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1 strict precautions to prevent inhalation of fibers
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2 during grinding and beveling?
3 A They provided a warning on there, yes.
4 Q And that was in 1969?
5 A That is correct, yes.
6 Q Is it also fair to say, Mr. Anderson, that
7 Ford has never tested fiber release from its asbestos-
8 containing products during grinding, sanding, filing?
9 A That is incorrect.
10 Q Okay. Can you specify for us what Ford
11 brakes have been tested for grinding?
12 A Ford has performed some tests during
13 grinding, cutting, et cetera and had fiber counts from
14 that. That has been done on a number of occasions.
15 Q Have those counts been published?
16 A I presume so. They certainly were published
17 internally within Ford Motor Company, and I believe a
18 number of the studies were done with OSHA people
19 around.
20 OSHA had thousands of brake studies involved
21 when they provided summary document in 1985, and I