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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1975 Apr 23 DOC#: FD061 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Exposure of Garage Mechanics to Brake Dust April 23, 1975 Mr. 7. Cola Chmrlstry Department Sciastlflc Research Staff Subjects Exposure of Oarage Mscbsnlrs to Brake Dust As you know, va have stullad tha axposura at Company employes to braka dust during braka raligning operations in our sarrlca garages and at our test tracks. For tha moat part, whenever air boaaa vara used to clean dust out of the brake drums, ve found exposures in excess of Units established In tha 06HA standard on asbestos dust. Eds resulted In our rocnunandatloc that vacuum cleaning be used to remora this dust. Ve discussed these findings with Frofsssar Selltoff's co-workers during a visit tt*y to the Company Engineering sad Research Canter sans time last year. I don't know vtet, If anything, nsrv be has ease up with since that meeting but it probably would be of interest to have someone from the Caapany attend to find out. Budgetary restraints prevent us from attending. Paul S. Toth, Supervisor Industrial Hygiene Section / 8006 1995