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1 THE WITNESS: Your question is too broad
2 because there is all kinds of braking opportunities. If
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3 you're talking about autos only?
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4 BY MR. RUCKDESCHEL:
5 Q Yes, sir.
6 A I'd be surprised if there were
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7 the 1990s for people to routinely get exposed above the
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8 eight-hour time-weighted average PEL because we're in 9 an area where there is no beveling and no grinding and
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10 not many of the brakes have asbestos, certainly not the
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11 original equipment.
12 Q So would it be a bad idea from an industrial
13 hygiene perspective to advise people to wear a
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14 respirator when just handling asbestos-containing car
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15 brake pads in the 1990s?
16 A I wouldn't say it's a bad idea. I just think
17 you need to inform the worker of the pros and cons of
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18 wearing a respirator. There is a hazard associated
19 with wearing a respirator. If after he or she is
20 informed of the potential problems of wearing it and
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21 the benefits of wearing it, I think it's entirely up to
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22 the employee to do that.
23 Q And the information contained in Exhibit 14 is
24 information that would have been as appropriate to give
25 to a brake mechanic 1975 as it was in 1986, would you
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