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FILE NAME: Friction Materials Standards Institute (FMS) DATE: 1973 Feb 16 DOC#: FMS026 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes & Attendee List Asbestos Study Meeting < MTBtTTgs of m meetihc- t of tho ~ '* ,r * f . . ASBESTOS TWf CBMdTTO M n o y U , 1973, t 9<30 L V . t tho I d e n to Off le o , I . 210 Boato 4 , F t r a o . * .J . MEMBERS F " " 1 I . B. Weaver, Q u i J . C. Banning 1 . Wegner Baybootc Zo.' ric a n ta n o T iro t i h i r C o., World 1m Ca r i l o lo E. B. F e lo rd e n d A nadean Brokoblafc B& rloiao MEMBERS NOT FKESEMT T. B oll V. Spurgano * i OTHERS PRESEMI t . C. W yett E. V. D rloloao' B. E. T o rto r Conpony Bandi* C o rporation MoToooo t C o rp o rad o n ,, T rleslo o M ateriale Stendardo Ino tir a to The n o e tls s voo c a llo d to o rd o r by Mr. W aaver, C heleaos, o t 9:30 A.M. : MINUTES 07 7IZVI00S METTING Iba Secracaxy roed o ataMory of Tbooo nlnutoo had bono roloeood obcalaod. Opon o o tlo n duly nodo, oocoodod ' ,4 tb o Mlaotoo of th o H o o rln t h o ld In co o t 17, and o noclon or th o lr occaptoaco hod bono . ood a n la o u o ly pooood, l t van * 1972. KESCLfBt To aceo p t th o n i ateo o f tho Aaguet 17, 1973 n e e d a c oo d io trib u ta d . 1ABEUNC FIACTICZS Tho e d j o a t of i d , n . t of fla la h o d f d c d e o n o ta r ia le vao tho f l r n t I t o a 'a n che agoado. f e llo in te r p r e tin e che 0 0 4 to p d r o n o t , l t lo aotod choc tho hosordono vam lag la b e l n u o tb o uood nhoro oubooquoa t o o tk ln f of. d o n o to d o lo would creato d x b o rn e eo n eo n tro d o o o of aoboo to o f lb e ta i n escono of tho oapooora U n i t a of tho 0SB4 S tan d ard . In wmy Art 11la g and opo r o d ooo d t h o o t duot c o lla e to ra , C o n d tto a Monbora in d lc a ta d Chat tho 10 f th o r a /c e col l l ag cooeoncrodoo boa boon oaeaadad. P-FM SI- OCOfc The a el m an nandomad a survey aedo l a eh M etro p o litan cazaarmsacaxalag tha re lin la g of .bakery tru c k s. The survey (eomdaete* by an in d iv id u a l, a f f i u ^ w ith He H a r t 10*91t a l ) in d ic a te d th a t dmrlag rad io * t r i a d i a f d d r i m * o f brako 11a t o p th a t th a a lz b e ra o ena r an tra M n n o f aabaa t a o .U b a ta .sa,,1m , . oseaaa of t t i J0 ftbexa/ec - callin g vain*. Tha ro aalta of oar survey oa Member practice* f o r la b e lln g v a * *T*vlav*d.,.ib" ra a a lta had baa* apdatad ahoalaf th a t 13 l a f e a a had im plied a f .Oa ZS.Jfcmbexs qi-- n ir a il lh a ra a a lta lad leato th a t tha Mahexahlp la aat*aao 1d i H m la rrmriaara a lth tha O l i raq u irornane*, aad A l l a they ia t a r p m t t h e a n a rafo latlaao to roqu ir* 1d ialin g bora sikaaqwant h4~l " f la a r p a r f d , they are taidaddad aa to exactly hat they 111 do aa regard* 1d ia lieg Tn the survey, 2 M a t* ladleatad th a t a "biadar" eruatmeat aakaa i t onascassaxy fo r the Meaber to la b e l: He b elle * he la complying v l th th e requirem ent "Ho la b e l l a req u ired her* aobeato* fib e r* h e re b e es a o d lfle d by a boadlag a g e a t...a o th a t dorlag coy reasonably foreseeable u se ...p ro c a e a ln g ...n o .a irb o rn e concentration of eabestoe fib e rs la axcaaa of the exposure lim its ., i v l l l bo re - * le a s e d ." I t la th a le* of a o s t Maahor* of th e C ornette* th a t th e 3 flh e s a /c c ( litt) la exceeded l a aeay a re as such ac in s p e c tio n , d r i l l i n g , md here there is no adequate duet e o lle c d o a machinery. T h is could happen l a garages T h a n subsequent d rill!a g oad grinding la o ftaa required and here th ere la ae adequata dust c o lle c tio n equipm ent. While th a Members v l t h GW accoaats a re d e alin g v lth m anufacturers vbo should w d e rs te a d tho OSHA r e g u la tio n s , th a b lg g aa t problem may be v lch th e o a a ll shops th a t a re exeayt f r e e th e requirem ents o f tha OSHA re g u le tlo o a . I a aa I n te r p r e ta tio n o f tho re g u la tio n s i t l a apparaat chat hare subsequent working of th a s te ria ! can ra is e the airborne asbestos coaceacratlona above the lim ita th a t the m anufacturer la m q d re d to la b e l the m a te ria l. Would la b e lin g of c a rto n s su ffic e ? The Committee f e l t th a t, y e a, t h is would be la b e lin g t h a t would e at th e s p i r i t of th e 0S8A le g is la tio n s . Would I t be necessary to put the arming lab el oa in d iv id u a l segments? A M t^ e r nentloned th a t 1a maay cases th e c a rto n , o r w rapping, f o r th a brake n * g la disposed of before the brake lin in g aovos la to the working are a. I t vas f a i t th a t I f tha warming la b e l v a ra on tha c arto o o r sk id when i t vas receiv ed by the euatoear th a t th a custom er has soma r e s p o n s ib ility to pass th a i n f o r m e d on, and i t vaa not n e ce ssa ry to la b e l tha in d iv id u a l segm ents. In th a d isc u ssio n concerning la b e lin g re q u ire m e n ts, tha Maabara had to d is tin g u is h batwoea "where st seq u en t working w i l l be re q u ire d " ae a g a in st "where th e re la say p o s s ib i l i ty chat subsequent working w i l l be re q u ire d ." Again th a peine was aada th a t w ith undue ted lin in g s from a m an ufacturer I t ia l ik e l y th a t customer ln s p e c tio o , or po ssib ly ripening of certam e, could shoe airborne f ib e r co ec ea tra tlo a s l a excess of th e 3 flh e s a /c c (THA). la d ls a a s ls n of tha racsoas to support or oppose lab e lin g requirem ents, tha quaselem vas ra ise d as to whether objections centered around .the cost of the labeling. M adera lad leatad th at tha d lrae t coat of could be m inim al. Moat could be p u t on by th e box a a a u fa c tu ra r a t l i t t l e a u ld ld o c a l co at to th e f r i c t i o n m a te rie l a a a u fa c tu ra r. The re jo in d e r to t h i s vaa t h a t th a Members f a i t t h a t i t vaa n o t th e d i r e c t c o at t h a t bo th ered them, te th e r, i t la the In d ire c t c a st of the customer reactio n tc tha varalag la b e l. W ill the easterner be t a s t e d to purchase hi* lin in g * from a m anufacturer he dees n o t put the v a ra la g la b e l on tha e a rte o s , g iv in g an advantage to th e sM iiifasnfTsr be does n e t comply w ith the In* o r to th e fo re ig n m anufacturer vbo ia not avara of aad caaaot be punished by tha lev? Opon motion duly mad, candad od taanianua ly passed, le m ABSOLVED: that (1) here asbesto enucainin* materials de aot h m tba asbestos flb tf completely locked in , or (2) hm ^ subsequent operations ay b sp a r fornad oo oohooteo cootainin* n otariale, tho hazardous labeling practico b aAorad t e l s accordoDco v lth tho Lobai Sport f i carteos l g t h e OSIA Semdardi - for Exposure te Aobootoo Dont. Th Michigan requirem ents f o r 1 h lln t to s l c ad hasardons a te r a la v a ra dlecueaad. Thao hod baoa a a a t to th a U saba o f Cha Cooedtta o l a Deeaabar 197: Th Ford Motor C o lo n y had c a lla d to th e a tte n tio n of neaufa e r a r a n *tha raqui raanata fo r haaardoua sub tanca pura nant to Act #2t2 o f Mlcfclgs h d l l e Acta o f 1947. -win th e Michigan Standards t h a n a n o p a e lfle 1baling requlrauant concarnad p rln a rlly v lth fla a a o b la and to n ic a s e a r a is . They do not sp a rtfic a U ln clu d a abastos. T h a n a n c a r a la la b a l n q u l n a a a t s each -m "B A SA , WAIXXBC CADTCOH.M Th F ad aral OSIA n q u l r a s o a t s f o r asboatoo o p acify CA1JTXGM, vhleh I s th l e a s t a o n sa tlo n a l o f th e type haadlags usad. Of c o u rsa , th a w aning in tha Michigan n g u la tlo n a i s fo r a s e a ra is th a t would ba a ls a s t in s ta n tly l a t h a l . However, l e la d i f f i c u l t eo d a i n asbastoo to th a pac i f i c la b a l re q u ire d . Xt la f a i t by th e C o n sitta e M a ^ a n th a t adharanca to th a F ad aral OSEA requirem ents should ba th e f l n t sto p ta k e n . While th a is s u s cannot ba p a c ific a lly resolved, i t is f a i t th at eospUanca v lth tha Fadaral OSH n g u la c fo r asbaa toe would in d ic a te coop liane v lth th e Michigan n g u la tio a s . While i t is d e sira b le th a t any la b e l used by the Maabers should also c e n t th a n q u lr a s a of v ario u s s t a te codas, th a f i n e ste p would ba to g a t th a Mo l a r s t o la b a l according to cha F a d aral OSEA re g u la tio n s . As regards the C n d e te 'a reconaandstlon to th a Membership, a d e cisio n c a n o t ' nade as y a t on cha s is of eha la b a l. Tha OSHA ra g u la e ia a a se at th a t tha lab h a ll ba "of s u f f i c i e n t s i s a and c o n tra s t as to ba re a d ily v is lb la and le g ib le . Mr. Wasver has rsc a lv a d soma d a ta on ty p ic a l c a u tio n la b a la nov in uaa. Mr. Wyi w ill fu rn ish tha S e c re tary th la b a l typa th a t h is f i n i s u sin g . Eased on tha lab a la a in usa, th a S e c re ta ry w i l l d i s t r i b u t e t h i s Inform ation eo th a Itembar of eha C o n i tre e f o r c h a ir r e v i aw. With t h is in fo rm a tio n , th a Comnleta should be in a p o e ltlo n to propose la b e l s p e c if ie s cions to mast th a F adaral OSEA req u irem en ts. HEW T01I TIMES KACAZXSX AEXXttl "ASBESTOS. T l SATE1 OF UFES. IAS A DEADLY SIDE" Copias of t h i s a r t i c l e had bean d is tr ib u te d to Hmsbmn o f th e Caomdetom. la a d d itio n , baad en re q u e sts fre n M shbsn mot a sso c ia te d v lth th a C snsdtt, char v m n a d d itio n a l c a p ia s of ehs a r t i c i s d a tr ib u ta d . As th e brake lin in g in d u stry ss such was n o t a s p a c lf ic ta r g e t, i t vas f a i t th a t no reply to the Tim o r t i e l a was c a lle d f o r by tha I n s t i t u t . H r. W oonr brought to thm m sa tl c o p iss ot soot h e r a r t i c l e i n eh Saturday Ravlav of th e S o ciety e n t i t l e d "As Aabaataa Toon S truggle With a S i l l a r . 1' T his p a r t i c u l a r a r t i c i s cos can t r a t a d o the Jnhna Mauii l l s p lan e in M ssw U ls, Nam Jerm ay. T h is, of cou rsa . was mot th a ir broke n-g f s c l li e y . Othar ehsn th e spac i f ie s of th e in d iv id u als from M anvilla, eha a r t l c l a r a l l a d an much of th e sana background t h a t appaars in tb s a r t i c i s in the lav York T in as. Mo a c tio n i s planned on chas a r t i c l e s , b u t th ey arm a ln a o t raqui rod re a d in g . m t-Tw TTAKBuncK ig x n ip g a r r s OF 0S1A 11 U n b ars of th e C co n lttae oro awaro of tho n o d ic a l a s a a ia a tle o r e q u im a a e s 1 th e 0S1A reg o lo ttflo o . 'A ll h ero ta k a a e te p e t o comply w ith t h e s e r e q d r ^ n t a . The basics of tho 0S1A re q u ira ie n ts s ro .s prsp lacaan n tex am laatlo n .T m o o I - * or--Iw stios and s rsq trtr-- 0c so re ta rd s terw inatioo e f `amplflyaaat.*Xhese tv; requtroaoata are fo r .workers ebo are "exposed to airborne eoocoatratloo of V aaboatos fib e rs ." Io ta th a t th ere are ao sp e c ific l l a l t a which t a l l whether ea o ffice Mployee who se a t sake occasional t r i t e la te the facto ry area la nynesd to airborne cancantsa tlo a s of ashestoe fib e rs , th e treacaoat of th is ie peeslbl; boat carried out by aeed ag tho s p ir it of tho ro fu la tle o a la Including those aaployees in the aw i n e d o n a who are sip need to eoB eoatratloaa la h i of 1 fib er/ee (ao used by one aoahor). Tbs io te re s tlA f s o rrie o by l a t o n a t i o o a l C capuaatlcs voo d isc u sse d . -The In te rn a tio o a l Conpi-- d c a C o rp o ratio n , l ocat ed t o T rin e s ton,' "Mow J e rs e y ,propose* a a ria s of a c b lla a a d ie a l t e s t s which would in clu d e th e f u l l a s a a la a tlo a - requlreaant, ecaputerlsed aed lca l records, a t a p rice th a t appeared -lata r eating to th e Meaber. They w i l l a ls o provide o $900,000 "t r i o r s sad fl1ss1one**i iTisnrsi p o licy to the eoapeay f o r t h e i r program. Two of tho Ceom ittae Msafeers. hod laves d i e te d I n t e n e d o o e l Ccapuaatlcs end w hile they wore not long oa experloua u rogards aad lcel background, they epperontly did have soon computer c e p e h llltli Also, i t vea f a i t chat they way have th e t a l e n t to accomplish whet th ey propoes to do. One Meaber planned to uso the XQt s e rv ic e s i n one of 2a c t o d e a . Another Meaber considered u sin g t h e i r s e rv ic e s i n a fa c to ry which l a t e r v u scheduled for d o s lag . Another C o n d ttae Meaber suggested thee w hile the X n tsm stlo a a l C oa^saades proposals are in t area tin g th a t i t wight ha p o ss ib le to do whet they have does even uors reasonably. They work w ith t h e i r lo c a l T u b ercu lo sis Society in scheduling exam inations in the a o b lla u n it. The T uberculosis Society dose the X-Ray and pulacuary fu n c tio n e x sa d n a d o o s. The eaupeay d o c to r, l a the aeanwhlle does the balance of tb s a a d lc a l s ra o in a tio n . Where lo c a l tu b a rc u lc o is u n ite wish to cooperate, t h i s n ig h t be adwa&tagaoun to both th e m anufacturer and th e worker. In a review of tho proposal by In te rn a tio n a l C o^unades Corporation i t is in d ic ate d chat they w i l l do e v ery th in g th a t i s req u ire d by the 0SBA regulable Tho I n s d t u t e O ffice w i l l l e t th e Meaborshlp know of th e a v al l a b i l i t y of the se rv ic e s of I n ta r n a d o a a l C oaptnatlea C o rp o ratio n . We w i l l n o t naka a - s p e d f l e rsco M en d stlo a. The Q iairw aa a ls o nontlonad t h a t th e re wao a Mow York group th e had proposed sane s l n U s r s e rv ic e s end th a t we should a ls o l e t th e Manbershlp Imov about than. One Meaber who h as a lre a d y planned to use th e I n te r n a tlo n n l Composted cs CorporaC proposal w i l l l e t no know h ie e v n lu a tlo o o f then a f t e r they hows fin is h e d t h e i r case s, l a d ir e c t siewor to tho q u e stio n ir o n Mr. Iv e rso n , P re sid e n t o f In te rn e t; Coapunetlcn C o rp o ratio n , wn w i l l n o t glwe th an our n a ilin g l i s t . l a t h e r , we v l l advise our Maabers of th e ir se rv ic e s . ASBESTOS 1AC OfDflMG MACPHEP Tbs I n s d t u t e bad s e n t out to th e Mnobermhip la f o r n a tlo o on a a a n fa c tu rs rs of s p o d a lls a d bag opening a ac h in e ry . The p rd h lea b a re I s to hoop tho osbootoo f ib e r e o o ca sera d o n s s in ia ix a d d u rin g bag opening and to p ro p e rly d isp o se of any asbaseoa dust s t i l l l e f t in th e bags* Ths l i s t o f thooe a sa u fa e tu rln g bag npsniirg eq d p --n t should bo exp--dod to include th e : . Ta--ta n Fngi--orin g C an*oy * 700 V t I f c t n r St--e t * * <*3Te--t --, H--s e rt--tes* 02710 - . 'V V ^ * v ' v r m s n n n i s o m m oh i a t p t h i l h m a n j n o w - }}. ; a--b e r --nr i nusd th a t th e d la a a r tn a d o n o f In fo r-- d -- -- th o b f Tunlnu --chinery --a la c e r --d n g . Perhaps th e re lo u sro l a i o r --d o n c h a t c-- ho d v -- co cho Morte-- coucoxalag dlopoool, c a l l a e d -- ouf o th o r tacfaalq--o --od to couply v l r t tho v a rlo -- ro g u L td o -- . Za --opo-- o co o d i r e c t g--o d o u , tho See--ta ry in d ic a te d choc -- long -- --y pr oposed a c d v lc y l a tho a--a o c m lc h la Cho g d d o lla -- o f -our Co-- d e a d -- cho-- should bo -- -- -- by a c d v lc y could --c bo p Issu ed l a chlo ox-- . Umoo vould bo a p o r l f l r s l l j co--cod by s fav objects l a our Co-- d c u t l o a such -- -- s ad r a is in g cho sc --dart of a l l produces sad cho e o o p o ra d -- w ith tho f ld tn d f e a t -- Go---- ac t h r e s h le s --r lo -- depart"--nta and bureaus a te . Iho H arts-- s u n --tod vorkahop or a a a r tn a r s h i r t conca r a od "Asb--c-- ra g u la d o -- -- they a f f o c t th o work p la -- o r cha environ--a t . " I t v -- race----odod t h a t tho C o n rttt-- ' s la ta x -- t l a s o r t a soi n ar or vorkahop should bo approved by th o 1-- d t u c o b o fo ra f u r t h e r a c d -- la plea--d. Upon --e l -- duly soda saeondad --d unaal-- ly p--aad i t v -- US0L7ZD: Thac cha Co--d e e -- la la e a r --cad l a a vorhahop -- cha a ffa c c of Go-- ac aafacy aod h a a lth --g u la d a -- and prop--ad s o lu d o -- cha--co. Tho S ecretary i s d lrsc c a d Co hsvo ch ls l e s o l u d -- rovlsvod so th ac cho Co-- l e t -- could d r-- up s fo r-- 1 egsnda fo r such a vorhahop. 1c vould ba cha Co-- l e t a o 's i n t e n d -- co ha-- cha 1-- d e u c e sponsor t h i s vorhahop l a so-- cost--a ls o t lo c s d o i as so-- -- i t Is reasonably possib la . P A PASSIONS STAMPAW)3 The E srlro -- c a l P ro te c tio n Agency had advised th e Sac--eery chat they aapaccad co have cha --v P A E r ts s lo -- Standards --g u lae lo -- published by cha s ld d la of February. Tho Co-- l e t -- Chairman ad v ises chat pub H e a d -- of th e --gu laelo -- h* bo-- delayed and I t i s --v --pectod th a t th --a --g u la tle -- v l l l bo lao --d P--s lb ly by Fobruaxy 23, 1973. In tho --g n ls tlo -- th o -- v l l l bo source re p o rtin g --q u i-- a t s . Th--o ho-- be-- extended to 90 days r a th e r th -- tho 30 days th a t had bean In d ic a te d e a r l i e r . C--tr o 1 p--e d e -- a-- d l l th e b--l e --a-- of app ly in g th o sta n d a rd . C-- t r o l p r s e d e -- v l l l bo --q u i--d vhoro v i s i b le oad--lo -- o a d a t. I t i s -- t k--on vhoth vaoco dlap--a l v l l l ba In clu d ed In tho --g u la d o -- . At tho --quoot o f cho C h a in -- th e of th e --port of th e A dvisory Court b a ld in Lyon, P m -- , -- O ctober 3 i of tho C eu rttt -- and th < it o coy I( Chairman adv isee that this re p o rt wa> to have r e s t r i c t e d d r r u l e d o e mi *v r th e w i n H i l tg on r y l o r la s a arch en Cascar had a c t o f f i c i a l l y rmlemed The Bondir Corporation has boon r m l a f too to oa h ielo s and oa d y n a m i t a n t e anerap eho v u r d abrla of brak e U s in g s and c lu tc h f a d a t a . Xhla etudy l a d a r contract to tha Environmental PTOtacdoa Agency. ' O rig in a lly , tha Taper t eas to bars baca aada la 1972. ---- a Or. Spnrgaoa, of tha Bandlx laaaarch L aboratorios, adrlaaa th a t a .-fla a ln o p o rt should ba published on thaoa p a r d c o la ta aalaalono sonadm e v l th l a tha s c a t- a la vaaka. Thara la no In d ic a d o aa to h a t than r a s a lta s h a v ,a o th a work ( a t th is ata g a) 1* e t f o r p u b lic a d o . STATISTICAL TUATJTATTQt OP TIE KM 1AH1 T O I B l l f l P Iba Chairman dis t r i b u t ad to th a ComLttmm tha e e o c im lo n and ro c o H a n d a d a w l a a rep o rt aada for th a Aabastoe In fo rm a d o a s e d a d a an th e p r e d e l a ami accuracy of tha Membrana F i l t e r Method f o r m aaouzlat c o n e o n tra d o a s o f ash e a t no f ib e r . Thla rep o rt was dona by th a L7E C o rp o ra d a a adar c o n tra c t f o r th a Asbastoa Inform ation A sso c ia tio n . Tha a v a lu a d o vaa n o t roeiowad by th a C om ittee Meaban a t tha a a a d n f . HIOSH RECOMgHDATIOWS AS UQtDS HEAT STEPS This p a rtic u la r araa doaa no t p a rta ln a p e d f i c a ll y to aab eato a. However, oat of the brake lin in g and c lu tch fac in g aanufacturero work rich h o t preaees and varloua ovens. Tha racoam andadona aa ragarda h a s t s tr e a a r ill a f f a c t oat of tha Mambara. A M a ste r's rork l a tho a ra a of b o a t a tra a a aaauraaaata vaa d is tr ib u te d fo r t h e i r review , along w ith a copy of tho HXOSH rocoasM adadona. Again, aa th la ln fo rm ad o o vaa new to some of tho C om dttoa Manbero tho d ata vaa distributed a d not dlscuoaed. There being no fu r th e r bus loo se brought b e fo re tho C ounlttoe, upon o d e duly ado, seconded and unaalaoualy paasad, I t vaa HESOLFUfc To a d jo u rn . Adjourned a t 1:00 p . . E. H. O rla lane Secretary