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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1977 Sept 29 DOC#: FD137 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Engineering Asbestos Plan Inter Office Supply Staff September 29, 1977 Mr. G. F . B o llin g cc S. S. Labana M. R. L over J . E. Mayer R. G. R ic h te r L. M. R o s lin s k i S u b ject: E ngineering Asbestos Plan 011447 We have re v ie v e d th e E n g in e e rin g A sb e sto s P la n . When we f i r s t became aw are o f th e a s b e s to s problem l a t e i n 1976, we c o n ta c te d E n g in e e rin g and R esearch S t a f f , NAAO M a te r ia ls P la n n in g , and V e h ic le M a te r ia ls Development and Planning so th a t a ffe c te d a c ti v it ie s could work to g e th e r on asb esto s using programs to in su re co n sid eratio n of to ta l Corporate in te r e s ts . Given t h i s m u tu al e f f o r t , we u n d e rs to o d t h a t an a s b e s to s recomme id a tio n w ould i n c o r p o r a te s u g g e s tio n s from a l l o f th e s tu d y g ro u p . In A ugust, we w ere t o l d th a t M a te ria ls S tra te g y would review any asb esto s paper issu e d b; V ehicle M a te r ia ls Development and P la n n in g p r i o r t o i t s d i s t r i b u t i o n . Nc a c t i v i t y o u tsid e V ehicle M a te ria ls Development and P lan n in g was extended review co u rtesy and d eficien cies in the paper re fle c t th is oversight: A ssessm ent ' The re fe re n c e to " . . . firm evidence th a t th e c u rre n t sta n d a rd is inadequate . . . " i s i n c o r r e c t . No firm e v id e n c e s u p p o rts a s ta te m e n t a s t o th e adequacy o f e x i s t i n g a s b e s to s s ta n d a r d s . Due t o th e lo n g in c u b a tio n p e r io d L'or a s b e s to s d is e a s e s a f t e r e x p o su re , i t may be t e n y e a rs b e fo r e th e adequacy o f t h e 2 f ib e r s / c c ru le i s known. Im pact on Ford The s ta te m e n t "A s tu d y o f th e e n g in e e rin g u s e s o f a s b e s to s h a s .;hown t h a t F o rd is d ire c c ly concerned only w ith th e .f ric tio n m a te ria ls segment . . . " - s incom p l e t e . G ask ets and s e a l s sh o u ld be in c lu d e d . I n o u r May 6 m ee tin g w ith E n g in e e rin g and R esearch S t a f f , PE O 's, NAAO P u rc h a s in g , and V e h 'c le M a te r ia ls D evelopm ent and P la n n in g t o c l a r i f y F o rd p la n s f o r r e p l a c i n g as'i e s to s p a r t s , Mr. Duda, Engine M a te ria ls , re p o rte d th a t i t would re q u ire two o th re e y e a rs to develop s u b s titu te s fo r e x istin g gaskets and se als (see attach ed m inutes). Mr. S aw icki, P r in c ip a l P ro d u ct M a te ria l E n g in eer, Engine M a te ria ls and Design D epartm ent, re c e n tly advised th a t gaskets and se als co n tain in g asb esto s are t y p ic a ll y used in hig h h e a t a re a s and th a t two o r th re e y e a rs to develop and te s t p a rts is reasonable. ' The s ta te m e n t i n t h e f i r s t p a ra g ra p h t h a t " . . . s u p p ly com pliance problem s w ere ,, r e c e n tl y i n v e s t i g a t e d by NAAO P u rc h a s in g ( M a te r ia ls P la n n in g D ep artm en t) . . . " i s in co m p lete. The se n te n c e sh o u ld re a d " . . . supply com pliance problem s v e rs ' r e c e n t l y i n v e s t i g a t e d by E n g in e e rin g a n d R e se a rc h S t a f f , NAAO P u rc h a s in g , . 1 PRODUCED BY FORD Mr. G. F . B o llin e - 2- Subj: Engineering Asbestos Plan September 29, 1977 Supply S t a f f , and V e h ic le M a te r ia ls Developm ent and P la n n in g . Oho f a c t t h a t fo u r C orporate a c tiv itie s worked to g e th e r to a ssess th e airborne asb esto s problem and i t s p o te n tia l a f f e c t on th e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f p a rts s io u ld s tre n g th e n any recom m endation. A c c o rd in g ly , we b e li e v e i t im p e ra tiv e t h a t p a r t i c i p a t i n g a c tiv itie s be id e n tifie d . Re commendat io n The f i r s t sentence in Item 2 s ta tin g t h a t Ford should " . . . co n tin u e to m onitor c o sts of a s b e sto s-c o n ta in in g components and compare th e se w ith th o se of a l t e r n a t e m a te r ia ls . . . " i s m is le a d in g . At t h i s p o in t in tim e, th e r e a re no r e a l a lte r n a tiv e s w ith which c o sts can be compared. The statem en t should be rew ritten to recognize th a t situ a tio n or deleted. The f i r s t se n te n c e in Item 3 should be expanded to in c lu d e g a sk e ts and s e a l s . 'The f i r s t s e n te n c e i n Item 5 "< rev ie w a s b e s to s com pliance and e n g in e e rin g program s, cost com parisons, and Ford programs p r io r to the 1979 advanced b u d g e t a l l o c a t i o n s t o d e te rm in e c o u rs e s o f a c ti o n f o r 1979 " i s m is le a d in g . Programs fo r 1979 have been e s ta b lis h e d . I t is im p ra ctic a l to have a sb e sto sf r e e p a r t s ( p r e v io u s ly r e l e a s e d i n a s b e s to s ) p r i o r t o th e I98O o r 19QI m o d els. DTA:D P C :jl A ttachm ent 011448 PRODUCED BY FORD