BER~ At the June 1980 lleeting~~ ilro" Lee Burgess of Hheeling Brake Block discussed some of the difficulties he 'l:-7a~ having wi~h the EPA Region. He indicated that 'because of allegations which l1heeliilg disputed, they could be fined 'some figur~ in the millions ff. ~A. were to_; prevail. Thii( involved allega- tions of asbest'os dust' found at certain points. near-the -uheeling factory. He ind~cated that if a fine were to stand, ~hat ~fueeling might-have to c]ose.down. - ... , :. - - ...:.. ; __,:' . , .~.-"~ At a Directors' i:rieeti;g ~hat fo).lowed the I-ieml>'e'rship :Ieeting~' the Board ; . asked what the Institute or the Commit.tee could do to help meiDbers such as ~!heeling when they are oven1helmed by the J'e.gulators. In specific form, tne Board asked the Committee: . (1) TJhat the manufacturer can do himself to insure compliance with regulations. (2) \Vhat outside help is available in order to assure compliance. (3) A summary listing of citations alleged against ~!embers by regulatory authorities and tne_ steps that industry took . - .....to prove o ' r ;.. move .. J_nto complJanc~. - .' ' " - - ,_:. . - ., Committee llembers were asked to prepar~ to give input. in these areas . ~fr. Borchf!rding of, Abex. uho could not attend the meeting swnm_arized. what those andat Abex felt would be proper: lie stated that they did not feel the Institute's role l\'as that of 'a consultant, that' each individual company should establish uithin its own organizati-on familiarity wi~h the regulations that apply. He stated that the Institute's assii;;t'ance would be twofold: (1) :Jotifying members l'lhen new regulations are proposed or adopted, and . (2) hdvisin3 on outside consultants in the field who could help the members. The Chairman indicated that the Institute had been doing just that. In -recent months the Institute .had sent :bulletins to the :Iembership on OSllzFregulations on access to employee exposure and medical records, a listing of industrial hygiene consultants in the asbestos area, an OSHA booklet on onsite consultation services offered by OSl~, and recent releases by the U.S. Regulatory Council on their calendar of significant initiatives Which included OSHA and tl'A in the asbestos area. FMSI 06426 .. ". ,;., A. GO~~i!TTEE 4- January 14, 1901 It uas noted tl;lat ul1ile the L1stit~te is providi:.1g t:1is information,. it Giwuld be certain it is 3cttin3 to t::e :leuiliers. invo'lved; The Secretary stated t:J.at ru~ flacf ori3inally tar:;eted :nailin~s of occupational and- .... toenvironmental !ll<ii:ters -to t2l0se i::lVolved in these area~, .but :had increas~d. t"::le ;j)ailing. J.n~t~~(.Dele~a t~s a~d _:..~ternat~q S() t~~at ~~hey ,,~O,uld b,e auare that ti1ese naterials uere bein~ sent to-the ,Ievllers.- ~ - ~:,;. on .;..s "!.'~.~c:r:~-~7..'l ...:...;-, :t(:~Je i~p:. ~. ci'"fi.~. _r9:: U~~t~~,_n- s~ ,~, -~1eelin~ t; ~ the Chair,t ila~ ea..., and ,~-_; ~h~ ~ ~"" ' :"": ...~.?.fL'" ~ecretary both.wrote. to l!r .. :Surgess invitine him to attend this l~eeting:s dr. ~ .. : , .i,'.J,. .. ~ ' '. .- ...... - . -" ~.~\ :Uur3eSS did not respond. J:'he Secretarv stated that hebad"'talltedHith-:.ir. burgess durin::; the Asbestos Cubstitute~ Seminar in' Arlington-last July,-cand tnat. ~ir. Bu-rgess did be matter i1as bein~ not s e e u -. 9. v e r ly , . conc~rned about beinz shut ~ han9-led. by:_l.:r; __ purgess' llttorney. dm-m, ... and ~..,... ''-J. that ~ ~ ~: ~~-:--- ~;:~ . c:~r- .. : 0...:: ...-~o~~-.:..:.~o-:1 :; ! ' C ~-. , '. ~, .: ' - - J, . ~t' : -~,A,, ~ ~; 0 .. < ..- Cor.m~ittee ~iembers agreed that the Ii1stltute (1) . :onifor activi~ies of th~ regulators, (2) t;.dvise the iiemoershij:) on ~egulatory actions that' ~10ula '"'~' impact tneu, and (3) Give input to the re~ulators uhen appropriate . ---~-- -----~ . [~ ::!' : . In discussing l-Lat the. Institut~:c~uld' a6 to 'as~i:St th~'.)!~rnhers,_; specific, areas of regulatory action ~iere discussed/: The :Resource'cons'ervation and ~.ecovery l.:ct (rrc:'.A) :Preced~d EPA'1s: reguiations ~n1 ~oiia'v,~st~_'dispo.sa:l.-- . . '- - ; . . . _; ' . ::.. . ; --:'. c <: i; :;; : . : .- .. ' ::. - -. .~ .. ... f ~- ". ~. ,. - >' - 'i'his is an area in ,.,i1ich i.~embers coulG use assistance-. :fl..:sbestos is not a hazardous waste. Uo~Tever, disposal of friction products "!aste may subject one to the rules on hazardous ~;aste because of other materials in _the product such as hariUI!l, 'lead~ etc .. Is friction: product 'gri:iding' dust a hazardous waste becaus-: it may coptkin lead? Test-~ 1!lus't be :tutr' -for toxicitf tb determine if the dust is hazardous. A -:::1anufacturer uho delines old shoes cannot tell ~;hat the fornula for the lini:tss bein: removed is--the old . linin~s may contain lead or other hazardous materials. Some landfills uill take asbe::;tos, but not lead-containing products. The :~embers S~lOUld be advised that materials other than asbestos could be the probleu. f:s asbestos products are not no~-7 considered _as hazardous 17aste~ the maiu proble-6 l!la.Y be in chemicals such as -phenols, formaldehyaes, solvents and some base metals. 'The Institute s!lould alert its I.iembers that these ri!aY be the items of concern for. compliance ldth EPA' directives on solid Traste disposal. It l-TaS stated that alone these 'line~, the regulators Here concerned 'tdth formaldehyde and its use in home insulation . u the formaldehyde is not fully poljmei:ized, a fire could cause release of toxic fumes. I~imy linings have formaldehyde in ti1e finisl1ed product. It ,.;a:.; suggested that the Institute ::>end bulletins to the j.[embership on interpretation of solicl Haste disposal requirenents. Tl1e :Jecretary indicated that i1e was una::,le to interpret ~A solid :iaste disposal requirements aud that uould i.1ave to be done by profe3sionals who are able to follm-1 the re;::ula tions l'lore closely tha..'l he. A lrenber stated that the rules on toxicity, flanunability, reactivity' and corrosi,rity s~ould be understood by those deal- ing 1rith waste disposal. These are addressed in Titl~ 40, Protection - . of Environment ?art 261." Section :~1.20 to 261.24. (G~neral, Ieuitability, Corrosivity, h.eactivity a:::1d Toxicity). It ~1as sum~ested that the i.lembers. si10ulc be alertt!G that it is their responsibility to test solid .waeta to detertiline ~,~1ether it is in fact a hazardous uaste. FMS\ 06427 i i..<. :c;. A. SO" r.LITTIZE -5- Januar.y -14, . .1~01 It \Jas stated ti.1,.at a bullc,tin; a~tould b.~ pre':'ared for di;;tribution to t:te ~ie:~ber_shilJ... Ti:7is.bulletin coulu Le re~ie~retl Ly a Tas~~' Force 't7it:1U.n t:Oe Colillllitte~ apd also by Le3al Coun:::;el.: . ~~1e :3ecr.::tary \7as.aslted to prepare suci.1. a, bulletin for revicu 'Ly .the ?asi~ Force ( :r. 4\.n1stt;ons and: ~r. :r~rson) and ,Counselc~ . , ~ : . ~- . .. .... l '+ i .. ':;:. ... ~ - . ~ .~ . ci~ v;as 'pointe~:~ut that the f~re~oia~i::i.tems 5ar_e concerned .~iith r~gulations develoned, under -~~.C~L. cmci are not :to -be conf.use<.l -.~1ith. tne :receiitly:.passed t:su.per- Fund'.; for 'cie~nt-:-uP of landfills vhieh --nay hav~. :been :t'he.;oites .for di3;?osal of. ha2;ardous chei.iicals. "'. 'i'i:iis: l.e3islatiothuill authorize, tll~ ~rA to collect funds fro&n c:l.emical manufacturers and ;allo~ate :..the funds for clean-u?. It ;1111 be done through EFA Ile3ion2.l Offices. It 1rl.ll attempt to iuentify t'rie cou~anies 't-Iho' have contributed. ~1azard9US uaste in gen~ral landfills . T:le :~c~iot:ial ')ffices l~ill revieT] landfills, checls.JlOCl:!,tions, iclentify co~1triuutions to the l~~dfill, and ~1111. attermt, to ~<;mfirm :what has been disposed of. at t:1.e landfills:>. A lettet uill l;>e _sent to .. -; pard.e9. uho ~ay have used eeneral lsndfills to ~etemi-ne. uhat... ha~ .been.d~eposited. Lfter identifyins the ua0;tes, the i?.Pl~ ~-till then att~rnpt definition of the clean-up ccist.~. ~ .azai.n, tle "SJ,J,per;.FU>nd'' legislat:i,.on is more conccrned''T:ith 'toxic . chemical \Jastes, :and asbestOS is. notthe . .probleJi. ' rids l~~islation Hili not dir-ectly invo.lv~::.most~f.riction' ~:' ;?roducts ma~ufacture~s~ unless they a}.so are ~nvolyed in chelJl;ical : m~:clufB:ctur~. ::ost of coniply~Il.e 'Jit: t~1is le:-;isl~tion and ~he r~sultins resulations l-1111 be incurred as the friction producta J!l.i:l.nufacturer purchases his raT' !'laterials, be tney feedstocks or resins, solvents, etc. The ciirect effect uill b~ i:li.sner.. ra\-r na. ter. ials prices .. ,.-' . . ... . . . , ..: ~ tt' uaci sug~ested t~1at the lustitute. stay auay f~om .ti~ie ~re~ as ~'1\ot many memuers. are also' in the chemical.ra~7 materials business. Also, this is an area <mere G?eci'fic expertise .uotild oe needed :~o advi111e :.the. ,;te..-ubership. Tl1e only action to be taken at this time uill be adv:Lce to the :~embership that v7hile asbestos is not the proble'Cl, other chel'llical and product waste may be a problem, .and they,do iave. the_res~onsibility to identify nastes tllat are considered hazardous .:.suestos C:ontiilues as the uain proalen for -~:1e :i,.ndu~try under OSIJA. The United States Regulatory Council in their rnost r~ce:>.t calenda,r on regulations in~icated that there t,ould be .a i.lotice of PropQi3ed Rulemaking on a neu as'i>estos standard in "Late Uin~ei 1980 ,"; and they _expect the linal ~(ule to be released in ''Hinter 1~01. ;i There could be chanees because of the in~oming: administra:ton in Ua~hington. Also, delay_ is most likely becatis'e of the effects of'the SuT.>reme Court 1 s July 1930 decision invalidating 'the 0SL.A :nenze~e .standard, because of OSll.l\ 1s failure to . .establish a thresha'ld for exposure. There is no action the Institut~ or 'tnis Cotmnittee cou1J t'ake ixi' '!:c~is area until a revised regulation. is pro?oserl. b ~i:eml..er asLecl'~7l1ether other Benber~ ~Jere heine; aslr..ed to _prepare OS!iA 1 s "liaterial Safety Jata, Slieet ~ ,. T:1is is a form a skin~ abo~t a :product 1 s ingr~dients:. ai'ld va_rious physical properties such_ as flash point, re~ msaCtivity, etc. tt. stat~d ti1at t~1is -i~ an os;.:..:. form requir~d for the maritine industry and is _not at t~is time re~uired of the friction ruaterials manufacturer unless 'ilis product is used in the ,maritime field. Eo'i!e~~r; aa _<~u$tomers are asl~in3 that this for.i:._. be. provided, some !:>rake FMS1 06428  H. E. A. COi..:'1ITTEE January 14, 1981 lining manufacturers are cor.'!pletin3 the form. It is not felt that the Institute can zive guidelines for co!!lpleting trhe form, as mucl1 of ~~nat is asked on the form would oe either not applicable, or proprietary. It HaS suggested that if these forms must be. completed tO satisfy a CUStomer, they could be handled on an ad hoc basis listing for example 11Less thsn or approximately 50/; asbestos, 20% ;:>henol, less thari 2% lead, etc.': It ~11as suggested tbat the .manufacturer could tailer !1is dat.a sh~et for the customer .. This form 'is alre~dy required by OSiiA ~for maritime use, and..:. ti.1e Institute could simply advise the :Jembersh:i.!)that these are' being:.:~ requested by some compan:l.~s., and tria "usage :cou1d become more :widespread if OSHA extends their .applicCl.bil;t)' ~. .:. .:.;_;,~, .. :,~~ ~- : ~ r .It is liit.ely that this ' .. ~ form. or one patterned 'after it. ~'Till be required: because of OSlli1.' s proposals on disclosure. to employees~ ;:::any Purchasing l.iepartments are now requestinc this form.- There is no reason 'not to indicate that asbestos is present with some approximate percentage. Also, chrysotile is just about the pnly asl:le.stcis type used in friction materials manufactured in i.Iorth America, and that could be. shoun. It is not felt that exact formulation is required on such~a form. This is not an area for the Institute, but should be handled onari~,indivlduai basis. :The Institute could alert ti1e ~1embership as follo~1s: . (1) The Uaterials Safety .Uata 3heet does exist. .(2) Advise on, form makeup and ~where available. (3) Suggest the iiember develop hi~ specifications for pos'ting to such a form to be ready for cequests .' This form has been in. existence for at- .least t~vo years',. and ~~bile OSHA requires it for the shipyards, it is not an across-the-ooard requirement in industry at this time. .It is likely .that for rej,isons of _advising employees that it \rlll be required. The Insd.~ute's information bulletins on this data sheet must be r~viewed by.po~sei ~efore release. .I LITIGATIOH IN T~IE A!::BESTOS Af\.EA Litigation that could effect the ~!embers is in essentially ~a areas: (1) Product liability and (2) Horkmens Compensation. The Asbestof; Information Association (AIA) has Bathered information on court actions afecting asbestos and asbestos products~ This information has been gathered either by AIA or.a La'!-r. Firm for: the AlA. There is an action contempla~ed or being undertaken where an asbestos products manufacturer is attempting to include the tobacco industry as a defendant where there are allegations oi respi- ratory impairment. due to asbestos expo~ure. At this time, there does not appear to be sufficient litigation uhich has been resolved to draw conclusions. '!here has been no real resolution. inthe area of friction materials. One suit of interest "YJas that of an auto salesman uho incurred either lung cancer or: a respiratory disability uho in his claim, "1ent after not only the .dealer, but the manufacturers of brake linin~ used in the dealer's service department. one ~!ember stated that a ne~Tsletter entitled "Occupational Safety and Health Reporter 11 ifl good in this area. Also, it uas sug3ested that monitoring of the AIA's ilews & Notes is helpful. They have in the past included new articles of this type . The Secretary.stated that he did Iilonitor the AlA's News & Notes and would foruard material of this nature if published. It Has concluded that the Institute could only monitor news oflitieation in the asbestos area and advise the llembershi;? of any significant developments in this area. FMSI 06429 . '1' ..~.~-- -~- --~-->- I I]_:; R. E A. COilliiTTEE ! January 14, 1981 FED&-:.AL. HO?.lGilllr 1S COi.iPEHSATIOH This subject has been-reviewed before, With emphasis on th~ Asbe~tos llealth Hazards Compensatipn Act .which Sen!ltor .Hart of Colorado ~..ras sponsorine ~ 'This was a s1,1ccessor 'in:f,:tiative to an earli~. proposal on compensation awardS to those .liisap.led J:>i'asbestos,. .with a suggested assessment by industry groups based o~ wpas:t usage~ of as.bE!s~os~ The Hart bill ~v-as introduced in June 1930 ''(S . i347). ilo act:tqn was taken iil.the past Congress. -;.iJ:r, -~:-Lv"'E ,:_r,: ,, , ~<~ .,.~, ~-'1: .,_t:r:: .. _J.':" ,,,._ '~- ,;~~-' :J--?..~..~i::.:.~;j.~<: \ ~ -~. . . . . ... Senator Javits ~Tho had recommended- broader uorkmen 1 s compensation legis- inlation was defeated in his party.1 s primary, and will not be the Senate in 1981. While Senator Hart 'lllao re'e1ected~ he is now a S~natoz: from the minority patty, and ~e~islation nonna.lly needs sponsorship from a liember of the ~Iajority party. . .. :: There has f>een no movement on federal workmen 1 s compensation to this point. There are questions'onappl:icability' ofretroactive considerations in any l7orkmen 1 s compensation legislation. In other words, ho'\17 Jar back does it cover'as regards a worker .making:claim:J on disability inthe work. place? . If the exposu~e .was .20 years ago~; who is -assessed? It l~Tas .stated that the Institute .cannot significantly influence:. this area ... It may he decided in Senate Committees and in the courts :~dth .most. input from canmajor companies and insurance carriers. The best cthe Institute: do is t~ monitor any movement as regards an asbestos health_.hazards cor-.pen- sation act,- and any .o.ther compensatiop initiatives or decisions on: the state,' federal-and legislative levels'. _,.-.,,, _,l CONSULTAiJTS, SEI!.VICTIS AND SOURCES OF ASSIS~CE In the area of assistance to the members in regulatory compliance, oneanswer lvas the-recommendation of corinetent consultants. The Chairman noted that the Institute had been regularly advising on consultants and f;Lher couilt-8. The last such notice ~.ras in: a bulletin sent the :Iembership (BULL~TIN NO~ 697) in October 1980. The Secretary distributed uith this bulletin a.' list of industrial hy~iene consultants ~thich..had been sent in. by i.Ir; Armstrong . .This ,listing ua:s from the American Industrial Hygiene Association JOURNAL, and indicated speCialties of the consultants listed One mem.ber noted in par~icular the services of. ESA Laboratories of Bedford, dassachusetts, a consu1ting.firm.which sells laborat~ry services. The Institute will update the list of consultants wi.ti thei'r. capabilities.. in subsequent notices.. . In answering the call for infonnation oil'what'"the 'institute can do J:ci l:J.elp its :rembers. this area has 'beel.i covered in the past, and will .be used in the future. The Inst:i..tute could ask its ~1embers for recommendations on co~sultants and laboratories t7hich they felt were particularly skilled or he;Lpful. As regards outside !:telp, the Co1!!11littee suggested the follouing: 1. Outside consultants, and particularly:those lis~ed in the American Industrfal !Iygiene Association JOURUAL. 2. Insurance Companies have industrial hygiene departments 'sand most carriers in the 1..rorkmen compensation and product liability fields have expertise tt1llich is available to the insured. FMSI 06430 li E . A. COlliiiTTEE -8- January ..14, 1981 3. Onsite Consultations are availaLle from OSl~, and a book.lC!t t7as distributed to t~e ~~embership listing where one could arran;:;e for osrJ.il. onsite consultation. While . this is available to the small businessman, 1 some.de~ers warned that anything OSHA discovered _ durj.ng their consultation could be :used in: an .3o.3..:.:,_.,r.~ . ;~-::- : ' adversary relad.6nship no : -~ ~ .;.I(:~ 'C''1J .:.ut.rr.l , ... J1.. .:c _ JJ_n:-:.~,.::: - > (~~;~ '~ ~ "",') ',.. _;:~"i : ...,.,. 'i.., ,Ll ~l:.!::Jl.Jb-:,.,.j.r~'.~- t.L~: In the publications and services area, sev~ra;l_sources:-for,d.nformation :.i were noted. Among those recommended tTere the following: .. ..... . . ""l' ~ :,).:::..' '..J'. - - . .) 1. I!Occup~tional pealth. S~_fety ~etter" J ~ ~ ,. - ~ 2. Commerce. Clearing House's '.::Ern,loyment Safety and. ~- Health Guide" . . ::~_ .. s. 3. Bi.:IA (Bureau of !~ational Affairs) "Chemical ?.eporter;' ~-, .: and ~'OcCupational Safety & l~eal~h .Reporter;~ . . .L - r. It was also :stateq. that a good ::?ederal_.updat~- aPJ>ears in the Federal ilesister tuice a year .. This.is ~he United States Regulatory Council's Calendar of Federal" Regulations. The Institute has follot-Ted this and. sent summary information to -i:lembers. on t!1e :I-:egulatory Council's agenda. The last notice to the <i-Iembers on the I:.eculatory Council ~-1as that sent the !Iemuersi.1ip .in ~Jovember 1980, based on OSHA and EPA plans11n the :: asbestos area for 1980-81 .. This ..!'.egulatory Council notice is valuable because it is concise and only includes si~nificant regillat6ry.oplans~ Another suggestion uas t"i1e Quebec Asbestos Hines Association (QAl-1A). It was stated that o_p;,iJ.\ may have available interesting ~studies on asbestos exposures whicht-iere run in the "lilinin~ areas~" arid aiso may have epidemiological studies run by Universities in:Quebec. A member distributed a publication entitled ASoESTOS ~11hich tll'as -published by Association de~ :lines d 'Anliante du Quebec, ~rhich is the f1uebec way of saying_ Qt::.. "A. It t-1as suggesteq the Institute contact QA!:IA to .i:-_equest inf-ormation on the asbestos industry that may be .'lvailable from t"i"lem. It '.Jas also suggested_ that aince many manufacturer.s:used, lead; in their friction, products, the Institute should :contact the:Lead Industri~s Association in Nel-T York to see if that association .has information tll'hich could be of valu~ to the-;_.iembers. .. \-1lLI\T THE iill.lBERS CAN' DO THE!.l~ELVES IH REGULATORY An.EAS It was stated that the Institute cannot provide the answers on specific problems that affect its :!eabers. The best the Institute can do is advise on regulatory.activities and suggest consultants or services that may help. It uas stated that-- each :lember IJ.ust do the folloliTing ~ 1. A~Point sot.1e one person or department to follot-7 resulatory activity. 2. That party should subscribe to at least one service such as those noted earlier--occupational Safety & !1ealth Letter, CCil 's Employment Safety & I~ealth Guide, etc. FMSI 06431 i.: c . l> CO: ldiTTtE -9- . January 14, 1961 .. ~ .~. ,_: "' ;. ..::.:-.r. 3. Utu~re iusid~ capabilities are not sufficient~ .. consult t-iiih ir.dustriaf n;r~iene consultants . POS3DLE QUESTIO~E~I:;'..Ec TO ~$SI:SS :.lEiilliP. r-rAUTS The Boa~d haarrequested the COoroittee_ to de_tert!line llliat 'it could ;do. to , assis,t the .:embers in''re;gulatory ,;compliance. .The Chairmanhad.. invi~ed:~ :.., i:lr. Burgess ti:>'come to.the<meeting to discusshi:s difficulties.soi't:hat ;.:., the Committee could more accurately assess uhat it could recommenQ .to. c' assist ;:embers. .~r. Burgess' difficulties apparent!}" either have .been resolved or the imminent closin3 of his plant is dormant. i.lr. Burgess :~u did not reply to the invitationssent to attend this meetine. The Chairman stated that while this migi1t be returning the problem to the l!embers of the Board, he felt it preferable to canvass the :Iembers to determine what areas the Committee could.service best lr. Armstrong stated that there is 1-'..nowledge available. - In any questionnaire we should ;list the committee uembership alon~ t-rlth a t~fo-line uibliography on the members' expertise and capabilities. Questions would b~ of this form; (1) Hould !!lenbers l~ant to receive copies of citations received by others from regulatory agencies and how these citations liere resolved Clember names and certain specifics could be deleted from the copy)? Hould the Aenbers cooperate in sending in details of this nature to. the Committee so that they Hould eventually be cicculated to the :ie;nbersllip uith nar1es deleted? Is there any need for such information? A questionnaire of this type t.rould be prepared by the Institute Office and then reviel-Ted by the C~1airman and Counsel. It t-1ould then be sent to the Iloard for their approval before being circulated to the ~Iembership. i.lr. Armstrong added that the Secretary's history of committee activity and accomplishueuts since 1970 should be added to the papers passed to the :3oard to shm1 uhat has been done. Also, a copy of the Commit tee's charter which \;ras drafted by the Co!illllittee and approved by the Board should be attached. It: \:as suggested that a question be added concernin~ training or education programs. \-/ould a slide program be of value in the indoctrination of employees? Along this line, OSHA had included provisions for training and education in most of their regulations on hazards in the ~"ork place. It was noted that Johns~lanville has a slide pro~ram for e~ployee training purposes. Should the Institute prepare a slide program on training for its ;!embers? Should a program be prepared for memoer's customers? Should the Institute involve itself \lith fire safety standards? Hould background and alerts on standards for lead exposure be of value? Slwuld the Institute advise members on fire protection practices and emerzency procedures--such as evacuate, or fi[;ht the fire? Do ue t-7ish to involve ourselves with other training programs for OSllA, EPA and RCRA compliance? It was stated t~1at while information of the above type could be gathered, if the ~Iembers do not really \Jant this information, the Committee 1 s efforts in gathering and preparing it uould be ~rasted. 'i'he Institute and a Committee Tasi; Force >wrked on a questionnaire for I:PA 1 s Office of fMS\ 06432 .. H. E A. CO:JHITTEE _ -10- Januury_l4, 1981 Toxic Substances on substitutes for Asbestos in disc brake. linings) and only three members (of 19) replied. It llaG stated that the Committee is willins to put efforts_into these: ar~as, but only if the membern tlill respond. nEXT ~L'SETING OF COi TI.liTTEE -... ~.. No date was seLf~~ ~he Committe:e's- ne~t ri;~~lin'g~-; It wa~- aereed that _,.-,. meeting at the Shera:ton Illn at La Guardia l,Jas dore conv~nieril: for most -~ : attendees and it is reconnended that a site n~r .a maj'or 'li.rport be . . ~ ' 0< " ' l.o. .i'w,J.. ,,, . ..;. used in the future. -. .' :.":: ':! r; ._ .-~ c: ... ; '- .'.. There being no other business broUght to the attention of the-committee, upon motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously passed it l~as: Il:3SOLViiD: To Adjourn Adjourned at.l:SO ... ._.~_,.:; . L. vi. ::risiane . Secr.et~ry ._ _ .. J , ( FMSI 06433